Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-17
Charleston, Oct. 9.
PIRACY AND MURDER !!

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Charleston, Oct. 9.
PIRACY AND MURDER
We know not whether horror, or indig-
nation, will most predominant in the feel
ings Of the American reader, at the peru
sal OF the following monstrous atrocity.
That, in a Spanish port, under the gov
eminent ola power with whom we are at
peace, such an act of barefaced villainy
and murder could have been contemplated
and the piratical launch. fitted out and
manned, to perpetrate the deed, would
seem almost Incredible, were not the in
formation from the most respectable au-
thority; were not the police Of Matanzas
remarkable for it's looseness and careless
ness of crime, and were not the fitting ont
of the launch, according to our cores
pendent. an act dore without any attempt
at secrecv.-Let speedy vengeance be ta-
ken upon the murdcrers-and let a prop
err representation be made TO the Spanish
Government, who are boHId to redress
this, and prevent the repetition of similar
deeds, disgracctul to humanity, and par
ticularIy disgraceful to those in whose do
minions such a act, for any length of
time can 20 unpunishsd This, amons a
hundred instances, shows the necessity Of
an immediate and permanent and active
protection to our commerce in The Gulf
Of Mexico.
Extract of a letter received BY The schoon-
err Eliza. Capt. Williams, from a Gen,
tleman 10 a Commercial House In this
City, dated
Watdnras. eth Sept. 1921.
"Three horrible events have Just taken
place. Three American vessels-two OF
them coming in-viz. the brig John,
Smith. and the schooner Milo. OF Bristol
the other the slocp Collector, OF Rhode
island, bound out, AVE BEEN CAPTURED
at the entrance cjfthiS harbor, by a launch
fitted out here ! and manned by nine VII
lains, VIZ one Portuguese. six Spaniards
and two Erglishmen. They killed the
Captain and two men of the schr. and
then ordered her to the northward-they
murdered all the creu 9fths brig, opened
their e~atrails, hanged them by the ribs to
the mastS, and afterwards set fire to the
pesSet and all acre consumed :! The
sloop was more fortunate the pirates
contentsd themselves with severely beat
ing the crew and plundering her of the
most valuabe articles on board-they
then collected the combGstibies and set
them on fire aud left her, hoping as in the
case of the brig. to coDsume vessel and
crew together. but these last fortunately
had strength sufficient 10 take to her long
boat, and have safely got back to Miatan-
Zas.
On their arrival they applied to the
delay, he allowed the Americans in the
place 70 arm in pusuit of the pirates
Three boats full set out in quest of them,
and after a cruize of Sc hours, have just
returned without success.
NcU York, Oct. II.
Continuation of Foreign News by the
Packet ship Albion.l
LETTERS RELATIVE TO THE SISTER
OF BONAPARTE.
Paris, Aug. ls.
The Princess Borghese, Bonaparte's Sis
ter, long solicited the British Government
for leave to join her brother at s.. Helena.
She obtained permission. and vas making
the necessary preparations for The voyage
when she was informed OF Bonapar,e' death.
NJ. Bonavita. the priest, who left ST. Hele-
ma in May last, has transmitted 10 this Prin
cess the following letters, to which the
spirit of party .endeavours 10 give impor.
tance:-
Count Ge Montholon toths Princess Bor-
gaese, at Rome.
"Madame,-Napoleon has charged me to
give you an account ohm health. The mala-
dy in bis liver. which attacked HIN many
years ago, and which is mortal N this cir
o,.,e. Las in ,be eocre oil six weeks MADE a