Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-11-07
Desperate Encoantef with PIRATE Com
TietS on board Ship4-Fight In tie
tstI might TWenty-f killed.

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Desperate EBeoHntef with Pirate Com
TictS ON board Ship4-Fight In the
night-time-T Twenty-Five killed
Il The Bombay Standard records des-
operate encounter betweenRthe forces ensa
transport vessel and number efscorl-
ylets, among whom were fifty pirates be-
iFg conveyed 70 Bombay. The following
archie particulars:
.f The Ararat left Penangia the evening
of the 25th, a junk leaving at the same
ftIrre, sand doing her best toskeep up with
The ship. Captain Correya, not liking
the appearance, of things, lodged his sat
ellte,, and finally lost sightIof the craft on
/ tile evening Of the 9Th. A few hours
llAlef the Ararat was some sixty miles.
from Penang. The 28th broke goomily,5
| very dark, and sharp gusts Of wind. At
l2s45 the captain ordered the mate to set
topgaIlant sails If lie weather should
clear. aud lay down again On the poop
| His rest Was Of short duration. Ten.
minutes later be was aroused by a noise ).
such a one as wakehs asnan broadly in,
AN instant. The noise. "a crash as of
somelhng giving way. followed Bs a
Shout startled the mate also as he was
standing by the break Of the. poop
FErhere was doubt as to the cause.-the
conyicts had broken loose Quick as
thought, the captain leaped to tile deck
and brought his arms REVOLVER and two
lpistols-from the cabins ~ .ssas..
The mate as Instantly aroused the
guard. at the same time hailing the SEN
Try forward. but lie receWSd no reply -
liz remained by the nightsuard muskels
until The guard turned out before which
.Fthe} captains revolver spoke from the
poop The captain, it seems, on reach
ing the deck, couli just discern that the
convfcts were making their way at
i They had advanced as far as lie stern of
I the long boat, wien, he fred into them.
/ Still they came on, IA tumultnous rush.
\ yelling like fends,. and heaying before
them blocks, llandspikesI holystones,
| tre@ood curry stuff grindets-dny thing.
4 I'M fart..-they could by hands on. Capt.
4 Correya was severely struck by some Of
] these missiles, as were also several Of the
guard, who had BY this time joined The
captain the crew, I4ascars and Spaniards
being altogether without arms, having
m4tde their way into the rigging on the
poop.
] The gallant party had mo thought,
however. Of acting on the defensive, but,
jumping tothe quarter-deck,, commenced
a hand 70 hand-to- hand fight with the
scouadrels. Both the captain and the
guard fred intp them. as fast as they
icoald load, using also their eutlasses and
bayoaets to keep them at bay. They
had desperate men 10 deal with. No
sooner was musket fred than rush
] was made upon. it, before il could be re-
loaded, but in no pne instance did they
succeed in. wrencling it from the grip
that held it for 1ifeland death. One bay
onet was their only spoil
L During the whole time they kept up 4
..fsshOwer Of missiles, described above, aud
lit isEonly wonderful that more mischief
WAS bot done by them. Inch BY inch.
/ however the captain and bis men gained
1 ground. advancing purposelg with eau
lion, lest from behind the water-casks 4
ffpIsh. might be made upon them. and
| their arms their salvation be seized. -
Il And here we havefto record an Instance
Hof courage as rare as heroic.
~ Some len minutes or SO afterthe outl
break, amid an uproar as If Of hell let
loose, arising from men who were thirst
ting4for blood. the-eaptain's wife took her
part in the fray. by loading and cohtipu-
ing to reload her husband ! pistols and
passing them up from The puddy sky-
Hight. As each hatch was gained il was
sfseized by the guard aid fastened down.
j After an hours hard lighting the con.
sfsiieIs were driven on TO The topgallant
forseastle. where they were charged with
| the bsyonet and ,seyerel run through or
driven oxer the bows. Two or three
were seen 10 lay hold Of The fore topgsfia
liant studding sal, which was lying on
hlha Iforeeastle, and jump overheard with
tlit. They were shot from the poop and
lquarter-deck. as well as the darkness PERI
I mitted their being made out.
Il The deGk now being clear, lights were
/ broughta-many attempts were made 70
Il get back during the fight, but as soon as
one appeared il was knocked over by tke
/, eonyicis. and the whole work was done
lin The most solid darkness The sights
(which the lights revealed were Of the
horTdest. Here man with a gashed
1faee. there another cut almost in two,
there another riddled with tie bayonet,
There one-yes, yet liying--with four
q bullets through him. The aspertFof The
/ place was that Of i slaughtSrShouse.
Eight dead bodies were found on the fore.
d castle.s and there on the main deck, id.
Guiding the European sentry and the
q Portuguese cook. Il was now apparent
why the sentry bad not answered The
hail Of the mate-the poor fellow va:
u fahnd 70 have been stabbed d the heart
There seems. unfortunately. no doubl
lhathe had left his post below, and come
Ion deck. whore Be- Is supposed to have
lfailau sslsep being stabbsd wishou