Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-10
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.
4 MORE PIRACY AND SMUGGLING.
TO tie Editors Of the Baltimore Federal
Republican.
New ORLEANS, Dec. Is, 1911.


warded to this place by some OF the villains
concerncdin her, which statement was intend
ed to inflame the minds of the people OF this
country against the government OF the United
States, have thought that some mention OF
what is doing here by the pirates might be ac-
ceptablc, and if published might perhaps in
duce the government to cause some enquiry
into their proceedings.
The Vengeance was some time ago a
Swedish schooner called the Christian
stadt, and was then commanded by, be-
2lieve, captain Osmond--he traded from St.
Domingo to New-Orleans. She afterwards
was reported to have been sold by Osmond,
and she then appeared as a French privateer,
having been equipped in one ofsour ports
3 Near the Tortugas she fell In with and cap
tured a Spanish brig, from London to this
port, with cargo amounting to about 10000.
sterling, and brought the brig to- the Ballze.
The Vengeance was then commanded ty a
fellow of the name of Dominique Diron--He
cine UP here, made his arrangements, sold
the Prize, which he ran ashore on Breton Is
land, to the n E. of the Balize; and the schr.
John, captain Hopkins, with captain Os,nond,
the former owner of the Vengeance, when
called the CRAFTSMANSHIP, sailed to take on
board the cargo of the prize, which they eff
fected, after nearly massscreing the crew of
pilot boat froa, the Balize. The person who
made this purchase is well known, but for
bear to mention his name.
Another house here had likewise made
bargain with Diron for the prize, & the schoo-
ner Three Friends was despatched for the
1 caryo-She went to sea, but not meeting with
g the Vengeance or her prize, returned few
DAYS afterwards and being fast sailer, was
In a short time equipped herself as Rover,
n and sent to seek her fortune. She however
Sehanged owners before she underwent this
e metamorphosis. On her cruise, IN commune
81 ton with a small schooner fitted out as Spa
Rnard in the bayou OF s. John, Mishaiep Sc tgSff
Spanish poiacre, which was carried into Ba
frataria, and being blocked up there with the
she was burnt by the crew to prevent oil In
Evestigstion
A Previous to this the major part of the cargo
II had been sent by the inland navigation to this
B place ard sold by fellow ofthe name of Saite,
3 the agent for the pirates, to three mercantile
houses, il is Said for $4,000. One of them
sold out bis interest to considerable profit,
the others are openly selling the plundered
aud struggled cargo-they can afford to sell
cheap asst is generally believed that the IL
I. Voice, which they purchased, cost in Europe
100000.
A Sfors Robert was stated to have been
5concerned III bringing part of the polacre's
xcargo to this city--it would perhaps have been
{nore correct to have said that he had gone
awith 1eet of canoes aud pettiaugers to take
ston board what remained OF 1t, when he was
stdistarbed By 1t. Gregory, who put an end to
cali l,a her proceedings. Robert, in order to
liclear himself of the charge, brings forward
tshIons D'Anteriye and Mons. DE Gruis, to.
:tpcertisy that he was not concerned In SNUG
siclng any goods from the prizes, and particu-
Z larry from the Portuguese polacre-Since
lethcse gentlemen know SO well who were con
sccrned, ii is to be hoped the government will
y force them to disclose the secret.
~ This IS tie Robert, who, with others Is &C
i Fused ofhaving fitted out the felucca, the Sal
\ ay, IS pgiyatcer. This vessel captured
! brig from the coast of Africa, with about $50
negroes, and took them into the Fourche,
where they were sold and distributed through
the country. The owners of the brig, inform
"a of the circumstances of the case, claimed
|rfhe negroes, and some very ludicrous scenes
took place in attempting to wrest them from
!hosc who had purchased them. A Monsieur
fEEhaumette, who was supcrcargo Of the brig,
l.aad Mons, Pallet, who commanded her
,r3ouid give important information respecting
bc owners, commander, crew and all con-
t2crned in the lei,icca.
q A small Spanish schooner, whose owner
Vas repairing With MS family and 81 slaves
,.tom Baracoa TO scrne other part of the Island
\ = f Cuba, was mss N his passage by a little
sesseI with se,ne frenehnen on board, who
sad Just escaped srasa Ieremie, where they