Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-16

Tyuth IN It's Eue Colors
81 Tuesday arrived here the brig Jane,
~; Morse. who sailed from this port by
ii from the President OF the Unit
Estates. about ten weeks since, for the.
s,,nose Of collecting demand at St. Vm-
rsnts having called On the captainwe hand
~ 9ol!owi;ng as correct statement made by
Nm: That the vessel sailed from this port
= the 18th of August last for ST. Vincents
or the purpose of collecting a demand Tor,
Ss,nt.a;n Abraham Shaw against the estate OF
I. I5's::,h Durham, esq. deceased, and arrived
sysss. yincrnts on the II OF September COLI
isctetl On said demand 68 puncheons rum
! nd az h..ids mta'a5sSs, amounting to AGO
d,ll.rs ~ cents J; onthe I'd October sailed
f5goa ST. Vincenss for this port /; On the c.
v..;;s,r Of the sin Of October in lat. f8, IS,
!. Il looa. IS, w. fell in with a French ship
!, q war ana two armed briggs in company,
5ro.,ott,t us too after firing four guns, sent
,bs;r boat and took every person Oh
: boarss aud took the brig in tow ]; it being
.da,k with breeze, they were not enabled
% take our bags S. on board tie commpo-
ddorc. Ga the 6ta, bsgan TO sec the sacrl-
en- If property at day light the briggs boat
~, MS out over the side, aud every small artl-
ee If stores and the plumber Of all the chests
/ ,,4, x mt on board aud carried off; at 10
s y. the three. vessels hoisted out their larg-
st boats and bsgaa 20 discharge the brig
and receive equally On board each vessel
sBv this time We learned by one OF their Peo-
, ME. that their vessels were on their way d.
isct for France, and were only going to take
cut part Of the cargo, then the brig was to
share s..e same fate of the brig Julian, capt.
Fee. which was sunk few days before, al
Ter being plundered she sailed flom ST..
Yiucents in company with the Jane, with
similar cargo. After they had taken 50
puncheoas of rum, every small article OF
provision thatcould be named, and all our
|hght sails and small rigging and plundered
| he whole crew of almost all their wearing
,onarsL they were than about to sink the
brSm. Proposals were then made on our
sn,ft to the commodore to purchase the brig
amer she was condemned by their Imperial
decree the answer was, they would consl-
der Of the matter til the afternoon, when
about half past four, they informed US We
could have the brig for 1000 dollars, draw
ing bills On our owners at so days, beng
obliged to comply with those terms, they
rave us bill of sale, with a condemnation
oflthe brig and cargo we were then per-
niited to depart, taking on board our yes
1.-The captain and crew of the brig Julian,
which made fifteen persons, on board the
| Jane, with only 20 los. bread and SO lbs.
beef, and lett III this Situation in lat. 10, SO,
N. long. As, 20, w. to stem our hard fate !:
fortunately on the morning following saw
,hree sail to lScward, which, after hours
chase, we came Up with, who wele humane
enough to take seven of our people and
supphsd US with small quantity OF provi-
sons, which enabled Us, blythe Blessing Of
God, continuing OH short allowance, once
more to rs.seh cur naiivesiand Of liberty, in
Gisiy. Sst 80 ss