The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-26

lessen the evil, or bring 1t to desirable
crisis, which would terminate ve.ration
and snbmission together.-Hhis.]
B<lTIMoRE. December 10.
CASE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA.
Mn. IRVINE,
The capture and condemnation of this
, vessel, afford memorable instance of rob.
berry under color of foreign orders in council,
and a solemn warning to the government
tif it had none before y to lose no time in re-
sorting to efficient means for the protection
of our fair commerce. Perhaps more. UNI
disguised case of fraud and tyranny, was ne
yer exhibited, even in a British prize court,
than in the Condemnation OF the Susquehan-
ma. "A concise narrative will best explain
both.
The ship Susquehanna. John Brown, mas
ter; new ship on her first voyage. sailed
from Baltimore Sept Sd, bour.I to Tonnin-
gen; owned by MIR. James Bays of this city,
and cost to fit her for sea upwards of 10000
dollars. Her cargo consisted of articles no
ted below, with the owners names. The pa
pers and documents were all regular, &C.
companied with the usual certificates, skew
ing the whole to be bona .fde American
property, and the cargo principally domes-
tic produce. She proceeded On her voyage
until the 29th same month, when in lat, SO,
Ling 46, was captured by the British ship
of war Swiftsure, captain Conn, and ordered
Far Halifax 'rha captain and crew
takeh out, and put on board the schooner
Thistle, and arrived at Halifax in company
with the ship the 22d of Oct. where the ship
was lbelled.
The brig American, of Baltimore, that had
been captured some time before, bound ON a
similar voyage, was tried by Judge Croke,
a few days after the Susquehanna arrived,
and was condemned. He said the ship might
he considered as in the same condemnation,
Tut the captain insisted on n trial., which
was granted: When the court met, the at
tofney for the captain insisted that the cap
: ture was illegal, aud which he would prove.
The Jadge replied, .' that he would not hear
one word on the subject, as he had made up
his mindr' And, so, condemned both vessel
and Cargo, together with costs 1865 dollars,
to be paid by the claimants!
;, The captain of the Swiftsure showed the
Judge q letter, which he SAID he had re-
ceived from a friend in Baltimore, purport-
ing to contain the names of vessels said to be
French and Durch property, and the Sus
quehanna one Of the number. The ship
and cargo were sold; the former for s 49, 500.
Ofthe letter produced on the trial, or ra-
ther the condemnation, of the Susquehan-
na-what should we think !--Whether it was
forged for the purpose at Halifax; or, was
really written in Baltimore, by a lying a
gent of Britain stationed and skulking "a
mong rs, the injury is the same to
.dN AMERIcAN MERcHANT.
Cargo of the Susguehanna.
Domestic Produce.
4l6 his. Tobacco.
5e3l1 ID. Tobacco stems.
% bales Cotton.
9 do Peltry.
Foreign Produce.
&c bags and hhds. Coffee.
boxes Sugar.
hhds. and so bbls Sugar.
so boxes Segars.
Is tons Loog sood.
81 do. FustiCk.
SHIPPERS MINES.
John 6 oddard, e. F. Kalkman, LADIES
< Co. Basil S. Elder, John Trimble, r.
X. Gavery, P. II. Tormc, Stewart and
Montgomery, John Goodwin, Goodwin
Hutchins & Co. Geo. c. Muller, Frederick
f'0cse. A. Seekamp. John Sperry, Hol-
lingsworth and Sullivan, James Williams.
Thomas Poultney, George F. Warfeld, and
Jams Bays.
NJ b. The subjoined extract of a letter,
with Its enclosures, from the counsel for
claimant at Halifax, to the owner of the
Susqnehanna, in Baltimore, will give more
explicit information to those who can feel
for the manifold wrongs heaped upon this
country, its independence and commerce.
Haiifar, Stat Oct 1909.
SIR,
!. " at the request Of capt. Brown, mas.
ter of the ship Susquehannah, lately sent
Into this port for adjudication, enclose you
short statement of the difficulties in W HIGH
the ship and her cargo are involved by the
severe construction which the judge of our
court of vice admiralty, has thought fit to
put upon the kings order of the 10Th April
last under (Which, no doubt, you and the
shippers of the cargo have undertaken the
voyage in question. brig Ameri.
can OF your port, having been tried and con
denned upon the very same grounds which
will be adopted against the Susquehannah,
have submitted to you the treatment she
has met with, that it may be communicated
TO the many merchants who must, Of course,
be Interested in what conceive to be fair,
legal trade warranted by the erhress orders
e/our o1un government"
If we we're still animated by the spirit
of'76 how would our indignation take fire
at the arrogant pretensons of British
king to regulate our commerce-and tell us,
10 what port we MAY go and what we MAY
carry thithcr,-ahd what we skall nof p
''~O tcmpora
COPY OF DECREE.
NSvd See.ia Court Of Yiee AaD,iraify.
Thursday the twenty third day Of
e.. 81 November, in the year of our Lord
One thousapd eight hundred & nine