The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-29
Rirbululin qispatft.
ss,..sr,uRpAY MORNING. J. OCT. 70, ls's .
Cauf,lc, with Pirates.

-, 80 ar extraordinary and fearful
',oser nv the officers Of a ship Win oes.
perate gang of eastern psr ,ssrs 10 Rombay. Is
Wa +, snpears from the report OF tne Lou
IN Times that Captain Correpy, OF .ne 81
s uon shin rarat~~a bark 81 about twc nunoteu
1ss s ,,pefy tons--had Just landed batcn OF
anu III csnyicts at Singapore, and was to take
49, q yaturn freight OF singapore ana renahS
oon x,ets TO Bomhay~-tweise men IA eaen
MACE The Ararat was about 10 Sc. san up,n
h. homeward expedition, when the Queen
s..,a,nsr Esk. Captain Sir h. Maclure steamed
snto Singapore with tive piraticai lahss III
Tow. which had been caught proving ABOUT
the China Sea. , 80 .,.,,
aud Captaiu. Correya was informed that ne
might have the conveyance of them to Bomoay
as Soon as the formalities OF trial had been gone
through, for of their guilt there WAS no doubt
E,tfv were con demned to transportation and
handed over TO the Ararat. On the 18th OF
June the vessel sailed; but stopping at re-
nang, twelve conyicts more were taken on
board making the whole number OF despefa-
does not less than seyenty-four.
On the 18th of June the weather was 40, my,
so that the captain and mate remained on
deck; but while they were trying 10 c'sten
nap they We're suddenly awakened os sas
Yneudous crash and shouilngs, II was aPia-
rent in a moment that the conNlcts mao ni oxen
loose They stabbed the sentry 10 me near y
and rushed aft 10 seize the officers. ihe cap.
tain aud mate ia the mean time mad procured
,negr weapops from the cabin, and for while
kent the ruiliaBs NJ bay. Inc ialter IouEht
with martins pixies, blocks, and holy stones, aud
the officers with revolving pistols. II was
mitch dark ali the tine, tor as soon as q hight
was brought, it was exuhguished by the pi-
rates The ship was rolling fearfuily, and
abandoned by the sailors, chiefly Lasears who
had taken refuge in the rigging.
1T is not the least remar kable feature IN this
des perate scene,' says the Times, That The
captains wife, who was on board quietly
loaded and reloaded her husbands pistols, anc
handed them up 10 ham through The cuddy
light. AT length the captain determined to al
vance; but this was to be done with The great
est caution, for ii any of the pirates could have
behind the guard as they advanced, and obiaiT
possession OF arms, the case might have be
COM DIES perate Indeed"
After hours hard fighting the pirates
were driven 10 the top gallant forecastie, ant
there charged with the bayonet, and killed, o.
forced over the bows. When lights were pro
cured, aud the loss on the side OF The pirates
was ascert tanned, out OF sixty who had come oI
deck, twenty EIGHT We're dead or missing
Some were wounded besides. A more desper
ale struggle for life, says the Times, has sci
dom taken place, and Capt. Correya may vel
be proud OF a victory TO which his own brave
ry largely contributed. But that journa
inquiries, with some pertinence, how 1T hap
pened that SO many reckless cut-throats, who
on their trial. ayowed that they would prefe
death to Imprisonment, should be COMMITTEE
to 81 single vessel with only small guard
They were put in irons, 1t is true, but the iron
We're too large, a fact which light have bee
at the lime when they were put on
There was clearly gross careiefsness In tn
management of the matter at the outset.