Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-13
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Two Vessels sunk = Ono Captain
says Esis Crew Was Nearly All
Drowned, while another Report
states That rhey Wore Snved.

says Iais Crew Was Nearly All
Drowned, while another Report
states that They Wore Sawed.
A special from Baltimore says; The Mary
land oyster navy has finally attacked the
pirates OF the Chesapeake bay In dead ear.
nest, and from the reports so far received
| has probably done more terrible execution
1 than was reilly necessary 10 punish the
! oyster thieves. The steamer heLane, Capt
| I. b. O. Ho ward, on Monday night came
| up with small feet of dredging craft IN
Chester river. The steamer was armed With
cannon redently procured by Commander
| Plowman from the United States govern
msnt. The pirates showed light. as usual,
and for two hours fierce battle ragged. The
one big sun on the steamer poured In heavy
/ shot on the little craft lodging about to
get out OF her way, and all the while the
dredger5 were using their rifles on the
! police steamer.
Finally Captain Howard put bis entire
crew into action with rifles, and at the same
time started to stoan through the fleet OF
dredging boats that surrounded him. The
night was dark and rain was pouring In
torrents. A mist overhung tho river and
bay, and the boats could be made ont only
| by the flashes from the rifles handlod by
their crews and the lanterns they carried.
On the steamer went at her best speed.
Suddenly there was n crash then a crunch
Ing sound OF breaking timbers. Above tho
noise OF the firing came tho cries and curses
OF men In the water. Tho steamer. In the
darkness had ruu down two of the boats
the Mahoney, Captain O. Rice, and the
julia Jones, Captain John Wentg. Both
vessels sank quickly and their crews were
taken aboard the McLane, which then
started toward the fleet to capture moro
prizes.
The dredeers, however, had been dlsnayed
tha ffaDfaI Naflura Of chair IA mud
tue wariika {nnnmdvros OF the police
steamer. !, Al pahia seizad them, and as
quickly "a hosSible they raised their
annhpfs and topk, 10 fiight, scattering III al
1 ,dNeetipns GRntsIn Howard succeeded III
cabturln6, the Maggie Corbett, which IL
owned by tIftstl,' corbstt OF Baltimore, and
WIS .conimHhdea by Captain Wr'shtsol
Jones Of Kent county. Tbs othsrs got
away.
Having had enough glory for one day,
Captain Howard ateRmed OF with HE prigs
vessel and arrested crews TO Centrevillo,
where Captain Jones was tried before
Squire Goidsborough, who fined bin eiOO
and costs. Captain Jones' took an appeal
70 the Circuit court. The crews OF the two
snnken vessels we're Imprisoned ia tho Cen.
treville jail 10 await the return OF ststes
Attorney Hopper, who was out OF town.
The captains Of neither OF the crews was
with the crows when the vessels were sunk
Captain Jones admitted that the feet Of
dredgers had pregoncerted plan 10 sur
round the stete steamer, burn or sink her,
,ard make prisoners OF all her crew. The
'6ght waste he n telentless one and victory
was, to be achieved at any price,
t. Captain, Howard promptly telegraphed
repoft Of the occurrence to Commander
I ,Plowmgn,. saying that he had sunk two
vessel, captirsd one, and gotten the papers
| or two 'fnorb. He asked for assist nee to
a
at onne d6satle1 the steamer q ". Thomas
| Captain Locker, 20 70 to his aid. The Me.
I Lanes gnn was mounted, and ahe started
1 Immediately Tor the Chester river. The
/ Gov. Thomas gun Is aboard, andearpcnters
| went with heri Ia hopes OF mounting II be-
! fore II reached the scene OF acton. Tho
| Secretary OF State has bsan nOtihsd that
| six more cannon for tho state fishery force
have been ordered to be shipped 70 An.
\ napolis.
