The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-09-04

riencing worfs treatment than he, we're
feat 10 the EaA-lndiss. and many OF thofe
take, at Quebec, wsrs feat 10 the eeaa Of
Africa - ioldisr,.
The DepoGtion Of Cspt. ssrn CAAar. Of
Newbsry Port, in the fate Of the MaRi-
ehugets-Bsy, il America, 10 as fo!io"':
That on his ressrn from Cape Nichs'a
Mole to Nswbury Port, hs Wa taken oa tbs
I7th Of Ssptsnber laa, BY 40 armed ith 'on-
o. in hi, Bri,ssnick Misny's fsrvies, -
Coates, Efq; and .arrisd down to anaies,
on his arrival At which place he va. isAt "a
bosrd the Squirrel, another armed vshsi,
- Douglas, Big; commander, whsrs.
though msaW and half ewnsr Of the veal
IN which 10 was taksa, hs ws tsrned -
common failor bsfsrs ths mat, and ia .hat
6tsstion failed for Eaglaad, 10 the month OF
November. on the as,h Of which moo'h
they took . iehooner from Port a.Psfto,
CAarlss- Town, South. Caroliaa, - waica
place ihs belonged. when the owner Mr..
Bart. and the mater, Mr.. Beaa, were
brought On beard. on the latter's dsnyisg he
had aay fhip- -pspsS, Capt. D,usla' ordsrsd
him to be arippsd. tied uP. and 'hes whip
q
blood every Aroke, asd thsn, on his fayiaE
that he had thrown his pspsrs evsrboafd.
hs wss united, snd ordered to his dsty %
common failer, with no place fSv hin snd
his people to lay vpon bat the dsek' Oa
their arrival At Spishssd. the dsponeat wss
renewed 10 the Moasreh. and there to do
duty - fersmsa. maa, asd on bis ssfsGng,
on seeoaas Of iasbility. to do il, he wss
threatened BY the Liss,enant, . Mr.. Stousy,
tia, if he fpske one word 70 the coa,r.ry.
he Mould b. brought to shs gsngwsy, and
thee fsv.rely aogsed.
Afssr this he va, sgsin removed, sld pat
% board the BarAeur, where he remaned
uil the 10th Of February. o. beard ,Ais
hip shs dsPonsas faw fsvsral American
P'ifoaer'. vho we're clofely confined and
iroaed. sad only fosr nea's allowance to
fix. The prifoasrs and Others intorm'd this
dsPoaeAs. that a nunbsr of Amsriea. p,i-
fsner, had bssa taken su, Of the lhip, sad
hnt to the Raa-Indiss. and the esaf Of
Africa, which he was told, would have bsea
his fate had he arrived fsoaer. Thi, de-
PoAsns further faith. that ia Hslar hofpisaI.
70 which place. on account Of GekaefI, he
va removed from the Barassr, he faw .
Cap,ais Chaee, Of Providence, New-Eas-
laad, who told him, .hs, hs had bssn taken
il Aoop, Of which be wss half swns, and
mater, sa his paGags frsm Providsaee 70
South Csrolias. by an Eagliih sranfpost.
and ssrned over 70 lhip Of var. where hs
vas esn6asd il irons thirteen wesks, iafult.
Cd, beat and abulsd, BY the petty sficsrs
and common failsn, aad. on bsiag sslsa.ed
from irons. wss ordered to do dusy % Q
forsmah.mas uatil his arrival il Easlsnd,
when bsisg daassrou1y i'll. As was leas to
the hofpital.
Paris. March 20. 1877,
PsblifAsd By Order Of Cossrsi,
CHARLES THOMSON, SEC.
II CON RESS. July -. I777.
2sfolvsd. That On enquiry b made late
the rsafoas Of the svseus,isa Of Tieonds-
,oys ssd Mssnt Iadepsadsaee. aad into
The eondsa Of the general officers who
we're IL the asrthern dsPartneat At the time
Of the svaeuatisa.
That comni,ses be appsiated to digsa
aad report The msds Of coadseting the ga
qsiry.
Jsly -. Relieved. That M,jsr.Gsas,al
St. Clsir. whs commanded ., Ties.dsrogs
ssd Mosns IadspsAdsaes. forthwith repair
to hssd. .qsarsss.
Asgsa !. Rsfslvsd, That M.js.Gss.
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