Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17
From the Jamaica Co,,a,,t of Esb 6

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WE, the undersigned, Emigrants from C,r1bs /.
sena, at the evacuation of that place, on the 5th
and 9th OF last December, do hereby declare. and
make oath in due form, in this Cite of Kingston.
before NJ. West, Esquire, an Assistant judge of
Oh Ihe suPremeCourt That we, and many others
did embark IN the Bay of Carthagena and Boca
Chca, on board the private armed scln. Cen
Castillo, alias Comet, Captain William w;Icon
Michel That we event ont in the nights of the
9th and 9TH of Dec from BOca Chica. taking o,,r
course to The west, with the intention of sion.
ping at the island OF Providence, in order there
TO repair our mainmast, which, when passing the
double batteries and feiuccas in the Raw had
oeen splntered by the Sproiards: That we ar
rNeu IL providence on the 10Th, IN the afternoon
and landed on the I1th at noon. and IoJereJ o,,r
selves in three houses, near the shore - NOT bo-
wing been permitted to MS 10 take from ON hoard
any trunk or other things from our supplies
mat on the 18Th, early in the msrniner there
came on Shore, to our houses, eleven men. sold,
ers and sailors, armed with carbines. pistols and
sabres, who surrounded the houses. one afi or a.
holher, put ing their arms to our breasts. and
si'eHNeihg, Vlsi'ed our persons, the houses beds
sc; and took from us the little money which Some
had IN their purses, Watches g. other things IN, &c
Gohe' they went on board, taking also with them
the vie OF Certain Joseph PadIlla, of Cartbare.
ia, VINO had been with us on shore but her bS,s
band had Away, been on board That almost IN,
hedlaiely after them, Mr. Peter Moron, Br,-
TN Merchant, who had about IS 600 DoiI.rs nm
ooaFu' went IN a Plragua, that was in the Bav. in
''uSr 10 so on board, from which they began a
well directed fire upon him, so that Mr. 49, :
10 save his life, was obliged to throw himself,n'
o" ms belly, on the fiat of the Piragua and TO re.
gam the shore IN haste That shortly after The
people mad returned on board, We saw them turn
great gun and point it at our houses bv which
s s.en oiu men, women, and children were put to
niSht, 10 de IN the mountains That tbev fir.
Gu shot Al each house and put to sea, and that
We never heard any more of them.-That we for.
'ula ely found very small shooner from Cartbo
6eiia' and although very badly provided with the
neceSsarles Tor navigation, several of us went in
her OH tle l9th, IN search of the Island of ia
"aIea' ana we arrived on the I'd of this month
Al oanta Lucea That the most correct estim.te
We nave al ogeher made in Providence of wbo,
We iiad been robbed OF amounts from go N 20
w Doi'srs III douoioons, Silver, gold & silver in.
Sots' precious stones, pearls and Jewels. without
counting the wearing apparel since theu Ia
thrown all the trunks on shore, manv desiroved
anu many or the greatest part ofthem emptied.
ana iiilally Ihat we firmly belve that in these
crimes the chiefs of that plot are Can't. .lT,cheI
&c aforenamed Joseph Padilla who was a ma.
rner IN Carlhagena, Vendura Jzquierdo also a
Mariner from Carthagena and a certain Salcedo
an inhaoitant OF Caracas who had been Lieute.
iant Colonel in Carthagenna.
Done and signed in Kingston Jamaica before
Che said Judge the 18th January in the wear one
thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
Is gred)
MANUEL DEL CASTILLO.
MARTIN WILLIE.
ANTONIO CARLOS AMADOR,
MANUEL GARCIA.
MANUEL DE SENA.
Sworn before me this 18th January, 1916.
MAURICE WEST.
JAMAICA, IS.
lido hereby certify that the above is a faithful
translation from the Spanish original which is in
he hands OF Don Antonio Carlos Amador accor-
ding to my knowledge and belief
J J. LITTER,
Kingston eth January 1916.