The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-04
Boston, March %.

Arrived brig Fair Trader, Hancock, St.
Thomas, IL days. Left 10th int. shi,
Ontario; of New York, discharging. Sail.
ed in company, schooner Morning Stu.
Mantor for Philadelphia.
The following particulars of two recen!
instances OF piracies committed on two
Boston scbooners speak loudly against de
practice heretofore pursued IN many 10.
stances, of pardoning these miscreanls
The schooner EYertion, B. Lineuh
master, on her passage from Boston 10
I rlnidad, was captured on the 18th De-
of Cape Largo by small schooner, d
about 35 TO As tons burthen, with crs
of about 40 men of all nations, armed sa
one l2 and one 6 FOUNDER, caronades, anil
small arms in great abundance. The e..
erlion wa, manned from The piratical YES.
Sci. carried in back the Keys, and 40,
chored in l2 feet water, (where she cssd
not be seen by any vessels psssing thai
way, when they commenced plunders
her cargo; threw over her deck load
make room for themselves and to lessen
her draught of water 10 get her nearer o.
shore. They continued from Gay to DAY
to take out her cargo as they wanted il
and sent her boat to the Island of Cuba, 70
make sale of the goods, Gas they learned
atterwards.) They cut bushes and cover.
ed the mast-heads with them, to preveG
her being seen at q distance. On The
38th Dec. Capt. Lincoln and bis cres
were put on Sand Key, about 8 miles
from the Exerton, but were taken OF .
few days afterwards. Jan. LIST they GU!
down the ratings and bul vi rks of the El'
ertion. A few days after, Capt. Lincoln
bis crew and four Spaniards (belonglns
to another vessel taken by them) were put
on low Sand Key, about mile from the
vessels, with very little provision and d,
water-nelther were there any to be found
on the Key. On the 9th, they sent severa!
pirates we'll armed 10 demand Capt. Lin
coins watch, having learned he had Sc.
creted it about him, which they took and
then departed On the 18th Jan. they cut
away the Exertion's masts, On the 1911
the pirates came and took them of, ana
carried them 90 miles farther west, Il.
another small low Sand Key, nearly level
with the water, and there left them to
perish, Gas they afterwards learned, leas'
ing very little provisions. On the 6te
feb. David Warren died, for want Of
water. About that time they CONSTRUCTED
boat, or box, of pieces of sugar boxes and
shocks. which they found on the Key
(Which they supposed drifted from the Ex'
ertion, in which the mate, four Spanarde;
and one Englishman, went in search Of
water to some of.the neighboring Keys, OF
obtain some relief if possible. The tbl'a
day after the boat OF box was discovers,
by those left on the Key, drifting BY, full
Of water, from which circumstance il was
supposed those who went IN her had all
persisted. On Saturday, the 10th a small
prize TO the pirate, having i've men %
board, who had determined TO leave the
pirate, visited the Key and took Oft the
survivors. On the 18th went on board tDg
Exertion; found every thing above boalu
gone, except the bowspri' and all her ca.
go, except about 10 lbs provisions. on
the ED they arrived in Trinidad. from
whence Capt. Lincoln arrived in this place
He and bis crew were on the Keys 80
days. during which time they bad yeI
little to subsist on. and not place to snei;'
ter them from the weather; but they SUI
fered most tor want OF wafer
The schooner Constitution, Capta'
Huxford, hence for Trinidad, was also "a! "a,
ken by the same pirate, on board OF wn'ss
vessel Capt. A. remained ID days, w9s'
he and his crew were set ashore on CuDA.
whence they travelled 10 Havana. as Dss
been stated before. Capt. II. states, q,
positive fact. that tarenty-ons Of ms ~ ne
lasns composing part OF the erew o ~. ~
pirstfeal 9essel. were ake ssrs s7s0 !"