Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-06-24
The New orleans pIrncv Case.

va hO stu IHbt1 CouuIuB kle NDeldncnOy lHteHl-
eence received here yesterday by the way of Wash
ington in regard to the ship Charles of Bath. The
Bee gives the particulars as follows.
The Charles cleared on Tuesday, 1st Instant and
went down to the Balize the same evening, crossing
Che bar, and getting well into the Gulf on the morn
lns. following On Friday morning at a, an
early hour, the ca plain of the towboat II
ger noticed a vessel apparently steering for the
aou;h west Pass. On nearing her he discovered
that it was the ship Charles. She was in the iol-
lowing condition nearly all her sails set, and
the b, which was flying loose appeared TO have
been cut, probably to make an awning for one OF
the boats.
Not solitary living being was on board. On
descending into the cabin, several bottles which had
contained porter, and had had their necks knocked
off, wero found on the liable of their contents
had been spilled, and the froth looked quite fresh
Every particle Of luggage had disappeared. Not
trunk, nor bedstead, nor an ARTICLE oil clothing,
save an old pair of boots, to be seen. The ap-
parel and bedding Of the crew, and passengers had
entirely disappeared.
On examining the vessels deck, spots Of blood
having the appearance of being recently shed, to-
gether with or 10 handepkes, were seen on the
starboard side. On the larboard was small pool
of blood running towards the scuppets, and on the
same side on the outward part Of the vessel, were
8 stains of the sangune fluid, which had apparently
flowed from wounded person carried or forced
over the ships side.
The following is the official list of passengers.
Don Juan Campo. Spaniurd; Joseph Brr-
nirard, a Frenchman, a cooper by trade; Mich
oas Dabon, an American naturalized cit zen
Robert Vesseros, from Paris; Madame Widow Pc
tit, from Bordeaux, and two young ladies, her
daughters Pierre Guinberteau Frenchman, stock
maker: St. IIberly, Frenchman.
The following is list of the crew Capt w.
Gorham, Jr. u. S Frederick Gorbam. Maine;
Albert Danforh Mbine; David +. Baxter. Mass;
James Nevil, Pennsylvania Micheal PeaIce, X.
Island Pernel Bishop, Conn; Richard Wliams,
N. York; Darus Sewall, Maine William Brown,
Jnmes Miller, Chas Drummond, Defoir-no proof.
The Bee adds in postscript, that, the day pre-
,yious, ga meeting Of the Council of the Second
Municipality was held, at which decisive measures
were adopted for the discovery of the clue 10 This
dark transaction. The steamship Neptune was i'm
mediately chartered TO 60 cruise in the Gnr,
and 60 able-bodied seamen engaged as her crew,
fully armed and equipped the whole under the
command Of Capt. Butler, harbor master of the
Second Municipality. A large number of cit gems
offered their services as volunteers, but the Nep-
tune having her full complement, the proffer was
declined. We have seldom brheld more anna-
ted spectacle than that witnessed at the departure of
the Neptune"
Her cargo consisted Of Gj,000 slaves, 20 900 feet
of lumber, a lot Of heading and whe e'spokes.
New ORLEANS. June 8, Istl.-l title has
sranqpired since to elucdate the mystery of the dark
and bloody transaction on board the ship Charles
The steam ship Sayannah, arrived here yesterday
from Texas reports having been boarded on the 9th
by the Revenue Gutter Woodbury.. The cutter had
thoroughly examined the coast from.the s. w. Pass
II
les. Barrataria had likewise been cloIely inspec-
ted, with similar i'll success. The Savannlh further
reports having seen suspicious hooking, hernia
phrodi'e brig, rakish and sharp built. huggng The
ahore, in strange direction. 1t seems to me prob
able that prntes-if the deed is act of piracy
and not of harbarty-have made the best Of their
way To the West lndl"s.
Two more expeditions have left his city to ex-
plore Barrataria and the adjacent places Several
individuals have been arrested at the Baize on sus-
pc,on of being implicated in this atrocous business.
The following articles from New Orleans papers,
Of the 9Th and 10Th. contain all the news we have
been able to gather from the papers day, in rcla
ton 10 the supposed piracy. The Picayune of the
9th says;-
The Collector received letter from the ndefat-
gable Captain Taylor. yesterday, dated "Donad-
son Canal, June 6, sAl' from which We make
.Lle fo|loWHi5 ekuhct
'iSIR--I write you from this TO inform you that
the night of the 4th inst, heard at the Balize
of the horrid murder Of the passengers board the
ship Cherries. We got the news nj p. NJ. and in
half an hour started with the lard and Revenue
boat, having on board 25 volunteers well armed -
Since that fine have cruised in,ihe Bay between
Barrataria and the South vest Pass and overhanled
every hsherman's camp ard boat on the coast and
about the norlhs of the river. have offered $500
reward for information, md without my Pirate cap
tans topsa schooner has done the Decd AIN
confident of finding and securing the mnrderers -
On arriving n, the Southwest Pass last night, Capt.
Pierce of the ship Henry, came hoard of my
boat lizard and demanded my aid board
the ship Alabama: ! proceeded at once, and
arrested two Irslimen, and two Engishmen, aud
hive them safe in my custody. One EngIishman is
recognized by my people ms member Of the robber
gang in our city.
From the Bee, we learn in addition that Capt
Taylor apprehended nineteen men in Wes-
tern Bay ds suspicious characters and is in pur-
suit of offers. Two men on board the tow5oat
Tennesseean have likewise been arrested.
The Picayune of the 10th says that Capt. De Pu-
,tren and his crew of seven men, found on board the
Piratical schooner. with six other suspicious charac
tiers, since arrested had arrived at that city.
Nugent, found on board the, tow boat Tennesseean,
had large bloody Bowie knife concealed on bis
person. They are all now in the Parish Prison.
Nothing certain was known relative TO those per-
sons missing from board the ship Chqres.-