Herald Of The United States

Capt. Denison, of the brig Henry, arrived here yesterday from St. Croix, was boarded, on the first of this month, in lat. 24, 20, long. 67, 20, by a French, or Spanish privateer of one gun, yellow sides, red bottom, and no topsail. They boarded the Henry at 9 A. M. with 7 men, and ordered Capt. Denison and 8 of his men on board the picaroon. After a minute examination of the brig's papers, they permitted the captain to return, sending at the same time, for Mr. William M'Dougall a passenger on board the Henry, and obliged him to take on board the privateer the passes of five lady passengers. During this time, the seven ruffians who boarded the brig broke open every trunk, and took 1500 dollars in specie from the ladies, robbed the Henry of hogs, poultry, sheep, wine, &c. About the same time, they boarded the brig Planter, Capt. Henry Denison, from St. Croix for New-York, and robbed her also of several small articles. And the same day they captured the brig Neptune, Ray, of and for Philadelphia, from St. Croix, loaded with sugar, mostly the property of Messrs. Armroyd and Baring. At 5 P. M. the brigs Planter and Henry were permitted to make sail. The above pirate had with her, which she had captured, three days before, the brig William, Thompson, of New-Haven, from St. Croix for New-York; and the Hamburg barque Hebe, from New-York bound to Havanna, all of which vessels they intended to send into a port the west end of Porto-Rico.