The Delaware gazette., 1810-05-16

Distress. her captains name is Bessnn her
ANA. ut owners name Brouard-onc Mention,
and certain Jonn dc Toure, make conspicu-
Gus leures Oh board OF her.
The In rrpltie was butt here, sailed from
this mort abou, two monlhs since OH her hrst
voyage to st. Bal,hoiomews with ficnch pas
,cnrers, commended by ccrtaln Rogers,
where II is SAID She was sold by him to Sou\-
net one Of the passengers, aud sailed with the
rest of the passengers, under the command oi
Brouphman, to ST. Martins, where she oh ain-
ed French commission, ,pr0ceedld Il on CT uisc,
and after taking from on board q Spanish YES
sci 60oo dollars, put in here under p'etcnce OF
di ,tress. On board the Due dc MontehclIo is
found commission, for vessel TO be called
YheFyei,ch So!dicr,;o be commanded iiy Brough-
man, who now commands the ln'rtplde.
The schr. which bears the papers OF periosue
Ia PetE CAaace is commanded by person hy
tie name OF St. Case, who says he sailed from
Guadaloupc in the Petit Chance, OF between
five and six tons burthcn, on a Crui2c but
meeting this vessel, and finding her very fast
saler, he took his crew on board her, gave the
Petit Cnance to the crew OF the schr. and went
on a cru.zc. After making several captures
| and destroying several vessels, he put n,o this
port in distress. On examining his leak It vas
found to be a fresh bored auger hoe
The schooner Blossom arrived here from st
| Jago with a number OF passengers, sailed un.
| der the command OF certain John Jaque, un.
| de-. American coiors, and spo.lc by The Monte
bclo of the bar of the Balize short time since
! bear ng different name, cruIzing as "a prva-
| teer under French colors, and richly lader
with plunder, who IS no doubt somewhere or
our coast engaged i'll smuggling her cargo in
to this place. The captain Of the MonsebelIc
supplied her with boa, which he had takct
| from M American b,ig and she proceeded t,
the westward, where some OF our vess,ls @
war have pursued her without effect.
The schr. Leonora sailed from this place I'M
der Swedish co.ocs, for ST. Bartholomew, witt
about 63 French passengers on boa'd, and va
strictly examined at the Balize by our vessel
| Of war, in order to find arms on boa,d her, bu
without effect. She proceeded TO Breton islaut,
where it is supposed she took on bould he
arms and ammunition, as she has since appear
ed off the Balize in chase of some vessel, all,
has p.undeyed others.
We hear Of a schooner called the Superior
now cruising Of, Jamaica, sinking an, burning
every vessel she meets.-not long since .h
was at Charleston; also other pfivatcers whc
sailed from Guadaloupc before it surrendered
and arc supposed to be destined for this place
they are now cruising in the neighborhood G
Cuba and Jamaica.
The system of warfare conducted by thos
men, is disgrace TO human nature. IIavin
now no place to send their prize. to, they Dies
troy them on tie high seas and perhaps tn
prisoners share the same fate of their vessel
for we find none on board except few person
of color, preserved do doubt for sale. Nor q
they conine their outrage to English and Span
sh vessels we find the NohtcheHo has robbie
4 three American vcssels-has burnt onc--rar
4 somed anothsr--the protest of captain School
field, is in part evidence of this fact.
We hear ola vessel that was purchased
Norfolk By some French,n-n, and sailed &c
savannah, but stopped at Hampton, where sh
was equipped in every respect for privatccr
| this fact Joined to the circumstances cl the Nor
tebello's having been equipped by certain N
Jerome, at Savannah, We are induced to bciicy
| New Orleans and Savannah are intended as I'll
two principal places OF rendezvous. When "
recoliect the buccaneering system which VIZ
conducted by Dampier, and others, we ca
have no doubt OF the intention of these peop
to revive it
There exists no authority whatever at til
moment fer privatcering in those seas, and y
| those seas ave full! of vessels which have II
sumcd that character AMI when these priv
tcers may have assembled in squalrops. VII.
guarantee have we for their honesty hat s
curity from their deprcdatious on our cor
; mercer Pcrhaps those very cities which hail,
them to our shores as distressed esilcd hrot
ers, and bcncyolently extended TO them chari
and protection, may he laid under contrib
tioA, or perhaps in ashes :.
We have folt it as cur duty to give this wa
ming, and ii rests with the o.,.cr,s of COVER
ment to elude the danger.
1
t CHARLESTON, MAyi.
: The French P.ivateer SCHOONER La R,1'oac