The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-18
ST. BARTHOLOMEW,

BY this public inttrument of declaration and PRO-
teit be 1t known unto all perions whom it DOTH hal
or may concern, that this prcient day, being the
ixth OF April, in the year of our Lord one thouCand
eight hundred and i've, before me Paul Ollengren,
Regiiter IN the Royal Council, OIL the Iand of Sa;nt
Bartholomew aforeaid, by Royal authority, exercifng
the functions OF Notary Public, in and for the fame
Hand, perionally appeared William Brewaer late
matter OF the armed ip called Nancy of Charleitou
5. Carolina, in the United States of America John
KEENAN,, iecond mate, and John Cops, boatfwain's
mate OF the fame hip, who being by me eyeraly duly
iworn, upon the Holy Evangeliits of Almighty God,
dePoe and ay,and each of them for hinielf d.poleb
and faith that they and each of them failed in and an
board the laid ihiP Nancy and in their feveral capa
cities aioreiad from Port prince, in the iand of
ST. Domingo, on twenty eighth day of February Ian
Pait, with cargo of Coffee, Cotton, and Iopwood.
hound TO Charleison aforelad the faid flip Nancy be-
ing on the day of her 70 falling from Port au Prince
Hand OF ST. Domingo aforeiaid, in good order and
condition, and well and fuficiently found fitted vic
tualled and manned for the faid voyage, that thew
proceeded thereon without any material circumitanee
happening until the third day of the month of March
lat pat, when Cape Haul bearing eat diftant about
tour leagues, the iad flip Nancy was brought too b
hip under French colours, which proved TO he his
Britannia Majeily's fsp la Deliree Whitby COM
mander and from which boat was fent OH board the
Nancy, with officer, who having muGered the
crew imprened the boa,iwain, gunner and carpenter
together with nine of the aid crew IF the Nancv
and alter fomc abulve and very threatening language
wanted to force the aid matter o. the Nancy to give
him feventeen hundred dollars for the wages of the
laid men 10 imprelird, which being refufed he went
on board the Irgate La Deree and as foon az ,d of
heer had got on board the fad frgate began fnar,
hire OF muquetry and large fwivels on the Nancy all
though within hail, and under very fref blowing
wind the iho going through the fails of the Macy
ana CALLING her rigging very much-aftcr rone time
tley dcOitsued, however their fire, when the demo-
neDts lowered down their boat, and then the fryste
TENT one Of his OH board and forced he raid mater az
The Nancy to take board the frigate the fun, of
one thouiAnd aud twenty ive dollars, which fun M,
being iUfioient TO pay of the men imprei1ed. tbev
brought the iad matter board of his fp AGAIN and
made bim take on board of the frigae further fun Of
i've hundred ard twenty four dollars and :, together
Win all hrs papers, receipts, accounts ceafanses &c
&c Which papers being Grizzly overfauled & the mo-
ney rendered by Captain Brewiter; he vas fert m
board the Nancy about midnight--tbat dprin, .b
time the fad captain Brewlter was on board ~ the
lri2ate, the boat Of the Nancy being anerr brot sn5
was oit On the 5th day Of the fad month Of NT,rcb
they had the faid frigae Defree in SIGHT, and about
o'clock p M. of the fame DAY ihe bore down ooa ma.
dePonents fiTe1tw canton fhot, clofe to them and
ihortly ater Commenced fife Of mufquetry ON ,bcr
they then boarded the Nancy in their boat and after
Tome exceile left the de pOnCnts 70 proceed abou 10
O'Clock =. M. That on the fame 9Th day OF M,reb
about O'clock p M they he fad dsponrn,s f,,,
the Hand OF Heneaga their weather bow and bore
away, running under the ven cad Of that Hand win
ne iaii let. On the 9th following, At o'clock. p,
Va by fea account, the fs,3 opponents iav fs bear
70 do"n upon lhens which, afses colning near