The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-10-03 00:00:00, page 2

viz.
Captain Ingersoll, in his passage from New-York,
was three days successively in fight of the Amity,
which, from the particular description he had received
of her, he well knew; but circumstances did not
admit of her being captured. Just before he got in,
he spoke with a fifherman in the bay, who informed
that he had been along fide the schooner, and fold the
people some fifh, for which they paid the money, but
that he knew not who they were. Captain Inger
soll, on the day of his arrival, saw the Amity near
Cape Ann, and concluded, from her appearance, that
the crew intended to make a harbour. Immediately
on his landing, and giving the above intelligence, a
fail-failing brig, belonging to E. H. Derby, Esquire,
was fitted and armed, in order to go in quest of her,
and at 3 o'clock, P. M. die was under fail, with 50
or 60 refpeftable volunteers on board. Very soon
after quitting the harbour, they saw the schooner,
standing in; and, that their design might not be fufpeAed,
inclined to the eastward, till finding themselves se
veral leagues without her, they tacked, and came in
after her. They discovered her at anchor a mile or
two from Marblehead harbour; and, on coming up
with her, several gentlemen from the brig boarded
her, when they found only three whitemen and a
negro; Squire Matthews, Stewart the mulatto, and
a negro, having gone on shore at Marblehead. The
schooner was brought into harbour, and the men
taken in her committed to prison. Squire, and those
ashore with him, were found at a tavern, taken be
fore a magistrate, examined, and brought over the
next morning, and the whole properly secured in
gaol.
On board the schooner, one man, said to be nam
ed Wife, or Wifeman, was found in irons. It is
said he was taken on board at the Vineyard, as a
passenger for Newbury-Port, whither the pirates told
him they were bound; but having displeased them,
they tho't proper to confine him. The remainder
consisted of the fame persons who were on board
when captain Duncanfon was turned adrift. They
had two pieces of cannon, and were armed, besides,
with pistols, cutlasses, &c.
The following writing was found on board of the
above schooner, and there is scarcely a doubt of the
several names and marks fubferibed, being the real
signatures of the villians now imprisoned for piracy.
August the 21 = 1785
This Is to Certyfy that the Scooner Sweet Belonging
to the Seamen and officers of the Said Scooner have
Taken In hand to Perfue on a Cruce In Defence of
Our Selvs and Against all Other Nation and Nations
or Power Powers as We on Oath Volentaerley do a
Grea to Stick and obay our officers Com In any thing
that he or we Shall Grea to Gether In any Way or
Ways to Chais or Give Chais to any Vessel or Vessels
What So Ever, and Like Wife that no man Shall Get
Drunk Or Be Rangellfum In any Ocations What So
Ever — And Who Ever boards any vessel or vessels
shall do ther In Dever to Secure all Property that theyl
Shall Get for our one Use and that they Who Ever Is
found Kepingany Goods Clothing Cath or Jeuelsof any
Kind Shall forfit there Share of All Such Goods or
American Intelligence.
S A L E M, September 13.
On Saturday last, the ship Atlantic, commanded
by capt. Trefethen, but having on board as freighter
and supercargo, capt. Jonathan Ingersoll, of this
town, arrived here from New-York. On their
passage to that place from Grenada, on the 23d ult.
they met with a boat, having on board captain Dun
canfon, his mate, boatswain, and three black boys,
who were turned adrift from the schooner Amity, as
related in the declaration of captain Duncanfon, in
ferred in our last week's paper. He informed, that
the next day after leaving the ship Three Cranes,
captain Brown, by whom he, his mate, &c. were
firft taken up, they spoke with a brig from Virginia,
bound to London, who informed them that they
were then 60 leagues from the Capes of Virginia,
which being their objed, though in a hazardous situ
ation, they declined going on board the brig. At
four P. M. the fame day, the wind blowing hard, the
Atlantick hove in fight, when their situation was so
alarming as induced them gladly to embrace this op
portunity offaving themselves. They accordingly made
for the fllip, were taken on board, their boat was
hoisted in, and they arrived at New-York as above.
