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Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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US schooners Shark and Grampus pursued pirates off Cuba, capturing a pirate tender on June 15 and a large pirate vessel on June 17 under Lt. Com. M. C. Perry, with minimal crew captured and the prize now aiding the hunt.
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On the 15th June, the boats under the command of Lieut. Com. M. C. Perry captured one of the tenders of the piratical fleet, with two men, and two days after vessels in question, commanded by Rafael, chased on shore and captured one of the line, brother to the commodore of all the pirates. She is the largest piratical vessel that has yet been captured. When boarded, she had a red flag flying, and all the crew escaped on shore except one, who calls himself an European Spaniard, and is now confined on board the Shark. The large prize has been armed and manned, and is now cruising with the Shark. The detachment of boats scoured the Coast of Cuba from Sugar Key to Matanzas, looking into every creek or harbor where the pirates could possibly secrete themselves.
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Cuba
Event Date
June 15 And 17
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captured pirate tender with two men; captured large pirate vessel with one crewman (european spaniard confined on shark); rest of crew escaped; prize armed and cruising with shark.
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Boats from US schooners Shark and Grampus pursued pirates for three weeks after robbery at Key Sal. On June 15, under Lt. Com. M. C. Perry, captured a pirate tender with two men. Two days later, vessels commanded by Rafael chased and captured the largest pirate vessel yet, a 'line' ship related to the pirate commodore; it flew a red flag, crew escaped except one. Boats scoured Cuba coast from Sugar Key to Matanzas.