Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-20
NEw YoRK, May II.

New YoRK, May II.
a Pirate cGughtYesterday, sea faring man by the
name of John l.. Skeese brought up TO the Police
under the following circumstances. He had shipped
board the brig Harriet, at Campeachy bound To Bal
more, being stranger to the concern and consIdera
bic quantity of cochnea was brought on board and the
owner fearing the Pirates, cntrc3cd the captain to put
to sea before the people shore knew what he had
board.
This Skeese begged permission 10 go shore for his
bedding, and would take refusal. He obtained an
hours permission to be absent, and board and
Just at dark the captain got under In going out
oil The harbor, 1t being dark and rainy the captain
dered Skeese TO keep look out for a sunken wreck
anu Skeese instead guiding Aim correctly led HIM to
WITHIN twenty yards of the sunken wreck, with the
dent intention of destroying the vessel. The captain
discovered his danger Just i'll time TO avoid it, and he
threatened the mate seriously for his conduct Just at
hatnoinent, supercargo told the captain that through
The haze of the night, he discovered piratical boat
king for the vesselthc captain ordered the guns to be
cleared for action, and the assisted with alacrty-
The supercargo brought up the Captains pistols and
laid them ON the hen coop, when Skecsc seized them,
and threatened 10 shoot the Capan he forward and
hailed the boat in Spanish, telling them to come on
board and swearing he would have the CoChineal. AT
this time the boat within 20 yards of the Ship when
fresh breeze sprung up aud she escaped. Skeesc
secured by the crew brought back TO Ca,npeachy, and
was sent in irons board the Susanna Capt Tier
Havana which ship wrecked on the Colorapt, and
Skeese escaped. He found yesterday, board the
brig Elizabeth Sturges, for -ilwaradO shipped mate
900
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a scene of
great activity and diligence. IL is excayaed by Sec
tons on private contracts with the general overseer-
1oO comprehenuIng usually quarter of a mile i'm
length and twelve feet deep. Near the Buck tavern is
the deepcut, through the apex of the hill which rises gra
dealy from both waters Its depth there is to be Sc
vSnsy feet, and the width the surface about two hum
cred eet-te regular width OF the canal is forty feet
Near the Buck bridge is TO be erected on twenty feet
abuments rising from the banks, the centre of the arch
being seveE;r 'cct from the bank and ninety from the
water, 1t is % thus high 10 permit the passage Of yes
sels under without the of drawbridre
AT THIS place the drivers engaged in digging small
canal through the middle of the alton to reduce
sufficient water from ST Georges creek to admit boats
to CONVEX away the dirt 10 fill up the Marshes &c. The
DIRT is now hcaped the bank sufficient distance
from the water bed, To leave wide tow pat
he work proceeds regularly and constantly. Empty
teams continually take the place of those which po oil
win their loads and by of copper tokens riyen
to each driver as he takes away load the precise ny1-
berls ascerained by the The men are sum-
inoned 10 meals and work by Il bell. which must be
puhctually obeyed or forfeiture is incurred. The
"orkneu live IN companies of fifteen and twenty i'm
Hhahfees-trame buildings along the canal, provided
WIN cook, or board III private houses erected
for The purpose. II is difficult understand the mag
nItude OF the undertaking without personal inspection
he huge clasm at the Buck astonishcs the spectator
although not one-hird of The intended depth has been
Dug Marine substances have been thrown u from the
depth OF twenty and thirty feet, and lately common
Key was found mbedded at this DEPTH
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