Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-18

:. - ,.,, M ,aIes was the only s,k
s,e for ,scm. and they unserppnto"sN 'oH"se'
=, Glib .tais. ihsi he nsser han oeesfld
.og,ss OF Ter, ~ b.ein the work % dehfr' NJ
e'a,,.,=.- aege Gag r 10 accomphsh ~" On
-, without div. and Peueraliy ss-t,
n.aa nv sietim ststprssf~d IN wy tH
,p,nu,es alter my gained The dect oil VS.
81. -
lie now directed hs course tn~afds N
aama Banks, where they captured a b''s, y
'ieyed 10 e The W ,ilisfn frsm The Nfe "
for some poti ~ A,siro. with aeaTge 81 W W.
tpre; Destroyed The ereto. tonk hfr ." A"l'' ="
sann. and sent thr tarninfe and ne "'"'' ~
ocles a. their friend 81 Havana SOM i''
during thi. crass, TIE pfa'f "ss -
ed tor nearly shoe day ~ "h = D
sh,r, supposed 10 be the Jobn saap' ~
ho;.:-a pa,floi colors, and hn"iy eseaI''e' ~
,he c,rly mar, of the sumner oi 1871, thy took
t,r E.rI Of Mo,rs, an Ens i,h snip ION L'e-
don. With a cargo OF dry goods. The ertlo wtrt
DESTROYED, The vessel butn, and ihr g""1' 90 :
risI tle Cap. Thsre ihry had sew .
tneat with their Havana friend, ana IN"
proceeds we're divided according to agtei :
msnt.
cihhs then repaired to Havana, intfotneed
himself 10 the merchant, and mads ihtthrr M
renp.mpnt. for thp successful pro'rohiloa u
his miracles nhls Their, lie beee'ns "eq""in'-
ed win man. Of the EnglsA ath Am'rieans
aayaI officers. enquir, d respecting ID" success
of tn in various cap dhions iof ne s"PP'',
.,en oil p,racy, and made h,m,eh acquainted
with the speed oi thur Vess i, an" a" NV
falended movemrnls
IN h;s arrival al CAGE Anton,o. he found
thai hi. comtndes were IN n slate Of compiler
uul,uy and rebe hon, and that several Of N m
had bee n hi led iii energy check q ihs d'-
& tntbance, aud all agreed 10 sub"i 10 hls Oh
d,rs and uui any one 10 death = In should dait
10 dIsohey Them.
D,ung In. cruise which was made In ihe
Attr mari OF 1917 sad the beginning OF 1918,
h Dufcb ship from Curacoa WIS captured, "'th
a cargo of West ludIs goods, ans quantity o.
sflver plat. - hr pa.sepgers aud crew 10 III.
number ol 81, toere all dtaroyed, win the "a
septisn OF n young ismair about H. who I'h
tnon her kaees md npored U,bbs 10 save HI
lie. In. appeal ~ss successful, aud he PROM
,.ed 10 .s.p her though he kne~ II "oul1
,ead 10 dangerous consequences among I'm
crew She WI. carried 10 Gap" Antonio, am
heut ,h,te about two month; bnl the dissalis-
faction Increased units II broke 0bt nj ibs, into
upen mutny, aud one Of tho pirates was 500
by Qihbs tot aafi ng 10 lay hold OF her WI Ii
view ofbrstng Qua her brains 1'oos "Hs eo"'.
nel,.d IN th .nd 10 submit her fate 10 n council
Of war q, winch IL wm decided thai the pre-
s,ryatiou u their own hs"s made her sAcfI-
1re indispensable. lie therefore aequ,tsced
70 The DIGESTION, aud gave orders 10 b"ve her
destroyed by poison, ~hich was IN uneui""n
done.
IN, c;rs,ical schooner was shortly afie'-
wards driven rshors ne tue Chp., anu ="
mich Damaged thu IT was found necessary To
a.,,.o, br, new sharp built schooner Wa
,n cn,s.nuppee provided by Their faithful friend
:, Havana called P,cciao9, u de.rafe eh T.
