The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-04-17
MISCELLANY
From the Baltimore Patriot.

~ in the sch'r. Friends Hope, bound TO the
west India ION the 3lst made the Island
of ~. Domingo, and went into Aux Caves /;
on our passage We spoke sloop from Jam
aics who informed US ,ha, Carthagena was in
possession OF the Spaniards. We took a nj.
iot and set sail for Carthagena on the Spanish
Maine on the morning of the 2sth made the
Highlands OF st. Martha. / then ran the
land down. O0 tho morning of the a7tb,
when abreast OF the town Of Carthaecna, we
were hailed by the sentinel from the walls
who ordered Us keep away and let 90 the an
chor. We were instantly boarded by three
boats fuii Of Spanlards, who took posse .siop
OF our vessel at the same time robbinq and
stripping US of every thing, even the clo,he.
We had on, and in that naked state, af,er ,h.v
bad beaten Us with the butt ends of muskets.
ossks Oh swords, sticks, Sc. were carried on
.nore' Myself, mates and crews were put
10 prison among large number Of other pri.
sonef:' who were dying every day in tba,
SITUATION remained one day when and INV
hrst mate were taken out and carried to an
oiher prison where there were number OF
hmsrican and English prisoners whose yes.
ssis were taken in The same way my second
mate and crew taken to another prison where
thsfe were number Of Carthagenian priso.
hor'' VINO were dying daily for want of bro,
visions and water---,hcre they remained So,
days without either provisions or water. and
the place they had TO sleep was 8 or 4 inches
deeP IN dirty water. When they did ger wa.
toe and food it was of the worst kind and IN
snail Quantities. On the 29th /, and INV two
ma'es were examined and our depo.i,ion.
taEen--we were obliged to sign what thew
wrote IN Spanish. Immedia,cly after thew
msee seafch for our pilot, who they found
ana condemned to hard labor.
On she ist OF Jan. we were taken ou, and
ordered TO march for ST Manha, 10 Go win
..'e ohecrs and crews of tn. sch Comet, of
Do'u"ore, capt. Shillabcr, aud English brig
avengers Capt. Hawkins, amounting Ia es in
howoor, the greater part without shoes or
"a's, aha number sIck---,hose who We're so
men 30 that they could neither march or
ss'nd, were provided with asses 20 ride on
10 Ers' ds7 we SO, s miles 30 town caller
Suaexo, very much fsligucd ard worn out, as
VIC had water but once on the roaa. W.
Stopped uu,ii morning at thai place, ,beo 81,
oui snd marched twon,y.ciyh, ,uile. ~ ,o.,
called Villa Nova nunb.r 30 mis- ,;us
nao become unable to walk and the pus,d
""o,'g IL impossible to beat them along any
,u.1her, which they were in the practice of
ooins' provided asses for them. We started
rom villa Nova before day, npd marched,
without being allowed to s,op) 20 miles to
'he Town called ST. Islow. On this DAYS
march, Mr.. Cox, my first mate, fain,ed on
'he road on his recovery he was Compelled
20 "iarch as usual. From St. Islow we mar.
cned 10 small town called Largo PsroIo, a
ais'anee OF "a miles, where we got some.
thing 10 eat--but had 10 star, Immediately a.
gam IN Inc night and were driven on 10 Sa.
vahnah Largo, 20 miles farther, making in
tnat days march, ~ miles. Here we were
permitted TO rest the day following, which
was sunday. On Monday morning at 2 o'cIk
we again started, and continued our march TO
VIZ" Hova, "a second town ofthe same name)
turing 'his days march we were met by some
so'e'ers on horseback, who set Upon their
hofses ana beat Us with sticks as we psssed
"e"", "Hnout the guard attempting TO pre-
,en' also towards the latter part OF this
oay' 'he guard beat Capt. Hawkins and sey-
o'a' o.nefs without the officers taking any no.
uee oil II we left Villa Nova at two the fol.
lowing morning, and had very good roads for
about 70 miles to Malambo, where we 20,
niies iurther 10 town called Solidsd,
whcre we were 10 embark-duiine this dsy'.
journey, the guard continued to beat the pri
sonef', they struck one of the Comets crew
and knocked him down, an English boy had
his arm sp aimed, by blow from a mu,ke,.
AT This place 70 Of our number were ,epsr.
sted fiom Us and taken to town called Baron
hetIa, miles further, as boats could no, be
procured at this place we stopped here ill
ihursday, when We embarked 10 eros, the
Msgdelana, VIC we carried by wafer so miles
towards Santa Martha and landed among fish.
iog huts. During the passage we were Join.
cd by the rest of our tnen, who had embarked
at Baton ketls. They described lhs, to be
the largesl town we had come through, bu,
there was but lew inhabitsnt., having been
lately taken by the kings army, who destroy
ed most OF the Inhabitants ; in fact, the whole
of the towns that we passed Though upon
the north side Of the Msgdaelna river, bore |
riarks OF the savage soldiers that had pillag. !
ed them. Afer being landed, We marched |
to town called CehegDs, two miles, where
We expected TO have stayed tbs, night tu,
the officers compelled US 10 set of sgsin.