The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-04-07
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BRITISH VEST INDIES.

Particulars OF the captures. made by tho
French friga,es La Nymphe and LIS Msd1sc,
carrying As guns, GA pound carronades on
the spar deck,) and $50 men each, si0cc tho
time Of iheir sailing iiom Dsest, on the 18th
November last, until the I'd ihst. on which
day they gave the ship Primes George of Lon-
don, captured by .hen a few days before, an
a cartel, TO convey their prisoners, 10 number
,lss, to Barbadoes;
Dec. 18th, lat IL, so, Ion. cs, IS, British
ship Monticello, Cnstans, from the Cape OK
Good Hope for London, cargo oil and skins.
9th, British ship Flora, Ireland, from Lon.
don for Martinique, with very valuable car.
go of merchandise --All BURNT Tho
Commodore had agreed 10 ransom the latter,
but on the appcsrance Of three sail on tho
morning OF tho, 29h, she was Destroyed
Dec. 29th, captured BRUSH ships Lady Care
oline Ba,hcm, Capt. Boyes Po,sdam, Cum
Minis and Prince George, BayIsy all from
London for Jamaica, with cargoes of mcrs
chandze and plantation stores---lhe two for.-s
mer, atlor being piundcrcd, weIe scUrTLEps
The latter was reserved for cartel. Tho
frigatcs then stood to the Southwark under
easy sail, until the morning of Jan 2, when
they began 10 embark. the prisoners
whole being ON board the cartel by ., p. M.
she got liberty to proceed, leaving the fri.
gates lying to, in lat 8 so, lon. SO, Is.
The captains and passengers OF The above
captured vessels, think il a justice they owe
to the respective captains and officers Of theso
frigates, to acknowledge the very handsome
and polite attention shcwn them, dutisg tho
time they were prisoners, as they lei, no,hing
undonc TO ameliorate the unpleasant situation
in which they were placed, heightened byanc
~h.,iv hat
the destruction of SO mach British property
On the 9th inst, III lot. lS long 81 tho
Prince George was brought ,u by the u. S.
ship Of war President, Com. Rodgers, who
had on the Preceding day taken tho British
ship Wanderers, from London 10 Ja,naica, La
den with plantation stores, which, after being
| plundcred, Vas scut,led in Sigh, Of the p. G.,
| Aherd,oms Kodgcrs had examined the cartel
papers, he ceiused tn allow her 10 proceed, on
| the plea tina, the Brlish government had dis
| avowed the neutrality Of cartels, and quoted
several instances to co,roboratc his sssersionsJ
trose Hs ssss o. ns ySms 1Snr O. WON
sation with Capt. BayIcy ofthe carsel, he de-
sired that Messrs. Edward M'Swinnev and
Samuel samson, should be broug hi on board
the President. On their arrival on board, he
said ne was induced 10 send for Them, 10 statc
how fully justified he would be IN taking ojl
the prisonors on board bis vessel, and DESTROY.
log tho cartel, for the fcssons before mention.
Cd he then told them he would suffer ibs
cartel to proceed,and sent the prisoners taken
IN the Wanderer, en- board her he veryy
kindly offered to supply them with any thing
that they were in want OF, and delivered let
ter to Capt. Bayley, Of which the following il
copy &c.,
g.. ..g q 90
Copy of Commodore Rodgers letter to Captain Bay.
ley, OF the cartel ship Prince George. dated on
board the United States frgate President. in lat.
IL, SO, long. ST.
/" u s.. frtgase President, at Sea, Jan. s.
SIR--Thc ship Prince George, under your
communicating been captured by two French
ships o! war, and by them made cartel for
the conveyance Of prisoners 10 tho West.in.
dies, is hereby permitted to proceed. The
conduct Of the British government, in sever
al instances, and more particularly in the case
OF the Duke of Montrose Packet, captured
by the ship under my com ma0d, and sent to
England, as 4 cartel, for the con, ,cyancc Of
prisoners OF War, dorng the last year, would
have justified me in OBTAINING the Prince
George as an example, however, Of the diff.
fcrcnt principles which regulate the conduct
OF Americas officers, in the prosecution of
hoslilitics, from these which have governed
in Great Britain, have determined not 10 dca
tain you. | ata, &c. .. t....
JOHN RODGERS"
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