The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-21

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Ill also be the American creed. because
we Oci,eye 1t Wi % the sure,t way of put
ting stop TO those ipdighities which Amer.
lcNrS have so of,cn been obliged to suffer-
, We are, however. 80 advocates for cruelty,
S1r nn the contrary, for lsnity yet we viii
! It'll believe, that ~ CERTAIN cases recitation
IS rot only necessary but becomes duty to
plc"eni furtner crueit,es on the part of AN
enemy"
Nassau. Wov. 27, 1912.
| DEAR BRoTTFR-
| e~brace dis, the easiest opportunity OF
communicating TO you, that on the g n inst,
| httecn DAYS cut, |e fel. IN with and caOtur-
ed the rae copper b)ttomed snip Venus,
'cSsel and cargo worth at least twenty FIVE
! thousand dollars. On the l2th, pursuing. our
course Snd within Eve days run of yeu-
place. we were captured ~ his n aies.y's
ainop Mosellc, George Mou5ray comsaand-
~, aud brought into this place. We re-
NAMED o. board the s!o1p two or three
days and on the 18Th were transferred from
tnenCe 10 the prison ship where we are now
imprisoned, With an allowance Of OF. of
bread. ) g''ls OF rice, Oh. Il the worst of
beef, including bone, which IS - much a.
meat, with ;s much brackish water as we
can use guard-d day ana niPht by o or Is
age Africans, ~ TO are scjal Strangers to
hu nanity, and confined ever, evening at sun
do~n, - TO Oe released un.l next morning
un rise, abused tn the lowest degree BY th,.
guard, and compelled 20 !inl salt for and
cook our own vicJuaiB with green nanwoes.
None or US ave ever permitted, under anv
Conditions whatever, to visit the shores, with
many ether barbarous acts, which are too
aumer ms TO describe. This viii be con-
Neysd by the cartel slcop, captain Cooper,
being the second cartel which has saIled
s'Fce cur arrival here. 4 schooner from
baltimore was only allowed men, Sc Coop
CT, who brought 81 prisoners, i only allow
ed Is in return, while We, l9 IL number,
are de aimed i'll this mi,erabie place for
wni we Cannot assign any ieasoE, except
to punish us rs priYstecrsmen, or az tost.-
ges 90 t'o.e II LACEY detained in Charles
ton hrs asst is the general belief. and IS
sa1a, deem = communication of the cir
cum stance essential TO commodore Dent,
comma der OF the s"u,hern station, that he
may ~ to 1t aud enquire the cause why
AUeric1ns are to be detained here two
or three m N,hs, while more pri soners have
ocen received acre, By great many, than
what have re II sent to re United States.
Men who have arrived here s:nce we, have
oeen sent oil i; they proceed with no degree
OF resu' 2rirv in Tie exchange Of prisoners &
act IN open contradiction to ever thing
right, and really lc'eYc, that except you
MAKE known the Circumstance ard use me
ia' or@tle ezlartioas, that some T Us will be
ihfeht1nai!y detained until tps end Ct cur
present Contest wish Great Britain. AS
wish your eXerUon5 for cur exchanga,
have sui S'ned let of those who are thus
miSera5iy treated, that we nav be deman-
ced IN proper way. The Rapids crew
have been imprisoned here near ; months,
ana nave now no prospect of gettins away
WAie the crews Of two other privateels nave
been released.
Cre7D offhe Love1y Lass.
WIN. l.. Robson John Hynes
VIM. Thomas Darius Swan
John Crandel ,bn Mckenzie.
David Ashton
Rahid's Cr'zy
Capt. Jameson James T. Miller
Peter La Nella Fran~,s NEart;,
George Alexander Canyon Biguiows,
other PTiaoneya
Simon West Mathew Bridge.
wrote Mr.. Peck and requested lin to
forward me letter of introduction 20 some
one here, and also a protection showing that
an an American. As it is possible that
nc may not get my letter, YOU will notice
my request and pay chat attention which ie
cr'cs mentioned in my letter to Mr..
Peck, that any funds which / received here
could be returned on application, as my e1-
penditnres VIII, thru an economical rinci..
pie, be As small as possible. | indulge the
rope hat you will conform 70 my WIS. es in
this particular, and also inform MIR. K lly Of
our imprisonment here, ard request his in
hnrnce IN facilitating our exchange, with any
other service.
We have no chance Of gaining informa.
ton here. Every person uses every exer-
ION to Keep us in ignorance however. we
are enabled to say, thar the Eoglish urison-
err have generally combined in speaking Of
the treatmen, they received in the United
States.
am your sGectionate brother,
VViu. l.. RO3ESOT.
Cart. Thomas H. Robrson.
=. B. The Moe le, Rbodian and Varia-
Die, three men OF war. have st conveyed )
%. 0 vessels over the bar bouad 10 sornc part
NJ bHgland, it lie supposed that they viii re-
tam 70 cruize OF Charleston. In case YOU
tddrcs- 2' serd any thing for me to this
- sc, YOU viii direct to ne care Of Messrs.
BAN, DCnshe x so. merchants here.
am yours, sc.
w L.R.
Hzr5joyd, Nay 9, 1918.
Annexed is captain Samuel Chev's de-
position taken before Judge Edwards at New
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