Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-09-06

I
SiR--I'hr 6tl, Of this month hadl
the honor Of writing to you by the
Aneri an schooner Julia, Captainl
k"elf---in which l announced to you'll
that the p,ivatrers Indepenienria del
Sur. Capt. James IayIor; sloop Of
war lAtel, built named tdas, Captain|
Nit hril and the privaicer sch0onerI
! rl-Atrevido, alias tie Romp; had
gone to sea, and to "ruise against our|
comm"rre. The latter exists no ion
ger, for at the momrnt OF its depar-
ture from Hampton Roahs the powder
! magazine took fire, and il blew into
the air. With twenty -three Of its crew !:
toe remainder. consisting only 81 the
Captain and thirty th,re men. had the
good fortune "a escape with their
lives from this disaster, with which
I God has been pleased TO ellastise
! these pirates. now inform you that
| have received, by tbr way OF phila
:, tlriphia, the note which you were plea
se'i To direct to ne. dated The ZSa OF
March last, and after having guain
ted myself with his coltrnls, remit,
ted il TO his rXrrlicncy Dsn Louis de
Onis, Minister Of II. VI. in Washing
ton, in order that he may make upon
IL his due representation 10 this 70
vernnlcnt. am CERTAIN that The brig
eamed Quatro de Julio. sailed from
Baltimore betwren the A. 9Th aud goth
of December last, & Notwithstanding
that the Secretary Of State had given
orders for the arrest OF the pirate
Thomas Taylor. the Marshal, whose
| business IL was tv eHv~rta il. did not
choose 20 do it, as il has happened
\ with others who were prosecuting
him for piracy. l shall inform yom
,ordship Of said note, aI,lio' am per.
suad"d our minister will acquaint sou
with it.
!! l also advise your 'or('ship, that the
y nrivatcer Congress. capt. Joseph Al
meytla. has lately sci sail FROM Balti-
more. after having heen repaired. re-
rrniie' her crew, und taken in pro,i-
,ions and Ammunition, notNit!,st nd,
n ,,g the endeayors matte bei'1r, rs,
irasin,; tina, harl,nr Cor the sei2u 6 OF
\ that pirate. which had ., tirSt %
!, FAMED, hut the Tribunal Sc, il a@ IA a.
liberty. for want Of sn'Iic,rut e.ihrn,.
Of IT'S pira"ies. although had prod,..
{, ccd YER, satisfactory.
Be pleased to communicate to tn
, merchants OF your island, tha, has
). seized here, and have dcps,itr.i sut.
in the stores OF this cnstonl hons,.
e lightly seven 2eroons of cn-ilincal "Hc
l. three Of .lalap. which Wrlr lar
d here by capt. james Taylor. from n,
l. priyateer brig ln,lependen'ia dc! sur,
d ami The Atrevidu. which iiayisg net
Il with two Spanish yrsseis isrned tit
r San Andres. S,intan,ler, or 5ai indcr
and the other Ia Sao,issi'ua Trinidad
both wlirh s,rls, il is said. hi,
q .ai!ed FROM CanIpenrhy for the HaYa
a. were robbed. one OF 53 ami tli'
: il is said, were then PERMITTED 10 pro
reed on their voyage. base though
lit important 10 communicate it It
your lorIishin. to the end that you
L would be pleased TO cause it 10 ht
publisheh for the information Of til,
concerned, so thai they niay forwar'
10 nae the necessary documents II
"Eprove tie property, TO The end thai
- may receive il IN their .iamc.
f, | am also bound to inform you, slia
r'he vessels thai sailed for yous' slant
lrn,n this port. do nQt take with then
II. manifest Of t!,is cus ON house, certi
ilrd by The consul, which. il you .ju,lg'
Eroper, may require, in order to pre-
: vent the frauds which these captain.
4 Frequently commit in these ports, {,
], avoid paying the duties OF entry to tll,
royal custom house.
i ! offer myself anew TO the disposa
Of your iordship. whom Epray God /,
a great many years. You,
most respectful and faithful servant
who kisses yonr hands.
Pablo CHACON.
81. Don Eusebio Escuder0.
+. true c0py)
Il JOSE Il. MALpoNAno.