While captain Ingersoll was at New-York, a pi
lot-boat arrived, which fell in with, near Sandy-
Hook, a schooner answering the description given of
the Amity (piratically taken pofTeffion of by Richard
Squire and others) on which an armed vessel, man
ned with a number of volunteers, accompanied by
Captain Duncanfon, his mate and boatswain, failed
in quest of her. —Tho' this exertion for recovering
the veffel,'and capturing the villains, proved unfuc
cefsful, we have the pleasure of informing the pub
lick, that the said schooner Amity is now at anchor
in our harbour, and that the piratical crew are fafely
lodged in the publick gaol of this town, of which
event we have collected the following particulars,
Goodfe that Shall Be Capyvated By us In the Said
Scooner — And he or any of us or us Shall Dis-
Close or Give any Information or Difvolvs any agrea
ments that we Shall Be on Othe upon either Wile
We Be Long to the said Scooner or at Our Depar
ture Shall Be Put to Deth or any Punishment that the
Rest Shal think thay Justly Deferv as We this 21 Day
of August In the Year of our lord 1785 Do take a
Voluntary Oathe to the Said Articles as our hands
Below mentions as Sealed Oppyfit to our Refpedive
Names
N E W-Y OR K, September 16.
Captain Prince, who arrived in 24 days from Ca
yenne, informs us, that at his arrival at Cayenne, ift
of August last, he there found one captain William
Griffith, who had the misfortune of being overfet at
sea. The following are the particulars:
Captain Griffith, master of the schooner Dart,
failed from the coast of Africa theist of April, with
150 (laves, bound to the island of Barbadoes. But
on the 19th of April, being then in lat. 11. S. long.
35. N. about 4 P. M. having all fail set, they were
overtaken witli a sudden white squall, which overfet
the vessel in an instant: Fortunately all the white
people were on deck, except a passenger. The boat
was washed overboard, which they got; and the
captain, mate, and ten hands, with one have, got
into her; saved four monkies and about fourteen gal
lons of palm oil, but neither bread nor water. At
8 A. M. they left the wreck, with seven haves on her
An account of the ill-treatment of captain Boardman,
at Dominica, in the brig Swan, belonging to Newbu
ry Port.
I arrived off Dom ; nica the aid of June last, with a
cargo confiding of 22 head of cattle, 2 horses, 60,000
boards, 200,000 thingies, 100 shook-casks, and 2000
hoops. The next day I went on shore, to obtain li
berty to fell my cargo, and was told by Mr. Bollin
and Mr. Albart, the. harbour-mafter, that they then
had but five cattle on hand; —that they were much
wanted, and they would purchase them. My reply to
them was, that before we agreed, they Lad better
wait on the Governor, to know if we had permission
to land the cattle or lumber. They waited on the
governor and colledor, and their answer was, that
there was no difficulty on account of the stock,
but'the lumber would not be permitted. Bollin and
Albart's offer for the stock was so low, that I could
by no means think of felling to them —I asked them, if
they would not think it amiss if I should fell my cat
tle to any other person ? They answered by no means.
As I was going on the Bay tide, I met with Mr. Car
ftil and Mr. Crawford, recommended to me by one
of the principal merchants of the island: They said
they would go on board and look at the cattle and
horses, and if they liked them, they would buy them.
I accordingly fold to them, they paying one-half of the
port charges and I the other. They immediately went
on shore to get a permit to land the stock, which
was at twelve o'clock at noon, and then desired me to
come to as soon as possible, for they should proceed to
the Custom-house instantly. At five o'clock, I went
in under the fort and came to anchor: The harbour
mafter moored the brig, and then requested some
fowls for the governor and collector, and carried them
on shore. He enquired of Carltil and Crawford,
whether they had been to the Custom-house? Their
answer to him was, that they were going that inflant;
that was before he came off. Carftil and Crawford
requested one bullock, when they went on. shore in
the morning to be landed.—At half after five in the
afternoon the brig was seized : At seven there was no
proof of landing any thing except the fowls, and no
evidence in court to confifcate the brig; But notwith
standing that, they confi fcated vessel and cargo, treat
ed as bad as the Turks would have done, and turned
me ashore out of the brig, that they might have a fair
swing to plunder. It appears to me to be contrived
by them against me.The island is supported by run
ning of goods from other islands; but it is death for
a northward-man even to look at them; and as great
a nursery for rogues as any in the world. Even after
I had bought the brig, they robbed me of a foreftay
fail and hawser. One merchant expressed himfelf in
these terms, '' That whatever northward-men were
here might die soon, and no others might come to sow
the feeds of sedition and rebellion : as to any permit
from the Custom-house, they get none at all." They
fay that I have no business with a permit, so that I
lay wholly at their mercy and that is cruelty.
N. B. The person who signed John Rogers, is
supposed to be the fame whom captain Duncanfon
mentioned by the name of John Boadman.
Captain Henry Williams, on Saturday last, arrived
here from St. Martin's. The day before, a gale of
wind obliged him to put into Nantucket, when a me
lancholy accident happened to George Gardner, Esq.
of that island. He and two merchants, having a small
vessel lying at the wharf, by moving her round a brig,
her pendant halyardgot foul of the brig's yard, which
broke the stump of the small vessel, and 'it falling on
the head of Mr. Gardner, put a period to his life be
fore the close of the day.
