Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-14

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any they hung bin by the neck tui"as
they then lowered him down and laid hie''
on two boards on the deck and drew =
large knife across bis throat twice. u
then informed them there were on In, S
of the brig Henry, len ounces IN polS
which they Immediately sent for; lts,,
then run the brig on shore on a kew rr,
away both masts, unbent the sails ,o NJ.
the rigging off The masts and rut them NY ~
board two small schooners; like wise ,u
chors and cables, and several boxes anu
bales from the piraticsl schooner. rb,ot
Capt. Rhodes supposed had been ,aks"
from some American schooner few dava
previous. ln the evening, tour of IIa
brig Henry crew were brought on ho,,S
OF the pirstical schooner, who told o.,
Rhodes that the piratical crew had tres,oi
the crew Of the Henry most barbaron,ISnS
and had broken the arm of William VIII,
OF the brig Henry. On the morning .;
the 18th The small schooners sailed 10 tba
eastward. Capt. Rhodes and The wo sra
were confined in the hold, and the onIr
diet was rice and water: in The allernong,
the remainder of the briggs crew wo,.'
brought on board the piratical schoono,
and likewise confined in the hold. On H.
morning of the 18th the droging scboono No.
No. 33I joined company with The pira,s.
and took in cargo of jerked beef bess.
wax, coffee and part OF the briggs rigsios
and sails. She then sailed to the eastwsrG'
no doubt to Havana The morning nrs'
vious to despalching this schooner II.
briggs crew were ordered on deck. and ON,
ployed in Citing the gun tackles, and sea,
Capt. Rhodes to fill cartridges. App
M the two piratical scboouers came in
who also took cargoes from the large sch,
and made sail 10 the eastward AT sunos,
Capt. Rhodes and crew were confined IL
the bold
On the 10th utimo, the two piratir,l
schooners returned and took in anohs'
cargo and sailed to the Easlward-Can,
Rhodes and crew employed as before
On the Goth, at daylight, The large armed
pirsical schooner got under way. and
gave chase 10 schooner, but could moi
come up to her, gave up the chase, and reu
turned to her former anchorage. On the
2lsl, at four in the morning the brig,
crew were sent on board TO boist and land
the mules from the brig Henry They bad
just made commencement when three
armed boats made their appearance. TR
piratical crew then being entirely conu;.
ed. some jumped into the water, other
in the boats, and made the best of their
way for The shore. The brig and sthr.
was taken possession Of by the boats OF H,
NJ ship lcarus, who saved the Lille Of Il.
crew of the brig Henry, who where 10
have been murdered, when the mules wee
landed, Among the piraicaI crew Capt.
Rhodes recognised VIM. Johnston and E,
lias Manuel, who be had seen 10 New Or :
leans, and who told him they had been
little better than three months IN that p.
ratIcal business; they had taken and burn.
ed IL vessels; and upon Captain RHODES T
as 10 the fate OF their crews
they would not give any answer FTOG
the appearance of the wreck, il Is Cap. 4
KS opinion they must have been naVigaH
ed with about 1870 men, all OF who he
slppoSes fell sacrifice to those blood. (
thirsty murderers
On the goth of August last. Capt GA
ham, of H. B. NJ ship Icarus, hired
launch from some Spanish merchants At
Havana, armed her, together with tWOO
his own boats, and well manned with BIS 4
officers and men, leaving only ten mn
on board OF his ship,) passed The MOroa
sunset TO the surprise of several, and pull 1
ed to the westward in search of some pr 4
ratIcal vessels which Capt. Graham bad 4
information Of. On the 2lst, al daylgb, 1
he boats arrived al tbe piraticaI rendel
7ous, } Cayo blanco, 10 The Bay OF HgeF
la, where they saw schooner and Il
'loop, the former with so, and the latter
With 20 men. The boats pulled direct
or them; they perceived the pirates 10
,et in their boats, sDd several Jumping
'verboard, made the best Of their way N
be shore. The British boats followed
hem, and SHOT six in the woods CD thfr
anding. The British sailors in the bOaE
wanted TO go ashore after the pirates, 10 Toe
FOODS, but the officers not thinking it pH'
lent, would not allow it, The tars were
veil aware that the pirates had their 6s'
bout hem, and probably all their pIug'
Ter in gold. which would have been
mall prize 10 them, and some sssIslaGVS
Q those captured on board OF The HenIy;
The boats pulled for the schooner al4
loop; went also on board of the brig Hsa
y, OF Hartford, where they found C'P"
thodes and crew, consisting OF elg bl Hen'
D such state OF debility irom- hU0su'
lirst and cruelty, as 20, to be able 10 az
cuIae word, They also found lEIe'
lis burnt TO lbe waters edge, and Is
scertaiDed that those lreeb hooters bad aGl
cred all their crews, consisting OF TO-
ersons. 90 the 96th of August, az
CLOCK, the boats returned, towing LOsD
rIzes schooner and sloop) into the o."
OF Of Havana. Some papers were Ioun'
. board the Henry. then in Their posse,
on, which will no doubt lead to sO~'
liable discoveries