Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-11

was sa v Ireplied, the officers and men
o. Won yoar prisoners He ordered me on =
are ;; 1T, tbe shiu. On my.ar1iyal cupboard
1 lss sb;n was met by the captain near
t ue , nam mast saving, this is his taales-
t -. ship Erebns, Bartholomew comman-
: ss aThis is my sword" replied,
!. -. that IS the u. S. gun vessel No. 100;
b;cb | surrender as your prize, myself
others and crew as your prisoners. nc
oi.,i ar,;o. !, how dare you refuse to come
- hoard his maiesty's ship when order
~ ~ ), &, j know not nordo acknowledge
60 ,.;;eht yoa have to order me on board,
o. - n interrupt me sailing along the Ame-
y :.sn coast. / shall, however, Ilakea tair
.ssa Of this most fragrant abuse
of mower ON your part to my government.
uai the crew that were attached to my
,e.sei bur a few days sirce, you should
nat laye brought me on board, without
nv first marking your vessel WITH lew
at Two Mound Shot, and | very much
r.,ret that | have not the command OF a
-, - sci OF % guns, which would save the
.ronbIe Of demanding satisfaction at tl-
ture dav. BY takingit on the spet." he
said. II only wish to warn you OIL TIE
coast: viii you see my orders IRON the
Adm;raI to warn all vessels from the
coast - :. AS am governed by the or
ders of my own government. ] can have
so.b;ne 70 10 win those OF Admiral Cock
burn.n He said, thought you might De
from the Cape of Good Hope. 'ioo
could not believe any such thing. when
ym see she has no quarter, has not the
anpearance of having been at sea any
LENGTH of time; her boats not slowed as
;ft0remain long at sea nor could you
suppose that we're from long cruise
should run past the port OF Savannah,
thereby exposing my vessel to any British
cruiser that might happen to be ON the
coast. He then said, upon my honor, |
believe it was al accident, but Pam sure
the last shot would not have been'tired II
you had not been trying to run away from
me. c. You could believe no such thing;
you saw both gibbs to windward and the
helm a-lee.s' re said, upon my honor |
don't know whether it went on by acci-
dent or was fired. no orders were given
to fire.. After walking the quarter deck
for few minutes, returning, he said, viii
.yousee my, orders to warn all vessels on
the coasts" As / have nothing to do
with them Fcau have no wish to seethem."
Eyua think THIS will cause any dispute
between the two governments, said he,
Twill return with you to the admiral anu
have itsettied. Il replied, DO not feel
myself authorised in my present situation
toreceiye any satisfaction You may have
In your power to offer for such wlllul
insult offered to the U. States. was
then ordered on board. and to proceed
with the dispatches. When on beard oil
the Erebus saw about twenty negroes.
ard on the gun deck looking up the hatch
thirteen black women, several OF whom
had previously seen in the neighborhood
DIST. Mary's. The ship mounted twenty
tlirty-two pound carronades, aud two
long eighteens upon her spar deck; had
tweaty ports independent Of her Birdie
ports on the gun-deck. AS her ports
were smut could not ascertain what guns
she mad. lam since informed, that she
isa rocket ship; she had all hands at
qaartcrs,nor were they piped down until |
lett her. Twas detained about an hour
and quarter. My sails being torn or
cut, came ntoport, it blowing fresh, and
the admiral under way, delivered the dis
patch to Captain Hamilton of the Ceylcn.
Tue Admiral ordered it sent out as per
signal.
Ihave the honor,
to remain, sir. yours