Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-19

two cannon fhot, clo(e to them, and
| fhortly. after commenced a fire Of muf-a
quetry on them; they then boarded
the Nancy in their boat, and after fone
cxeeaessleft the deponents to proceed,
about &c, O'Clock, p. M. That on
the fame fifth day of March, about S
o'clock, P. NJ. they the faid deponents
EaaWthe iiland of Heneaga on their wea-
Ether bow and bore away, running IN
/ der. the wet end of that illand, with
their lails;fet. Ga the 9th following,
ait 3 O'clock P. M. by leas accounts, the
iaid deponehts law fail bearing down
upon them, which after coming near
enough, was oblerved TO be a priva-
steer fchooner having hoifed Englifh.
colours and fred a gun, the fad de-
.ponents convinced The was a French
privateer and not being able to ruin
from. her, nor to defend themfelves,
having but twenty men left on board,
owing to the impeachment aforefaid,
hauled up their co.ries and took in all
hight Tails that the faid privateer prov
|led.to be the ichooner Perseverance,
From Guadalupe, with four .poun-
ders and one eighteenth circle, o.
feph Redmeaux, matter, with ninety
fix men, who immediately took poi
fei1ionof the Nancy, and proceeded
in for the illand of St. Martin, where
they arrived at Maragal on Sunday
The a4th of the faid month of March,
the 4aid privateer keeping them COM
pany into port; that after their arrl-
val at the laid ifland of St. Martin, the
flip Nancy was Immediately itnpped
and in four days the whole Of her car
go discharged, the laid captain Will
liam Brewier and fecond mate, John
KEENAN,, being kept prifoners on
board faidihip Nancy until the 27th
Of the faid month, when they, toge
Their with the faid boatlwain's mate,
were brought ON ihore, attended by
two men Of the crew ofthe iaid priva-
teer, before. an officer. by whom they
were teverally and feParatey examin-
ed, whereafter they were fent on board
the .ihip Nancy again and remained
there until the twenty ninth of the
fame month, when they we're fent up
to this iGand Of St. Bartholomew,
where they arrived on Saturday the
thirtieth of the fame month, about ten
O'Clock in the forenoon. No con-
demnation or other papers, except a
pats for this illand having been obtain
ed at the faid ihand of St. Martin.
Wherefore, l.. the faid Notary, at the
requea OF the Eaid deponents, the faid
William Brewfer, late matter of the
faid Nancy, having on the frlt of this
infant, month of April, at eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon, noted and en-
tered his protect in my Office, did and
dohereby folemnly protect againf his
Britannia majelfy's laid fhip Deflre,
Whiihy, her commander, her officers
andrew, and all others concerned in
the impeachment of the iaid men Of the
faid Nancy's crew, the enforcing the
laid payment of wages, and the firing
on the taid1 fhip; as alto againlt the.
French priYateer Ghooner Perfeve-
rance, Jofeph Rodigneaux, the maj
ter of the lald fchooner, her other off
GERS and crew, and all others concern
ed in the taking and bringing the faid
Nancy and her cargo or lading into
the ,iHand of SAINT Martin, and taking
poaeiiion thereof, for all loaes, colts,
charges, damages and expences alrea-
DIV fufered or fulfained. or to be here