Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-11
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,rcDNESDAY, OCTOBER II.
pJpAcr AND MURDER!
~, following Circular has been forward.
-, the Collector of Boston, to the Col
'o Us ofthe respective ports in the United
''''s' BosToN, Sept. 81, 1909.
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Sir,
This viii be forwarded to you by the
\ r.e,or Of the port of Boston ; the pur-
IS to request Of you that, should the
Jbelow described enter your port, or
-, into your ncighborhood, she may be
;,sl the persons on board taken into
.l. and Immediate information for
/ J.l 10 me, OF TO General Dearborn -
.,a vessel having been forcibly taken
'...sson of by thepersons below describ-
,ro of the crew Filled, and the captain
np,llsd to leap into the sea. /.
IAN. Sir, your most obt. servt.
w. S. SKINNER,
Fro Consu!.
S.hooaer THREE SISTERS, a remarkable
i ss,4rn schooner, no cabin windows !; has
,.ow sueaS fore and ait from the.
Il of HE quarter deck to the ssern a
- streak no mouldings round the stern,
\, Dsptsd yellow in imitation of mould
as She is registered in Halifax, owned
+ Mesrs. Jonathan ADD John Iremain,
|rtarn e.;. ions (; JOIN Stairs, master.
he signatures to the register, are, Thos.
\. hHreys, collector, |. Slater, comptroller.
|d lanes Grant, deputy naval ofncer.-
b. mas her clearance from Gaspie, or.
krcr, in the province Of Lower Canada,
med by Hugh O'Hara, deputy collector.
The people Left on beard were, Edward
1lan an,an about So years of age, dark
[oa,lsxon, black hair, and VERY back
Dad, of an innocens appearance. John
kdsy, mate, about % or 23 years OF age,
! fls OF 4 inches high, very much pitted
|hhs small Pox, will probably pass as
|usirof The vessel. Edward Jordan had
Epls and four children ON board, one of
nfour, boy about~S or nine years age,
Flhe oldest girl very much disfgured by
nno nher back and her right arm.
The above act of Piracy and murder was
mmittcd Oh the 18Th ul,. on the eastern
mof Nova Scotia, and within few days
ld Halifax, wh2re the vessel was bound.
lnuncuardsd moment. while the captain
done Of the han. S were in the cabin, the
nVemsntioned losd.,n, having first cor
Htd the mate, Kelly, and secured the
ms, discharsed.a pistol down the SKY light
hecaptaln, when wounded him and kill
the mate who was with him. The cap
n then ran on deck Just in time to see the
asnose gwen to his only remaining man,
FNh'l dead on the deck. He was then
Fa upoa by Jordan and his wife, and a.
asr pistol attempted to be fred at him,
Sa flashed, and ID the struggle was
Enoverboard. Kelly al tnis time was
ISns another pistol which The captain
wing Wills engaged with Jordan and
I'us, by great exertion d'scngaged him
aad selling ,he hatch threw it over
Jumped upon 1T. as it blew very
uAe was soon clear of the vessel, IN d
remaining in the water about hours
r'p'oVden,ially fallen in win bS the sch'r
~ of bingham, capt. Stoddsr,l, who
Isr INN up when nearly exhausted by cold
aIseraiiy insrnsible. From capt. Stod-
we received the most humane tren-
rss ~ ani every attention necessary to his
WY and subsequent comfort.
Boston paper.
,n s0ave received (says the Richmond
e,s sIsfJ New Orleans papers, to Septcm-
Eo, sleluslye-the only article OF any inn
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