Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-26
MORE PlRAClES.


well from Havana, has i r, ished US with the
following particulars Of irac les lately COM
mitted by some OF those daring treebooters,
who infes, the nelghborhood Of Cuba. plum
dering without discrimination, all who are
so unfortunate as 10 fall into their hands.
Mr.. File was passenger in The schooner
Evergreen, captain J. Poole, OF Dresden
(Maire) from Trinidad, bound to Boston.--
On the l7lh ult. in lat %, 56, long. go. 48,
in the morning, discovered sail on the
lee-quarter, standing on the same course
with the schr. but could not make out what
she was; at about II o'clock. she fred gun
when captain Poole boisted his colors; at /,
Pm. the strange sail gaining on US by means
Of her sweeps, gave US another gun. when
we hove to; at =, still using every eyrriion
TO come up with US, and not knowing who
she was. capt, P. concluded 10 run down for
her; by this time, discovered the stranger to
be three masted lugger, oi about 2O tons,
under Spanish colors; when We came with
in gun shot. sent lis boat on board OF US. in
which was ST Domingo negroes, Span
iards, and an officer, who called himself an
ELglishman; capt P. was ordered TO stand
down for The Commodore. and the boarding
officer enquired it he had any rum and wa
ter ON board. las their vessel was short OF sup.
plies; capt.P replied that lie hao not more
than woulG serve him to Boston. The pri-
vateer now hailed, and ordered the captain
on board with MS papers. which vas com.
piled with; about this time P. NJ the pri-
vs,eer hauled down the Spanish colors, fred
gun, and hosted the Artigas flag, giving
three cheers. About hall an hour alter, an
officer and three men came on board the sch.
and ordered the mate and crew, together
with lr Z. on board the priyateer, without
allowing them TO take single article except
the clothes they had on; when we arrived on
board the privaieer, we were all ordered
forward. when they made sail and shaped
their course SSW with the Evergreen in CO
About midnight, altered their course, and
stood WSW. Rhen asked where they
were bound, the LIST lieutenant replied, that
they would carry the sChr. to the same place
where they had carried two other American
vessels about IL days previous. On the llth,
al A. NJ discovered small sail on the
weather beam; after firing about 80 muskets ,
at her, she hove to, and proved to be the
smack Two Brothers. OF New-Tork, from
Havana, bound to lortugas. She was hall. !
ed by The privateer, and asked If they bad
any rum on board, aud was answ cred in the |
negative. Mr.. Ellie nor requested the capt |
Of the privateer to permit him IL go on board !
the smack TO which he consented, but would !
not suIfer him to take an article ct the pro-
perty beIoBgin to him, consisting OF cFo'h |
ing, books, q adrant, charts, bedding, &c.
sers. aud one jacket saying that was plenty
for hun. Mr. Ellie knows nothing OF the fate |
of tho schr. or ol the capt. and crew whom
he left on board the privAteer. The smack
proceeded to the T,rtugas Banks, and after
obtaining fare OF fish, returned to Havana.
when the above circumstances were commu-
MICA ;et to the American Commercial Agent.
In addition to the above, Mr.. Ellie has fur
nished w. with The following list The schooner
.-, Hatch, arrived at Havana from
Philadelphia. Oh the 29lh uIt was boarded
off the Double Head Shot Keys, by a small |
plratical vessel, of about 10 tons, and man-
ned by IL men, who robbed the schooner
OF every article they could lay their hands
upon.
The herm brig Dolphin, of Portsmouth,
IN. h. arrived on the s8,h, was boarded
off Cape Antonio, by schooner OF about
IS tohs, manned with 20 men, who search.
ed the vessel for money, splitting open the
captains writing desk land committing other
excuses; the mate received several slabs
in the back, and the men were severely beat
and hoisled up by the neck, 70 compel them
~ discover where the money was concealed
A Dutch brig, and New York schr. ar
rived on ,hs 9Th, had both been plundered
OF rigging, clothing, provisions, &c.
An English brig arrived on the 29lh, was
boartel Of Cape Antonio, ty sohr of a.
bout twenty tons; the captain was thrown
down the man hatcbway, The crew beat
most unrnercifuIly, and the brig robhed Of
every article which they could lsy their hands
upon.