The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-30
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The Scatesiche zsstw,g prints the follow
lng abstract from a letter OF a young Sllesial
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On Monday the 10Th February, 1872, a
Al nj, ne raised the anchor and left th,
bombay harbor with a moderate breeze
blowing: The pilot left sis at 8 O'Clock p. II
I Uur passage over Tie hineteeIi degrees
Which separate Bombay from The line lasted
one and half months, us for weeks we had
the most tedious Gains. 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," which looked some.
what suspicious. The captain at once took
them for pirates. AS, however, there was a
steady breeze blowing we hoped to effect
our escapes Unfortunately In the morning
the wind died away, but Of the three boats
only one remained within sight, which, how
ever, gradually crept up to us, as we could
see through our glass 1t was moved by long
oars. 1t then became apparent that fight
would be unavoidable, and our captain made
nc once the necessary preparations for it.
| AS we had come rid Montevideo to Benz
bay we had no cannon, not even single gun
on board, the captains small six barrellcd re-
yolver being the only thing in the shape of
arms we possessed.
AS we numbered, all hands told, only
eighteen, and each Of the enemy's boats con.
ined about four times as many, our pros
poets were very gloomy indeed. So far we
could only sec one boat, the other two being
out OF sight.
TWAS about O'Clock p. NJ. when the first
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astern Of us, evidently waiting for the two
other boats to come up. They had not long
to wait, for through the glass we could see
that one was coming up in front Of us and
the other from the starboard side.
The one that had kept astern now opened
fire upon us, which, however, did us no
harm, except thai our compa$-joX was
damaged and a few shots went into the rig
gng.
In the mean time-the boat coming nearer
and nearer-the captain had ordered the
deck to be covered with boiling tar, and
while this remained liquid we had studded
it with broken glass. OF course we had
then to put on boots ourselves to avoid hay
ing our feet cut. What the captain foressw
happened, for when, after the first boat had
come alongside, the pirates boarded the ship,
crying Z" Allah Allah !" and came rushing
toward Us, they broke down, MS 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.
Ten of us, among whom was, had hatch
cts, while the others had hand-aXeS We had
divided our force--onc-half forward, the
other amidships.
In the next moment we were right among
them, AMI the most horrid butchery com
menccd.
In the mean time the second boat had come
near and placed itself under our bow. From
the cries we heard we knew that there also
had hand-to-hand fight commenced with
our men.
OF our division only four were left stand
ing, and of the one fighting forward only
siX-all, however, more or less dangerously
wounded. I was suffering from spear
wound in the left shoulder.
Slowly, and fighting for every inch Of
ground, we withdrew towards the stern,
where we made barricades of our boats,
while the Malays cut of the heads Of the
dead, tied them together by the hair, and
hung them over their shoulders. The cap
tain was sending shot after shot into the
crowd.
We were well-nigh despairing, for what
would become OF lis when the third boat
would arrive? Then, when the cloud of
smoke was driven away by sudden gust OF
wind, we were delighted to see a steamer
coming UP, which moment afterwards
opened fire upon the third boat, which sunk
after few shots.
The pirates Jumped into the wafer and
hx,c hat
we saw that the boats from the steamer were
lowered and began 4 chase after them, while
the steamer itself came in full speed towards
us. AS soon as we saw this we picked up
courage again, and, with laundering hur.
rah, we threw ourselves once more upon
those Of the pirates who still remained Oh
board, and cut down whoever came IN oul
way. / then received another wound in my
right arm.
The steamer (Which turned out to be an
English gunboat carrying six guns had over
ran the boat lying under our bow, the same
having been left unguarded, and then went
alongside the other one, the occupants Of
which were also mostly on board of our ship,
The few that were left in charge tried to row
off with the boat, but a few wel-aimed shots
from the steamer soon dispatched them.
our wounds, rs all of US, with the exception
of the captain, were wounded, and ten dead
among the latter the first mate.
After we had rested little we threw the
dead bodies of the pirates overheard. The
prisoners were all condemned by court
martial to be hanged, and the crew OF the
steamer made the necessary preparations tc
carry out the sentence. Ropes were attached
to the yards of the steamer and our ship, the
nooses put around the necks OF the prisoners
one pull, and ten bodies were hanging higf
in the cir! Our captain engaged twelve
sailors from the steamer, as we we're all dis
abied, y I'D at about O'Clock a breeze spring
ing up, we left the battle-spot behind us.
The steamer kept near u> during the frs
night, and left us only after providing III
with arms and ammunition and kindly Civ
ing up her surgeon to us. The next morn
ing we buried our dead-viZ., the first mate
the first carpenter, seven sailors, and on
boy. I remained disabled for about eigh
eeks, rs the spear had gone clean through
ray shoulder.
Eight of the bodies of our comrades wer
I without heads, which some Of the pirate
had most likely taken with them when the.
| jumped overheard. However, they can hard
| ly have got fur with them, as the boats of tn
steamer and also some sharks followed til
swimmers and finished them off rapidly.
The bodies Of the pirates were horrid t
look at, as most of them had their skulls bro
ken. af
| SERIOUS AFFRAY IN ORANGE CoUNTY.-W
learn that on last Monday morning q Nh
Jameson Beck, the oversccr of Mr. Olive
Terrell, of Orange county, had difficulty
with one Of the farm. hands, a negro, whcl
resulted in the serious cutting of the negro
and will end, perhaps, in death. DR.. Jane
/. Jones, the physician who was called i'll +