Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-30

sci was Spanish property, and that he was
oouna 20 ti,e Island OF Cuoa, which he said had
revolted. Finding he still denied il. be order
eel the men forward to stand bv him he thc,
begged for his life, whichhe said he wouid rr.,nt
only on the condition that he would ackSovi-
euge that the yessel was Spanish property he
told him 1t would not do for him to tell a IL. M
his last moment-Ihem ulatto and himself then
spoke French together, apart from us. and he
SAID It would not do 10 kill us vet, that in WAS
pest pest 20 iind out the money first; ON which, he
nred musket at the Traveller, when the boat
returned with many articles they had pluudcr
eu, among which were four pistols. three of
them the captain S, his spy-glass speakinu-trum
PET, All the stores they could find, and most ali
ue pest wearing apparel, many letters and pa
pers, and leather beltwith George Paine's "a
seaman) moneyZYhey then began to abuse tie
captain again, and said they had seen sure SIGNS
that money was concealed below, OIL which the
white man ordered the captain into the boat.
and after jumping i'll the boat after him, swore.
should he find any, he would extermiuatc us
All on getting on board, lie accosted Mr.. Bout.
her, passenger, telling hiEi hewas Spaniard,
when, he having proved to the contrary he or
dered our men to haul the cables M and break
out the hole, that he might search the imbers
tor money, whichhe said was hid there his
biack men at the same time beating our men
cruelty with the flats of their swords. After
getting the cables and many other articles I'M
he called hrst the captain, and then all the sail
Tors remaining on board, aud told us if we did
not teli nun where the money was hid, that he
III.
would not say that there WAS money, he order
ed the captain to gethis cash aud give il to lim.
which, whilst III the act of getting for him. one
BLACK man made cut at himwitli IA cutlass, but
owing 10 the beams in the cabin (vhere we
then were,) and he holding his arm he missed
ms aim lie then knocked him down between
the trunks, and tried, by having his sword hori
zontally to stab him, but he held it oil, and cal
led the white man, who told him very coolly to
lei him go, as il was too Yet to Kill him; he
took the money that was i'm Il little bag and "a
roll that the captain had received from MIR.
Johnston for his father, contents unknown : he
then got INTO vloleIft passion with the steward
and was near stabbng him; one of the blacks
then asked the captain for his watch, which he
described exactly, viz: watch, silver large gold
chain, seal and keS-as we were Getting il out
OF the hIuing-plaCe slower than he wished
he again tried To strike the captain with his
cutlaSs, which lie escaped, and he then beat
MIR. NJ tailand late mate of the schooner Hun
teri several times with it-after which they
broke open all the trunks and chests, and took
all that suited them, and Mr.. Snow. double
barrel pistols, the log rule, lead line, hawser
wine, small stores, beat and pork, bread, and
many other articles, which it would take TOO
long TO enuInerdte cutting several pieces of
running rigging they then ordered ano-
ther OF our men IN the boat, and went off tel
ling us we should hear from them again before
night After getting TO their schooner, thew
sent our boat back with only Anderson * VIII
son, seamen-sending word TO the captain, that
II he did not send them the passengers gold
watch, two boxes of cigars, and sugar, in We
~ few minutes, they would Immediately hans.
me, snow and Nicholas DeNue-The captain
sent those things, when after some time, they
sent our boat back with Mr.. Snow and our 5
men, with orders TO the captain 10 steer n bv
T.. ~ hours, and then r. \. f..
,. We have to observe, that as soon as he order
ed our boat on board he hauled MS flag down. *
when on board four vessel, he ordered ours 10
he cut dOwn;i 1t was supposed, the reason of MS
leaving us SO precipitately, * not numbering us
all, was the sight OF sail IN shore, OF which he
seemed much afraid, (althO' he triedto make us
believe II was the privateer he was a tender to-
us he made all sail to the T. = E.-Thenabout
half past III y. NJ. Immediately made all the saif
we could, ON wind, and tried to stand 10 the
northward, but II being almost calm. we could
noteven sweep her head round-hayin@nothin
hut boat oars.-Mr. Snow stated to the captain
that when he went on board of the pirates the
white man asked hmif he was the captani Up
ON ms answering no, he ordered him below
where he was confined until the captain retur-
ned to the Traveller, with the blacks guarding
him that whilstthere, the mulatto came 10 the
scuttieseyerai times, and asked him fthere was
money on board or the schooner? To whiciile
answered there was none to his knowIedpe
lie then damned him, and said he should ne
yer leave that vessel alive if he found money
on board; lie then asked the two men who
said the same as him i; after Keeping him
down there about one hour and a half one
OF the men was ordered up, aud he saw
him receive several blows with the nat part
OF cutlass, before they shut the scuttTe
over them again when, from their language,
he expected they would put them all 10
death in about half an hour longer, Charles
wilson was called on deck, and then him
self, and they were again questioned, when
finding they could not get the answer that
they wished, they damned him for a liar took
OF his hat, placed him near the mast, tied a
rope around his neck the white man point
ed musk ct at his breast, the mulattO a dag
ger, and the black held sword, ready to c1t
on his head if they wished it, threatening him
with immediate death, if he did not acknow-
ledge about the money he answered he had
already told them all he could say, that he
was III their power, and they must do as thew
pleased they then released him from this
situation, and they placed Nicholas Devue.
in the same situation, swearing he was a
Spaniard lac having the same questions put to
MN; he SAID there was none, and begged for
his lite, upon which they swore they would
hang Mr.. Snow, got up ii Wlipand fastened the
end to his neck and hauled it tight, but the
boat coming along side, and finding he would
say no more, they let him go, gave him the
scn0oner papers with the exception of the
ShlPs articles, which he said he wanted order |
ed hun to go on board and make sail and steer |
oortn 2i hours, and thatif he fell in with MS |
WITHIN rs hours, he would murder every one ON |
BOARD when Nlr SNOW returned on board If |
was nearly meridian. Those persons who re- |
named on board, said that the conduct of the |
Plrates, whist Mr.. Snow and the captain were |
iway, was most outrageous TO every one. stri- |
>ing them with their swords for single word |
AUG piunderIng all they saw that pleased them |
At nall past meridian, light air from the n *, |
W got The schoOners head to the nortbward |
made all the sail we could, close hauled to gef
way from tile Pirate, who we feared wOuldTe
drn again, our head to the n. n. E. our situati-
IN really depiorable, robbed of nearly all orr
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