The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-07

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Extract OF letter to the editors of lbe1
Norfolk Beacon, dated on board the
United States schooner Wild Cat, A.
pril 18th 1898.
sal transmit the particulars OF the cap
ture Of piraticai schooner, (formerly
the Pilot, of Norfolk.)
"ApRIL 9th, got unoer way with a feet
of FIVE sail, under convoy of the Wild
Tat and Beagle - On the 7th parted
with them off the Double Headed Shat
Keys, they then being out of danger stood
over for the coast Of Cuba, which we
made at day light. Escondido Bay be-
ing celebrated rendezvous for pirates,
ran in with the Beagle in COM ny to ex-
amino il; there not being any thing in
the bay, stood out 10 sea spoke the
brig Governor Endicou, from Salem for
Havana f; at the same time suspicious
schooner was in sigh,, apparently watch
ing our motions made sail in chase Of
her, the Governor Endicott keeping COM
paDy. On nearing the chase she show
ed American colors, and in our display
ing American sts .hoisted English be
ing within gun shot, o?sDed fire from
the pivot gun, which she returned and
hoisted Spanish colers. Alter a chase
OF FIVE hours, during which time d FIRE
was frequently opened upon her from
this vessel and the Beagle, which she
returned. sometimes with Spanish colo's S,
and sometimes without any she effec
ted her escape, favourcd by the darkness
uf the nighl and he shade of very high
land The pursuers we're in nine feet
water, within few yards of the beach,
when the chase disappeared. twenty
minutes longer continuance Of light
would have made her ours! We haul.
ed off and took the Governor Endicotl
under convoy; she had most valuable
cargo on board, as well as quantity oil
specie conveyed her in under the Mo.
TO, where we remained by her until
morning and saw he, safe into Havana.
In the afternoon Of the 9th fell in with
the Pilot, prize to two of our barges
under heo,. S,ribblipg, of the Peacock
he took her the same nigh; she eluded
US, alter short conflict of from 10 to / 5
minutes. The pirates lost several killed
and number wounded-one prisone,
was made. IL was fortunate for the
Governor Endicolt that we fell in with
her, as she would have been taken in 2
few minutes. The Pilot had a twelve
FOUNDER on a pivot, with q number o.
men We arrived here on the lth, TO,
the purpose of conveying the feet now
wind bound. The captain of the pratt
cal schr. Pilot arrived the same day, b,
and accompanied by two men, whom
ne stated as the only survivors of hi:
crew; the others, he said, persisted il
The fight, or in endeavoring to escape te
the shore. The gentleman who gave
me the Information, saw and spoke tt
him his reply was 81 an, NOT Killed yef >
Several persons who saw him infornec
mt, and promised to point him out, bu
he did NOT pass whist waited for him
His name is Domingo. native of the
canary Islands, aud formerly command
ed guineaman; he is the man that O
bliged the crew of the vessel to fien,
from which lieut.. Alien received hi.
death he is celebrated for his despe.
rate courage and enterpr,ze-E will al.
swer for his indifference TO round shot,
You may think it strange he should walk
freely, at noon day, in d fiapce ofthe aw
but, gentle men, it is easily accounted for
he is fear ed by every onc--he has des-
paradoes ready and willing 10 do his bid
ding, ana certain death would await III,
one whu should dare TO inform agaiDs,
him. In short you could not obtain a
witness agains; him he will therefore
go on until we are lucky enough to fall
IN with him The governor OF Havana
Is very polite, gentlemaniy young man,
and only wants power, to put a stop To-
piracy in ;his quarter Since the first OF
April the Wild Cat and Beagle have
conveyed from this port eighteen sail OF
american vessels. We sail regularly
every Sunday, (wind permittingl the
remainder of the week is employed cruis.
ing along the coast" Dem. Pr.
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