Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-08
From he Boston, Gazette.

The Singapore Chronicle, of Nov 9th long
sccoun, Of he robbery by pirates, oil The hrl-
,ish bark Clorinda, Capt. Carrew. in May 1928,
while on her passage from England to the East
| Indies. Some accounts Of this affair, we ne
| Iieve. was published in the American papers
several months since; but the one which follows
is more particular and interesting than any
previously received.
The baroue Clorinda, for the safety Of which
apprenensions were entertained, arrived mere
| from London, Rio Janeiro and Batavia on the
oath ul,. She sailed from London on the 7th
March and was pluudered on her passage OF a
par, of her cargo by an Americau Pirate On
the the 7,h Of May, in lat % Is south, ana
long. % IL West, the people OF the Ciorihoa
saw a vessel ahead standing towards them;
they hois'ed English colours, and in about nal,
! an hour discovered the s,raugerio be an armeC
brig full! Of men. She passed under the stern
| Of The C. hailed her TO heave 10. and the Gap.
ain 10 come on board with his papers; and
the brig prepared to fire. There was no ai'er-
native bu, compliance, and on going on board,
Captain Z. and his boats crew were made FRI
soners. He was taken below and his papers
examined by the commander Of the brig, who
told him he must supply him with rope, can
yass and provision, and i'll the mean time de'ain
him on board The captain Of the Clorinda
demonstrated against this unciyil detention OF
his per son. and claimed 10 be paid Tor SUCH
stores as should be taken, upon which the pi'
rate ,oId him he would give him draf' upon
| his government, "who were dsmned good pay
Masters" Carrew was ordered into custody,
The pirate giving his orders IN Spanish, though
hi, own language was evidently Eng ish, Cap
tain Carrew was severely beaten and Ill treated,
and finally dashed down to ring.bolrs and guard
4 a ,nlS
lass.s He Was kept III this situa ion from
in the morning until or a, night without any
freshmen, saving been refused even drink
| Of water During the whole of is Time he
heard a continueds hustle OF boats alongside,
and on deck a hos ing in Of heavy pa kases,
| and rolling of casks, and the noise Of pigs aud
poultry which had once belonged 0 he ClprIn>
da. The weather was squally WITH heavy ram,
aud infinite confusion prevailed. Between 8
| and a, night he was released ard conducted
| into the presence Of the pirate, in the cabin,
which was nearly darkened, there being only
light sufficient to discover The pirate braudish-
| ing daggel in his righ hand. He asked his
prisoner where his treasure was concealed in
| the Ciurinda, aud threatened him with i"stan,
death if he did make he disclosure. Cap
toin Carrew told him he had no treasure, and
| assured him Of j. on his honor. The pirate
r. quested "ie would put his honor aside, as that
was a word he had long since scratched from
his voc ab"lary:" and he demanded the money
which it.w4s intended 10 purchase cargo with
IN India. saying that he understood the Indian
trade, aud money he would hsvs, or he would
burn and sc9ele the vessel aud kill every man
Sg he eha Tbs as Nc @ SeiH
that your answer" and being told that it was,
he spoke in Spaniah 10 his men, Two OF whom
seized Capt. Carrew, and applied couple OF
pistols 10 ris head. one on each SIDE, and again
thu pirate urged him 10 confrss, saying, IRE
me mber money cannot avail you or recall your
life when you are dead; II you regard your TIC
q, once acauaint me where the money is con,
ceaIed and you are safr;-,his is my profession,
and am Injured to blood, so expect no mercy
if YOU deceive me-" Captain Carrew had moth.
ing TO confess, and only repeated his assertion
tina, there was no MONEY on board the Clorinda
upon which the pirate ordered his men in En-
eiish, 10 'prepare'-nis victim solemnly aVerrrd
tina, he had spoken the truth; that II there had
been any money on board The ship he could
have no motive in concealing il, as the loss
would not fall upon him or its owners, but on
the underwriters with whom II would have been
amply insured; and that il he would shew
him no mercy for his own sake, he was q man
with family and might be spared for theirs,
especially his death could be Of no service I"
those who inflicted it. The Pirate, either con.
| WINGED of The obvious ruth OF this reasoning,
or not so utterly hardened as he had described
| himself, ordered the male OF the Clorjnda (who
| had been brough, on board) TO be called into
the cabin, Blu, ,nrea's of instant death only ex-
| tracted a confirmation Of what had been previ.
ou>ly averred Of their being no treasure o. board
and he was ordered away. Captain CarIew
was ,hen searched, his watch taken from him,
and u miniature TORN from his neck, but the lat.
ter was thrown back to him-i's value to any
one but It's owner being too trfing probably 10
make it worth retaining. He was conducted
back % he place where he had been confined.
The pirate continuing to utter "horI id impre-
cations" telling him his death should he the
consequence Of further obs'inacy, and that lie
would only allow him half an hour longer 10
consider.
Captain Carrew was kept in confinement, I'M