Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-22
FOREIGN.
NEw-YoRK, June 10.

More French Burnings and sinking of american
Vessels.

NEw-YoRK, June 10.
More French Burnings and sinking of american
Vessels.
Last evening arrived at this port the ship Ac.
tive, Mather, from Lisbon. Capt NJ furnished |
the Editors of the Mercantile Advertiser with |
the following melancholy account of the de |
struction OF the following American vessels & |
cargoes by a French squadron of two frigates |
and brig of war;
"On the 5th of May, OFF the Western Is |
lands, Capt Mather was brought to and board \
ed by a French squadron, consisting of fri
gates of Al guns each, and brig of war under
command of Commodore Territeur. lie was
detained Is hours, and suffered to proceed, he
being in ballast-they put II seamen on board
OF him, mostly the crews of American vessels
which they had destroyed j amongst whom are
part OF the crew of the ship Mercury, Kelly,
from New-York, for Lisbon, laden with -four 4
corn, captured on the 10Th of April, near Lis
bon, and burnt.---Also, Peter Trainer, who
| was a seaman ON board the brig Pizarro, capt
Gray, out 10 days from Madeira, for New-York,
laden with 800 pipes of wine, which vessel they
sunk. Captain Gray, and several other sea-
men, were put on board of a ship for Providence
| Il. L. about the 22d April, which this squadron
| boarded, and finding her in ballast suffered her
| to proceed.
The brig Happy-Couple, from Baltimore,
1 Tor Gibraltar, was also captured and sunk, and
her crew, and the mate of the Pizarrc, were put
on board the ship Woodrop-Sims, from Lisbon
| for Philadelphia, which vessel being ill ballast,
was also suffered to proceed.
During the time Captain Mathcr was in CO.
with the French squadron, they boarded and
sunk British brig, four days from Lisbon for
Tortola
" On the 9th of May, in lat. IS, so, long. IL,
| 30, Capt. Mather saw tho wreck of the sch'r.
| Sally, from Majorca for Beverly, laden with
xt-fp oh, rh Er.c Ill OIL
of May.-On the 7th of May, Capt. NJ. saw Sc
veral barrels of -four, supposed to be part of
| the cargo of the ship Isis, from II. Island. for
Lisbon, which this squadron destroyed on the
Cd of May, and then put the crew, with others,
in all fifty on board the Woodrop-Sims, for
| Philadelphia
| Cfhis French squadron has been cruising
| for American vessels between and ) months,
and destroyed vast numbers, and an immense
amount Of property.]
| CAPTURE OF THE SHIP EoERIA, BY TIE
| BRIrIsH SHIp OF WAR MoRoIANA.
| BY the brig Dolphin, Capt. Williams which
| arrived at this port last evening from Gotten
burg, We have received the following account
of the capture ofthe ship Egeria, our coast,
| by British sloop of War.
Capt. Williams states, I" that on the 3Oth of
| May, the ship Egeria, Capt Cock, of and for NJ
York, from Copenhagen, having passengers on
/ board, Mr.. Lewis, Secretary to, and bearer of
| dispatches from C. w. Erving, ESQ Special
| Minister at the Court of Denmark, and Mr. Fl
| Wilson was boarded by his Britannia Maies-
| ty's ship Morgana, Capt. Scott, in lat 38, long
\ So. Mr.. Lewis was ordered on board with his
| dispatches, which he peremptorily refused, nu-
| less force was used. The boarding officer had
! the box opened TO examine the address of the
| dispatches and on reporting to Capt. Scott,
| Mr.. l.. was suffered to remain on board the E.
| geriai ii was however determined to send the
| ship to Halifax, for { as Capt. Scott said hav-
| ing iron on board from Copenhagen, that being
| blockaded port. The whole crew, captain
| Cock and cabin boy excepted, were put on
board the Morgiana-and not a little to the
| surprise of Mr. Lewis and Mr.. Wilson the
latter was also ordered on board his Maiesty's
ship. Before moving his baggage, Mr.. w.
went on board to remonrtrate with the captain
| but all in vain-he had to return on board the
! Egcria for his trunks, and with them was con-
| veyed to the Morgiana, where he remained I'M
| til the 9TH June, when in lat AZ %, Ion. Sc, A.
| he wes re-shpped on board the Sally and Ma
| ~, Capt. Luce, of Boston, bound to Norfolk
On the 9th June, lat Al, So lon. 63, fell in with
! the brig Dolphin, of Boston, Capt. r. Williams,
bound to n. York, who politely took him and
Mr.. Higinbotham on board.
John Paul, chief mate, was put on board
the Sally and Mary; Samuel Maull, Cd do. A.
mos Brown, William Watson, William Myers,
supposed by capt. Scott to be Englishmen, but
| actually American Citizens, one of them (Niy-
ers) apprentice to Pratt and Kensing Elizha
| Written; Solomon Hartley.--Capt Scott pro-
missed to put the said John Zamas' crew Oh
board the first vessels he met"