Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-17
From the ~. r. Mercantile Advertiser, Sept. 8.
PIRAClES

From the ~. Y. Mercantile Advertiser, Sept. 8.
PIRAClES.
Capt. Wolfe, Of the brig Frances, who ar
rived yesterday in 9 days from Havana, has fur
nshed us With the following interesting intelli-
gence.
On the Goth of august, Capt Graham, of the
british sloop OF war lcarus, hired a launch from
some Spanish merchants ut Havana, which,
with two OF his own boats, he armed and man.
ned with nearly his whole crew, leaving only O
men on board his ship. These were fitted out
with such expedition, that they passed the Moro
the same day at sunset, and proceeded west
, ward in search of a Piratical vessel which capt.
! ". had obtained some Slight information of. On
the 2ist, at day light, the boats arrived at the
piratical rendezvous, (lIey Blanco) in the Bay
OF Honda, where they saw schr. and sloop,
the former with SO the latter with 20 men. As
the boats pulled direct for them, they perceived
the pirates take to their boats, and several of
them jump overheard, and make for the shore.
Ihe British boats followed and killed six of
them, whom they shot they ianded--The sea-
men were anxious to pursue the remainder into
the woods, but the officers did not deem it pru-
dent. The boats then pulled for the schr. and
sioop, and also went on board the brig Henry
of Hartford, where they found Capt. Rhodes
and crew, consisting of z men in such state
of debility, from hunger thirst, s, this cruelty
as not to be able to articulate 4 Word. They
also found TWELVE vessels burnt to the va
tiers edge, and ascertaiued that the freesooters
had murdered all their crows, consisting of one
hundred and fifty persons.
On the Goth, the boats returned To- Havana.
towing their prizes 1.-THE schr. and sloop.) ~
Some papers were found on board the Henry,
which 1t was expected would lead to some yalu-
able discoveries.
On the eth; it was said, that Capt Graham
mad made application to the Governor TO search
Spanish vessel then IN the harbor OF Havana
butt was not known at 3 p. nj. (when the Fran
ccs saiied,) whether permission had been gran
Ted.
s Statement of the capture of the brig Henry.
Josiah Rhodes, of Hartford on her passage from
ST. Jago, Gulf of Mexico bound to Matauzas.
with cargo of mules.
The Henry was captured on the 10th of .4u-
gust, by piratiCal schooncrs. .about miles
to the e. of the Bay of Honda, and 10 miles
from the shore, she was boarded by two small!
schrs, who at 10 A. M. carried the Can't on
board a large schr. which Was at anchor in
shore. She was armed with Il carriage ggns
muskets, knives, sc. ami had about "A or dc
Iaeu. They demanded money from the Captaln.
but he not having any, l'.cy hung him up by the
neck twice, then lowered hin, down. laid him on
two boards on the deck and drew 4 large knife,
across his throat twice. He then told them |
there were ten ounces OF gold on board the Hen
~, which they Immediately cent for. They
then run the brig ashore 4 key, cut avay |
bot; masts, unbent the sails, took the rigging
OIL the Hlasts, and put them on board two small
schrs as well as anchors, cables, and several
ooxes and bates from the piratcai schr. which
capt. X supposed had been taken from some
american schooner a few days previous. In
the evening, four of the crew OF the Henry
We're brought on board the pirate schooner who
told Captain x. that they ami their comrades
had been treated most barbarousy by the nj
rates vino had broken the arm OF W illiam Wells |
---On the morning of the 18th, the small schoon-
ers sailed to the Elstwara-Captaip r. and tho
four scaRsen wsre confined in the hold, arI Inc |
only dfet allowed them rice and water--in |
the afternoon the remainder OF the Henry,s |
crew we're brought on board and confined in the
hold. On the morning of the 18th, the drogius
schooner No. 331, joiIEed company With the ri
rate and took IT a cargo OF ierlzcd beet, bees
wax, coffee and part OF the Henry's rigging
and sails; she tleh sailed for the Eastward, no
doibtfor Havana
= The uTorning previous to dcspatcing this
schsouer, the Henry's crew were ordered OH
deck and employed in fitting the gun tackles
SC. aud Capt. X. in Cling cartridges. At two
T. vi the two piratical schrs. came in who al
SO took cargocs from the large schr and made
sail to the Eastward At sunset, capt r. and
oreww We're confined IN the hold. On the 18th,
the two piratical schrs returned and took in an
other cargo aud sailed Eastward--capt. r. aud
crew employed as before Goth, at day lirft
the trge piratical schr. gave chase to schr |
out not beng abio II come up with her returned
to her anchorage. 3lst, at "A. NJ. the crew of
me Henry were sent on board to hoist out and
and tie ma'es. They had but just commenced
when three British boats made tle,r appearance
and threw the Pirates into great CONSERVATION.
some jumping overheard, and Others taking TO |
the boats a..d fleeing for the shore-'rhe boat
OF the lcarus, took possession of the Henry and
"a the lives of her crew, who were 10 Ysave
been murdered as soon they had landed the
mules. F.
Among the piratical crew, capt Rholes re-
coSnized William johnson and Elias Maunel
whom he bad seen at New Orleans, and who
stated to HIM that they had been about three
months in the g Piratical busnnssD during
which timo they had taken twelve vessels, but
would not tell the names Of either. From the
appearance OF the wrecks, Capt Il. was ofopin-
ION they must have required $50 men TO uayi- I
gate them, all OF whom he supposes fcl! sacri
ice to these blood thirsty Dnrdcrers.
MARANIIA1f.
We have been furnished by the arrival of the
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