Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-17

80 9.s11.41s. % "r~'u Oh Tue seytd.
addueed, as Veil BY the Judge aa,a Wac
IS by the said captain James Bsrrsa ss''
fhaviag naa,urrly and .borcughlv eos - I'D
tedlhs same (eaptsin James Baron bsS
Ideclined 70 offer any detencr) grross
1.-THE honorable the secretary q he n,s 49, y
the u. S. as by his said war,au, /. 80. .
ed, state of the matters TOUCHING H. ss ,
surrender, together .glsh their op,s"
l.hrreon, as folIoweshs ivy
/ /. Happears TO the court, tia, the To
ship chesapeake. then under the conm,si
4ot James isarrou, esq. a captain in ,b.r'
Wy Of the u. States, sailed from Hama
Roads, on an intended cruize in the MA ~
,terrans an sea. on the mofuips Of the sai
Of June lsat pas,,. having 90 board e,ts
consisting Of more than three hundred ,,i
seyen,y men, and completely ecaipD,S
with every thing necessary for such 4 sin
of war, sailing on such acruIze.
2. ltappears to the court, that csc,sa
Barron ,was sppoioted eommodmeo Of Il.
ships aud vessels destined for the Msd.,.
rsnean service on the 18th day OF Slsylsa
past, and ,!,oistsd his broad pendea, q,
board the Chesapeake, the first time b.
came 90 board Of her ate. her arri,aln
Hampton Roads, to Wit, on or abou, tie
9Th day O. June last past.
| 5, I,apprars TO the court, .ha; &C ANA.
dorc Barron visited the chesapeake 90.
ly twice during the period she repalaedia
Hampton Roads. and before ne came 90
board TO proceed to sea; on neither Of
which occasions, did he examine parlieu.
larly into her state aId condition.
| 4. 1t appears TO the court, that ,ae gubs
| Of the .Chesape cake were never exercised
before she proceeded to sea that her crew
were qaartered bus.a few days previou, to
1 that time, ADD had never been called to
quarters more thso three times prior to
her sailing for sea.
/ S. Issppsass TO the.court. that the ship
was reported to commodore Batronto be
i ready isr sea on the 18th day of Juae, that
he came 90 board on the 2ls,, and 'basthc
ship sailed on the morning Of the s22d Of
| June last past,
! 6. II appears to the court, shat auttce'
deusto the sailing ofihe Chesapeake theirs
had been received 90 board OF her some
persons who had been claimed by toe bri.
,ish eoyernment as lesar,ers from their
service, bur who were-oo. ordered to be
delivered up by the American officers
s That there was also. a report ia circulation
apu ,6Sr.--~s'y hoard the Che.a
peake. ihata rhrea; had hesu used BY H.:
captain Of the Bri,ph ship of war MeIau
pus, TO take these men from the Chesa
lpeake-Thas commodore Barron had full
knowledge of the facts tina; such nan we're
ON board his ship. that they had been d.
maoded by the British government, and
| had not been delivered up, the court a''
perfectly satisfied but no positive cyl
dence has bean adduced to prove, thas the
report of the threat above measioued "a'
| communicated to him before his ship sale'
| ed. =,
! 4. +. appears TO she court, tina. the IN;
sapeake 10 proceeding from Hamp'onr'aa
TO sea, passed a British squadron at aa'n0
| 10 Lynhaven bay, who at the time Q! ns'
passing then were making signals to sat'
o,usr, which was not only reported 'ocom
modore Barron by one OF his osncefs' "
actually ebse,~sed By himself.
/ 8. T.appea,s TO the courl, that the oF''s'
ship of war Leopard of ETY. saos' one . .
the squadron then at anchor wl'ilta 'a' =
mi,s of The u. S. weighed ima'ed'ase'Y a.
tie. these sigoals were shrown oa'' and s'o'
/ 20 sea. -,
/ g. {, does nor appear 10 the caa''' 'a1
/ a. this time there was any vessei ID SO"
or any other objectlo iadace hef 70 o.
SEA, bus the, Chesapeake. :.
/ 10. II appsarsto the coui, tilas al W !"
time the Leopard gos under We'S', W.
wind was al south southwest, anp '" -,
fore fair for her TO proceed to sea- o'' -,
/ La...1E ut This ID ClCo