Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-28
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
klCHMUND:
SATURDAY. JUNE %. 1906.

The following is one of the basest acts of viz
lainy which Whitby has yet eommtted--nor
content with pillasng and numbering under his
own flag. and by such conduct gaining the meri-
ted contempt K adherence Of every honest man,
he has at last (no douor ashamed of the disgrace
which his country must experience) taken the
cloak OF another nation. and thus with more
than assassin like, to throw he blame which
must attach to such conduct. upon those who
don't deserve tive quere if half the pracies
committed Under the French flag. are not done
IN the same, or a similar manner.--Bdh Tel.
HALIFAX, S.
On this fourth day of May, in the wear Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and six. be.
fore me The subscriber, one Of his Majesty's Jus.
tices OF the peace for the county of Halifax per.
sonaly appeared Daniel Tarsk, and William,
Patterson, junr. of Wiscasset In the s,a,e of
Massachusetts, mariners. seamen belonging to
the American brig Ranger, John Patterson. mas.
ter lately sent into This port for adjudication, by
his najesty's ship Leander. Henfy Whi,by, esq.
commander, and made oa,h--that after the can.
t.re of the said brig Ranger By the Leander a.
ioresaid the Opponents were taken on board of
her. where they remained about thirty day.
tina, about 90 days after their being on board. a
ship bore in sight on the sta,board bow, and the
Leander Immediately made all sail under French
colors. firing at the same time all her upper deck
guns oil the starhoarI side in order TO brine her
10 that the ship which the Leander was in chase
OF still continued on her course, upon which the
i.eaader wore Fund and fired seven guns under
English co.ors from the larboa,d side; that the
ship Immediately bore down and proved to be
---an American ship from Charleston
bound TO Liverpool IN Great Britain; thar after
the said ship had come me lee of the Leander.
they fired two nine Founders at ser, and one Of
them struck her forward and the other aft thai
the captain of the Leander ordered the master
OF the anierican ship TO lower his yawl upon
which The master replied tina, he did not think
his yawl would swim - ,ha, he then ordered hin,
TO hoist OUT his long boat, upon which he lowered
his yawl lnot b {, able puE out the long boat)
in which he came on board the Leander, with
two OF his seamen IN very leaky state-tha; af-
ter the American ship was within hail they con-
tinued to he swivels and small arms from the
quarter deck of the Leander, at her. while ,hey
were leaving. the boat thar the two seamen who
came on board with the captain were ordered on
the qua~ ter deck, and sight of their projections
demanded by Hcnry Whilby. The captain of the
Leander shat upon their delivering them into his
hand, Daniel Trask. one of the Opponents, Saw
| him tear them in pieces and throw them over.
board: that during the time the captain Of The
American ship was under examination on the
quarter deck cf the Leanter, a boar was lower.
| ed from her and proceeded on board the Amer;.
! can ship and in ! short rime returned with Two
| OF her searnen that the two seanlen who came
on boasd with tic captain cf the American shin.
and whose projections the said Henry Wbi,by
had destroyed in the manner before mentioned,
we've detained on board the Lcander, and are now
on board the said ship the capt. Of the American
ship, after beng detained about three hours ON
board the Leander. was permitted to 90 on
board his ship ia his own yawl with women who
cane on boa'd in the Leander's boat. And i'm .
mediately sailed.
And the said William Patterson. Jun. fur her
saith, that he neard the officers Of tie Leandey
say, that the reason given by the American eau.
ain Why he did not bring 10 on their FIRST firing
at him was their chasing him under French cd.
Tors, he having English property on board.
DANIEL TRASK
WILLIAM PATTERSON. Jun.
Same day sworn TO before me,
JAMES STEWART,
Notary Public and Justice of Peace.
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