New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-08
From the Bosom Mercantile Journal.
A Naval Er.niniacrncr.

In n, naval poblc service conIr,saleIs act upon
uure INSTANTANEOUS obed iencr- Chancellor Kent
la the year 1922. the Caribbean infested
with Spuni,h privateers-anonsst them was larry
like brig antine called the Psnch,a she was the
very witch Of the ~ater--and although protested
~ after Colombian property, she often rndsiged In
the less honorable practice a! taking upon easy
tsrns cordage duck, provisions, &c, from nea'-
raj vessels.
A, about iii. lime. liz, L S schooner Grampus,
under the comma nd of Lieut. franci. II Gregory,
dropped uncor IN the .'o ha,bor Vt 81. thomas
Vessel, V iot. hsd beet 'ti.t.ed IN one way or an
other by The siacsi>t esncti'a, were continually
arriving al that pot. I'D 't- i.riS rrI'uta;ion as
n rsry free tcaic, pretty we'll e.'nbi',hed
After shor, r,a,. Gramrns sailed on
cruise and tound herself on the weather
quarter and within pistol shot OF the well-armed
and daring 'Panc.1,ra Toe American ensign
waved a, the peak OF the Campus. and The sirhiy-
looking flag OF Spain hung al The main OF 'he
corsair.
:. Haul down your tslors to the United States
schooner Grampns shouted Gregory trumpet
toacued, from the lee arm chest.
No disposition 10 obey this peremptory summons
was manifested by the Span,ard, and his flag still
, curled in the breeze. Presently, fellow, whose
lux uriant mus,achios, red silk Jacket and yellow
vest denoted Huthsriry, took his cigar from MS
mouth, and in under tone gave some order
| which caused q slight movement srnonsss the Vag-
| abonds around him.
The brig carried long bras, eighteen pou.der
ar,idahips pivot this had early a,irac'eo me
attention OF the American, and he SUI continued
to scan i, with much interest, ii not with al mira
,ion. The little Grampus was only htteen nonths
old and of course TOO young listen to the tones
! i,sfr n
! deed. from the frs, her commander had decided
not 10 permt any rracGcsl iiisetraton OF us pow
| ers consequently when he saw swar;hy- looking
| chap making towards II with red hot poker he
expires sed hs dislike in the shape of broadsidt.
which WAS slipped into the brig ~ite most annoy
| ing CELEBRITY finer exhibition OF gunnery was
| never seen The long eighteen was IN the lee
scuppers. and dozen or less deseTriHS fellows
| had escaped the galio@s, and the upper works OF
the brig were completely demolished. She was
sen, iato St. Thomas 10 rrls'r, nd thence
.s,Ied a. prize for the United States, where she
arrived with the American ensign flying over iha
| (ret) flag of The licensed pirate.
THIS Panchi,a had rsguiar eQpa"''stoH from
| the Governor OF Porto Rico-and 1t is not there
| fore strange that hsr capture Was considered oy
| MANY n, ose OF the most daring aggr-sslcns ever
committed upon The flag Of any nation ne wri-
| ,er lived a. that time, and 70, long time aitrr,
near ,h. seen. of his exploit; and never knew "
| doe, no, now remember how the matter ~as set
tied b, the ,wo Governments. nor Is II probable he
| weubi ever have recurred the subject but ier
the clamorou. waledic,inns which have s'ely been
uttered asaias, The neriiot'ous commander OF TIE
| somers. Tor having :. traHsceaaea AIS powers )"
aae tak,Rg OF kumaH itte
If deep-lsia plan Tor n,u'iay and murder must
be pu, 10 active operation besos' i IAN be eon'"
cred a. ANYTHING rncre than sport, than rersap.
the question may up amongst the Fsisiisrs OF
the slaughtered pirates. whether the gallant Gr--
cory was no, mpelIed by fear 10 h1ns into The
| Panchi,a-aad whether he not bouod TO COO
slider he act OF int ~dueing The red-hot poker to
the !eng eighteen, mere p,ses OF fsn-th ex-
ab-raace OF youthful romance RlsoPsLr.
Sy, l.ol.sa Gr,gp<y, the war,hy VI lie
n 4 seventy tear Nesth csrcSas.
U Captain Vim. P Phillips, OF the steamer
sar.aac. favorsby ksown to the travelling public,
died suddenly Z, Burlington VI, on Sunday even
Ing last