The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-31
Piracy and Mnuer Board q New Bedford
Whaier.

We fad the following 0unt Of the seizure o. the ship
John Of New Bedford and Of the murder Of the captau
first and second mates and number Of tbs crew Ia
the Empire, ofSydney, N. s. w. Of July 18th. We hope
II may prove info andcd bat fear II Il too tran
We are indebted to Captain Boales OF the schooner
Pisrh D,g which arrived the I,aads July Sth fur
the fiji, wing report Of during aui muIdecous piracy
committed board the John, Of New Beiiord by two
South Sea islanders. Ina particulars were supplied to
Captain Bowels by Francis John white sta
toned Roche's Island in latitude degree 81 mt
pears that April IT, ayesse standing towards
the sio nd from tic beast and the Black bog being
expected there, several canoes put OIL 10 meet her NO
sooner they alnngside however than two natives
pretentod firearms and drove them way Fr&ncis john.
seepg the vessel in distress then pulled TO her. wnea he
was bailed by natives who enc aiei TO what COM
try be belonged, If not to london. On answer.
ing in the Affirmative, he was warned III, as
70 white nan was wsn.eo S'nssa 10 ,ea ,~
natives The communicated hi. suspicion, 10 TWO
ether natives who were in his canoe, and made an
attempt ID ard her. but repeiied with loaded mus
sete Finding impossible to get on board be estuea
ed 10 the Il one. Subsequent 400 her cauoe manned
ton with the pirates, who divul2ei the hari deed Of
which they guilty and the motives that led TO its
conmil,al DO cartain Of the job having III nsel
them Trey advantage of the absence Of two boats
and tie greater part the crew, to indulge an ipSatae
desie revenge Besides the two natives. the eaptaa
cu,k and cooper left IN boatd these they killed
After tho capture Of whale, the mates ooat went
glide with 1t; he billed With spades ana AL MS
Grow but one man. who pushed oil from their reach and
shortly after The Accond mates boat went alongside he
and thIee killed, the remaioiog two havtng
succeedea in pushing of fc her joined the other
boat In this rrcccament they we're left on the wide
sea ~nout comtiss food. This statement was voun-
,ary part q the pirates and from gaa-
Cd f,m the nal ives IT Koche Island il believed ~ Capt
Bow les be On bug asked where the ship Was
bound pirates replied ito Ocean Isand but II IN
able to make it, they would her ashore where no
White lived. Francis J,hn, tue white man, read
the ships name 'cln, Of New Bedford = she had jib,
foiesbil, foretolsaiL NUN, and mainopsai set Tho
main top, gallant had been away. The mizen
top Fail, topgaan. sail and spanker, were also Sc
She the sirboad Ia tx, and seemed to have been
so tue time Of her scizue both fore and mata
tacss well down, which couid hardly be acco n
hi, bed by blacks. When last she steering
Wild from north to west Prior to leaving the pirates
oGe ed obscco and other inducements to tho natives OF
Pcches Island join them, bur to no purpose. the
Lsck Dog arrived Eocho's Island, April 18th twelve
days tho johns visit Had the in erval been short
cr Captain Bos,es would have made sotae attempt TO
discover Der whereabouts.
The John sailed from New BEDFORD under the command
OF CAPT. Tton The 18th Of May, 1862, aud was at
Pata on The 10Th Of January s', when Abe had $50
bbis. q sIeIm and 100 ibis. Of whale oil