Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-09
MITCHELL. THE PIRATE.

The Boston CuuIer ul thc l7th alt, in publishing
the accounts Of tie ate alleged prae,, introduces
the following ar.ice from the hited Service Jour
nal. an Engllsl periodical. Il Is not impossible, Il
the stoiy be not altogether fictitious, that The PCT
son generally known a. Mitchell, the ptatc, may be
the hero.
MITCHELL rus piBtrl -" Well" | said. lie
il certainty noble looking fellow. If HAT be the
nous Mitchell. have read the lives of the Bu,c
ncers, and most ot tbs modcrH novels, where pirates
commended nip generous eut-lmoals; bat ie-
member hero uf them all 10 compare with thc pc
ture of tins fine fellow. Bul0tr himself could
scarcely lave imagined moIe mae1 idcent villain
This was about eighteen months since. WheG was
standing on the wharf observing the vessel, thJ AT
rived with fine breeze, aud anchored N succession
abreas, of the cit, of ChMlrston,i in South Carolina.
4 tall aud most remarkable Ietson approached the
spot where was Standing aud where sin. le salon
within few yards was similarly engaged mwacllng
the vessels thai moved about the harbur The
stranger Appeared TO be IN the prime of c, though
somewhat beaten, aud his t,ll erect and sin
guiarly commanding peison, wth euquilns eve,
rem Tered him an Object of instant attention. licNas
in the dress OF = sra-lating person. with 4 round
jacket, the buttons oi which displayed an ancllur,
and his flowing white uoasers aud large layanna
hat induced me TO suppose that he WIS 4 naval oficeG
He approached the saIiu',and overheard tie follow
ing dialogue
a DO YOU want ship. my ilieud -
4" don't know where is Size bonud -
oh, never mind where is sur bound ! want slx
good men aud I'll give M advance Of fiji, aollas,
and fifty dollars month"
She carries guns. suppose :"
WHY, the guns ara aIopesl The ballast tlll she
gets outside 700 understand p
Yes bul | think | have seen YOU before.
Whats your name, Nus iair question:
=" Mitchell is my name
" Did YOU ever sail out Of Baltimore -
" Yes; commanded Colombian prl,atecr out
OF Baltimore"
$50 thought. know YOU, Mr.. Mitchell Won
are pirate. got a bali through this leil arm ont
efyour schooner, when drove You of the James
Taylor, lndlanran. You stood off aud on at the
mouth Of The Chesapeake, waiting for her aud W.,
one of forty men that that the owncs se'a down
'na pilot boat 10 sc he, on, 81 soundnss ou had
To up stick aud run, you know"
oh f. | see you fool"
All. You want six good mca, do ,on Clear
out. you by yillan.'
Thcreuron the tail stranger did sidle of, AID dis
appeared round the bow OF a vessel close by.
] then advanced to Tie sailor aud learned from
him that ihis was tic renowned Mitchell who, for
years. had carried terror the rcmocst corner OF the
Gull Of Mexico. lie Is IN los water now" sand the
tar - he has nothing len bat ue fine toeecr, :
and expect lie rs irving to knock up another gam
he came over passenger III that soop youdcr from
Nassau, New Providence, aud III bet you nv soul
he wants TO run AWAY with herr but I'll 60 and give
then, hint"
afterwards ascertaiued tha, Mitchell was a native
OF Belfast ofmost respectable parenagc but OF the
intervening periods OF his LIE, until his career of pi-
racy commenced | could Learn nothing. lie ar
pears to have carried his piratica operations upon
the Gulph OF Mexico. and pissed through a variety
Of strange adventures, through ali OF which he is SAID
10 have preserved HI ia notions Of honor aud "A ren-
tlemanly manner of committing the most airocio,is
v5bbcrles. lie was indeed, the Robin Houd of the
Gulf Of Mexico. For a long period he was cncamp-
pl al IllV,
tremity ofthe Island OF Cuba commanding Il canp
Of eighteen men, amongst whom. hot assisted on
" BY single lieutenant, OF ch racicr fur determine
tion similar To ms he Is SAID 10 have mluaino Il
the most sla,ish submis ion 10 his Will. lie usually
sailed out OF his rocky hiding place in iAte
ell boat, by the superior mag cement OF which, IA
calm weather, he could approach under tho quarter
Of a vessel without Hanger from single gun. non
one occasIon Mitchell had received information thai
certain vessel was logding in the barbor of knps-
ton. in Jamaica, for English pon a seangi,. " no
had come over Cuba, declaring tn, he had seen
the sum Of ten ibousaiddoi rs IN boxes slowed a.
way in the bread-ioon. Knowing the time at hich
the brig would sail from Kingston, and consequently
when she would round the northwestern extremity of
Cuba, strict watch was Kept for her appearance ;
and accordingly upon calm evening, IA lIllle after
sunset, vessel with her marks was seen gliding a.
long her course about five miles from land. The
ssxteen-oared boat cutting through the sea-
hsteu with twenty well armed men, and a small sw,y-
elm the bow. The brig rapidly neared, and
Mitchsll hailed her as follows: