Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-27
NINE MEN IN A BOAT.
A Part1 Of Amateur Pirates Who Created Con-
stsrnatlon on the Coast.


In the st. Nicholas Mr.. Frank r.
Stockton continues his series of narra-
tive sketches of "The Buccaneers and
Pirf tes Of Our Coast" After telling OF
the capture and execution Of Major
Stede Bonnett, Mr.. Stockton says:
About the time of Stede Bonnett's
fii.al adventures, very unpretentious
pirate made his appearance in the wa
ters of New FORK. This was q man
named Richard Worley, who set him
self up In piracy in a very small way,
bus who, by q strict attention to ousl-
ness, soon achieved remarkable sue
cess. He started out as scourge upon
the commerce of the Atlantic coast
with only a small open boat and eight
men. In this small craft he went down
the coast Of New Jersey, taking every
thing he could from fishing boats and
small trading vessels, until he reacheo
Delaware Bay, and here he made
bold stroke and captured good-slzed
sloop.
When this piratical outrage was re7
ported at Philadelphia 1t created q
great sensation, and people talked ABOUT
It until the nine men with an open
boat grew into a great pirate snip,
filled with roaring desperadoes anu
cutthroats. From Philadelphia tne
news was sent to New York, and the
government was warned of the great
danger which threatened the coast. AS
soon as this alarming intelligence was
received. the New Workers set to Worh
to get I'D an expedition which shouia
go out to sea and endeavor 10 Destroy
the pirate vessel before 1t coula enter
their port and work havoc among tDeir
merchantmen.
It may seem strange that a smali
onen boat with nine men could stlr Up
such commotion in these two great
y, n,ov,nces of North America, but II we
ran trv to imagine the effects wnicn
would be produced among ths 'nhSpi-
tants of Staten Island, or IN lhe he''r y
Ct the dwellers in the beautiful nouses
m the shores of the Delaware liVer'
INV the announcement tha. boat car
rying nine desperate burglars was W
no eynected in their neighborhood' we
can better understand what the people
~ Now York and Philadelphia thougnt
when they heard that Worley hao cap
turcd q sloop in Delaware Bay.
Tho expedItion which left New 4orh
made a. very unsuccessful cruise. IL
sailed for days and days, but never d
sien of a boat containing nine men'
and 1t returned disappointed ana ooiis
ed to report no progress. ,oa
With worley, however, progress nau
hoon very decided. He captured an
other sloop, and this being latse Sc
ona and suitable to his purposes ne
took possession of it, gave up MS ope,i
boat and fitted out his prize as d ies
,,,ar niratical craft. With q good snip
undor his command, Capt. Worley now
enlarged his sphere of action. on Doth
shores of Delaware Day and along the
coast of New Jersey he captureu
everything which came in his way
and for about three weeks ne mace tne
waters in those regions very not loi
every kind of peaceable commercial
craft If Worley had been in trade MS
motto would have been, "Quick sales
and small profits" for by Gay anu .,
night the New Yorks Revenge,
which was the name he gave to his
new vessel, cruised east and west ana
north and SOUTH losing no opportunity
of levying contributions OF money
merchandise, food and drink, upon any
vessel, no matter how insignificant 1t
might be.