New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-16
PIRACY IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.


The following narrative of extraordinary attenp
piracy oil The schooner Flown of Bedford g. br,v
unt Of which has appeared in our co unn, given
~ TIE Western Morning NerS Of Wednesday:
cit sppesrs that two men aud youOgster Of abou
-v.nt.. Ay.a of age having heard that the CaDtalc
I'D ceISed The money for the freight aud thlnking
r having been told that he had it on board shipped
Lenseives with view of obtaining 1t; and on fours
by evening, the 10Th of July, they seizet, as thes
hOughi, favorable opportunity for the purpose. l.
WIS The Cap'au's watch on deck and Of the co.,
rgirators, who was at the wheel from to 10 com
flaming Of bel cold the Captain offered 70 take his
pace while be went for his coal. be went for coat
sccore ipey and concealed iron bolt aDoat Ills per
cen. He resumed his position at the wheel ana inc
Ca tain resumed his walk up and down the deck.
Presently, lily aud suddenly, the wodid-oe P'rsm
rshg on the Captain aud Knocked hin down. mr.
Balscsn, he viewer, recovered his feet, seeing winch
bolh men rushed toward him to inhlct another
flow, but be succeeded in jumping down iao
The cabin and at once caught up pistol winch
h- bad loa6ed the evening before, 10 couse.
ouepce of these men endesvoring TO get up
froe.' when they were not able 70 succeed. Ihey
now batt.bed down the captain 10 his cabin; ald rs
the ate was in bis berth they thus coniaed both the
captain al the male. They also batteDed down tne
TO prevent the other men interfering agains
en- The captain aw oke the mate, but they could
Lot get out OF the cabin The men commenced
psiley threaten ming take the vessel TO tue coast
of F,Snoe sDd run er ashore, and drowa 'nem. Inc
nate proposed the captain 10 ask them TO allow him
10 come On de- aud inquire the caufe OF suc1 exraor
dinary col Duct but he, fearing they would at once
kill the mate was unwilling to consent 70 this. The
mate - id be knew he had hot done them any harm and
was lot airsid of them. He tnel asked tuem II they
would blow hun to come up to which they consented
Oh his show that he had no weapon about him. lie
convinced tb.m and came on deck but as soon as ne
was there they seized him by the hands and one 5000
over him with the iron bolt, telling him the same
time that if he made the leaet resistance they would
smash bis head but as they said he had never Ia
iur,d them, they would not otherwise nJufss
INN. They then tied the mate to the rigging, and
oemspded The money from the Captain. He said he
bad very little on board They said he had tue money
(, his freight on board The Captain said he had no.
more than IS los on board. They said that would
not do; it was not enough pay their expenses Ine
mate who was within hearing, and witness OF all,
calico OUT The Captain put the freight money ID the
b, nk ,he day before the vessel left tbs port they
then den aDoed the Captains gold watch and the 20
iOs winch were then thrown up by the captain.
Trev then took the boat and sails, and some other
thiI gs including the crowbar which they had USED as
w.s, on and msLet, got into the boat, and saiied
Off The Captain aferward broke open the caoin,
cane Oh Deck AID released the mate. The boat by this
tim had got ont ofreach. The boat since been found
and the boy taken TO Exeter jail for trial Inc two
men are supposed to be at Brnscombe In the eastern
pat Of Devonshire. They were Americans, from
New. Orleans, and one of them had lost two fingers
from one of HE hands"