, 1874-10-31
CHINESE PIRACY,

a Steamer Seized Ansl Sacked on Tho
Canton Islver-Tllo Captain md Four
Passengers tkillod.
Hong Kong Correspondence Of tA< fa.o York World,
lug. 20.
There was tlne whom piracy IN tho Chiuese
waters waa accepted by the authorities hero Is
quito matter Of course, but It b 30 long since
Wo hayo beon treated to A pi1sttoa1 diversion
that the episode which am about to chronicle
has absolutely taken US al, by auIprise, the NO.
tiveH no less than the foreigners. Tho Hong
Kong, Canton Il Macao Steamboat Company
doea large carrying business in tho INLAND
wators of China. It's steamer, tho Spark, Capt.
Brady, which loft Canton for Macao on tho 22d,
just ono week ago to-day, carried ovor 200 CHI
noRc passengers, and but ono Europoan, D. G.
Mundy, who originally came, bolievo, from
Ilancheat or. England. Prior 10 the sailing
OF tho Spark, n fumor was floating around
Canton that n worry woalthy Chinese gambler
would bc ono Of hor passongots, aud that his
this rtn1or WAS tho Immediate iloitomon TO tho
piracy which followed. II this DO truo, tho
thieves were sadly disappointed in tho amount
Of the spoils. Be this as it may, It is cortnin
the steamer with tho promeditatsd design Of cap-
turing and riting her, and TINT they. suococdcd
III their attompt, after inurtering aud Wounding
several OF tho passengers. Al wont we'll on
board the Spnrk until sho Ind made nearly hnlf
her journey up the Caution Rivg, and was near
Lauklt. Thon the scoundrcls collected them-
solves togethor in the cabin amfdahfps, and be-
gan sham quarrel in which kniyos were drawn.
Tho first mate WAS sont below bJ Capt: Brady 10
quel tue disturbance. uo was lmmodihtely at
tackled. and sent bleeding back to tho dock. Then
Capt. Brady aud hlr. Mundy descended. Thoy
wero armed with reyolvers, but the pirnsos gavo
them no CHANGE to use them. Tho moment they
appeared they were surrounded on all sides:
nrnf1 afohf1 f}n1op nnH hIR rfpfn1
takon from him. Thus diHarmed ho managed to
crawl back again to tho dock. and from thoro to
his cabin, nhere ho was Afterwards found doad.
Mr.. Aiundy, assisted by somo Of tho passengers,
fonght bravely in the hold. But he was soon
oycrpowercl. Io was stabbed three times, once
in the neck and fiuaiy knocked eonaelosB on the
bloody dock -Four OF tho passengers Wero killed
and seSera wounded. Then fear oyercamo tho
time, the mate aud tho purseri overcome by
fright, lad leapod overheard Tho mate, a.
though severely wounded, managed to swim and
1toat for oyer two hours and was Picked up by b
Chinese junk. The pursor sank like atono the
moment he touched the water. Thus ali who
hold any authority in tho Bteamor wore dead or
Lad aosorted hor. and the pirates were complete
masters Of tho stuntion. The scone on board,
aa described BY. oyo-witneases, was terri
blood, mud tho upper deck vas 'Rbs diRsbgared by
large clots. 1lr. Muudy lay unconscious
in a pool of his own blood, aud Capt. Brady
lay dead in his own cabin. The passengers
and crow squetted terror-ssricken OIL tho
blood-stained dock OF tho hold. Tho pillaga
began. Everything Of value was taken from
tho passengera. Women wore abused and NAL
treatod, and their ornaments taken from thom.
One wretch fairly tore tho earrings from d
woman's car. When everything had boon takon
from the messengers. thoy wore battoped down
in the hold, and tho after-csbin was pillnRed.
Tho thioyoa wanted nothing but money. and
iawols. and tho merchandise. including largs
quantity Of silk, WAS left untouched. About
$4,000 was secured, one half Of ,whie h was in
Hong Kong aud Shanghai bank-potea;, Tho
pirates remained on tho steamer several hourB,
and finally loft hor for Chinese junk, which,
vas evidently waiting for them. Tho firoman
aud one Of tho pilots, who had managed to hide
during the trouble, took tho steamer to Macao.
Tho autnoritios wore at onoa notified, and a
Portuguese, English, and Chinese gun-boat
wero dispatched up the Canton River In pursuit.
OF the pirates. Up to this time, however, not
ono OF them has been capturod. Mr. Alundy Is
vor1 low, but it is thought ho may recover. The
ateanboat company offora $4,000 for the nppro.
hnnHinn ef the rirntaH