Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-30
From the Barbados Mercury, dated
June %.
More Of the Romp alias saatgecino

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I A vessel called the S,ark, belonging
TO Glasgow, recently arrived at Martin.
lique, from Liverpool, an had on board
the captain, two lieutelauts,: and two
prize masters, Of an American armed
schooner called the Romp, Of ,Eahmcre,
|5ut sailing under Spanish name, and
,urportiug to be fitted ont as a Bueno,.
Ayres priyateer. This vessel had been
cruising on the coast of Spain with much
success; Tor in consequence OF the piup.
der that had been made, he crew deter.
mined upon securing it Tor themselves
land had therefore mutinied. and placed
,ncir commanding Officer, in irons, from
which they were release on tie 25th
I lay, in lat. 90, 30, n. org q, SO, ",
I4p9n Filling in with tn sLa.k. We
| ave been requested to publish the fol.
wing from the captains log baol,
ixtract from the Log Book Of smack
Shark, Of Glasgow, John NJ. Gum,
Master, from Liverpool, Bound to Mar.
Unique;
Rsnork- Saturday, 25:h .Foy, 1916.
Wind n. K. The first part Of these "a
logrs, steady breezes with cloudy wea-
Itber. At A, NJ. saw a sail standing 70
the north westward soon aft2r discovered
Iler to be schooner with press Of all
set at 8 a. NJ. she Showed american Co.
'iours at half past eight, A NJ. she fred
two muskets aud brought US to, ard Or-
!dered us to send cur beat or board, which
was complied with. Seat MIR. Henderson
Mate) Oh board the schooner, who re.
rutned wi,f an accounted mutiny hay-
ing taken place the night bef re on beard
said schooner. ard that the mutiueers h d
possession of the vessel that they Rad
; he captain and four other officers c0nGn.
Z d below in irons, whom they meant 10
send on beard of US and insisted on my
going 90 board lie schooner at half past,
zine | went Oh board sad schooner and
found a mutiny had taken place as Mr..
Henderson had stated, and that the CAP.
ran and four other officers were below in
irons found the crew all armed With pis-
tolls and cutlasses aud sentlies placed in
eeyerai parts Of &c vessel. At!1. =. y.
they took the captain out of irons, on
purpose to be seat OF aoaIdDy v e.
whose name understood was Fisb,
soon after they sent captain Fisk. The
commander Of tie schooner on board tie
>hark, aud when the boat was about leay.
jng the vessel, heard one Of The scutries
threaten to shoot one Of my meD, for
loldiug on rope in order 20 catch lis
par thai had fallen overheard.
they had previously selft fir. Bass.
he FIRST officer Of said schooner. on board
the Shark at noon, thev sent Tie other
three officers OF Ire schooner ard boy on
board received snr.n beet and a little
OK, then returned on board TIE Shatak
and made sail, When Mr. Hen prsoG
vas on board the schooner. they threat
ened To ire az IS FOUNDER into the Shark
loaded With grape and canister, on &C
coant Of oar not shortening sail quick e.
Bough on board the Shark. not having
people On board 10 DO oO~Eor
the preservation of my ye,seI aod crew.
as web as That Of the officers confined On
board said chooler. conceived It
my duty to get them ca boa the Sha"s
and quit the schooner as soon as posi-
Die, the mutineers having tn eatened TO
take eommand oG nv vessel. | have
fiat this nutiny had original
ed from quantity OF specie beng on
board sail schooner, which The mHtIhe'rs
took possession Of. The destination q
said schooner is unknown to me. CGP~
Fisk has informed ne. she was the Due
nos Ayres armed schooner Santiiec'no'
from Baltimore, bouud on cruise the
last sight | had of Ter, she appeared
steering w n. w. The foregoing Is
inserted by re John MCunn, Master o'
said smack shark, who protest m0'l s"'
IemnIy against the c, uct oil these '"u'
iueers, who behave re Ike pfa'e'
than any thing els t detention re-
with from them, thci claiming ohe o.
my men as n hostag until / vent o.
their afterwards detainlrS re
until they had all die officer, feaoy "
send on board.
1t is added, that Sc eral other ves'H'
Of this description were fttius cut III ~
L. 5. to be employed in the same va
dat the Romp aad been.
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