The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-07

from Savannah, captured some DAYS
since by the PiantaPenet. and ran .ometl
he gentleman who is the bearer of the
Petition, was prisoner on board the
Piantagenet five days, and informs us.
that he received it from one of the petit
oners, whose family resides in Philatel-
pm " 7. Gaz.
Ii. NJ ShH Piaatageret, z. T.fsyd. Cen.
tain, Cruising IF .AtEv- YORK. Nov. 2Ist.
1918.
SlR--HIe your Petitioners do hun,6lp
tray, That You VII please 30 lay our Ca Sc
before the President and the House of Re
i0resentatives. as being Citizens of the U.
States. and being compelled to serve ON
board OF his Britannia Maje.ty's Ship, as a
Dove, contrary TO the Law of Nations and
moreover, we your pc isioncrs, have made
application go the Board of Admiralty at
losdon, before the said ship sailed for the
Coast OF America and before we wrote to
the boavd. AS soon as We heard hos iIities
had commenced between Great Britain ano
the C'ted States, WE made application to
the captain ot Tie above ship, and the saio
taptain gave us abuse and thrt atened to
send rs on h"arl OF "a guard ship. When
We, Your petitioners, could get 10 re,ltess.
we >la'd orr case before the Board Of Adm.
rally, aud have every reason 10 believe.
that We were ordered to Be discharged, OF
considered as prisoners OF war. We, your
petitioners, are not allowed to SPEAK or hole
Conversation wifh ery American, who are
1t times on board, fran coasters and su,Ii
craft, that the above shin AZ times detaip,
Y0ur Petitioner. JQmes gT.hcan cit;zer
OF Philadelphia, served the term of even
years, to the Esttiug business. / was bound
apprentice ~ the year one thousand seven
lundred anh eighty seven, to Adam Chan
fer IN Et;lth's ally, IN the above CITY, and
ne declining business, when ! had served
ne ter than three years, was turned over
TO frederick Nridor,m Second Sweet anr.
with him served the remainder OF nv an
premiership. worked near one yearafter
was out ct my time, when married the
daughter ct Robert Jordan, Of the above
city CT Philadelphia, when IN; mother, Re-
2,ecca Riding, widow OF Thomas Riding, (nv
sep Father) set me up in business for nv
sell, IL Callowhill street, Philadclphja. whyr.
carried on business for some time, bnt
1t getting ack I declined and followed
me sea. s1ipped in the ship America.
belonging 70 Messrs. NiCklin and Griffith
Commanded bY Captain Sio,ms, for Canton
IN the year 1899, IN the month of Aiarch
Nhen aindsEit was made before Clenen,
bhldle, and accordingly entered in me
custom House. l hear that NV mother
ci1+ IN the year 1906, and the lyrorec,v
i@N ZIG IS in the hands OF Mr.. Thomas
thinner. shoemaker, in Second street two
doors above Chesnut street, Philadeipha
and the other is Mr.. Edward Rowle,. in
Front.strees two sr .hroe doors above Mar.
ket street Philadelphia. My wife's brn.
taers when ltf Philadelphia carried on
me plasterlng business. The name of one
10 Samuel Soraan, at the Corner Of Eleventh
and Hece, or SassSfras streets-the other
is -5leSaHder JordGn, in Race Or
Sassstras street between Twelfth & Broad
'thuadeiPGia. hope thar YOU viii please
TO investigate INFO Las affair, and nor -,
me De Considered as an enemy 70 my cuun
Try which am bound to project, BY ali
laws human and divine. And acl CERTAIN
that 1t must be against natu ~ be araipst
ones own flesh and blood. Butt am deter.
n'ined they shall have ny e before thev
sh@ii force ne. hope you viii take nv
case under your sage consideration. and
your petitioner shall ever pray.
JAMES klLLICAN.
h"ur petitioner, Ioaefh Parker, native
OF the state Of Virginia, seaman, has served
ms time out at Norfolk, in tie above Sta.e
hulnbly begs that you viii pleas. to ioor;re
% captain barron, who formerly comTnan
ded the Chesapeake irigstc, when sailed
WITH him AZ that time, o. to Stephen Dcca
tur. VINO personally knows ME, az was o
servant under his command. hone thAt
! on WI please to take my case " e. your
consideration, Your & petitioner shall ever
pray.
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