Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-13

pace, Notwithstanding the tetider had her CO.
lors up, and the pilot, native of the place, ex-
planned tn them what she was. |.
The Tahiar, on passing Cape Francis, oh i
served a wreck near the shore, which, on he
ing examined. was found to have been destroy
ed by fire, and stripped of every thing on hoard
OF her. She appeared To be about 500 tons
ind American built but from the Information
received, it was ascertained that she WAS
French ship, which had been carried into the
Isle OF Pines, by pirate, intended to have
heen made depot, but she got on shore and
they burnt her.
Lieutenant Hohson, of the Lion, succeeded
in recapturiny fishers vessel; belonging to
the Caymanas. which had been taken posses
SION OF ny the pirate schooner two days be-
fore.
Wrare happy to add, to this gallant and ia
dicious conduct of Lieut.. Cawley, that this |
Important service was performed without any |
material loss to his Majesty's vessel, the Gre !
cian having only three men wounded.
We have also derived information, in add |
tim to the foregoing. that La Gaia had ON |
board quantity of French goods, provisions.
Wines Sc which she plundered from several |
vessels -Four haIes of indigo, a cask of beef. |
n few kegs of lard, and brass blunderhuss |
were taken out of her and brought into Port |
Royal, IN the cutter. The three men belong |
Ing 10 the pirate are Ia be examined at the |
Clerk ofthe Co1rt's Office at nine o'clock this |
morning, and II would be desirable that per- |
sons who may have been piundered ON the !
high seas lately, would attend, in order To j. |
IDENTIFY them or 10 call ON board the cutter to |
see the articles.
lFrom the Kingston Royal Gazette, April 2f.J
The Tyur, &c, Capt. Walcott, and Thracian
brig, 10, Captain Roberts, (which vessels
arrived at Port Royal from the Coast of Cuba
on Wednesday, brought in with them the
praiical sch"pner Zaragozana, captured
by the boats from each vessel. The following
are the official particulars of this affair:
His hlajesty's ships Tyne and Thracian
alter an anxious pursuit of many days, some
times obtaining intelligence of the piratcal
schooner, at others losing all clue TO her, at
length gained sight of he off Barracoa early
IN The forenoon of the Sist of last month
Both ships, disguised as much as possible
10 bear The appearance of merchantmen,
stood IN TO close with her, then under EASY
sail standing in for the land. For three hours
the schooner remained under the deception
which had been practised towards her, when
she crowded all sail and made for the harbor
of Nlata, where she anchored, with her broad
side commanding the narrow entrance 81 little
more than cables length in breadth, and
displayed Spanish colorS The boais of the
ships were Instantly hoisted out, manned, and
armed, aud, under the command Of Capt.
Wacott, proceeded to ascertain what her
real character was, when, At p. NJ. the boats
being within gun shot, she opened her fire
under the Spanish flag, which, after the FIRST
shot, was supplanted by the black flag. She
had previously landed a body Of men, TO fire
from thICket on one side of the harbo,Ir's
entrance, which increased the advantages of
her already admirable position for defence,
anu placed our officers and men under an in
crssant and most calling fire, Of every descrip-
iiou, Tor upwards of three quarters Of an hour,
which was sustained with the frmest intre-
pldlty. At.lennsth, the opportpnity for boarding
n,u.'' "',d ,:'" tnfee cheers our gallant
follows rushed in under a heavy fire Of rran,
anu mnsketry. The panic on board was in
stantare0us, and with trihing exception the
entire of her threw themselves into the
sea.
She proved to be the Zaragozana, ofabout
ls0 tons, An nncommonly fine vessel, length
IS by is, Carrying one long &c FOUNDER on
swivel, four long 9p0unders, eight swives,
well armed, and every way prepared arains,
boarding. Her decks were covered with bottles.
hi!ed with combustib!e materials. She had a
crew nj from 40 to 80 men, chiefly Europeap
Spaniards, commanded by Cayaiano Ano-
gomez, %hu with his crew, fought the vessel
with skill, and until the moment of panic.
with a desperate courage, worthy of better
Cause.
This vessel was fitted out. armed. at the
Havana as she VAS, in january last, with so
men on board, for a port towards the East end
of the Island, and partly laden with mcr-
chandise, under the designation ola mercha Mt
vessel, armed for selr-defeuce.
The pirates had 10 killed, - wounded, i6
taken by the Spaniards, and 20 brought Into
Port Royal for trIal-TotaT, so.
Many of the remainder are supposed to
have been drowned.
Our loss--Tyne, wounded /; Thracian,
wounded aud 2 killed