The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-21

irtrelhfuy on c9innn CT ~eli.arpoihted British
s'"eu oy asrape shot While advancing with ssilsot
troops, unoer saower OF grape and esnns,er. tie
has fallen lam. nted by ell who knew him. and high
W commended by the officers OF the army To WHOM,
| ne h'd become endeRre'l 10y his good humor anc
! cheertu'ncss, his warm and generous disposition D.
the trmness and ntrepidity of his character
Ahi,ctins Ms this tSal blow ID to his conn seiion,
they WIZ not he without their uOnrua ION. VhenI
the hr't ssones OF the heart shall have passed away
they will id sDlsce in the reflection that lie has
faiien eioi'ous!y in tie battles OF his country y
On occasions like this, we naturally prci,,ntet
10 WISH that our death may be he death Of the
brdce, and that cur latter end may be like kish "a
ment at Philadelphia, On Tiursday the oh inst -
Ills suite was also invited The regular toasts be,pe
drank, tie general rose, and " with much i,nuress
wen" SIS ot manner" said
"Centlenaen-- Permit me IN off r ,o I, v,l ,,teer
tos't and very hri.ily to state the motive which
prompts me- to take enc o the regular toat,s O. the
@ 81 me on communicating NY cpuion Re
".r ns' as go, that a sentiment is gaining ground
~ ien"s 10 repubiicanism and injurious to tie ma
uo'', and knowing from nay own experience that
The sentiment is net wcilftunded, ! vii: give YOU,
/" he militia OF the United S,atesl-,hev LOSSES
the fonsn spirit, ard when our covernn,er, shall
,.'nN proper 70 give them that organization aid
oisriphne OF which they susceptible, they will
perform deeds that i'll emulate those of the ceios
led by Mareel,us, and Sciip."
Extract Of iette,- from, NJ. CaficGy,. II s
cor;uf at .naaetTa, dated .,:adei,a, tug. IL.
1918.
inc'osed i, the affidavit Of John Green, who es-
capped as 1t were rnracuiousy rom Br;:sh ty snay
his two comp Mons wer= Crowred I. v.o,iIA b. An
se' OF humanity tn Inform their ienlr OF ,,eir &C.
Ell fate through the medium of me public prints"
oouNufate Of me Unifed STATES If
.fwr,icd al MaGrira
1, JANIS LEANpER CATHcART. ESQ.
Consul and Navy Agent of the u. States on
! America for the Island of Madeira and its
dependencies. do hereby certify and attest.
| that on the day of the date hereof. n,.rSon
ally appeared before me-, J. G reen, a native
OF Eas; Port, Massachusetts. who being din
| 'y sworn on the Holy Evangei SIS Of the AL
! mighty God, solcmnly deposed, that in he
, month OF Ianuury, a. y. 1919, he Skinned
IN forti1rd, Mass achusetts, on board the
brig Margaret is. ScoHied master of said
place, 6onnd as he supposed To S.. Bartholo
news, with cargo of boards and horp.
p"'"e; bur that the captain carried the YES
sci mo P'int Petrc, SuodalnuI e, where the
cage vas sod and molasses taken on board.
whcn they were given to understand that
Tire vessel was seized, and that thew must
| either go to prison or ship on board the 3ri-
lisa merchant ship Caroline, Goadley, mas
ter; bound to London, who wan'ed hands
they pr ferr d the latter. and IN their voy
age put into Plymouth England, with con.
1
regular projections, were pressed IN beard
his Bri,snnic Majes;y's ship the Superb
OF "a guns. the hen. lanes Paeett. com
mander, In the month of June 1918, and be
ing on cruize, they anchored in Funchal
roads on the 9th day of Juiy, AID. 1918.
and on the night OF the same day. he the
sad John Green, in company with James
Moses, a citizen of the United States, who
formeTiv belonged to The said brig Mar-a
| Hr nd u IL L.
longing formerly to the Brig Experiment of
Portland. James Rodgers master. beth YES
sells being owned BY the same rnerchs:t in
| Portland, and both taken under he SAGE cir.
cumstances at Guadalupe, did attempt to
swim on shore from the said British shin of
war superb. leaving on hoard said ship Da-
mel Bonnell of East Port, Massachuse ts
VINO Could not sw nj that being discovered,
me sentinels hred at them several time.
ana ~ at two boas were sent after them
but that they escaped their search, hut b..
ing long in the water Jamrs Moses and
| James lnsleson being both exhausted. sunk
before they reached the shore, and were
both drowned; and that be, Jnin Green.
rSaChed the shore with great difficulty.
! after having been about six hours in the
water /; that he lay upon the rocks until
humanely assisted thu next morning by
an Italian who belonged to the theatre, who
nan hin carried N Paianquin TO the Anne
rican ConsuPs house in Funchal. who i'm
meaiate'y sent him TO the hospital, WI ere he
remained until he recovered. and was tn u
lodged in comfortable quarters, with other
distressed seamen, until an opportunity Of
ters to send him home to the United States.
In testimony Of the truth thereof, I have hereun-
10 subscribed my and affixed my seal of
oihee at the city of FunehaI, Island Of Madeira.
this tenth day of August in the year of orr
| (sEAL )Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
| Thirteen, and of the Independence and sever
ciEnty Of the u. States of America the thirty
! fifth.
| JAMES LEANDER CATHCART.