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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Seaman Nicholas Scarrey reports to Capt. Buckle at St. Thomas on March 30 the pirate capture of the Liverpool sloop Clayton off Fernando Po in early March. Pirates from the Three Sisters longboat seized the vessel, wounded Capt. Patrick, took 310 slaves, and pressed crew members before releasing the rest in Bonny River.
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He says, they were taken the 3d Day after they came out of the Bonny, by a Pirate, which was the Three Sisters Long Boat, Capt. Jenkins, of Liverpool, off Fernando Po, the Beginning of last March.
The Clayton Sloop is a square-stern'd Vessel, near 200 Tons, has 4 two Pounders, and 6 Swivels besides 4 Swivels (which the Pirates took out of the Long-Boat) and had 310 Slaves on Board when taken, carries two Top-gallant Yards. The Pirates with our Mate and two Boys, which they press'd, amount to 17 Men in all. The Pirate watered at Fernando, and the Clayton made towards her, thinking she was in Distress, supplied her with Provisions and Water. Three of the Men only shewed themselves, when the Clayton's Boat was on Board, two of which came on Board the Clayton in her Boat, and went on Board their large Boat again, which had put off on the Weather Quarter. They soon after violently enter'd on Board the Sloop again, with Sword and Pistol in Hand, and wounded Capt. Patrick in several Places. The Number in the Boat were nine Men and a Boy. She was a large Boat, and they were sent a Trading, and left their Ship at Calabar: The Pirate took the Opportunity of luffing up under the Lee Quarter of the Clayton, when all her Hands were forward except the Captain and Gunner, and then took her: They kept us in Irons, but afterwards released us and turn'd us adrift, having some Bread, Beef, Pork, Butter, a small Cag of Brandy, and 6 Casks of Water; but before they put us into the Boat, they hoisted out two Bales, one Scarlet Cloth, the other Handkerchiefs.
Soon after they had put us in Irons, they ask'd if any were willing to go a roving, if so, they would cloath us in Scarlet, on which four of our Crew entered voluntarily, and they press'd the chief Mate and two Boys.
We were twelve Days before they could get into the River Bonny, and when we were there the King of the Country seized the Long-Boat; on which some of us entered into one Ship, and some into another, and I enter'd on Board the Susanna of Bristol, Robert Cowey; Capt. Patrick went with Capt. Jackson of Liverpool, bound to the West-Indies. When we left Bonny, there were the following English Ships in the River, the Boyne, Hermitage, and the Grace belonging to Liverpool; three others, the Names not known, and a Portuguese Sloop.
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Off Fernando Po
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Beginning Of Last March
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capt. patrick wounded in several places; 310 slaves on board when taken; four crew entered voluntarily, chief mate and two boys pressed; crew released adrift with provisions; pirates seized with two bales of goods; long-boat later seized by king of bonny
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The Clayton Sloop, Capt. Patrick of Liverpool, was captured by pirates from the Three Sisters longboat, Capt. Jenkins, three days after leaving Bonny, off Fernando Po. Pirates, numbering nine men and a boy, boarded violently, wounding the captain. They took the vessel with 310 slaves, kept crew in irons, pressed some, and released the rest after 12 days in Bonny River where the king seized the pirate boat.