Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-10
FROM SOUTH-AMERICA.
E-rfraet falstterfr0m Gait A'mecla, da-
ted SQuta Martha,

onGth Of December, 1915, left Cape Henry ia The slr
Friends Hope bound to the Vest-Tndes tie 2Isi made
the island Of s.. Domingo, and into AK caves On
our passage we spoke s'ocp fIo Jamaica WHO informed
US tarngtfa was IN posscSSion Of the Spania We took
pilot and sail tor Caragera on the Spanish Main
on tne ~, rH's % e 25ih made The Highlands of ST. Mar
tha tsenI=ln the land dawn. On ile morning oftI li
wien abreast OF the town of Cagdagcna were hailed BIS
he StI'ie iIon toe walls vino ordered us 10 keep away,
ana let 50 the aneor. We WIRE Instantly boarded by three
boats full 1 AIMED SPan rs, who tool, possession of orr
yssi ut lie saIae time Tohimg and stripping every
thing ever tic clothes we had and in that naked state
after they had hatcn with The butt ends OF nuskcs
haetS oil s'oraS'ste', Nc were carried OH shore. Myself
mate H';I crS" we're rrt pfcn am"Hg large number of
other prisoners, WHO diving every in that situation
IremaiTef ore day when md NJ first mate taken
oiit and carri 20 another prison where there w. n
rro' Nercu anu hngiish PRISONERS whose vessels we're
ken 70 nnohr prison, whore tere number Of Cay.
thaCnRu prisoners who diving daily for want OF ro
visions and wa'r-er t'y remained Tor three days with
eber proYi-ions water, and the place hy had TO
sep vas three or four inches deep IN dry Natcrhrn they
did get water ana itC II was o. e worst kind, and IN
small quantities. On the 2qth and ms mates Wer. eN-
syn what 'hcy wrote III spanish If.n,diatey after, they
rad nrcH i0r our pilot, who they foud and condemned
On the 5i OF jan We taken and ordered to march
f Martha, il with he officers and Of the ,cr
CONT, of Baltimore, Capt Siabr, and English hrig a.
Capt. FGvlins, amounting CO in HuIstN r. the
er ner crt without shoes hats and hunbcr sictlosc
dat serc muc So that they could nithcr march
stsrd, woTc provide vih asses 20 ride The first day
Ne rot 10 ui'fs, town called Quncko very much f
gucd and out had water but tine road.
ioarej % miles "a town called Villa Nova-a number by
mis- tine hal hceonc unable wal,.aud the gunr finding
j. inpc'>i" 70 nat itin along any further winch obey were
is The practice Of doing proyiddasg for thonWc start.
- from villa Nova for day aud marched, without bring
allowed TO siop 20 mics toa town Called ST. Ilow. On
tls dys rnrch, Nr. C0N. my hrst pwc, ainted the
road rvs recovery he Wsscomp,llci 10 march usual
From St. slo''' W. arehd 70 5mal town called Largo
paro.a Distance Of2 mites where got something eat
bot had TO start isomclia.ly again in the ;et al
driven on 10 savannah Largo, 20 nis farther, nmiNg in
The wsle 90 miles Hero permitted the day
nnyinc, which Sunday On Monday morning, at two
o'clock AGAIN started id continued Our march Villa
Nova. p ccp'i town OF tie maine during this day
narc, met by some soldiers iicreback who
upnn their hur md btat ne with sticks pasd theI
without ne guaiy attempting prevent IL also, towards
Tho latter part Of this dry, The guard beat Capt lns
AID eycri other without the officers taking any notice IT
IL w. 4 Fa Nosn "a ils following morning. aud
ld very good roadsahoet 90 nils 70 M,anbu, whcc
gtt something 20 cat and continued Journey nilts
further 20 q caid s0iij, whore w to embark
furg this days Journeys %. gnard contnpedto hat the
pfspn,s thcy struck one Of the ClIn,t crew and upcL
cd hin dovn English hoy had bis spraiucd by
blow from amuskct. 10 tbs pace, twenty Of unntcr
VI r.. separated from u.s. & tan 90 town allied Baof i
t.e further bpss ccuid De procured af ts riico
wcsiopprt there TAD i'iay Wen We embarked 90
sufa Nsr,7. ard anjcd an..te Gshnr.uts.
WIN had ,,airi uq 10 Hauu <cila i.- dec ed fat f
f.w iniuffquts having ~. htiv atcu by tie linrsr
,to de.ro,ed most of dc na6i,onss in inrt t Whole
Maeaofa river. b2c ndgi, rf the saSa,t soldiers tat
hal rlisg.d to hlt,~ bei,y landed ,ye r, march,, f
a tat iist mi uc officers compelled us to set oiin-
~ were oG~d 10 march in de night, over on, Of The
ads Uclal gsi With, md ha 10 ford three
dning le right We arrived aicnt two 0clugk, ~
rrn ts place. SEQ oTots O'clock, aud crossed asfaai
lort o tc man, olen we arrived at S. Aartha, four
M, c1.gI mos painful march, iorirr viirh We srf
fired nrc tlan steii rmpt to resert. tiete was
,, Crou i caeti rher Doc eoi sick b. able ~
fcn nea" hcy laft h'm rpan %, anil n ia sct four
aftiri pi hi.a down. odd dragged lri sor tl. rood
fng mn h9g 20 ocra'ion his afn' in f'1i hours af-