The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-05

leaving the gang-Wap, he ah1ed Capt.
Fcnrole the hip's name; Penyofe an
iwcred the. Vengeance "a; riiis anfwer
fhewed a concioufaeis of guilt, ard was
intended 70 elude enquiry. Among
other fources OF modification, | found
about fifty more Of my counrrymep ons
board had been ifIipreflcd iii muosq rae
&aule nanner thar l had beer; and (oon
underitoQd tharit had been common.
Prasfice for this licpr. Skeene, TO fwear
Americans outof projections, theircoun-
try, frequently Their name; and repeated
ly made his boat. that he had got above
three hundred men for his Majeity 5
iervice, on the American coat, and for
which he thould receive euiaca peice
when he arrived in England.
AbouttMo weeks after was iI1lpreff,
che hip Yves lying IN Hampton Roads,
when niyfeif and another American
attempted TO fwim co wood vellti that
lay at Tome dttance, inofder to effe6t our
eicape, but were unfortunately ditcover.
cd, and fired at by the ienriaeiss brongk,
back by the ll1ip's boats, and confined in
Irons during the remainder Other fay in
Hampton Roads.
When we came to fea, I was brought
on the quarter deck, and tilrea-ened win
corporal punilar1eas, ,lasets morld
enter; this cenfidered adding inEult to
INJURY, andar which my Indignation was
tcaTcely TO be fupprelIed as the 'occaGon.
required | however ,excafcd myfclf
from accepting the favor intended me,
on the ground Of nv being an American
citizen, and, that if il the event of a
wars between them and Us, which ]
eoRildcred by TO means improbable, |
ihould De taken, ager having er&ered
into their iervice, what had to expe6t
uut the .Iuitlce due to a Traitor to his
country; that / was IN his power al this
time, and ] fhould luba7irt nc any punilh-
rlent nc might think proper to inaict,
rather thaf1 degrade my country bV VIC
sAring my allegiance on 70 huniiial;ae
an occalion This drew a volley OF i'm
auonsfrom cape, Penroie, and !
was commitred TO the charge of slsc
bcaciwalns 0 lee tE1ar did my dury!n the
ration aligned NE.
+" While. cruizing on this COAT, beGdes
others. we took the brig Cincinnatus,
belonging TO !" illn;agtou,' and jtnt her
for Halifax the vefiel and owners I well!
knew bul a lhort time before TO be
American; and we had fome oEthc paf-
tengers on board who had been faksn olIl
OF her coming from ireland was over
heard by Tome Of the officers fpeakipgt
or It &c one Of my nefrnatess ana for this
J received avol'ey o. curies, and fonc !
levere threats. ss.E
g About two years after was pref, ]
We arrived at Porcliuouth in England, !
and with a number Of my countfyrnen Fl
was drafted on board tie Racing frigates |
then fitting ouE for tie Eaf- Indies, Whenj
7 OF Us, ouc OF 4 who were lcnr on iflare
81 the launch TO che dockyard for flores,
sc. ablenred ourIclveS, being dererrnin-
81 70 attempt all eil2pe, at the. riique Of
our ives, rather than 1ubmit &c be car
ried off to the Eait- Indies, where all
hopes ola releaie mutt forever fall
Being deditule OF rciources, and finding
every avenue from the town guarded DyI
folders, there appeared no way for US tc
cicape, but by wafer; and for the pun
poic Of getting BIRTH priyately IN fomcI
merchant venel, were obliged to give
ozlrfe}ves up to 4 Criiep, Whole buGnelS
l. is to fccret in fonse way the victims oil
deipotiln, until he car make his money
ofthcm. In coniequenc@ OF thc contia-
ual irprenment OF 1sanren for The men
Of war, merchart yedcls find it very.
difficulty 70 procure at any rate; ands
theic CrinPs are II the practice of get
INC from three % E1l1r srrrireaS from In.