Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-01
PIRACY.

| PIRACY.
John Jenny was arrested on Saturday
last, and carried before Mr.. Parker, who,
in the absence of the Attorney Of the Uni
ted States, committed him for examination,
and yesterday caused him to be carried be-
fore the Hon. John Davis, District Judge.
1t appeared on the trial that Jenny had
confessed in the bearing of several witness
/; es, at different times, that he was one OF
the crew Of the Buenos Ayrean privateel
Louisa, who rose upon the officers, put them
out of the Louisa, and afterwards landed al
the Isle of May, committed robbery there,
and sundry acts of piracy on the high seas.
Afterwards The Louisa arrived off Charles
ten, and Jenny and some others left the
Louisa, and got on board coaster, and
arrived at Savannah, where one OF them
turned States evidence. and Jenny, among
others, was committed to prison. After
some confinement they broke gaol, and
Jenny, went by land to Georgetown, where
having some quarrel with the captain with
whom he first shipped, he jumped over
board. swan mile or two, got on board
the sloop Friendship, and arrived in Boston
last Wednesday. These facts were dis
closed by him in sundry conversations with
different individuals, particularly to capt.
Isaac A. Adams, to whom the public is in
debted for his arrest, and also TO DR.. Welsh
at quarantine ground. Judge Davis COM
mitted Jenny for capital offence.
From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.
FoRBEARANCE.
Ii is much to be lameDted that in seasons
Of distress, our fellow citizens do not exer-
else more mutual MISUNDERSTANDING
is at all times ponderous burden, but when
we do not attempt to alleviate the loads or
the shoulders of each other, it is a burden
full of sharp sperties--that gals and
wounds in proportion to its weight A sea-
captain, with whom we were once &C
quainted, was tainted By his friends with
betraying all his obnoxious traits of charac-
ter, in storm. AT such season, he was
ferocious and vindictive. incapable of ut
tering one kind word, so that the unforiu
nate sailors. in addition to the Bullets of
two tempestuous elements, were compelled
TO endure the reproaches of their command
ing officer. He was desired to explain this
peculiarly in his character, and he account.
ed for il after this wise. He said that
much valuable property was entrusted to
his care that he was anxious and fearful
les, he should never arrive at his port of
destination; that sctua'ed by such motives
he was compelled during the sweep Of
winds and roar Of the toamlng pillows. to
quarrel with the hands on board, to prevent
him from quarrelling with himself. The
argument, our readers will, perhaps per-
ceive without any suggestion OF ours, turns
the other way for in proportion to Insult
derable difficulties and nisfortunes, sue
for instance, as the conflict between the
winds and the waves, in proportion as
such embarrasments press upon and sur
round us in the same proportion ough
we to husband whatever remains from
the ravage of this calamity, TO render the
pressure more light. This sea captain ag-
gravated all the miseries of the winds and
the wave. AT the moment that his crew
required consolation, he was the first to do
all in his power 10 prevent the safe arrival
OF that property in port. His conduc
would excite mutlny in the crew, and Jeot
pardize the property entrusted to his care.
hlildness and humanity, clemency and tor
bearance, became the stern and impericus
duties of TINS commander, when the hea-
vens ana the ocean were in conflict
When we are environed by dangers that
rye cannot resist, it behoves US not to add
to such miseIies, by imposing miseres that,
but for our invention, never would have
existed. To apply the present story-we
are all Of US IN political sense OF the term,
mariners in a storm, and il demands our
confederated efforts to ride out the tempest
with security. The tumult that rages with
out, is beyond our jurisdiction we cannot
prevent single blast from the lips OF b.
reas, or single swell of the surges OF Nep-
tune these miseries are the offspring
of the elements, and like the clemens