The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-11-04
VARIOUS MATTERs.
From the Saturday Chronicle.
Daring and AtrOciOus Piracy.
The Packet Ship "Susquehanna" c6ptur-
ed 6y Freebooters QF the Dela,Care.

the late war, has excited so much alarm and
Indignation in our city, as the capture ofthe
noblest of our Liverpool packets, the SUs-
oUEHANNA, by pirates, at the very mouth oi
the Delaware and within sight of land.
The'paihful, and we may add, the i'lcredi-
BILE intelligence of this most daring deed,
reached the city on Monday about noon.
1t flew from mouth to mouth, from street, to
street, with the rapidty of lightning; and
large concourse of our citizens assembled rs
if by common consent, at the Merchants
Exchange.
The Susquehanna put to sea from the
Capes, on Saturday last; and while vet in
sight of land, the weather being fine and the
wind N. w. was observed to be pursued
by schr. clipperbuilt, and full of men.
They boarded the Susquehanna, when OH
Five Fathom Bank, ard in a very short
space oftime she was seen to steer away in
a southerly direction, in full possession of
the freebooters, and with their schooner in
company. The parties who brought the
sad and fearful intelligence, do not appear
to have asceraned whether the Susquehan-
ma made any resistance.
Expresses were sent from Wilmington
and New Castle, direct to Norfolk, re- eques-
ting that an armed vessel might be instantly
despatched in pursuit of the buccaneer: but
the danger is, that the. #retches will have
made their escape, before the arm Of Justice
and an outraged community has overtaken
them. The deepest anxiety is felt for the
fate of the passengers and crew of the Sus-
duehanna.
The following is the official announce
ment of the piracy.
1EwEs, Oct %, 1897,
Sunday Evening, 8 o'clock.
Mr.. ]. CoFFEE,-We have Just received
Information by the pilot boat Mary, per Mr..
James NJ. West and Mr. Edward Maui,
two good Pilots, that the packet ship Sus-
quehanna, which went to sea at two o'clock
Yesterday, was captured by piratical
schooner of the Five Fathom Bank.
The wind being at the north, she bore off
to the southwark, and at dark was off lndi
an River. The ship was by the wind al
The time of capture. The wind has been
from the southwark to-day, and | have
employed an express to go to Milford and
and New Castle, to send the news to Nor
folk, so as to enable an armed vessel to cut
her off.
1t ought to be sent to New York at
once, as with the shift of the wind the pl-
rates may shift their course.
The wind is light. at S. W., or | would
send up pilot boat as it is. have be-
come responsible for an express by land,
and sent a communication to the p. M. al
Norfolk.
In great haste, yours, &c,
H. F. RODNEY.
p. S. The pirate vessel was a long clip.
per loretopsail schooner, painted black
full of men,"
Mr.. Levi Lingo, the pilot who took the
Susuuehanna TO sea, has returned to the city
lin to2 p. NJ. on Saturday, the last time
he desired her, he saw nothing to warrant a
suspicion of meditated piracy; but as the
capture took place after that hour, and Cap
tain Drinker, of the ship Girard, from Liv
efuool. saw nothing of her in coming in or
the following day, we are inclined to believe
that the dreadful tidngs are bat too true
a renort also reached Norfolk TO the same
affect on Sunday.
An active pursuit has been commenced
On Monday night, the steamboat pioneer
left the Navy Yard with so armed men, to
90 on board the Revenue Cutter, at Will
minoton; and such was the feeling of oul
,citizens. that any number of volunteers
might have been obtained to follow in Pur
suit.
The Revenue Cutter GalIatin, passeC
Newcastle at 10 A. M on Tuesday. There
are at least four armed vessel in pursuit o
The buecaneer:-One from Norfolk; The
Porpoise from New York; the Gallatn
from Wilmihgtion, and the Pilot boat from
this city.
Numerous rumours are in circulation al
to the pirate Captain having been recent
in this city. His name, NJ, is iamil
iiarly mentioned, and his person accurately
described. He is said to be man abou
forty-ive years of age, tall, stout, and ol ie
rrocious aspect lie was confined two
years in our Penilentiary for bigamy; an'
was some tine since tried in New Orleans
for piracy-but acquitted, owing to inior
maiity in the evidence. A respectable cit
izen, the keeper Of one of our most irequen
ted hotels, called upon us and stated tha
sometime ago, NJ, visited his house
and while there, he boasted Of having beer
,,+o md NJ having received wound