New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12
PIRACY IN THE PAcHIc-ASoTHER VERSION

Capt. +. f. Nye of the whaleship William
Rotch writes to The Honolulu Advertiser
About the end OF January the first OF February
1865 the Prussian bark Cayatl, sailing under American
coors left Caao the principal port OF Peru FOR Arequ
pa, distant about two days SAIL with cargo 81 ~ Toue
ship PrOvedenZa, IN this port. The owner OF the
coolies who also owner Of the vessel ana OF sugar
estate i'm Peru was on board He had just purchased
these hborers for his plantation, and had with hm
supply Of rice and stores $4,000 IN CON- Win ote Ndu
abes The morning leaving Caao tine coolies rose up
the specting captured them ana kled the
at the wheel and second mate The captain ana
officer were their berhs asleep but were soon aroused
by the NOISE seeing the vessel In possession OF the
coolies they threw some benches out OF the cabin wndOW
and then Jumped ont intending To themselves by
swimming ashore The pirates lowered boat, pulled for
the captain and mate, and killed them both while IN the
They then returned 10 the ship, took tine crew
nine in number consisting Of Americans, Portuguese ana
Spaniards tied them each hand and foot and dashed them
al u hawser. They then fastened an anchor 10 the
hawser. and threw the whole overheard or COURSE me
anchor sank carrying the men with 1t TO the bottom ana
they drowned. The owner, Mr. BaracOndegu, WHO
is well connected I'm Lima. left IN the CABIN IN MS
servant. faithful Chnaman. who had beei with nun
many years. lie was armed with rcyoyers, and seeing
his weapons the pirates feared TO modest INN. The
servant boy then terceded with them 10 spare MS oM
and his masters lives which they agreed 20 do on coud-
that he would deliver up his weapons 10 them ms
he did after delay, evidently having some misSlNt
abou their honesty They then put the vessel about ana
ran off before the southeast trades in norwestery
for China There were four or five rngeaders IN
the gang. but appear 10 have understood navigation
They knew that China of to the northwest ana mat
was about all. The voyage across the Pacific. more
than 10000 miles, appears TO have been made without
seeing land or vessels on the lst OF April they passed
through the Kurc Islands into the Ochosk sea, where
the bark ran into the ice and lay for days the pirates
improving the opportunity 20 TN their water casks They
GOT into clear water the 23d OF April ard came To
anchor of the "Saud spit" IN the NorhEd Cur, on
tho west shore Of the KamsChatha Peninsula Here they
took the owner and his servant ashore ana allowed them
60 escape and after travelling along the coast Tor about
30 miles they arrived no small settlement where thc5
found provisions, and remained an q whaler move III
sight Mr.. BaracOudcgui offered passage 10 Homo
lulu hy Capt Hamilton Of the sea Breeze and his servant
was taken board the Hercules uuh OF when Fcs-ls
viii be here in days soon after thc owner ana hl,
servant We're ashore, the p!raucal craft weighed
anchor and put sea- standing OF 20 westward WIN
stiff east wind. She not been heard from since ana
s supposed 10 have been wrecked IN some part or the
OrhGt-k sea The i've riugleIdcrs divided half Their
prize money $4,000 among themselves, 800 70 edch
aud the remainder was divided among the rest, - IA
number so 10 each Capt Martin OF the SHY Proy
dcuce informs me that on the voyage from Chlua 10
Calo the coolies showed disposition 10 be refractory,
and he had no trouble whatever with them.