When was it published?

July 27, 1824 in The New Hampshire Gazette

Foreign News July 27, 1824

The New Hampshire Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Piracy Or Privateering, Naval Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

Pirates, Alvarado, Lake De Ferminos, John Adams, English Vessels, Murdered Crews, Mexican Schooner

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

US corvette John Adams reports pirate activities near Alvarado and Lake De Ferminos: a piratical vessel recaptured but pirates escaped; 4-5 vessels taken, including two English with crews murdered; pursuit planned with Mexican gunboat.

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Pirates.—The U. S. corvette John Adams, Capt. Dallas, arrived off the Bar at Alvarado, on the 24th June, from Saccophesus. Capt. D. reported that the piratical vessel which took the French brig from Marseilles, and which was afterwards recaptured by the Mexican armed schooner Aone Whack, and sent in with 14 pirates on board in irons, was captured by an English brig of war near to Lake De Ferminos—the pirates ran their vessel on shore and escaped. The brig entered the Lake, but getting in shoal water was obliged to return—they reported 4 or 5 vessels having been taken by the pirates and were lying in the Lake, but had not boats nor men sufficient to recapture them. Two of the above mentioned vessels are English, and have had every soul on board murdered in a most brutal manner. The captain of the English gun brig intends demanding the 14 pirates sent into Alvarado. The John Adams was to sail with a Mexican gun boat in company for Lake De Ferminos, in quest of pirates.

What sub-type of article is it?

Piracy Or Privateering Naval Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Pirates Alvarado Lake De Ferminos John Adams English Vessels Murdered Crews Mexican Schooner

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Dallas Capt. D.

Where did it happen?

Alvarado And Lake De Ferminos

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Alvarado And Lake De Ferminos

Event Date

24th June

Key Persons

Capt. Dallas Capt. D.

Outcome

14 pirates captured and sent to alvarado in irons; pirates escaped after running vessel ashore; 4 or 5 vessels taken by pirates in lake de ferminos, including two english with all souls murdered brutally; english captain to demand the 14 pirates.

Event Details

The U. S. corvette John Adams, Capt. Dallas, arrived off the Bar at Alvarado on the 24th June from Saccophesus. Capt. D. reported that the piratical vessel which took the French brig from Marseilles was recaptured by the Mexican armed schooner Aone Whack and sent in with 14 pirates in irons, but was later captured by an English brig of war near Lake De Ferminos. The pirates ran their vessel ashore and escaped. The English brig entered the Lake but returned due to shoal water. They reported 4 or 5 vessels taken by pirates lying in the Lake, lacking boats and men to recapture them. Two English vessels had every soul murdered brutally. The English gun brig captain intends demanding the 14 pirates in Alvarado. The John Adams was to sail with a Mexican gun boat for Lake De Ferminos in quest of pirates.