The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-08-18

crew 10 shoot HIM II ie ciu DOT remaiE inere.
He had been sitting aft about half ar, hour,
when be heard several muskcts fired on board
the bfig. being then so near ss TO speak from
one to the other The sloop was now steer
ing for the land and the brig following her.
IL The morning the pirate crew called 10 the
sloop TO send TWO men on board 10 help work
the vessel; they were sent. The men who
carried them on board, on their return, re-
ported that the prize crew bad shot the cap
iain, mate, the cook and carpenter, aod one
Of the meD shipped at Ma.anzas, who was
sick When the sioop reached the shore,
her guns, ammunition, &c. were landed on
the beech, aud the big snchored near 10 her.
As soon as her armament was landed, all the
pirates went on board the brig, and commcnc'
ed destruction Ct the vessel, by cutting away
he yards, topmasts, &c. aud clearing The
decks BY throwing them inio the sea. The
bug's crew were compelled to assist them.
Alter clearing the vessel of all but her lower
masis, they cut hor cable and drove her OH
shore. The sioop was then brought along
side and loaded with coffee in hogsheads and
bags. The second day afler gong ashore,
they dispatched boat with five men, IN pur-
suit Of another vessel, her consort, which they
snid was ABBOTT 100 miles distant, and on tic
fourth dry the sIoop made sail, With her
Captain, Peter tho prizc.roastcr,a a black man,
and The cabin boy, ssying they would icturD
10 six days az fathes,. They left the brig in
charge vi -four Of The pirates; this depontb,
aud two Of the crew remaining on board. On
The Sd Of July schooner, hove in sight, and
the pirates tom the big boarded aod brought
her along fsidc--Shc was from ST. Angus.
tine, with Spanish and an American Cap.
tain, who agreed with the pirates for cargo
Of sugar aud coffee, for so doublsons, which
they paid, took fui! cargo, and two OF the
pirates went Of in the schooner. The Sec
oDd day after she sailed, the sloop not re-
tuning, aud hearing nothing Of the boat which
went in search OF the other vessel, ihcsc cn
board determined to abandon the big, and
putting some provisions end STORES into The
long boat, ,hsy shaped their course for st.
May, where they arrived after o passage
Of six days. The boa, was sold ., ST Mays
for 81 dollars, and her crew took passage in
the sloop John ChcvaIicr, for Savannah,
where they arrived on the 22d ult. whence
the deponent wen, on board the pilot boa,
Hampton, O. arrived at this port on Saturdsy.
Tho pirates sometimes called tho slopp
the Lawrence, and sometimes tho Black
JCkc.--Her armament was complete, with
cutiasses, boarding pixies, ssc.--which was
left upon tho beach unhoused, together with
seven iiefces Of coffee. The hull Of the brig
was left sound, with three quarters OF the
cargo s;ill or board, in good order.
Wells, on board the btig the cabin boy
told the dcpon,n, ,ha, the pirates had nur-
dered ,he Captain and all the crew that wcre
lcit on board, end threw thtn INTO the sea,
hnd that he had saved hi, life by hiding him
self away.
The deponcnt did not hear the name OF
The pira,icsi Cap,sio, but describes him ss
mall slender man, with large black whisk-
ers, and deeply pitted with small pox, which,
we are informed, exactly answera ,ho descrip-
ion Of h,wick, Captain Of the sloop Law
ence, we'll known 10 this city.
The man who boarded the brig is a stout
rusfian looking lellow, Of dark complexion,
with large .whiskers.
Two Of the pirates were left OF Savannah
% Thursday night last, who called each 9TH
er Smith and Jack.
The sloop Law,cpcc, Capt. A,wick, is the
property Of Mr. J. J. Daniel, Of this ci,y. and
arrived here on tho 9Th ul,. ostensibiy from
a wreokiog csiize off the Florida Coast, will,
o cargo of Coffee, in bulk. Seven OF her
crew, are now in jail, and we sincerely hope
the remainder will be found and brought to
that punishmcn, which this atrocious ctime
SO richly deserves.
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BosToN, Angus, l6.