Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-12

your boat on board 5 Shailsheave too, a.
soon as clear sufficient to lie too !; which
was done on the starboard tack. He then
hailed, saying, if you heave too GA the
srarboard tack 1 will send my boat on
board of you" at that moment discovered
DO tn his hands up. crying, no, no. no. no; as
II to prevent the firing os the. quarter deck
guns and musketry-most of the men were
in readiness to FIRE. Turning to me. says
"God damn you come on board or I'll sink
you-lIl fire thunder into you replied, if
you do. shall return your compliments
with tightening. At this time received, ;f
possible. a greater food of vulgar abuse
than before i hove about, stond to wind
ward OF him, heaving too on his starboard
quarter, with the iarboard tacks on board |;
when lieute nant came along side, ordered
me into his boat, saying fyou do not go on
board, every one of you will be taken out 6
carried to Charleston" Go on board and
tell your commander that ! shall not lower
my boat, nor shall an officer or man leave
the vessel. but by force, showing him the
paper for Admiral Cockburn 'Ify don't
go on board, you'll be sunk as soon as go
on board; advise you togo I want no
advice, said /. have the orders of my go.
vernment by which am governed, tell your
commander that sucn tritiing shall not pass
with impunity. On the boat leaving US the
captain OF the ship said won't the Did
rascal Gomez then come along side aud
let me sink him I'll FIRE broad side into
him." On the boats reaching the ships
side Gun was fired the shot passing to
Ieeward, through the main sail, near the
mast, cutting away one of the stays, going
between the fore mast aud rigging while
ne gave full vent to his vulgar abuse,
throwing down his speaking trumpet
hitherto every order of mine had been o.
beyed with alacrity. I now saw every one
OF our little crew anxously waiting the or
der to lire into the apparent enemy bat
considered that several valuable lives
would IN all probability be lost and the flag
struck at last. With my reduced crew it
was hardly possible to escape from a vessel
sailing nearly or quite as well rs mine. Un-
der these considerations fired a gun across
ms bows, a. the vessels were lying, sunk
the signals and hauled the colors down. A
lieutenant came on beard, to whom made
formal'surrender of thc-vessel ;.he observ
ed, that he was only a lieutenant. "Seno an
officer on board replied. the officers and
men are your prisoners" He ordered me on
board the ship. On my arrival on board
the ship, was met By the captain near the
main mast saying, this is his majesty's ship
Srebus, bartholomew commander "This
is my sword" replied, that is the Uni.
ted States. gun vessel No. 1853, which sur.
render as your prize, myself officers and
crew as your prisoners" He said again,
!" how dare you refuse to come on board
MS majesty's ship when ordered % 6
know not nor do acknowledge any right
you have TO order me on board, or 20 inter
rupt me sailing along the American coast
snail, however. make fair represents
ton OF this most hagrant abuse of power on
your part to my government. Had the
crew that were attached to py vessel but
few DAYS since. vsIshould not have brought
me on board. without my first marking your
vessel with a few thir.y.two pound shot,
and very much regret that have not the
command of a vessel of 30 guns. which
would save the trouble of demanding salts
faction at future day, by taking it on the
spot. lie said, Ionly wish to warn you
oil the coast will yop see my orders from
the Adm. to warn alivessels from the coast .
IS am governed by the orders of my
own government, can have nothing to do
with those of Admiral Cockburn." He said
thought you might be from the Cape of
Good Hope. Y could not believe any
such thing, when you see she has no quar-
ter, has not the appearance of having been
at sea any length of time her boats not
sto"eu as III foreman long at sea /, nor could
you suppose that were from a long cruizc
should run past the port of Savannah,
thereby exposing NY vessel to any British
cruiser That might happen to be on the
coast. lie then said. upon my honor, / be.
ileve 1t was an accident, but an sure the
last shot would not have been fired If you
had not been trying to run away from me.
You Gould believe no such thing you saw
both Jobs To windward and the helm alec {"
He said, upon my honor don't know whe
Their IT went ofby accident or was fred, no
orders were given to FIRE. After walking
the quarterback for few minutes, return.
mg, he SAID. will you see my orders to warn
all vessels off the coast. "AsI haveno
thing to do with them can have no wish 70
see them If you think this will cause any
dispute between the two governments, said
he, i will return with you to the Admiral
and have it settled. / replied, Il do not
feel myself authorised in my present situa'
ton to receive any satisfaction you may have
IN your power to offer for such wilful in
suit offered to the United States" was then
ordered on board, and 70 proceed with the
dispatches. When on board of the Erebus
saw about twenty negroes, and on the gun
deck looking up the hatch thirteen black
women, several of whom had previously
seen IN the neighborhood of St Mary's.
The ship mounted 20 thirty two pound car
ronades, and two long eighteens on her
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