Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-21

Maita. III January last. The ptisnne 3
were tie master and principal part OF the
crew OF lie merchant brig IViUidn,, or
Liverpool, which sailed from thar port OF:
the 18th OF July last, with a cargo for Malta
aud Smyrna. Delano early in the voyage
suggested 10 his crew the praciicabi!lty
OF making something handsome by rot
bling some vessel ol a part of her car.t.
which he said might DC advaa.ageouslv
sold al Smyrna. They came iuto his
views. some OF them readily, oihcfs with
some reluctance. He Tell in with :. Da,cl,
vessel, anu made preparations Tor plum
derlng her, but on hating her, and de-
manding wlie,e she AS bound, being aa-
swered "to Smyrna" he was alarmed and
immediately desisied from his purpose.
On The evening OF Tie Isl August, ok
Gaze -" Gait, OH the Spanish coast; ilicr
Tell IN wiih small biig, the Hc!en, 81
Dartmouth, Capt. Cornish, with d Cargo
OF Wool!en and cotton goods, coffee, iron,
dc. Having aile,i her, and learned hes
destination, the William answered ,hat
she was the Crescent. OF Boston, bouGd
10 Trieste. II being determined 10 bu.Id
The Helen, variety o! measures were
adopted 10 disg' Use the William, aud give
her tie appearance OF an arMVd vessel.
The end oi spar waS manufactured mite
quaker. Al about 8, on the evening Of
tn second rifle Was fired n the Helen
and The master Was ordered to come ora
board with her papers. Captain Cornish
making some obiecii0ns, the Quaker na5
shewn, with lanihOrn and candle light
Ell, and DelauO threatened 10 fire inlo
The brig. The boat of the Helen was
finally lowered, aud the greater part 81
the crew in il proceeded Tow ards the pirate.
The principal part of the Williams crew
lii The mean lime had been placed armed
III the boat, and as Cap,ain Cornish ap.
preached the VIM. rOWed rapidly towards
the Helen, and boarded her. As capt.
Cornish came near the William, he Was
ordered 10 rest Oh his oars, and as s0om
as the pirates had taken possession ofi!e
Ii en- 10 return 10 his own ship. On
returning OIL board, lie and his buai'sVre'g
were seized, one by one, forced mic TIE
fOrecastie, and there confined By naiilEF
The halcnes over them. idey we're there
conhaed through the night aud suhs"-
queat day, almost suhocated luT Uan, os
air and guarded by men aTneG Hrti
pistols; IN the mean tine. the Two fesstd
were dashed by tha side OF each other,
and The Helen was pluudcred of large
amoaRt OF valuable goods Part CT The
iicien's crew ONCE succeeded Rs iCrciuG
The halchway, aud gdiuGi tie deer. buC
they were forced back, and tile iiatches
were more strongly secured over ;heHI
by strong spikes. The ncgson who stood
sentinel over item, al last told t!vm :lat
! he WAS goIng aa--ihreat ned ,hsm With
i IDst2nl deail II they shnul,i presume 10
silr--but told them That IN all hours iinr,
| II Hey renamed quiet, they Should bc
sci al liberty. The crew soon ioand that
! Tie water was pouring INTO tht Vcesd.
and were satisfied their distraction Was
llpt p ....r
/ succeeded In bursting open The hajCh.
aud cautiously proceeded apnn deck,
which they found deserted, IHcy saw
The pirate vessel Il irabue distant, and
their own complete wrVck-siX te,t
| water IN iic hold, aud rapidly increasing
| through holes bored III The ho!d and TIE
CA bln-iie ropes cGi--niosi OF We cargo
pinndrred-ihe long boat stove and the
Jolly boat sl0ien-!he pump gear dcS-
Troy ed--tiie Ships papers, charts, com,
pass, clothing and provisions ;aken away
and The name painted upon her stern and
long boat erased. They eTde4vored to
rent the pump, but found II impossible.
ibey hastily repaired HE long boa, by
tarpad!ins, and sacceeded IN getting her
III condition with constant haii.ng, tn
keep ahoaf. II was now near sun. set u.
and they sought a doubtful safety in the
long boat, taking care 10 TOw iD such a
direction as to Keep the wreck between
Them and The pirate until dark, alter wblcl,
they Stood directly iOrthe Spanish shore.
a. j o'clock on the following n,Oruug,
lney fell iii with Greek brig, " hici.
carried them in towards Alicani. The
crew we're there scattered, and tWO were
carried III t{ie government ship Spcy, III
Malta, we're they arrived IN September.
The pirates transferred 10 the Williom
about 80 bales Of goods, besides many
articles which the crew appropriated 10
their own use. They applied themselves
Immediately 20 altering the marks OF lie
bales. Not The least doubt was entertain
cd hY ans of them thai The Heltn bod
sunk, and that her crew had met the
dreadful fate designed Tor them. Captain
Delano altered bis course and Instructed
the male 10 prepare a false ios took, thai
would place the William on The day o
The piracy in The baV OF Gibraltar. lIC
attempted TO enter some port on the Dag.
I barry coast but not succeeding, stood
nOrlbward and eastward, amt enieieC
the port OF Palma, III the island Of SaT'
dina. Here and at St. Peters, be sold Z
part OF bis lundeT, aud aiierWagd Ovid.
ed part Of the proceeds among the creW
The crew were not satisfied with til,
distribution. lie afterwards proceeded
10 The iSlapd OF Malia, and entered IL,
. port of la Vaillla. lie then made som,
large sales of The plundercd goods, re
presenting that they did not iOTm
part of ilIe cargo shipped by bis owners
but that they had been put OH board BIZ
vessel on the night OF his leaving Liver
pool, by d friend who was OIL tbe eve q
bankruptcy. lie also landed tie pag
Of The Williams cargo originally degilnt'
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