Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-30

IN hm;ric2n priZe-maacr and crew on
oo1rt Of them TO take them 20 Jamaica.
The Hiram, OF Mount Pleariat, has bcen
TENT in here from Por, Republican bound to
Ch1rleaon, S. Carolins, with coffee, where
fhe waits for trail. being rnIolisd. Ship
Cwolins, Of Baltimore, was TENT ia here the
other day for adjudication by the Admiral,
IN. captain turned OUT of her; fhe il wait
Ing for her trial. The ihip Cleopatra, of
Ne2-Yo.k, from New-Ofleans konnd 10
New York, feat ia here for adjudication -
having. as um informed, about o,ooo dol
lare ia fpecie on board,
I'he ichooner Hlrrior, of New York, fens
In here sl;u, from New Orleans -Schoonsr
1'nz,h, OF BnAop, capt. Clark, fell ia with
B-isiih lrigate who r,eaed every one Of
his nea out of him aud allowed MIN 20 pro.
coed on his voyage, after being five dave in
diRreiIsd iitustioa, oUly him(cif aud mate
on board, concluded 10 pu, into the nearea
port, but fen 10 with ano;h.r Rcitiih crniler
who iant min to this port for adjudication.
The tchooner Jeroha, Of New. lIamp hire
zen, in here Gecaufe the captain woala not
pay ialssge az Curracos
il sll cafes they make point to diichsrpe
,he y-ii-, immedia ely, and get an order som
the beeo,a6le Judges TO EEL! Inc oerihabe part
o. ,Ss cargo, which amount, vrr,, often to
the whole; ESPECIALLY if the goods hould be
Ia demand here or on rhc SpHaiih main.
why're they carry on gres, trade, which,
In,-heve, is the oaly realon they have for
Tending in American vs1els bound there
They have three caufes here for !ibellina
one for light dusk on board the other fcC
picioD of being enemies property and the
other for being enemies properly. As Tor
light dsck they have two or three gentlemen
here who will (wear that any l;aen Coulter
than Irih hitting is Egh. duck and for G
n-miss' properly, they have !ouud man AZ
Curacao that will lwesr to any pcr!on's
hif.h rs was the cafe in the Sukey, they
got nan to fwear that Ihe captain Of her
was born ia feunerife and brought up In
the Havanna, though he never faw either of
the places in his lie !--As for ralpicion
of epemies' property, that is left TO his hoeor
the Judge, So in fa(f they can do jntf as
they pleafs ia the condemned, or let it alc>e.
After your veliel is dilchargcd, ihe is haul.
Cd OF and noored. Sometimes they allow
she captain and people TO tay on board, ;fi
Shey do not 5hey put new negro on board
10 miad her, who never mine; itealiag eve
~ ihiNg he can lay bic hands on II your
vt!iel IS given up, your rigging, light fails,
proyiions, &c. are all ftolen. The bottom
Of the veiiel eaten up By the worm8 for they
have buc one conr; month, and they as of.
tea keep vciicl two courts asone, 10 thar
whoGoever fa'le in their hands might as well
fall ia the hands of ppy other nation, ~
they don't plrnder Americans Of their
oloatting, believe it is hrcaule they do no,
happel to at. expe3 they viii appeal Tor
~ Az. issns acquitted thia court.
Ills excc,lcaoy Z. Watkins, governor Of
CGrtpcoa, A.UlJa, Houair, Aves aad Roco,
and the dependencies of Curacao. cut fuch
daii. while he was there alone, that the
admiral, IS foon as he arrived al Curacao,
ordered linn 10 Tea Immediately, is conie-
guence OF which he reGgned his conmilIion
q; captain of his majeity's higate N-reide.
api ia gone home in the packet.
Two American Guineamen fent in here,
one o! them given up, the other condemn
ed; aad { 8 eat numOcr Of Danes Bremen
crs, Hamburghers, &c are coming in daily.
By pab!iihine the above in your uleful
paper, Ypu Will obiiga (6eliles your correC
ponaentl number of
AMERICANS.
P.s. It's though. here as loon as the
7realy between F.lpce anI A 'nerica Is rs:i-
fed, they will lend in every American Tsf-
lei they come athgart at fea. ~