Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-01

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an De made ofany length without flaw or seam
When the water runs through these pipes
'orl uinc, we are told. that the fax swells, and
70 waier escapes from them-and, it is added
naN they are more easily managed and much
'neaPer, than when they are made of leather =
we throw this hint out for the consideration of
lur FIRE Companies. whose zeal, spirit, and &C.
WY deserve the commentator and encourage
hent OF all their Acknowledgements
paper published at Kingston, (Jam) April
ioth. says the American schr. CHARMING Salv.
aoSn n VINCENT, master, which sailed from
Chdrfesfon, OH the % h. January, for Carthagena,
WIN cargo of provisions, arrived off Boca Chica
on the 18th. Of February, but was ordered awsy
oyaooat from one of theSpanish frigates She then
pore up TOR Porto Bello. where she arrived on the
is'h' but was ordered to put to sea in four hours
AFTER Captain Vincent accordingly weighed an.
chor, with the intention Of returning to Charles.
ION when on the LIST. ult in lat. Is N. long.
~, the schoone struck on reef of rocks and
went to pieces Immediately. The Captain and
seven OF the crew took to the long boat, and
a.'er experiencing very heavy distress, arrived
at Savanna-la-Mar, on the 9th inst.
CHAnIEsrox, May %.
Arrived, British brig William, (of
Whtehaven, )Bowden, Liverpool, 60 DAYS.
Merchandise, Porter, and Salt.
British brig Emperor Alexander, (of
Aberdeen,) Watt, Dundee, 90 DAYS. and
last from Falmouth, (Eng.) in 6s days.-
Cotton, Bagging, and Goals. On the 18th
instant, at 9 p. M. in lat. SO, SO, long. 81.
saw brig to windward, bearing down up.
on us; she hoisted Spanish colors. and
haaed US in English, asking where we
were from, where bound, &c. these inter.
rogatorles being answered, he ordered us
to shorten sail until he sent hi, boat ON
BOARD after reaching the vessel, the board
ing officer, (who appeared to act in the ca
pacity OF lieutenant) demanded the YES
sels papers, which were delivered to him.
he then informed us the brig was Span-
ish man-Of-war, and returned ON board of
her; ne soon after, however, paid us ano.
ther visit, when the boats crew, who were
armed with knives, commenced plumber.
ing the vessel of every thing they thought
proper-among the articles stolen were a
spare maiD-yard, coil and half of new
rope. about 500 weight of beef and pork.
and the captains watch, which was snatch
ed from his fOb,) and again departed
they very soon paid us third visit, broke
open the matches, and took out one bale of
oznaburgs they then entered the cabin.
and robbed the captain of a part of his
wearing apparel; after which, the crew
were. served in like manner: thew also
Numbered us of six boat oars, leaving two
of their own, which were useless one coil
OF secondhand rope, &c. and then left the
vessel saying through their Interpreter.
" that we might think ourselves id well
on =! The interpreter stated that the
ols was 81 days out from Porto Rico. on |
orulze. That merchantmen may be on
their guard against such piratical villains, |
we publish the description of this freeboot- |
er on the ocean: she is long, low, black
orlg, with bil let head, eight ports on a side. |
ana two at her stern appeared, from her
model, &c. to be American built about so |
men on board there was nothing like dis
ciplIne and organization on board, as her
people, when the Emperor Alexander's
papers were received, all rushed to the
quarterback, in the greatest confusion
and disorder. This vessel is probably
one OF our privateers, lately sold in Cuba
or the West-Indies. On the Goth inst.
in lat. 80, 81, long. 7s, 80, spoke a bright
sided and copper -bottomed brig, from N.
Orleans, bound to Bordeaux probably
the South-Carolina, Hutchinson gave
her information of the Spanish robber, and
a particular description of the vessel.