Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-13
CHARLES FULLER,
Captain Of II. Il. NJ. ship Akbar.
HENRY JANE,
Captain Of II. NJ. br g Arab.
JOSEPH ROCHE

Captain FIJI NJ brig Arab.
JOSEPH ROCHE,
Lieut.. OF IL. Il. NJ. ship Akba-"
Now comes tie other stat enent, which can be
substantSted upon the oath of very man and ,,o.
nan on board the brig Amazon.
On Sunday, 18th August, the Amazon
sailed from Sandy Hook, bound to Phila-
delphia, in ballast the crew composed of
those people that have Just arrived in the
cartels from England f; having triiling
crew by the run, and three working their
passage !; in the cabin came passengers.
Mrs. Philips and two children, Miss Brew
ster, Miss Lusk, and Mr.. Myers of New
York. Alto o'clock, on the 18th, about
1 leagues TO the southwark of Sandy
Hook, was boarded by an officer from the
Narcissus frigate, who behaved poIitely.
never asked to look at a paper; Just put
down in his boarding book where from,
where bound, name, &c. and asked about
the French irigate lying in New York.
On the 18th, at about Q p. NJ. passed be-
tween the AraO, slOop Of war. to leeward.
and the Akbar, razee, to windward the
wind about 5. :. Il. the former had his
head to the southwark and westward, and
the latter close hauled to the eastward
Inc Amazon steering about a S. w.
course was hailed by the Arab, and asked
the briggs name, II we were lin ballast. and
II the French trigate was in New-YOrk ::
the race could nearly have heard what
passed, who then wore ship and let slip
musket over the brig; the colors were
holsted Immediately in the main rigging,
and a boat was seen putting off from the
razee at first u was supposed he was 90
ing aboard the slOep OF war, but when his
intention of coming aboard the Amazon
vas perceived; the Amazon not hayino
much way through the water, orders were
gwen to let 20 the weather mainbraces. but
keep fast the tacks, and haul in the lee
braces. a lieut.. by this time and midsbiD-
man presented themselves upon deck, ask
ed the briggs name, and captains name.
and said he wanted the papers, and 10
know how many men we had aboard. He
was informed IT he walked down in the
cabin he should see the papers in an ar
rogant manner he said, the ships papers
must be brought upon deck {: he was told If
was not proper place to overhaul shps'
paper be sill persisted. five or six times.
to have them brought up, Furnishing his
hand in great style. Atlast captain Phil
lips told him, If he was not gentleman
enough to 90 down in his cabin to see his
papers, that he would see him eternally
Did before he should bring them up /.
and as for the crew, he told him II was
none Of his business how many men he
had, and that he should not muster them !:
he then went on with long preamble
about British authority and the right they
had, and that they would exercise il over
all vessels that iloated the ocean, and that
one Of their own merchantmen would have
70 undergo the same operation. CAPTAIN
Phillips, seeing he could not bring him to
reason, and fearing detention, went below
and brought up register and clearance he
then said that document was of no use. but
insisted upon seeing the articles, and re-
lpeated number Of times his determine
Ieon Of knowing precisely the number Of