Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-14
BALTIMORE. May II.

BALTIMORE. May II.
By captain Gatechair Of the schooner
Milford, IRON Cape Henry, Fisyti, we
learn that The Amer, aus a'e treated
'tAase with great diSrespect, and some Of
them imprisoned for The most trivial
cause. the kings minister. about eb.
lst, had publicly declared hat 10 vessels
ARRIVING at tie Cape, not having cleared
directly for that place, should be admit
ted to an entry.
;latfact from Ike y.iJorl's Log BoeI'.
May Cd, at Q P Nj. lat. 81, SO, n.
Ion. II ". discovered a sail in the n.
w. standing % the L. took her to be all
American schr. apparently desircus Of
speaking rs. At z, z. NJ. within gun
siIet, she hoisted an English ensign and
hged gun to windward, which struck
~itiln few yards Ct our cut-water I:
when within hail ordered ne under his
lee, TO eel 0y boat oat and bring my pa
gurs ca board at this nloleent found
her TO he manned by opaniaids, bat
,inuiag it iulprac;icaSle TO make my es-
cape, ct out my boat and went Tn beard
with three hands Immediately cn NY
arrival, and ny crew we're ordered CUT
Of the GOAT, which was instantly manned
With 5 Cartbageniaas, armed with pistols
and cutIasses, who 1Uaroe' the Milford,
aud after having mustered all hands all,
commented pignderlhg, Mhlch they Did
TO a consn erauie amount.
Ia lie mean tine, after consultation
dmonS tic oGlcers OF the pirates, was
informed it Was their intention to burn
the Milford, and VS. told might either
stay Oh board OF them, or with my crew,
take nAy boat add proceed or E:y way
After demonstrating mith he COMMANDER
some taee, stating nat r,rt OF the SEQ.
belonged to nc, that MAS young nan
with a family just beginning The word,
and The loss oil the schooner w0uid be TIE
total rum OF ne and my family, l was
told, alter sec0nd cons. tat!0a among
themselves, that on accounted my family,
they would allow ne to proceed on M
way.
At this moment perceived these en-
beard the Milford, hosting oas Vi the.
hole some cases OF valuable ary goods,
Immediately turned to the commander
and informed him that those goods Be.
ionged to young man passenger CT.
board, aud the loss Of the 60 Is would De
his CERTAIN ruin. After pleading III this
manner considerable tinie, he ordered
his MEN oreturn immediately with what
they then had, but before ,hey ieit the
Milford they broke open one case 0. t.gy
goods. and took about enc EaA oI tie
contents WITH them.
On the Arrival of the boat, | and my
men were allowed to go or baatd the
Milford, and proceed OH cur way.
The pirate ieitus under press OF sal
standing On bis course. 1T Z. Nj.
MADE sail ard STOOD on cur course; at g
P. M lost sisat of hin.
The above schooner was formerly the
Ihetis OF Baltimore, now mounting six
long nipes, carriage guns, ard one long
eighteen Ga pivot.
ihey made particular search and en-
quiries after spaniards. they said they
were Just out OF hayanna, bound on al
cruise otf Monreveldo. They also state
that they had burnt four American YES
sells since they were cut; fhe names cfl
which they dld not choose to give.
Irecollect perfectly we'll Of having seen
the captain Oh the above schooner IN Bal
.imoge, frequently.
Francis Gateehair.