The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-09-16

! Ihleh may nave J1st oeen ABOARD her. She i
a merchan,man, and is sailing Wild. De
pend upon i! there's been foul work there.
! vent on deck and scanned the stranger
Tier ioretopsall was set, bu, the rest of her
canvass was not TO be seen, though could
make out every spar. She was pitching
heavily a, the bow, aud appeared to be 10
boring, although the sea was by no means
rough.
I MIR. Denny my first mate, aher a long
look gave II as bis firm opinion that The
bloody scoundfels had been at work.on her
decks and thinking 50 myself gave orders
I 10 run down 10 her.
I Mr.. Denny was prudent man, and
thought We had best give the vessel a vide
bIth.
I Why 90 Iasked.
Why sir, We are close upon one Of their
inieroa hiding places. Depend upon il,
hat vessel was taken by boats.
Well, and wbatlben
The rascas may be aboard Of her still
We can, see all around the vessel, they
and their boats may be there and out Of
sight ! dou't Understand that fotetopsaih
Ne'll be cautious, Mr. Denny" | re-.
Piled tins breeze and that s!1 FOUNDER vii
take care oC Va.
Ia two hours ne were sithin haling dis.
lance Of tie craft, and became satisfied lhat
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o,s h H. 5000 III ~ daaI .I,.t
c4,e,eJ wai..,hc s,g. ah,rb 6aJ toao ~,
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s no J,pecrngu
In lc.s il,4, :, MY ,,iost,. 7 s,,,,,,. no
on Lc,,B,. G,,l,aed lie - ,a.,,ae III.
aws Tie nam sal abe vessel ua. n
la,re sc4o,.o, aa.,e,n bo,t, s .n,,,.}y cav.
cred Tie old G,btons3 oo,ge, da.k. !
told The men to dfag II dnan "a lint
could oct 10 The CABIN panoway. Ttcmeo
obeycd ard dras,sd rba .aI slowly m
bat oh too rap,5Iy for he spccitcjs 70.
,calcd 10 nv s5unk,pa eyes.
There lav on that dccl The manped and
blood, bodies OF sx men-the blood s,dl
running from tho ghasly nouuds-s,ili
warm md smoking
Tho hcud, must have perpotra,cd their
horrible work Ius at the break 81 day Il
vas not unul "e bad cleared 'he deck Of
the canvass that HE iull extent OF tbe
hatchery vas developed, Laying across
tie lo'ecaslle hatch we're two bodies, and
near The loremasI another, that OF negro,
probably the eook-makins nine 10 all
The Inflated crew did not die without
struggle-~eaFo6s we're scattered 10 every
direction, and tic co6Iustan on the deck
showed that desperate resistance had
been made,
A.. SAID before, the vessel had been
scuucd and vas settling fast. On entering
tho cabin, | found the Satef already over
the q or, and floating round we're several
female garments; vn made has,y search
but could not find the body oil a woman.
The pirates had undoubtedly carried her of.
Mr.. Denny, Who vas hanging over the
aaarer Of tic Almra, nov hailed me
~ mink sir. son had hotter leave her,
sbo'. ,,fcb,n, sba,n forward and nili 90
down before You know IT,"
( I, wa.in vain TINT auemp,ed 10 learn
the vesscrs name. Her stern and bos
wee upeltered and her quarter rail where
her name undoubtedly was had been cut
away by the pirates.
I had just gwen the order TO return when
one Of tho men with 40 exclamation OF sur.
prise sprung forward,
81 saw, SIR, the face Of q child raised
between those two bodies" he replied point
tng to the cotpses which lay across the
forecasue hatch,
What's The matter my man - asked
following him W,
In less than minute | had dragged the
bodies away, md jumped into the iorecas'
tie, the water above my kaees For mo
ment could not make any thing out, aud
the men we're ealing me from the deck to
come Up that the vessel was SINKING
looked carefully around and at last d'scov'
cred him chugng to the ladder, and s'arng