Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-05-02 00:00:00, page 2

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itng, Mrs. Chafmav,
Another French outrage upon American citizen $ —
Vff b»rdl» expected fit "be railed upon again, so
•OOP. to add to the catalogue, already Ion full, an*
Other iiutnnre of French oat rag* upon American
citixmi and American property. It woold seem
th* flat af the United States under demorraltck
fale, hat heroine fair eame for every freelmotcr on
the ocean. Out citizen* are fecal, plundered and
tortured with morn than savage cruelty by French
men, without our rr-en daring to talk of revenge.
Read the following relation of facts furnished by
fl»f Rev. Mr. Coatc, who arrived here last evening
in the brig Thetis from New Orleans, and restrain
you indignation if you ran. Ar. Y. liv. Posl.
NARRATIVE OF FACTS.
“ After having been ropfimd to a vessel, seeing
little leas but the #kv and nrepin
and Fearing
naught for so many day.*, hut tbs voices of a few
Companions of mv suflWine, with the bourse w inds,
•pd the rustling of the rude waters.
' But I proceed fey progressive steps to disclose
tn your view h scene of horror, enough to make the
honest blond of every true American hot! in hi*
veips with a Just indignation against suefe perfidy.
Yob know sir, that I took nty passage to New
Orleans in the ship St. Lawrence, When sve arriv
ed at the Belize »» mi a srlmoner approarhitip.
which the pilot inlonnci! us was a French privateer.
lie told us also, that there wa* another of a larger
•in lying within the harbour, which ramo there hut
• few days before. Shortly after we had come to
ntirho;, we saw a boat rowing up to our ship, with
• pilbt, French lieutenant, and some other persons,
Iron* the priiaJeer which was then lying in the bay.
We suspected at first that they had 6nm* design
upon tn. But were informed by the officer, that
the day before they crossed (lie bar (while lying
at anchor) a vessel raine pp with foil force towards
them, and. they supposing it to he an English or
• Spanish bottom, w,ere under the necessity of slip
ping; their cable, or milking of) with all speed, and
took Mortuary in the harbour. They requested hf
Ut' some candles to emide them to search for the
anchor which they had lost. This Fr nrhmmi was
very inquisitive, about when the ship was expert*
cd to sail Irom Qrl.aus, and to what place she
would hr hound. &c. wbirh quest.tins we were indif
fsrent about answering. The smaller privateer
*«! across the 1 at into the riverat the same time
with us. When we arrived at New-Oi leans, we
found that pan of the men on board of the first
phtateer which went in, were Americans. These
were sent to the city, as I am informed, and im
{risoned. But the captain who was a Frenchman
y the name of Bnavoire, and his mate by the
name of Busons, with af) the rest, were left at li
bsrty, although it was known in New Orleans that
this privateer had robbed an American vessel, when
gaming into this port.
“ But since 1 took my passage with captain Whee
ls* in the brig Thetis for New York, we have ob
tained a pretty accurate account of (lie whole «ff»ii
-dative tothe largest of those privateeis. There is
a young Creole, bom in some of the West India
Islands, who took passage in our vessel for this
* place, who rame from on board of that privateer.
Ha Says that this schooner by the name of FJizn.
was fitted opt in Baltimore, by u gentleman whose
name was concealed from the s tilorson board, that
• 'V-am nien ell Ameiieans, navi
|Hl*d her ,1o Cb|*tI*«o|> ; where they took in a
§Kntl) captain, aixl probiibly upwards of a htin
‘■jteSrenrh sailors to addition lo the Americans
ready n». board, that this Captain's name was h)s*>
concealed from (he men. Dl l describe* him to he
a fat and portly men. With, a ruddy cnontpn.jnrp,
aiu) a striking tear from a rut across his nose.—
They eat off, be t;.ys, tr im Chareston, under a
pretext of going t-i plunder a plarr in the Inland of
Cuba, bytben.inte of BursroH, in order to an tie b
themselves with tk* spoil. They stopped at Savau
».iii, and them they took in a few more Frenrh
inant to as to make in all one hundred md fifty
men, and provided themselves with cannon, mus
••unHimfinn, And other tKi<?g9i n^rf^nrv for
thv prosecution of their enlerpiiee, and ralbd the
Slvutter by the name of the Duke of Monte Hello.
