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London, England, 1818-12-10 00:00:00

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carried out a stream anchor. Witness lOW i. Burke
that he could not get under woo immediately, with- t .
out slipping the anchor. and Burke said, lie most i
dip and leave it. Burke directed hini to take the
course of the-Paheyra. When they had gone ii few
miles, the Pagers wore route!, and sailed for the t 1
harbour. Burke expressed his sbrprise at true, and
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desired the wittier* to return to the harbour and
taoor, which he did.
Cross-ezentined.--The only reason he could as:.
sign fur the return of the Palrepro•was nett the ': I '
tide was almost spent. Hr thought, however, that
the San Jaen could have gat out, because she mine I f
lacier their the Pa/siva.
Sir Jahn Doyle was Governor of Guernsey in
Jane, 1812. He recollected Burke aid Welelt •
appearing before him, at head-quarters. Bit, ke
reported himself as a passenger so blurtl a tzi,4iiish •
brig, and he represented Welsh u an laver re the
Portuguese service. Burke appeared to b.. sn
'tensible a man, that the witness was induced to ask
him and Welsh to dinner. A good deal of elai in
was excited in the Islam), iu coesequence of tine • i..••• , , .
Sax Jean having followed the Palmyra oaf of the
harhour, and returning with her. Hri le muses
quince, sent for Mr. Berke eird efe. Wel.h, who,
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ecciimpanied with Lome the Spiatiptilv tjaptuin, a -
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tend. 4 him. Burke end Wolste-aerterst tip to the S
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doming-omit), and the Captithildifiehif* im the par- t • i
lour. At first the Captain would al nethieg, hats
being told he win in a peri' . ;quoin'', lie sett 4 , •
No," arid produced a written paper. A 1,.. BurkW:' I
neither dented nor affirmed the intesition of taltiog
the vessel which the San Juan followed. He did
not say positively, " I would take the vieerel," but
stated, hypothetically, "If I pleased I cull!' have li
taken the ship." which struck witness es a sort of
denial of intending to take the ship, since he taie,l t
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have taken her if he pleased. He aids det•idirdly, .s.
" That, if he had taken her, no power could !'wrest, 3
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the me net from him—not even that of au Admiral—
fur he would trounce him well in the Court tf
Admiralty." 1
David Miteullech, a merchant at Guernsey r , re. i , 1
membered the San Ina* end Palmyra lying in the : -
harbour. The latter was a ship cooeign..l‘hia .' r. , .''l.
brother, and on leaving the roads was followed-he '
the San Jaen. This circumstance :became the !
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subject of couversation—still Me.. Bathe defruckel
the legality of capturing a hemmed vessel, . • .
Captain Gordon commanded the Diver/ eisteet.
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in July, 1813. On the gth of that mouth he was
cruising off Fecarop, when he fell iu with the San
Jean, sailing under the Royal Spanish peitinuit.
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He went on brd, and asked, where thoffeeteish -
Captain was? Jose Antonio De Loxes s was pointed f • '' 't
out to him, and informed him. through the medium = - i
of Si sailor who understood English, that pelted : ti *
sailed from Dartmouth, and was ultimate!" besinil 4, c 1,., .
to Dover. but that he meant to crime a little farces .
He asked whether there were any Britishilehfileiertri
board, and was answered " No." Withrow thee ert7ht. ..•
twohtohtenchisebilaeltwerhwe.irerdlisefsitynds seteollh-droved
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staled. in answer to a Vestion front Into. *Lit .
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wits directed by his owners to cruise. uistipf,i, • - , j
proceeding suai htto g Itigetm.Witt2a imbed 1004 4 1
what purpose ? And he answered It To eillketire
a vessel, which you cannot touch." Witiresspoid , •
him that lie ought to comtennicate with die *tor ' ' i
officer on the station, for keg as he fwd beers 'ill
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the servic-, lie 'lever recollected to have seen a psj• V-
vsteer belorasing to an ally cruistag in the fllaireplif i 4
stow. Mr. %Veldt ailsw.ered, that each a caurre
would not suit his purpose. Wititess reinsured.
half an hour on board—during which Lite•gi Mr.
Welsh appeared to act as Captain. %Vitus* saw I
the San Juan next day, dodging iu the same track.. 1
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He sent an 'Ai er on board. and, iu consequent-it
of his his report, lie took possession of the venal; ' • •-•
Welsh came on board, mid witness told him he was
displeased with the message that had been sent to , r
him, in answer to his otter of seeing the San Jaa4
to Dover, the place of his destination. He said,
lie thought his tuessage was misuuderstood, fur hit
did not mean to insult the flag. Witness asked i I
hire, why lie refused to proceed to Dover ? He .
answered that it would frustrate the object of his .
cruise, and, dire were compelled logo to Dover, his
owners would prosecute witness, which would perhaps
cost him 20 or 30,0001.—besides being atnenable
to the Govtristurut, for stopping a vessel healing the
flag of his Catholic Majesty, He also produced a
passport from the British Consul at Coruna% in
which he was described as a Lieutenant in the Por- . 11.11.1
tuese navy. lit consequence of this, witness deter-
mined not to molest him. On the 11th, he fell in
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with the (.'*Aorta. Captain Hoffman, uncle, Dateeh i
colours. He saw her papers were regulsr and h-
cense good. She was bound for Havre, and wittiest
permitted her to proceed ash her voyage. On ilie
13th, lie saw the San Jean lying between the l'ar-
lotto and Havre, so that she could not escape. She 1 i
sent out one of her boosts to the Carlotta, sod set 1
every sail that would draw, in order to come dean
on her. Witness then sent a boat with au officer #
on board the Carlotta, to inform the Captain that
the ship in sight was the Spanish prisetter lee lisd
beard of, offering at the Caine time, as the wind was * . I
light, and his ,cruse writild expire the next day, to
see his vessel 11110 'Wit to have his license ret.ewed. • ' '
The privateer's hum then passed wituess'e vessel, n.r ~; .
the purpose of hoarding the Carlotta, but the officer l'
sent on board by wittiest would Noe, buffer it, moil .
witness's leave was asked. In coneequeece of Ois,
Welsh sent him a letter, in which he stated that i 9;., I,
San Joan flaptisN was a Spanish letter of marque.
and thin, ilk consequence of information that tee -. .
Car/otter colitaiiied enemy's irrupt, iv, the Captain
memo to take possteearei of and search her. %Vit. ••'.
ness hailed the Snit Juan, and propose d that the .
Carlotta should be bike', tutu Dover. But Welsh it
expiused a wish to proceed to Portsmouth with the
ve-sel, which any di. e. He afterwards saw the Sea
Jean mill the Carlotta at Pertsinouth. .
Cross-erentiord.—lle had net suspicion that the
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Carfutru was.. Fettlell vessel. The heifer sent e:
witurin said, 'l the I uptaia" 'sidled to search the i' ..
fareigii v•r•el. He thud slot know that Lieu war
('swain. fie was nut so well-dressed as a person of
Vito r ark gnus-rally was.
S. ttttt ro :%lugdy was a seaman on hoard the ; i
bleat/. lild eari not of the ho it's crew who hoard.
ell ~e.: .m 1 J a au. He !went Welsh say, that he
was waits' g tor a Danish step, mid dared the Cote- 14
ma der of the Dwarf it stop him,
I. •.I.,eick Ifiitheeti stated thin he wa, ins,rct t I
Olt brig Carlotta. the °whet of which was Chri•ii...: