The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-28
DOMESTIC INpkLIlGEACf.

The Monsters discorered j the following
Information. communicable the captain. oithe
Rolln x Fabius. from Cadiz, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser, there Is IItile doubt hat
most OF the pirates who destroyed The slip To
paE. Of Boston, on her voyage from Canton, and
haftArousIy murdered all on board, have beeu
discovered A. Cadtn.
About the iSt OF MAY n brig ran ON shore ou
the South side al Cadiz. Immediately after, the
Chief officer aud ten of the crew left the wreck,
and had not since been heard OF At Cadi2. The
remainder loitered about the city fpr ten or
twelve days, when something they said excited
suspicion against them, anil they were all, four
teen N number, arrested and committed 10 prl-
son, " herethey remained when the kolla saied, a.
waiting their trlal, which WAS shortly 10 take
Mace. On their first examination, their story
vas. that they sailed from Rio Jancho, for the
Coast OF africa, but put lntU thu Canary Islands,
and sailed thence tor Corunna, tom which
port ilry were hound to Il braltar when then
vessel got ashore. This statement not being
satisfactory. aud the vessel having no papers
whatevcrto prove her character, they wete re-
manded 10 pr lsot F., aud confined in Mons.
About the first OF June, they confessed them
selves 20 be pirates. aud gave n narration OF them
conduct IN substance, as follows lhey sailed
from Rio Janciro under Portuguese cOiors, Tor
Africa. and after hoiag on the coast "A few days,
the cantain. who was sick, went on shore, when
they formed the design Of taking possession of
that vessel, in which they Gnally succeeded,
though opposed by twenty ofthe crew, who, not
being wiling TO JOIN them, took the boat, and
embarked for the shore hut il was supposed
were all upset aud lost, there being a heavy sea
at the time. They then weighed anchor, tar the
purpose Of commencing their horrid decd, but
had a quarrel in deciding who should lake com-
mlnd, aud before this dispute was settled, four OF
their number were SHOT. The first vessel they
robbed rms an american ship belonging 10 BOS-
ION h0mcpnrd hound from The East indies. They
! murdered all hands on board-took out eighty
cases of silks, and what Other valuable articles
! they could, aud sci the ship On IRE. The So
rnnd rolher, was that of the British ship Nor
a,ag star which tliey described precisely IN the
manner related by the officers on her arrival IN
England. They stated also, that they had sub
sequeutly robbed eigtt other %eessctS, loostly En-
glsh briggs, and murdered all hands on board
They could not recoIleCt the name 81 any OF the
vessels except the Morning Star. They after
wards touched at the Canary Islands, AMI
thence proceeded TO Cornnna, where they Ian
DEED the silks and other property, and then ran
the vesstl ashors ~ Cadl2, as the only way they
could devise to get clear.
The authorities al Cadiz We're adopting mea-
surcs further 10 investigate these barbarIties-a
messenger had been despatched To Sorunna to
ASCERTAIN the property landed thereof which,
it is reported there was upwards Of le0,O0O dol,
lars IN specie,
The pirates were composed Of several ma
tiuns, bat II was said there were no Americans
among them.
Pursuit was making for the officer AMI men
who escaped IN the boat. Captain Barstow in
forms that Two men had been arrested at Giblal
tar, aud WIRE under examination when he
leff that place, suspected ct being part of the
gang.