The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-26
DUBLIN, March 81.
Mafigy o" hoard TIE rip Queen Charlotte.
Letter from the Britifh Coniul at Cadiz,
dated March ., 1904.

MHfigy on board tie Zip Queen Charlotte.
Letter from the Britiih Coniul at Cadiz,
dated March 9, 1904.
SIR,
The annexed copy of Capt. Andrews
letter to me yefterday, will inform you
of the unpleafant circumstances under
this bay the day before. 1t is with pleafure
can fate to you his being in quiet and
peaceable poflciiiou of his flip, the French
, officer and men who went on board in the
fuppoiition of her being prize, as repre-
tented by the rutineers, having been con-
veyed to the LaZaretto by the difpofition
of his excellency Marquis de la Solona, our
Governor, in confequence ofmy reprefen-
tation to him, and being iatisfed as to the
real fate of the cafe.
AT the fame time the mutiners, eight
, in number, are conveyed there as felons,
! and to be treated as fuch until it may be
determined as to their being tried here or
given up to our government. Capt. An
drew's wounds are not dangerous he has
acted with great propriety.
Captain Andrew requefs your mention
ing thefe particulars to his friends, and
thole intercfted. He is left without crew
and badly off with refpe0 to anchors and
cables, as you may fuppofe and being in
quarantine, adds to the difficulties. Now
that the eilential point has been accomplish
ed, fteps are taking to remedy all the ref,
which | hatter myfelf may be the cafe
timely for his bene6ting of the convoy with
which he arrived at Gibraltar the Goth of
February from Malta. We are much o.
bliged to the Governor for the decided and
quick manner in which the thing has been
managed and | mutt, iii juftice to the
French commiflary here, and to the COM
mander ofPAigle French ihip of war, from
which the boat was ient aboard, fate,
their diiclaiming any further protection
when acquainted how the matter really
was.
] remain, fir,
Your mott obedient fervant.
(Signed) JAMES DUFF.
MIR. John Wilkie.
Extract from Captain Andrews itatement
to the Britifh Conful at CadiZ, OF the
mutinous conduct of the crew of that
flip.
"Qneen Cbalotfe,r CadiS Bay,
March l, 1904.
can only fay, that of the eight mutt
ncers whom have on board, four of them
l ihipped at Malta in Auguft lait three
of thete are Malte1e, the other an Italian of
Palermo. The other four / fhipped in
Smyrna, in October lait, as Italians, two of
them out of ali Englifh ihip, one of whom
had been long in the Epgliih fervice. Thefe
people have 1T all times done their duty,
and appeared to be much in the fear of
French colours; of courfe thought | had
good ihip's company, until Tuesday
night laft. February 90, lying at anchor
in Gibraltar bay, about ten clock in the
night, hearing noife upon deck, l got
out Of bed, and, on entering the deck, ]
was truck down and received feveral cuts
in the head, which discharged great guam
tity of blood. The cries of my wife (wko
was or board) and mylclf nearly fainting,
had made them fuppofe that was dead.
During thatltime could not hear any thing
of the Mate or boy. On beirg a little re-
covered, ] got myfelf barricadoed with
fails and goods at the cabin door, with
mufket. About four o'clock in the morn
ing heard the mates voice in his cabin,
on the outfide of the cabin door had
fone converiation with him. He inform
ed me, that the cook told him thew flp-
fhould be heard of further. In the morning
the boy had fome convention with the
mate, and told him that their intention
was to murder my wife and infant child
(about feven weeks old.] This informant
on made my lituation more hard. open
ed part OF my barricading, and got the
mate in the cabin. After this they found
was yet alive, had myiclf armed, and had it
in my power to fhoot them, if they came
below. BY this time, by the courfes they
had and were deeriue, found they were
bound to Cadiz, which we afterwards faw
difinctly in working in. got out one Of
the dead lights, ard told the pilots that
were fern, that / was matter, and the
people on deck were pirates.
When they found they could not en-
ter the cabin to get the papers, after let
ting go the anchor, they hailed the French
fIip of war. then fired out of the cabin
window, and told the pilot that the flip
was not prize, that had poGeAion of my
cabin and my papers. After this, two
French boats, manned and armed, came TO
fire into the cabin windows. At this time
told them would furre pder, provide,
4 French officer would come on board
fncc my iituation was horrid, with my
wife and child. cannot at prefent give
an account of the Icf5 f1taincd only the
anchor and cable, loEg-boat and fomc cor
dage. IF you win to know more particu-
lars. 4 hone fame roc,fna Will co,.,s ~ IT,.