Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-03
From The New Bedford Bulletin of Monda!
Probable Piracy;

The Sloop Fair Iiar'n, ofProvidcnce, which
left hence Yesterday morning Tor New.lork,
o5out q O'Clock, miles SSW Of The Hen aud
Chickens, 10 miles =. T.. Of Cuty hunk, fell
~ with a So hooner, with all sail sci, aud run
ming pretty close to her discovered that there
was no ono on board They Immediately
boarded her, found that she had one anchor
down with short scope, aud on trying her
pumps, found three feet of water IN her hold,
aud on farther search discovered that she was
.cutt.d forward j,lst above the copper Thy
infca,tc was torn I" pieces-tho hunks torn
down-a hole cut in the cabin floor with an
AK" lying beside It.
| The CABIN was in great disorder-all valua-
bla articles were taken away except the quad.
rant aud compass, which were found in jhs
mates lnoker-.the cap,ain's trunk wns found
rui open, and was completely pillagcd On
examination, the vessel proved I" be H.. sch r.
Lannia,- Of Alexandria, Dcarbon, master, with
"A cargo Of -four, kiln dried meal, black.y.d
peas, yellow corn, and red oak slaves Tic
crew list found in tho captains trunk wa. us
follow
Charles II. Dearborn, mas,or.
Walter A. Nicoll, a'ato.
John Johnston, cook.
II David Babe, }
William Webster, seumen.
George Matthews,
II Nicol is from Northumbc rland county, Va
Johnston has no residence opposite his name
Babe is from Cape May, N. J. and Web:
ster, could writo--the Others made their
marks IN signing the articles, which fact may
prove to be Of some importance.
II BY an examination OF the schooncr's pa
prrs, II appeared that she sailed from Ale1an-
dria, July list, for Antigua and n market, in
the West Indies. She Is owned by Gso. j.
Thomas and others of Alexandra.
Il The last regular rniry on The log.book, mp.
pnrcnily in the mates handwriting, is on tho
10Th Of July, latitude 20, course >.
H In "a small book found in the cabin the fol-
lowing cniry is made
"Eiday night, lih Juiy, Isi3.-Abon, half.
past 10 O'Clock IL was the mates watch on
deck along with me, when the captain came
on deck and told mo to keep the vessel to the
wind, aud done SO then the mate was aft on
H the seat close io the tnhrcl, asleep. and the
captain went up aud shook him, aud said. you
are n damned fellow To be officer Of vessel,
aud struck al him, and they at one another
The mate got the captain down on his buck on
the tatlrol, ahd main sheet block under them
il gave a jerk aud pichcd them overheard. So
! put my helm down, but it was Of no use, for
Il by the time the vessel was round they were
not to be seen. Thore WAS no one on deck
but my SELF, aud could do no good for them. I
/ ran forward and called the men, but by tho
time they got up the vessel was going aiors
/ tho wind und we could not hear or them,
Il "ljth, Kept the vessel her course.
|. "l6th, do.
L "i7th, do.
4 "l5th Saws vessel, stood toward her ,n
! lind what course Ia stand for the nearest port.
1 Told us due West for Bermnda, and NWN for
n. York.-Which we done 80.
|. "l0th. do
|, ain the back part of the log was found the
| iollowing discrcpant stptenuDt
!, "l9th July le43."
II "MFNORAEDUM."
II "On the night of Friday the 10Th, about
II eleven O'Clock, l aud the maie were on watch
II together when the captain came on deck, aud
II struck the mate for being asleep on watch,
/ aud the matu struck HIM back again, when
n they tossed oHch uIher about, the unite !, ing
N on his back aud rolling. No signatur..l
II IN the same small book referred to above
were found, on another Leaf, the folluw ins
! memoranda
"Iiih JuIy, lsi3. Captain and mate got
drowned ishiug.
/. "ljth hep, ,rss, her course.
II ooh. do.
"I7lh. spoke a ship, told us 10 keep our
ship West lt Br,nuGa, dnne >" l"r ~ hours.
II "idth. Thought u was b,li,r To- korp her
H North West, aud sct 10 some pon ~ Am,ra
N n home
l "Imh. Kept hor NNW.
II The boat of the vessel, which FROM the tack.
lc usrd ~ huisiing was evidently long boat,
wa- gone. The gnngwal tail VA. taken away
10 make room fur lLe boat, ~ bsisuug her
uyrt the side
!, The ch,,,s Of tie s,smco w,f, gon, i,om