Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-07-24
From the New. York Evening PoG]
Conduct Of France fowards IL
DleyiCl.
ATTEs TED FACTS.


SfRs L embrace this favourable |
opportunity of writing TO inform you
of my prelent filtration which is
dreadful.
SiRs-I left New York on the
23d of Augult, 1907, in the barquc
wo Brothers, commanded by Hen
ry Gardiner, bound to Antwerp,
which port we were never permitted
to arrive at, in coniequence of the
DEGREES of the beliieerent nations
We remained in Flulhing Fix months
and four in kotter am, during which
period there was veiieI ordered
home, with the officers and crews
belonging t, the REFLECTIVE ihips in
the ports Of Holland eng per-
fuaded by captain Gardner to remain
b. the wife which l did, always
ifudying the intere.t of my owners.
When the embargo was RATED IN
Holland, no exertion was wanting
on our iide to get the yenel ready
tor fea, in hopes to get out of Eu-
rope, which was then in fate of
conyulion capt. Gardner then
! procured a freight 70 1harante, fer
a cargo of Brandy, which proved to
me unfortunately to the particu-
lars Of the voyage. imagine you are
perfectly well acquainted with
Them ! We arrived in Charante
in France, on the 6rit of September,
1903. AT our arrival we were en-
bargoed. In the mean while we
were employed overhauing flip and
taking in cargo got every thing on
board ready for lea, when fom- of
the people went and denounced the
fhip faid we touched at port in
England, and were boarded at differ
en-: times by Britifh chips of war !;
through which we were fent to pri-
fon, at Charante. On the Isth of
October, we were fent to Rochefort
prifon, Capt. Gardner being unwell,
obtained permilion 10 go to the
Hofpital; | remained in Rochfort
prifon feven weeks. l was then or
dered to prepare for Arras. On the
/ 9TH of December | commenced my
travels. with the officers of the ihips
Neptune of Portland, and Holland
Trader of New Y ork. Cap, Gsr--
dner till remained in the Hofpf3}
We arrived in Arras after difagfee-
able march of about tx hundred
miles through France. CWel fuf-
fered much on the road with fatigue
and want candy the chief of our
all became prey to the overbearing
prifon keepers. Since our arrival in
Arras we had letters from Capt
Jenkins, whole vef1cl is likewife de.
nounced, with eight more. He in.
forms me that Capt. Gardner and
eight more had made their elcape,
iince we LETT Rochefort. Captain
jenkins, fhip Minerva of Rooheier,
Capt. Tucker, of the William, of
Newburyport; Capt. Chadock, of
the Wareham, of New. York, and.
their mates and iome of the people
are in Rochefort priion | am here
friendlefs and moneylefs. Our pay
here is nineteen cents per day, to
fupply every neceiiary of life, and
no fupport whatever can we obtain
from our Minieer. write frequent
ly to his Excellency General Arm
itrong, to alleviate our diitreis by al
lowing fome pecuniary fuppor,, if
The csn) not obtain our relealc. lie
zuiR aot euen agfoer OR kffers; he
liitens 10 the iutiering Of his coun-
trymen, and gives them no redrefs. /
He looks OF Us more with contempt
than pity We are furthermore in |
formed by Mr.. Cox Bennett, Ameri-
can Coa(ul, for the Diltria of /
Havre, that his Excellency the
French miniller would Immediately
give us W were General Armhrong
to make application for Us. MIR.
Bennett is man who does all that
lays ia (hi9 power for his country
men. Were he invcAed with full
authority we llould foan be redeem.
ed from captivity. He informs US
that we cannot be releafed until the
fine which The Emperor's DEGREES
(haye) impolcd On US be paid. !