Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-10

formed that divers other acts OF Wanton
abuse as well asaoruelty. also ensued, winch
are not detailed in captain Petty, S protest.
as irrelevant to his purposes. For myself
want language to express my regret tnal
such acts Of oppression can with lmpunlty
be practised upon our fellow-citizens, With
out speedy and adequate resistance.
trust, however, that in this instance, but
one voice will be heard, and one general
wish be expressed, that the culprlts will
without delay, be removed from Office, and
that the abused captain Petty will speedily
be- remunerated with ample damages by the
verdict of jury Of his country, to which
think he may safely appeal.
BIZ this public instrument and declaration
of protest be it known and made manifest
TO all whom it doth Or may concern. That
on this second day of September in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred &
eight, before me, George w. Strong,
public notary in and for the state of New
York, duly commissioned and sworn, resid-
ing in the city of New York, personally
came and appeared David Petty, master and
commander of the schooner Speedy, Of
Brookhaven, who being by me duly sworn
upon the Holy Evangelists did depose,pro
test and say, that OH the 18th day of Au-
gust last past, he was sailing in the said
schoone. on the south side OF Long Island,
bound fron N.York to Moriches, in Brook
haven, and when opposite Gilgo Gut he
was fired at ard brought too by gan-boat
No. 40, commanded by James Renshaw,
who sent barge on board the deponent's
schooner, and after examining her, per-
mitted her to proceed on her voyage. That
after she had proceeded about one mile to
the winoward he was again fred at and
compelled to bear away and come under the
lee of the gun-boat, when the commander
demanded the deponent to come On board
and pilot him into Fire island inlet, which
the deponent consented to do for ten dol
lars to which the commander replied that
&C he would be damned if he would give him
ten cents" and added that if the deponent
did not obey, his schooner should not be
permitted to leave the gun beat. Where
upon the deponent persisting in his refusal,
the said commander sent his barge on board
the schooner, with orders to take by force
the deponent or one of his men out OF the
schooner and bring him on board the gun
boat. That the deponent was thereby COM
PEELED without his consent, to leave his own
vessel and go or board the gun boat, where
he was kept and detained three DAYS. That
not being able to beat up to Fire inlet, they
were obliged TO go into Gilgo gut, with the
navigation of which the deponent was total
" macquainted, and on his mentioning the
circumstance to the commander, was told
by him, that if he the deponent run the
gun-boat ground he should be shot" That
having passed the gut in safety, and the
gun-boat anchored in the bay, the dsponent
was OH the following day, by the orders Of
the said commander, putin irons with hand
cu3S an Ills artists and s..ackls, on his kes,
and kept i'll irons for one 1uhole day and
night, during which time he had very little
refreshments and was treated with much a.
buse by the said commander. And the de-
ponent did further protest and swear that he
knows of no reason for such treatment from
the said commander, except his wishes to
detan the Opponent OF board until such time
as he should see mt to 80 to sea, and require
the deronent's aid III navigating the gun
boat out of the gut: that on Sunday, the
twenty-lrst day of the aforesaid month of
August, about noon, some persons were
coming on board the said gun-boat while "
ing at anchor in the bay, and before they
reached her, the said commander ordered (
the irons to be taken off the deponent: that
IN the afternoon OF the same day the said
commander, wishing to SO on board of
brig that lay at 10 great distance on the
beach, the deponent requested and obtained !
leave to go with him: that after visiting her, |
be was ordered lx the couanaandex 20 ,..4..,a