Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-16
From the Charleston Courier.
FROM NASSAU.

The Pilot boat Friends, off our Bar on the
9Th inst. boarded the British sloop boat Favor
lie, 6 DAYS from Nassau, and took from her
Can, r. Soule, his officers and crew, Of the
shin Coliseum, OF Boston, and Capt /. Taylor
his officers and crew, Of the schr. Sally, Of Bal,
,imore. and three Spanish gentlemen, oassen-
gers in the Sally.
: By The Favorile, We received our lilies OF the
Nassau Royal Gazette, TO the 2ssh March, In
elusive.
The ship Coliseum, Richard Soule, master,
from Bos, on bonn,i for Havana, was wrecked
the 18Th OF March, on The Gingerbread Ground,
Bahama Bark, vessel lost par,sof the cargo
was saved and carried into Nassau, wacre il
was sold Ii viii be roSo'ltcted tina, the Coli
scum wa. one Of the vessels missing al our last
dates from Havana, and great fear vas enter
tanned tina, she had fallen into the hands Of pi-
rates. Melancholy as shi2wreck under any
circumstances must be, we re joice that the pas
.,neers and crew Of this vessel escs 5ed more
crvrl fate. Mr.. Knight, merchant OF Havana,
passenger in the c and 10 whose house her
cargo was consigned, arrived at Nassau, and az
tended the sale Of that part OF II which was sa-
we'd.
The schr. Sally, Captain 7. Taylor, OF Bal
rimore, from Seuvitas, Cuba, Tor PhiladeiPhla,
was wrecked 5,h March, on he Hog Sites, ba-
hama Bank-,he vessel totally los; The cargo,
consisting Of sugar, wax, honey, iusI:c, hgnuIn"
vita and mahogany, wilhthe sails, ,lgging, Ca
bles, anchors, SIC. were saved by New-Provi'
dence wreckers, taken to Nassau and sold.
In the Royal Gazette of the 18Th March, we
find the following sta,emrn, relative TO the brig
New Priscilla. Captain Hart, from ihls port
bound for Havana:
z aSte nj hp Indus
try. Of this port, states, THAT about twelve DAYS
ago, he discovered brig al some distance, APP
paren,ly aground, on the south side Of Antros
island, to which he proceeded for the purpose
of affordiny assistance in case il was needed;
and ,ha, going on board he found no person in
or near the vessel; her rigging had been cut in
some places, er sails shattered and loose, the
boa, having been cut from the davits; several
bags Of ice lying on deck, and some chests had
been broken. On going below, the lockers were
found broken opel, the bulkheaG cut through
and some wearing apparel and several papers
s,rewed about. The name "New Priscilla, Of
Salem"' is painted on the stern and bows
Finding ii impossible 10 get the brig OF, pro-
ceeded TO take out the cargo, which consisted
Of Rice in ,ierces and bags, which having Ell
f-cled with the assistance OF another litlle YES
sci that came there on the following day, She
ioated, and was towed 10 place OF more Sc
curity, where he remainder Of the cargo was
taken out and landed. A part of the cargo has
arrived here, and other vessels have been sent
To bring the whole 10 port. The papers, among
which is SAID TO be the log book. are not vet
brough, from the wreck, bu: expected in day
two.
We have copied from our Nassau papers, an
aco count Of the execution at 81. Thomas OF four
pirates, who were part If the crew Of the Las
Damas Argen,inas, which captured the brig
Caraboo last year; twenty eight Of the same
crew were hung a. ST, Kits some months since.
Also, a statement OF the execution OF FIVE other
pirates, executed at ST. Thomas, for plunJer>
ing an American vessel on the coast OF Spain.
We are pleased that in the West Indies punish
ment is SO Justly awarded to the relentless
wretches, and We believe that should any pi-
rates fall into the hands Of the officers Of our
navv, they would NO, receive that cruel mercy
which marked Mr.. Monroe's administration
saved the lives Of murderers, and gave them
new oppor tuui,ies Of Iobbing the innocent and
helpless OF existence.
II may be inquired. (says the Nassau Ga.
ze,,e,) how long will the powers Of Europe and
America look on unmsyed, and permit the con-
,inuaDce of these aI,roCious acts that have been
perpetrated for SO many years around the Is
land of Cubs? Some years ago when the Flor
idas belonged to Spain, the town OF Fernando
ma, a,.the entrance of ST. Mary's river, afforded
shelter TO Pirates-upon which, the President
of the United States sent naval and military
force, which took possession Of it, under the