Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-09-06
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PORT OF PORTLAND-lsI3

Arrived the Hampton built spss boat, owned
by Capt s. Shackford, from Eafport, with
padeogers--ii being confdered the fafeit way
Of conveyance Aug ~ off Bucks Harbour.
while the boa, was al anchor and oil the psf-
feneers sfh re except Mr.. Daniel Young, the
Saem Stavisg mill Swiffur Charles Berry,
Commando, came along Gde, took pofeliion
of the boat, and ordered her for Machas.
The privzieer.men thea went TO over
hauling he pahengers' bundels, in order to
dilcover the natuie of their booty. They IN.
tied handkerchief full Of wearing apparel be.
longing to Mr.. Tappan of Portsmouth, and
found pocket-boek in it containing papers
aud letters which they read-thsy found alto
in the buudel pair Of Poeke' P,fiols, of which
they robbed Mr. T. remarkn that he had no
buGneis TO carry them with him They found
in the boat, belidss the padengers apparel,
tcc q candle boI about half iuii III Croo kerry
ware, present from lady in EAnport TO her
grandmother in Portsmouth, few remnants
of cloth, &c. amounting in value to about
d IS. togeihsr with con6gment of ribbons
from, gentleman in Fanport 10 = merchant
in this town. The above named articles they
took on board the shaving mill. On arriving
At MaehiAs, they delivered up all the articles
ribbons, which they took afhore and difiriBu.
ted a. preienu to foEie women. After land
ing the article. At Aiachias in the care Of a
MIR. Jonathan Marion, their Agent At that
place. ,hsfe freebooters took the Boat on
Friday as tender TO their Shaving mill, and
eruiied wi her until Monday, when they de
livered her up, on Cap. shaekford and Mr..
Young's giving bonds for 500 dollars 10 ffapd
trial on the fin ruefday in Sept. a, WileaTet
and he owners OF the boat gave an inaru-
ment pl.dging themieves that they would not
pToieeure the priva,eerfmen for taking and
ulng the boat without permhion. 10 their
eruiies they did not venture ~ far from lore
as to put it cut Of their power TO return every
nghr. While they were on ihore they were
continually fighting among themieves and
our informant ,ells u. IL was no uncommon
thing TOR he Captain 10 fight himfelf with hi.
crew --Op he Esd ui,. the ID Collector gave
the owners OF the boat permi1ion to take ON
board bes Oil aud bbls. Fur, and pro.
coed TO Portland.
Our informant further Rates that he has
twice fallen ,nfo the hands Of the enemy, aod
ia both n,lanees received incomparably better
treatment from them than that he received
from hcfe privateerimen, who pretend TO be
his ses,t,ymss In a eonveriation with one OF
the ,fficer. OF the shaving mill, he told our
informant that he va. himfelf an Engliihmsn
bo,s bu' hat he had lived in the country G
or years. was now f,ss dmonas, and meant
to dc ect and pu, ifh fmugg ers and tories.
The Sw fu q about 4 ions bur,hcn, car.
les 6 men aud s pound carronade, mounted
midflIp--and is 10 company with another
Salem Sbsving Will called the Holkar, about
tous bur heu with 40 or ~ men, and estO-
b,,n 10 called mounted amidfhi.s
Z."dsy, Aug. 81
Arrived fchr Dc phin. Green from MACH.
as-Sept !, noop Frendfhip, Rowe, from
Kenebeck-floor Liberty, Moody from do
Sept 2 flop Prudence. Odeli, from Frank
fort-tIero fiskiey from Portfmouih-Bos,
Mainly, OAkes from Eden. Hoop Revenge,
Slower, from do anton, Jumper, do-U $
brig Enterpf,ze Lieut. BusRows, from cfuile
p iva Ger ichr Rihriege Gerry, Turner,
from crpife ehaied IN by the u D brig Tn
terorize Sept 4 noop Union Packet, Cuih-
ing, from Ffeeport
B9ess- 71w,dsy sspf'
h,r;c.d-ffhing boat Betiey. of Plymouth,
from IF Race Point Aug 81, in the morn
ing fsll in with ihip Fidsl,a. late capt Gardner.
fwha died days ago. from Halifax, and re
ceived on board the crew and paiIengers, viz
Cap Cyrus Libby, formerly of brig Leo, of
Portland Mr.. Charles Hewitt and George
.. Mackay and two French gent enen. of
ihip Hope, Emery, of Baltimore from Lisbon
for Bottom, with fat which fhp was captured
and ordered TO HsfaI the 9th uit lat a 80
Ion 81, SO ty the noop of war Loup Cervier,2
days out from HataI for the Chelapeake,
with hofpra ihip in co. The paGengers &
crew were pu' on board the F'delia fame day.
Cap, Macky renamed on board the FideIia,
which wen, into Plymouth yeferday. The