Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-17
MARYLAND PIRATES.
FULL INFORMATION OF THE RECENT
RAIDS IN TANcIER SOUND.
Thirty Boats Spread Their Sails aud scud
Away at tho Approach Of the Che'''-
ueake-Commande Hudgins Terror.

ONANCoCK. VA. March 16.-tSpectal.)-
The Dispatch correspondent has received
from reliable sources full Information
touching the recent raids made by the
MARYLAND pirates In the Virginia waters
Of TangIer sound The dredgers worked
there all day last Sunday and the greater
part OF Sunday night. When day broke
Monday morning about thirty Maryland
boats were at work on the oyster-beds, and
fully 100 more would have swooped down
during the day. But just about sunrise
the State steamer Chesapeake entered the
lower part Of Tangier sound. AS soon as
the pirates spled her they spread their
sails and scudded away across the line into
Maryland. Captain Hudgins. commander
of the Chesapeake, gave them a lively
chase. and would probably have captured
some of the boats. but for the fact that
they made for shallow water. where he
could not follow them. About twenty
bateaux were taking oysters inside the In
ner bar. The crews OF the steamer and
schooner manned two small boats, and to-
gether with the islanders, who went along
IT.,
ratical small craft. but they were unable
to row across the bar at low TIDE, ana
these boats also escaped.
NAMES OF THE PIRATES.
Among the vessels engaged In dredging
on Old Woman's Marsh Monday morning
were the pungies James T.. Stansbury.
John Thomas Marshall. master; and
Moore and Bradley. Wesley Die. master.
and the bugeye Water Lily. Jesse Marsh.
master. all of Smiths Island, Md, which
lies Just north Of the scene OF these de-
predatons Jesse Marsh IL brother of
William W. Marsh. is one OF the plaintiffs
In The POcOmoke sound cases recently ar
Cued I'm the Supreme Court of the United
States, and son OF Captain Ben. +.
Marsh, who owns one of the schooners
captured last month by Commander IIud-
yins while robbing the oyster-beds Of Tan
gier sound. Commander Hudgins arrived
IN the sound sooner than he was expected.
as the telegram was not sent to him until
late Sunday afternoon. The people OF the
Eastern Shore and especially OF Tangier
Island. are loud IN their commentator of
his prOmptnes< and energy III responding
to their call for aid.
lie Is terror to the pirates. and when
they SEE his boat they take TO instant
fight, and never stop till they are Tar
across the line in Maryland.
" hie the Chesapeake WAS lying In Tan
gier sound a number OF the leading citl-
zens Of Tangier Island went on board OF
her and lodged complaints with Command
err Hudgins against the police schooner
Tangier They said that the schooner IL
frequently away from the sound, and when
there generally anchors at night In Tan
gicr harbor seven or eight miles from the
line and the scene of depredations In re-
sponst to a question az to whether orders
had been given the local police boats not
to fire on the dredgers. Captain Hudgins
said that no such orders hal been given
but on the contrary he had orders from
the Governor TO sink every pirate boat
found In Virginia waters. Captain HUI
gins assured the islanders that their com
plants would be duly considered by the
proper authorities.
A letter received here from the island
says that If Governor OFerrall and Com
mander Hudgins were to become candi-
dates for Office they would get every vote
on Tangier Island. and that the women and
children would vote as well as the men.
The first shad Of the season were sold
here to-day at 20 cents a pair.