Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-17
THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1919.

II is with reluctance we this dav record
m instance of almost unexanpled savage
brutality, blended with no inconsiderab'e
share OF consumma'e villainy, which. we
would endeasor TO persuade ourselves, has
but few parallels in any age or nalion.-
There is something so revoltng-so He
grantly ourageous in it, that we are ready
to enquire if there be not
Some chosen curse,
Some hidden thunders in the stores OF Hea.
veh,
Red with uncommon fury, TO blast such
wretChes!
There will be some difficulty in distin-
tingushing the different grades of turpi-
tude exhibited on tins occasion, between
the wreckers, who were not Americans,
and the privateersmen, who, II is believed,
were. There is something So despicable
IN pltrring from those in distress and ex-
pect,ng every moment shipwreck, that we
have no sIequaie'Or suitable language to
con, ey or express our indignant feelings at
its neypelration. II adds one 10 the many
inst nc S AREA. V notorious, OF what hete-
rcgeneOus IN teria's priyateersmen are COM
posed, AMI Of what damning baseness and
diabo ical deeds they are capable. The
feelings Of government ON this subject are
inert, torpid ana relaxed. Again and again
has he tocSio been sounded 10 no purpose.
Pillage and murder has become So familiar.
that they nnw excite no other feeling than
that Of Indifference.
Can such. things be,
And o'ercome us like a summers cloud
Without our special wonder
.IBaitimore Telegraph.
From, the N1oticaoi .Adrocots of Saturday.
By the arrival last event ! OF the brig
Rising Sun, Capt. Foiger, il IA days from
Havana, the following account of disasters
was transmitted from passenger.
AT about three quarters past two, on the
mo,n,ng of the 99th May, 1919, the brig
R,>'ng Sungoing at the rate of 81 knots,we
were app'l!ed by the cry of breakers-un-
successful attempts were made TO stay but
in vain-,Le vessel struck on the Florida
reef, AMI thuInped over it until in about 81
feet water; after taking in all sail, prepa-
ring and provisioning our boats, arranging
their crews, and expecting every instant
TO see the brig go to pieces, deemed it adj
visible to remain quiet until daylight its
tar,ly welcome beams al length appeared,
when we discovered four sail, two to the
Windward and two others TO the leeward-
those To the windward reached us about
halt past FIVE O'Clock. and proved TO be
wrecking vessels belonging to Nassau, New
Providence, the Success, capt. VIM. John
SON. and the "a illiam s. John, capt. VIM.
Tu .er-upon boarding Us, and represent
ing our stu ton N the darkest light, capt.
John,rn, one OF the wreckeIs, was asked
wh7the woul require to get the vessel of
lie al HIST dShEu Iliii VI tIc SaiSOs thSH
less, and at last agreed to aid in lighting
and getting her uif, on condition h. should
be paid or ais services one third OF the car
60 he SHOULD take oul this bargain was
mad between the. owner, Mr.. Western,
and captain Johnson, IN the presence OF the
principal part OF the crew and passengers;
by The time the lumber was moved from off
the cargo, and the brig S long boat loaded
with sugar, the leeward vessels had come
70 the wreckers feared they were prlva-
teer,, and went on board their vessels, Ia
king with them the crews and the sugar,
leaving US TO our fate; we lay humping for
about one hour longer, during which time
several boats passed between the priyateers
ant he wleckers ; we were shortly alter
wards boarded by a boat containing six or
seven rufian looking wretches; on their CO.
ming along side, they were asked who they
were. of what country, and what they
wanted. 10 none o. which they would give
an answer, but insisted on boarding US
upon coming on board, person calling
himself captain, inquired for the Spanish
passengers; he then turned TO rifle their
trunks, " lille his crew were employed rob-
bling and plundering every portable article
they could see they then put their booty
into their boat, which consisted OF one box
sugar, sundry articles belonging TO the brig.
fruit ana provisions, the passengers trunks,
clothes anu pa rers, quantity o dollars,