Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-08
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We are indebted 10 Captain SILVER, ipcr,l,1, nr a., big
it1ndr which arrived a. this port ssy IT. ir g.. o
an English last ndaman hY pirate taken the
pore Chronicle November IL will that the
pundeTcr undcsIiltugy designated as American although
Inc reasons TO ~ are not very apparent IN the narration
Tue harque Corqd oI the safety Of whc- aprIch,n,ois
arrived here london and
Batavia the 2lh uit She sliie' om London the TN
60 by american tuaie. On tie an uf May, drg
- min south and long - de- ~ West me people %
me tnnndA Sc" vessel ahead s'ohdns to~a"s them; cy
hostea English culuTs and half hour discuverri
der the sr of tine Clorind, hailed hero hcay, TO- and The
Captain board with u, papers asst thr bf! pr par
~ 10 lire There at;ratvr bat compliance atd.
prisoners Tie taken below and his Iapc examined Gv
tie COMMANDED OF the hing. who told h' u~t he Wist supply
hun WITH rope, Canvass an' pf1vao', " IN We meantime
detained Tne Captain oi the Cornia Ituuil-
s1tel asi;n this uucv detention OF his person ant claimed
20 c paid for such stores as should be taken, upon Which tie
PIRATE oid him hc would ave MIN dram upon his government,
wEp damned good p1ymas'eTs' Captain arr'v was
cred custody the Plate giving his orders il Spanish,
though MS language evidently Euglsh CAPTAIN Car
severely beaten and III treated and finally a'rd down
10 rug bolts aud guarded hy two cenunss armed With pistols
and c,Hiassps he kept ~ this situation from ~ tlC
morning tai or at night without any reiiescnt, rav'ug
been refused even dk o water During The Whole Of TINS
lac heard continued hustle vi boats alongside, and
deck hone M of heavy packages aud rolling Of casks AMI
Tie pgs aud poulty winch had belonged
finite confession prevailed Between and at night he
released aud conducted into the presence of the rnc the
Client discover the ite banGlshGS dagger his right
hand tie aske his prisoner wlcc hrs courcicd
make the DISCLOSURE. Captain Cdrew told h'm hc had no
tcasuIc and assured him of on bis honor The iirac
questcd che would PCT his honor SIDE that
ri nc had long scratched from his yocabuy, anil he de-
andcd the money which intended 10 purchase cargo
with in India, saying, that he understood the lrdan trade
c would haze he would burn and scur the vessel
and Kill every board The assurance .cng -ocmny
repeated that there money, he sand lis thar your
s"cI: aud on being tod nat was ne spoke M spanish {" ms
men, of whom seized Captain Cacw and applied
pie u pistols 10 his head each SIDE aud again ihc "a ate
urged h" 20 confess sNm5 'ensncf money 'ann" avail
you recall your life whcn ypu dealt you regard you,
h, acpusnt where c money concealed. and
S'i are tac-ihiS my profession hnit 60" Wwch To blood
- expect no mercy II you deceive me-"
captain Canow had nothing % conc.+. and only repeated
h assertion that there was no money on board the tornoa
ubon which the Pirate ordered To- men u Ergiisi pVuc
bis victim sonmy avcucd that hc had spoken the lri thnt
1t there had been any money ON board hc ship he could have
I'D I'D int she lpss would tai
is owners but hs Underwriters, with wn0u woU.
lave been amply n.uc1 ana that h' wnli' sho" hin no
mercy for his AXE hc was man wits itmy hld might
be sparc for ior especially as MS gea'h '2ud We o 10
vice 10 those who inflicted o. TIE tHie either convinced b
the obvious truth Ol bstcaonrg or NOT 40 utterly h'Hcd as
hc had described himself ordered c mate ut Ur i'rn'H
l"ho no had hecn brought un hoa) tone 'o' ' '' caD'
Iut threats o nstmt death only c,acird continuation OF
what had been previously aycucd o 'c hrns no treasure g."
!o7d, AMI he was orlr,oI away Captain Jdn" was Then
ssaicbrd his' ch taken from hn and ru.ai"e inu 'o
lis neck bu' nc latter thrown hack 10 him, i value 20
ANY one blt us owner bc1l too tOn5 probably Z" m'-t
worth retaining llc conducted back Co the place hcc Tee
lad been conhnc tc iac continuing 10 utter "ilui uupr,
cations tcln- h t' his death should be the
of further o1'nacy aud t1i be would only allow @ hall a
hour Jon .cr to consider
Captain Caucw was Kept IN confinement until between two
and three O'Clock the next morning, when be brought
before the Pirate WHO demanded thc 10y hs cau wic
when received be tod Captain Carey that he should sfoU
lbs hF though no bad sworn the contrary and bad intended
a. have scuuei tive vessel l"lv1 tell tales bidding
hun to remember the who hsu. ed IN Jamaica
kncfr4 u,cn ishu. W., hand and shaking IT, ic tod him
h. had released his boats crow, who al1ngsidc iu the
larch the having been lost n pu3l, aud that nc might
q, back n tho C,ondl Captain Caucw reminded him OF tn
,,r ho ta promised BIN W government "fcq, true, bat
3l rtc n with vour lr3 Mood the Pirates
eco, CANAAN Carrcw without wastin, tirc n such
dc,o. harley walked ,twstd between two h'cs o armed
m r ,ha struck h, th nc'r cut1s'cs 70, attempting 60 ook
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