ba American captain continuing with them til!
they went past Aburn into the Gulpb. But there
kjl jeft them and took passage in a luig bound to
K** York, These brave fellows were now lelt (a*
,Acting under French aulhonty) to commit their de
predations upon ull they met with indiscriminatelj .
mjt th*t tiny first went to Barraro, laod
" Iheir men, and intended to jay siege to the place,
but were deterred by the near approach of an En
giisb man of war, and were forced to betake them
•rivea tu their vessel, and make off with nil speed.
Tfcey PRs met with an American vessel hound to
Hear.Orleans, and making an attempt to hoard her
. briii*a *f’,inst »*>« of their schooner.—
Fnr^rlfrlroflVnce the captain of the piivaterr heat
the American captain over the bead w ith a speaking
dwn robbed him of the u-iue which he
•Mon board, and afterwards let him go about his
busines*.— Thgl they «Uo niet with a schooner
Vound tu PMifadelphia, from St. Jago de Cuba.—
Wow they tied tlne*a*lors up to the mast, and whip
H Iham.to extoft a confession (rmn them whether
•r not they had any money on bnard.—By diligent
search they found fire <y sty. bags of money of .
,nlength, which tUsy bid in a cask 01 water
Tbta wry W«bi and proceeded further in their hero
*ma)»er Amcrirar
fanyli)|»drlpkw bound W> Port t^f’iisri—
i J*1* &«y lobbed u/ e)l their poultry and dour.—
Th**t Utey proceeded further, and rame aeroes an«
IhAr Arnei icao .mitl from li.Ht.rn which thee
bearded, and plunders of at.il. oei 1^^^. B>
Ctincd courage to proceed against the
aay IML Ml 1 cruised r*uudthe«om»~of Guha,
h«fP*. ®Bd destroyed every Bpauish uca
Ml ^ney eytHd Sod. flat were butatoc enough to
bpmi the la land. f%jh»Wkd, Se burpt,
_ jyoiafr bngs ui&$ schooners. One uf
* nhM4id Utssel with 16 guns,
‘ 2d, sruoaded 14,
ar»t Dm «««eL
_ Jm,
-3f e( wUoM» ww ...
About this time while they werecoimnittinR oulra
upon the Spanish vend*, they met with a small
schooner from Poi uap-Pritece, Muffin L’lsle du
Tore, with a white c» plain, and ten negroes on
board, loaded with yaint, Ac, TApy look and bann
ed the captain, and all the negroes, and then rob
bed and sunk ibe Teasel, Mod heavens 1 what a
scene of horrid barbarity ! Lay not the blood of
those innocent sufferers upon our favoured country.
They then set off for New Orleans, and hud the as
surance to come into the harbour for protect ion, and
to dispose of silks, and the various other articles
which they had obtained by this piracy. All this
he dec! .red to be the truth, and says that a number
ol the oilier men which were on hoard with him,
’ will soon be on at New-Vork. at which time the
tijitiR can be proved, (if requir'd) to the satisfaction
of the pnhlirk. Theother smaller privateer, which
entered the Hilize in company with us, we are in
formed was fitted out hy a gentleman in New-Of
leans, and the probability is that a copartnership
has been entered upon between the two."
. SAMUEL CO ATE.
Pun. iDFLn.iA. Apr.! 28.
I.ATF.ST FROM SPAIN.
By the ship Uniied Stales, rapt. Ciirdon, in the
viry short p/issage of 23 days from Cadi*, Spanish
P'lP’-rs to the 20th ult. are received. They how.
ever contain nothing either new or interesting.——
\\eare tn/nrrrird veibally that the Flench lemxiM
eci masters ol nil the country on the opposite shores
ol the Bay of Cadiz. They were left in quiet pos
session, entirely unmolested, and were working con
stantly m strengthening their, posts. They had
commenced a heavy fire upon the (Jarran as, or na
val stoc.s, with red hoi shot. Skirmishes be
tween the advanced parties norasionaliy took place,
hot nothing of great c.msrqurure occoried. The
remains of Alourqucque’s arpty, from 8 to 10,000
men, were on the Island; about 2,000 English
troops, and the. same number nt Pmtuguese, com
manded by English officers. In the town the inna
hitano and military spoke cnnfiiK-nliy of their be
ing able to hold out.
