Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-12
OcroBER 12, 1918.

ing for him he went forward with cap.
tain r. who asked him if he we're ready;
on his saying yes, captain r. asked what
weapon he had, he sand all iron sIauDch.
(; ion, which he Showed captain r. under
! his pea-jacket. Captain r. told him to-
wait till he should get some "eapsn, <
when he saw him, begin 10 do his best.
Captain r then went alt, on the star
bard side of the quarter deck, the Por-
tuguese watching him the wind being
well abalt the beam, and the jib shaking,
captain r. advised them to take it down,
for which purpose .hree O. four Of the
Portuguese went forward Captain K.
then looking round found the sharp
hatchet they brought on board, and with
which his cables had been cut. Captain
r At this moment attacked with his
Ratchet one OF the Portuguese, and cut
his head nearly off, and Freeman at the
same time sttacking another with the
iron staunchloni knocked him down.
Tie cook. jumping from the Storage,
seized the pump brake. with which be
Knocked down third {: and those who
were running aft, to get their weapons
were Knocked down. Captain r was
now master OF the quarter deck and OF
their arm chest Ross then joined cap.
taio r Ind Standing in the companion
ray kept down those who had taken
shelte, from the rain in the cabin. Cap.
tain K threw 3 of the Portuguese over,
board; but ane 81 them having strength
enough to hod an b. the main chains
was afterwards takcn on board, and con.
hued with tie remanIng six under the
main halch there being no irons on board
WHen captain r vent dow irto The ca
were tbYrc, 1T saw the woman, who kept
with hey tree Children ~ tie iarbcard
birth she cooked wild with fear Cap.
tain X toii Der to Wske herself easy.
AID then went on deck to complete the
co!tinlng OF the Portuguese having
confined them, he went dnwE again into
the cabin, * found thai the woman with
her three children vas gone. She was
not to be found Of board the schooner.
and it was concluded that she and hei
children threw themselves overheard
from the cabin windows. Captain r
then stood for Cayenne, the neares,
port ; but owing to strong currents fell
to the leewald of the De, - Islands, &
and then bore up for Surrinam, his
water and provision being nearly spent,
and the crew very much exhausted
Within fifty miles Of Surrinsm river, he
fell in with An English packet Prince
Adolphus, who supplied captain r We
anchored that night being the 5th of Ju-
Iy 1912 off the coast Of Surinam. Find.
ing In the course Of the night, that the
Portuguese were conspi'ing to repos
sess themselves ofthe vessel, captain r
hailed the packet, and begged the loan
OF lire arms, ammunition and cutlasses
which were sent Tie prisoners were
then examined and found unarmed.-'
Capt. X kept company with the pack
ct till he anchored at fort Amsterdam.
on the 9th OF July, 1919, when he had
nothing to eat or drink on board the
schooner. He was sent by the civil au-
thori,y to Paramaribo, when he was ex
apined by the Fiscal, and the Secretary
OF the Governor. Just at night, the Por-
tuguese together with Ross, were taken
from the schooner, and lodged by the
Governors authority in prison. Cap
tain X. then had permission to repair
his schooner and proceed with convoy
. to Barbadoes, with the Portuguese and
Ross. Having repaired the schooner,
captain r. sailed with instructions under
convoy OF H. B. M. sloop OF war Surf.
nam. The tide coming in at the mouth
OF the river he anchored, and before The
tide turned, H b. NJ. brig Swaggercr
brought intelligence of the war; and the
Pocahontas, together with the Surinam
and Swaggerer went back to Paramari-
DO. In few days the Swaggerer sail.
ed for the Admiral, having on board
captain RS prisoners and the protest
which he had extended on bis arrival at
, Parpmaribo. After several months the
Pocahontas was condemned by the Court
of Vice-Admiralty at Barbados. Capt.
Randlett was during this time, detained
at Surlnam, On account of the passen.
gers on board the Pocahontas, when seiz.
ed BY Ross and his comrades at St ia.
20. On the 18th of June, 10 8, captain
K. lett Surinam with feet bound to St.
Ihomas's, under convoy of the Surinam
s!oop OF war. When arrived at St Tho.
mass. Captain Wsts, Of the Surinam, or.
dered Captain Rardlett to report him.
self to the admiral Being at St. Tho.
mss, captain R was ordered by lieut..
Morgan, of H. B. Nj brig Surinam, who
had formerly been attached to H. B. Nj.
brig Liberty, to go with him on board
the Liberty. Lieut. Morgan was going
to receiye hjss pri1e ooonc, Nn.,;