Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-07


particular recital of the articles, TO conf
der the infanccs wherein the mal-trcat-
men, is alledgcd TO have conihed, and
whether capt. Little is perlonally rclponG-
Die for any of them il they actually oc-
Cured.
The inaances OF ill-treatment arc redu-
chile to the following items: If, TAX
ing money from the p.ifone.s; I'd, TAX
ing other articles; sd, Indecent conduct
in iearching TIC priloncrs; 4'h, Cruelty
IN the mode of combining and supporting
them; 9Th, kidnapping part of the
crew.
lift, With refpee to the money, the
facts are undeniably proved 10 be: That
three fevetal fsarches were made of the OF
tcers and crew OF the captured veleI the
tirit on board the Bottom, the day follow
ing the capture, on the q tartar deck the
iecond upon other perionj in the fame (hip
on the forecaltle, few days fublequent to
the fira and the lait, on b Yard the Bcr
ceau, about fifteen days after the capture.
lheie fearches were made in preisrce of
all who chofe to infpcf them. The or
ders of the capt. were to take money and
all iron inhrpments, but 10 leave one bxu-
9red dollars to each commilioncd officer,
and Jty dollars to each warrant officer.
Thus far, it is agreed, the orders were O.
beyed, ard thus Tar only would capt. Lit
tie be refpontible, had his officers exceeded
their authority. To this general fcizure
OF the money, captain Little made another
exception, which may ;liultrate thar part
ofhis character, which has been held up to
public view as forbid and avayigious. He
reitored TO the unfortunate cast. Senes al!
the ipecie in his trunk, fun, which he
thought TOO liberal, which he received
with tears of gratitude, and afterwards,
when no longer prifoner, mentioned with
high encomiums on capt. Little. A tef-
timony this, honorable indeed TO captain
Little, and outweighing thouiand pee
With centuries and bitter invettives of iub
alterns and failors. The money thus TAX
en- were carried immediately into the
wardroom, counted, pu, into a caik with
the account Of the " hole, locked up, ard
afterwards, to farthing, delivered into
the hands CT the MARTIAL.
IDLY, Bed $ money, lome OF the per,
fons employed in the fearch, collected a,
various times, eight OF ten watches, al!
illver, but one or two, thar were either
gold or gilt, one or two gold rings, fome
other gilt rings, a halt dozen iilver buc-
kles, few quadfants and fpy glal1es all
of which might poAiby be worth one hun
dred and fifty or two hundred dollars
The watches ard other tlinke,s were ALTO
carried forthwith, to the wardroom, and,
as fome of the witnei1es think, were alto
put into the Ieg. However this might be,
It appears from the ichedule which Geo.
Little exhibited to capt. Little, that thefe
things were not noted. No traces appear
TO this court of the fubiequent difpof,ion
OF thele few articles, but there is not the
leaf room for a fufiicien that capt. Little
ever received one OF them into his poneili-
on. 1t might, however, be conceded for
the fake OF argument, thar thefe baubles
were feized and actually divided among
the officers of the Bottom, without any
regular return or memorandum, fill no
offence would be committed within the
meaning OF any one of the charges, 10 in
jury would be thereby done to the prifon
ers. BY the right Of conquef all property
belongs to the ,ictors; even cloathing and
baggage. This is evident, from the or
binary itiPolations Of garrlionS and armies,
when compelled TO capitulate from the
example OF towns and countries, given up
10 plumber. The conqperer has dcfcreti-
on what to take, and a prifoner, on bis
otOa account, has no caule of complaint
tor any lofs which he fuaains by authority
from his captor. He has no right OF pro-
perty, bur merely right of humanity
TO be cloathea and ed rhalau, rroL;