Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-11-08
SALEM, October IS.

from St. Petersburg. In addition to Ions,
list of vessels left at different ports by Capt.
Andrews, he has furnished the following
Detained by the Danes, Ship, of Phiadsl.
phia from Petersburg, che privateersmen
taking false oath that the captain was 20.
ing to make resistance !: probably cleared
by paving costs John, Of Providence.
from do taken In sight of Copenhagen |:
Packet of Boston, TAKEN in the Sound bound
up !: Nancy OF Newburyport, do. Briggs
Rover of Salem, do. Rachel Jose phi and
schr. Jeremiah of do. do. If these yessels
are cleared, the masters will probably be
condemned to pay the costs BY The
French, Brig Radius of Boston, taken off
Peterborough, and brought to Copenha-
gen, whence the papers were sent to Paris !;
but the captors 10 the mean time, without
waiting the result, were dischargiug the
cargo. Ship Two Generals, of Norfolk.
cargo cotton. These vessels would I'm.
doubtedly be condemned .---.Bonobdrte
Crdcys The commanders of these open
picaroon privateers, manned with differ
ent counrymen, say they have orders to
capture all vessels bound up with colonial
produce, or that had carried it up; and il
not able to get them in, TO BURN or SINK
them. These privateers 1.-TWO as we under-
standl came from Swed, Pomerania.
In addition to the above very important
articles OF intelligence Capt. Andrews COM
municated the following minutes $3.50 On
nv arrival at Elsineur. / found some Of
my eountrymen who had been lying there
40 days, bloekaded by the two plratic al
French open boats, armed with swivels and
muske,s, lugger-rigged and carrying 90 or
so men each, of all nations. Finding that
an astemp, would be made upon our feet,
we prepared for the onset but providen-
tialiy light breeze and the coming on Of
night, enabled most OF us to get off clear /,
We saw however the Augustus and the Ho-
race taken by the Danes, and the French
men to Reward 10 chase these two ships
were undoubtedly detained by the Danes
TIL the Frenchmen came ON board and sc.
cured them. Whether the Iris is clear
cannot say; we passed her, and the Capt.
said he expected they would be along side
of him in an hour, his ship sailed so hravi.
!y.-Mr. Ewing, our Minister to the cours
of Denmark, demonstrated to the King a.
gainst the proceedings Of the French aud
Danes and received for answer. that
France was an ally, therefore he could not
protect vessels beyond 4 English miles from
his coast. MIR. E. further re monstrased a.
gainst the practice of the Danish privateers,
in boarding American vessels CATER having
regularly cleared from Elsineur, and paid
their dues, J OBTAINING them until the French
privateers come along side, then telling the
masters their papers are clear, when imme-
diately the French demand the papers and
take possession of the vessels. Tin some
instances the Danish privateersmen have
themselves given up the papers to the
French Mr.. K. in his remonstrance re-
quested, that when any American was ta-
ken or detained by Danish privateer the
case should be brought before Danish tri-
bunal and if they had delivered up the pa
| pers to the French, they should be severely
punished. It was said that his petition was
granted, and that the King had issued or.
ders accordingly but whether any respect
would be paid to it, was uncertain, as tho
Danes would detain the ships SO that the
Frenchmen could easily bring them to on
their quitting them, and there was no law
nor justice with these piratical raseals.--
Commerce in the sound is truly in a most
hazardous situation. They capture even
the Swedish vessels, but of late the Swedss
protect them by their gun.boass.
| FROM LISBON
| Captain James Mansfield, who yesteF.
day arrived hero from Lisbon, informs Us,
that he considers that place az perfectly Sc
cure from any efforts of the French. Tho
British, he says are constantly receiving