Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-23
CAPTAIN Brum's Statement.


ss Captain Bruaa's Statement.
"Ilsf. Wilmington N. G. on the 18th
April last, got to sea On the 18th. and pro.
ceeded on nay voyage for Jamaica; nothing
material occurred till the Sd Of May, the
Grand Turk bearing S. E. distant 4 or S
leagues, was brought TO by ssh'r mount
Ing three carriage guns and some swivels,
with about, fifty men, Showed no colors
who after plundsrihg me Of cabin stores,
and some boards told me TO proceed on my
course. May 9th. the Eas. end OF Jamai.
ca bearing N. w. distant three leagues,
was again p!undered by three priyateers
under French colors, who after taking from
mespork, bread, hams, cheese, rigging, &c.
left me 20 pursue my course and the next
day arrived at Kingston. | sold my car.
go and got returns in rum and specie, and
being embargoed from May "a, to July 8.
sailed from Port Royal Jaly G on the 2lst
ct s A. NJ. the west end OF Cuba bearing
Z. " E. distant three or. four leagues
was brought too by Febch privateer, the
Napoleon, who ordered me to lower down
my boat and come on board with my pa.
pers, which was complied with after exa-
mining my papers and breaking open some
letters, he told me to proceed on myvoyage
but in passing from the priya,eer to re-.
turn on board my vessel, was stopped
by felucea, called the Buen Onion, under
Spanish colors, mounting one gun and
four swivels, commanded by William Lag
eres, who took all my papers, and sent a
prize master and five men on board with
me.
Abeu, midnight they got the brig in
and anchored on the north side of Cuba a.
mong the rocks. After robbing the. brig
of every thing which they wanted, and da-
mAging her stern pest ameng the rocks,
they anchored her oa the 18Th July a
bout one and an half leagues from shore, in
sight of the highlands OF Bonavista about
the middle of the night came on deck,
and saw the pfae-master and all his crew
standing near the cabin door, but saw none
of nay people or passengers on deck; l
soon went below again, not thinking myself
safe with them on deck, asI thought from
their proceedings they had determined to-
take the lives Of me and my crew about
an hour after went below | was alarmed
by veil and crv, and found the prize-mas-
ter and his crew were fastning down the.
matches and cabin doors, but contrary to
their expectations nos meeting with any ops.
position on the part Of myself or crew, aud
not thinking proper to come below to exc
cute their black design, they kept Us con-
fined tillabout II O'Clock the next morning,
when the pf'isateer having again joined the
brig, they came On board with mosl of their
crew, armed with, cutlasses, knives, &c.
they opened one of the scutttes, and order
ed Us TO come on deck one at a time, and
as we came upon deck one after another,s
they beat and cut us with the aforemen-
toned weapons they sent the mate and
part of my crew on board the priya,eer,s
and put the whole of the crew Except N.Y.
self and captain Gaylord. a passenger to-.
irons; and at the same time telling me that
I had come off Did well, for. said one Of
the officers, if | was captain Of the priva.
teer would hang you all at the yard-arm.;
They then broached a hogshead of rum,
a barefoot sugar, and barrel Of coffee, i
and took what they wanted Of each, toge..
ther with some pork and beef and other.
stores, and ordered the brig for the port Of
Campeaehy.
During the passage from Cape Antonio.
toCampeachy, the prize master and most of
his crew manifested the most hostile dis /
position towards me and the passengers
shutting as up. all night in the cabin; and
was repeatedly warnedby a French 'passen-
ger, who understood and overheard some
of their conversation, not to 60 On deck af
ter dark. as the prize master was determine
ed to murder me should ali opportunity to !
do it without much noise occur. On my
arrival at Campeachy, my papers were
lodged with the Marine Tribunal, which,is
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