Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-18

SMYRNA. rowed with them in his boat through
the harbor. The men soon recognized The
William. Captain Delano and all his crew,
except one who escaped, were seized and
carried back 10 Malta. The evidence Oh
the trial was very full and conclusive
This brief narrative is formed from It, ana
contains only the most prominent partlcu'
lars. The trial listed four days. IheJury,
after consultation Of two hours, found the
prisoner. guilty. On the 3lst January, SEN
tence Of death was pronounced upon them.
On the 9TH Of February. six OF the conv'c's
were hanged on board the brig William,
moored in the middle of the great porte OF
Malta. The sentence as regards the other
two was respited Oil the spot. il having
been shewn that they had before the com
| mission of the crime, sustained uncommonly
good characters, and that there were some
circumst ances in their favor at the time ct
the commission of the act. 1t is said that
| Delano was an American: 1t was testified
by one of the crew, that soon after they sail.
ed from Liverpool. he told the mate that a
fortune might be made in the William
They had only Ito 90 round the docks and
look for vessel with good cargo (; such
| as the Mercury a Boston Trader, which
carried cargo of 10000 pounds every voy'
age-they were only to learn when she was
going out, to sail day or two before her,
and then wait for her and board her, make
! themselves masters of the vessel and her pa.
! pers. take the vessel to South America, sell
hel there, and give the captain the William
! in exchange. He asked the witness II he
would engage in such a scheme, who an
swered thai he could not expect to show
his face at home afterwards To this, De-
lano replied, Why not. who was to know
any thing about it? Gould not be make any
place bis home. with plenty OF money r.
The William spoke the U. S. brig Wasp
which asked If they had seen a hermaphro.
dite pirate brig with tour guns? Delano
said that this would favor their scheme, Tor
whatever was done by them, would be laid
to the phrodite brig. This was before
falling in with the Dutch vessel.
We publish these details the more readily
because the public in this country seem not
to be sensible how easily the Ipeace Of the
ocean may be disturbed by an unpsincipled
marauder; and to have forgotten that the
crime OF piracy, dreaded and detested by
all nations, can be guarded against only by
the severest punishments, and thus 10 excite
compassion for the perpetratos, IS to invite
manifold repetition Of the crime.
Office Of the Boston Patriot,
Monday. June 10.
Extract IF letter from the Cape de
Verd Islands, to gentleman in this
town. received by the brig Rcbccca,
dated,
{" Villa de Praya, 81. Jaso, .Huy 90.
aThe slave trade, which has been
carried on to such All alarming extent
the last year, has received an impor.
tanr check by the arrival of the U. >.
ship of war Cyanc, Capt. Trenchard,
on this station,who entirely cleared The
coast of every SLAYER on the 18th ulti-
mo. Though he had the good fortune
to capture great mum Der Of slave yes
sells, yet as they were mostly so COM
pletcly covered with Spanish papers,
that he, thtagh reluctantly, suffered
them to proceed south Of the line, after
taking out the Americans, and has
manned four prizes which he ordered
10 New York.
England has been endeavorinS with
redoubled energy to suppress the horri
bic traffic inIslayes the Last year; and
although her squadron have rendered
great service in the Cause OF humanity,
Yet nothing has had such an effect OH
the slayers, as .he arrival OF single
American ship of war.
The following are the English YES.
sells of war on this 81 ation, VIZ {: ship
Tarter, Sir Geo. r. Collier, who arri-
we'd in Dec. last; Pheasant, capt. Kelly;
Myrmidon, capt. Leakc; Morgiana,
capt. Sundiland; briggs Thistle, Lieut..
Bagan, and Snapper, Capt. --, all
under the command Of Com. Collier.
who proceeded the other day to Prin.
cess Island, to destroy nest of sIayers
at that place. He will return to Eng
Io,d in luly. leaving the suuadrGu nm.