The New York herald., 1872-11-27
PIRACY.

The Bremen Bark Coriolan Attacked by
Pirates When Out from Bombny-Gal-
liant Defence and Signal Defeat OF the
High Sen Marauders-Nove1P Prepa a ra ion
OF the Deck--A Hand-to-EIand Battle
Report Of tho Fight-Timely Appear
ance of a British War Vessel.
lFrom the Bombay e. L. Gazette, Nov. III
The Schlesisc1se Zeitaay prints the following alb
stract RON letter of young siesian who is now
sailing on board the Bremen bark Coriolan.
our AT SEA AND APPEARANCE OF THE PIRATES
On Monday, the 10th February, 1872 at 8 A. NJ, we
raised the anchor and left the Bombay harbor with
q moderate breeze blowing. The pilot lett US at
three O'Clock p. NJ.
Our passage over the nineteen degrees which
separate Bombay from the line lasted one and
half months, as ior weeks we had the most tedious
calms We kept always about one degree from
the coast, and had reached the tenth degree of
latitude, when one night our attention was
attracted by three "dschunken,n which looked
somewhat suspicious. Tne Captain at once took
them for pirates. As, however, there was a steady
Unfortunately in the morning the wind died away,
but OF the TIN ee boats only one remained within
sight, which however gradually ciept up to us. rs
we could see through our glass 1t was moved by
long oars. 1t then became apparent that q tight
would be unavoidable, and our captain made at
once lha @ necessary preparations for It.
had no cannon, not even single gun on board the
Captains small sxbarreed revover being the
only thing in the shape OF arms we possessed.
THE PIRATES HEAvE ALONGSIDE.
AS VIC numbered, all hands told, only eighteen,
and each oi the enemy boats contained about
tour times as many, our prospects we're very
gloomy indeed. 90 lar we could only one boat,
the otner two being out o. sight.
1t was about two O'Clock T. IA. when the first boat
came wItIIn shooting distance and Kept astern OF
U.S. evidently waiting Tor the two other boats to
They had not long to wait, for through the glass
we could see tnat one was coming up III fr0nt OF US
and the other from The sarboard side.
The one that had Kept astern now opened fire
upon us, which, y. wevcr, did US no harm, except
went into the rigging.
PREPARATION OF TIE DECK FOR THE RECEPTION OF
THE FOE,
nearer, the Captain had ordered the deck to be
covered with boiling tar, and while this rrmained
hquid we had studded 1t with broken glass. or
course we had then to put on boots ourselves to
saw happened, lor when after the FIRST boat had
come Alongside, the pirates boarded tae ship, cry
They broke down, as they had their feet lacerated
by the glass. When the Captain looked over the
side to see how many might be in the boat, quite
shower Of spears went over our heads.
HAsD-To-nAND flGnT WITH AxEs AND HArcHErs.
Ten us, among whom was, had hatclets.
our Iorce-oue-hali forward, the other amidshps.
In the next moment we were right among them,
In the meantime the second boat had come near
and placed itself under our bow; from tho cries we
heard we knew that tn re also hand-to-hand light
had commenced with our men.
Ui our division only lour we're left Standing and
OF the one fighting forward only six ALL howev
more or less dangerously wounded. was suffer-
lng from spear wound In the lett shoulder.
Slowly. and lighting for every inch oil ground,
we withdrew towards the stern, whore made
barricades OF our boats, while the Malays cut or
the heads OF the dead, tied them together by the
hair end hung them over their shoulders. The
captain was sending shot alter shot into tho
crowd.
A FLAG OF FREEDOM BRINGS JOY AND HOPE.
We were well nigh desparing, Tor what would
become OF us wnen the talrd boat would arrive 2
Then, When the cloud of smoke was driven away
by sudden gust or wind, We were delighted TO SEQ
steamer coming up, which moment afterwards
opened fire upon the third boat which sunk alter
few Shots
The pirates Jumped into the water and tried 10
save them ewes by swimming; but we saw that
the boats 4 ON the steamer were lowered and be-
gan chase after them, while the steamer Itself
came III iull speed towards MS. As soon as we saw
this We picked up courage again and, with tnun-
dcriBg hurrah we threw ourselves once more upon
those OF the pirates who still remained on board
and cut down whoever came IN way l then
received another wound in my right arm.
THE BRITISH ENSIGN ON BOARD A MAN-0F-wAR.
The steamer (Which turned out to be an English
gunboat carrying six guns) had overran the boat
lying under our bow, the same having been left
Gnguarded, and then went alongside the other one,
the occupants oil which were also mostly on board
OF our sIp. The few that left In charge tried
TO row OH with the boat, but lew wellaimcd saots
from the steamer soon despatched them.
TEN MEN DEAD.
The surgeon from the steamer attended to our