Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-31
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81 g tie attorney general, to iai'JsI' wnlSh
-, IN IFS iGue, involve ilieus Genie
-. nneree> &c the town Of Roacn aud the
sdorropwesl,h at large. The brig a &c,
e,o,ain Cvhing, owoed by meF stlant
20 .bistoan, arrived few DAY { C from
,bs 0and cf Gnada!ocre. inc captain
;no,rsiase,s rlsoe experimentation to me-,
~, he lad en- board ttrse 5!ocf mr., who
had been yeve;t1 rug il lbs veilel At lea,
+, Frerch pa,icral cutter. Two q
,bef, ner have peen general fhcers among
,be klacks in that iilsro, ard The cthtl
has been fcrysnr 10 enc Of them. CAP
rsic Cuihirg ass fearful lie fheu'd incur
fme blame or reraily by introducing tueh
characters here, ard u,ifsd TO deliye thanr
10 the civil power. ! accordingly Con-
fulted feveral Of the nasifrates ard the
town attorney, and requefed your cpl
MEN what fhould he done with them al
Ger iome confederation it was thought
bea TO keep them on board tie ssilei IN
Ill the governor and council ihould be 10
gether.
Captain Cpfhing informs me, he is ready
TO produce them when demanded, and
will fuhmit, with his failors, to any ex
animation, Rejecting the manner of their
being PIT on board. Jhefe blacks ale
fufuilhed with pai1ports, or orders, 70
nt0ir 10 tie American eontinent, from gen
efal La Crcfe, the French commandment Of
the iAand.
lam, fir, RESPECTFULLY,
Your moit obedient fervsnt,
CHARLES BUIFINCH.
Honorable JAMES SULLIVAN, Efq.
P. S. Since writing the above, ] an
informed, hat the fchooner Nancy, cap
Tain Colefworihy has arrived this day
with one black paaenger--put on hoard
BY fsree.
CoMnoNwEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS.
suFFoLK, 4.
BosToN.
Be it kno4pn. That or the 18th day
Of January, a.. ID. 1903, before ne, Viii
liam harris, notary public and juiiice Of
tue peace, within and for the county of
Suaols, IN RE commonwealth Of Msfla-
chuief;s, dolly appointed, commifioned
and iworn, dwelling and Pratiiiing n Bof
fon, Psrionaliy came captain Benjamin
Cpihing, late MATER Of the brig Afso,
and MADE iolemn oath TO the truth Of he
annexed declaration, by him lubfcribed.
In teitimcny whereof, have hereunto
dubisrlbed my name, and affixed The zeal
Of my Office, ar Rofop, aforefaid the day,
month and year fri above mentioned.
WILLIAM HARRIS.
Arsqp 0Hmca b ihsle prints, That i.
benjamin Cuihing, late matter of tie brig
arso, from the ?ort Of Bafeterfe, in the
laand ofGuadaloepe, do declare, that on
,oe twenty feyen,k day Of November Taft,
'eing nearly ready for fea, With cargo
oi iusar, ireceiyed in return for part of
my Outward cargo bound TO Bolton,
was informed by tie captain ofrte port
mat he was ordered by general La Crofs,
20 embark Tx negroes on the hif Ameri-
' g veies, and on enquiry he arprizea me
''Sy were erigand chiefs, PromiGng TO put
90 board iufheient Provifons for their PAT
lase, remaining for fome time totally f.
'Vn' 10 regard to paying any palage mo-
ICY. To his execution Of the generals
,ider, promptly objected, declaring, that
would not violate the laws of the Uni
@s States, TO which ] fhouid be amensble,
s7d poiiby at the expence Of perfonal
imprisonment, were l TO permit the ne
S'oes on board ALTO that / was bound TO
'1e mott northern Of The United States in
i'e Winter feafon and that the negroes
~oIid freeze TO Death.
ms the captain Of the port obviated,
y Fffs@nszdizg ~ drsepniEg ten. Fl