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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Pirates attacked the schooner Aurilla and three other vessels off Key Sal on May 15, boarding and plundering them, killing one passenger, robbing all aboard, and brutally assaulting women. The Aurilla's papers were taken; later, Capt. H. met the U.S. schooner Shark for assistance.
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On the 15th of May, about 11 A. M. the Aurilla was fired upon by two piratical schrs. armed with one nine pounder, two sixes, one pivot gun each and manned with about 40 to 50 men each. Off Key Sal hove to and was boarded, beat with swords and pistols, and one of the passengers was hung up at the yard arm and then dropped into the water, apparently lifeless. The vessel was plundered of every thing of any considerable value. The passengers were robbed of all their clothes, watches, &c. except what they had on when captured. The women on board were treated with the most horrid brutality. After plundering every thing they possibly could and committing these acts of savage brutality, they ordered the captain to cut the cable and be off about 10 o'clock the next morning.
Brigs Hiram, Weeks of Newport; Trader of Boston, and Busy of R Island, were taken the same day, anchored near the Aurilla, all robbed and all released about the same time.
The A was robbed of all her papers; as well as those which belonged to the brig as those of the captain and passengers. Capt. H. stated that on the 7th he fell in with the U. S. schr. Shark, and received a lieut. on board to proceed to N. Orleans, Capt. H. apprehending difficulty on his arrival, from having no papers. The Shark shaped her course for Key Sal, to look after the pirates.
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Off Key Sal
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15th Of May
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one passenger hung up at yard arm and dropped into water, apparently lifeless; passengers and women brutally treated and robbed; vessels plundered and released; all papers taken from aurilla.
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The Aurilla, from Baltimore for N. Orleans, was fired upon by two piratical schooners off Key Sal on May 15 about 11 A.M., boarded, crew and passengers beaten with swords and pistols. Vessel and passengers plundered of valuables, clothes, watches; women subjected to horrid brutality. Brigs Hiram of Newport, Trader of Boston, and Busy of R Island also taken, robbed, and released same day. Pirates ordered captain to cut cable and depart next morning. On May 7, Capt. H. met U.S. schooner Shark and took on lieutenant to proceed to N. Orleans due to missing papers; Shark headed to Key Sal after pirates.