Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-18

fhe following narrative, from a source entire
~ authentic, will afford to our readers a gene
Ta IDEA OF the horrors perpetrate ed in the West
lndian Seas by the blood thirsty bucanicrs who
have lately infested them
1S1tFdct Of tetter from gerry respectable 4yae-
atedn TO q Senator QfHe United Stairs.
SHIP -, JhGtdnsas, JunsIiy g, 1925.
The object OF this letter is to acquaint YOU
with one OF the most horrible and atrocious acts
tue pirates have committed which has corn,
"-aght. The person, who alone has made his
escape, and is able to tell the melancholy story.
Is now before me, and feel il duty to give
Toil detaiied account of the affair a. related y
hun, particularly as know you are feellncIy
alive on tins subject, and are ia situation to do
much towards putting step to those scenes OF
murder and rapipe.
Z the person saved, and who now gives me the
following account, is Mr.. Daniel Collins, of Wis
casset, state of Maine He was second officer
OF the vessel lost. He states that he left Wis
cassct November 25th, III the BRIG Bctsey. with
Captain Ellis Hilton, bound TO this port that
when twenty one days out, about ~ A. NJ the,
vessel struck on one Of the double headed Shot
heys. In about ten minutes she went 10 pieces
the deck L'ad and boat being swcpt tbrougi,
aspaSsaSe where the water was smoother. they
all succeeded IN getting into the buat At da,
: hight blowing very bard from the westward
they steered thc boat all that day and nipit t.,
the 9outh"ard--In the morning, made !, low
SAMMY iNSy3 duh ufSCOVoESu Two buildings ui;ut,
It--llnded, aud found five men, whom the, sim
posed To be fishermen Thcy were ,yitt, the,n
two days. There was at tins place one vessel
OF about eleven tons, and two canoes, which frey
said belonged TO them, There were two Other
boats there which looked like the yaWIs of ,uer
Chant vessels, and whlch the fishermen said did
not belong to tAem, 5nt To some people i,,ai
were absent, and s,iIo would soon be back
CaPiaia "a. Hiddc an agreement with 1hc mead
h5!cij'aisto take them 10 bEatanz,.s for forty ono
do'iaf5, and was to help tiYsin load tt,eir ycs.i
WIN itsh, winch Captain / L. and crew did WA,
Z ed' LABOR ard idtlgue, being Obliged To wade
of considerable distance frou. lie shore Ia,
put the iIsh on board. TIE vessel of eleven IONS
spoken OF, they had got loadua, aud ~, ~. % t,1r
under way when boat of about ten ron, ,,,,,,,C
vs. aud fred several times AT thenn ,gitii n,uskct
and OiuhderDu 'scs--theu anchored and boarded
th"'n. ram lie PuatCoi crew examined tl,,,
hs"IS vessel, and pat went on si,or. fo tl,,.
huts. They gave onc Oftte f-itsrfncn t,yo dc,,-
blooms, aud ioVk fn ard ti!o others on board 81
tiIeIr boat. There tic, dftnl, and caton-,.j .
ooUt halt an hour, naaiug tireatcnirc rnena.,s
towards Captain II. III the is.G,g boat. Dur
; ing the time. they sent a jug oi liquor foEatl
IL and crew, aud made ticin dtink .yfne Sc,,
after, those WHO went 10 gse lnts i,,ped a.,
others, and came along side 1T the lisl,iup vessel
WITH two canoes drawn by the fishermen d,o
pIraiIcal crew accompanying, witl, swords and
long knives, which they pointed at Cart II. and
his men, feeling of the edges Of thc knives. aco
Inas'Ig tbc most appalling signs To- them. AL
length ibey took them and boind their arms no.
bud tie ~ with cords, putting them in t,c great
est possible torment, then tumbled CAPTAIN fiji
ton aud Mr. Mefary- lst officer, aud two of the