The government was r undue ted by the Junta
and the Regenry, in conjunction, fhe former taking
rare, However of the finances. In consequence oi
ibis, it rupture had taken place between Allmqur
<|"e and tha Junta—Albuqurque bad lost much of
his popularity.
The captain of the port had been taken up and
imprisoned, for a traitorous communication with
the fnemv.
Translated Jtom tSr Extra Gazette of Cadiz
March 2f>.
' Not a day passes but our government receives
ne w proofs of the holy rue of insurrection. As the
official accounts received yesterday, are very exten
sive we shall form an extract for the satisfaction
of the publick.
The inhabitants of Arasena, and it« vicinity,
knowing the bad treatment the different towns ix
p.-rn need from the French, and that they wera-es
corting by the Chirill to St. Ollala, a certain nunt
her of Waggons with ammunition, and oihet effects
proceeding from Seville assembled a body of men
to the number of 500, with the intention of inter
cepting this convoy, but did not sucread, asithad pas
sed by before t! e r arrival.—400 men at the destin
ed point, however, being informed ibai a French
party was to follow them, they determined to wait
lir them ami beat them, which they did with such
facility, that nut of 76’ men of the enemy, only 14
survived. Among the number af the killed, is a
colonel of riiagoi.ns, his wile, and one captain
the arms, amunition, and all they find will, them,
as also tha military chest, containing some impor
tant papers, remained in possession of the brave
I Spaniards.
| I he enemy wishing to evtnge the affront, and
having been n pulsed by the inKiaHitnnts ..f Z*|Hni
c^, attempted to attu. k us anew, and to that effect
re imitul they hit* atCestoya, Si. Baritmimi, A\a
montr, Ao' iva, Fngneics, ValvenJo. imJ in other
place*. T l>e result was, they were completely
rented, with great loss, whirh according to the ac
i onnts iereivtj, exceeded 100 men. leaving tn nur
possession a great number of Muskets, knapsacks
and other accoutrement*.
By the last news received from Gibraltar, it is
known that although the inbabiunts of liaritbeHa
had not determined to resist the enemy, yet never
theless, on the arrival at that place of the Serra
nos, they spiked the guns of the castle, and earn
ed off the money and. plate, whirh was already pre
pared lobe sent to Malaga, were so far encourag
ed, that they are all armed, and have united them
Be'tes to the insurrection of the Siera. By the same
conveyance we are informed of the departure of the
intrusive Joseph from Malaga the 13th of the pre
sent month, and that the town of Osuna is entirely
free of the enemy.
Several divisions of the patriots have, set out from
Ronda for Arms. Grasalema and Marbella, en
tered the city gfter the enemy had fled on the 2nd,
one of which, on his way to Malaga, has beaten a
party of Frenchmen of 100 men, who liavy fallen
victims, sacrificed to the valour of the patriots.—
1 hey proceeded to Malaga, and the French retrea
ted without waiting theirwmival.
Another party going to Xerez, has beaten in Mn
rena 79 Frenchmen, of which nine were killed and
the rest taken prisoners.
On the 2tsOnat. there were no Prenrhmen at
Huelva; hut in Mogde.r they had about 400 caval
ry and 300 infantry who were to depart the same
day. Tire troops of Portugal had re-united by land,
not being able to effect it by sea, owing to bad wea
ther, notwithstanding all the vessel* were embar
goed to convey them from Mirtola to Ayainonte.
•From the island of Leon we beve received the
following news
The general of division, Zenon, on the flank, and
the marquis de la Humana in front, attacked the
French army, composed uf the divisions command
ed by marshals and generals Ney, M or fief, Merle,
&e, consisting of from 16' to 20.000 men. They
were end dri.cn as far as Xeres de losCa
ballerus, with much slaughter, which town adivi
itfls of 4000 of our troop* had entered in pursuit of'
the ;
His sittibiry Doo Gabriel de Slmdiza^}, ge
ne/al ipchhef of the army of the left, is pausing. tbe.
