The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-20
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A DECLARATION

~ DECLAhAllON
othe Merchants Of the Havann. against the Eng.
hsh pirates, and the Court If Admiralty at Mas
eau
insupportnbe and insuerable 10 the in.o,ence with
which the pirates, called the cyniscrs Of Providence
treat the Spanish vessels which leave the port of
Havana, or IRE returning to it, from the North
Dat, however intolerable their expressions are, yet
infinitely more insulting the iniques and abuses
they SIRE trested with by the English Court of Ad.
Sniraity. The pirates take and dc ain the Spanish
vessels, and obstrrct their trade but the Court of
Admiralty confirms the crimes which the pirates
commit
The English Of Nassau, scandalousiy abusing the
hateful pretensons which their ration claims on the
Seas, and the e2ecrabe protection wkich their Court
ut Admiralty f!ispenses, erect themselves contrary
20 the law Of nations into masters or connuerors Of
every Spanish vessel going corning. Urder the
pretext of examining II they are not conveying A.
pap rs with indecency, and, raising suspicious which
no one could conceive but themselves, they conduct
shein to Providence where. far from administering
Justice, they eontscate innocent vessels and srcoes
or, when they are allowed 70 depart, il any such
thing has lately happened it is at the end OF many
snonths after paying heavy costs and other
liable damages and injuries consequent to the DELAY
40 the obstruction of the voyage. and the loss of
abe cargo not arriving at an opportune time for its
sale or exchange.
The considerable number Of vessel, and csrvoes,
vigorously Spanish property, which the pirates Of
Nassau have taken nd coniseated, since the com
Inencenent OF the w>r with the Americans, the in
Finite losses which they have caused 90 the com
nerce Of the HAVANA, the many vessels which ar.
actually nov detained there, and the rapscity ritb
which the Admiralty sentence, are exeested, ieay.
ing nothing 10 the unfortunate whom they have
deprived OF every thing any other recourse but
IN appeal to London after being deprived OF every
mean sf making 1.-THE whole nperiously re.
euires thai st once, breaking the shameful silence we
.,ave so long kept, we should make known 20 there
insolent profaners Of the Spanish flag, th1t however
os may De abandoned In this part OF the world by
enr government, however weakened British
aaSshtness may suppose Us to be, we still possess
chat spirit necessary to prevent our being roden on
and energy sufficient TO raise voice and call the
attention OF our august Congress- and conceive idess
anu hopes OF just rameiy, or glorious revenge
Napoleon, the Infamous, the execrable Napoleon,
has not ruined many honest and iaborious men in
America, the English Cour, Of Admiralty at Pro-
violence, But motifs not possible that the eniieht-
e0ed and magnanmous Spanish nation will tolerate
for longer time the outrages its Gag receives in the
Atlantic Ocean nor the insults viii h many naughty
Britons begin tn be lavish of in the Spanish ports
And 20 show that We do not exaegerate and that our
Governor may be convinced thatits time for some
speedy and efcacious measures to be taken we will
present list of the various vessels and careoes Who'll
~ and iona fde Spanish property, which have been
eonhscsted asi detained without motive in Nassau
We will show afterwards the precise manner of their
administering justice, and conclude by showing to
our government the dangers anil damages our apri.
culture and commerce suffer, and the loss which in
the end accrucs 20 the national estate and, in
pointing out the way in which these evils NAV be
avoided, which, If not prevented Immediately will,
end in the ruin OF the commerce OF the HAVANA, &
in the cs!aInities consequent on such misfortune
There we're within q short ii ne, without noticing
those OF an anterior date detained Providence the
following vessels.
Spanish brig .4yuiid, belonging to Mess-s. Urba.
no, Csrnicnr y Co. which was on her passage from
New York to Havana
Spanish schooner ForidianS which left the IA
-snna destined for BALTIMORE bat entered Charles
ton from whence, having been unIoaded and sold
her cargo, composed in part of 100 boxes of SUGAR
ed ale Of halo
Alsxr. Endura, OF this place.
Spanish brig Lucia, Capt. Miehasl Msury, from
New York, with cargo of fruit
Spanish schooner, Nuestra Sonora Del Carmen,
with a cargo from New York to Hays,naI bs;onsins
20 Don Barnabe Montara.
Spanish ship Co7lrlfyrio.
Spanish schooner Maria.
Spanish brig yHaayicia
Spanish brig Industrial.
Spanish schooner Laurerket
Etto brig GaiHeysno.
The three last vessels have been detained before
at Providenoei they permitted to proceed
with their csrYoes after hGving paid many thou-
sand dollars If costs, but having made another
voyage they were again taken 10 by TIE same pi-
yatss
The advocates and other individuals Of the
csur, and the traders Of Providence appear 10 have
made an agreement With the sruize,s detain and
conduct to that port all parish vessels, going n
coming. The object ia to Obtain upon costs
and these are allowed and awarded by the English
Admiralty Court.
CoTsd;TS,
TINS authorised to detan and condnet 10 Nasss our
vessels, the Spanish flag, which ought be respect.
ed and cover at least their earSoe, treated with
much disretpect az If it rag TO wash dishes
with. (G)
The Spaniards contend that tboy ought 10 be
judged az least by the forms they are in their
couRtry. In our Court the accrser ia required
TO produce his proofs for the inform alton he has laid
If he does not, he is considered as n caIumuiator
but, in Providence, the contrary is the custom The
captains and supercsrgoes of the vessels which the
pirates conduct there after the expiration of many
days are accused by the proctor advocate Of the
Admiralty OF eoncealng and covering American
property, they are then not only obliged to proye
the contrary, but also obliged pay into Court
20o. sterling. IL is not sufficient then TO present the
accustomed papers the vessel sails with but they re-
quire msititude of extraordinary documents which
are to be asked from the owners in the Island Of
Cube, anil very seldom are they sufficient II thew
come only authorised by the Governor and tho OF
eersNpf Trade and the authorised Scrtbes for thiy
class OF documents have very little force in Prov.
dence, ner meet with the smallest respect in the
Admiralty they look upon them as il they had
Been authenticated by negro. One of the captsino
detained with his vessel at Nassau presented on the
Lat OF June last, various proofs legally autbentcsted
but tie English advocate scounsirel enough En-
say the dsy aud before the same tribunal thar
',N,:e.-Itis not long since that an English v,s.
sci uf war, anchored ia hatbor, was seen 20 be
transporting barrels Of -four from an American yea
sci to hersell-the boat and the crew were stopped
ard asked Why manifest had not been presented
Bat they were coon si'eneed by British OsEe.r
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