Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-19
BONST O N, November 8.
Condemnation Of the Indus.

The undersigned David MyricK, late
master OF the ship Indus, of Boston gives
the following 80 That he was captured off
Bermudas, on has passage from the Isle OF
France to Boston, on the tenth day of Au-
gust last, by John P. Berestord, commands
ing his majesty's ship Cambraln, and or.
6ered for Halifax where the ship, cargo,
and private adventures of the supercargo
and master, were condemned on the 19th
of Oct. The neutrality of the property was
not questioned, for il clearly appeared 70
the cours that both ship and cargo b.long-
ed solely to citizens of Boston bue-it WAS
urged, that it was contemplated to send the
vessel and cargo to Embden after her arriv-
al in Boston 10 consequence OF directions
given TO the master wnen he lett Boston,
in June, 1904 TO report on his arrival for
Boston and Embden, a NEUTRAL PLACE
which, he understood was a precautionary
measure, adopted by his owners, to secure
the option either, of sending the cargo I'M
mediatcly to Europe, provided peace had
taken place during the voyage from India
to Boston, or TO sell or resnIp, as might be
for their interest, after arriving in Boston.
| The words of the owners think are these
and after you arrive withinthe light house
of Boston, you may add the words, and
Embden" TO your manifest, as this will
not deprive US of The privilege OF wholly
unloading in Boston, - and this recommen-
dation of the owners applied to ANOTHER
SHIP of the same nsme which was condemns
ed at the Isle of France, and not the one
carried into Halifax, as appeared in court
on trial. 1t was unknown 70 the subscriber
| when he left America that Halifax Judge
had any jurisdiction in the harbour Of Bos-
ton, or that his owners could suffer for their
intentions; for nothing zuas done or inten.
| ded to be done, which the Judge had taken
on himseYto consider criminal until the ship
should arrive in the harbour Of Boston, for
no such manifest was ever made out ia the
bill OF lading, invoice and clearance were
all for Boston, where the ship was actually
bound when captured as the captors &C
knowledged yet the Judge off hand con-
demned both the ship AID cargo, together
with the supercargo's and my own adven.
ture, as property belonging 0 the enemies
Of Great Britain, and as such or other1OIse
a good prize TO the Cambrain, because he
said the owners in June 1904, must have
contemplated sending the property to Eu-
rope after it had arrived at Boston.
The crew Of the Indus were turned on
shore, destituts of the means of support
and without the advantage made for prison
ers of war, with the exception OF one man,
Isaac DIX, native of Virginia, who re-
| mains detained on board the frigate, and
| whose release, notwithstanding several ap.
plications TO Admiral Mitchell, was una.
| bic to procure.
The cruizers were all on the alert in con.
sequence of this condemnation, and we
may speedily expect to hear of important
| captures.
(Signed) D. MYRICR.
NoTE.-The old ship Iudus, on her last
voyage from Batavia, and the ship LYDIA
from the |. Of France, both belonging TO
same owners entered in same manner as
recommended in the above statement, as a
| precautionary measure against peace; and
! which man,fests, always lodged at our Gus
tom-house, will fully prove; yet ,here be.
ing war when they arrived, both ships dis
charged 10 Boston. and neither of them
went TO Europe This evidence however
had not got down to Halifax when the ship
| Iudus was conaemned-aud as the law Of
the United States was when the Indus left
Boston for India, no ship could go to Europe,
eUen in case Of peace, after entering our
port without discharging, prov ded the Gus
tom house had got possession of her n1aal-
fest, and provided the manifest was for
Boston only.
| BALTIMORE. November Is.
Arrived brig Visiiant, Driscoli, 4s days
| from Bordeaux.