Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-10-07
JOURNAL or THE cRUiZE

ed at Craney Island, laif from Laguira.
JOURNAL OF THE cRUizE
u. S. (rigats Csngress, harbour Of Port-
au-Prmce, a3d jug, 1917. We arrived
here yeRerday after pzIage of thirty
days from the Balizc. PRECEDENT Potion
is yellow man, about FIVE feet eight
inches high, rath<r thin, with an open
Dsntenance, and the gentleman. He
governs with mildnels and 10 beloved by
Els people. The government is mill
rary republic His naval force conflts of
one frigate built by Adam and Noah
Brown, mounting 81 guns one corvette
mounting q guns, formerly the Gen.
Gates, of New York, and one brig of Is
guns, formerly the U. S brig Fireay. l
do not know what his military force may
be computed at, as every man has to turn
out whenever his feryices may be requir-
ed. The people are generally iudolent.
CAPE Henry dug. Ave arrived here
yeaerday. The contraf between the
two black princes IS itriking, as refpects
their form Of government Here every
thing is carried on in military fye. Ba-
ron Dupe is the Kings prims minifer.
He is black man, and is we'll informed.
The King is at his country feat fifteen
miles in the interior. The city remains
as the revolution left it, mdily in ruins.
The harbour is good, but rather difficult
of accsls. It is but indiferently defended.
The king has an immenfe fortihcation
twenty miles in the interior, Gtuated on
a mountain about 2soo feet above the
level of the fea. 1t is faid there are 900
pieces of cannon mounted on it. This
he intends for his retreat In cafe of inva.
lion, and has it we'll ftorce with proyi-
iions and ammunition. He has fchools
eaablifhed throughout his dominions.
There is one at this place on the Lam
caftrian principle, conffting of $50 fchol-
ars, principally the fons of noblcmen and
officers. /, appears to be his with to
enIigh.en his subjects as much as polIible
and believe him to be one of the molt
defpotic princes of the age. Every per-
ion is the servant of the king. He calls
on them as circumstances may require.
Prince John, the brother Enephew] of
the king, died about month ago. He
lay in fate twenty one days. During
this time they fired gun every half hour.
for which his vile paid four dollars per
pound for the powder. We leave this
10 morrow for the Illand of Margaretta.
Pamt0far, Island Of Nargarstta, dug.
al. We arrived here yctterday, and
found this place entirely in ruins, in pof-
ieiIion Of the Patriots. Gen Morillo had
been here endeavoring to eRabliih the
royal authority, but hearing of the fuc.
ccis Of the Patriots On the Main, he drew
off his force on the 18th ult. conflting of
1000 men, to protect that quarter Durs
ing his fay at this island he fncceeded in
taking this place. and made an attempt
On -dlampfisn, the capital OF the island,
but was repullcd. The governor OF the
island paid US Witt to day. He efti-
ma,es the lois of the Royaliils while at
this island at l5co men. He further
ltates that the whole province Of Guyan-
ma is in poasl zion of the Patriots. They
murder men, women and children with
out diilinclion. 1t is faid the women took
an active part at the attack on Afi1mp-
ton. and wherever they fourd one OF the
Royal party wounded, they dispatched
him immediately. We leave this to-
morrow for Cumana, where we no doubt
ihaII near another tory. Pampetar is
isua,cd on the ES.E. part of the Island.