The New York herald., 1870-01-23
THE BLACK FLAG;
desperate Conflict Of . German Bari
With . Pirate Prahu In
the China Seas.
ARRIVAL OF THE BARK AT THIS PORT

ARRIVAL 0F The BARK AT THIS PORT
One Seaman Killed and the Captain and
Mate Wounded.
Twenty Of the Pirates Slain and the Junk
Captured.
The North German bark Apenrade, halling
originally from the port or Apenrade the eastern
coast OF SchleswQ, Baltic Sea- arrived in this port
| yesterday, 106 days from Whampoa, China. Her
experience mas been OF terrible nature as besides
| storms and vicisstudes occasioned by treacnerouS
waters she has been attacked Dy pirates In the Can
ton river and her crew, after the death Of one
man and the wounding Of her captain and frat
| mate--st the. time incapable of defence and amid
blood and carnage-were only saved from whole
| sale massacre by the appearance OF q friendly
steamer, light In the distance sent the demons
from the decks OF the unfortunate craft back to their
| piratical junk.
| The snug shpshape order OF everything on board
the Apenrade, now at pier No. IL East river, sug.
gests this time but little Of the terrible occurrence
that on the Oath OF September threatened ner cap
ture and destruction; but her captain, @. H. David
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serious tones to the work Of that night, when with
buoyant hearts and sails set Tor America they
| overrun with the bloodtnirsty and murderous pi-
rates of the China HIS story Is OF interest," ana
could 1t pc gwen he told It, resting upon his
right breast, where there is bullet still inbedded
fired upon HIM that eventfu night 1t would be tragic
| In the extreme.
THE PIRATES ATTACK.
The Apenrade left Hamburg in December, 1868,
l
| Kong, Formosa and Tam-Sui. When laden with $40
tons OF tea she left Whampoa for New York, ON the
2lst OF September last. On the oath the vessel
rived within sight OF Macao, and there were head
| winds and calm alternating anchor was droppedin
the outer roads or the latter port. The pilot was
discharged that day. close to Patol Island and sail
| subsequently, made.
| 1t was twilight, and the river seemed to swarm
| with Chinese junKs bound from THIS was no
infrequent occurrence and the circumstance not
| noticed Suddenly the wind died out and IL became
dead calm, the vessel soon after drifting towards
the lee shore. All sails were SET but Of no effect,
| and as the captain was about again to anchor
large junk OF the description many that had
| passed during the day ran across the Apenrade's
| stern within short distance.
Captain Davidson remarked to the Hfate II won
der which way that Junk Is going" when suddenly
she tackled, and coming within two lengths OF the
opened lire upon her. Grape and canister belched
from Blk guns which tore away bulwarks and boats
and smashed the upper " w9rss 9s insanity
ready to receive them.
SIXTY devils, hitherto concealed, jumped az II By
| magic from now open matches aud boarded her,
armed with revolvers and murderOus locking short
swords. They rlled the deck and as they ran afs
shot Captain Davidson in the right breast who after
wards, recovering, was picked up and persuaded BY
the mate TO ascend the rigging to the mlzzen top.
guarded BY the pirates with drawn pistols. One Of
this juncture Lars LARSEN, . Dane, and his body
dropped overheard. Carl Hoffman, the mate, also
which lor the time caused insenslbility Now there
was but little or no Resistance TO the
money and opium they rushed savagely into the
CABIN and in few minutes stripped IL OF charts,
dollars in CASH Next they broke open the cargo,
and with wonderful nonchalance began TO pass naf
chests Of tea into G their jnnk. w whe TINS was was golng
thirty Iarhoms OF chain paid out, When about 100
half chests had been transferred to the Junk cry
was raised that steamer was In sight, which subse-
quently was ascertained to be Canton river trader
The pirates then left after stealing all the boats and
important, slipped cable and as the wind torLu-
nately began to freshen made for Macao, where he
The vessel presented terrible appearance. The
lower part OF the rigging and sails were cut and rid
died in a hundred places by the pirates guns so
that they were useless. The decks were charred by
the burning Of 'sstink pots" which seemed to Do
@ Were Of the moss @
iacture, and many Of them spoke English with
Upon the arrival Of the Apenrade at Macao, the
Portuguese authorities despatched the gunooat
Canoes in search OF the ptratical junk but returned
without enectng any result
The Apenrade was compelled to remain in port
fourteen days to repair damages, when sne left for
| New York as above referred 10.
THE PLEASANT sEQUEL-cAPrURE OF THE PIRATE.
While the bark Apenrade was en- route the China
agents OF the vessel, Messrs Olyphant Co.. OF tnls
city learned by steamers mail that the pirate which
so roughly used her came 70 GRIEF on The I'm Of Oc-
tOber last at the hands OF the Chinese gunb0at Cheu-
to. commander Edwards, an American. The ac
l count OF the light is thus given:-
The JUNK was overhauled az ABOUT one O'CLOCK ~
pearance was hailed and ordered TO lie to. Inis
order not being obeyed musket shot was fired
, | through her rigging but without producing any
effect. second shot was fired and was immedl
diately responded to by broadside from the
+ junk's guns. This challenge, decidedly plucky
: cnder the circumstances. brought big guns
, into operation, but the crew OF the junk
strong and well supplied with rifles and revoiyers,
J continued nevertheless to show fight very boldly.
Der Of about sixty, the crew OF the Chento com
posed, behaved very coarageously, and proved
the diIculty Of hitting SO low object as the junh
: in the motion caused by chopping sea; but shell
iSht, and the majority Of the pirates throwing their
!. arms overheard. swan for the shore, which wa:
M OF mr. Rnero S1 's e c at
boarded the junk, when hand to hand fight took
I place on her deck between the Chentos party and
sucn OF the pirates as had not got away IN time
: Several were shot down-One man being Knocked
IN the act of setting fire to the magazine ant
four prisoners were taken unhurt IL was fOunG
}. that the pirates had lost some eighteen twenty
| killed. the bodies OF seven eight of whom were
found the junks deck. From information
. received at Macao whittier the prize was towed
9 goute to Canton, there Is reason to believe
0 that the junk combined coOlie- catching with he
other avOcatons. When encountered by the Chentt
she was bound, according TO the prisoners state
ment, for me coast & Of hanan, the wen known
The only casualty reported on board the Chentt
il one Chinese fireman, the knuckle of whose righ
: hand was spntered by rife bullet. The Chentt
herself received several rife shots, and has twt
> shots through the funnel but on the whole SUI
fered very little in the affair Her commander speaks
in the highes terms OF the conuuct OF his O1icers
both executive and civil, and crew. The successful
result OIL this eneagemcnt-the first actual stand-uI
fight between pirates and one OF the new Chimes