Tagus, e^lap bis entry into Estram&dara, uddressed
tuntrpc^ih’Uic Mowing terns:
-v*'_ > ■. ■
'M;; P :i
. Yom ^•«****N*IM
toyour glary,fly wibeLrdfuat efforts «/ yourbe
wye valour. Sou «f all the provipreswhirh com
post* the Spanish nmuarrhyvoud lothe placet where
the dangers and the d-ffnce of your fallowci turns
eall TOO. The Freoebmen admired as theig experi
enced the rigour of your aim*, in the Mountains of
Kiseay: flying precipitately before you in Gallneu,
leaving that country of- freedom covered with their
dead:—the everlasting laurels which deck your
brows, acquired in the field* of Castile, hare distin
guished you with the glorious title of sons deserv
ing the esteem and tlmnks of their country. At
present tbr spacious theatre of Kstramadura, is an
xiously waiting for you. The ferocious enemy at
tempted to menauce her: our ptescnre alone will
render her efforts abortive. Here you will unite
yourself with your brethren, and other companions
of arms, who have 'mnioitalir.“d themselves in the
ssroecontest in the fields of La Mancha and Anda
lusia. Loyal Castilians, valliant Gallicians, brave
Asturians, warriors of all the provinces, unite your
efforts with those of these illustrious patriots, and
your country evergrateful andliherated, will reward
voor hemimi. your constancy and the sacrifices you
hue made her; and your name will be inicnorta
Int.'d in the ennuis of posterity.
Head Quartere, ut Alherqurrquc, 26'M February,
1S10.
Your Friiow-Su.ldirr,
G A BRILL If. MEND1ZABAL.
New Yohk, April 25.
Latest from France.—YesUrday afternoon »r
rivcd h i«, flown sound, the Flench sth’r Ant, rapt.
Revet, 30 days Ir rn Bordeaux, hound to Umitbon,
pnt hi here with both mams sprung. She sailed on
the 25th of March, at which time, the Anieriran
vessels in the polls of France, and at St. Sebasti
ans, still remained under sequestration. The mate
informed us, that several of our vessels bad been
condemn^ at St. Sebastians.
Th* John Adams frigate was delain-d iu Finland
for Mr. Pinkney’s despatches.—300,000 IVencb
troops had been sent to Sp.dn; but 100,000 ot them
had been ordered bark. About 20,000 troops were
at Bordeaux, quartered on the inhabitants.
The ship George Dyer, Cochrane, was tn sail
from Bordeaux about the first of April for Balti
more, as a cartel, with passengers from Rochelle,
fhe capture of Gi;ad.«loup», and the arrival of the
hrt-nrh troops opposite Cadiz, was knowu at Bor
deaux.
From the supercargo, w* learn that American
aflairs remained as per last advices ; that no relax
ation had taken place in the French decrees : that
all the American vessels at St. Sebastian# and the
neighbouring ports were still under sequestration.
The emperour Napoleon was to be married about
the 25th of March, in celebration of which very
splendid preparations were making at Paris.
BALTiMoiie^April 27.
I.ATE FROM TONMNGKN.
By the fast sailing ship George & Albert, capt.
Norman, 30 days from Tonningen, we have ac
counts, printed and written, to the 24th March.—
brom 11 iinburg and Altona papers, with which we
were politely favoured, translations follow.
By this ai rival we ltarn, that piice# in '.he north
of Europe were not very Haltering: exchange on
England fluctuating; some American proptuy li
berated, much y-t in jenparcy, end apprehensions
not pleasant. T he i.lhcial Petersburg Gazette de
nies the pretended rupture with France, charging ,t
tn the printers of Breslau—Russian army advan
cing on Turkey ; large armies rapidly organizing by
the latter. T he Bavarian army reduced. Holland
filed with dismay ut its expected fate; while the
Rhenish princes are promised (20th March) new
acquisitions, and Pomerania restored to the Swedes;
•jetween whom, Austria and France a closer union
(Gud help the weak) is to he formed. The new
Empress would leave Vienna 12th March. King
Jerome and his Queen (nr rather she formost, for
..lie precedes him a day's ride) were flying about
the ronimep!; the last place they touched at was
Ffanklort, March 12, whence they departed for
Paris—tin doubt to sign the receipt of Hanover, ol
which his Westphalian piajesty has now formal
possession. Resides those troops in Hamburg and
other northern districts, a French corps possesses
Loheck.—The master of Frankfort on the M in
(whose previousTitle we have forgotten) was, at the
Iasi frolick, promoted to the rank of Grand Duke.
