Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-14
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,ha, Francs is hgaln8 'o' 81 -
psn' 20 ,be freedom OF the seas. 40
xould want no othsr evidence
ga Sallowirg, to atjus. his expeess'
s nj thai quarter.
~ EXTRACT
:, prosess OF captain Burns, who
IA The Amsrican ship BRISTOL
mbso she was taken and suck BY
Af,er which, nothing material oc.
,,o,;l he 26,b of Jao' vhru aeipg 10
'1fsb3os Is, 40, n aud long. about
= v. We were b,orghs too by two
W i,;ca,es lie Taemss, ommsndaat
''. and 2eniope. Capt BuddeFan,
l ~, their boats 90 oesrd. the oHcefs
- af.rr inopiriag from whence We
ID or VIVA, the cstgo consisted, aud
,.rlicularly if we had beeo VISITED oy
c,l;,h mao of W ar, watch was answer.
e e u.gsei.e they directed US q pack.
), bssasge and 60 imtosd;a,eiy on
l,5s tTiea.e-.ha ,aey were s 9ng 10
\ !. 20 our ship. After goipg "yseii on
i 4 s;ss he log beos aad PaPers, aud
- ,emons,rances uselssa NC were os-
y y coo,oly. aud Notwithstanding 'hfy
...d us.o lake whatever belonged 10 Us,
8 ,,,e hurried of with on!y VIVA, could
,,jly cone al, ieasiog many valuable
IN of our o@o. not bsia 6 allowed
,,,o est them away. Alter sending Us
/ % bosid the ffigaSe, except the mate anu
], s,srsr, they broke open the matches
IJpIondersd the ship of al the valuable
1e,; they could fad boyh OF cargo aods
&rs; aud ,hes as The mate snforas, eca'
] her, aud lef. hsr lying TO, uGdef ne
sails, the rn4in topsat to the mast,
lgiug the nae and ssaa,en aforesaid,
,osn made sail 10 the S. w. On a.
|,dg % board the fr;gsic La Themes,
i toniasion was such tsas ! was q, ioss
lscorsr which the commaoder was,
EdrmaIned 90 deck considerable time
|b1si being interFogated by any one,
Eybeipg SO ie,ent on securing their aiun-
/ Al length ! was invited 10 walk be-
b iDo ,he ward ronm, and after The
sason hs6 10 some measure ssbs,ded,
b could make Game enquiry 20 know
EU vha, p1etext the oct OF destroying.
! ships was authorized? / coald Get no
Arrsply than this, thar we came from
IEasllsh port aud bad Oh board goods Of
lglen manufacture, which was setleieni
rEem; and that they did 10, consider
a prisoners, but passengers, and shS
81 American Vessei they sAoald meet
asfom aoy pert except al Eoglish porg,
] .sho had not bssn visited by "a Eng
! snip Of war. they would put Us CO
AID; bat thar if We had beco visited By
Eeghse naa Of war, they would not
y have ma5e prize CT or sh;p. bas also
z considered Us as prisoners OF war.
he papers relative to both chip aud
b we're taken and detained from me,
''p' toe sea letter aud shipping articles,
Itiiet bag was broksn open, as alsa
The sres'eE par, of the packages sad
cts whlch it contained. many ce which
&c stressed about the deekss al which
QUO get INFO ny possession were ;aken-
OF, aud hase been deposited 10 the
ofsce. Excluslve Of The articles /
ebi'ged TO leave beaicd, / was pioa.
60 OF ooe truck which coatained the
''eS' part Of any wearing apparel, wish
y o'her valuable ARTICLES, toge,hcr with
Oeosf of packages which had beeo COM
:sd 70 my particular care. After re.
..uog on board nine days, On The Cd CT
:, o7lng thea 10 toe lar. of about 81, 90,
10 aud near the coast Of Morocco, we
'aaa'siy feb 10 with the Schooner Eli
Ss@' captain ]. CTowell. from Mar
s''s bound 20 Boston, IN ballast, who on
t'Saaon did 90, hesitate mament 10
ss US all 90 board, in number rs; at
s@s nme requesting thar shey would
'O0 board provisions aud wafer, as he
aol mare thso SUFFICIENT for his own
" W0as fhec senf ~, hoard .3ss ~ no