The Sun.
London, England, 1810-06-27 00:00:00

PREPPR, IIIttEROOtEAS.

New Orleans., April a, ISt,.

The capture of the three privateers, the Duc de
Montd'elig the Intrepide, and the vessel begin
the papers of the pirogue; called La Petit Chance,
has disclosed a system of iniquity, which has here-
tofore been unparalleled, .to this country. There -
appears to be a regularly connected chain of villainy
Which the breaking of thiS link gives us hopes-wilt'
'be entirely destroyed. We suspect extremely many
persons being engaged who now share our hospita-
lity and all the rights of American citizens; we
hope, however, for the'honotir Of the American
name, that none of our countrymen are engaged.
The Duc de Alontetelo was fitted out at Balti-
more' purchased by a Captain White, cleared out
with French passengers for St. Bartholomew's, was
called the .e.lmiable.; put into Savannah (Georgia),
armed, shipped part of her crew, sailed, and re-
ceived. the rest from on board a' vessel commanded
by' Captain'Kuhn, She assumed, off the bar or
- Charleston, the French charader and name she
now wears; sailed on a cruise, robs, sinks, burns,
and' destroys, ever), American, Spanish, and Eng—
lish vessel she .falls in with ; until, glutted with
plunder, site is comeelle,d to. put into this port; un.•
der pretence of distr,:ss Her Captain's name. is
Bass-:n; her apparent owner's name Brouard. One
Meoton, and a certain John de Loupe, ;make con-
: spicuou. figurei on board of her.
Thee intfepide 'Was built beie, sailed from this
port abrint tsxo months Since,' oti her first, voyage to
St. Baithelomew's, with, French passengers, corn-.:
manded a Captain 'lagers, where it is said she
was sold by him to Souvine, one Offthe passenger's' ;
ant sakd with
.the rest of the passetiger4-under the-
conmiand Fitiiroughitian, -to St. Martin'g-,- where •
she obtained -a Piench t:oairnission, proceeded on a •
creeze, and after taking from on board a Spanish
ve,sei 600 u dollars; put in there under pretence of
distress. On board-the Duc de Montebello is found'
aCi lifiiiol) fora, ves;el to be called " The French-
Soldiers," to be. commanded by Broughman, who
now commands the intrepide.
The schooner, which bears the papers of pirogue;
La .Petit Chance„is commanded by a person of the
'name of St. Caste, who says he sailed from Guada.,
loupe in the Petit Chance, of between five and sir
tons burden, on a cruize; but meeting this vessel,-
and &ding her a very fast sailer", he took his crew
on board her, gave the Petit Chance to the crew of
the schooner, and went on a cruize. After mak-
ing several captures, and destroying several vessels;
he put into this port in distress., On examining'
his leak, it was found to be a fresh bored auger
hole.

The schooner • Blossom, arrived here from Sr.
•Jago, With a number of passengers, sailed under
the command t,f -a certain, John Jacque, under
American colours, and spoke by the Montebello,
off the bar of the Balize, a short-time since, bear•.
.ing a different name, cruizing as a pi ivateer under
French colours, and richly laden with plunder,
*which is, no doubt, some where on the coast en•
gaged in smuggling her this place. The
Captain of the Montebello supplied her with a
boat.; 'Which he had tlken from au American brig;
and sbe proceedixl to the, westward, whe,re some
of our vessels of war have pursued- her without
effect.

The schooner Leonora, sailed (ram this place un-
der SWediTh colours for. St. Barrhelornew's,) with
about 80 French passengers on board, etc! was
'strictly examined at' the Baiize by our vessels of
war, in order to find arms on hoard fier,.but with-
out etreat. Stie proceeded to Breton Hand, where
it is supposed she took on board her arms and
ammunition, as sng has since appe7ared off the
Balize in: chase of some vessels, mid has plundered
others;

.We hear of a sclooner, called the Superior, low
cruizing off •Ja )4tica, .sinking and burnrog' every
/ • •
vessel she meets ; not, long since she waslt,Charlei.
town ; also six other privateers %hich frorn..
GuadaloUpe, • before, it surreqered, and are sup=
p,)sed to be destined ,for this place ; they are now
cruizing in tile neighbourhnbd of Cuba and Ja,

inaica.
The system of • warfare'conduCled by those men,
is . a disgrace to human nature.: Having now no
place to send their prize,s to, t:,ey di.stroy them on
• the high seas and perhaps tile prisoners share, the
fate of their vessels, for' we find none on board ex-
cept a few persons of colour, intended, no doubt,_
for sale, - Nor do they confine t heir outrage to Eng-
lish and Spanish Vessels ; we 'find the Montebello
has robbed three America!, Vessels, ha 4 burnt one
and ransomed another the protest of Captain.
Schoolfield is in part evidence of this tact.
We hear of a vissel that was purchased at Nor-
-1;folk, by some Frenchmen, and sailed for Savannah,
but stopped at Hampton, where she was equipping
in every respect for a privateer. This circumstance,
•
• joined to the circumstance of the Montebello's hay-
, ing been equipped by a certatu Mr. Jerome, at Sa-
t • ,iinnah, we are induced to believe New Orleans
and • Savannah are intended as the two. 'principal
places of rendezvous. When we recollect the buc-
, caneering system which was conducted by Dampier,
and others, we'can have no doubt of an intention in
those people to revive it.
I, There exists no authority whatever, at this mo-
I mem, for privateering in those seas„and yet those
seas are full of vessels which have assumed that
charatier ; and when these privateers miy have as-
sembled in squadrons, what guarantee' have we for
their honesty ? What security from their depreda-
tions on our commerce ?' Perhaps these very ticks
which hailed them on our shores asdisiressed exiled
brothers, and benevolently extended to them charity
and proteCtion, may belaid under contribution or
• perhaps in ashes ! - • .
We have tett it our duty to give thia warning,
and it reits• with the Officers of, c3overnment to
elude the da-nger.

The. Noblemen and Gentlemen, 'composing the-
Committees- of the Eugish (litholit,s; have came to:.
a resolution to regoest"Eirl Gtty to move their' Pe-
titon in tote H9o:ie of Lords, and Sir J. C. Es-
LET; in the room of the late Right Horr:W. VIN D
RANI, in the House of Commons, in the ensuing
S essmo of ParJament.