The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-11-01

| DIAN hmdb, ulcneH dnu man named
Huffmaster, was speaking to him frequent
/ ly about procuring ship for the purpose of
proceeding TO Galveston Bay, but he knew
nothing about the sailing of the Perry.
The conversation between him and the
persons referred to, took place in July last.
Captain Mitchell, the individual supposed
to be in command of the piratical vessel,
was in this city few weeks since. and was
very badly off. Mr.. HuffInaster was induc-
ed to lend him some money to support him
self decently, which he did {: understanding
that Mitchell was possessed of property in
the West Indies.
Mrs. Roberts sworn. She stated that
| Miiche came to her husband and said that
he bad about one million Of dollars buried
near Key West; acquired during the last
war. Her husband was invited to join the
fitting out a vessel to go after it. Each
man was to pay down 5000 as an outfit.
Mitchell stated that five or SIX others had
agreed to go. Her husband put down 1925.
A day or two after, Mitchell came TO his
house and wanted more said the 1925 had
been stelen from him; After some dispute
her husband gave 100 more and then she
subsequently, on the night of sailing, gave
35 more, on Captain Blankman's promis-
| ing to let his son return it.
The son, however, returned, and said
that he had purchased large quantities of
diamonds for a vessel which he expected to
own, to the amount of about 1000 dollars |;
Capt. Blankman and some of his sons sriled
in this schr, called the Com. Perry. After
some time the schooner repaired to Lewis
ton to reft, and Mrs. X. went down there.
After this she new no more of them, ex-
cepting letters received from her husband.
She stated also that in the cruise referred to,
the Com. Perry had touched at Norfolk /;
where, upon some underlined charge make
by Blankman and Mitchell, the whole crew
had been sworn into prison.
The examination was not completed on
Thursday, and was to be resumed yesterday
afternoon, at O'Clock.
From the ". Y Com AdU Of Monday.
The PIRAcY.-We have very little ad-
ditionaI information, this morning, tending
to throw light on the fate of the packet ship
Susquehannah. Such as there is we give -
The captain of French brig Avenir, ar
rived on Saturday from Rochelle. reports
that on the Oath instant, at 3 o'clock, p. NJ
lat 40 80, lou 81 Is, was spoken by.a sus-
picious looking topsail schooner, full ofmen
and his destination, &c. demanded. The
schooner, in reply to similar query frou,
the Avenir. stated that they were bound
from Newport for Boston, in ballast, and
stood off toward the Easiward.- Courier.
The steamboat New York at Charleston
reports having passed on Sunday morning
at o'clock, the steamboat Columbia
Wright, for New York. At 8 o'clock
Cape Henlopen.
; There are rumors in town of some very
= alarming disclosures elected on The exam
nation of the Blankmans at Philadelphia
{ The report is that number of the steerag,
passengers on board the Susquehanna wer,
, in. league with the pirates, aud that the,
took passage solely for the purpose of aid
, ing in the seizure of The ship. We bav,
not been able to trace these rumors to an,
authentic source. They were current OF
Saturday evening, although nothing Of thu
kind was to be found in the Philadelphia
papers of Saturday morning. Iffrom Phil
adelphia, they were probably brought YER
bally by passengers.
The following comes to us in slip, from
the office of the Norfolk Herald of Friday
. We learn from the officers of the Peacock
that on "Wednesday morning at daybreak
off Cape Hatteras, they discovered lsrg,
ship between them and the shore, steering
in southwesterly direction, with blacl
sides and a white streak, with ports ant
having main royal, but no fore or mizei
, royal. There was a schooner about II mill
astern of the ship.
> If the description of the ship thus seer
corresponds with that of the Susquehanna
the fact apparently has all important bear
, ing on the question.
From the Philadelphia Ing. Of Saturday
PACKET SHIP SUsoUEmANNA.-A lette
from Mr.. Miller, of Cape Island to Mr.
Coffee, of the Exchange, states that yes
sci had just arrived at the Breakwatcr, th,
captain of which reports that on Monday
I last he saw the ship Susquehanna, with
schooner along side of her, off Chncoteague
This is not favorable news, inasmuch as
confirms, to some extent, the statement o.
r the pilots.
e The Mercantile of this morning contain
an extract from letter dated Philadelphia
Oct. 9th, (Friday) as follows:
"The news of the capture of the Susque
: hanna is confirmed, aud is generally believ
; ed here, from particular circumstances. Tb
pirate is said to be the same who was trie,
at New Orleans some time s.nce.
7 IL is said tho, Mr Saul ror,,,rIy ,c n
Orleans, was very active in eHdeavoring I,
, convict him MitchelD there, and that, it i
supposed, is one reason for taking this ship
as MIR. Saul WAS passenger on board, an,
had considerable money with him. Mitch
III, being sort of Iago, is supposed to hav'
, planned and executed thiscapture. for tn,