The Republican journal., 1874-10-22
Piracy in the Chinese Waters,

\ terrible tragedy occurred on the eve
ming OF August 22d, on board the steamer
Spark. on its voyage from Canton TO
Macao. Chinese pirates who had en-
haraed As passengers near Bocca Tigris
murdered the captain, mate aud purser,
and wounded, most dangerously, the only
European passenger and the whole crew.
After the pirates had been i'll possession
ol the steamer six hours Junk came over
from the shore to take them ai!t; their
booty. The Chinese engineers brought
The steamer over to Macao, where it az
rived AT half-past twelve next morning.
Niscount san Januar Immediately sent
the gunboat Camoens to search the Canton
River. and is taking all the necessary
measures. The town is in a state of eX-
element and every one is Mortified.
The details OF the bloody deed 90 to
show that 8 900, in notes of the Hong
Kong banks and in silver, were taken
from the purser The incentive to the
outrage is supposed to have arisen in a
lamor 10 the effect that a gambling house
proprietor was going down to Macao from
Canton in the Spark, with $4,000 in his
possession. This appears to have been
false report but that the pirates Mad be-
LET in is accuracy is borne ont by the fact
that they ransacked and rit1ed the lug
gage OF all the passengers, whom they
forced below and kept there, battening
down the matches The account that Cap
lain Brady and the other murdered men
Went below 10 quell a Fictitious row among
the passengers is correct. The pirates
were more than twenty in number, and
look passage al Canton, as at first stated.
Aet cot up a disturbance by lighting
with sticks. The mate went down to part
them. when the men assaulted him lie
allied the captain who went down.
he pirates fired at Captain Brady, one
elUe, striking him in the shoulder lie
rau TO the upper deck, got revolver and
returned below He then attempted to fire
IA The pirates. but his weapon repeatedly
missed fire The unfortunate Captain was
thus entirely at the mercy of his asSailants,
and fierce onslaught WAS made upon him
,ne Of the pirates stabbed him in the knee
another cul him on the wrist with sword
others shot hm and some again speared
h.m. There were thirtv-two wounds upon
Ids body when found On the lower part
III ,he back was a serious wound which
probably prov ed fatal. and having severed
tie spinal column must have at once dis
Ihled him Captain Carroll describes the
Gene on board the Spark as horrible The
dccks were covered with blood Brady
was found in his cabin. dead, lying on the
floor. with one ann raised in the air, his
Whole body 4 mass OF wounds and satura-
-edwtA gore Mir. Mundv was on the fore
lech leartully wounded and still insensible
Near him lll four dead sailors,
Nj Mundy was the only European pas
>-ager IA board, and he offered a brave
ana determined resistance He knocked
down two OF the pirates and was engaged
wiki others when he was stabbed twice in
iAc breast. The weapons We're evidently.
AIMED al his heart, but fortunately did not
reach there The lett lung is believed to
IN pierced but last night Mr. Mundy was
much better than might have been expect
yj and there are good hopes of lis ulti-
mate recovery Had he been able to effect
his purpose ut Joining the Captain bet
In account might have been given OF the
robbers
Nne persons altogether were killed in
The atlray- namely, the captain, the mate,
me purser, one fireman, one Chinaman
and four passengers The Chinaman was
occupying the cabin Of the Compradore,
ami the pirates no doubt mistook him for
mat officer II is impossible as vet to say
who are the dead passengers but It is
thought 1hcv formed part of the gang OF
pirates
There wnra about 10 pa sPn@erS on
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