Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-05
MUTINY, AND DIABOLICAL MUIR.
DER AND PIRACY.


A letter has been received at Lloyd's from
an agent at Emden, relating an accoun, Of
mutiry, piracy and murder, committed on
board OF the American Brig BragaD.a, Of
Philadelphia, bound TO Genoa. We copy
the letter dated Emden, Sept. lst.-Bo,t
Com. Gaz.
"On the night OF the Oath ultimo ship
was driven on shore near the Isle Of Juliet
The 3Oh ultimo five men OF the crew ar.
rived here, and, upon inquiring, reported il
to be the Ceres, Capt Wight, bound with
cargo OF Sugar from New Orleans 10 Ham.
burph, which was published through the
newspapers of this city, but which afterward
appeared to be false. Strong suspicion of
barratry and muiiny arising, the said five
men were arrested and put TO trial, and we
can now, from their dispositions, give the fol-
lowing authentic account -
The coppercd brig Braganza, from Phil.
adeIphia, Capt Jolly. or Furry. lea Phila-
delphia on the 9Th July last, with cargo
Of sugar and logwood, bound for Genoa
About three weeks aherward, when the veg
sci was in the Atlantic, a muiiny was raised
by part Of the crew, being four of the sail.
ors arrived here, viz. Cornelius WiIlems
(surnamed Wilhelm Hamburger,) from Hol.
stein John Adams. (who hung himself in
prison the day on which he was arrested y
Joseph Verbruggen, from Belgium; Hans
kundeon, from Schleswig ; the fifth. James
Danveys, from Aberavon, Glamorganshire,
3 boy OF Is or s years, has been inactive,
and will, in all probability, prove innocent
" The captain was beaten and wounded,
thrown overheard and drowned, under hor-
rible circumstances. The mate. Van de
Sluess, was wounded to death. and afierward
died on board the vessel the second mate,
Moore, after having been thrown overheard,
mounted the vessel again and reached the
cabin, where he was then locked up together
with the captains wife, Mr. Deal. from Phil
adelphia, the owner of the vessel and per-
haps Of the cargo too, and Mrs Deal, his
WIFE and kept prisoners during fortnight,
as well as the cook called Brown, Il negro,
who was locked up in the forecastle The
mu,ineers intended to sufiocate the four per-
sons in the cabin. but LEFT or failed doing so,
and afterward agreed to let them live and
leave them, together with the negro, 10 the
mercy Of the waves. in the long boat, on their
swearing never TO denounce them.
This was executed. and the said 5 persons
lef the BIaganza in the beginning of August,
IN the longboal. at about 70 miles distant
from Europe, with sufficient provisions for
three weeks, a compass. boats sails, SC. no
vessel being then in view, but the weather
was fine, and The Braganza having seen sew
eral sails the same day, it may be hoped
that the boat was picked up by one OF them.
The muineers now steered 10 the North
Sea, with the intention of sinking the vessel
At convenient period to the neighborhood
OF the Ehe, but were prevented from doing
SO by running on shore on this coast The
vessel has been unloaded by coasters from
several quarters, and part OF her cargo has
boon delivered TO the authorities the re-
mainder has been stolen, together with the
stores, sc. oil the vessel
Both OF the mates were subjects OF the
United States"
The boat noticed above, was picked up on
the 18th Aug by the brig Hilder. with five
persons in her, and carried into Greenock-
Their names were MIR. G. A Dehl and 10.
dyi Mrs, Furley. the captains wife the
second mate, MIR Moir, and the cook OF the
brig