Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-27
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PIRACIES.

CAPT Harris, lair or The brig Rucbes and Eliza,
has sent rs The following particulars Of his capture
"nd the circumstances within his know fridge relative
70 me capture OF the brig Mechanic Of this port
tfreat apprehensIons felt respecting tie fate oil
captain Kay, aud Tie crew Of iliis vessel
To the Editors eFthe N Y. Mercantile .4drstiser
sailed from Cadiz IN the brig Reuben aud Eliza
undef my command, With cargo OF salt, wine. fruit
&c bound ~ Havana On the 9Th May, The Hills oi
the Isle on Pues bearing North, distant about 80
miles, schooner ~ chnse &c US Af1U A NJ
she ran alongside, ordered come on board with
my papers immediately, OF they would sink me -
boisied on my long boat Craving previously losi
my small bnaO aud weut board. They ordered
mo and The nien that with me on hpr deck and
sent o. ~ Tea armed on board the brig 60 search
i0f money--but found Doue. They hen robbed Tie
brig III nl her provisions spare fizsing lchi sails
&c SIX s" OF vessels were then deserted in shore
oiUs, aud the all ordered ON hoard exccp,
the ptila master and The brig ordered 10 seer
IN Tor che Isle Of Pines aud n case OF deyang from
that Ill on board were threatened yth instant death
aD5 myself and The two men that were with mo
On hoaTd The pirate. The schooner gave chase fl
tie vessels IN -iofc. About y ooIonk ~ piabt we
were Gp win ulcm, but Fearing there n,irht he ~
armed vessel among them they put OF boarding
them until morning. Soon after getting among
tnem, II got 10 be- very dark and squnIiy, and We
inst SIGHT OF them 10 'he morning rot nuo Of thcni
were 10 be seen Ibtv then eiecred fnr NY brig.
when haiiHg her, were Informed hat the r,aio wild,
tyo urn, ciJk sud boy, mute iheit escape 90 the
long boost and alru al tie mo4sy wj;h ihem--Uue
81 ~ having iod i',em thai bad fpur thousand
dollars or postd. they then determined go murder
roe loot "iih gr' difficulty, 81 last persuaded ilrni
t9pUi 90 on uni thry Htdr further inquiries. They
thrn scr me hp4'sv am and six nien on board,
where alta iutcFogsNrg tho passengers they we're
eonTitncd thH here was unt ANY mopey op board
bHi "btt ihey 'ou4d 10 ay irIuk. AZ z. a. firy
run g. tfig on shore ir s'iempuuq 20 90 into P0ri
Fra7-fs 10 tbe ile Of Piors ilio -chr anchored
clos bs tfr Shorii, afler t,ey shot ihe uao Sbo
tot fHeo' bid nsney On horrd On I've Gfh fhfy
put aeo o. hgah of mi brio. aul t,.sr1fohed ION r
armet Dcr, 10 sosfsn fbc isio cf Piops fr die o,
and fhe Hes 'bsI Nffc wub him, thiutinz hr bad
ianfs 90 tho sitpi o. he lib, jhe sclr vent on q,
cfUsH " BE ~ siis returned 10 Cautuany ,pifl,
uis brig 10, sag.a, her prnc. Previous To her re-
tam 'hs D,o l-h o. hqlrd Of ny brig rcd got Der OF
s.ai iou tNt pD ..f Boy ahani twenty FIVE uaie.-
D@er stchngss tse brg 4nd s4k'nacr uear oiy brig.
ast 9ras.td ose 80 5,ais ftbc Praic, whore ! re-
ufiHsd ooii So 18Th l1 We meantime. thsy dis
ohfsE~ he nafg1 NJ lhs kfig Nfrhaaic coasutiuV
q .ti rs-' tlr g,1eaCs mi bsrrss hey seareI-
cu 'f ,pec'e eel tleJ bavs them ntct boz I'd They
tbs took oat taa t7fcJ o. ihe Grrben and kizs
eE n ias SD anil PEI &c os board Of The Mechanic
R1 OF my wen w're 90 hoard 81 Ire Pi.sie 0kss
she "rH. COZ on rer rfszp. buf tho returned they
VIZ pod. 90 'r'd u lhe . hoorrr or brig DOR sny
psre"r belonging 90 30 brig. The csrtafn OF ire
ttr''t il.i un l' bad Iid rhrm board The BRIG
ii1frot rl Ns ht' hr'f fse aftiTed Bcsson giti-
o1f 'h'n fsfr H'af al ro' be hr7r,i Of auy more
no 1f"re waa qfcai qHT1il,v srbi0od on i've Ne.
chtni"s deck ~ They '1i 40 that they had killed =
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