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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Benjamin Johnson, a pirate who hijacked the schooner Friendship and murdered its captain, mate, supercargo, and others, was apprehended in Kingston, Jamaica. Joseph Twentyman, another involved, was expected to be captured, and Morris Keaton was suspected murdered by them.
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Benjamin Johnson, one of the pirates, lately advertised for running away with the schooner friendship, Capt. Lewis, bound from Portsmouth, in Virginia, to the island of St. Thomas, and murdering the Capt.-- Mate, Supercargo, and others belonging to the above vessel, was lately apprehended at Kingston, in Jamaica, and acknowledged the fact. It was expected that Joseph Twentyman, another of the murderers, would also be secured, he having sailed from Kingston to Montego Bay, as mate of a small vessel, and an express having been dispatched to apprehend him. Johnson declared that they had landed Morris Keaton, the third villain, at Hispaniola, but it was strongly suspected that Twentyman and he had murdered Keaton also, to secure to themselves a larger share of the booty.
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Kingston, Jamaica
Event Date
Lately
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murdering the capt., mate, supercargo, and others; johnson apprehended and acknowledged the fact; twentyman expected to be secured; keaton landed at hispaniola but suspected murdered.
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Benjamin Johnson, one of the pirates, lately advertised for running away with the schooner friendship, Capt. Lewis, bound from Portsmouth, in Virginia, to the island of St. Thomas, and murdering the Capt.-- Mate, Supercargo, and others belonging to the above vessel, was lately apprehended at Kingston, in Jamaica, and acknowledged the fact. It was expected that Joseph Twentyman, another of the murderers, would also be secured, he having sailed from Kingston to Montego Bay, as mate of a small vessel, and an express having been dispatched to apprehend him. Johnson declared that they had landed Morris Keaton, the third villain, at Hispaniola, but it was strongly suspected that Twentyman and he had murdered Keaton also, to secure to themselves a larger share of the booty.