Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-12

y,ttsg fran William 50atv,,l,
Sg : args Of the brig Stark, Wdfser
sg's. .sa e belonging to James
,s1f esg. Of Brisfol.
kRey ,a.d from Newport the 2lst of
sam i IS days, (durlng which We
'0u s..n,ly perplexed with head winds
:oD', re found ourselves in lat. S., n.
90 ss w. On the evening of the
l' es,or, thick aud squally, We were
Zoo ,oo by French privateer of IA
~ - captain was ordered to get out
q . - and come on board with his papers
- cas- Immediately complied with.
,f,sr they sent six men armed, who
.ossesion of the vessel and ordered
board the priya.eer. Eight men,
dam, the mate, and myself embark
small leaky skiG, which the pirates
4, The purpose, forbidding US TO take
3 n, boat, which was along side. We
y, oroceede6 far from the vessel, before
6 the men cried OUT the boat IS going
i. threw off my great coat and pre-
. i mvself for swimming, but Fortunate
ISnnd bucket and kept her free until
,.,ched the privateer. They conducted
h aud seated us on chest of arms,
[s,,amlnrd us one by one with alanthorn,
,rdsr 20 discover If any of us were
,oebmen; me the wisSacres declared TO
fellow counryman of theirs; the rest
!, driven into the forehold and had a
,d SET over them. Having examined
,npers, aud finding | was the suPerear.
bey swore | was the son of some En-.
4 merchant to whom the property he
csd, was ordered down into the al.
hold, aud as | was descending one of
m directed blow which met me SO for.
i thar Hay motionless for some time at
bottom of the hold. When | came 10
self found / had lost a considerable
nifty of blood, but this did not distress
half so much as the gloomy prospect
yhas was to follow; being convinced by
i conduct that they were PIRATES. /
ID the place, in which ( was confined,
b filed with different kinds of plunder,
by what could learn with my ear at
bulk head, I was satisfied nv captain
coming off worse than myself: Thus
may web suppose
"Thc dreadful poft of obiervation
Darkensd every hour"
Their boats were employed the whole
ITO conveying plunder from our vessel.
as not permitted to see captain Cornell:
first reception he met, was with the
Of pistol, which stunned him; they
him; tore the hair from his head and
rglse abused him in a most iahuman
ner, They then wrote for him to sign
they termed a cAPITULATIoN," the
len of which was, that our cargo was
llsh property: on his refusal they threa-
to put him to torture, until he should
ent. Finding the actual tortures of
'ody and constant menace OF repetition
not shake his 6rmness, they attempted
'aternal feelings in manner at the re-
of which humanity revolts. The cap
5 little son was left asleep in the cabin
D We came on board the privateer he
now taken on deck and dashed to the
uds, where these rserciless wretches
rged him 10 manner too sarbarous for
option, IN order to carry their villain
project into effect. The father was re.
ID from his confinement, and from the
OF The robbel', he witnessed this af-
ng sight. The cries of his son howe.
ioon forced him below. Here he was
atened with the like treatment, if he
aot Immediately sign the f" cAPlTuLA.
!" which he perseveringly refused.
After they had beaten the child as long
hey had thought proper, he was un-
ID and commanded to find English CO.
on declaring itwas out of his power
e not being any on board the brig) one
lem drew sword and threatened TO
It MS head. He immediately ran down
the cabin aud 6uding he was pursued,
umped out at one of the windows.