The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-29
ANOTHER PIRACY.

NORFOLK, April l9.--ThG schr. Pilot,
capt. BANKS, Of aud from this port, bound
Ia Havana, WAS captured on the 2Ith
March, then Ii days out, Ull Point fscon-
dido, within about 3G miles of Havana and
within % miles Of the Pan of Motanzas,
by two top-sal plralcal schr. Of about
80 tons, mounting long pivot gun (l9
pounder,) and long fours, having , loug
SKIES also i'll her hold-lhe sehr. had 30
men On board, aud captured the Pilot uu-
der the Venezuelan flag. The crew of the
boal, Immediately on entering the Pilot,
cat ias orite dog IN tico, belonging to capt
Banks with one OF their swords, and com
peeled capt. Il. to throw the parts over
board, Stating at the same time, that the
inst uctians from the capt. of their schr
was To put to death every person on board
and 10 throw them over also, and which
capt. Is. believes they would have done,
had / not have been for the intcrcession Of
a Spanish passenger, who went in the Pi-
lot, who prevailed upon them to refrain
from the act.
The supcrcarso, the captains brother,
ono man, and the cook, lin all 4, were lin
mrdiate3y ordered on board the p.'dte and
put INTO the hold, where they SAN nam
Der ,f bags aud hhds. OF coffee, and where
they were questioned very strictly If the
Pllnt had any inouey--the ncst day, 18th
after taking ont 100 kegs Of lard from the
Pilot and sending it on board the pirate,
and robbing the men OF their clothes, the
captain Of his clothes, charts, quadrant,
Se. sent them also on board the pirate to-
gether with the Spanish passenger, who
were also put into the hold of thu vessel,
except capt y. and the passenger, who
wee permitted to remain upon deck. Da-
ring that night small pilatich schr. IA con
sort of the large enc, came up, tIIaying been
III chace Of the brig Richmond of Philadri-
p ,ia, bat which vessel escaped aud run into
Havana, and gun was taken from on board
other & placed on board the Plot, manning
her at the sane lime, and thus qualifying
her for active optratiois--thls small schr.
from the circumstance Of her having the
head of her ioreinast carried away and Il
peculiar kind Of aruing, was supposed to
have becu the sane vessel which day CT
two previous had plundered a French brig
of a cargo of coffee.
All threc OF the pirates continued 10
craze tog,sher until the night Of the eth,
when the Target one, on board which Was
the Piut's crew still, was sent in pursuit
OF IA supposed Spanish brig, which on wear
ing, aud finding that SHE run up English
calors, tue captain Of the pirate ran for
ward, dipped his hands into some slush
which he rubbed over his face, after which
he besmrared it with SCOT, then went off
and told capt. Banks he must act as cap
tain when they came within hail of the
big, and actually compelled him TO assume
that character. On the night of the cath,
the pirate put into a small harbor, about
- miles from Havana, when three OF the
men took passage for Havana, and who
afterwards stated, that the mau who had
charge Of her, observed, that If all the Pr
Ioi's crew had been IN board with him, his
orders were 10 put them 10 death, but lac
should not 90 SO with those three-thc
next morning, capt. Il. aud the remainder
OF the persons took passage III another
drogher and soon arrived AT havana, where
they fell IN with those who had left them
in the other drogLcr.
At Havana, during captain Banks stay
there, he saw the schr. Pilot board several
vessels; the brig Mechanic Of Portland, was
one, and the three Sisters Of Boston ano
iher, short distance from the Moro. and
the Pilots long boat, captain Banks acta-
ally recognized at Havana IN tle POSSESSION
Of some Of The so!diers belonging 10 the cas-
tie, aud ON questioning them how they
came by it. they observed, they picked
her up dgG," capt. b. understood, howe
yer that some Of the men OF the Pilot lad
come ashore and left brr at all events,
ne claimed her as his property, got possess
sion OF her, aud brought her home with
him.
Cap, Banks understood at Havana, that