Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-29


The Norfolk Ledger of the 25tb insi
esntains Inc following particulars in az
a;,;ou to what have already appeared
!, Ne Richmond Daily Compiler. in re
,,tiap to the supposed pirate iasely sei2
,5ia tie neishborhood Of Yorktown, Va.
n ,djitisn we have to state, that MIR
Reuson late Of the aboye named schop
ssr states fiat she sailed from Baltimor,
IN ! cruize. ou The 18th efAprii last, i,
,so ions, molated s eishteensaounders
manned with SO men; that the crew
uore chiefly Aiacricans. and were igno
rsn,of theiatelt;ons OF tfe owners, whes
they engaged, vas order the tnEors O
gnenos Ayres she nas commanded b,
soare Fisk. late sailing ioaster in til,
Nsyyoithe United States. While on
cruise they captured seseral vessels, a,
mans them was a brig supposed to be
worth 100000 dollars, whichwas order.
ed for buenos Ayres.
From the tyranny oil the Cania;n. ans
d;ssustcd with the proceedings on buard
(which we understand was those of ii.
rates. tie crew rose upon the captain
and officers, put him, and four of tie sn-
pegier cticers III irons, and afterwards
Dat them on board the English CutSet
Shark fFan Liverpool eoun1 to Matt
tique.-Ihey afterwards bicueht the ye>
selinto East river. as above stated. Some
specie, taken from a vessel they boarded
wasdiyided among the crew of the EriYa
teer
A friend ofours Copied the following
from what Mr. Bensan teld that friend
we're tue original Instructions to Fisk.
0fthe person whose name is signed
we have no knowledge. but several O.
those, who are ealied AGENTS. are among
the. most respectable characters in the e.
nited States, and would be incapable q
countenancing any thing dishonor,r Bile.
this letter may not be geauine, and iir
TaylOr's name, mas have been used e.
sinister purposes VIXEN NE say we la,
no knowledge of iir. Tayior, We would
not beunderstood as saving. that be
would cOuntenance any thing dishonora
Copy efiastractioas to s. Fisk, comn,an.
DER Of the Prirateer schooner saRta.fe.
enc.
Sin,
lou Will proceed with tae -schoone'
santalecinc on cruize OF Cadiz, making
y your business 70 avoid speaking al
nea OF war. lii case Of falling in with !
iarge quantity Ct money, you will return
immediately OF this coast, and send up IL
ne agent for a person to receive it, and
ie1arn immediately on your cruize. Il
you tall in with any fast sailing yesse1
slat may become 4 prize, you will keel
ner with you 10 order to put valuable car.
sOes on board Of her that you may Gnd ii
Saa sailing vessels, giving the prisoners
me dull sailing vessels and des2atchins
y ,ae saster to the River de la Plata, or t.
iUs au Prince, to the agent there. in
vase o. tue cargo answering better Their,
sIaa he River de Ia Plata, altering at
iuarss Of bales or cargo, being sure tt
asepall specie, jewellery, OF any thips
ssry valuable on board the priyateer. L.
lsse Inc Portuguese should march agains
- raehos Ayres to act hostile. YOU are al
aoeF'y to do the same, and send youi
Ives Into Buenos Ayres in case OF NJ
s'oeAade but if blockatsed, Black River
sa.Ae coast Of Patagonie, and from
s ~suee send a despatch over land to Bae
.s ,Ayres,t tie agent there. Shout,
ny, ~ island Of st. Margaritta be open ya'
ss.s send in some prizes there. bein;
Sa, sIsl to seal up all papers found O.
ts Sa'a Prizes, taking declarations of CAP
- as, making them declare tie Owner
i. sleoaes property, attested by two
.l aee persons Of his own crew. sealin
,a ' up and sendinsit by the pr,ze-nas
". % the agent wherever it may bt
-, = Will be careful not to meddle {
Sos Ss with any neutral flag of any n;
ns Sa Whatever, but keep up,the supplies |
iss ss''aons and recruits, particularly RI
ling cr all Spanish aud Portuguese r.
- .Is mat may offer. When returnir
Csa as coast of North America, give Il
ssapeakc or Delaware the preference
H.. iae persons put on board were cap
Ma A, thomas a, Bass, lst Liut. VIM. \
Mere Mere sd Lieut.. Jehn Bodily, Pri;
Ser, Natl. Z. Hunter. do.