Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-06

;f5us dcpTedatioBS and outraees cororo;e..J
by the sad Clark On our Commerce. cos
jtrary to the custom Of nationg and he Law.
lot neutrality, call aloud for redress. vhicl,
we sincerely hope your lordship will pre-
vent as soon as you are made acouainted
] with the circumstances which have induces
Ius to address you: circumstances which
we are assured the justice Of your senn.
ments, and rectitnde of Judgment, must
consider as pernicious TO the existing ar,itv
and friendship between Great Britain and
the United States.
The causes (which prompt Us to these
proceedings, we beg leave respectfully to
/ lag sbefore your lordship. hoping vour power
| will be Immediately made use Of, to put 2
stop to the Illegal proceedings Of the said
Clark, who has dared to abuse the conf
dence your lordsbip has reposed in him. in
granting him liberty to arm his vessel as
privateer, to craize against the enemies Of
Great Britain, without his giving any Sc
curly for the rectitpde Of his conduct; as
ito UNDERWRITING the neutrals he may detain
and pillage.
We would MORN your lordshlp, that
the said Clark does not crGze against the
enemies of Great Britain, but employs his
whole power and resources in distressing
the vessels and property belonging to cti-
:zens of the United States, against whom
he declared repeatedly perpetual enmty;
and he now avowedly declares, his inten.
tionis to distress every American vessel he
may in future fall in with, whatever trade
they may be employedin, which he strictly
observes, by taking his station OF Sandy
Point, past which all vessels bound to A.
merica must pass fromsthe windwar.! islands
where every American vessel experiences
some marks Of his outrage; some h. per-
lnits to pass after an unusual detention,
others he brings to Sandy Point, and after
OBTAINING them some days he suffers them
to proceed. Among the last class is one
vessel from Dominica for New York, on
whom could rest no cause of suspicion, the
brig Lucretia, belonging to Connecticut,
from St. Vincent's for New York, with q
cargo of rum and molasses, has been plum
dered Of all her papers, three of the crew
taken out and put on shore here, destitute
Of the necessaries of life. The only reason
that Clark gives for this conduct in respect
to this vessel is, that she gave him long
chace; and he has now four sail Of Ame-
rican vessels, some of whom has been de-
tanned here forty days in eminent danger,
some at single anchor, Claving lost their
other in that place. neither libeled nor
permitted to sail.
We would further inform your lordship,
that the said Clark is an insolvent debtor,
and possessing no property wElerewith ne
NAV account for the depredatiens he may
or has committed or neutral property, nor
has lie given any security Whereby the IN
iured may be reimbursed
This, therefore, is humbly to pray your
lordship, that the said Clark de disqualified
for making reprisals and distressing neutral
property, Or be obliged to give sufficient
security for his future good conduct, and
whereby the injured may find redress Tor
their losses by him.
Relying on the assistance and protection
Of your lordship, we rest assured that your
lordship will enquire into, and redress the
grievances of our unfortunate countrymen,
which not only affects few individuals,
but may involve the whole community IN
the consequences.
With sentiments Of esteem and venera~
tion for your lordship's character, we are
with respect, your lordship'S most obedienF
and humble servants, &c.
(Signed)
Alexander Brenor,
Master of the brig Eagle, of Norfolk
James Campbell, g