The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-06-06
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Jour. Of Com.
Norfolk. NAV. 27, 1885.

A schooner arrived here this morning
manned by about I60 men, principally
Portuguese, and there beng good rea'
sons to believe that she is one Of the yes
sells engaged in the atrocities recently
committed at one of the Cape de Verds
Islands, measures are taken to secure the
vessel and crew, and in the course Of an
hour or two the former will be taken to
the Navy Yard, and the latter put on
board the U. S. Receiving Ship Java, OF
in some other place Of security.
The vessel is not armed, but l under
stand all the officers and men are armed
with swords and pistols. She appears to
be an American vessel, and l should
think not more than 80 or 100 tons mea.
surement. She is said to be from St
Thomas last, and is reported to be leaky
and in want of provisions and water
In addition to the foregoing the Nor
folk Herald Of the 9th contains the fol-
lowing additional particulars
The Portuguese Insurgents. Por-
iuguese schr Boa Nova, Bernardo Rag
gio commander, arrived here this morn
ing from St Thomas, having on board
$50 officers and troops Of the Portuguese
battalion which revoIted and committed
the horrible outrages at Port Praya, Of
which an account has lately been publish
cd. The Boa Nova was one Of the two
vessels which was seized ia Port Prays
by the insurgents, on board Of which they
embarked with their booty, intending te
make for. the United States. The Boz
Nova's consort with all the valuable
'plunder on board,) preceded her few
days, withthe understanding that she wa,
to touch at tire port Of Bravo, for provi
;sions, and wait the arrival Of the Boa No.
va; but when the latter arrived the other
schr had obtained her supplies and put
TO sea, since when they have heard no
tidings of her. The Boa Nova then set
sail for the U. States via St Thomas,
where she stopped some time, and ship
ped as navigator, Mr. Benjamin Webber,
of Beverly, Mass second mate of the
ship Columbia (cast away and two A
msrican seamen, to take her to Philadel-
phia after passage of l2 days she ar
rived of the Capes of Virginia, when
being nearly out Of provisions and water,
put into this port for supply.
A lew hours after her arrival in our
port, the Portuguese Consul, Walter DE
Lacy, Esq. made application to the civil
authority for their arrest, on a charge Of
piracy, and the Mayor ordered them to
he conducted to the Navy Yard, under
guard Of the volunteer companies Of the
Borough, to be delivered over TO Com
modore Warrington for safe keeping.
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