Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-24
From he Boston Alta; n Nor -.
rpIAI.DE TIE PIRATES

The trial of the thlftccn individuals charged
with having cbmmiltcd an act OF piracy on board
tne bug Mcxcan Of Salem, came On yesterday IN
The Circuit Count, before judges Story and DAVIS
rhc pits lncrs were laced at the bar II lue before
ulna o'clpek unl shortly afterwards the doors were
opened whom IA mpetaous rush was made by The
crowd on the outside, and III less time than
eoul take 10 write H. every nook and rorner of The
tnuf, was filed with anxious and deeply Intcres-
frd spectators. Mr.. Ch,ld, OF the counsel for
tho prisoners, addressed Tie cour, in relation 10 II
motion which he had formerly made respecting the
! los book of tho ponda, (hc nlledscd plral,cul
5 hoontG and read an affidavit from the mate OF the
! Panda aud others, stating that the log-b ok WINS
Ia the Possession Of certain parties III Portsmouth,
| England that thu maniiestos OF the cargo, &c OF
the Panda were nlso at the Havana, and might be
hodby ding Tor them. Tune was requested IN
order that these necessary documents might be pro-
cuicd The court ovcrruod this motion, on thu
ground that II could issue no process winch cod,
be effective IN procuring tn papers alluded to i
had no authority N Great BrIlaln. On formc,
occasion i, had also been stated by IA English off
Ger, who would appear asa witness and was on,
of those who boarded the Panda, TINT the log boob
pafa''ly, was ov1rulod - ''.''''''z-.
M Danlap, Iar he government then njIrrSsc,
w '"'y "ha saVe nn outline II the commission n
/.
.ad that tn brig NJ xjcnn belonrina ~ solen,
ma owned by one of the most ominrn, m.,ebon,s
n' hat pace, hnvm. on DO nj n valuable CARGO -, 4
~ QUO IN sptcle, sailed fom ealem for R,o T..
nero on tho 9Th Aug. 1892, uaier The command nj
= oPl. halmm. While qlcdy PURSUING her yo,
| ne over Tie common pahAuy OF uetinns md bn
'''s n'Nch ~ 81 deg. N. Lat. and 81 30 w lon
~ -" III WIN suspicious looking vessel from
winch she made many en1rls, but un,ucccssf,,,l,,
10 escape. This vessel Il schooner. havin. co,,.'
w WIN the Mexican, fired gun AID the c,n,,i,,
VI 'hc latter, seeing that tho schooner w,s n,n,ed
" "a one long and Two small guns, mud that her
".'' ',""a9d win men, tell himself obi ,cd
10 submit "nd accordingly hove TO- He wos ,ho,
hailed and ordered TO come on h,,,I,l, -. w"
vessel which mandate he obcyed IN bso>y, hn1,
ou' on reaching the schooner five men iom,cd ,n,,,
VIC BOAT ana ordered 1t TO be rowcd back Ia Tho hr
-" arriving ON board the brig, they directed ,ho
S"l'"''" u accompany them into the cabin whc,e
''"'',sh'nS uelr Knives threatening and bo,t;r,
"'"i '"ey compelled HIM TO acknpwled.e ,nd ,,vs
~ .'o money witch was Ia his possession.
IL communication was then made with thoi CON,
'"''''"' Oh oo'f" inc schoonc, who sent n launch
'' 'e' away the treasure, The party on boar
nc Mexican then left, after coninin, t,, cran, -,
''"' breaking the ccmp,sscs and destroying ~.
rigging and tackle, They also sat 6rc - i w.
poosr' N which hey placed a tub of comhns,,l,In.
'n" lowered HE mnnsnll IN such n vav H., -
You'll peedliy 'gn'tc A short time af,e,,orI,
we 'h' cap am conlrlvcd 10 get unon d,cl,
Hu es'lnsn'Shcd thu fire before it had c'nob, 49, |
:" ""sa' lhey then repaired their Jamo,os 49, |
p" as 'hey were all, aud returned Ia S,Icn,
W mere 'hey arrived on the , Oct InG,r,,,,;
"ah 'aNcn place was Immediately disscn,fn,
u" Throughout THIS and other countries ,,l -
eu NC coast OF Africa, where Can't 'r,otf,r a,.''
''"'''''@ me d itish bug Of " ar Curle. vss ,L
LUIS ny thc1 nstancrs led thai ccnflcm,, ,L
'o'e ,"'' me schooner Pnnda, then lvln, :, 49,.
'o' s.&fe'h, was the vessel which had coin,
10 'oA'chn' lie Immediately therefore n,o,o,
'e' " axe measures against her. These n,ens,,ro
esu'eu IN the capture Of the Panda aut mo ,s.,',
u ''9 "'ao' OF her crew. No ship', p,ncfs
o'h were found on board OF her ath,nah as
e"''y sought for and owing 10 som, ,cc,dsn, 49,.
.o'y al or" n IS blew az thereby KILN, scyeraI
the Curlrw's men 7 'e'e'"' L
C'plhin iro,ter lh"n sailed f., ,thor 49,, ,,
''hhs ehnts TO discover the crew of ,bo p,D1
"u al last succeeded in arresiin, six or ,b, ,roa
rs -" Fcrhlndn Pc, ard the rcnaindo, -, -
sue Lo "a oao efthesc men named Per-, h "
,rrs'eo' anu would appear as awI,ness :;
"e only witnesses called ycs,erday nv tho H.. ;,
'e' attorney, were Mr.. Peabody, the owner md ~
V captain aud mate OF the Mexican w, ,a. ' "a
y. ".' units prevcn. US from LAYING t,eir ,es d
oay before our read rs 800 '''''
:, ~; nc prisoners were all nNay and c,e,,,v d,..
roo we usual garb of sailors Amono Them .ro :,
- .r, ',r men OF color (Peruvials) and one M ~
~. ~ acc oil the latter is cur.ously ,o,o,oL ~
,,o 80 anu captain Of the Panda -Eer,,r 4, Il, i,
'to' and Pedro G,lbc) are bo,h En-. in,'nhf dc II