Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-02
From the Sarannah ledger
DECLARATION.

DECLARATION.
Made by Messrs. Chariot. Couton, Du-
bois. and Courau, passengers on board the
French brig Adele, capt. tillac' TO prove
the circumstances which have preceded
and partly ocea.ioned the capture OF that
brig. by the English sloop of war Emu
lous. capt. Wilson. o.
On the eth July. 1911, at half after
A. NJ. the brig Adele =, having set . san
from the great road Of Charleston, at the
same time with several American mer-
chant vessels, the wind being 5. 5. W..
the U. S. brig Vixen, capt. Gaesden'
whose captain, in contempt of all proceed
ings due to friendly flag, had thwarted
the departure of the brig Adele, by order"
inc a search to be made on board of her
as indeeorous as it was injurious to the
captain of the French brig, hove her an
chors an hour after the Adele, and under
press of sail, chased her. AT half past
AZ o'clock. capt. Nillac being out OF the
waters of the U. States, was much sur
priscd to see his vessel chased by the A
meriean brig, that continued to steer up
on her with all sail !; and having percelV-
ed. at the same time, sail to the lee
ward. which was reckoned to be an enc
my. he hauled upon the wind. as much
as possible. At half after 5 o'clock, the
French captain perceived that he sailed
faster than the American brig, and the
strange sail, which were both chasing him
when at ) o'clock, the wind having slack
ened, the two vessels that gave chase, had
the advantage in sailing, and began to all
vance fast upon the French brig. The
American brig then changed her course
in order to draw nearer to the English
sloop of war; and having approached her
he Showed his colors and made at the
same time several signals. as he could
not speak to her before night. AT hall
after :, the wind still slackening. and the
sloop of war continuing to gain upon the
French brig. the captain of the American
brig. certain of having attained his end, by
the chase he had given the Adele, which
brought her near the English sloop ofwar,
stood off to the n. W. and in an hour at
ter, the enemy being within cannon shot
of the Adele, he fired on her. and forced
her to strike. Having been Immediately
sent ON board the sloop war, we had the
grief to learn from the officers. that they
were correctly informed of the time OF
our sailing from Charleston, and The
course we were to steer, by the captain OF
the American ship Isabella, who had sail
ed be fore us and who had also inform.
ed them of the chase the brig Vixen in
tended to give us.
The next day, July %, about o'clock.
A. NJ. the American brig, having drawn
near the English sloop of war, her captain
undoubtedly. wishing to receive from the
mouth of our enemy, the congratulations
Of his conduct with regard to the French
brig, spoke to her and had the imprudence
to compliment the English captain for his
prize.
Abstaining from all reflections, relative
TO the prize Of the brig Adele, we only
think ourselves hound to give the public
an exact and plain detail Of the circum-
stances that have contributed to it. The
public will be. able to judge what can be
the principles of those who. in contempt
of the good understanding, which exists be-
tween the two nations, French and Amer
lean, and insensibIe to the insults which
the Americans daily receive from the En-
slish. their natural enemies, permit them
selves to keep conduct SO reprehcnsible
towards the French lag.
S1corn to before me, the 17ih day Of
august 1911,
John Pooler, j. P.
G. CHARLET,