The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-19
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Total 80
Erfra9 Of a letter from HTNioa Co,f-y;y I'm,
Sn'treoreo offbe brig Stoyk, Hoher Corn.W
mGhcy. 6eionsi1s TO JJdme5 DsWoif, Ele..af
BriRoi, r. I. '' w
6" We filled from Newport thr ON ,ey
and in 90 days (durin. which we were CONF, ,,
w perpiexed with heal winds and Gains, w..
found ourfelves in lat. SO, N. and lone. o. w
on the evening of the twenty iixth. heinz thcL
ana tqtay, we we're brought TO by F,.nch
pr'v'seerot IA guns; our Captain was or,,,rrd
10 get OUT his boat and come on hoar,, with h.
y which was immediately complied with
Soon after they fent Fix men armed wbo t,aL
poheition of the veilel aud ordered n. On -
ehe Privateer. Eight men Mr.. Adams the ,,,,..
and myfelf embarked in f,ra,i h,kv n",E
which the pirates fent for the purpoG. forS;d'
ding us take our jolly boat, which w,s ,,nn,-
ilde. We had not proceeded far from tbe VIZ
lei, before one ut the men cried cut the boat !.
'o''I cow! tnrew on my great coat and pre-.
pared myfrf for fairnmine, bur fnr,mr,t.a,,.
found bucket and kept her free until we re,ct,
ed the privateer. They conducted ne az 81
'eaed us on Chef of arms and examined NO
one by onewith lanthorn, in order to ,yiCcora'
4 any of ns were Frenchren; me tbr VIZ.
ores decidredt o he fellow ountrynen of tb.;ra.
the re't were driven into the fore hold and b.5
Il euaF' let over them. Having examined th.
papsrs, and finding I was the fi,percargo -
iw"re was the ION of rome Enrli(b 49,. 10y
TO whom the property belonged. was go.
cd down INTO the after hold, and as w,o I.r
cend''ig, one of them directed blow nil,
met me on the face 70 forcibly that l,v MOI;
onie's for ione tine at the bottom of tbs holI
When l came 70 lnyfe!f found had Ion c,,'
i ,:n qlan.lty OF blood, but this did mn,
u't'eis me naf 10 much as the gloomy prof.
pSuct pE Coll. 4
their conduct that they were Pirates sa o
the place IN which was confined. N h. gill
with different kids of plumber, and bv Nh cu
coui 'earl, win my ear at the bulk head Z
was 'a'ishcd my captain was coming off 49,,
tnan myelt; Thus YOU may well fiippofe
The dreadful pot of obferyaton
Darkrned every hour"
hS'r ooats We're employed the whole n;yb.
In conveying punder from our ve1Iel . 81
rot permitted to fee capt. Cornell 81 s.n
reception lie met, was with the butt of n;,loi
winch ftunned him they beat hm-,or,. ~
ha'r rom nus head and otherwife stuI;sd hin, =.
a mort lnhum1n and beatty manner IT,.
then wrote for him to ign, what thev te,r,sS!
"cap'tuiation," the burden of which ,vas ~.
our cargo was Ens'iih property on his ref,,rsI
they threatened TO put him to tortnr. nn,n u
fhould content. Finding the s9u,I .,..,' n nc
the body and corfant menace of renef;on a.,
not make his hrmneis, they attempted his M
.ernai Feelings IN manner at the ricital of which
humanity revolts. The captains little f,n ,na.
! lett alleep III the cabin when we came nm -
inc p!1vateer; he was now taken on deck ,p,i
ia'hed TO the fhrouds, where thefe ,nerC,;Jsf.
mes lcourSed h'm in manner too barbar.
quo 'or concept.on' IN order 70 carry their viii
famous project into effect. TIE father w,s 80
ieafed from his confinement, and from the ds.l
or the robber he witnefsd this affecting iob,
ne cries of his fIn however foon forced b;,,,
below. Here ne was threatened with r.. H..
treatment if he did not ilnnediatelv 6gn ~
caPnnlation," which he perfrveringIy refuf.
After they bad beaten the child as lone q,
they had thought proper, he was unbound
and commanded to find Rngfh rolanrs. -
declaring It was out of his power (there NOT he.
ing any on hoard the brig) one If them drew !,
WORD and threatened to cut off his head ~
Immediately ran down into the cabin and 6nd-
ing he was pulled, he jumped out at one of .b,
windows. The privateer's men manned their
ooat and took him in. He was thrown tenGs.
eis on Inc deck with bis hands tied behind him
and thus they left him.
" About eleven O'Clock the ,,rvt eor,,,,,,
was called up and ordered into the boa, foon
after the captain Joined me and we were ali dic.
o'ieu nom the privateer, which imuedia,eIv
| bore away-we found all orr men nm bo,rd
| The hrit Object which dtman,'ed orr a,tert;,,,
WAS the captains fon, whom we ffripped of nj,
wei cioatnes and put him to bed His wounds
tor7 or days were painful, but he has Gncc
quite recovered. @
Onr veiiei was p'undered in fbamee.t
| manner. The pirates broke open all our cbefs
ana trunks and took nearly every article of cloa.
fh'ng except what we had on. They al6o toot
our ipair tals, cordsge, &c. and unrove pars
OF our running rigging. Alt orr cabin ftores,
daaorants, charts, what money they could find.
my hat, boots, ihoes, writing de(k. watch. n;C
to's' and even bottom pin did not efcape their
rApac'ty. However we conlidered ourfelyes
fortunate IN coming off with one thing, that
they alnoft frightened us out of mean, our
lives.
;. The lois oftbe veGel was about COO dollars;
they did not plumber the cargo"
E*fT1d Of n letter reeei1ed By ne NIP Ojazee,
from HaJanna, arriUed 0f Nezv- Yoyk.