The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-19
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leu Federal 50 o!te1sv: aRd lisgas ing t,er AS
less and ,sniess efforts Varnsi aru piss over the
inhumanity at the tle h,nv-i.,s WHIP lave
unfortunately been tr prischsr. rhs x.ne viz.
snd detestab but wTieig circulating te,L-rl Hebus-
1ctn, which apnlogisd g. he h,rt. cn,et o. The.
enemy Mt Hs'urtT', and ,sc'y aEra.d t',pt Chsua-
ccy', Squadron aa'I Q Lass was taken, ia nov in
commons With lis fellow Ia orers en,scavori1 TO conn-
tersct the certifcs:,s -. = ,.iinb-r Of Am-,,c,n
W GERS as To the cruelty with which they LA beea
treat t..
] IA iooving ,shict originated st Eostea a, AID hiss
"rea,y found place in n: our Pilsdephia pr
pcrs, be taken MS n speeimea o,be;r ;, rsr,,-
.acturel ,rtic.s :. the ,Sr,- ~, I.cys
The SaUGoc F7gih"
s Capt. B"sSnm, late commander of the ,ri-
vatecr TomahawR, has .rrived at Alarble-
head. auA speaks in the hignes, $50, IL the
treatment he received Individually srom the
officers Of the Bu,wark, by whom he was
captured. He says, that had he been the
Prince Regent himself. I've could mt have re-
ceivcd more kindness and attention tkan lie
did while prisoner.
This article hei,g read we rconest our readers 70
take the trouble to rcsd the following a,,ease
sateIneuts
From the Essex Register.
Treatment q .4aierieans GA toard II. ~ s,
Bui7vayk. e.
Several statements having been made, re-
lativc to nv treatment on board the Bulwark,
thought it my duty, as Captain Of the Tom
ahawk, to communicate The following
My treatment while On board this ship was
generally very good--but that OF al M Oh
Gers andm was inhuman and brutal. iley-nnd
any thing Ihavc before witnessed. { was cap
tured ON Sunday, 22A ofjan. about sunset,
my crew being brought N board, their bag
gage was taken from them, and laid on the
quarterback for that njght--the ensuing
morning, they we're ordered to pick out what
ever belonged to them, when they found their
trunks broken open, ara in several not the
least thing remaining. After being on board
is Dr IL hours, a BUCKET Of pea soup, [as
they called it] without the lesst9 ppearance or
taste of pea, was sert into the eoct pit, for
IL officers. without salt, pepper, o. any thing
toget it ont of the bucket wth--tIiis mes. was
served out to them three times each week.
the same kind of soup they bad SO frequently,
my officers il7U Frequently seen the marines
washing their shirts iF--thcrc was not one cf
them allowed tn speak to ne, to walk tie
quarterback, or stop on the lower sun-decE.
In fact, every thing was done to render theYa
as miserable and unhappy as possible-n,.t
satisfied with making our men lay in the CT
bic tier, after being TWO or three DAVIS .heg
were ordered nto The lower held, where j..
was ANGLE deep IN mud anc. wat ,r--is this Sit
uation, they we're kept nearly weeks, till so
much enaciated they had thG appearance S
PHILIP EEssoM.
tIaving noticed in the Gazette very cx-
travagant encomum on tue officers Of tn.
Bu.wark, 9ald to have been Bestowed b, Cap
tain Bosom of the late privateer Tonahawk
am compelled from 4 sense Of duty whici.
owe myself, and others which have suffered
with me, by an imp arallc!icd cruelty, to make
known NOT only our treatment, but that of
capt. Bessom, while on board that slip
which altho' 1T was very different from ours,
did rot appear Ike shelving. him quite so
much respect as if he had been the Prince
Regent" He was it's true) so highly be-
nored as to mess with the gunner, by whom
have often heard capt. B. say lie was abu-
sed with insolent language. 4 sentiy was
constantly kept over him and he was rot al
when he contrasted his situation with that of
his officers and men, it is not st'@,nge that
be should be omparod Titi1 so noble cha
racter. Having been with him in the capaci-
ty OF surgeon, was kept with the officers &
some boys in he cockpit. There being four
hatchwsya constantly open, made that the
coolest part of tie shin. Our beds, clothes,
&c. were towed through the water at the time
Of cur 5oing on board lowing to the intoxica~
ton OF lieut.. Wills, TIL. boarding officer, aud
Gle boats crew. and sOnGc OF them we're lost.
Nearly all the rest were stolen The few
remaining we're delivered to Us with as much
water as they could absorb, end we nevcr
| had the privilege Of carrying them on deck to
| dry.
We suffered fcr several erere cold nights.
| without lying down: Till at length, exharstcd
| with cold hurleT and fst,gue, we we're corr
| psReJi to dry our beds with the warmth Of our
/ bodies Song Of the ofice1S oS the BuiwsIiS
( expressed regret that Sar treatment sh,ud
be such, but SAID the officers Or the Harlequin
| privatser which they had ,,rg viouilt captu-
! red. had Conducted rnprupcriy while o. Board
! their ship, for which reason tcey could show
| us no faVors My Constitution lot being a.
bic TO support 50 great load e. cruelty after
suffering about illee eeI.s with "a succession
I of cold chills. was overcome by a VOL Mt fs-
YER, with deijriuIn. At which time / = IS &C
! cused Of ins1tirF couple Of young rDiGship
! men. who n scufAng trod upon rae, and " .
( Immediately put ~ tlic.ooGi hole E punis-
! meut. The temperature Of the hole be .ng
| considerably higher than tie cock pit, Il has
| very saluiaFy Greet For though fvu;
nyseH sitting on iron hocPs without arr scf.-
er bed 60 rest upon, / was very happy in
| experiencing moisture On NY skin, w.fh 8
great alicviatiOI from pain and cough.
spent thtec days in that situation, wncT IS
taken up. unable 20 walb nnd laid in the O.
BIN tier. It was thea, fer The fret tine. hat
J received some medical aid. My fever ffou
that time began to abgte, but receiving 10 o