Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-16
BALTIMORE, Iuly Is

BALTIMORE, July IS.
Byfan arrival at Charleston, from NJ
sau, the editors of the American have 's :.
ceiS ed from their correspondent. the r.
alGazette Of the 18th June, from Will
the following articles are extracted: S
Decree of the Cart fKce Admi,ah,
Of these Islands, in the case of the Ams,;
can brig Juno, captain Packard f,on
the HAVANA and Malanzas, to Prov;
deDee, (R. l. and sent in by the priva.
armed vessel Mayaower, capt. Geors
Johnson.
This was the ca sc ofan American W..
sci, taken ON voyage from the port 4
Matanzas, in the Island of Cuba, to Rboi.
Island, in America, with :acargo of Ma.
lasses and Sugars.
1t appeared that the vesselhad FIRST pom.
to the HAVANA, where she had taken on
board part Of her largo, and from thence
proceeded to the Mataazas, where she
shipped the remainder, with which shs
was proceeding to America, when sbs
was captured and sent in for adjudest.
orls
On the:par. of the captors it was con.
tended, that by going fiom the hsvauaa
to the Maanzas, which port neu,rals never
were allowed to enter for the purposes Of
trade, in time of peace, the vesse! mus,b.
considered as engaged in anew and unusu.
al trade, only allowed there now by Span,
in consequence of the pressure OF hosili.
ties, which entirely precluded the possbi.
hty OF carrying on that trade in her owe
vessels, and thasthe property was there,
fore liable to condscationf
On the other hand, twas alledgcd, Oh
behalf'of the claimant, that the voyage was
perfectly fair, and such as abelligerent had
no right to interrupts Thatthe documsnts
were all formal and regular and that the
vessel and cargo ought to beres,ored.
His honor the judge by his decree, or.
dered further proof to be adaieed, to prove
that neutrals during peace lad been per.
mit,ed to enjov the trade in which this YES.
sci was engaged, (preser,ing the right
ultimately deciding upon the question,
how far such trade is allowable during
hostilities) and left it opa to both parties
to enter into such proof
: Essract Of q letter jramGrand Turk, (Bos
hamas) dated June /.
I" About four weeks .go 9 stout French
privaIeers, brig and a schooner, arrived
in our channel, under american colours.
and at first much alarn,h the inhabitants.
They captured one ofbur boats coming
from the Caicos, and s,er endeavouring
IN Valn' to persuade oneDf the negroes be.
longing to her' to oecoie their pilot they
purchased aisd paid for turtle at a very
liberal price, and releash their boat. On
he next day they anchotd at the point Of
areef between Salt BE and this Island,
and we having heard ina they had captur.
ed some time since the Ermuda sIoop Pol.
ly, Joel, mater; a.boas yas sent on board,
when returned with captin Joel and his
mate. he commanded of these vessels
profssssd their inteu,iono avoid disturb.
ing the Inhabitants of shi place, declaring
they were IN search of americans trading
with the blacks of St. Dtl;ngo. OnparI.
ing, they fired sa!u G, Fh;ch we returned
ard hey proceeded 10 ciize in the Cacos;
passage, having fully kbt their PROMISE
Such liberaliry deservato be known, for
the credit OF our enemi4.
On the appearance ofhe piya,eers, go
sernment started the aea of declaring
martial lazv, but it was 81 on diuisi9n IN
the Gabinet.1