Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-12
Murder and Piracy.
CAPTAIN RANDLETYS
NARRATIYE.

schr. Pocahontas, owes to himself as
we'll as to the public the following state
ment of facts
Captain r. sailed in the Pocahontas
from Boston, Oh or about the 27th Feb.
1912, bound for Gibraltar on his pas
sage out he lost one man overheard, his
boat deck load and bulwark, split the
plank shears and toe schooner leaked so
much she was kept above water with
great difficulty, the gales being heavy &
continual, and the pump constantly piled
after "a passage Of S. days he arrived
at Gibraltar, discharged the cargo, found
IT damaged, repaired the schooner and on
the 2oth day alter his arrival sailed, for
the Isle of Nav for cargo of salt, if it
might be obtained there. After plea.
SAINT passage of IL days he arrived at the
Isle Of May where ne found IL Ameri-
Can vessels, a few loading ; the rest watt
ing for salt-he found that if he waited
tor his turn, he must remain there six or
seven weeks, and as he wanted provi.
sions for so long time and they were
not to be bought at the Isle of May, he
concluded to sail for Fucgo, where ii
was said he might supply himself with
provisions, and take in a cargo for the
use OF the vessels waiting at the Isle Of
May. A Portuguese who was acquaint-
ed with the Cape de Verd Islands, ten
dered bis service, as interpreter for the
purposes OF better and more speedily
effectlng the object of the voyage to the
last mentioned Island.
Captain r. arrived at Fuego on the Sd
day after leaving the Isle OF May, and
there got provisions for himself and the
three vessels at Fucgo he took on board
several passengers, whs wished to be
left at ST. Jago, which lay in his course,
beating TO windward he landed them at
Fort &c Prayc, where he found an Anne
rican brig from the Isle of May, the cap.
tain Of which had btosght down peti
tion to the commander in Chief of the
Islands, signed By the masters waiting
tor salt at the Isle Of May, ard praying
that some new and more expeditions
mode might be devised for delivering
the salt on The Rock The commands
IN chief having determined on passing
over to the Isle of May, chose the Peca-
hontas to carry him thither :. and hay-
ing promised Capt R that as COM
pensation he should receive cargo OF
salt immediately on his arrival, Capt.
X consented to take the commander in
Chief 10 the Isle of May, where he ar.
rived attef = run of six hours, and hav.
ing disposed of his provisions taken in
at Fuego, he received his salt as pro-
missed by the commander in chief in
few days.
After the cargo of salt was on board, a
Portuguese, a native OF Fuego, was de.
sirous, of removing himself and family
from the Isle of May to Fuego, which
lay in Capt. RS track home.-Cap,ain
r. received him with his family, and
was to be paid bis passage money on
landing them a, Fuego
The Pocabon,as sailed from the Isle
OF May, and in three hours anchored in
Port du Praye, in the Island of St. Jago,
where Captain r. proposed to get his
water and other necessaries. He filed
his water casks andwould have sailed the
same day at night, but it being holiday
no cooper was to be got 10 repair the
casks, which was damaged by the hoops
breaking.-He left his casks on shore,
returned to the schooner al 8 o'clock in
the evening, and went to bed, the Por-
,uguese and a par. of his family having
before sunset gone on shore to sleep.
About midnight Captain r. was wax.
ed by loud noise on deck he sprung
from his birth, and in the act of spring.
ing heard the BODY of person, whom
he afterwards found to be his mate,
,umbling down the cabin stairs the DO.
dy FELL on the floor apparently dead, but
in few minutes the person SO far reco.
vered himself as to groan; Captain r.
in the mean time attempting to force his
way on deck, another person a passen.
ger, who as well as the mate had slept
on deck, and who was wounded by stab
bing in four different places and died in
a few minutes, vas thrown forcibly up
on BIN: Captain r. did not however
tesis, from his purpose; ard at length
having almost got on deck he demanded
wlIa, was the natter; while making the
inquiry he saw two men at least, each
armed with cutlass, one on each side
of the companion vay, aiming at his
head ne narrowly escaped theiI swords
BY falling back. SO soon as he discover
ed by their motions that they we're am
ing at him. Captain r. then reiired to
the cabin and there found the ,e, stiii
ly.,sg "a the hoor. but able 10 speak =
Ise aasseresr was alsn 90 the hear, =
v;dently dying. The mate then 'oit
c sp,ain R. that the deck was iull"' a,n.