Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-07-04
MONDAY, JULY A., 1908.


which was aimed, has been arrested by
the spirit and the nerve Of an American
/ iury.-Bonaparte has now an occasion
! furnished to him, which should afford
him serious reflection and if his rea-
soning be cool and correct, he will find
that America is not to be subdued,
wkile such feelings and sentiments, as
the discussion oil Monday produced,
| glow in the bosoms Of our countrymen.
In the fall Of the year 1906, Swe-
| dish schooner with a cargo Of consider
able value, both owned by Swedish
subject, and under the care Of Mr..
John Naglee, an American supcrcargo,
sailed from this port Tor the isle of Gu
ba. In the voyage she was Captured
by the frtrateer Dolthia, commanded
by cahtain BreuUard. This is the man
whose vessel, which lately entered the
port of Philadelphia, and under the
| pretence Of wanting provisions and re-
| pairs for Tong crlize, was furnished
by our government with those articles
which the embargo laws frercnt oai.
owl citizens from carrying 10 each other.
When captain Blouyard captured
the schooner, the usual scenes of out
rage * atrocity were committed, which
in this age Of The Freedom Of the
seas" accompany all French captures.
Pistols and swords and sabres were ex-
hibited 10 alarm the fears Of the crew,
and to show the power Of Frenchmen.
The schooner was then plundered
and sent to Barracoa, port in the ISL
and OF CuOa. Here a new scene of
| plumber occurred, and before any pro-
ceedings were instituted to procure the
| condemnation Of the vessel, one half of
the cargo was smuggled ON shore, as
we'll TO avoid the restoration off in case
OF an acquittal, as to defraud the gov
eminent Of the duties.--An attempt
was made By captain Brouvard, with
the aid ola file of soldiers, TO seize.and
lmprison the supercargo who, finding
ms life IN danger, applied to the COVER
nour Of the port, who was Spaniard,
and who Immediately interfered 10
rescue Mr.. Naglee from the fangs Of
the Frenchman. TIE schooner was
then ordered 10 the city Of St. Denim
&c, where she soon after arrived Mr..
Naglce, apprehensive of his life, if he
went in the schooner, took his passage
in another vessel and at great ex-
| pense and with considerable difficulty,
followed her 7; but net in sufficient time
to save his property. Before he arriv-
ed his vessel and cargo were delivered
up TO Brouvard, and his only solicitude
was to provide for his return to his
home.
Broivcrd had robbed him Of pair
Of pistols, which il was his wish to re-
gain, and for which purpose he applied
TO him but without success. He then
made an application to general Ferrand,
who commanded al the city Of St. Do
mingo, and Brouvard was ordered by
him torestore the pistols. After some
time they were returned to Mr.. Nag
lee but the case in which they were
contained was cut and defaced--the
locks Of the pistols were broken. and
the barrels .fited 7t4th sl4sh ! But such
as the ~-re; they were the remnant
Of his and lie Sound himself
now reduCCdDy the viliany of BrouUard,
from state Of comfort to that of beg
gary. He smarted under serse of
his wrongs, and when he was about 10
leave St. Domingo OH his return to Phi
ladelphia, he seized all occasion 70 say
to BrouYard, 4" am now in your pow
Her, and must submit 10 it but if ev-
:" er catch you in any part Of the Uni
" ted States crcctt EhJzSPs church,
"will have my revenge"
Two years elapsed and the time for
revenge arrived Brourard entered
the port Of Philadelphia a short time
since, after having plundered an Amer
lean vessel at sea, and occasioned The
death of a respectable passenger, MIR.
Campbell, and three or four Of the
crew. Here, his vessel was ordered to
be repaired, and by the orders Of orr
goOernne1it, an unnecessary quantity Of
provisions was furnished to him, while,
az the same time, and by me same orders,
the citizens were prohibited from re-
ceiving from their sister states even
barrel of -four. While the schooner
was repairing at the ship yard, Brou-
ward, accompanied by the French vice
consul, and Frenchman, and dressed
in his uniform, went to inspect her
They were met in the street by Mr..
NagIee, who, addressing himself to
| Brouvard, said " How do Won do. SIR ~