The McIAue was an object OF curiosity as
| she lay at the wharf at Gentreville, nud'she
| is by no means rs pretty az she was before .
the fight, Her woodwork throughout Va
| Embedded With bullets and shot ThAf
aim, too, WAS pretty good, for neither tho
| pilot house Tor iha kltchen hast solid pane
| OF glass Left. The mate OF the steamer,
/ Capt Charles FTG2sr received bullet In ,
the tl-shy part IL his arm, while another
gEazsd his forehead. The engineer, too,
! md very narrow escape. I'D IA atl /,
| down iroM The =nyir1 no. MI n fIlt
| Just IL time 10 rs, gu, ~! ia. r5I
| bullet, which skinned over the ton o, his
head and Embedded itself 70 the woodwork.
Dredging boats that arrived here yester-
day FROM the scene OF Monday nights battle
| report that number Of neR vote killed OF I
drowned when the steamer ran down rhe /
two dredgora. Captain Rice, Of the sloap /
Mahonsy, one Of the euuSen ve5sHls arrived |
grfaF f4fV "a V4H1.
OF the battle. Ha SRys that hlscreg u nine
men were on tho forward deck when the
steamer bore down npgn tlAn, He ia. 4
clares his vesse! was not engaged Ia piracy 9
but was only seeking a hatbor from t6a
ugly night outside IA hHv lie believes
| tnht all MS crew We'0 cI'lisr drowned or
! crushed to death. N.na mon vera drptvneh
from the two boats A itsnst,h from Cen.
treville states that Il Is believed there that
all but two or three men wore saved Dan.
tain Rice, however insists that nearly all
his men wera killed.
Dredging boats that arrived here Tues.
day from the scene Of the lt'ln report tkAs
number Of men wore killed OF drowned
! when the Steamer ran down the two irrd5.
ers. Captain l!lce Of the sloop ffahoosv.
one OF the aunkea 7c5sAl3, tells u thrilling
story Of the battles IA tayH that hts crew
OF nine men wore ca tu1 forward deck
when the steamer bore down upon them
\ He declares hlsva-scl was NOT ~ gsFei IA
| piracy, but was only seekipP O hlrbof from
/ theusiy night outside In the bay. M be.
7 lteyeS that alhhls crew wefs either drounpd
4 or crushed to death, Mus men wet0
4 drowned from the tSo boats A ,flaqtab
l from Oentresiis Tuesday states that n il
believed thera that all were saved CautTit
Rice; however, instste that nearly ali hlg
men were killed.
It wes stated Tuesday night that CaptHin
. IN0unTn
on the bort, "a, even With his can
non. the forty or more dr8d-'np ernfF
manned by desperate fellows. an AIMED A.
the teeth. were getting the better Of Lin
The dredgers tonight HE ti-ars. rbo
dredging craft ewarmed IN Tho .lyar llEa
bees, and az one. tine Captain aowari
feared they wouli connect the MaI.ra'
cannon and all, 70 run. lne pa9pi. ~
neiRhbofing towns were ropsad from thar
beds, and the booming or the Btealperi
cannon caused great eSaitemont.
The Western Viuw OF GOV. spuy.
~ LoGi1Ret rsEssp tpsm)
the prbrest from fhe oranns and fr,cnas
Of bnNt b. HAi'pgaipst me Rfpuhft'g yisy5
| Of HE character 10 connection with h- "a,
csut canise'ate not unexpected, W. bpre
toid,the trGth enout him, nothing mi H.
trn'h, end mighty nspg tbs Ullole frlth In
expressing the opinion that he Is a lIgfs,lq5-
minded, ignorant, treacterops lemaso,,lis
q III leater tpr the New YORK ery dlgn.
Keepers who defestet TIE Altlon9i tlnta
IN that state. his bRrRa,n with thrrr
made him governor Of Nav York, buf thu
honest Democracy OF the west a i,s otgp
honest idtam has pnssed senvunoe on MIN
" pronourGihg hun tho doadest duck N
the entire political puddle,
ks0aci's Faulty Work,
WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.a-Pho r1Amba,e o.