Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-07
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SSuee; 10 Pnrsue the chase of the fiyinp
french squadron to theutmost of his now,
| er which is capital offence under the
luth, 18th and 18th articles of war. stat.
%, Geo. I'd, c. So
2. further do charge. and accuse e..
Alexander +. Cochrane of HAVING. in the
year 1907, caused and ordered TO be takan
on board OF his maiesty's shin Belle;sle.
when at Halifax, mules. which he cansad
10 be carried and transported ON hoard h;S
maJesty's said ship Belleisle, all tbe waw
from Nova Scotia to the West-Tnd;es -
the islandof Tortola, where tbev wsrs
tahaea ana sold by himself as merchandise.
ior ms own profit and emolument. witbonf.
entering them at the custom house /. for
winch act of smuggling the said sh;n
would have been liable to seizure. had tha
oIlcers OF the customs understood their du.
W and been willing to do it IAN otYance,
punishable by. the 18th article of war. in
the aforesaid statute. ,c;th cosb;er;na al
;oreyer s afterwards rendering such officer
- n,dpaple OF serving in any place or Office
or successors.
8. further charge and accuse fhe said
SIT Alexander FORESTER Cochrane of bay
ing purchased, in the year 1907. = larso
quantity OF duck, which he caused 70 p
pain Tor by bills of exchange on the COM
nlissloners for victuallinghis maiesty's navy
Purportlng to be drawn for fresh baof snn
plled to has majesty's ships. then in tba
road OF TOrtola, by one John Casa,t,ers
the navy butcher aud contractor. when i,
,act no such fresh beef at all was s,,pDIied
LOT the purpose and with the view pf de,
lrauuing the sad commissioners for yict-
ualling his majesty's navy which oifanca
IS punishable by the oath and sad articles
OF war, with dismissing such officer from
hs mgesty's service. '
Al further charge and accuse the said
sir alexander +. Cochrane of having frau
aulentiy appropriated to himself a6out m
.oo prize negroes, condemned TO his ma
Jesty. under stat. a. Geo. Sd. c. s6. fo,.
CERTAIN special ends and purposes, that is-
70 DC drafted into The army and navy. and
NOSE ulliit FOR this purpose, to be bound
Out as apprentices TO trade, for which
ms majesty pays considerable premium
TO the captors as head-money. VIZ. doh
sterllng tor every negro man. Instead oe
which, the said sir Alexander Forrester.
cochrane, with the conniyance IF tbe
Judge OF the vice-admiralty court of Torto-
la, sent all the negroes, COMPOSING the car
goes OF the American brig Amadea. Iobn.
SION, master, and the schooner Nancy. vi.
dai, master, in 1903, to a sugar planfat;on
OF his own, in the island of 'Tr;n;d,J
where they are working TO this dav 90 6eIa
negroes, thereby defrauding his naiestv OF
their services, and the NEGROES tbemsa ~ =.
OF their liberty and of the opporfnn;tv oe
learning useful trade crime agaynst
tic Ailg' ana humanity, almost nameless.
A. M'KENRoT."
Charges against sir Thomas John Co.1
raHe, hht. a post captain in the youny
Macy. '0'""
/, Anthony M'Kenrot. LATE ;ust;oo 90
the peace IN certain parts of his maiestv's
commons ON beyond sea, called the island
OF Iortola IN the West Indies, do solemnIv
charge and accuse sir Thomas John Cocb.
rane, OF having in 1906, when command
Ing ms maIesty's ship Jason, on the Torto-
Ia station, fraudulentIy projected, contriy-
ed, connlyed at, protected. and actually
ehected the illegal expectation of divers
large quantities of colonial produce. taken
on board OF sundry prize vessels. CON
demned IN the court of vice-admiraltv in :
the island OF Tortola, from that port in
Joreign bottoms, to foreign places. norris
and countries, out of his maiesty,s dnm;n,
IONS contrary to the navigation act. and
contrary to every statute, subsequently
passed and enacted, concerning the colo.
NAL trade, shipping and prize m tiers. and
oil having IN open dereliction of his dntv
ordered other kings ships, commanded Nv
inferior officers, TO give convoy to sucb
foreign vessels, thus unIawfuily saline
from the British port and colony of Tortooo
la, to the Danish port of st. Thomas. and
protecting them against the lawful searcL
and detention of other commissioned r..
tish cruisers and of all this beino don.
and effected for vile Iucre. bribeSy ora
corruption and that under these csrcnn,
stances the following ships and cargoez
were Illegally aud criminalv convoyoJ
and conducted, by order of the said CIR
Thomas John Cochrane, viz. the Amar;co,,
ship kutaw, White, master the Mednss
the Fly, the Jane, tn Maria. the Csms
leon, the swallow, and the Mary. all IsJor,
with coffee the entire carpoes of the Re.
beeca, Nleld master the Beauty. M'Krae
master, and the General Laton. Robinson
master, also consisting Of st. Domingo
coffee; the ship Nuestra Sonora, del Car
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