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

DC sNo'--'ney put me piSIois w our Heeoo
and fred ,hsm--it is impossioas 10 describe
our feelings, when after the repprt Of tho pis.
tolls, we foood ourselves sill s'ise. Th,s was
the syatem Of terror they sdopted TO compel
Us into disclosure OF our hidden riches, rs
they imsgincd.---We weIs Immediately ss
we were successfully dispatched ordered INTO
the forccast.e, there To swsit their fariher
veogeanee. language faiIs TO convey sp ed.
equsie conception Of on. aslonishment and q.
greesbio surprise, when we bebeld oar fellow
passengers, who we believed were sscrIhced
10 Spanish copidity and sunk into lhelr wa,e.
~ graves, still breathing the brsa,h of life,
but whose conntepances still communicated
the cruel apprehension that harsssed their
minds. In this place VIC remained rnminst
Ing upon our Situations, and anticipating the
mos hnrrid consequences of spanish baybar
ity III Is worth while TO mention, that when
we wero brought to the windlas., We found
II bloody, those heilhounds OF war having ~
order TO convince us OF Tho murder Of bur fol.
low passengers, killed duck and sprinkled
i,s blood on and about tho windlsss. Tho
ssilor who had secreted hiriself, icing disco
vered, was barbarously beaten; the poor ftl.
low believing that we wsre all dead, in order
TO oorsin. some cessation Of his ,o',urss told
tho pirates that he knew Mr.. AyikoH had q
box Of money in tie otter hold@-to get at this
box they cot nc cabin floor away and broke
few Of the lockers, bot theie search was in
vain, for Ihere'was no money they then re-
commenced 10 msltreat the sailor who per.
/ sisted ~ declaring that he knew there was
box OF money on board not being able TO
find Il they beat the sailor most cruelty. MIR.
Wikof was then ordered on deck as he vas
ascending, rpfiian stabbed him in the thigh
with siilcio--being on deck. be was again
barbarously veated, being stabbed in seSera!
places add beaten with swo, ds and pistols
in vain he declared he had no mole money;
IN vain h: declared his ignor snce OF there be-
ing any on board TO csp the climax oi hi.
man snffsriog, they put rope aro1nd bis
neck and hoistcd him up to the yard arm,
then dropped him almost isfelcss into ths
chains then struck him with SWORDS, ceiling
out for money but be was too lar gone to
| answer; they again haclct him UP 10 the
| yard arm, and when he was apparently deed.
| they dropped him into tho water, then drew
him UP add threw him irto The Tong boar,
which was alongside the brig--.when ho va.
| able 20 move, they drew him on deck, end
beat him back into the foreeastle. At the
s'S't w hu uSSobS P'O'uoe/ wv" oN'S'S'
/ wounds, weakened from the loss of blood and
almost drowoed, VIC all sgain were certain Of
undergoing the same c. ncf tces,ment.
In this horrio s,s'e Of sa,pense vo were
suff. red 10 reussin for hoar.. Rising dssp-
! puinsd In ihc object OF their pursuit, they
commenced 10 piundsr the big OF rysry thing
vauabc--he csp,ain Of ell the briggs papers,
and his desk with all his pfiya'e papers, and
| the passengers Of all their valuable papers Of
/ every description, and trucks with all their
contents they robbed us Of all our clothing,
| watches, breast. pms, and IN fact, ct every
| thing except whs, we had on our b,cks. A
bout the same time that they brought the hu,
lila. To anchor, they brought the big lfrsm,
Of Newport, Captain Waite, and as near rs
I nr could ascertain, the captain and his crew
! suffered severely. About Eve hours after
| they bad captured us, they saw three sail
/ crossing the Blns, they ordered the captain
to ens,n until morning Tor f.. lber or scs, add
| that il hs attempted TO violate his orders, al
| hands should be nu' dcred, and the brig set on
| Gre-ihey made sail in chace ofifree vessels,
succeeded in cspuriog two Of them, AMI hen
returned TO anchorage near u.s. Abcu, 9 -.
! clock p. NJ they csmc on board of Us again,
| ransacked the brig and took awsy crcry thing
they could lad, even oi the most tiii:ng con.
! sideraiion.--
AZ this inns commenced d scenes Of brutal
outrag: and shocking immortuiry which it is
paiuful to record with their silic,,oes in
their hand, they rsvi,hed the deta,cele.s ne.
gro women in the face every person on board
Several Of the women who resisted tho pra,.
ificstion Of their bss,tly sppe'he,, were fore.
cd by menaces to yield their bodies up TO the
most shocking indolgencies. They returned
to their yesseIs--Durins the night dfferen,
parties came on boaid anT committed tho
same shominabls excosses on the bodies o. tho
women
AZ daylight lare> patty cams on board
and made thorough search throughout the
brig--no, the least thing or'pIses was left un.
searched, Al this time they leftus scarcely
any thing on board--a shor, sliovsnce Of pro.
visions md few large boxcs5of furniture
which they were unable to take away. They
took like wise our colors. n ne w tt.wssr ,od