Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-12-12
Domestic 5IutrIligrxe.
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Ssez, De-. Gin the Mehswk, from Liv-
eTpool came Pafengers Capt. Folger, late mas
Ter Of the American brig Acorn, feized and
condemned in France, under the Berlin de-
cree Capt Waterman late of the Men or, of
New York Which veliel was burnt by the
French ruffians at Tea, under the barbarous de-
cree Of their matter; and another gentleman.
Capt. Folger informs Us, that he left Paris
the 3Olh Of Auguif, and eicaped in an open
boat from ST. Malos on the 8 September, az.
fer a fevere lruggle with the guard boats.
RElnlo DC was al t'aris, large bodassuof troops
were marching from the camps near thar city
for Spain, and il was reprefenIed thar Bona
parre was Tending forward upwards of 100000
men Tor the cOnquelt of that kingdom Tor his
brother Jofeph. There can indeed be no
dUubt bur he win exert all the forces be ran
fare from other objects. for this purpole
Capt. r. reprefents, that the conduct of the
French prize courts is mol infamo US that
they 90 rot even ohfeFvethe formsthat decercy
might require to cover their iDjultice and
thar he has actually leen the fum1ary process
Of the condemnation Of feveral veiiels, with
10 hide ceremony or deiberation, that there
was not even pen Put TO paper IN the bu-
hnefs.
Capt Waterman, Of the Mentor, belonging
60 New York. was from Spaniih port in the
Mediterranean on Ins paaage he was board
I'd from an Engiilh man Of war, but iuttered
70 proceed without any Enforcement Of pa
pers I; afterwards he had the misfortune 70
meet with two French frigates and wa board
cd from one os them after examination they
were about diinlIiilng him, when one OF has
tailors, a foreigner, who now called himieh a
Frenchman informed of their having been
fp0ke by the Engliih, on which capt. w.
Ma required 10 alter his declartion, or they
would burn his veGel aud he and BIS crew
be made priouers of war bat he refule3 TO
make any alteration, and remonRraied ageint
The. sIdrag 10 the teftmony of fuch fell
tow, ami AZ other c:rcrmnances--but ~
vsir-; par, Of the Mentors cargo was taken
out Tie crew carried Cd board the frigate, and
N the night Capt. w was invitcd upon deck
60 behold his imp n Aames
On boaEa the frigate they were treated
worle than the Engiih Prifonersi they were
afterwards carried iu;o France--marched
10 Bref and imPri.oned-from thence through
* Q .iser pril0ns ~ Yerdua, his mate and iome Of
his people Fam .afsd on their march al
hengtA, after tedious correlpondence with
Gen .Arn(trorg, sad aaur2nces from him that
u bad deae every ;hingin his power by r.
6tisu, Tor their rele4le, Capt W. United that
be ihouId sssgni It, IN the name OF his coun-
tsy; twas finally obiained, after being pri-
ianer for near'y FIVE months, < the tenant 81
thiry.twO different prlions
such is the treatment Americans receive az
tise hand Of France--ouF fhips plundered aud
bum on The oce4n- -our fellow-ciFizens car
rel INTO CAPTIVITY loaded with irons, an Pni-
uncd, and treated like ilaves-while the arms
ofour country are turned againit our own cit'-
zens, and the doors q fecuriry are e!oied upon
me enUrhides "a tine universal rohoer' ~
shoal "a americz We burn incenie A. the
mead Of Ehe enHghened government q
France!