New-York tribune., 1900-04-08
WHERE PIRACY FLOURISHEs.
THE RIFF COAST AND THE MALAY
STRAITS INFESTED.
From The London Leaaer.

From The London Leader.
The man who labored under the impression TIA.
piracy vas thing OF the past mGst have read
with no little surprise the story told a few days
the Canton River The CelesSials OF the nelghSor-
river. have for untold generations been most
The case Of the Spark. which was raided some
years ago, brought British gunooat along, and
strict attention to the subjects under his control
but attacks on junks are still of very common
venture to the hills behind Macao and subse6sntI
receiving pardon on terms agreed upon with me
rarely attack an English vessel-for which reason
But by the very latest mail we learn OF an an
counter between cutter from n NJ S. Tweed and
pirate Launch on the West River.
Piracy is one 0f the chief occupat tions of the
Oman Muscat coast Of the Persian Gulf Not many
months ago seven boats we're attacked BY WaSrah
pirates and robbed OF many thousands of rupses'
TGn'h ren boat! al %gr s&mar & ft4Ed oos AeF a. q Pan an
Ben Hair carried on their profession with
twenty-fvs of them seized bungalow In open day
@ nsnt WITHIN slsgt OF t9s sotgieTy ard put GI to
went in pusuit but the pirates showed them
clean pair of heels and got away in time 70 seize
and plunder a boat belonging TO merchant Of e.
Another party Of Ben Hajir pirates boarded
Persian boat. killed the tindal wounded OF TIA
for Near WakraS a pearl boat vas atiacIsi aSg
looted and ten men of the crew killed thirteen
yen. two OF the killed and all the pearls car
that does large trade Inward and outward With
the Persian Gulf, but the rather pressing arUen-
tionS Of British gunboats have spoiled this branch
of the trade.
The RiT pirates OF the Morocco coast have sub
break of year or two back. But. no doubt thev
viii rise again. We had heard OF them before.
these piratical depredations OF theirs were no new
tnlng: We nave before US a Parliamentary return
issued in 1851 which shows that be~9een forty and
fifty years ago the Rifian pirates gave Europe
Cns and persistent worrying OF small coasters thew
began 10 be more pressing than pleasant in their
attentions 70 seagoing sailing ships which chance
eorhood. They looted the Ruth. whose crew man
aged to escape in their boats They treated the
the Violet, killed Of her men, took the Others
captive, and set the ship fire IN order prevent
ed the Cuthbert Young. OF 293 tons. and did darn
age and stole cargo 70 the value OF 1,7O0: thev
crew retired before their advances and 70 finish
Up. they got hold OF the Hynen. Of 343 tons. capt
uFed & al hands and and wrecked the yessei-ot eourss
appropriating. When this last affair happened il
was felt that the time had come for making
strenuous representations TO the Emperor OF
Morocco on the matter. and that monarch
compelled 10 make compensation TO the extent Of
Two years ago the British steamer Pegu was
looted while going from Penang TO Olehleh BY
number of Achinese (from Surnatra). who had come
captain and fourteen OF the native crew were
killed. Having gained possession OF the ship. the
N5,e00 coin. and left in the Pegus boats, landing
their own coast near Sinpang Dim The Achi-
mes have kept fairly quiet durinS recent years,
but they have long chronicle OF piracies their
discredit, especially those associated with
the Spanish brig BilDaino. the British stsancsr
Queen, the British bark Cesar, the Danish bark
Carl and the American ships White Cloud AM
Libra Twenty years ago they were one OF ths
the waters with their small swift sailing uroas
capturing merchantmen Of all nations and cUstor17
rily hutchering every soul on board