Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-04-03

, I'D obliged capt Hitchcock to sign writing
80 that effect. the commodore, when he re-
ioased the Thames, delivered to capt. Hitch
aock the annexed document or writing, sub
scribed with his own hand, and written IN the
Fyench language. While the Thames was IN
| The custody of the commodore there were tax
on out of her about s. boxes of oranges, for
which ! was paid nearly the first cost-The
! commodore and commanders or the other
armed vessels were on board of the Thames,
| and behaved with the greatest p~oliteness.-
The commodore was asked by this deponent
| the reason of his bnrning the American yes
! sels. lie replied that he had orders from his
government to burn all American vessels sail
ing to or from an enemy's port. The othcers
also informed that the frigates were quite
new. and were never at sea before their pre-
sent cruise, and that they were launched at
Nantz in the moath Of june last. After part
| inc from the frigates we went with the Thames
into the first port which we could make, viz
| St. Bartholomew, in the West Indies, where
we arrived on the 10th of February last, and
landed the captains and crews of the said shiE
| Asia and the brig Gershom, except five, who
returned with us to New-York, where we ar
rived the 9TH March inst. When the Thames
| was first taken possession of by the commo-
dore. the officer who came on board informed
me, that he should burn her the next morn
ing. In the morning however, the commo
dore said it was desirable that he should gel
rid Of the crews of the vessels which he had
already burnt, as they were consuming his
provisions, and concluded to put them all or
board the Thames, which was done accord
ingly.
SAMUEL CHEW.
Sworn and subscribed at the city Of New
Haven, this llth day of March, 1912, before
me,
CHAS. DENISON, Aderna an.
/, Elihu Hitchcock, of New Haven, master
OF the brig Thames, on oath declare and say
that | have perused the foregoing statement
and affidavit of Samuel Chew, late supercargc
of said brig, and agree with him in the facts
therein stated, and kt ow them to be true.
EL1HU HITCHCOCK.
Sworn and subscribed at the city of New
Haven, this l4th day of March, 1912, before
me,
CHAs DENISoN, Alderm an.
The following is a faithful translation of the
documents referred to in the foregoing aft
davits.
List of the names of the men composing
the crew of the ship Asia, from Philadelphia.
and Of the brig Gershom, from Boston, bound
to Lisbon, loaded with grain and -four, cap
tured by the division under the command oil
Mons. Feretier member of the Legion of Ho-
nor, an pursuance Of the instructions Of he's
ErceiIency Monseigneur the minister of The
Marine Of the Colonies. The said crew are
embarked this day on board the American
brig the Thames, captain Elihu Hitchcock
from st. Ubes, and bound to New Haven.
Crego Q fthe ship Asia, capt. Thomas Heocet
Thomas Hewet, John Baker, Andrew
Manson, Robert M'Corde, John Peters, Fran
els Shepherd, David Calm, Christian GrolI
John Nelcoeks, Henry Johnson, John Smith
Michael BIith, Jacob Harding, Francis Sin
lister, Peter johnson, Joseph Crisse, Nathan
iel Tanton, Laurent Peters, David Barclay
Rhanard Xahmede, Thomas Alling, William
Flauler, p. Kaylander, John Tresnells, VIM
West, John L. Thompson, Thomas Hawthorn
John Ganor, Lote Refine.
Creqc ofthe brig Gershom.
Jacob Smith, Nathaniel simmone, Johr
Smith, lfetton Chandler, Joshua Brown
Abisha Loveiand, Thomas Richardson.
These presents are certified to be correct
and conformable to the roll of equipage re
naining in my hands.
Commander of the division,
FERETIER.
February 3, 1919.