Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-04-19

Isle OF France, and the fourth, the brig
Harriet, capt. Hurd, bound to New.York,
then prize TO the squadron. That about
ten the Endeavor received shot from the
Commodore's ship and Immediately hove
too, two Of the frigates at this time having
English colours holsted.-And about hall
an hour afterwards the deponentsvessel was
boar ded by two boats from the Commo-
dore's ship, manned with about fifteen men
each, the boarding officers being armed
with side.arms, and in one OF the boats
was a carpenter with his tools. That on
boarding the Endeavour the officers enqui.
red in the English language, which they
spoke very web, for the master, and de-
handed of him where he was from, where
bound, and what was his cargo. The mas
ter informed them he was from Lisbon,
bound to Msrblehead, and that his cargo
was sheep and ballast, which the officers
noted in memorandum book. That they
then demanded the ships papers, and up.
on the masters offering to get them, he
was told that il was matter Of no conse-
quence, for since he was from Lisbon his
vessel was good prize--That thereupon
the officers or one of them, as the deponent
John Powers for himself saith, spoke to
the men 10 the boats in the French language,
upon which the said men Immediately rush
ed below into the cabin and began to plum
der the ship stores--and the said John
Powers for himself further saith, that see.
ing the men were taking every thing they
could lay their hands upon, he asked the
said officers what the men who should re-
main on board his vessel would have to live
upon, to which the officers replied that no
person woufd remain on board. The mas
ter then enquired what was to be done with
his vessel, and was Immediately given to
understand that she was to be sunk. That
the said John Powers, as he and the said
Nicholas b. Proctor and Joseph Tucker
tor themselves say, they enquired of the
said officers if there was war between the
United States and France, and was an.
swered by the said officers or one Of them,
IN the following words, according to the
best of the last named deponent's recollec-
ton and belief, Eyes, as there has be en- for
these six years, that is to burn, sink and
destroy all American vessels to and from
the enemy's ports"-That the deponent
John Powers, then informed the said off.
GERS that he had lately received letter
from his owners stating that the differences
between the two countries had been settled,
and that the French DEGREES had been TAX.
en- off, to which they replied as the last de-
ponent and the said Nicholas B. Proctor
tor the mselves say, "that is all damned
nonsense"-And the deponent ] Ohm Pow.
ers, tor himself further saith, that the said
officers then told him that he and his men
would be allowed five minutes to take such
light articles as they chose, but was ez-
pressly forbidden to take their chests or
any other heavy articles-And all the de.
ponents further say, that while opening
their chests, the men from the said boats
stood by them, and took from them what.
ever they chose-And the said John Pow
ers, for himself, further saith, that he now
thought 1t more advisable to inform the
said officers that he had money on board,
which he did, and was told by them to dis.
cover all that he had, and that if on exam
ming his accounts it appeared he had not
o'oSiosSu VIC WHOlC, HC otCuiu rare nafO
for it-That the said officers were accord.
ingly informed where the whole Of it was,
which they took and put into their boats
And all these deponents further say, that
thereupon the crew of the Endeavour were
all ordered into the boats, previous to
which, the said carpenter, assisted by one
or two of the Frenchmen, had scuttled the
pletely water logged, and aboutan hour af-
ter she sunk-That the crew of the Endea.
your were carried in the said boats along
side the Commodore's ship, where the
said money was taken out and put 90 board
of her, after which the crew of the Endea.
your, without getting out of the said boats,
were, by the Commodore's orders, carried
and pat on board the said brig Harriet
Thar a. this time there were on board of
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