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

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Dechration of John Evaes, master OF tfe
shin Eliza of Norfolk, and of Charles
Simmons, Iun. and Edward Lowre, sea.
msn belong to said ship.
Before me Henry Hill, Jun. Consul ofth=
Statesof America, for sas island Of, Cuba,
resident a. HAVANA, onlhe day of;the date
hereof, personally cane and appeared John
Evans, master of the ship Elfza OF Nor
folk, and CharlessSimmons, tun and = d..
wa-d Louvre, seamen Belonging to the said
ship, who being by messevsrally duty sworn
upon the holy evangelist of Almighty God
didsdepose andsay, and frsrths SAID okn
Evans.
That he sailed from Norfolk In the said
ship, onvur about the twelfth day OF October
last, with cargo onboard consisting OF
slaves and provisions, bound tor kingston
(Jamaica) the said cargo being the sole
property of Conway 81 fortescaes White,
merchants of Norfolk and Citizens OF the
.Unised States ;that he arrived an and with
said ship on or about theSSth day OF Nov.
following, when the said cargo was sold
for aud on accouat of the said Messrs.
Conway and For.escne White.
That from Kingston he proceeded IN and
with the said ship 70 Anotta bay, on the
north side of said island OF Jamaica, tor
The purpose of loading his said ship with
cargo, where he actually purchased aud
loaded Oh board said ship cargo consisting
of one hundred andsevsngy zine Puncheons
of ram, for lhe whole account aud risque
OF the aforesaid AIessersC Conway and For
tesque Whittle.
That he sailed from thence IN and with
said ship with said cargo, on or about the
21st day of March following bound TO Nor
folk aforesaid, with all the necessary and
usual documents on board to prove the
said ship and cargo bona hde American
property belonging so-cisizeas OF the Cnlt-
ed States.
That on the twen,y.sevensh day fthe.
same month, while peaceably and lawful
" navigating his said ship for the port OF
Norfolk aforesaid, then being in sight OF
the Island of Pines, on the south side of
this said island of Cuba, he was inst With,
boarded and unlawfaily captured by pri-
va,eer undsr Preach colours, called the
Vigilant, commanded bv ore Amado De-
ian, as he understood, who forcibly and
unlawfuliy Z eprived this deponent OF the
possession OF his ship and cargo, and plae.
ed prize master and men onboarG takea
out ofthe said privaseer, and with force
violence took this deponent out OF the SAID
ship. together with Oncss DAMON, hrat
mats aud Richard Thomas, second mate
thereof, and six OF the seanasn OF his saId
ship and Landed them OF the west end OF
The said isle Of Pines with only one days
provisions, and without the means OF pro-
curinp further sustenanee. That this de-
nonent with his said mates and crew, re-
NAMED at said part of said island, which
i entirely sninhabited. about two weeks
and supported themselves on hsh which
they caught, there being no other food or
sustenance TO be procured at the expi.
ration of which time, that he, with his
said mates and crew, took passage IN Spa.
nish vessel which casually touched there.
aud were transported 70 she east end OF
said island eff Pines, where there are some
$ inhabitants from whence this deponens,
with his said mates aud crew, alter re raaln-
iag four or FIVE days, took passage 10 a
Spanish vessel and proceeded co Rasabano,
10 this island of Cuba, from whence they
proceeded by land to the city of Havana.
That after being some days In this city,,
this deponent heard his said ship had been
taken into Batabano, and soou after saw the
prize master here who was put on board
his said ship, who gave 20 this dePonent
the following papers otsaid ship, declaring
nc same time that he ccnsidered the said
ship and cargo American property, that the
captain ofsaid privaseer had abscoaded and
III, him without suppors, aud that he had