Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-08

L0rge gang of Pir0ies broken up.-Hunting. ton. one of the most active Of our police off cers, has been far the last fortnight engaged in ferreting opt and arresting the members ct one of the most extensive gangs of land P', rates that eyer infested the United States The simple facts of the case are these :-A- h0lt two months since, the James Fisher, (b0und hence for Philadelphia, and laden with crOClery, silks, calicOes, muslins. &c., tO the value of nearly $8OOO,) was cast away an the beach of Barnrgat Inlei, Monmouth cOun- ty, N. J. The night after she was cast ashore, she was boarded by q gang ofabnut one hun, drrd land pirates, who carried off the whole of her cargo in small boats, and as it now aP- pears. ultimately secreted the goods in their own dwellings, On the main land across the hay. leaving the ship where she now is, "n the shore. She was not insured. Two weeks after the wreck of the James Fisher, the schooner Henry Franklin, was stranded at the same place. She was bound from Boston l." Philadelphia, and was lOadrd with bags. "f coffee. barrels Of mackerri. SLc. This vessel was insured at the Unitrd States and the Commonwealth Insurance Offices, Boston l; the captain made his protest. stating the cir cWmsiancrs 0f the wreck. Sc. [" the Justice Of the Peace, (iNillIam Platt. Esq., li.ing close by, and told him what his cargo consist ed OE Tine night after. a gang of about one hundred Ofthese pirates, partly disguised. and with blackFnrd faces. b"arded the stranded vessel. while the captain was on shore, order ed the mate tO leave her. threatened the gaard with death if they interfrred, drove them of. fUrced the matches open and carried off 7l bags of coffee, value $788 10. and 35 barrels of mackrrrl, value Sl8375. The mate went and told the captain what was going on The captain anG mate armed themselves. and talk. ing with them arms for the use of the guard who had been driven from tke wreck, went down and put stop to the plumber, OF the entire cargo would have been taken away:
 As soon as the Boston Insurance Compa. nies received information of the robbery. they despatched an agent tO the New York Police Office. He applied to Huntington. and gave him full power tO proceed as he thought pro- per, and to spend any reasonable amount of m"ney in order to arrest the pirates and re- cover the property. Huntington immediate Iy started on the scent. and before night he arrested one of the ringlpaders. Capt. Hull shart, who was then on board his slnOp (ihe New:Jersey, af Barnegat.t lying in the North River. After he had lndged the Captain in o"r Bridrw ell, hc sought cut ard secured two sailors. HalcOmb Evrringham and another, who were als" concerned in plunderng the Henry Franklin. He then procured d war rant from Judge Brtts. t0 empower him to re-
 move them to Nrw-Jersey, and tO have them tried in the U. States Circuit Court there. and he lodged them safely io Newark jail.
 lIi is tere worthy of notice, that nearly twenty Barnegat vessels were lying in the North river, close to the New-J Jersey shore, at the time "f HuIshart's arrest; and they all set sail, left the city the same night, and have nut been heard Of since.l
 The scene 0f robbery. and the residences oi the pirates, not heinz within the iuristlir ton of our police. Huntington next applied to Garrett D. Wall. Esq. the U. S. District Al. torney for NewJerssy, for him tO issue pre- cesscs against the offending parties. Having procured these, Huntington look Gra. Darcy, Marshal of New-Jsrsey. along with him-ap- piled to SwarlwO0t the collector of this port. for the revenue scho1ner Alert, Capt. Gold, which was placed under tIis direction. and he also employed Capt. Henry Schenck, with his vessel. to aid in arresiing the robhers.- They sailed from here and met one oflhe pi rates. Capt. Edward Wainwright, who was coming t0. New York in his vessel with load of woud. They arrested him and proceeded up tO the inlet; they surrounded the coach. and Huntington proceeded to the tavern of Mr. John Allen, ST. The old man had made his escape, but he arrested his three sons. Isaac, John and Abraham, all pirates; he searched the house, and found. gnnds which he knew tO have formed part of the cargo of the James Fisher. for be had heen un tu Phil. adclphia tO obtain the private marks from the merchants who owned the goods. He n.x, arrested Reuhen Grant, another tavern keep er on the beach, in whose house he also fnund goods that were stolen from the James Fish. CT. He then crossed the bay tO ihe main shore. andiarrested Joseph and Thomas Bun, nell., sons Of Dr.. BunnelI, store Keeper and farmer; after this he visited the house of no less person than William Platt, Esq, a Jus. tice of the Peace, for the purpose of arrrsiing him and his son. but they had fed; in this house Huntington fpund some 0f the proper. ty that had been plundsred from the General Putnam. wrecked here iO lG32, when goods Ca the value of 8SO.0OO were stole from her. Zrph. Johnson. pirate, iR She employ .f the Justicc, was, however, arrested. Three of the prisoners. Wainwrixht. and the tw0 Bun. hslls. were held tO hail. ny F.. E. Boudrno,. Commissioner on the District COurt. who went with them far that purpose the others were framed and put oN hoard Copt. Schenck's schooner iO be sent to Newark io await trial
 At least two.thirds of inc inhabitants ..T ,ha, district. far an extent of fnur Ur five miles. are Implicated in this drshOniac business, tn which they were led On by magistrate. They have carried an the work of piracy there f,Ir years past {; It has hsrn the main stay 0f the majority; many of them have gr"wn rich, and bought farms with the praceeds uf tlsrir pluader. Heads of families. farmers, store. NN hnrH E.eE E.ne If IA. A