Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-20

WIVES IS nnouS the officers uf government,
f" from the highest to tue lowest,n who connivs
at piracy;
a SPY AMONG THE PIRATES.
No. l..
The following interesting information was OBJ
tanned from an i'nsrican whom curiosit, led to
: ravel III the Iitaa Of Cibu, To observe and OBJ
rates.
After passage of lG days I arrived at the
pDrt OF NitrI:ns. shifted INV clothing
AMI PIT On a-rodaiabout Jacket, and assumed
the Character OF tar, went about the tayerns,
ana got INTO company the same evening will,
fcpc anal Antonio, both expert captains in the
piratcas trade. They informed me that they
wanted 10 hands, and, after answering them
seVeiai questions that they put, and believing
that hai been in the slave trade alone was
suihii;h Introduction and reconnenda tiou.
THY s:lii thcy hai come thither to receive
SS,oooof prize money, ami to depositc ( {, 600
recruit 10 hands, and obtain news respecting the
arsivat aud departure of the cno:ny's private and
armed vessels-that is to saw, the English and
Americans. Having obtained all necessary
news, the following day was appointed for our
departure. y small fishing boat received our
Refreshments and arna nent, ami passed the fort.
we walked eight in number, six miles ont OF
town, accompanied by c'istom-house officer.
We then met the body there, embarked. and
IN )rhing. n red flag was then hostci and about
mid day large tow boat, with 70 men. visited
us, am sad that the schooner would be in that
WSht. long and serious conversation now
took place with the custon,-housc officer res
pectIng the introduction and selling of the roods.
Ehatiy, 1t was agreed to increase his commission
a the RISKS and trouble were greater than usual
AS the seaport towns were much surrounded bv
American and English cruizers.
In the evening the schooner arrived, and the
cnstom-officer, with the fishermen, departed.
We still remained on the Island, and ne xt morn.
Ing observer several sail, but our look out men
IN the l>eys made signals that they were con-
voye by armed vessels. Four davs had eapsed.
whcn' early ~ the morning, they made signal
for sail. Wegot under Wcph ana r,vc ,.l,,sc,
t' proved To be an American brig the crew en-.
parked IN the Ion boat and abandoned her: they
appeared to be about in number. We sent a
boat TOOK possession of the prize sailed itn,no-
diatciy for the land ,and hauled her up a small ri
yer. Daring tho night 30 men were sent OH board
10 ransack her, but could find no money: she
was loaded with coffee, which was landed on the
ecach. The papers were all DESTROYED and
parht; the clothing MAS divided among, the first
piuadercrs ; some of it was marked L. b. I
WAS very desiTous OF going on board To ascertain
Hcr name AM the post she came from, hlt was
rot ordered, therefore, did not show any ,Tfxie-
~ Tor fear OF exciting suspicion in their minds
Nnoht day light, after having stripped her of
what rigging they wanted, AMI STAYED i'm IN.
hea Is OF about 10 hhis. Molasses, thcv set hnr
On hrf. They counted the bags, on which there
was different marks, one of which was p H.
Ne'I York There was upwards Of ; GoJ in
Tue Whole, which was put i'll new sacks One
OF the officers va5 dispatched with a boarI ON
~hica tiere was 50 ne pnintcl No. an put il 10
IL the top OF a tree. then found that tIlay had
regular line of telegraphs, by which means
Job
oil mules and men, TO transport either themselves
or their booty. They dispatched a man 10 the
post o'icc; he returned the sane evening with
letters, IN which they received information from
srne respectable mercantile houses and off,
GERS OF the government, the arrival and dc
parture Of vessels, AMI of Con. Porter,s arrival
IN Natanzas, and OF nm English AMI :. French
Irig ltes' arrival IL Havana, and some bills oc
sales to the enormous amount of S2Oo, 900.
1heir man, carried with more rapidity and re-
Suiarity than that of Tie government They
are, IN fact, so well trained that they openly
violate, not only the laws of the land. but thc
Jaws OF nations, and bid defiance to the world.
oi'icc they had been deprived Of the slave trade,
they nave turned their attention to this Iucra-
tive business of Piracy, which scciI, to be their
delight, ana IN which the officers of the govern
ncht participate, from the highest to the low
est either directly or indirectly, and which it is
MAIZE tncir interest to support and give facility
20 by glVing them coasting licencc and ena.
ole mem with thatprotection to bid defiance to
eur cruizers. This cloak to coycrtheir vlllanv,
taey say, Is lone in retaliation on the Americans
Tor thei; pern!cious principles of free indcpcn-
dent representative and popular governments.
which they have had the andacity TO dissent
nate IN the ne'v worlI, anl thus caused the in
dependence anj separation from the mother
conntry, of many highly valuable colonies. con-
tFaIy To the honor, interest, and dignity of His
Catholic Majesty, TIE SPY.
From the .N'aio1H Journal.
"THE NOTE"
Under the above head, the Editors of thc