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was found deserted by all but young girl, from whom
a
very
we could not
obtain any information. Concealed in the
houses
were several articks of European
(Manufacture, gano
and carriages
telescopes (one a Dollond), opera glaens,
a.
Portriquese note book some Curtis' and Harvey's gunpowder (a. store which being
very expensive the furates
on this Crash
Never buy for use); also a
great-
number of European percussion.
(Muskets.
One of
the
funks carried eleven
guns of different sizes, the two largest,
18 Prs, another had seven 12 Pro, two.
had each five with a survivel 18 Pr guns the
in the bows, others had 4.
least
Pm and the whole amounted q.
in number to forty, five guns; a quantity,
of
chain shor, grape
Yo was
found.
while examining
the
Guntis,
the Master
and a portion of the crew of the Salt
we had first sighted camer
junk which
on board their vessel having been
captured 10 days before. and themselves detained in the Village for ransom;
the pirates had carried off
in escaping from
the
Gune
us to the hills; and
he would, in the opinion of the master be certainly murdered on
the suspicion of his having sent information to the Gun Boat. One of this salt junk's
Crew was killed at the
Capture, and two others were still lying
wounded on
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