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London, England, 1811-09-28 00:00:00

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ACCOUNT OP TIM CAPTURE OP THE BRITISH SHIP El-
, CH ANGE, PROM CVRAVAt SOUND TO LONDON.
We left Ctreacea, on Thursday, die '2.1..11 of July,
lel 1, passengers an board, Major-General John The.
mes•Leyard, late Lieutenant-Governor of Curacoa ;
Coenel Vander .Spiegle, Collector of that Island ;
and Majer Lynn e on the 28th July, being very fine
weather, we observed a pilot boat scemoner to lee-
ward of us ; not having any suspicion of French pri-
vateers being about the Mona Passage, we allowed
her to come very near us, when she hoisted Spanish
King's col rurs, and a pendant, which made tis think
11 she ht as a Spanish crulier ; however, seeing her still
coming up to ns, meek us more suspicious, and the
Captain perceiving him haul down the Spanish co-
lours, hoisted immediately, for the second time, his
-English ensign, which was immediately answered by
them with a French flag ; we then immediately per-
ceived our critical situation : seeing a very large
schooner, and full of men, the Captain immediately
prepared for action, and fired the stern chasers, which
was returned from them with grape shot ; after three
quarters of an hour's engagement, which was con-
-1 ducted by the Captain, passengers, and crew, withl
the greatest cooluess, and finding she had ceased.
fiting, and was coming alongside to board us, we
stir rendered, and even after colours were struck, they
fired a dozen rounds of muskets ; we were immedi-
ately taken poasessiun of by the privateert who sent
on board a prize-master and 14 men, when we learnt
her to be the Maiengo privateer, Capt. Ordsoneux,
!as they said, from Nantr, with 70 men, 10 guns, and
1 190 tons measurement ; they ordered immediately
-the Captain and pessengers on board the privateere
excepting Major Lyon, having his little daughter
with him, who was very much alarmed . they there-
fire suffered him to remain with her; after keeping
the Captain and pessengees a short time on board the
1 privateer,ethey suffered them to return again on board
1 the ship, when she was brought to anclier that same
' night, at about eleven o'clock, on the southitide oft
the Mona Island ; they then sent the whole of the
crew on board the privateer, and put thrtrin irons;
-they then demanded from die Captain the marrifett.
and bills of lading, and letters; by which they found
:there was a large quantity of specie on board, of.
which they informed us they had information by the
brig Coffea Planter, Captain Jenkins, whom they had
:taken a few days before, from Curagoa, hound for
London, and which they had ransomed for 10,000 dol.
Inrs, and suffered them to proceed; they, on account
rof this information, were waiting for us, knowing the
specie to be on board ; after taking the money out,
which we believe to be about 35,000 dollars, they re.
meined quiet fur that night. The next morning, '29th
of July, they sent on board and took out all the pro-
visions and water, .both belonging to the ship and
passengers stock, ail the guns, cables, etc. in fact, left
the ship destitute of every thing, and informed tut
Ithey meant to send the ship and passengers to Francee
however, after some conversation of the passengers
and Captain of the privateer, they requested him, for
Gon's sake not to mid them in the ship, as she was
teen in such a bad state, net possible to proceed, and
they must certainly all perish. He then promised to
take them on board the privateer, and put them on
home' the first vessel he could, or land them ' on the
cbasteef Porte Rico at night time. Accordingly he
ordered all tee Passengers and Captain's crew on
board the privateer, with the respective baggage, and
kit the ship at anchor without any eoul on board,
and proceeded : shortly after he chased a vessel, and
came up with her, when she proved to be the Spanish
>chewier Antelope, loaded with mahogany, from See
le tiningo, bound to St. Thomas's;'; the Captain came
immediately to our Captain and Passengers, and said,
" Gentlemen, here is this vessel for yet, end you may
take her and go wherever you please." He then or-
dered all the passengers' baggage to be put on board,
and, after ransacking all Major Lyon's baggage, and
-taking all his money from him, was suffered then to
preceed, putting sufficient provisions on board to sup-
port them for a few days: we had not left the vessel
above three or lour hours when we saw the ship all in
a blaze. On the Ist of Auguet we arrived at Maya-
guez, on the coast of Porto Rico, where we anchored,
and were immediately retaken by his Majesty's schoo-
ner Eliz ibeth, who in the most handsome manner
offere.d iiis services and his vessel to take us safe to St.
Thomas's, and which he did, atter giving us every
comeurt his vessel could afford. The Captain and
passengers praise M.JCII the Captain of the privateer
and ,hits officers, for their good and mild treatment
while they were in their possession, not allowing the
crew to touch any part of their baggage. The crew
ate a desperate set, and composed chiefly of vaga-
bands of all nations. (SIGNED BY THE MATS.)

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