The Sun. — 1823-01-06 (London, England)

PIRATES.  (From the Ainericari Papers ) PHILADELPHIA, N oN. 9.B.—The following account of an engagement between the United States schooner Alligator, and some pirates,. in which the gallant ALLEN was slain, we have translated from en Havanna Paper,. received by the Mary Ann, arrived here yesterday, from our correspondent in that:place. HAVANNA, Nov. 14.—8 y an express arrived yesterday, 13th inst. we notice the following : MATANZAS, Nov. IL—The gallant Allen (commander of the United States schooner Alligator) is no more ! You witnessed the activity with which he hastened to recapture the vessels which were taken in sight of this port. In fact he timely arrived to save five vessels which he found in the possession of a gang of pirates, consisting of upwards of 300, stationed in the bay of Siquapa, about 15 leagues to windward of this port. fie fell by two musket balls through his body, being in the foremost boat of a division'' which attacked the principal vessel of the pirates, a beautiful schooner of about 80 tons, mounting an 18-pounder on a swivel, and 14 other guns, with the bloody flag nailed on the mast. lie was at the time with Captain Freeman, Commander of the Marines, with twelve men in the nearest boat, and took posiession of said schooner after a desperate action, in which his courage, mounted to the highest pitch; proved successful in concluenng her. All the pirates mails their escape, except one, betore the Alligator's boats could reach them; some running sway in their boats, and others by swimming. Two other piratical schooners got off' with a light wind, by taking to their oars.— Captain Allen died four hours after receiving his wounds, manifesting in his conversation a calMness and-fortitude honour. able to his character, and left his friends somewhat consoled by his heroic courage and intrepidity of mind. The schooner Alligator came in this day, bringing along her prizes and five vessels retaken.  The Government of this place is.making arrangement jointly with the Commander of., the Spanish brig of war (whdse conduct is highly. praised by the officers of the Alligator) for the interment, with all the honours of war, which is to take place to-morrow. This event has greatly dejected us, and our commerce with this island and New Orleans will be entirely de. strayed, if an adequate force is not stationed here to protect it. The best comment I can make for the present is, to enclose a list of the recaptured vessels, and tell you as a truth that many of our men arc missing, who probably may have been murdered. Loss of the Alligator's two boats.—Killed, Capt. Allen and 2 seamen. Mortally wounded, 2; severely ditto, 3. Vessels re.captUred.—Brig Iris, of Boston, bound to New Orleans ; brig Sarah Alary-Ann, of ditto, ditto ; schooner Argo,. of Salem, bound to 3lantanzas ; schooner Nancy and Mary, of Boston, from Norfolk to Pensacola ; ship IVilliarn Henry, of New York, bound to New Orleans, with passengers on board. •  In addition to the preceding, the following was furnished by a passenger in the ltlary•Ann : About the 9th, two masters of American vessels came to Ilavannah, for the express purpose of raising money for the ransom of their vessels bound to savannah, which, with two other Americans (bound to New Orleans), had been recently captured by two piratical schooners near Key-Itomain, and left at anchor in that neighbourhood, waiting for their return. —Captain Allen,. of the Alligator, on coming .into port next clay, being informed therelf, started,, without coming to an anchor, in search of the pirates, whom, on that or the next day, he discovered in the Channel of Matanzas. The Alligator drawing too much water, two boats were manned and stood for them r an action ensued, in - the early part of which Captain Allen received two musket balls, one in the head, the other in the breast, and soon died, encouraging his men to do their duty, which they nobly performed ; fur after a short contest the pirates khandoned their vessels, and swam to the shore. The vessels were taken possession of by the victors, and carried into Matanzas. _  They mounted one gun each amid ship, with 40 men each, well armed, and had considerable plunder on board. Our in. formant does not know whzil became of their prizes. The Mary Ann has dispatches on board from the American Agent at Ilavannah, Ranishing official information in relation to this disastrous occurrence..