New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-25
Piracy In the Pacific.

TIE following 8 a. extract Of letter 10 the
r-,--oi .i,-fi.er said 70 cave been written BY an
oacer Of the American Navy row on the Pseihe squaa
:, vArPASAIso Nay. II, lsis.
q, he rOth instant TIE Caisn schooner kose >eS-h'
u wss brought N here BY French ofneer Ani P.1
crew with three Of Der Cali crew confined en o.'l1'
he vessel having bsea seized Tor piracy ~ Ross
let; this see some few months since Tor IN Fis,
CO, with ~ passengers oi ooth sexes we N'F.aL
r.rr- Conrrrras a. they passlps very De. .-'
Galapagos l.-nds the temptation % visit Their shofes
VS. irresistible - the Captain hove 10 lowered ol'
boat and went on shore with 81 hs passengers u-' O
,rse leaving tue vessel 10 charge OF he mate an suS
hshuran named Burtonl ami two men D. oost hsu u"
oner r.a-hcd the slorc fhan these three Williams n'u
away snd the schr. on oeore the fresh irsae Wiz
Tor the island cf the Pscnc srvirg - iahti tnif eD
s- excited the suspicious q the Capt Of RI brig oi
W. yirr there who sent orr "a board "a examine
The p.usrs Of this Chiisn 20 WAS found that many era
su-es Al been made the tcrrols, the msnitei
"a. altered snd Ell Of her papers were ridculo9sY III
-. f,- vessel IN the condition IN hch she was
p.cei hsd forgottsn % say that The conifamses'ro
Tor hos.swsln had heru eit on board cy the captain
bu, connued 20 his bid BY dangerous illness ~ ol
course hsd 90 part 10 the piracy SAD was sa A-lNS
-, the French officer visited TIE schooner. ana wei
enough 20 make rail- and suihcieni d'sciosSrr VITA ~
gard % the transaction. - me Frsncn u''vts s.-'
~. rr,Fe crew on board and sent her % his ace
.lfh -hs pirates IN irons their passage Tour OK ""
French crew mufinisd. liberated she prisoners, "r-
were in open revolt against the lieutenant ana lou' .
whl renamed true % their country ~ h'sc -'
n
In for trs the Chi.sns % % tried here the FfenS"
r,.n by their Admiral when h. cones
You vii ssk anxious.y Where are the passengers
What must have been their su1crt q aoandonen 81"
the shores ID small snd desert island lhey We,
mostly poor persons mechanics and lsb'rers VINO mao
invested their entire means 10 the charter .. tls W.
s-i ana provisions Tor their voyage - the ioss -
th, : distressing beyond measure. the provisions
being nesry destroyed and rapidly perishinE the res
due was sold Tahiti for the bencrt 81 the psfues
concerned The poor people did not perish but SUB
L u . fav. IA
here' unccoked they were without fuei Az the emu
~ hat time small vessel CHANGED 70 come for turtle
rescued the uniortunaies snd carried them 10 Ahsa
where 10 has been heard they srrived IN safety out
destitute ,.
Indeed IL will BE- necessary keep mos, viglsnt
- t an This ocean now a. The richly ireghtrd YES
sci. will otter temptation equal 10 that ri the oid
spanish gaeons In the time OF the buccaneers Almost
h0rnd piracy and murder wss committed on ooaFd tne
brig Amelia which lef Msxatsn for Canton IN OCTOBER
ls.t She prosided, a. al these vessels are OUT
here with two sets OF papers Mexican and one
Eugish. IN OF general war IN Europe soc was 10
-. the former otherwise the latter sud two captains
one Of each Of the nations whose has she bore mot
lev crew composed of villains OF every caste sni from
every part ot the world. She had on board eSVu wv
In specie one night three Spaniards. who formed me
J watch buicherea both captains And passenger, MI
Cook an American whose lady on board secured
the arms and chsrge Of the vessel the rect OF ne
crew were one English lad, two other Europeans ana
/ a halt dozen natives OF Manila d,
The pirates made the Young Enelshmsn tquite iadl
CAPITA n he being the only understanding nsVigs
/ ton and ordered hin TO the Peruvian coast ne ana
the other two Dane and Swede. watched mfr fhF1'
/ put the spanish rsscas 90 death. mad" themselves
masters OF the vessel and ~ advice OF Mrs tooA' %
whom they took kind care. squared away lar the Ss"u
wirh Islands their port where On arriving thel
delivered The vessel and her rch freight 70 the br'h
Consul
The British admiral has published notice here that
the Board Of Admiralty hadntehgence of vessels nttnS
OUT In Ems and under circumstances which excited sus
picion. they were watched, however. and the nouce
was given On this that all vessels may BE- on thel'
/ guard. a..
Mrs 25-Nr Barton has arrived IN town WIN NE
family. and will leave, understand, IN the Dale on
I Saturday