The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-19

Ponents did further do1e that in proceeding for the
faid port nothing material happened un, the twenty
fourth following Of lad month Of July, when being of
the iland oil Jamaica, they were brought by his
Britannia maelty's armed fchoon-r Superior, and up
on being examined &lound TO be neutral were polite
ly din,ilied-that thy proiecuted the fad voyage,
making the heR of thor way for this fad port, and
experienced nothing remarkable until the fourth day
OF Augui, infant, when doubling Cape San Antonio,
in this Hand Of Cub, they were brought to by
chooner under French colours, and boarded By Of
hser and four nirn, who tosk poieion Of fad choon
er Sea Horic, and TENT the deponent Jacob X. Walk
and two OF his crew. on board the fad prvateer with
the laid ichooner's pap.rs-,hat the officer board
the faid ichooner Sea Horie, hailed the commander
Ut iaid prvateer and faid thar he knew her be
i good prize he would bring her to anchor imincd-
ately upon which both vefels bore away for Pun,a
Fuera, about four leagues from Cape San Antonio.
That the commander Of laid priva.eer, aided by
ieveral Spaniards, who came On board her in canoes
from their habnatons that ooaR, began r,Imaging
the Sea Horte, opening the haiehes and breaking
pen packages and cafes of dry goods, principally
hitting OF German linens, whit che OF the faid
Privateer we're continually raline and rep>lng from
one OF the faid veies the other, and mott Of them
in liate of intoxication
And the fad deponent, Jacob R. Walk, did further
dePoe, that being detained on board fad privateer
from the fourth the txth, he had ample oPportuni
ties OF obierviog and examining her, and found her to
be an American built velel, hs.ing painted her
tern, Caroline OF Charelon, which very vIible,
notwithstanding fone black paint had been rut on it
70 etflee 1t, but which done eectualy; that
he was mounted with Carriage gun and one fwi-
vel, and fuppled with FINAL arms, and manned with
ten men and two negro boys executive of the captain
VINO faid his name was Paul, ard the privateer the
Volante And the iad deponent did farther depofe,
that the iad Paul told h, that he fh0ud be fent in
an open boat to Havanra, and upon his anfwering
that he was determined Co remain with his vefIel
wherever fhe wept the isid Paul replied that if he
again opened his mouth he would fet him afhore in
the woods, and leave him to perilh And the faid fe-
vera Opponents did further depofe, that OH the fame
evening they were all embarked in all open boat un-
der the conduct Of Spanfh iiherman to go to place
about IT leagues diaance, called Mantua, where
they received their eloaths which had been preyiouf.
ly taken from them
And the iaid Jacob r. Walk did further tlepole that
the aid captain Of fai prvateer after having robbed
and pundered him of all his fea charts his vee and
his own private papers, and alto his perueave gaft
or teeicepe and twenty ounces in gold returned
him fix of fad ounces deay his expences TO this
lad pert. And the faid feveral Opponents did fevs-
rally further depofe, that James Rchardfon and Ia
cob Shoemaker both citizens Of the United States and
san'en belonging to iad fchooner Sea Horfe condu-
ed then,ieves upon the capture aforefaid in very
mutinous manner, and remained with their own yo-
sntary will with the faid p'ivateer.
And |, the fad conlul, do further certify, that
the fad Jacob r. Walk did, upon his arrival at Es-
wanna, aicreiad, due time and FORM note and en-
ter with me, his proef, in all the pren,ifes afore-
lad; and now requires of extend the fame, &
make tins public act thereof referving to hieif the
privilege of making any other proteit in the pren,-
les, as location may require.
Wherefore the fad Jacob r. Walk doth, and J.,
the iad eonu at his requen, do, by thefe prelent.,
mott publicly and foemniy pro,en we'll again the
governor at Laguira afereIaid, and all other public
officers whom 1T may concern, fer the refui OF adj
mttanoe TO entry sforefad at that port a. agant
the commander, officers and of the faid priva-
ter, Tor the capture and detention, and robbery and
plumber OF the lad ichooner Sea Hore and her cargo
and againit al! and every perfon whom it fhall or
may concern for all damages, COTS, charges and ex-
penees already fufered, or which Hall or may be
hereafter if, red and Guaned in the pren,es OF ac-
count thereof, that the fame be burne BY tho!e to
wion OF right ihall appertain, to be adudged and
recovered IN time and place convenient
Doue and protected at HAVANA aforefnd,
(si5ned)
JACOB r. Walk,
GEORGE AIICOCK.