Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-12-03

rles, anu sa .e,s who is missing had net
Of bis o" a;m;Iar tate. The pirates also
slb =. : vengeance on the next American
tbrsa.tpibat they may capture wnicn Insy
!, Rs'' .tsIv execute, as there were no ~
nay sa "a vessels OF war on the coast when
tbs It's I,S o., aud others at Matsnzas,
lps encourage piracy by going TO their
0peny and purchasing the fruits OF
Ienas 1aoSarious enterprises, detaclng the
tSsIs On goods and exposing them Tor
mar, sight Of The former possessors; Are
sale - a.,So,ities of that island engaged IN 4
bs su aISsa or are they brbed to silence /!
terns',.st;on IS natural, else why do they
Ips law and justice in this manner set
s! Gsa Alligator add her prize sailed for
III N ami gave convoy to the i've re-
ss.Sslursd vessels and seven Others-ln all
u S ~. death OF Lieut.. Allen, is deeply to
.l.olored. Alter capturing, with far
DC usr force, one piratical vessel, be tell,
i0s,'ornliog to carry second OF superi.
S 80 and reinforced by those who had
o. l0ls .s q from the first. SLieut. Allen was
es.s 1I'ont and intelligent officer, and has
~ the hands of assasSinatiOn-an and
is ,nss'Donotber victim 10 the catalogue OF pl-
rtcal crimes to'S N0
snocl,ration of FREEmAN MAYO, mas
!, Il The brig Iris. from Boston. bound to
Ss aN0v 4lb. at sun rise, saw the Pan OF
u,.osss hearing SW by w about 40
p :,"s misunderstanding west, wind from
Mr. MI Al8a. m. saw two sChOOners steer
We Mn, from the land to the SW. haul
l onthp wind to the northFald, found
e. came up fast with sweeps out, and
S t full OF mems one OF thea with bue-
va - Svres color, fred two 8 pound SHOT
W. Ssrme then hove loo-theY boarded
~ with 6 men, armed with pistols, cut
I.'.es and long knives fired one pistol
, "ssr nv head in boarding drove every
nan below, and attempted to tack ship,
eopId moi work the brig themselves, and
Odered one halt of the crew on deck at
line stood in for the land on the wind
- the eastward. They acknowledged
themselves pirates, &c. Here capt, May
ode,cribes his tIeatmen: and suiferlngs,
bsnc for hours confined below without
food or air, and at midnight ordered into
the cabin and inhumanly beaten. The
next night, they had all the pirates aboard
passing all night, who robbed them OF E.
VERY article Of clothing, money, watches,
Nc, Nov. s, weighed anchor and run a
bout miles farther up the Bay, Stone
Kew and Point Ycaccos, to the southwark
juco. with schr. Mary & Eliza, capt. Cole,
from Salem, whom they had captured the
same day, capt. Mayo then continuesl---
they then commenced discharging about
40casks of nails, kedge anchor and haW.
ser, all my spare rigging &C. also two
sudden sails. two compaSses, most OF the
cabin slorss, about 500 lbs Of bread, sc.
ASP m. the captain Of the pirates cane
aboard aud ordered his crew ii they did
moi 6nd more money in one hour, to mur
der every one OF US, and burn the vessel.
begged tJr the long boat, some bread
and water, to proceed to the Florida coast;
be said no, should send an American man
Of war 10 detect him, he did not mean 10
spare one OF Us. One Of the pirates, more
humane than the rest, begged hard for my
life The. capt. told him TO do his duty.
or be would take his life instantly. then
proposed to go to Matanzos, and get mo-
ney 10 raOsom our lives, and the vessel.
He hesitated iew minutes, and then said
be would give me three days to go and re-
turn with $4,000, or be would burn the
brig aud every soul on board. He took
me on board his piratical schooner, and
next day NOV carried me within b
miles OF MatanZas, and put me INTO boat.
iariyed in town at pm. | called on
The governor, Who would not assist me
he American merchants did not think pro-
per to raise any money, or treat with the
pirates. The American masters then a
greed 10 muster a force from their own
crews, go down and engage them Capt.
Watkins, of the pilot>boat schr, Plough
boy, OF Philadelphia, offered his vessel &
services We put on board her one 10
pOunder, so muskets, few pistols, cut
IssSes, &c. and mustered about 80 men.
Alter getting ready, some began to dis
courage the expedition as not OF sufnclent
force some OF the sailors began 10 drO?
VI and finally gave il up. Next morning
laoV, 81, went ashore TO consult what
could be done. Soon after landed, | saw
sae ' States schr. Alligator, coming into
ile Gay. boarded her as soon as posi-
Sle, and stated my situation TO Capt. Al
!ea, he was pleased 10 assist me, and
Immediately tackled ship, and stood out
9eoay. Capt Watkins, in the Plough
0oy, With few American sailors, follow
- lAe Alligator. Next moraing (9lhJ,
Quad ourselves directly of the entrance
y " lac bay between Stooe-Key aud Point
lcscoas with three American vessels and
cue o. the pirates in sight, at anchor. The
Americans proved 10 be the ship William