Names—
Rich'd Squire
John Mathews
Alex Evens
John Rogers
George Stewart
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in the army of the United States, whose necessities
often oblige them to part with their certificates for the
most trifling considerations, constrains me to request
you to give the following extras a place in your die-
Last Wednesday arrived the sloop Charleston, capt.
M'Niel, from Porto-Rico, who informs, that on the
25th ult. there happened a most violent hurricane at
that island, in which the Hoop Endeavour, capt. Sam
ple, was totally loft, and the master and a number of
the hands perilhed. Ihe gale began in the evening,
and continued till next morning 10 o'clock, during
which many vessels were loft.
On I hurfday arrived the ship Four Friends, capt.
Parrot, after a passage of ten weeks from Liverpool.
She brings no interesting intelligence.
BALTIMORE, September 20.
Extras of a letter from Norfolk, (Virginia) Sep
tember 5, 1785.
" One night last week, as a young man of the
name of Kennedy, who lived with Mr. Black, of
Kempfwell, was returning from Norfolk, a Mr.
Holmes happened to be returning from Kempfwell;
the night was dark, and the gentlemen were riding
brifl<ly to get to their refpedtive habitations, when un
fortunately the horses met each other with such (peed,
that the riders were dismounted with great violence.
Mr. Kennedy broke an arm, and Mr. Holmes his
leg, in two places. The bruises they receivedin the
rencounter added to their distress; for they were in
capable of helping themselves, and lay on the road,
till late next morning, when they were found and
taken to their friends. Mr. Kennedy is mending, but
Mr. Holmes is not exposed to survive the difarter."
September 23.
Extras .of a letter from a gentleman in Dublin, to
another in this town, dated Jul) 18, 1785.
" The commercial propositions of the British par
liament do not, by any means, meet with the appro
bation of the people in general; several counties and
cities are inftruding their representatives to postpone
the difeuffion of them until the next session.
" I he county of Armagh have unanimously agreed
to petition parliament on the fubjeft, and are now
circulating copies, in order to take the signatures of
the freeholders. Other counties are in motion, and
following their example. Cork, Tipperary, Carlow,
King's County, Donegal!, Tyrone, have all declared
against the propositions."
Messrs. Goddard and Langworthy,
, Gentlemen,
fide or bottom. The boat was but fourteen feet long,
so that they had but just room to fit in her, being
thirteen in number. They had four oars and a tar
paulin; and went before the wind constantly some
times half full of water. In nineteen days after they
left the wreck, they had some rain, but before that
they had not a drop of drink. In eleven days more
they made the land, about Cape North, lat 1. 40.
N. but had loft the mate and five hands, with the
Have, who were unable to support under their com
plicated fufferings. They went up a river expecting
to find some inhabitants, but did not meet with any-
Here they remained seven days, fubfirting on snakes,
some of which were fix feet long, fifh, &c. They
coasted along, and in twenty-eight days more arrived
in the river Wyapoake, which made fixty-five days
from their leaving the wreck, and the firft place they
met with inhabited. Here two more of these unhap
py men died; so that the captain and three hands on
ly survived. These were well taken care of, being
clothed, and every other necessary provided for them,
which their miserable condition required. From
there they were lent to Cayenne, and put in the hof
pitabie, where every attention was paid them.
Captain Prince had the above particulars from
captain Griffith,/ who dined on board his vessel, but
who has since gone from Cayenne to Barbados. The
schooner Dart was commanded by James Haflem,
when (he failed from Liverpool, but who died on the
coast. The vessel belonged to Tartten and Black
houfe, merchants in Liverpool.
Sept. 24. We hear it is in contemplation the de
livery of Mr. Sheridan's lectures on elocution in this
city, as preparatory to a course of fele&ed readings
in imitation of Mehrs. Sheridan's and Henderson's in
London, and Mr. Prat in Bath. We hope the
gentleman will prove to be of fufficient ability to excite
the attention and encouragement of the publick, as luch
an institution must tend greatly to the improvement
of our youth Such is the ra^e in England for
lectures on elocution, that ( s we lately averted la
this paper) an audience of eight hundred persons was
assembled to hear those of Messrs. Sheridan and
Henderson, which produced a receipt of 400 guineas
profit to thole gentlemen.
We hear that Congress has elected Samuel Par
ions, Esquire, one of the Commissioners for negocia
ting witli the Western Indians, in the room of Ar
thur Lee, Esquire, elected a commissioner of the board
of treasury.