The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-07-10
pIR7CT.

The following are particulars OF the ontro-
res committed upon tho Au:illa, OF New
York, by pirates, some accoun, Of which has
been given before and which exceed in a,roc-
'iy any thing hitherto published.
1Erfrac, from the log book Of ne brig .fa,iiia,
Of Nsw York, eantain Hing HopEana.
boxna yoy HGlimore, 10 Aes, Orleans.
On tho is,h Moy, finding the eurtsn, in
the gulf too strong, II was ,houghi best TO
cross tho Sal, Key bspk---wheo about half oy
or ,ha bank, two schooners hovo in sight,
which at frS view were Of a suspicious sp.
peatancc.. Immediately ordered oil tbe ne
groes upon deck, ,biokiog TO Tighten them
of if they were pirates. They tackled and
stood from us--lhc one as,ern hois ing pr
yaie signal, they soon after clossd aad bore
dova upon us--they brought Us TOO with
shot, and fred toto US sftet. we h.d.koyc to;
several grsps shot passed over us, and others
through our saiis--we struck our co'ors and
all went below, They boarded US ard filled
away for Salt Key then 10 sight. AT -
brough, Us 10 anchor in two and halt f.h.
oms water, under the island. On boarding
Us, thcy drove every person below except the
captain, and put on the skylight and baiches.
i6th.--rhe cap,sin und his papers having
been examined on deck, some Of ,ho pirates
sntored The c,bin, whete The mate and pas.
sengers were confined; they iner,osa,ed Us
n, TO tho csrgo ond destination Of the vessel,
behaved politely, encouraged US not 10 feel a.
,armed, as they intended US no injury. The
captain was then ordered into the cabin, after
which he whole company were taken indi.
s,du.lly upon deck, and required to confess
iitSe was money. on board, and there being
noue, negative answers were of course given.
living proceeded through the examination
Of the whole, threatening at the sams time,
II they found any 'nooey, our lives should pay
the torfeh they again ordered Us with the
crew into the cabin, threw a blsnSet over the
compsoion wsy, and placed guard oves Us
Is-,he slaves were In the meanwhile kept 10
the hold, a guard posted over them. Aher
tho lapse Of quarter Of on houe during
which the pirates wero making preparations
10 torture Us into a confession iha, We had
money on board, we were sgain summoned
upon deck. beginning with the sailors, then
the captain, ma,o and passengers. (The pas.
sensers wee called in the following otder,
viz: S'epnen w. WikoH, Capt. John Camp.
belt, William Inskeep, Cas-. A. Wsrieli,
William Campbeii) Those who remained
behnd in the cabin { ON tho sound Of arms,
the ugooiziog g,osn, and the prayers Of their
fellow passengers, who went before them,
and from Ihc termination Of their woful sui-
ferinss by the report OF pistols, werc co0vlnc.
ed tina, they we're to surir cruel death. So
regular and sys,epaic we're tho arrange.
,eentS and ~ we'll calculated to inspire-lsr.
tor ank 70 ht the breasts Of all with tie most
dreaifal sppfehensious, that every man
marched upon the deck expecting % mee
;nsvilehe denh I'VE were ell in soccesioo
ordered opoa he deck. and made TO run the
gsunis, a'ough '6hero OF twen'y most fs-o.
ciouS aud barbs Gus monsters, disguised IN
be shape of bumaa beings, frsm the c,bin to
he wioil.,s, being bsaieu moa cruelty and
rnmcreifny VITA swoeds end p,stols nn'il
desh wouii have bsso q Welcome visiser.