Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-27
WM. COBBETT.
THE SANTAFECENO

THE SANTAFECENO.
The following particulars of the cruize of
the privateer Santafeceno, under the
buenos Ayres fig, are Published at the
request of one of the officers of that ves-
sci :l-Sdl.m Reg.
Sailed from Baltimore on the 10th of A.
pril last, and from the CAGES on the 18th.
April 20, spoke brig from Salem bound
to Cayenne. A few days afterwards spoke
a ship from Rhode Island, bound to Cadiz.
but did not board either MAIDS the Island
or Corvo about the 30th Of April. Vatered
n Fioris and got supplies of fresh stock.
Captain Fisk paid S Is boat load for wa
ter ; for hogs 8 5 each. At noon, made
sail for the coast of Spain. On her passage
spoke and boardc' srvc- "A, vessels. NUM-
Der OF which were Ane ricans. one BRIG,
from Boston bound 10 Leghorn, and a shin
from Leghorn for Boston. by which Capt
+. and several of the officers sent letters
home to their friends. At this time she
had seen no Spanish vessels.
May IL, made Cape 5parteI. On the
~ h boarded Portuguese fisherman, and
got some fish, which the crew gave beef,
pork and bread for 18th, spoke schooner
Roger OF Norfolk. from Gibraltar bound to
the River P'aie-the capt. gave Capt. f.
doz. VINE. 18th, aptured Spanish ship
from Barcelona bound to K ga, laden with
sait-attsr taking ont of her three bags Of
specie ana lew other articles, gave her
up. same day, captured the brig St. Jo-
seph, OF and from Cadiz, bound to Corunna
WIN 20 p Assengers. Hercargo consisted
OF oil, brandy, soap, sugar and cinnamon.
ohe was manned at s p. VI. when dark
he passengers were put on board small
schr. and sent into Cadiz. The St. JossDh
WAS vessel of about 90 tons, 80 wears
old, with pole top masts, and no foretop
gallant yard On tie 10th in the morn
ing. when the crew came to examine her,
found she had only 20 lbs. of beef and
pork, 100 lbs. Cod fish, so lbs. Sar,,annas,
plenty OF bread, and 81 casks of water, to
last men to the River Plate, distance
OF nearly 5000 miles. The whole crew
thought 1t necessary to advise the prize
master OF the brig to touch at some port
III the u. States for assistance, and to
write to their agent. The St Joseph was
supplied times on her passage. She was
destitute OF sails and rigging, and when
we left her she had only ten gallons Of wa
ter on board-Cape Ann bearing w. by
n twelve leagues when the boats took US
cR
i am sorry TO say that the man who
gave his affidavit in Boston was an Irish
man who deserted from the Brit SD during
the late war, and that he has said MANY
things that are incorrect. Since | have
been on shore there have been so many
falsehoods in the papers about pirates, IT, at
] thought it high time to correct them.
The Romp, as they call her, was regu-
lar Buenos Ayres privsteer. bought BY
Thomas Taylor, citizen Of South Anne
fica, who came to Baltimore direct from
Bueoos Ayres, with quantity Of Specie
for that purpose. l am willing TO make
oath that she never molested the vessels Of
any naticn except those of the Spanish
Royalists while was on board her.
The Mr.. Waie who fell from a coach
and was killed, was only a common sailor.
on board of the prIvateer, but he had been
formerly saiiing master in the American
Navy I have nothing more to sly about
the vessel, but to the best Of my knc,
ledge, shsagas a regular commisy,ued
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