Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-06

Th- particulars of the unfortunate cap
ture. ol thc Palladelphiafriga,e By the Tri-
politans, nave already beea oeRore4 the pub.
lie. Dir. Cowdery, who was on board the
frigat@, was taken into captivity with the
rest Of his counlrymen bat, from eircum-
stances which will transpire IN this nara
tive, he had the good fortune 10 be permit
ted 10 visit all parts Of the iowa, ADD many
cas,osities in the coantry-to see the man
ners and customs Of the inhabitants, and TO
learn thei. characters aud dispositions
He kept a regular journal from the time of
his capture, TO the day of his release, In
which he noted as circumstances would
adait, every tniag novel or remarkable.
Since his return he mas ohligingly favored
US with perusai Of this journal; and has
given MS permission 20 select some parts of
ilfer Der paper,-Huds0n Balance
Ertracts from The Jouraalg Or. Cowdery,
KEPT during his captioitg IN IflpaA.
After the flag Of the Philadelphia was
struck, and the officers and crew were wait
ing the pleasure of their new masters, the
IripoI:tan chiefs collected their favorites,
and, with drawn sabres, fell to cutting and
sIashing thcir own men, who We're stripping
the Americans aud plunderiag the ship
Thev cut OF the hands OF some, and 1t IS
believed several were killed. After this
battle amongst themselves was a Iie;lc over
we were ordered into the boats 10 be carrl-
Ell on shore. Oae Of their officers, whom
] had taken by the hand, and who promised
me his friendship, came 70 me, took me
by the arm, aud told me must go. | ask
ed him TO let my boy 60 with me, which
he refused. [ then took hold of my small
truck, which contained my best clothes.
He gave me TO understand that | could not
take it, bat should have every thing taken
care of, and restored to me. He took hold
of my hand and hurried me over the side
OF the ship, while his other hand was em-
plosed in riRiog my pockets, from which
he took about sea dollars, | had conceal
ed SONS gold in my Globes, which he did
not fad. I then went down into one of
their boats from whence | was TO pass into
the next. which was almost full of our Off
GERS and men. | made ALI haste TO get into
il. for I observed that the Turks In the
boat where | then was, were stripping nay
messmale DR.. Harwood and the carpenter,
Mr.. Colby; but | was soon stopped by 3
of the rufGan who stood over me with
drawn sabres and cooked pistols, and wreat-
ed my surtout from 1nder my arm. Whilst
they were picking IT'S pockets, and quarrel
ing with each other for the booty, | sprung
for lhe next boat which was waiting for me.
Ia nv way, | met a little fellow, who seiz-
ed me, and attempted TO get off my coat;
bur / hurled him anto the bottom OF the
boar, aud jumped into the a which was
waiting, amongst nv fellow officers, where
| thought the Turks were more civil.
They then set off for the town, compel
ling our men TO row the boat and stand,
ing with drawn sabres over our heads.
When we had got near the shore, they or
dered our men to stop rowing. Two of
them came TO me and gave me a severe
blow on the side of Ire head. They tnen
: searched me, and took a case OF surgeons
instruments from my pocket. They took
my pocket book, but fading it contained
nothing but papers, they returned it One
took nv silver pencil, and another the
!, handkerchief from my neck. They then
: began upon Mar. Knight, sailing master,
Mr.. Osborne, lieutenant of marines, and
all the officers in the boat, and plondered
their pockets and took the handkscchiefs
from their necks. They then landed US at
the fool Of the Bashaw's palace, where we
were received by a guard who conducted
us into the palace before the Bashaw. He
viewed as With the utmost satisfaction. aud
had us conducted into an apartment where
we found the captain and several officers,
who arrived in another boat just before us.
Here was a table set in the Earopean style.
The servants appeared to be Maltese and
Nas,nlisao siovac HAre we snnned after