Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-01

boat was taken POSSESSION Of without a o,ss,, i,;>,
dered to pun along side Of the skir henr We en Or
the brig. The three men board the sh,r an i
ordered the cabin aud loowed down by two Of ne was
iars, the other standing sentry at the cabin door W.
below the mate was asked several questions by one of hc
as whs, your longitude where from wbeT, o,J VI v'n
your cargo, sc; tho time the other man ,ba, M
lowed oeow was searching the ship foe aud an and obsetv
ing what the cargo consisted of Finding the shin go
ca WIN SAT- aud no other cargo after asking several question:
aud taking sundy articles OF clothing books &c wen, o 49,
and ordered the boat to pull along side the BRIG Whe
board the brg was ordered AFT; when several G,c.,, u
akcu me suoh as wheIe are you om where are Won bor
what your cargo, have you any passengers, DC wS" w.
of ih ~ M oy Inc person calling himself master
' Dry uui aiso Oy e men, who, from their appearance
were no more than sailors My observations ,rhlc o,oS
TED inc to believe they were all hail fellows we'll ,pc Az
there was discipline used they appeared to have ne o.
command a. thc person calling himself master - 49,,
master vino spoke English where he from to which be
gave me no answer this question also asked of -
went ON board the ship, bot was reIned nv e,1
did no, know where he bound he said he was cr
asked hun his longitude, which he told me thai he lid me-,
he po and navgaors Of the brig aud he had pobng N
90 I'm The sailing of her. After having various questions n",
brig observed man load mus%ct very sliy and tcs 80,
ms hand all the Time remained boardhe said briu il
sharp cunt vessel with painted ports 1870 tons soiIs c,
much worn had her topsas single reeed alhosh ,hs,a ~
ey W ma AZ INC time had her opgallan sail iurlcd main.
carelessly her decks dirty, and all confusion She had ON.
pixies cuasses SC After got on hoard e h o. boarding
them TO haul up their fore SAIL haul down jb brazil up The
the ship could he got before the wind we made all @
sDIe sal-We all satisfied that she was paticaI vesr
fHe FIrdlt affords much pleasure 10 state that n n
M schr Nmbc Lieut. COmdt Sherer sailed fro,, bis So
yesterday, pursuit Of the piraicnI brig which dcoin. ~
oooed the snip Commodore Prebe Capt Hart on Friday Lass
w "n cary hour yesterday morning, Of pilots put
Lieut. Shere Vhen at anchor in the Roads in possession oC
Yesterday Courier containing Capt Hars report of his de-
.enoh when Lieut. ; immediately got under way aud endea
oueu 70 put sea- but the tide and wind being
ne Obliged to come inside the Bar Robert Allen ESQ IN,
acting British Vice Consul of this CITY, asccraniug that ,
vessel hal not got and fearing Lieut. SbereI miT, he
unapPed OF pirate being coast very promptly pTsc
req hoa and hands and boarded the Nmbe al anchor cs
the Light uouse Very shortly after he left her the tide heir
favorable the Nmble crossed the Bar, made ali sail n ,b
southwark aud eastward. The brig question is eenerav
supposed TO be either regular pirate some bound
spanish Guneaman resotng their old tricks of obt,inrg
supply OF provisions for the voyage by robbng the rst defence
less vessel they may fall in with having the reaue articles On
BOARD ChayieJtoH Courier, March D