Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-08-16
From the N. Y. American.

The Prirutes taken-Conjcssion o. fone Of
:.aasn.. The step Of Justice has in this case
been sure wilh6:! being tardy, and within
q few days Sunday Of their setting foot
on shore, The muiinecrs and Inurdeicrs OF
tho schr. Sarah Lavinia--fouud at sea
and towed into port. as related in our pa
per Of Tuesday-are secured, at leas, two
oul of three, aud the third eau hardly es-
cape.
Two Of the pirates Of the scbr. Sarat,
Lavipia were this morning arrested in this
city. The circumstance are as follows:
The pirates remained all night a, Sc.
connct Pe:u,, after landing from the
schooner.
The man with whom they lodged, ques.
Toned them 10 an ordinary manner. but
they giving pretty fair answers. did moi
excite any suspicion in his mind Of any
thing wrong.
In the morning they took the steam
boat for Fall River and then for Provi-
dcnee. where they took the steamer Mas
sacbusehs for New York, Monday even
ing, arriving here on Tuesday morning.
On going on shore they accidentally left
bag. part oflheir baggage. on board
The boat, which was taken back to Provi-
denc.
10 The meantime the Innkeepcr at Sc
connet had heard Of the piracy and im-
mcdiateIy traced them TO Providence.
where he found The Massachusetts, and
went on board. The baggage room was
then searched and tho bag found. Capt.
Comstocs opened i, and found the shirts
Of the Captain ond Mate. and other
clothes, completely saturated with blood.
The Massachusetts arrived this morning
with The lnnkccpcr. Tho cartman who
carried the baggage was then found and
the men traced 10 the boarding house Of
MIR. Knowles. No. Washipgton, street.
where the youngest Of The three pirates,
Mathews, (American) was arrested aud
taken on board The Massachusetts. A
watch was then sci fos the other two and
in siio, time Babe. and Euglishmun,
was arrested: when arrested he preicn-
ied grea. ignorance and was very ho,s-
tcrons and whished to know wha, ho was
arrested for.
lie was told that he was wanted on
board The steamboat. When he arrived
there and was confronted with Mathews,
his con,enauce fell and he showed gnilt in
every feature.
MalheIrs' Con Observation-Disclosures states
that he, Webster and the cooh were belnw,
aud that Babe came TO the companion
way and called him up, and told them
that the cap,ain and mate had had n
scuffie and fallen overboard: thai Babe
then took charge Of tho vessel until they
came near The land. when he ordered the
cook 10 80 furward TO do something to the
sails.
While cook was busy. Babe went be-
hind him, and with q MALE, killed him
and then ordered the others to throw him
oterhoard else be would serve them in the
same manner. This they did. and then
aa came on shore.
Capt. Comstock also questioned The
men when they came on hoard the stea-
mer al Providence. but receiving fair and
apparently answets, no suspicion was cx-
cited in bis mind.
The pirates would have Ief, this city
yesterdny, but were persuaded by Mr.
Knowles to remain until to-day to obtain
ite bag which they had left on board the
srenmcr-Mr. Knowles being entirely
unsuspicioos OF there being any thing in
the bag except their own cio,hing.
Webster, the third pirate, IL no, vel
arrested. The olher two were taken in
charge by The U. 8. Marshall.