Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-16
raoM rHx pvsLlc ADyERrIsEs.


nate prisoners confined in the dungeons of Car.
thagena-rhe dupes of Anglo Federal intrigue
and Brush policy. However may lament
the mi fortunes of the sufferers, we must exc
crate the authors of this infamous expedition
10 what stote Of degradation and misery
would they redu-e their country had they once
more the power in their hands which they have
lost Can aTy man doubt, that The ar'uament
wa fitted out for The most dangerous and wick
Cd purposes, destined 10 bling ruin and di. grace
upon our government. We have the authority
OF capt. G Bakers name Tor the su,hsntcity
ofthis memorial ---Read it Amer,cans--Ss shui.
der while you cad.
MEMORIAL.
The memorial of twenty citizens of the Uni.
ted States f America. confined under sentence
of slavery in the domnions of his Catholic Ma
jesty, the king OF Spain 20 the President, Senate
ami n use IT Rep esentatves.
SheHeth than Your mem oria.ists are residents
OF the Uujted States Of America, and for the
most pSst Of the s,ate ard CRY Of New York,
and are par of number Of men OF the same
description who were brou2h. from New Yo.k
IN February lass, ia the SHIP Loandcr, Thomas
Lewis commander, uater ci cun;s,ances Of irsa-
cherry and imposition thatyOur nsmrrialiss wi.
proceed 10 explain. OF the ship I.eanier, Sa
mus' G. Ogden. esq has been kuowa foy some
time as owner, and that We sci h Away been
employed by HIM 4 forced trade, for which
purpose she has bren heavily armed, IN conce-
quence ct winch her warllke q ipmeni when
sae last left New York, excited no SUSPICION on
the pSri OF The rub IN general in the breasts
otycur mem rains # any unfair or il ici, trans
ACTIONS. Or The whole number of your memoir
alists. some were attached 10 the vessel, .ome
were erar!ol cd for mi itary service and others
fey she exercise of their ordinary occupations
and trades Tnos= of the fir dcscrption were
shipped ia the usual n'auner on Z voyage to
Jacinel and back 10 New Yoik, and the rest
wcEe engaged by col. VIM Smith, MIR Jchn
Fmk col. VIM Armstrong and Mr. Daniel Il.
Burning TO proceed 10 New Orleans, under H.
Command of MIR Armstrong and MIR Duri g
who had been appoint ed by government il was
said, to carry thi.her a certain Number of mrn
ai guards 20 the mails. Under the influence of
these engagements your mem'rialists embark d
a Sta,en island IN the beginning of February
>la,t, AMI were carried Immediately 10 sea-
ShHtiy after leaving the port il was disco
versd that gen. Miranda was on board together
with number Of persons not before known TO
your mtmorialists, who appeared in the charac
ter OF ohlceTs, &C ing under his command This
di covsry, as well as the d6velopement of the
dupici.y thar had manifestIy been enlDloyed in
making known the destination Of the vessel
bred immediate approximations and mis,ru,t in a
lesser drsree at period when retreat was no
longer practicable The ship proceeded on her
voya3e--in the neighoothood Of Bermuda. was
examined by his Britannia msiest,'s frigaie
Cleopatra, capt. White who suffered her 10 ma =
notwithstanding ihr discovery that she was Ia.
den with arms and warlike .tores. and arrived
:; JacHlel en- the 18TH o. February, where the
Cssel remained until the 9th of March follow
ing.
ID ring thi> interval much discomfort was oc-
ca-ioned ano' your nlem1ria lists, inasrnucli a 4.
they no" found them7elves in a country, viii.
Iher they had not undertaken nor expected "a
proceed as they were compelled TO exercise
themselves in military duty under the most ar
bi'rafy exercise OF mower on The part of gen.
Miranda col. Ar nstrong and Mr. Burning. u e.
ven'ed from wiring o their friends in tn. Uni
ted States and kepr IN ignorance as 20 he ulri
maze object OF The coercion under which they
suffered and the final destination of The vessel
The Disgust and anxiety produced by this seve-
Tity occascnsd some among your memorialists
to attempt an escape to Port an Prince, or some
other port of ST u nlingo, where they mieht
receive assistance and protection from their
couhtrymen But the wafiness and precautIon
OF those INTO whose power they had been en-
trapped had prepared such diligence in tie ma
troes OF he town, as rendered this effort abor-
tive, and left them wi houf resource against the
misforturcs that awaited them-In Jacme the
Schooners Bee and Bacchus of Philadelphia were
employed TO accompany the ship in her VOYAGE
-Ch ouafd VI .lCSS NFbhetS your FnemDTIalISts
were ob'iged to embark, and left s.. Domingo
on the 9th March. After having touched at
the island of Aruba for refreshnent the three
vessels proceeded towards the coast of Terra
Firma betWeeh Lagura and Porto Cabello, where
they arrive on the 23,h Of April, aad " here the
two schooners in which your memorial SITS were
embarked, (being deserted by the Leander hav.
ing on board gen Miranda and others, who had
been most active in effecting the measure alrea-
dy detailed) we're captured by two Spanish crui-
zers and carried into Porto Cabello, where all
those taken in those two vessels were proceeded
against under -harge of piracy and portage of
articles contraband OF war, inasmuch as there
were found on board the aforemen toned YES
sells, muskets. sabres and many other offensive
weapons which had been plas-c, there without
the aid concurrence or voluntary act Of yosr me
moriaists, in any manner whatever.
On the 18th OF July, this process was closed
by the Captain General of Caracas. by a sen.
tenee oondemniug ten (who were considered 10
have been ~iIfulIy engsged) 20 dea:h-ninetcen
TO eight years slavery a, Ones, in the province
OF MeSien-and fourteen TO ten years inrprison
mcnt az the island Of Pouo Rico. The ten yybo
received sentence of death were hanged and be.
headed on the 21st oF fully, and your memorial
ISIS, together with their companions, sentenced
90 BccoE Chica, with others who are preventcd
by sickness from joining in this memorial. and
TWO nave died ". consequence of hard service.
Confinement and want Of food ii, for their sun.
Ior were soon after removed % this place whs,