Stockholm, March 6.
From Gottenburg we learn that the Herring
fishery will the ensuing season Le unusually pro
ductive.
Pauls, March 11.
The Criminal Tribunal of the Department of the
Seine, continues to persecute.and punish all French
men who have acted with the Austrians against
France since 1804, agreeably to the imperial decree
of the 6th April, l&OJ).
Official information has been forwarded to the
King of England, conjointly by France and Austria,
accommodated, as w« are told, by some new propo
sals for peace.
Alton a, March. 19.
We learh .from France that a closer consolidation
orttle confederalive states belonging to the French
system is iu agitation. It is also said that an alli
ance between France, Austria, and Sweden is about
to be promulgated, and letters from Stockholm of
6th March announce the departure of cqI. Von
Engelbrechten to receive possession of Pomerania,
which province the French will evacuate.
They write from Holland that the castle of Loo
(oh the frontiers) is to be ready on the 15th April
to receive the king of. Holland i who is expected at
Amsterdam early in that month. Tint Dutch are
again taught to hope for peace. .
Vienna. M.;;rh 10.
The coyrt gazette contains the li llowing.—The
prince Neufcjiatel arrived on the 4 th <m h.'s mission
relative to the marriage of her imperial highness
Maria Louisa to the French empenmr.
' v >ff.4«Kvo«T, March l*.
On the night of the loth, her majesty the queen
of .W’egjtphalia arrived hero; efed proceeded at three
lA^ock.the ngxt awrnjflfeoahcr way to Paris, the
this d,ay.
- c 5-.*, 1 m?QVXA,. l$U*h 14.
Thia^aj v«f jwUisIm^mid posted up the procla
mntioB of the king of W.c|tph»ha to ta^ Honoveri
wm
X^Li .1 „ 'AutQXA, March ?0. *
*Tht St. Petersburg Court Cagette gf. the 2duf
^ following —Fmm Gnrino^
«f. /egauary.-We expert the speedy return <*f
ofir troops from Galliria through Pol«*d, *> win
ter id the interior of the entire. .W«&Hsurpri*wl
t* find that this movement jto the fro»ti«r« nm
sidered (bp foreigu printers) as an advance towards.
the Niemen. We would be rejoiced to find those
printers as anxious for pence in their publications
•s Russia is in fact.
. Amsterdam, March 13.
Couriers daily arrive from our king. Tbo lafar,*'
Wmrr country is yet unknown. The painful sus
pense and apprehensions have produced a deprecia
tion ia tbe funds.
From the Meir, March 14.
I he grand duchy of Frankfort is to be increased
by the annexation of H innaii and Fuldu. The Ba
varian army is to he reduced to th« peace esta
blishment. ,
1 he 20lh ef this month is to be rendered impor-- •
tant in the history of the eonlederatino-r-when th«
nsw acquisitions of tbe respective princes will b#
i made known.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 95.
Tbe Poite has determined in raise imiii-dmtcly a
new army of 150,000 men, also to reinforce tU
army of Lite Grand Vizier; as information is receiv
ed ol the advance of the Russians again towards
Silistria and Griergiewo.
Strasbvro, March 12..
The Princess Maria Louisa of Austria, baa ar
rived at this place, on her way to Paris. Tha pa
pers are filled with the intended ceremonies of tha ,
coronation.
An Altona paper of the 23d iust. says, that a Id
ler from France, dated the .8th, which mentions,
that the armistice between the Russians and Turks
has not yet taken place. They assure us, that a
note Irani the French minister has been banded tq
tbe 1 orte, to induce him to join the continental
system, the success of which is expected. In t|s
iiiean time, it 19 affirmed. that France hem offered
her mediation between Russia and ihe Turks.
