Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-26
The Clipper Males Adsei again---Anothe'
Attempt at Piracy.

| the particulars ol ate"Pt ~ PheSJ y ~
above named vessel.
| CuARLEsroN, S c., Aug. 70, 1870
JAMES g. BEsSErT, Ese.
| Dear Sr,-But a shor, time ago you publis he'd an
account of a suspicious looking vessel hen IN your
| port The following statement furnished by Capt
Daol Brown Of the brig Sullivan, Of your lort, may
throw some light on the subject
| The Sullivan was from Liverpool for this port,
was ballasted with coal, and had on board twenty
thousand sovercigns in gold for the Bank OF the
State of South Carol ma.
The following is an extract OF her log book:
"Oa the S,h of July, lat. 81 IL, long OF 43, at Z
y NJ discovered q, our lee beam, standing 10 the
Eastward (the wind then blowing fine breeze
from the Southward,) sharp raki>h looking brig,
supposed TO be man OF war, which showed an Ame'
rican Ensign at her peak. On reaching our wake
she tack ed ship aad gave chase our vessel was
then put a good full, and was IN the bopeoi get
ting out of her reach, not wishing TO be dc tanned
Finding we ere leaving hers she fred gun, which
we took motto OF (; IN about 10 minutes after, an
other gun was fred Then supposing her TO be
of war brig, we thought II our duty I" lay TOO
for her As soon as she got within quarter o mile
of MS she lowered the American and hoistcd in It's
uIace the French eusigu, which induced us 10 think
she was after good-but being under cover OF her
guns we concluded to await the result She ran close
under our lee at the time clearing her Lar board
low gan (abogt six pounder) asd ordered the
captain to corae board Immediately
| then asked the captain il he would not send
nifcantly replied that his boat leaked ihle too
much" then lowered my boat, and sent the mate
with four men to sec what he wanted On getting
alongside he asked the mate if he was the captain,
to W hich he replied e the negative; he then asked
why the captain did not come ON board the mate
said the captain did not wish to leave ms vessel as
his ladv was on board much alarmed at his proceed
ines lie then asked why the captain did not hcave
too for him, 20 which the mate replied that he had
been long time oat and wished to take advantage OF
the fne slant Of wind he then had.
He said he should make the captain pay tor the
ammunition he had fired The mate replied that he
would have to wait until he caught him in America,
as he had nothing on board to pay with.
He then directed the mate TO return to the brig,
and send the captain on board win some WINE ana
oil, for which he would pay hin
On the return Of the mate felt pretty well sa-
tisfed that she was pirate, and thought our only
chance of escape was by running from her. there
fore ordered the boat hoisted and yarcs hled away
which was immediately done; on seeing whlch
she fired shot, which passed near our stern She
was so near us the time that the smoke from Tue
niece filled our cabin Finding she could not retake
us, and very heavy squall coming up at the time,
she gave up the chase
The brig was fine looking vessel of about
200 tons; apparently but short time out OF port;
her decks were filled with barrels and boxes, and
trunks Of merchandise, slowed away win new
straw. The brass tacks on the trunks were bright,
and distinctly seen. Some oil tho barrels were
She was painted, hull and spars, entirely black,
with gilt billet head She had on her stern large
black boat below which, against her transom, was
sAbdel Cadee, (Ialek Adhel is the proper name)
! of New York"
The one supposed TO be the captain, was a Span
lard Of twenty-five to twenty-five The interpreter
| appeared TO be a Portuguese.
There were on deck about a dozen sailors, appa-
rently English and American. The cook supposed
to be an Italian. " hen asked by Captain Brown
where he was from, he said, from Vera Cruz,
/ bound on "A cruise" When the mate was On board,
he told him he was from Vera Cruz bound to BARGE
Iona"
! The above has not been made public, as Captain
| Brown intended making some enquiry about the
1 vessel on his arrival at New YORK.
! This makes the second outrage the "Nfaek Ad
hel'' has committed since her departure hence Ii
is seen that she fired into the "Sullvan" as she
did into the emily Wilder" endangering the lives
on board Of both, and the Spanish Captain treated
the mate Of each in the most inssient manner we
made inquiries yesterday respecting this Captain,
and learned that he was very young man fora sea-
captain being but twenty years old. He is ra-
Their small quick and active in his NOV ements, and
is person likely to act he has. placed as he was
| in comm and Of such vessel rs the "Malek Adhel"
Ii is said that he is ''ambtious TO be something,
either a pirate or anything else; and being young
and not knowing the risk he is running, he plays
upon the fears of those whom he falls in with on the
high seas Such is the impression among some,
and particularly the merchants for whom she was
built here. This, however. is not our impression.
We believe that she isa SLAYER, il not a pirate
he does not know the risk he is running is
for if he has been at all, he must have learnt
better ere he took command Of the "Malek Ad-
he'll"
IL is Joke tn be fired into at sea, by black, pi
ratica looking clipper and the two Captains Brown,
! Of the emily Wilder and "Sullivan" ought to
| forward their aIidavts to Warrington Immediately
Something should be done, and this Captain Nunez
be made 20 answer for his two piratica attempts
American vessels. To cut the matter short, one Of
our schooners sloops Of ought instantly to be
dispatched in pursuit Of him.
Ii appears from the statement Of Captain Brown,
Of the emily Wilder" that he was not assuming
the pirate merely for the fun Of the thing for he
anxious to know whether there were any British
men-of war near. This alone is sufficient for US
lie no doubt dreaded the appearance Of such a
craft.
This "Malek Adhel" was built here by Webb &
Allen, for Peter Harmony Il Co. She was then sold
70 highly respectable house the coast Of Califor
MIA and intended for the coast trade in the Pacific,
and to make a trip occasionally TO Canton. She was
cleared under these Circumstances at our Custom
House. for that destinations and at the request Of the
Mexican owner, the vessel and cargo were insured
in Wall street. Beyond this Hsssrs Harmony Il
Co. have had nothing TO do with her, and her
recent pratica acts strange to them as to any
one else. They believe, however, that Captain
Nunez has no NAL intent but merely wishes 10 show
of his vessel, which 10 very beautiful one, and
thus gain little notoriety. But differ in opinion,
and therefore hope that our government will take