Glasgow Courier. — 1855-11-01 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

INTEL IHIENCE. Deal, Oct. 31.—Passed the Chrysolite, supposed from Fuochowfuo.  PIRACY IN THE SOUTH SEA  We (Sydney Empire) are indebted to Captain Bowles, of the schooner Black Dog, which arrived from the Islands on the Bth of July, for the following report of a daring and murderous piracy committed on board the American ship John, of New Bedford, by two Swth Sea islanders. The particulars were supplied to Captain Bowles by one Francis John, a white man, stationed on Roche's Island, in at. 2 degrees 32 minutes S., long. 1711 degress 9 urinates E. It appears that on the 17th of April a vessel was seen standing towards the island from the SE., and, the Black Dog being expected there, several canoes put off to meet her. No sooner were they alongside than two natives presented firearms, and drove them away. Francis Jolla, seeing the vessel in distress, then pulled to her, when he was hailed by the natives, who inquired to what country he belonged, and if not to London? On answering in the affirmative, he was warned off, as ' no white man was wanted alongside.' Believing the vessel to have been forcibly taken by the two natives, he communicated his suspicions to two other natives who were in his canoe, and made an attempt to board her, but was repelled with loaded muskets. Finding it impossible to get on board, he returned to the shore. Subsequently another canoe, manned by natives, went alongside, and entered into conversation with the pirates, who divulged the horrid deed of which they were guilty, and the motives that lea to its consulate!. The captain of the John having ill-used them, they took advantage of the absence of the two boats and the greater part of the crew to indulge an insatiate desire for revenge. Besides the two natives, the captain, cook, and cooper wet e left on board ; these they killed. After the capture of a whale the mate's boat then went alongside with it ; he was killed as ids spades, and all his crew but one roan, who pushed off from their resell and was left astern, the vessel having some way upon her. Shortly afterwards the seeond mate's boat went alongside, lie and three men were killed, the remaining two having succeeded is pushing off from her, and joined the other boat. to this predicament they were left on the wide sea without compass or food. This statement was voluntary on the part of the pirates, and from information gamed from the natives of Roche's Island, is believed by ('all' tails Bowles to he correct. (Jo being asked where the, ship was bound, the pirates replied, 'To Ocean islanii; bat if unable to make it they would rnn ashore where no white men lived. Francis John, the white may, read the ship's name, • John of New Bedford,' she had jib, foresail, foretopsail, main, and niaintopsail set. The maintopgallantmast had been cut assay. The mixentopsail, topgallantsail, and spanker were also set. She wits on the starboard tack, and seemed to have been so from the time of her seizure, as both fore and main tacks were well down, which could hardly he accomplssheri by two blacks When last seen she was steering wild from north to west. Prior to leavisar tie pirates offered tobacco and other inducements to the natives of Roche's Island to join them, Intesio no purpose. The Black I),g arrived at Roche's !slant on the 29th .1' April, 12 slays after the John's visit. the interval been ahorter, Captain Bowles would have made some attempt to discover her whereabouts.