The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-09
aDos1le8tlt.
TO Tux EDITORS OF THE pALrIMoRE
AMERICAN.
SIDNE Y.

few months since I caused to be pub
iished the names of certain vessels of a pi
raucal character, which had been fitted out
in our own ports and had committed various
depredauons in our waters and was in hopes
that the number which have been Captured
and condemned at New Orleans, would have
deferred future Adventures from engaging
In that system OF villainy late accounts
from that quarter, however, convince me of
its having been carried to a more alarming
extent than ever.
send tor publication, various extracts
from letters and an affidavit, by which YOU
will discover that some merchants and others
residing in New Orleans, are the owners
and agents OF those vessels and that many
American citizens are on board them.
There are now two of notorious character
cruizng III the gulph of Mexico--to wit,
the schr. Infrefid, commanded by Brugh :.
man--the nominal arD,1teur is on board,
his name is Saurinet also one Dusar, part
owner. This vessel was built at N Orleans.
sailed on cruize. and after punderme a
vessel (said TO be Spanish) of s 5000, return
ed was seIzed. prosecuted and condemned
as an unauthorized cruizer. She was, how.
ever, permitted to reft during he trial, and
the night after the judge gave his opinion,
she took French leave. Brughman is a
small man, with a thin visage about SIS years
OF age, and has the appearance of bright
mulatto. Saurlnet is tall spare man, 90
years of age. She has commission, issued
by the governor of Gaudaloupe dated few
days after the capitulation of that place.
The felucca Polly is the vessel in which
Brown the collector left N, Orleans. Some
time after she was condemned, she was
purchased by Jacob Hart, merchant, of New
Orleans. and received every equipment ne
| cesssary for pirate A few days after
the condemnation of he pirate the Duc-de
Montabello, the Polly sailed on a cruize. un
der the command of Brouard, the former
CO nimander and armGteHr of the MontebsIlo.
the celebrated pirate John lie Loup is also
on board her.---@Ut is well known that the
MontebelIo left Baltimore bearing the name
of the Amiable, under the comm and of capt
White. and that John lie Loup and Brouard
were the apparent owners.)
Extracts Of letters from Ne4U Orleans.
August 81, 1910 L'EHine has lately
been seized and sent TO town. 1 believe the
crew obliged the captain to bring her in, as
their commission is stated to have expired
from what have understood, there is
little doubt she will be condemned.
Not long since, Browns felucca went out
ofthe S.W pass with 90 or 70 men. She
mas JUST returned, ana as unuerstand) has
captured Vera Cruz vessel and ia ken out
Of her in specie $4,000 She has been
some time off the bar, and am persuaded
the money has been in bank some time
since"
! September 1.-----L'Epine has been con-.
demned under the slave act.
! Informed you, some weeks ago. that the
Felucca Polly had been bought by jacob
Hart and had been cleared for st. Domn
go. 1t now appears that the former owner
of the Montebello. who you know is recog
nized to appear at Charleston (for Illegally
fitting OUT is her commander, no less than
the Sieur Brouard. It appears that they
have captured a Spanish vessel with rs
slaves, bound to Pensacola, and have SNUG
ged them into the Territory by the way OF
Ia Fourche. They also robbed French
vessel Of her cargo. 4 600 dollars OF which
was specie, and then burned her.
She was cleared from this place by Mr.
PriHce, who appears to have CORE spondence
with the captain during his cfoiIe. It is
stated hat Nj. Rnberi (who YOU must re.
icollecD was also 90 board perhaps as ow :
ner, He is Jacrb hArt's partner. War
rants were issued against Prince, Brouard