Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-10
From the n. Y. Com. of Thursday evening.
Arrest Of the supposed Pirates Of
the Sch'r Iayinia.

Two of the seamen Of the LAWN"
were arrested this morning, 6v MIR. Rus
sell an officer from New Bedford. lie
was aided by officers Lounsbnry ant
Tappan, " ho were stationed at the land
ing Of the Boston boats.
From Mr.. Russell we gather the fol
lowing particulars -
The men after having heen set ashore
on Sunday morning, by the fishermen
near Newport, went to sailors board
ing house in Newport, kept by Mr.
Knight, and took dinner. In the after
noon al 4 o'clock they took tho steam
boat Iolas To Providence, where they re-
mnined until Monday afternoon, and then
proceeded by way of the Sioning,on raj,
road, and the steamboat Massachusetts
to this city, arriving on Tuesday morn,
ing. Their baggage consisted oi trunk
supposed to have been the captains,
sailors chest, and Two canvass bags. is,
some mistake one of the bags was left o'
board the boat.
Yesterday Mr.. Russell, taking will
him Mr.. Knight Of Newport, IN whose
house the salo,s took dinner, started tot
this city, following the route OF The iugi
ltives. On board the Massachusetts
from StoningtoD, last evening, the bal
left on Tuesday was shown To Mr.. X
who opened it, and comparing the cloth
ING contained in it with some articles %
dress found on board the schooner, dis
covered that IT belonged TO the captain
and mate. This moinlng, soon alter The
arrival Of the boat, IA porter came Tor The
bag, and on being questioned, said he
had been sent for il by sailor ut MIR
Kuowles's boarding house in Washington
street
II Mr.. Russell proceeded with the porte
to the house IN Washington street, where
one Of the sul"ls, named Mathews, wa
found, and recognised by Nr, knight
AS one of the three who took dinner al hl
! house in Newport lie was secured, an'
1.-The officers went IN search OF the othe
two. They had gone but short dis
lance from the house, when Mr.. knlgh
recognized Babe coming down " ashlng
ton street. Both were taken TO thu
| Massachusetts and confined in a state
room. Babe, when arrested, was return
! ing from the corner OF Water and Dove
streets, the place where he aud Wehs,e,
"ne Of the three sailors, passed d the nighl
! Webster has rot yet been arrested.
| Matthews, who is ii simple minded per
son, conlesses that he saw Babe Kill th'
cook. lie was at the time coming VI
from below, when he saw Babe COMM
| the act
The captain and mate were then gone
hut how they had been disposed of h'
does not know. lie Processes to know
nothing of any conspiracy to murder the
captain, and TO be innocent Of any crimi
nal design.
| Among the baggage ofthese men were
the clothes ol the captain aud mate, thu
captains gold watch: chronometer ant
quadrant. Babe had exchanged tho gol'
| watch for q silver one and fourteen dol
lars.
Since writing the above, the Unite'
States marshal has, by virtue of IA war
rant issued by Commissioner Rapelye
seized the two seamen and removed then
from the steamboat Massachusetts To tn
prison in EIdridge sr,cet. They will un
! dergo an examination for comnii,rpn
this afternoon or to- morrow. The ihr'
person will undoubtedly soon be arrested d
as several Of his places "f resort are wei
known and a number of officers arc il
pursuit