Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-04-27

lance from Seville TO Bayonne is but a.
bout $50 miles, yet it was Judged that
we had marched as much as 1900 miles
by marching and concentrating
On the 9Th Of June we arrived at Sego-
via, and were placed in the prison (said
to be the largest in SPAIN for 5 days
but onthe night Of the 9th Of June |
Englishmen and myself found means to
break out of prison, and lowered our
selves by the help of rug which we
tore in strips and tied together into a
rope, out Of the window into a garden
where we found the gardener, who
very generously conducted us not only
through the walls Of the garden, but al
SO out of the city, About quarter Of
a mile from the city is Lake, which
We were Obliged to ford and swim in or
der to make our escape to the Spanish
army. We gained the opposite shore
aboltday break the next morning (be-
ing ia the water eight and an halfhours)
Although the risk and fatigue Of ford
ing the Lake was SO great, yet Il was
completed without the loss Of either of
Us. After swimming until we became
exhausted, we laid 10, on our backs, un-
al We got rested-one man got eXhaus-
ted about a quarter of mile from the
shore, but two Of US returned and assis-
ted him ashore. Naked, hungry and
sore we travelled over rough billy place
distance of about miles to place oc-
cupied by Spanish troops, where we
were met ~ the Generals guard, con-
Quoted 70 their camp, cloathed, fed, and
in every other respect Hospitality trea-
ted.
Owing to their inability TO send to
abe Commander in Chief for passport
eatlier, we remained with this Spanish
force, marching from place to place,
,until aboutths middle of August, when
we obtained passpOrt andwent to VAL
encia wheres the American Consul re-
sides, who sent me to pAIicant, where |
remained about 6 weeks atthe expense
of Mr.. Montgomery, the American
Consul. There being no American
vessel at thatplace, bound to the U. S.
| shipped on board the English brig
Oak, for Newfoundland, where we ar.
rived sometime in Deeember; but 10
opportunity. presenting TO enable me TO
get passage from thence 10 the L. S.
l again shipped on. board the English
brig Favorite, bound to The West
Indies, where we arrived about the 18th
Of Fehuary-and where, in two or
three days after, an English Press
gang from the Postum brig Of war,
came on board and pressed me into his
MaJesty's seWice. | remained with
them about tho hours, when the mas
ter commander came on boar, 10 whom
/ showed my protection, He imme.
diately Tolerated me, and severely rep.
rimanded his under officers for press
ing msn with projections, and peremp-
toriIy forbid their doing it hereafter
shortly after fell in with Capt. Peter
Sawyer, in the big Ruby, of Portland,
with whom | took passage, and arrived
there on the 18Th inst.
Tbere'was about thirty Americans
with Us at the ane we escaped from the
prison in Segovia, some of whose names
| recoslect and publish for the informs
ton Of their friends :-among them
were, JohnHiil, and John Mayo, natives
Of Truro, Cape Cod Richard Hsrrer,
a Newyork John Norris, Of Ports
mouth, (NirG John Homer, of New
"a ypurt; and John Brown, of Balti-
more. THOMAS M'LELLAN.