Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-21


certificates of property of cargo, bills q
lading, invoices, sc. at the time OF cap
lure. which were taken from him and which
were net delivered up with the other pa.
prrs, and which this deponens rnderstood
and has reason to believe, were uniaWtal.
lllv and wansonly destroyed. That this de.
ponent, after ascertaining that his said ship
wa. ID Batabano aforesaid, and after re-
ceiving the said papers, did, on the 7th
Eday Of Nav last, present 70 his exeelien'
sy the marouis Of SSmeryelos, capt. gen.
ef said island Of Cuba a mesaorial, where
I'm he stated the capsarc of the said ship
and PRAYED that she might be restored to
the riehtful owners, from whom she fad
been nnlawfnl!y captured.
That not having any reply 70 his nae
mortal, he shortly after again menorlai,
ized his excellenoy, praying that ne would
order his ship to be restored 'na' no.
having any reply'so this his second memo.
rial, aud understanding that apart ct has
! crew. who were suffered to remain on
board at the time Of capture, were detafn.
+ ed as prisoners on board in the said port OF
Batabano, and were suffering Tor the want
of The necsssaries of life, and that the
.Frenchmen who remained on board, and
+ the Spaniards from shore, were daily plum
dering from his said ship and cargo: and
lewishing4,o know the state thereof, and to
grant some relief to his crew, ne proceed
ed 20 Batabane without a passport (the
! captain general having refused him one)
with intent to go on board his saia ship.
That on his arrival at Batabaro ne was
prevented by the COMMUNICATING from
going on board his said ship, and was or.
dered bv him imrrediaselv to return to this
| CITY. or that he would send him back pri-
soner under a guard Of soldiers. Where
fore this deponent was obliged to return.
That ON the fourteeath day of June ne a.
gain Gemorialized his excelleacy, present.
ing Herewith all the papers OF the aforesaid
ship, delivered up to him by rhe prize mas.
ter aforesaid Except the sea letter when
was presented with hishrss memorial In
consequence of which, on the day follow
ing decree was given, ordering his SAID
ship and cargo TO be restored and delivered
him, and passport granted Tor him 10 pro-
coed 70 Basahano and take possession there
OF.
That for this purpose he proceeded to
Batabaae, and on his arrival there, the 24th
of Iuine, he presented his passport and or
der to the commandant there, who sent
with him an officer and two soldiers 70 exc
cute the said order and give him possession
of his said ship That accordingly, on
the e5.h day Of June, he received pos.
session of his said ship, and on examination
thereof and of her cargo there was. def
cheney of the following articles which had
been ,plundered from her STAGE the capture
aforesaid TO wits Two boats, string ca
Bile, three anchors, two new toPsails, pew
fotesail, four studding sails, two royals,
several spars, All her spare running rigging,
all her cabin furnitare and water casks, be
sides blocks and many other articles, and
from her cargo 90 whole pupcheons rum,
,hsre being only eighty three remaining on
board, and many ot these wanting from ten
10 ff,p gallons, SO this dcponent conceiv-
Ing that the contents OF the said eighty
three Tuncneons would notmcre tnasi Hi
sixty.
That an account was presented to him az
Ratabona against said ship. of upwards of
niae hundred dollars, for various articles
which had been taken up, upon the credit
of the said ship, BY the Frenchmen who
captured her, which this deponsnt was @
bIieed to satisfy before he was suffered 10
.depar, with his said ship.
Thai on the 18th day Of July inst. he
departed ip and with the saTd ship from
eth. bay of Batabona, end arrived at this
B port of Havana, on thr26sh day Of July
inst. without amp material accident
happening, aad came "a anchor At the
rxouth Of the hasborr not being permitted
TO come on with said ship, for the purpose
of supplying him with the necessary stores,
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