Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-09-28


to take, and thoIe in fmall clothes
bag. The crew of the Roffie were
well clad with leather jackets and
boots, taken from the crew of the
Fihermen they had burnt and funk
of of ST. Johns, Newfoundland
prominent inltance of Joihua Bar
ney's humanity. after this the prize
matter went on hnard. uho 49,
commanded by Joihua Barney to
ailume my name, ard to ule my
papers as location might require,
under that afumption and he did
order my people to call the prize maf-
ter by my name, which they az all
times did. When brought too BY the
frigate Conaitution, he did come on
board that fhip under the afumed
name, and fhow the briggs papsr, as
being the original master Of her, as
the brave Capt, Hull can well fub-
hantiate -Thi: cafe is culiarly ag-
gravating, after having mg property
wrelted from me by he mott unprin-
cipled and attrocious means, likewile
TO have my name f0te, as guarantee
TO thar property, is in my opinion the
height Of turpitude and proves a
wickedness and degeneracy in thele
fubordinate agents Of government,
more glaring aud corrupt, than the
facilities Of France would dare to
practice, or even avow.
Jolhua Barney denies having faid
any thing relative TO orders from one
of the Secretaries but | po6tively,
and roundly assert that he did was
one day laying 10 him, that it appear
ed very itr2nge, that American pri-
yateers had liberty TO capture Amer
lean vefels-his anfwer was, that be-
fore falling, he had doubts on that
tubject, to dilllpate which be wrote
TO one of the Secrstaries,-1~ha i.a-an--
fwer faid, that he mutt fend il ak A.
merican vefels from England, and
all thoie having on board goods of
I the growth or manufacture of Great
britain, or her dependencies, without
having any reference to their place of
feitination. Jofhua Barney fays she
knew the laws Of his country too
well, for fuch pretext !" would TO
heaven, our Legislators bad not made
laws, that bur TOO we'll fanction the
pretext Of fuch men, and which con-
fign the citizens of one part of the
United States to the rapacity Of the
other. 1t is in the Prefent fate Of
things, thought by the dominant par
ty to be tresson 10 fpeak on The part
of Englih manufactures and that
the owner and matter are no better
than the open enemies of their coun-
try we can with propriety exclaim
with Cicero, O! IerlpVa o /! M3ye5.
While on board the privateer my
treatment was very Indifferent, nor
was the leaf civility flown me by
Jolhua Barney. The place where !
hept was directly under the combings
Of the after hatch, farboard fide,
where the rain, fpray and wind were
continually pouring on me, as the
matches were always open for the e
grefs Of the men, quarter matters
mates, armourers, gunners, fupernus
nerieS 2r Th- r-nrNla r-r:rt ruL 60
4 was put to Allocate, were the low
eft grade Of officers, and the world
knows, that even the frft officers OF
privateer are low, nay funk to the
greatef depreciation, that human ma
turc can fubmit to-notwithaanding
th-ir arrogance and prefumption-
Jolhua Barney never afked me into
his cabin but once to look at the pa
pers-his two lieutcnants, falling
matter, furgeon. clerk, &c lived With
him, nor had he even the politenefs
or civility to ak me how / Jared,
whether | was iick or well, or had
enough to eat or not, or any queition
of the kind while on board. This
might do for an enemy but for a
Citizen cf the United States, to &c
treated thus by fellow citizen, does
not comport with the American char
a6ter as appreciated IN the Northern
States, it is. in fhort, the French or
Baltimoraan fyitem cutdonc.