Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-07-09
BOSTON, JULY
PIRACY.

PIRACY. rt
4 Sailor arrived in town in the Gloucester stage
this day, from whom we learn the following.
" He shipped on board the sch. Romp, Capt,
Fisk, at Baltimore, ia April last, for voyage
from that port to Buenos Ayres and back, aud
sailed the iith of the same month About the 10th
May, Oft Cadiz the Romp fell in with the Spanish
brig ST. Joseph, of about 100 tons burthen from
Cadiz, bound 10 Corrunna, with a cargo OF sweet
oil, soap, brandy cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, NC. and
a considerable sum in specie, and after taking out
the latter article, manned and ordered her for Bu-
enos Ayres; thar he was put on board as one of
the crew; that soon after parting with the Romp,
being short OF provisions and water, it was
thought advisable 30 steer for the L. States and
her course altered accordingly; that on sunday
last, they were near Cassias Ledge, and fell in with
three chebacco boats fishing that the prize-msster
proposed 10 I'LL the boats with articles of the ves-
scl's cargo, and make present of the same TO the
fishermen, if they would land the crew OF the brig
al Cape Ann, which was agreed to that the boats
were accordingly loaded & the brig was then scut-
tied that they were landed at Sunday Bay on
Monday evening last, where the boats and their
cGgoes were seized the following day by the Coll
lector Of Gloucester that he does not know the
cause why the prize-master scuttled the brig. but
supposes his papers were not regular and he was
afraid to bring her into port; that after parting
with the Romp considerable money was found Sc
creted in different parts of the vessel and each man
retained what he found. In addition to the above
we learn, that the prize has been secured in
Gloucester, and that the Spanish Consul has gone
from hence 10 that place TO esiisste the crcum-
stances. The mate and the rest Of the crew have
absconded. - Ersning GAG. "a
BANGOR, JUNE "a.
On Thursday evening last two Indians of
the Penobscot tribe entered the public house
of Messrs. knight & Lumber, in this town,
and being noisy and troublesome Knight re-
quested them 10 leave the house tins they
refused TO do, and were immediately pu, out
Their resentment kindled, they threw stones.
at the house, Nj. Knight went Out and attemp
ted 10 drive them away, when, sad to relate,
one Of the Indians met and stabbed him with
his knife ,of which wound he expired in few
minutes. He has left wife and child to
mourn the untimely exit of an atfectionste
husband and tender parent, and society is
robbed of a valuable member. The Indians
are in custody.
Peol Susop is the ciiininal-he does not de
ny the Killings willing TO die as expiating
the crime upon the principle Of retaliation
says be should not have stabbed Knight il he
had not been in liquor,
This is the FIRST instance of the kind tina,
has happened within the knowledge of any
person that we know Of and considering the
uniform, Harmless department Of the Penobscot
Indians towards the white people, we view it
as an extraordinary event and 10 be attributes
only to intoxication and it is hoped it will
prove warning 10 the white people TO be
more careful in future in furnishing Indians
with ardent spirits. The man who sold the
liquor that produced this dreadful catastrophe,
cannot, upon any moral principle, exculpate
himself from large degree Of blame.