Piracy.
The Times, 1824-10-16T00:00:00

WVe extract from a AN-ew Yorke payer of the sth of Sep- tember the following statement of the capture ot the Ame- rican brig Hen ry, Captain 30siah Rhodes, of Hartforcl, Connlecticut, on her passage from St. Jago, Gulf eM Iexico, boound to Mantanzas, With a cargo of mnules, captured by twYo piratical schooners: " On the 16th of August, about five miles to the eastward of the Bay of Honda, and about 10 miles from the shore, was boarded by those two schooners, and about 10 men; they carried the Captain on board of a large schooner that lay at anclior in shore. She was armed with four carriage guns, muskets, pistols, cutlasses, anti knives in abundance. She had about 44 or 46 men; they demand- ed money from the Captain ; he 'not having any, they hung him by the neck twice, then lowered him down, and laitl him on two boards on thedeck, and drew aknife across his throat twice; he tlen informed them there was on board of the brig hIenry 10 ounces in gold, which they immcdiately sent for. They then run the brig on shore on a key, cut away both masts, unbent the sails, took the rigging off the masts, put them on board of two sniall schooners, likewise anchors and cables, and several boxes and bales troni the piratical schooner, which Captain Rhodes supposed had been taken from an American schooner a few days previous. In the evening, four of the brig Henry's crew were brought on boardl of the piratical schooner, who told Captain Rhodes that the pirates had trcated the crew of thIe brig Henry most barbarously, and had broken the arm of William Kelly. On the morning of the 17th, the small schooners sailedl to the east- ward. Captain Rhodes and the 4 nien were confinetd in the hold; their Eliet was rice and water. In the afternoon the remainder of the brig's crew were broughton board of tle piratical schooner, and likewise con- fined in the hold. On the morning of the 1lth, the drogging schooner No. 331 joined cotimpany with the pirates, and took a cargo of jerke(i bee bees'-wax, coffee, and part of the brig's rigging and sails; slic tihen sailed to the castward, no doubt to the Ilavannah. Themorn- ing previous to despatelting this schooner, thte brig's crew were or- dered on deck, engaged fitting gun-tackle, &c., and Captain Rhodes in fitting cartridges. At two in the afterxtoon, the two Iiiratical schooners came in, wlto also took cargoes from the larger schooner, and made sail to the eastward. At sunset Captain Rhodcs antd crew were confined in the hold. On the 19th, the two piratical scllotncrs returned, and took in another cargo, and sailed to the eastward. Cap- tain Rhodes and crew engaged as before. On the 2thl, at day-ligltt, the large piratical schoonergotun(de rway, andgave chase to a schooner; could notcorne upto her, gave up the chase, and returned to herfor)neranchorage. On tle 21st, at 4 in the morning, tlt brig's crew were sent on board of the HJenzry, to hoist the niules out to be landed; they had just contmcncedl when three armed boats'made their ap- pearance. The pirates then being entirely confused, sontc jumped in thc watcr, and others in their boats, and made the best of their way to the shore. The brig and schooner were taken possession of by the boats of his Britannic Majesty's ship Icaru s, who saved the lives of the brig lHenry's crew, who were to be nmurdered as soon as the mules were landed. Among the piratical crew, Captain Rhodes recognized Alr. Joltnson and Elias ilanucl, whom he had seci in New Orleans, and who told Captain Rhodes thtey had been little bet- ter than three months in tie piratical business. They had taken and burnt 12 vessels, and upon Calptain Rhodes inquiring as to the fate of their crews, they would not give him any answer. From the ap- pearance of the wrecks, it was Captain Rhodes's opinion they ntust. have been navigated with about 130 souls or itmore, all of ,ueom he supposed had fallen a sacrificc to thC'e blood-thiirsty Imurdercrs. ' PIRACY.