Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-11

DOMESTIC NEWS.
From ne Boston Ga sctic dug. %.

from ne BdsEOH CH5fnc aug. ~,
Tng Pm,res--D Deputy MarshnI, Bass and
Ilortls nude safe deposh yesterday afternoon IN
LEVER, street Gnol, of sixteen oulIandsb looking
snlors, charged nv pirni,s, and several other per
sous detained MS witnesses, aIi received by them
from the British gun brig which hropghi them TO
Salem. |, is honorable 10 modcrn Nations thu, in
stead Of being asylnms Of foreign criminals, TINT
comfy exists, which nida each other ~ bring
ing icons tire proper tribunals of justice.
These prisoners nre charged with pirncy aud rob.
bing the brig Mexican of Salem, and VIII probably
he tried nj the October term 70 the Circuit Court Of
the United States in This city The following ar
ticle IN relation TO them NC copy from the Salem
Reg istcr Of Yesterday -
F'fom Mc Ree i1et.
ARnrvaL or II i. BRlG SAVAGE Yesterday aE
crnoon his Britannia Mnjcsiys brig of war Saw
age, Lieut. Comm',, Loney fom Portsmouth,, Eng
land, arrived ia oar tbor, having on board sixteen
Of the crew Of tho plfa,icn schooner, when robbed
the brig Mexican, Of this pori on the high sen+,
neurly TWO Yeas since. The commander Of the
pinda IS one Of the prisoners, The Savage sailed
from Portsmouth on the 23rd OF July
The robbery committed upon he Mexican was
one of The most aud sious and cru,i acts Of piracy
on rec I'd She WINS bound TO RIO lanc,ro from
this pot, md wa laund"rai by pirailcnl schoon-
or under BpziltHn eonrs, on 2OIh s pit 1882, lat
81, on. "a 80, ~ u rObhe' o nv w III specie t
officers AMI crew stripped ofevery thing valuable,
fastened below, and The vessel Sc, on fire, with the
horrid intention Of destroying her with all on bonrd
Cnpt Bufman and his mctt succeeded IN getting
on deck through the scuiilc, which the pirates hhd
left unsecured, "xtingnishcd the flames, and G..
turned home. Oar government, ordered vessel 10
cruise in pursuit, but she gave up the chase os
hopeless.
The piraticoI vessel was afterwards taken
on the African coast, by II. 3. NJ Culcw ami
destroyed under the following crcuns aoces -
The Cpflcw arrived at 81. homas, West Coas,
Of Africa, from india with orders 10 cruise on that
! co os and her commander having obtained infor.
| maion that n schooner, suspected 10 be n pirate,
was lying N the river N'z,reth, on the southern
extremity OF the coast, immediately sailed in pur-
SUIT and found Tho schooner described. The
boats oflhe Cu,ew were manned to take posses
sion of her, when The crew of,he schr. fed TO The
shore, with the exception Of four, who taken
prisoners They had knded hrc to destroy the
schooner and she had been stripped of every arti
Gle OF value. The fire was txilnguishcd without
damage She h,d no cargo on board, but her wa
ter casks were all filled, and she was apparently
ready tor another cruise. In her cabin were found
n compass marked Boston, the Gags and epsgns Of
different, nations, and custom house papers made
out at Havana. In ticking her down the river,
she accidentally blown up. and the Curew's
purscr and man killed The forr men token
were shipped at St Thomas after the robbery of
| the Mexican. The Curlews crew pursued Tho fu-
gitIyes in various directions aud succeeded in cap
turing an additional number Of the Pirates. The
English crew encountered gree, difficulties during