Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-29
VILLATNY.

CHARLESTON, July 81.
Spanish ship Carlota, Francis De ALTA, master,
81 days from New-York, bound to HAVANA, put
IN here in distress, having been plundered by a
pirate under Cartha genian colors. Captain De
HIta has furnished US with the following particu-
lars
Sailed from New-York on the 9Th June, bound
TO Havana.-On the 4th July, the wind beng
ahead, anchored in the Little Isaac. On the 6tlr
gotunder way, but the wind continuing battling,
we drlfted through the gulf, and on the 10Th
found themselves in lat. %, "a, long. 70, 40 the
wind beng still ahead and very light we made the
best CT our way intending to go round Abaco :;
on the 13th, IN the afternoon, being n lat. %, 9,
long; 7Sj 5, we fell in with and were. taken pos
session OF By a Carthagenian pr.vateer, a plot
BOAT schr. OF about 70 tons, manned almost en-
urely with .4me,5cgHS and apparently from the
United States-haymg in company the Spanish
brig Carmen, from Philadelphia which they had
captured on the jth inst. The next morning
hey ho'sted out the ships long boat, and after
throwing over all the iumberon deck, and a guam
uty OF hoops, shocks, &c. proceeded To carry the
'enalnder OF tie cargo, consisting of -four, &c.
on board the brig After taking from the ship
as much other cargo as they could put on board
the br e, they proceeded to- plumber her ofa spare
suit Ofsa;ls, all her cabin furniture, som rigging
and about one bundled and fifty gallons ofwater.
they also plundered the passengers, officers and
crew OF all their yaluables, watches, clothing, &c.
searching their pockets for money, and resortlng
TO every exped.e nt in their power 10 discover
iuch articles OF jewelry, watches, &c. Which had
been concealed, and n which they succeeded
but too well. After doing all this, they threaten
cd to burn the ship, bu. were prevailed upon 10
ransom her fo r a bill of 1000 douars. CAPITA n
De HIta ard the passengers represent the brutal
conduct ofthese Buccaneers to exceed any tn ny
that had ever before come TO their KIN Wedge
When they3had ransUmed the ship they put on
board her the following persons, who we're pas
sengers on board the brig Carmen, viz. Madame
Maria Jeanne BFunett and her daughter-Mr.
German Deny, together with a part OF the crew
of that vessel, the captain (Jcseph Almeda,) To-
lgeUIer with The bOdtswain and two seaInen, hav-
ing been taken out OH board the privateer, and
as they sad, afterwards put on board a vessel
bound TO Ncw.O Orleans.
MIR. Deny, one Of The above passengers, has
favoi ed us with The following particulars OF the
capture and plumber Of the Carmen
The Carmen sailed from Philadelphia on tie
I7Jl OF June, bound to Hayannah with a cargo OF
-four and about 80 barrels Of g~un-powder on
the 5th of July were capturedby the above men
toned pirabcal corsiar which was called by her
crew tic s Patriot in whose possession they re-
maided eleven days, when having captured and
iplundcred the ship Carlota, they we're yut o.
board her, after having been robbed of ali their
clothing, papers and yaluables. They even
searched tIe female passengers in the most inde.
hcate and brutal manner, leaving them with
scarcely a change of c~lothing-whIle on boafd
tue prIyateer the plan was organized TO destroy
the passengers and crew Of the Carmen it was
to have been put IN execution the very day on
which thcy fell in with the ship Carlotta; and
which was thus happily frustrated. The prison.
ers were afterwards Informed of this by some oil
the crew of the priyhteer. Tie first lieutenant
Of the Privateer formerly belonged to New-York,
and had a family at that place he called him.
self Perkins, but this was probably an assumed
name the second It. wasa VIrginan, and signed
MS name VIM. ID. DomOnson, but ike the other
was probably an assumed name. There were bul