Charleston, Apr, II.
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THE PIRATES.--The following extract
of letter from Key West, from an officer of
the UIS Navy, gives correct account of the
capture Of the Pirates, mentioned in Satur-
day evenings paper. The particulars arc
confirmed by accounts received yesterday
from Matanzas. KEY WEST, April 2.


By the arrival fthe Sea Gull at this place,
I am pleased to have it in my powerto COM
municate the capture on the Gath March,
about / 1-2 degrees to the y. and T., of Ma
tauzas, of a piratical schooner mounting 4
guns supposed to have a complement of 80
men. by the boast of the Sea Gull, M'fver,
and of the Br frigate Dartmouth, after an
action of about ten minutes The SCH was
discovered close on shore at anchor, and the
boats were Immediately manned from both
vessels Upon nearing the Pirates they were
fred upon: the crew of the boast cheering,
immediately returned the fire. The pirates
then endeavored to make the shore in their
boats and bv swimming: but several were
shot in the water, and the remaind-r pursl-
ed on shore: by whic hmeans S were Killed
and 19 made prisoners, and the schooner
burnt, after taking the wine out of her with
which she was loaded. The Sea Gull has Just
landed her prisoners, of them dreadtuliy
wounded, with sabre cuts, among them is
the captain. who fought resolutely: he has
wounds.


On the goth. the day after the above affair
the boats fell in with, captured and burnt
another small schooner, the crew OF which
were the identical men who murdered the
crew of the American brig Hetsey, Cot fWis-
cassst) the account of which excited SO much
just indignation throughout the country
The villains unhappily escaped to the Man