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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Report of piracy on the high seas: The schooner Columbia from Trinidad, Cuba, was robbed by the piratical schooner Pelican, which also attacked the schooner Alonzo. Cargo, money, and a passenger were taken, and Captain Smith was ill-treated.
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The Editor of the Democratic Press, of Philadelphia, says he is "gratified to observe that government are taking the most prompt and vigorous measures, to rescue the United States from the foul suspicion of encouraging piracy."
It is high time they should do so. They should take sufficient measures to punish the wanton barbarity of these freebooters, whenever they can lay their hands upon them. Not a day passes that we do not hear of an outrageous robbery of some American vessel on the high seas, by these piratical scoundrels. Here follows an account of one, copied from the New-Port Mercury, received this morning
"New-Port, (R. I.) Sept. 26.
Arrived at Bristol, on Monday last, schr Columbia, Gilbert, 31 days from Trinidad, Cuba. Captain G. informs, that on his passage he was robbed by a piratical schr. called the Pelican, mounting 5 guns, with 55 men, mostly negroes. They took from the schr. what cargo there was on board, besides 1700 dollars, and also robbed Mr. Williams, a passenger, of 900 dollars. The schr Alonzo, capt. Smith, of N. York. was also robbed by the same privateer, and captain Smith was very ill-treated. The crew of the privateer informed capt. G. that they had killed their former captain 20 days previous."
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Trinidad, Cuba
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On Passage From Trinidad, Cuba; Reported Sept. 26
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schooner columbia robbed of cargo and 1700 dollars; passenger mr. williams robbed of 900 dollars; schooner alonzo robbed and captain smith ill-treated; pirates killed their former captain 20 days prior
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Schooner Columbia, Captain Gilbert, 31 days from Trinidad, Cuba, arrived at Bristol on Monday last. On passage, robbed by piratical schooner Pelican (5 guns, 55 men, mostly negroes), which took cargo, 1700 dollars from vessel, and 900 dollars from passenger Mr. Williams. Same privateer robbed schooner Alonzo, Captain Smith of New York, and ill-treated him. Pirate crew informed they killed their former captain 20 days previous.