The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-20

have now learned discretion, and rarely
| attack an English vessel-for which rea-
son our newspapers seldom tell of their
| exploits.
But by the very latest mail we learn OF
an encounter between a cutter from H
M ). Tweed and pirate launch on the
West river.
Piracy is one OF the chief occupations of
| the Oman Muscat coast of the Persian
Gulf. Not many months ago seven boats
were attacked by Wal-rah pirates and
| robbed of many thousands of rupees
worth OF pearls. Shortly before a number
of Bahrein boats were similarly looted
AT El4Katif the Ben Hair carried on their
profession with an extraordinary amount
OF daring. In one instance twenty-five
of them seized a bungalow in open day.
light, within sight of the sodiery and put
off TO sea in search Of plumber. The Turk
! ish soldiers went in pursuit but the
pirates showed them a clean pair Of heels.
and got away in time to seize and plumber
boat belonging to a merchant of Ell
Katlf.
Another party of Ben Hair pirates
boarded a Persian boat, killed the tindal.
wounded two of the crew and carried off
everything they had a fancy for. Near
Wakrah pearl boat was attacked and
looted, and the men of the crew killed
and thirteen wounded. Another boat was
boarded near Dhaayen, two of the crew
killed and all the pearls carried off At
the beginning of this year there were sew
eral raids on coasters from Kurrachee--
a port that does a large trade inward and
outward with the Persian Gulf, but the
rather pressing attentions of British gum
boats have spoiled this branch of the
trade.
The RIM pirates OF the Morocco coast
have subslded into private life for a space
after their outbreak of year or two
back. But no doubt they will rise again
We had heard OF them before; these pi-
ratical depredatlons of theirs were no new
thing. We have before us a parliament
airy return issued In 1857 which shows that
between forty and fifty years ago the
Riffan pirates gave Europe trouble of
the same kind at as present. After a
long and persistent worrying of small
coasters, they began to be more pressing
than pleasant in their attention 10 sea-
going sailing ships which chance and the
failure of wind brought 20 their neigh
borhood. They looted the Ruth whose
crew managed TO escape in their boats.
They treated the Three Sisters in che
same way. They captured the Violet,
killed one Of her men, took the others
captive. and set abe ship on fire in order
TO prevent IT. NJ. S. Janus from recover
ing her. They boarded the Cuthbert
Young Of 293 tons, and did damage and
stole cargo 40 the value OF Fl 100; they
played havoc with the Lively, OF 2s4 tons
whose crew retired before their advances.
and. to finish up they got hold OF the ITy-
men, of 3B tons, captured all hands. and
wrecked the vessel-of course, after an
propriating everything that was worth APP
propriatng When this last affair hap
pened II was felt that the time had come
for making strenuous representations to
the Emperor of Morocco on the matter
and that monarch was compelled 10 make
compensation 90 the extent of 1928
Two years ago the British steamer Peru
was looted while going from Penang 10
Oeheh by number OF Achnese (from
Sumatra), who had come on board under
the guise Of passengers. and the cap
tain and fourteen OF the native crew were
killed. Having gained possession of the
ship. the piraes pundered the strong
room. secured about $4,000 coin, and left
In che Pegu's boats. landing on their
own coast near Simpang OHM The
Achnes have kept fairly quiet during re-
cent yean3 but they have a long chronicle
Of piraces 10 their discredit. more espe-
cially those associated with the Snanish
brig Bilbano the British steamer Queen,
the British bark Caesar. me Danish bark
Carl ana the American ships White CLOUD
and Libra. Twenty years ago they were
one OF the greatest scourger OF the East
ern seas, sweeping the waters with their
small. swift sailing proas. capturing mcr-
chnntment 81 All nations and cusiomarlly
butchoring every soul so $1,000