Napbps,. Feb. 20.
The boats of the French frigate Ceres, and tha
Neapolitan privateers, brought in here on the 13th
inst. 4 American ships, and a Xebec under English
colours.
Bordeaux, March.j.
The British ship Queen of 250 tons, from Jee
quemel lor London, was sent into Bayonne the AtE
inst. • 3 !
1 he British ship Elizabeth, from Qneberk, with
pot-ash and lumber, was sent into Cherbourg, early
in this month. • *
, March 9,
t he seb’r Creole, has arrived at Rochelle in 2.8
days from Goadaloupe, laden with coffee.
Cherbourg, Feb- 28 *
Arrived this day American schooner
from Boston for Tonniugen ; sent in by a French
privateer.
. . . ,. Dieppe, Feb. 26.
Arrived this day a British letter of marque .of
300 tons, with IS 12 pounders, captured on the
coast of England, by tHe Alexandria privateer,
capt. Savage, after a severe action of two hours—
her cargo ;» sugar, coffee, cottQB, and Madeira
wine.
Lubec, Feb. 29.
The 37th regiment of French infantry, of. 1966*
men, arrived here to day—they form a part of the
division of gen. Mcllftor,. we also expect lb* 23d
regiment ol Chasseurs.
Hanover, March 4,
H. M. the king of Westphalia takes possession
of Hanover, from the 1st of this month.
April 28.
By the George and Albert, we have been favoured
with a tile of Altona p«pers L’Abriite du Nurd,
from the 8th February, including the 13th of
March, and Paris A/nnilcuri.lrom 19th January
including 7th February, of which latter file,
however one or two are wanting. In. VAbtillt
du hord of tha 5th March are .inserted, under
the Paris head of 2 2d February, Cad ore's letter
to Roell the Dutch minister, announcing the an
nihilation of the Dutch government, and his in
sulting letter to Armstrong avowing the seizure
of American vessels in France, Holland, Spain,
Italy, and Naples. Roth letters are there quot
ed from the Moniteur. There is therefore no
room left to doubt their genuineness. We pro
pose, when we have leisure, to give an acc'ufate
translation df the one addressed to Armstrong,
as we perceive the English ropy not to he correct.
IV e have also received the Altona Mercury of thn
19th March, containing- Paris dates of the l Jtb,
and Dutch of the 4th March. We have selected
the only articles of any interest. I t appeal* tbit
the king of Holland meant to return to|iis king
dom by the middle of April, vpbenre it if proba
ble that Napoleons intentions upon it have been
modified or laid aside_Fed. Rtpub.
[Translated far tie Federal Republican.]
\ UOKDEACX, February
the French army commanded by the dote of A*
brantes is immediately to march into PortagaL—»
The duke is arrived at Burgos, whence be wii
transfer his head-quarters to Salamairca. {Inns*
rous detachments are advancing towards the fron
tiers, and troops dailjj arrive in Spain, Manual
Ney has entered the kingdom of Leon, with a part
<>f bis corps, and has fixed his head quarters at
Astorga. It was thought he would advance thro*
Gelliria, but receiving recenl intelfigcnce and its*
patches from his head quarters, he deUrauued to
return into the province j»f Salamanca, in {Mil to
advance rapidly upon the Tagus towards Pbttintia.
It is presumed that bis intention is to second fa
operations of general Haudelot, who prqjrtsionblly
commands the second corps of the armyTiod who
af^er passing the Tagus has advanced by the routs of
f ruxillo upon Merida, tt» support the. right wing
pf the king s army, upon flic frontiers of Andelifsia.
1 he head quarters of the king remained a few days
ago at Seville, wbeoce his majesty proposes to
make an excursion to tl.e eqvironl of Qldil, In'np.
der to concert with marshal Victor lb* plan of prt,
tacking, that impor^uit city. Mvshpi Metier Me
mains atSeville. '' f
1 be division of Gazan has received orders to post
thetniM yes in the mountains, which divide TUtre
madura frorp .Andalusia, in order td arfiil Concert
with thf troops who are fa the former province.-—
Tbe 'eft wing of the grand army, undos ths o/Aera