The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-17
Vol. 9-------No. 20.

their proceeding to sea. Lieutenant Nor
gan immediately commanded the boats of
.he Nfpean Revenue Gutter to his assis-
'dhce and sendlrg gang on board each
oil the Americans, had great MANY of the
passengers dragged from their births and
conveyed ON board the schooner, the crews
Oh the boats committing every possible ex-
cess as they searched for the unfortunate
men, who endeavored to hide themselves in
various parts of the ship. The distressing
scene which presented itself on board the
vessels, when families found their relations
torn IRON them. can hardly be imagined &c
rs beyond our abilities to describe The
news reached Derry late on Saturday night.
but it gained no credit no one would be-
iieve that such acts dare be attempted by
any man IN the service of the best of Kings,
ana IN JreeSt country on eGrh.--It proved
but too true, however: and never before
did any occurrence excite so strong a sem
sation IN this city. y meeting Of the mer-
chants was called at the Ballast Office, one,
o clock, yesterday; but such was the gene
raj anxiety, that most of them were in at
tendance half an hour before the appointed
time.
When the wished-for hour arrived, Adam
Schoaics, ESQ. was unanimously called to
the Chair, and Mr.. George Foste7. stated
to me meeting such parts Of the diseraceful
transaction as came within his knowledge.
lie had been at Neville for the purpose of
transacting the business of the ship Bristol,
but could not procurea boat until about ten
o'clock, when the mate Of the Mary came
on shore and conveyed him to the Bristol.
The fret object which attracted his notice
was an old woman Of the name of Fulton,
who had got two of her teeth knocked out,
aid two or her ribs broken by the hilt of a
saore while clinging to her son, as the ruff
tans were dragging him into the boat On
Sunday Mr.. Foster went on beard the schr.
accompanied by Captain Barker, Of the Bris-
tol Ihey begged leave to take down the
names OF the impressed passengers, that
they might dispose OF their cloaties & pro-
perry, agrceably 10 their wishes, which was
granted by lieutenant Morgan. In the.
mean time two mariners walked the deck
with drawn saorCs, which they freely aD-
piled to the shoulders of the passengers.
One unfortunate wretch leaning over the
oulwark, for the purpose Of requesting one
~ the seamen, alongside, to send him his
cloathes from on board the Venus, to which
he belonged, when he Was perceived by the
lieutenant, and ordered to be 6oeged, and
the order was Immediately obeyed by the
boatswain, who was repeatedly encouraged
by Morgan TO make him feel the ropes end
that he might learn what naval discipline
was. Il lad OF the name OF Fulton corroho;
rated MIR. Fosters statement Of what had.
passed on board the Bristol. He is the son
OF the OLD woman who was so brutaily trea-
ted while endeaVoring to save his brother.
He leiSned illness and passed himself for
the husband OF his sister. Some OF the
schooner's ren wished TO pass him by. while
others Threatened to drag him cut cf his
birth, one of them stabbed his bed with his
cutlass. and laid it twice across his throat.
lhey lett him Tor that time, however, and
before the boat returned again, he had dress
ed IN Toman'S cloaths, in which he escaped.
to tie shore. lie said he was thus separa>
ted from his family and friends, destitute uf
money' ana even cloaths, and forced to
seek his living by labor, to which he was
unused. This young mans simple narra-
tive scnsibly affected the hearers.
Alr. NJ. nc CoHey witnessed 2 similar
scene OF board the Mary He w rs him.
sell ordered into the boat, but the mate as.
serted that lie was supercargo of the ship,
and nephew to the captain, upon which he
was allowed to remain.
mr. Ihcmas DayenforG said, that he.
conceived there was sufficient evidence be-
fore tho meeting 10 warrant them II CON-
Guiding al act OF unprecedented and unpa-
ral!slled aggression had been comniitted---
and, IS there could not be a doubt that his
hlDesty's Governments would be forward to
rep!ess the injury, and cclnpeEsate, as far
as possible, the injured, he begged leave to
move THAT a Committee Of five be ap-
pointed to frame Memorials to his Grace
he Lord Lieutenant and Most Honorable.
the Privy Council Of ireland, and to the
Lords o. the Admiralty, oil the subject of
the late impressment in the harbor''
M. .9che8oE SHiyM said, that he cnncei-
we'd It you'd lie better to request the Mayor
to Convene Common Hali, to take the sub
Ject into consideration. 1t was not q cues
ton confined to the Merchants alone. tbs,
Community at large were Interested IN y.
and thought that the whole city and cen
the country, should publicly cypress their
abhoweucs Of such az outrage Besj des the
memorial would 50 forward With creater
weight from the citizens at large. hacked
by the signature of tho Mayor.
mn. ia penfort, in reply. said that the
object Of the meeting was 90 obtain redress
tor the unfortunate suEcrers, not 10 exci,e
popular feeling which was already sufFi,i-
entity alive to the ipG;gnity which The liber-
ties OF the people had sustained and as RI
the weight or resCcctability to be conferred
oy town mee:irg, he thought very dllTe-
renly on the subject the respective sir-
natures OF the respectable Merchants of
Derry would be known and duly aurrecia.
tcd ~ many Of those to whom the n1emor,
al would be addressed and for his - -.
lie bad never seen a town meeting Of ~
the respeci ability OF that now assem- 10
Messrs. Hacky. Nicholson, and tb ''o -