Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-12-19

fs EuVs Dali
Exsre6 f;sm ,be J,myrsi Of d.. Cerodty, ksff
ds,Jsg b6 eapsi~iy ia S,boi.
AFTER the Gag Of the Philadelphia was
Rraek, and the officers aud crew wer: waiting
the plrslrsc of their new matters, the Tdpoli-
tan chiefs collected their hvorites, and, with
drawn fsbres. tell to cutting aud llalhing their
own uen, Who we're fripping the Americans
and Flundering the nip. They cut off the
hands of iome, and it 10 believed fcvcral were
killed. Ahes rhi, battle arcns ,hemiciycs was
h,,ie over, we were ordered into .',e boats TO
be carried on fhorc. Onc Of their ohiccn.
whcn 1 hsd tsken by the hand, and Sho pro-
n.iicd Ipc n;s fsicndcaip, came 20 rae, took me
by th: arm, aud told ne mua 60. l aiked
him 10 iet my boy 90 with nc, which nc rs.ih-
cd. / then ,ock hold of my fmall trunk, which
CONTAINED ny bcR cloihss. He gave me to un-
des.lar, that could rot take it. bat fhouh
have every thing taken care of, aud reaored 10
rue. He took ae by the hand add hasricd me
csecssbe liacof the hip. vhil- HE other hand
wa :aep.eyed 10 silnx ny pockcia. from
which ne took about tcn dollars. had con-
cealcd fcme gold In my clothes. which he did
not fnd. ,hen went down into one OF their
y
" hich was simof full Of our officers and men.
! made nil hattie to get into IL, for obicrved
that the Turks in the boat where then was,
ssse sripping my meffmate DR.. Earwcod. and
tho carpenter. Mr.. Godby /; bur was foon
ftopped by three of the ruffians, who aood over
me with drawn fabres and cooked piRcl,. and
wreiicd my iursout from under my arm. Whi!R
,hey were picking its pockets, and quarre'ing
with each other tor the booty, fprung for the
next boat which was waiting for me. In
my way, | met little fellow. who feized
me. and at usmp,ed to get eff my coat but
hurled him into the bottom OF tho bos:, and
Jumped n,o,hc enc which wn waiting. aronga
my fellow. cf6ceu. where, / thought the Tutks
were more civil. They then Ict off tor the
town. compelling our men TO rcw the boat, and
fisndiug with dawn iabrss over our heads. When
we had got Gear the fhore, they ordered our men
&C flop rowing. Two OF them came to me and
cave me feverc blow on the fde OF the head.
They ,heu fe,rchcd inc. and took cafe Of fur.
eeon's indrumcns from my pocket. They
took nv pockei.book. but finding IL contained
nothing but papers. they re,ntned it.--One
took my GIver pencil, and another the handkef-
chief fsom my neck. They than began upon
Mr.. Knight, falling msfcr, Mr.. Oibofp, lieut.:
Of marines, and, 1.-THE officers 10 the boat, and
plundcred their pockets and took the hsndker-
chiefs from their weeks. They then landed us
az the foot OF the Bsfhsv's palace, wheEs We
were received by guard who conducted a.
into the palace before the Baihaw. He viewed
us with the utmoR fatisfafsior, and had ~ con-
dueasd into IN apartment where we found the
captain and fcvrral officers, who arrived IN
auo,bes boat ioa before ss. Here vas table
fet 10 the Eusopesn ftIr. The iervants ap-
pesrea to be Msl,efc and Napoiiisn navcs.
Here we Topped, after which il was announced
ths, another boat hal arrived with our ofhccn
aod men, who wrrc before the Bsihaw.--Capt
Bainbridge ,equehsd me 20 60 aud look tor Df:
Hs,~ccd, whom it ~S fesscd wss killed.
found hiu, with the carpenter bcfose the Ba.hsw,
aripped Of every thing bat their fhirs & Iowi-
ep. lhey afterwards informcd ~. that thty
were aripped ia the boat where LOFT my fss,
tout ssd when they got within few rods o.
the more. they were thrown into the iea' and
Ieft either 70 drown OF twin more. The
Bshas's krvaot gave then dry c'othe' and
=, scre an again condsded before the BaIhaws
.od formed into = halt ciScle.-He was icsfed
On nj, l;,tIe chrome, which was decorsted In the
Ts,kirh order, and made handiome sppeas-
snee, He 10 good looking man, seed about
,h;,,.6ve. He eounted %, viewed - 9Th
fmi,e. and appeared highly pleaied with %.
We were then conducted BY the n'iuifter o. ss-