The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-20

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| properpositiOn, when she camme4r, j. and
. after very sharp action of 80 mi.Bt,,s. thu
, sem. blew mp with many of her crew
! Those who escaped were instantly pursued
ny Lieut.. CaWley in the bouts, and sue
: eeeded IN taking in i've, klaiy iInr,y. and
wonndng others, vino, the moment they
landed, we're placed on horses. kept rra-
uy saddled aud hridled opposite .he sehr
Lieut.. CaNley took possrsslan of /. f.
yucca and two armed boais. leu !eis IL The
schooner, which he found IA tbs river. and
winch were quickly deserted hy ihcir PEG
pie, altr little Or No. resistance. Ten hor
SEES were found ready equipped near these
vessels.
The schooner hlownup hid two | 8 ponn-
ders, ON Pl'ois, and lear L FOUNDER ear.
ronades, with complement of ninety men.
| Tue teueea aud armed boats were destroy
ed by the Grecian the former had four
Founders aud fifty stand of small arms,
aud the latter two guns each and 80 stand
of small arms.
From what could be- learnt, the schooner
destroyed was named La Gaia, and her
commander hoasted ot having beat off the
American schooner Alligator, and killed
her commander
II IS singular circumstance thai the sehr.
alluded TO passed almost within musket shot
OF the Fort Royal at Trinidad, without be
'ns hred at, although the people of the fot
acquainted the officer, wh1 landed from
one oi our tenders, that they believed her
to be IA pirate. This same Fort, a few
days afterwards, fired at the boat in which
LIT. Marriott was about to land "A pilot, Al
The request of the Governor of that place.
Notwithstanding the tender had her colors
up ana The piot, native Of the place, ex-
planned 10 them what she wa.
The Iamar, on passing Cape Francis,
observed wreck near the shore, which,
on being examined, was found TO have
been destroyed by fire, and stripped
OF every thing 81 board of her She ap-
peared to be about 800 tons and /
merlcan built bat from the Inform dion
received, II was ascertained that she was Il
French ship, which had been carried INTO
the Isle Of Pines, by pirate, Intended 10
have been made depot, but she got ON
shore and they burnt her.
Lieut.. HObson, of the Lion, succeeded
IN recaplurlng a fishers vessel belonging
to the Caymanas, which had been taken
possession ofby the pirate schooner two
days before.
we are happy to add, to this gallant and
ludlclOus conduct Of Lieut.. Canlcy, hat
TINS important service was performed with
out any material loss 10 bis Majesty's YES
sell the Greclan having only three mcn
wounded
We have also derived information in
addition 10 the foregoing, that La Gaia
had on board quantity Of French goods,
provisions, wines, &c. which she plundercd
from several vessols. -Four bales of indigo,
a cask Of beef, a few kegs Of lard and a
brass bundcrhuss were taken out of her
and brought into Port Royal, in the cutter.
The three men belonging 10 the pirate are
10 be examined AT the Clerk Of the Courts
Office, nj O'Clock this morning, and it
would be desirable that persons who may
has been plundeicd on the high seas lately,
would attend, IN order to ldeutlly them cr
to call ON board The cutter 10 SEE the arti-
cIcs.
Fromhe Kingston Royai Gazette, Apga2I.I
The Tyne, Il, Captain Wacott and
Ihracan brig, 10, Captain Roberls (which
vessels arrived at Port Royal from the
coast of Cuba on Wednesday, brought IN
with tbem The prdlIeal schooner Haragoza.
ma, captured by the boats from each vessel.
The following are the Official particulars Of
this affair:
Ills Malcstys ship Tyne aud Thracian
after an anxious pursuit of many days,
sometimes obtaining intelligence of tie
plralca schooner, At others losing alb clue
10 her, at length gained sight OF her of
Barracoa early in the forenoon Of the 3lst
OF last month.
Both ships disguised as much as posi-
: hle lo bear the appearance ol merchautmcn,
i'Dod IN To close with her, then under easy
al standing in for the land For three
i,.gdrs the schooner remained under the
deception winch had been praciscd to-
wards her, when she crowded all sail and
[ made for the harbor of Malta, where she
/ sancnOred with her broadsidc commanding
tn narrow entrance of little more than a
t cables length in breadth, and displayed
Spanish coiors. The boats Of the ships
were instantly hOisted out, manned, and
armed, and under the command of capt.
: NalcOtt, proceeded 10 ascertain what her
real character was, when, at 3 p. NJ. the
boats beng within gun shot, she opened
her fire under the Spanish nag, which, al
ter the first shot was snpplanled by the
black fas. She bad previously landed a
small body OF men, to fire from lhicket
on one side Of the harbor's entrance, which
increased the advantages of her already
admirable position for defence, and placed
our officers and men under an inccssant and
most calling fire, of every description, for
+ upwards of three quarters of an hour.