Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-19
HORRIBLE!!
Cyice Of the Mercantile .firertiser,


.Ne,o York, Saturday-noon.>
From the following information, commune atcd
by the captains OF the R0ila, and Fabus, from Ca
diz, there's little doubt that most of the Pirates
who destroyed the ship Topaz, OF Boston, on her
voyage from Canton, and barbarously murdered
| all on board, have been discove cred at Cadiz
About the LIST OF May, brig on shore on
! the south side OF Cadiz. Immediately after the
chiei officer and ten OF the crew left the wreck.
anu had not since been heard of al Cadiz. The
remainder otered about the city for ten or twelve
days, when something they said excited susy =.
cions against them, and they were ALL fourteen -.
number, arrested and committed to prison. whe.,
they remained when the Rolla sailed aw,itins
their trial, which shortly to take place. GA
| hrst examination, their story that they sail,
| ed IRON Rio Janeiro for the Coast of Africa ~,
put into the Canary Islands, and sailed thence ioc
Corunna, from which port they were bound to Gil
braltar when their vessel got ashore. This state
ment not being satisfactory, and the vessel having
no papers whatever to prove her character, they
were remanded to prison, and confined in irons.
About the last OF June, they confessed them
| selves, to he Pirates, and gave a narration of
their conduct, in substance foliows:- They sail
| ed from Rio Janeir0 under Portuguese colours for
Africa, and after being the coast a few days,
| the captain, who was sick, went on shore, when
they formed the design OF taking possession OF the
vessel in which they finally succeeded though OPP
posed by twenty of the crew, who not being will
ing TO Join them, took the boat and embarked for
the Shores but il was supposed were all upset and
tost, tnere Deing heavy sea AT the time. They
then weighed anchor, for the purpose of commenc-
ing iheir horriddeeds,ou had quarrel in deciding
who should take command, and before this DISPUTE
was settled, four of their number were shot
| The first vessel they robbed, ,cas an 7mcs lean
ship, belonging to Boston, home,card bound from
the East Indies. They murdered all hands ON
board-took out 80 cases of silks and what other
valuable articles they could, and set the ship on
nre The second robbery was that of the British
ship Morning Star, which they described precise
In the manner related by the officers on her ar
| rival in England They stated also, that they had
subsequently robbed eight other vessels, mostly
English briggs, and murdered all hands on boardI
They could not recoilect the names of any of
the vessels except the Morning Star They af-
forwards touched at the Canary Islands, and
thence proceeded to Corunns, where they landed
the silks, and other property, and then ran the
vessel ashore at Cadiz, as the only way they could
devise to get clear.
The authorities at Cadiz were adopting mea-
sures further to investigate these barbarities-a
| messenger had been despatched to Corunna TO AS
certain the property landed thereof which il was
reported there was upwards OF 100000 dollars in
specie.
The pirates were composed of several nations.
OUT 1t was said there were no Americans among
| them.
Pursuit was making for the officer and men who
| escaped in the boat. Capt. Barstow informs that
| two men had been arrested at Gibraltar, and wer
under examination when he left that place, sus-
Pected OF being part of the gang.