Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-30

there Is any American so serpent. bloodei
as 10 read the following with calmness and
tnen pirate about the magnanimity of the barba
ran mansteaier, he should be cast out from ci-
yniaed life, prey to kindred hyenas and
wolves. - -. -
from the Ne'O York Mercantile Adspeyfse,.
We have received the following narrative from.
an officer in the United States service. will,
request that it might be published in the
Mercantile Advertiser, and an assurance Tim.
1T contains no fact which it is not in his
power at any time to substanti.te He has
lett ms name with the editors for that pur..
pose,
Hiram Thayer, born in the town of Green,
wich, IN the county of Hampshire, commons
weai'h OF massachusetts,, and son of Mr.. John
Ihayer, respectable farmer in that town. Was
impressed in the service of Fl. - maiesty. in
the month OF August, 1908, and has beer, de.
tanned there ever since against his will. ref,-
sing TO enter or receive the bounty, or advance.
or any part of his pay, other than what was i'm.
disPensabie, and has been furnished him in
Stops he was transferred to the statira when
she was put III commission, upwards of six
years ago (; has been kept on board her. and
is still there. He was in her when she was
commanded by Capt Branley, when she bro't
out MIR Rose. Projections and certificates
from the selectmen of Greenwich were forwar.
ded to the British consul at Norfolk, to procure
his discharge, but without effect. The same
documents were laid before the lord commissi-
oners OF the admiralty in London and his re.
lease demanded by general Lyman but thev
were not sufficiently authenticated. The same
documents have been forwarded to the resi-
dent agent tor American prisoners of war Mt
Halifax. The man himself has told CAPTAIN
stsackPole that he will not fight against the flag
of his country %
:" On Monday last March 14th) John Tbav.
er, the father, applied TO commodore Decatur,
Tor assistance in procuring the release of his
son. The commodore Instantly despafcbed /,
nag accompanied by tho father, furnished with
certificates from the minister, town clerk and
seiectmen of Greenwich, to captain Cspej. the
commanding officer before New London. The
son recognized his father at distance from
the ship and told the first iestenant, w
God, sir, there is my fa,herp' The old gen..
tieman on meeting his son, was entirely over.
come, and burst into tears ---Tle son snen, eve.
ry moment IN enquiries respecting his mother
and sisters, the friends Of his youth, and the
ninutest cir -umstances Of his nome. the farm
and its concerns
The fstber returned, but left the son pr;s
soner-not OF war; but unwilling slave in
the service OF The enemy
Ihis young man, by his industry. inteIi.
gence, searnanship, and sobriety, has been pro-
noted TO be a boatswsin's mate in his Britain.
nc naJesty's service, and actually piped the
s'ae Tor lieut.. Hamilton, who was charged with
hag-His D. NJ is in his debt two hundred
am fifty pounds sterling, which he viii cbeer
luliy reinquish as the price OF bis frecdom.--
these iacts can be sub,tantiated by the oath Of
Mr. John Thayer and the letters of his son.
When young Thayer told capf Stackpole
that he could not, snd.wouid not igh, against
ne Nag OF his country. that gentleman told
hlm That u they fell in with an American man
~ war and he refused TO do his duty, he should
oe tied up to the mast and shot at like DOG.
CAPTAIN Capel replied 10 his fathers sofcitati-
ons, that he has no authority TO release bis
son It must be done by the commander ia
chief, who is at Bermuda aud captain stack .