Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-07
NRw-YoRK, Sept. 4.


NEw-YoRK, Sept. 4.
Another Shameful PIRACY.
Extract OF a letter from Capt. Josiah Low
EFT, Of the Brig Rajah, to his owners III
Beverly, dated
s GIBRALTAR July %.
June 3Oth, in lat. SO, As N. long. SO,
$50 w. saw an hermaphrodite rugged yes
Bel TO Ieeward, standing by the wind 10
<she E. AT Z, A. M. she was about halt a
Zs1iie from our weather quarter, at which
Iatime they hoisted flag on board her
+ which we at first took to be Spanish, but
afterwards discovered that the crown 10
tbe centre had been removed, and piece
Of spotted cloth sewed in its place. We
Immediately hoisted our colors, when he
Kept away for us; and while we we're
taking 10 sail in order to lay by for him,
they discharged a musket toward us, tie
ball from which passed through our stern
boat. and fell upon the quarter deck. The
pirate then hailed in English, and ordered
ne TO come OH board OF him witt, my pa
pers, &c. which l Immediately complied
WITH. AS soon as came along side the
nitrate, my men were ordered out Of the
boat, and she being manned with 8 Of the
pirates. they went on board the Rajah, and
in the most shameless manner, ransacked
her from stem to stern, aud after destroy
lug many of our stores, and distributing
The remainder, with almost every movea-
bic article about the decks, cabin, &c. they
robbed us of the following among other
articles, viz :-S937 So belonging to the
owners; 2lO dollars aud about so dollars
worth of clothing, &c. belonging to my
self valuable book Of charts; beauti-
fial feet stern boat, with oars, &c. Is
bags of pepper; IL bags Of rice; brass
j compass 8 pieces Russia duck 25 blocks
of different sizes; Is ID. Mornings; 8
boarding pixies 20 lib. chocolate 5 OF
20. Id. sugar; h. tea; 20 gals. vinegar;
IL doz. Sicily wine; 100 pumpkins
pig of SO ID. !; silver watch; / doz.
hooks and thimbles, &c. They even
shifted the shoes FROM their feet, and hats
from their heads, where they found bet
Ter. Finally, after having oyerhauled
and turned every thing upside down on
buald the Rajah, and taken every thing
they considered worth taking, they re-
turned to their vessel, and gave me liberty
4 to proceed on my voyage. All the time
Ifemained on board the pirate, they had
lines rove at their fore yard arm, with
running bowIines in them; each time the
boat returned from the pirate TO the Ra-
jah they were ordered TO interrogate my
reople respecting the cargo, and particu-
larIy, whether there was any gold dust on
board, and to inform them the halter was
ready for them at the yard arm if they
were caught in q lie.
The principal conversation among the
officers, while was on board, was held
ID the French language, but they occa.
sionaIly spoke IN English, Spanish, and
Portuguese. The greatest part OF the Of
ficers appeared TO be Frenchmen. There
were however several Americans and
EDglishmen, and some Spaniards among
them. They would give me no satisfac-
s.fory Information as 70 the nag or commits
sion they were sailing under, or by what
authority they plundered me. The only
excuse they were heard to make, was, that
seyeral of them had been plundered by
American privateers during the late war
with England, and they now were retail
ating.
&C At the request of Com. Stewart, COM
mauder of the American squadron which ]
found at this place, Ngave him particu-
lar statement of the piracy he immedi-
ately determined to send out the Erie
sloop of war in quest of the pirate, aud de-
sired me to let one of my officers go in her
which I complied with. He regretted
that he had not known il a day sooner, as
be then could have sent two or three yes
sells in pursuit of the pirate. The Erie
sailed yesterday-she is TO cruize till the
goth Aug. when she is TO return if they
hear nothing of her; but if they obtain
! any correct information of the piratical
vessel, the Erie is ordered to pursue her
until she is captured"
From 81. Salvador. We learn by Capt.
ALLEN, that there had been no privateers on
ahat coast for some time that the Portu-
guese vessels sail under convoy; that
bout the 10th Of July, about 1000 troops
embarked for ST. Catharines, the object
of which was unknown; that a similar
humber from Pernambuco. and a much
larger from Rio, had also embarked; that
IL was conjectured they are to join the
troops at Monte Video, to go against Bue.
nos Ayres. Loud complaints were made
against Americans, on account Of their
concern 10 priyateers, which harass their
trade.
We learn by the schooner Noah Brown,
from Curacao, that Admiral Brion bad