The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-17

privileges than the others.%
Too much cannot be faid in favor of Dieu
Dome, the principal commandment; for in
Inc height OF the eenfdl3oa (yphi. u was Ger.
taiuly very greatl be pledged his word and
honor, that none OF the Americans flouId oc
tholefted, and ihoald 1t be fe1uiite he would
protest them in perfon Ga pteof of which har>
pened about this time.) A Mr.. Enoch
Robbins, an American merchant, being at
breakfast with feyeral friends, was intruded
on by nfsU citizen, who gave him very iri-s
decentianguage On Mr.. Robbins making
application TO Dieu Donne, and Eating the
faets, he .fentcnccd the negro 70 be fhot, but
toe sssufsr interceding, the culprit was pare
doned. s...g
/ Oht5e 18th, We failed in company with The
iehooner Expefinient, captain Io.eph Jcnncs
who 1t IS believed, was permitted to fail BIZ
orders OF the ccmmandant .aboge mentioned,
and that every American would be allowed
the fame privilege in rotation, although il IS
generally believed, it WINS the oficrs,of Def
3allneS 90 deta;r them. 1t was likewile coma
je6tured, that Dehalines' sintentionS were t.,
burn. and dettroy by other means, every place
inhis poHeffon, previous to tbe arrival of the
Erehch troops: Witpefs Leogane aud LAR
chaye; the former was entirely ste4troyed by
hire together with the adjacent plantations.
hers rs reafGn TO believe that the ichooner
Philip proceeded TO Port Republican with
dtipatehes, OF whatever nature or kind is not
yet known; where the. arrived on, the 10th,
oar''r5 our itay (. tbs above place, we leaff-
cd, that atcW days previous 70 our arrival. a
~ gun ibiP ana irigate. had attacked the
-soTt at St. Marc, ard after an hour and a
quarter, oloic action, was obliged 10 retire,
owing TO her receiving totne fhot from the
iorts which had tst her ON fire; this infortna-
ton was given by an American captain, who
vas on board the IL during the a9ion.
At the tfaeof oar leaving Port Republican,
which was on the a2d, 81. Marc and Conf.
eve were elolely befeged BY the French
troops ~ land, and feverai men OF war by Tea;
che 4 formerly mentioned, together with tSvs.
heavy figates, left Port Republican q few
days previous 20 us.
!. St. Marc and Gonieve are defended by the
, former governors, T outaint, and DeGalines.
and 1t IS generally iuppofed, Will make an OBJ,
iflnate Teiiitance, it being their aand, for
rIom thence the mountains Hsuh Be thcir re-
treae, ihopid, at Heaeaga, an efcape De OBJ
tsiPed.
On The 9Th of the FAME nionth, at half paa
three,F M, we came TO anchor Under the
N Wy. point OF kIeneaga, where iav FIVE yef.
felss VIZ. one brig, three fchoonere, and
Hoop. he boaE was honted opt, the capraiu.
Inyiett, and two OF the people, went or fhorc
for the getting kre-wood. The ren,aindor
OF the crew remained on board for the purnofe
OF putting the veiIel in order fer prsceedincy
on our voyage. While we were on l1otS.
three men, paiiing for tho matters OF the brio,
ictocneE5 and fioop--tl1e names OF two. IF
them were Observation-Disclosures and r obertx
the third was not known, canr on board
thesFnlihp and behaved II a very rude and IN
decent Hafiner. After much conyertafiory in
favor OF their couhtry--and finding the7 were
not cc5ifded with TO their atisfaGtjoIi, thew
proceeded TO abuie the mate, MIR. Wll;s.
with kicks, and blows, and ordered him re
hand his fails and open his hatches, as thew i;,.
tended to give ting veflel thorough overhaul.
bysvirtue,ef 2 conlmnhon he held from Eea,
Proyn,cnce3 according to MS inforn,ation, he
Z was authorized TO overhaul every American
veftelh he fell IN WITH. MI this trarfi,ired pr, :.
V'9Us TO the captain and n1yiclf coming ON
Doasd, tOu our arrival we were accofsed bv
three Befmudian rebels or ,Providence pirates.
n . very aafteFe and abaive manner (; order
ing, the captain TO produce hiss papers, To-
whtch. he at hrt refafcd TIE one -uhnG.
Haule rs rot known Immediately ordered his
people, who were then on board, TO proceed
toahls brig and bring with them Gxteett men.
to take po9eGan of the fcbooner; in faa the
boat he'd pnlhsdoh for the purpofc Of execu-
ting his ordsrs5 when captain. tenney thought
Il mott Pradent to reconcile the enraaed DEF
Per2dees BY Offering to produce hfe papers ON
condition the boat would be called, which WIGS
agreed to. At this time the never fait;ng
cordial gin, was introduced, and aGer a few
glaiies iIad circulated. the conversation con-
cefihng the papers vas entirely for9ot. and
they apPeated extremely fatisGed IN fiyino
corciie detail Of the piuuder theyhadobta,es3
~ the prcfeg;t cruize; which 7 kovs ~ -.