Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-10

steer southward and westward, since,
which have heard nothing of her.
5 From The Charleston City Gazette.
Captain r. 3. Roberts, Of the schr
Anu Maria, of Alexandria, taken by the
privatcer Nonsucb, captain Lovely, OF
Ballimure, nov in this part, having heard
various reports respecting the capture
of his vessel, and of his own and his
crews treatment while on board said
pr:vateer, wishes to giyea correct repre-
sentation at the facts.
He states that he sailed from Alexan-
dria on the 27ih September, in the pr
lot beat schooner Ann Maria, with
cargo oil -four, bread, peas. tobacco, &c,
the property of John Grid. Robt Young,
and NJ. Butts, bound to Saint bartholo-
news that on the 10Th October he tell
in with privatcer under British colors,
who fred three shots at him, when he
immediately hove to and lowered all
sail, after which the said pTivatccr fired
several muskel shot at him, the Ameu.
Gan flag flying at mast head the whole
time. They then ordered his boat Oh
board the privatcer, which was comph-
ed With, and two oGccrs came on board
his vessel and demanded her papers,
which were delivered up. Captsin K
was then taken on board the privatecr,
where he was asked WIZ he DID DOT
strike his CoioGs to riS M<Sty's
schooner" and GnIcrwcD: very street
examinations FiudIng his papers clear
and regular, one Of the officers as&c!
captain X. for his instHU rtons, or some
thing whicn he did MOI unders'aHd, but
ae soon learnt that i: MAS supposed he
had & Bu,ish LicenNe--a thing whcn
he soIcmniy ayows lac las TO kind ot
knowledge of-never having seen one,
ar understood the nature or Rnor Ot
them. He now Hound GAS Majusty's
schooner" to be The AnGrl.a0 :'Tlr:tcer
Nonsuch, captain Levciv, Of H-,eimoCe,
and conscious o! lis own Tfct';ude, to
aIlay any Suspicion, he offered bis keys
% the boarding ofacer,, and gave k'n
liberty to search ioT any thing in his
possession respecting the vessel or ca:,
20 which would wafIsnt her capture or
detention. TniS, howc>er, would not
satisfy them aud himself and four of
lis crew WERE PUT IN ONS---
SHhCKfEO, hands and ieet--amd teIt
upon ,hc de- K il mos: distressing and
painful sltualiun, -Xp0scd to the sun and
night sir, wi,hcut any Covering. upon
or alowance Of enc Quart q! water Tor
u hours. 'Hhvce Hlen were put on
BOARD lis vessel, and She hAE gone, lie
Knows rot whittier. Il would draw out
his statement Ia an unreasonable length
90 state al The succeeding particulars ct
his husiaess--Sutticc it to say that him
,cif and his crew were successfully re-
,ensed FROM their irons, but have been
NOE or less confined, until tod in this
city at the Admiralty CoArt, that he
| might co about his business. Here now
| IS his greatest diaicu!ty-hc does not
| know how 10 go about his business
having been robbed ct his vessel, with
out a cause assigned for her capture
no, permitted even to take his wearing
|,apparsl from her-without her papers
| without money aud without means, Il Is
very difficult to determine what course
| f. pursue. Ii would, however, he some
| aucviation of his suffcriIgs 10 be made
! acquainted with a cause Tor them, to
have some reason shown on the part OF
his oppressors, why he Shouts have en-
rericnced such treatment, and why the
| property Of honest citizens, pursuing
heir lawful avoca,ion, and feeding the
mouth ofiahorby honest Industry. should
| be thus deprecated on, and made tbs
port of arbitrary men, who, measuring
the virtue and patriotism of others by
their own standard, involve alike the
| rnocent and the guilty to CRAFTY law
less rapacity and unieeling pride.