Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-28

Fu.cni a.lucs on the .41arai Ljou East Ia.sia',
In The early part of last week currently rumed III The
city, that free trader the Admiral Benbow
Capan CIaw~d commander, while Madras
boarded by pira,ca vessel pundccd of provis-
IONS and wartonly OF the The repor,
which arrived al Loyds embodied these facts, and their truth
has SINCE been verified by ships company of Ganees,
Last indanan which has just port We have made
inquiry among the Sailors and from o them have received
ne loowinS manuscript narrative, which give nearly
possible, IN his own words:---
"On Tuesday, the lih APRIL lat 20 N and long % ".
about ten O'Clock, A. NJ. ship coming before
the wind towards coios but she did
snow ers: that made her look rather suspicious About hail
a ef's he came within the hail. and our captain told her
10 send rr boat board; she that she lad boat
na, cou swn' and said something about pirates but we
coud NOT make out what meant; then lowered
Our captain went board and remark when
seemed 10 overcome them, the if they had not
white man for number of years Bu, think what horror
e ueck al stained with human blood; and, the quarter
ehes OF every kind congeaicd with blood From what
I'd, ON the Saturday before by pirate schooner they
TWO men ard apprentice boy and wounded seve
sooner than let them take his life The captain lying in his
CABIN, though still alive, with his cnais hanging OF his
overheard after receiving three wounds, his left and
Que IN his ie., but afterwards had board by
any ot the through windows reached
the hoic where he hid himself
Our snip being in of liquor and the captain wanting
some potatoes while filling bags, the who sppO-
sea To have been drowned OF his hiding place looking
IKE spun. aan human being, Ills appearance caused
cnt and voices heard from every part chief
enhow bo" . ; an ss n. ,e h"",
the pirates had taken theirs parted company Sine was
bound for Madras and Bengal, and intended touching the
, Cape 10 refit, when she left Us
The following is copy OF letter iom of,he
Admiral lenhow, his morr, open us to read we
thought proper, but at all events deliver according
4 dfeCiUn--
Hly Dear Nother,Ne "a on our quarter about
eSi we mace more SAIL and they did the same, began
co up with us we then thought she good; hosted
our ensign" she made answer, b, fired bring to-
ana shortening sail she did the same ordered
come On hoard We G!anncd the boat four men, namely
Nh w ilars second nsie VIM Boyd lv,u BRYAN and John
Norris, seanen One passenger with U.s. We
were on board quarter OF hour boat came
OIL board ma med with eight We gave them some tolA
potatoes and porter They then of our men ON board
OF their snip hey had been gone long when they sung out
Jump overheard, you - We then saw their boat coming
towards us AGAIN, with three of their and one of ours
whom they murdered when they board The chief
mate cuis IN the boats side with David Fan ia sse,-
GER we 9od NOT to their assistance they to fine
a US lhey bcckone for 10 the schooner then
went towards them The four who them i'm their
n0at they mace Jump overheard we took them in
ey tod us To so ana pick black leeward of s
WINE they made SAIL, and away. then went ON
af' ana found two murdered, mcn younied.
tie wnoe dead Is ourNlr. Startling, Jones, Vim Wilson
anu r. MITCHELL have, thank God escaped
- Yours,
10 the reader the above and NAV appear
ew NAT conicd bu, wishing stick possible
' ogh' we have given has been Supplied To u.s. In
ePIaha'ioi IT may he necessary observe. that