Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-10-26
IFrOm The n. Y. Com. Adv. OF yesterday.
EXTRAORDINARY PIRACY OFF
THE DELAWARE.

AZ huff past one O'clock, this morning, an
express arrived at the residence of Samuel
Swartwout, Esq, collector of this port, with
the startling intelligence Of the capture Of
The packet ship SusQuehannah, from Pha-
del phia tor Liverpool, which went to sea on
Saturday afternoon. The particulars, so far
as they have reuchcd this city, nre contained
in an extra from the office of the United
States Gazette, issued last evening, which
will be found below.
! immediately on the receipt of The eXtra0r-
dlnary Intelligence, the collector sent off II
special messenger to the commander Of the
revenue cutter, now in port, with directions
to prepare for sea without delay; and also
communication to Commodore RidglCy, and
The Commander at the Navy Yard, requesting
him To pat on board the cutter an additional
armnInent, and men, and also suggesting to
the commodore To send off the squadron now
III the harbor.
A few minutes after 2 o'clock, Captain
Slrngham, the commander Of the yard, re.
ceived the collectors communication. with
which he waited on Com. Ridgley, and we
learn that before 3 o'clock the Porpoise was
under way for II cruise. About day light
fog came on,whch continued very thick until
! O'clock this morning, und we fear she has
made little progress. The probability is that
steamboats, will be employed t" go out, with
any other vessels that the commodore may
Judge it expedlcnt to send. This has been
suggested by the collector.
Great praise is dn" To Mr.. Swartwout, the
collector, and Mr.. Price, the district attorney,
for their cxertions on this side, and we have
no reason to doubt that the same prompt
!, measures will be. observed at the navy yard
| Since the above was written. we learn that
tie Mr.. Humphrey, n ned n one of the pas
senger-, is May Humphrey, Esq. who goes
ont as commercial agent for the United States
Bank, to reside at Liverpool. James Saul,
Esq. another passenger. was formerly cashier
of the Branch Bank Mt New Orlcnns. 1t has
been suggested that the pirate was in pursuit
Of fspecie, large quantities of which have been
recently sent out by the packets.
;, The revenue cutter for the Delaware sta
ton is under repairs at Wilmington; and 81
! far as we can learn, there is no vessel at
! Philadelphia which could be despatched.
! We learn that the amount of specie on
board the Sus1nehanhah was one hundred
and ten thousand dollars.
[From the United States Gazette Of Oct. 23
\ AupAcroUs Piracy - Packet ship Susque-
! hanna. from Philadelphia for Liperpooi
captured by pirates cf the CcPts cf the Deia
Usrc.
: SUNDAY, Oct. %, LEWES.
Mr.. J. Cofce-We have Just received info
ua,ion by the pilo, boat Mary, per Mr. James VI
West and Mr. Edward Maui, two good pilots. ,ha
the packet ship Susquehanna, which went TO sci
at two o'clock yesterday. was captured by
! piraticai schooner, of the Five tathom Bank.
The wind being al the north, -he bore oil Il
the southwark, and at dark was oil Indian river
The wind has been from the southwark to-day
and I have en,po, ed an express To 60 TO Milior'
and New Cus,le. 10 send the news TO Norfolk, 81
ps 10 enable an armed vessel TO cut her Oft.
! Il ought TO be sen, 10 New York NJ once. a
with ,he shift Of wind the pirates may shift ihei
course.
, The wind il light ut SW. or ! would send u
, pilot bont ~. il j.. have become responsible
for mn express by land, and sent q communication
? 10 the 4. N. ut Norfolk.
In great haste, y"srs. &c.
ID. r. RODNEY.
r. :. The pirate vessel was long clipper lore
Ton .,;l schooner, painted black - inll OF men
n Passengers IL the packet ship SuSquehn"na
Croppcr, sailed on Saturday. i"r 'nerp"o'- "
Humphrey. lady, two children aud servant Nn.
RawIe, Mary w Rawe. Rachel sharpe W
Corbn,, Henry Martin. Edward Pleasant. @
:, Philadelphia FISHER i,or7in of Providence
D.; Mary Ann and Anna Reilly, OF C'nc'nna'