Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-20

H0EaID PIKACY-Capt Weston. Of t6e
Orig Scion, arrived at Charleston on Saturday eek
from Havana, has communicated to our Cores
pendens Of the Charleston Courier, the statement
Of Alfred Hill. the Cd mate of the brig Attentive.
Captain Grozier. OF Boston. made upon oath be-
toSe the U. S. Commercial Agent at Matanzas
trnm which 1t appears, that the Attentive sailed
IRON Matanzas for New York on the ed Feb and
was brought to, of Point waco, by piratical
schooner Of about 60 or 30 tons, full of men. a
number Of whom boarded her, drove the CAPTAIN
and oil hands Except Hill. who secreted himself
amongst the cargo) into the forepeas, whence af.
terremaining about ten minutes they were or.
defed on deck separately. Hill states that he
hc heard the captain utter a groan and excIaim.
Lo!d nave mercy upon my soul;'' and that he
also beard scuffiing and groans from others: after
Whcn, be supposes the pirates were searching
sne oug Tor money. About o'clock in the
sfle!noon they knocked ont the bow port which
e' IN the water very freely. He was net able to
ascertain when The pirates left the brig, but in
the dusk OF the evening. having listened for some
1me without hearing any other noise than the
nAppng OF inc sails, he ventured upon deck. All
was silent, and not human being but himself re-
iHAined on board. The deck was stained with
oiood ana wearing apparel parts OF Watches Sc
were strewed about il, and in the cabin, He at
tempted to stop the leak, but did not succeed and
rho brig sunk miles from the shore, which. with
tho aid ola plank he reached in safety, and made
the best his way to Matansas
The same pirate, there is too much aause TO
lcsr, mas also captured the hrig New PriciIIs Of
salem, from Charleston, bound to Havana. and
murdered all on board.
The complaints among the merchants and mas
tsfs Oh vessels, engaged in the American trade, at
tne non-protecton of our government, are loud
anu indignant There had not been a U. S. vessel
q war at Havana for months. Considering that
nearly 100 vessels from the u S. enter the MORT of
Havanna yearly, those engaged in the trade are
moruhed and chagrined, at being under the nece.-
sty 81 applying to British, French and Spanish
ships Of war for convoy. The Scion sailed under
French convoy.
The Governor General Of Cuba has issued a
proclamation, Offering reward of s5Oos for The
capture oil the pira,ical schooner and all or 23ds
Of her crew.
$1,000 for the schooner alone and $3.50 for each
andevery one of her crew.
Inc American merchants and masters of vessels
q HAVANA, chartered schr to 20 in pursuit of the
Pirate. ~
Midshipman Of the U. s. Navy, ves an
gplnted communicable was fitted out with two
long guns on pivots, and had crew Of 35 men, |
Lhs government oil Cuba, required Of the mer. !
Grants 10 give bonds for tile good conduct of the
crew, who being persons not known in Havana. |
sn6 possibility that they would rise OF their Of |
nsess' and become pirates themselves. The Go |
veI1ment would not permit them TO pass the Moro
Infs requsition by the Government, created
much excitement among the Americans, but IL |
VS. the opinion of some persons, that the Spanish
requbitfon, so lar as IL was undcrstood was udi |
epus AS is probable many on board were run |
aVays, Of bad character.
The General Post Ofice-The Postmaster Con. |
erl, MIR. M'Lean, retired from the duties NJ bis |
onice, on Monday last. Until the arrival Of the |
Postmaster General, these duties are DISCHARGED
by the Assistant Postmaster General Messrst A
6fadey and r. Bradley