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PIRArIcAL.-W. B. c. Taylor, boarding officer at the Ballze has addressed letter to the Collector of New Orleans, in which an account is given of the capture of supposed piratical schooner The U. s. boat I1ard suspecting that all was not right from the appearance of this "long low black" craft, approached her for the purpose of examination. On nearing her, a man board who stated that his name was Thompson, and that he had been kidnapped from Mobile, jumped overboard and swan towards the Izard for protection. Through him, information was given that quantity of arms were concealed on board which on search, were found, together with pirates flag and piratical articles of agreement, m which war was declared without mercy, and with no quarter against the human race. The schooner and seven men were seized and put in irons, to be dealt with by the civil authorities. Some have suspected it to be practical hoax. The Pcayune ayers stout y, that it is "no joke" and so we believe.

 ANorHER.-We learn from passenger by the New Orleans boat arrived to-day, that yesterday morning, short time before the mail boat left New Orleans, the steam tow boat Tiger, brought up to the city the ship Charles, Gorham, master, which vessel she found about sixteen miles outside the Baze, en- trey abandoned and with marks of blood on her quarter deck and in her cabin. The Charles cleared at N. Orleans for Bordeaux the 3lst ult with car- 20 chiefly of slaves, and number of passengers, in

 cludng several ladies and children The cargo from appearance had not been disturbed, but there doubt there had been foul playwhether from pirates or mutiny of the crew remains to be ascertained. The Charles had three boats when she sailed-the long boat and one of the others missing. The third boat was found ten miles from the ship. The