The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-22
\ spy AMONG ynE PIRATES,

Tile following intcrestnlt; information %,.al
obtained from an American, Wanin curiosity
led to travel in the LtGW II (Nba, to oo
serve and obtain all necessary infGraa,.oa
respecting the Pirates,
after passage Of 16 day. | arrived a.
the port % Mantan1l5--Herc | shifted my
clothing and put ON "a roundabout Jacket, and
assumed the character OF Il tar, went about
the tavcrns, and got into company the same
evening with pepc and Antonio, both expert
captains in the piratcal trade. They in
formed me that they wanted Ten hands, and
after answering them several questions that
they put, and believing that | had hrtn IL
the slave trade alone was sufficient in.roduc-
ton aud recommendation. They said they
Mad come ththor t. receive 10000 dnl!rs
81 plilc mooney aud to odcposit 900 dollars,
recruit 10 hpnds, and obtl,n nc VS. respecting
the arrival and departure ol the cnciay's
private AMI armed lca5cls---that is to say
the liuglish and Americans. Having obtain
ld al necessary news, tic following tlay was
, appointed fnr urr departure. y small fish
ire boat received our refreshments and ar
mamcut aad passed the iort.--N'e walked
eight in number, sin miles out OF town, az
c,nranird BY Il custom house officer. we
,aeY met the body th,rc, embarked, and
made sai, for Key Diana, where We arrived
nc, mo@:ing. 4 red Has " IS then hoist
wv. ait. about mid day large tow boat, with
t55,nty mcn, lsited us and s:.;l that the
schooner would BE in that night. \ long
aud SCli0us conversation now .ook place With
I the custom house officer respecting the in
PRODUCTION and selling Of the goods; finally il
WAS agreed to increase his commission, a.
the risks and tronblc were greater than usu-
al, and the seaport towns were much sur
lolMt.d by >nicricau and F.nglisl crailcrs.
/ In the ming the schooner arrived, na
ting custom lt0Esc OFFICER, with the shcracr
departed We still remained on The Island
end nest morning observed several sail, hu
o,ii looi. cut ucn III the Keys made signals
tiat thcy we're conveyed by armed ~ ,,rls
Iour da,s had elapsed, wien carly il til,
morning thcy made a signal for stil. ",
gol under weigh and gave chasc. II proyc'
to be an American brig; the crew cnlbt,rkct
in the long boat and abandoucd her: they ap
pcared to be about in number. We sent
boat, took possession Of the prize, sailed I'M
incdiatcly ior the land, and hauled her up
small iiS en- During tine night, 80 men wer,
sent On board to ransitck her, but could fin,
no money; She was loaded with coffee, whicl
/, was landed or the beach. Thepapers wcr
. all destroyed and burnt; the clothing wa
: divided among the first lllunderers: some o
: IT was lnatr,ed |. g. WAS very dcsirous .
going on board to ascertain hcrnamc and tn
Port she came from, but WAS not ordered
thcYct4ic did not show any anMiety for fc;t
OF e%citlpp. suspicion in their nintis. Abol
: day h5At, alter han n3 stripped her Of wha
/ FiggiNa the! wanted, ana sti,yctl in the head
c o' about - hhtls of Moassrs, they set lie
: On lire. ihey c0antcd the bags ON whic
t tiere vas different marks, ono OF which WA
. p. II, New Yorl.. There was upwards 4
1900 III thc wholc, which was put in ncl
] sacks. IN officer was dispatched with
board On which there was painted NO. am
put up in the Top of a tree. then foun
: that they had regular line of telegraph
by which means they could obtain assistance
when required, of mules and men, to trans
port either themselves or their booty. The
dispatched man to the post office he re
turned the same evening with letters, i
: which they received information from SOM
G respectable mercantile houses and officer
i OF the government, of the arrival and depar
e ture OF vessels, and Commodore Porter's ar
7 rival in Matanzas, and of an English and