The Sun. — 1824-10-16 (London, England)

PIRACY.  ---..rf rd..- We extract from a New York Paper of the Sth of September the following statement of the capture of the American brig Henry, Captain JoslAh RHODES, of Hartford, Connecticut, on her passage from St. Jago, Gulf of Mexico, bound to Mantanzas, with a cargo of mules, captured by two 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 anchor in shore. She was armed with four carriage guns, muskets, pistols, cutlasses, and knives in abundance. She had about 44 or 46 men ; they demanded money from the Captain ; he not having any, they hung him by the neck twice, then lowered him down, and laid him on two boards on the deck, and drew a knife across his throat twice; he then informed them there was on board of the brig Henry 10 ounces in gold, which they iinmedi-1 ately sent for. They then run the brig on shore on a key, cut away both masts, unbent the sails, took the rigging oft the masts, put them on board of two-small schooners, likewise anchors and cables, and several boxes and bales from the piratical schooner, which Capt. 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 board of the piratical schooner, who told Captain Rhodes that the pirates had treated the crew of the brig Henry most barbarously, and had broken the arm of William Kelly. On the morning of the 17th, the small schooners sailed to the eastward. Captain Rhodes and the four. men were confined in the hold ; their diet was rice and water. In the afternoon the remainder of the brig's crew were brought on board of the piratical schooner, and likewise confined in the hold. On the morning of the 18th, the drogging schooner No. 331 joined company with the pirates, and took a cargo of jerked beef, bees'-wax, coffee, and part of the brig's rigging and sails ; she then sailed to the eastward, no doubt to the llavannah. The mornink previous to dispatching this schooner, the brig's crew were ordered on deck, engaged fitting gun-tackle, &c., and Captain Rhodes in fitting cartridges. At two in the afternoon, the two piratical schooners came in, who also took cargoes from the larger schooner, and made sail to the eastward. At sunset Capt. Rhodes and crew were confined in the hold. On the 19th, the two piratical schooners returned, and took in another cargo, and sailed to the eastward. Captain Rhodes and crew engaged as before. On the 20th, at day-light, the large piratical schooner got under way, and gave chace to a schooner ; could not come up with her, gave up the chace, and returned to her former anchorage. On the 21st, at 4 in the morning, the brig's crew were sent on board of the Henry to hoist the mules out to be landed ; they had just commenced when three armed boats made their appearance. The pirates then being entirely confused, some jumped. in the water, 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 Icarus, who saved the lives of the brig Henry's crew, who were to be murdered as soon as the mules were landed Among the piratical crew, Captain Rhodes recognized Mr. Johnson and Elias Manuel, whom he had seen in New Orleans, and who told Capt. Rhodes they had been little better than three months in the piratical business.. They had taken and burnt twelve vessels, and upon Captain Rhodes inquiring as to the fate of their crews, they would not give hint any answer. From the appearance of the wrecks, it wits Captain Rhodes's opinion they must have been navigated with about 130 souls or more, all of whom he supposed had fallen a sacrifice to these blood-thirsty murderers.