,,e,r,,n ,,xyous In this vessel tbet cute sue
-s1llv for more Than ioni years. Among
~. ,,..eI. taken aud destroyed ,cih Their eretni
were m. B,lyid.re, D,d",a Dutch hr'R, u"
Htii,,h baroue LsIcn, the other vessels emu
neteied in the list fuTnissd 90 Jos'ice hopsoh,
and many Others wbo" naurs ar. not Itc"i'
lect,d They hal "a vera marrow escape al one
fine. from the English manIoi war big tot-
cna,,ou. in The early pau VI Ociobef' IS-I
,hey cRpiur~ the ship Lucius oi Cha'lesoh,
,nok her 10 Cape Antonio, and we're sns'lv en-.
sas,a m lanhing he, cargo, when the V. D
his Enlerprr,e, Cspi. k'a'ney, hove IN t'sht,
L dir.ye-5 np tner vessels ~ anchor s'nt Va ''tI
harce. 10 attack thaln. A serious engagement fol-
/, "a M, y de i, natd tiem.,lysA Ia sine iilhe
H. o,na , q gun oat. cry, but III The eDt, were
,isfeated with onsIdcraue loss, ana co"p'ltd
IN abandon It.ir vessels anh booty ahh NY 10
,np mountains foI safety. In tins list oil YES
tel. d,suuyrd, Ms stated N the confession TO
ls,,c. Hanson, Gibbs speaks OF his ship as The
Carolina ol Charleston. But he afterwards
recollect.d thstu VS. the LurIus, and proceed
eli 10 .,n,e a variety III citcunstdh.es, when
,,.... be,ond u aues,,on the correctness oi his
1er,,on b. recurrence to Newspaper
.,., We and thai ship ~as captured by h pl-
.t,soT Gaze Antoine ~ Uet. 1921 ~ washer
/, s,er ,e,Isen 10y the u. =. brig Enterprise,
Can, Ke.rorv, "hfe the pirates were ianuns
her csrga--Glbbs states that according To tat
bee, of nj. be lei only one OF the ere" had 1een
kdird Il the time thCy were i"rced 10 aoahdo"
,he shin The same account says ihnI the
p,,t,.n hriy Latcb Of S. Andrews, it"m X ings.
ION far Havana, was taken by the pifales, aud
cautuIeh a, the same time by the En"' rlse,
Th,.s doubtless the I.arkm spoken OF Oy Cubs
in the COME saon made 10 J,s'Ict hopson, "hieh
ne hear subJom -,
Ousdiop CHARLES Gtbbs, my uBme Is Mr..
uausnn. understood lrom MI. Merritt yUO
,.,.h.d IN see me. He told me so some ten o.
,ue Give DAYS SINCE. aud Ine weather bong So
eald 1 have put OH coming until now. lie IN
fotmrd me you WIS I'D 10 make soue eon'na'
,;cs,,on which you would not make 10 ANY oil.
err Person
Ans II have.
O.es. - 6 Ibis, are you going 10 tell ne The
trulh. or is II to amuse m-, aud make me wriit
long story thai will no, amount 10 ANY
thing1
Ans II shall tell nothing but the truth ; and
IL Is only on cond, ION that you Will swear moi
to diyulge any hing may say, when am on
nv ,rial, and al no tune after, II ! should ge
clear.
NV reply was, (says Mr. Hopson,) tina,
shou d not ttke IN, oath. but wound give hlu
nv word that il should be kept secret acco
dag 10 his rrqses'.
gndrr ihis promise he stated as follows =
tina, he commenced piracy in The year 1916. II
the schooner Sans Souc', belonging 10 the
Island OF Margarine, and that since that tune
has been in several other vessels engaged IL
the same business. That many OF his comrads
are now living 10 the United states but who's
names he newer would mention That me-
had taken IRON many vessels large sums OF mo
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