The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-10-30


employ all it's dlsposablc naval force TO
effect il possible the extermina,ion OF
the new race .6f pirates, and thereby
release its commerce from all apprc-
hensions on their account.
The case of the Sylvia Ann, related
10 US by the master of that vessel,
(whose arrival here in the .schr. Olive
Branch was mentioned in Sur last) is
tine Sylvia Ann. commanded by
.dyred Hazord, sailed from Maraicaibc
on the 18th of Aug. bound to Pkiladel-
phia. On the 18th, al two p Nj pass
ID Cape Theron about one league dis
siit and hauled up for The Spanish
Town OF Donna Maria, intending to
send the boat ashore al that place for
vegetables, being short of bread but
when about two miles distant from the
own, they fred sho, al The Sylvia
Ann. Capt. Hazard Immediately hoist.
ID his colors at the main peak, but in
Ten minutes after another shot was fir
I'd, which Iell within few feet OF the
Chr. Capt Hazard finding that they
paid no respect TO the American flag.
thoue hit it best to bear away immedi
atcIy, md get out OF reach of their
guns.
At 5 P. NJ. it fell calm; saw q
schr. at anchor in Petit Riviere, from
which boat WAS discovered approach
ing the Sylvia Ann. 49, NJ. the boa,
came along side with 5 men, who de-
manded the schr.'s papers, on deliver.
ing :. hich capt. Hazard asked them the
Name OF their schr, and to what nation
SIG belonged. They replied that she
was d Patriotic fripGfecr, commissions
q by Bolivar, that she was called the
com. Decatur, Gormcriy an Anne ican
vesseD ard that she VAS commanded
by capt Bone but capt. Hazard after
wards learned that his rua! name vas
PMei Al halt past 4 p. NJ They left
the Sylvia AIN and returned To their
own vessel, but in hail eli hocr their
boat came back again with about 30
men, armed With muskets, pistols and
cutiassts, Who ordered capt Hazard
Illo the boat and carried INN Oh board
the privateer. Ihey also took all the
crew cut Of the Sylvia Ana, aud CARR.
ed The cabin boy on board thsir " act,
where they put him IN irCns, aud hold
ing pistol 10 his breasts threatened
him with instant death 1t he did not
tell them in what par! vi the schr. capt.
II. had stowcd away rnnGcy. / lie boy
thus !n;inidated made the Gcsit cd disc
closure wheteupoD lhsy returned to
tie Sylvia Anh, and psunderen ,e' oil
every article OF the iraSt value Ina
tpey ,uid conveniently loy their raPa'
.CI0us hands upon, AID OF winch lhs
following is q i!siI
1000 Spanish Dollars,
$50 Dcubioons,
2@e pounds Of Silver in bars,
100 weight OF White sugar, / san
tant, case !nstruneni:, ios lines, spy
glass, books, charts, and ell the sap
and cabin Stores. They also plundef'
ed the people OF their cioathing, taking
even The hats of ,heir heads ; they
took capt. Haznd's watch from his fob
a gold chain from his neck, and gold
ring from his finger 10 robbery they
added insult znd crGsity, by beating
The crew OF the Sylvia Ann IN mos
barbaTous manner, so that some o
them were rendered unfit for duty. a.
7, capt IL was permitted to return or
board his vessel, where lie found some
of the privateer's men sill! occupied il
pilIaging, assisted by TWO Spanish Off
GERS, who had come off from the fort
The offic ers demanded OF capt. II II
dolIai for the Two shot they had frei
at him when he informed them tina
Finek had rob ed him OF every thing
and requested they would go and sloI
him, which they promised 20 do, bus dix
moi. AT 3 O'Clock the mex, morning
Tie priyateer go, under way and s,oCt
10 sea, the Spauiards making no eAoF
to stop her.
Owing 10 a calm which prevailed
the Silvia Ann lay at anchor where sht
was brought too by thA pirate, until til,
goth, when breeze springing up sht
ran into Jeremie, where she remsineC
for a short time, and then sailed lo
Port au Prince, capt. II. WAS proceed
ing home, VIXEN he vas unfortunately
wrecked on Great Heneaga, in ire
mendous hurricane. by great exer,
tons, they succeeded in saving a par
of the cargo and the materials of lht
Sylvia Ann, when captain Hazard cross
ed TO Baracoa in small boat, Neavin1
men III charge of what was sayet
from the wreck and applied to the com
msndant, Don LoHis, for assistance ant