Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-11-15
PHILADELPHIA. Noyehbsr 3.

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PHILADELPHIA. Novcmber q.
The ins0lence die freebo0ters encoi-
raeed 10y our tame dpranee ofthcirpira-
eiss. hsssesehsd Re ne plus ultra a IS.
: Our co6 !. vessels, passing from one
mort Or re Unflcd States 70 anothef. are
10 longer sxsnpt from plumber end NJ
splt.
The schooner Letisia, captain Prank
lin, Belonging % Philadelphia. end bound
from this port 70 New Orleans. has been
captured y ! Spanish cruiser, and sent
- he Hsvanna.
Exigoei u ! leii<r finn captain 5dmes
Stessari, effhe brig Catharine, dafed
81. YStrs + Rsrso Rico SEP. u, 1905,
rscei5<d az Philadelphia.
!. A iter disehargi she cargo ! brought
from Norfolk q Andgna, / took r ny
return and sailed from thence on The
2osh 81 July for Norfolk. On TIE 4,h
81 AuR6st, IN lat. a3,. long 81 Was
captured By she French prisateer Gene
IA Blanchct, lean Baptist ds Brnix.
commander, and sent into one ct the
ports On the westward ofthis Island -
The privateerp lnndered me Of money,
stores, provisions. and part ofnly cargos
ne vessel Va immediately stIipped 81
her stores md rigging, which we're sent
ashore. ard my people put On board an
other vessel and sent out of the Island.
Al soon = / could get % this city 4 ap-
Piled % The governor, requesting his as
sistancc, butall 70 no effect Ny trial.
aif I an 70 have any, must Be ~ the de-
teTmination 81 this goyernment, q -
.ther Gn.diloppe - Msrsinique thus
under she present circumstances this
island may Become the asylum Of pirates
and robbers. No other pretence has,
been given for my capture than, g I
came from N English island mirhf
have EngIisb property On board. At The
time of ny capture my cabin boy
was carried "a board the trlizer and put
il irons. threatned With severe thaslise-
ment unless he would declare thar specie
was deposited ia some parf Of the vessel;
This attempt proving fruitlsss, now Il
IN probability, must Be de victim Of
measures dictated ~ men without pfin.
siples of honor q honesty. Thus ar as
relates % myself. fshall now take The
Iibcrw ofrelating % you some other par-
tieuIsrs that have come under my obsef-
vation.
Oamy arrival tthe pDtt Of NY entity,
50 lie westward of die leland, | found Il
anchor De brig Susanna, Of Pot,land,
(Province Of Maine the captain name
1 do not recqIlc<t; said brig nrfivcd the
tllybsfofe i prize 20 he san1e cfaizer.
She was from PorlIsnd. bound % Iamai-
q. ana vas taken On her outward bodhd
passage with 1 cargo of ksk ana lumber;
sid brig was imhediAtcly 0nloaded and
baIlasted with eend, md without more
esremony the eaptlin and crew 81 said
brig, togeshsnwith he mate and crew
a. ~ vessel Nsre shipped Of with !
very scanty supply of provisions and left
to search for he first port they could
make. Onthe 4th instant arrived the
brig Polly Of Lyerton, (Rhode IsIsnd)
captain and On the gth The schpo-
ner Mary Ann. captain Apthony. 81
Boston, bound DO the islSnd of Barba.
does, loaded with N the hold; md
} Nome cattle and hofses on deck. They
are prizcs % : Spanish Zebcc, from c.
dix, bound 70 Vera Cruz. The captains
are sin On board, atogether with Their
crews. and may remsinso for many days
Is come, while he eaptnr and his agent,
are prosecuting every measure % eiiss1
the cond emnation Of said vessels, . Law
I'll prizes. ftisnpainfnl situation vher
silfidefsnee i denied.
M expect shortly b kedr ef infssess
;ae inisilieenee Fran ~ vicinity D c.
a. ~ ssbich peri absaf I've and fhirf.
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