The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-16

the French ship Provedenza, now in this port.
The owner OF the coolies, who was also Owner
of the vessel and Of sugar estate IN feru, 81
was on board also. His bark was named after
his plantation. He had just purchased tnese
laborers for his plantation, and had on ooara a
supply of rice and stores, $40 900 in coin, with
other valuables. The next morning., after
leaving Callao, tho coolies rose upon the un-
suspectino crow, captured them and Killed the
man at the wheel and second mate. The cap
tain and the first officer were IN their bcrths
asleep but were soon aroused by the noise.
On seeing the vessel IN possession OF tne cool
les, they threw some benches out OF the caDn
window and then jumped out, intending. II
save themselves by swimming ashore. The
pirates lowered q boat, pulled for the captain
and mate, and killed them both while Ia the
water. They then returned to the ship, took
the crew, nine in number, consisting OF Amerl-
cans, Portuguese and Spaniards tied them
each hand and foot, and lashed then all to a
hawse-. They then fastened an anchor to the
hawser, and threw the whole overheard. Ot
course the anchor sank carrying the men with
it to the bottom, and they were drowned.
The owner, Mr.. Baracondegui, who is well
connected in Lima, was left in the cabin with
his servant, faithful Chinaman, who had been
with him many years. He was armed with re-
volvers, and, seeing his weapons, the pirates
feared to molest him. Tho servant boy then
interceded with hem to spare his own and his
masters lives, which they agreed to do on
condition that he would deliver up his weap-
ons TO them. This he did after some delay,
evidently having some misgvins about their
honesty. They then put the vessel about and
ran of before the southwest trades, in north
westerly course for China. There were fonr OF
five riugeaders in the gang, but none appear
that China was off to the northwest, and that
was about all. TIE voyage &C ;ross the Paclhc,
more than 10000 miles, appears to have been
made without seeing land or vessels.
On the 1st Of April they passed through the
Kurile Islands into the Ochotsk Sea, where the
bark ran into the ice and lay for six days, the
pirates improving the opportunity to I'LL their
water casks. They got into clear water on on the
23d of April, and came to anchor OF the sand
Spit" in the Northeast Gulf on the west shore
OF the Kamschatka Peninsula. Here they took
the owner and his servant ashore, and allowed
them to escape and after travelling along The
coast Tor about thirty miles they came to
small settlement where they found provisions,
and remained till a whaler came in sight. MI.
Baracondegui was kindly offered passage 10
Honolulu by Captain Hamilton, of the Sea
Breeze. and his servant was taken on board
the Hercules, both of which vessels will be
here in few days.
Soon after the above two persons were set
ashore, the piratical craft weighed ana put 10
sea, standing off to the westward with stln
east wind. She has not been heard from
since, and is supposed to have been W.T. Wreceea %.
in some part OF the Ochotsk Sea. The five
rineleaders divided half their prize money
(s26,OOO) among themselves, $4,000 to each,
and the balance was divided among the rest,
forty five in number, s222 to each. Whether
it was of am use to them or not, may never
be known, as the bark and the coolies may
have heen lost in the Ochotsk.
Captain Martin of the ship Provedenza, in
forms US that on the voyage from China to
Callao, these coolies showed no disposition to
be refractory, and he had no trouble what
ever with them. This tragedy serves to IL
lustrate what reckless characters these coolies
are, and we may we'll wonder that similar
scenes have not been enacted here, where
gangs of twenty to thirty coolies have been
shipped in small schooners, without the first
thought Of any provision against revolt or pi-
racv.