Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-07-24
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1fessrs. adams and khoodes,
Isend you for publication, the copy If
a protest made by the eIa,x captain Isaac
6rdges,eof this town, his ljhate and crew.
before the American Consul at Fayai.
This worthy but unfortunate man. died Of
his wounds at said island on the 18Th A.
pri' last after languishmg i9t days in ex-
IRENE distress.-it may Be some sa,;sfac-
ton for his friends to- learn, that the no.
rors paid him At his in,erment exceed, d
any thing of the kind ever witnessed a,
FAY al. Their excellencies the governor
and The grand Judge, ell the military and
csyii ciiiecrs. foreign consuis and n,er-
cha''ts---ip short, I'll the respectable peo-
pie OF the place, filled with emotions Of
pity Tor the unhappy fateof The deceased,
aud bred with indignation against the pri.
yi'egcd assassifs who was the author Of IL.
composed the melancholy ,proce ssion.
81 "a, -d,iro' Donfai, 1906.
CcSsuL OFFICE, District CT ,
fA7AL, April 2, 1905.
:; BE sit:madc known and made manifest
unto allpeIsons whom these presents NAV
concern, that on this ,present day, the Sc
sond OF April, in the ear of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and FIVE, at The
lodging house Of Ilaac Bwdgcs, master Of
the brig Hannah, OF Nepburyport, where
!, John Street, vice, consul for the United
States OF America, at The Islands OF Fay.
al and Azores, came at his REQUEST. ne.
the said captain being unable TO appear IL
my consular Office, declared thai he sailed
from Newburyport on the 18Th of March.
IN the said brig, sound and staupcb. for
These Islands, loaded with American pro-
duce' and other articles not prohibited by
any treaty between the beIlieerent pow.
ers that nothing material occurred du-
ing his voyage, tiiIshe 18Th of said March.
N latitude SO, with heavy sea running.
which caused the vessel 10 make much
water; he, The said captain Bridges, Oh.
served vessel az the stern that 4 short
time aiter the said vessel fred gun 10
ieewaId he, the said captain immediate
" Showed his coIors and took in sail 10 let
up, and soon observed that the
SAID vssseiwas an English cutter. AID
nall past one P. M. he hailed cant. Bride
es, add ordered 10 send his boat on hoard
q him, but the sea being very turbulent,
he,the said Bridges, observed 10 said cut
Ter that his boat was too small, and al The
'.me he'would not trust himseIfin il, par
lieualiy not knowing how to swim, and
that II they wishs d to search his brig, they
might come and do il al. their owI, peril. I!
ihey returned in answer, that if ne, the !
said captain should not heave his boat out.
hey Immediately would fire or, him. and
'a'd capt. Bridges, observing such obsti. |
macy, told them to FIRE and be damned. |
and that be knew The neutral laws and the |
really between England and the United !
states. boon after, said cutter fred seve-
al muskets upon him, said Bridges, !
hough he had the mansion sail on The |
zap aback, the fore-lcp sail Glued M, BY |
be by, said cutter came round said brig !
fsannah, and fred n second fine, muskct |
lad great guns, and third time that she |
ired, he, the said Bridges, received two |
'esy severe wounds in his thigh and groin, |
md his life being 10 great danger, imcon- !
sequence ofsaid wounds, he, the said cap
ain, desired me 10 take his protest, as he |
'oes protest sgeinsl the barbarous pro-
eedlhgs Of the captain Of said cutter, !
whose name he declares to be Philip Lei
toux, and said cutter, g I'ro0fdesce, ofl
,o7aon," not only Cor his life, but for ali
'ss, coats and damages whatever, that said |
rig may sustain in the disposal of her
argo, which he also declares to be under !
is consignment and care. All which, be-
lg solemnly sworn on the holy cvaneeIists
I Almighty Cod, by said Isaac Bridges
is mate, Joseph cazpeau Philip Pepple,
anthony Robert, William Brown, John
;olese, mariners, to the truth.
ISAAC BRIDGES, fohfoin.
JOSEPH CAZNEAU, maze.
PHILIP pEPPLE,
ANTY ROBERT,
Ww- BROWN, D10rmsrs'