Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-19
FROM LATE CURACAO PAPERS.

FROM LATE ctRRAcoA PAPERS.
Curacao, hoV.7
His Majesty's brig Swallow, of lS guns,
captain lieutenant Bolken, sailed on We'd
nesday morning, having under her convoy
the trade for Cabello and La Guayra.
By the return Of the schoon Juliana, one
OF the vessels which went under convoy OF
his Majesty's brig Swallow, we learn the
following particulars -
Early in the morning of the 9Th, the day
after the convoy sailed, whilst of Conaire,
two strange sail were deserted in south
east direction standing towards the fleet;
they soon proved TO be very fine brig rnd
large schooner. quite new. The usual
compliments Of hosting colors, and firing
lee guns being over, boat was sent from
the Swallow, with an officer, on board the
strange brig, then under Brion's flag, who
was informed by her captain that they be-
lonsed 10 a squadron O five vessels order
ed to blockade La Guayra and Puerto Ca
bello by Admiral Brion. Immediately after
the officers had quilted the brig, both ves-
sells bore up towards the Juliana, and twas
expected that they would board her, but
they con;ented themselves with asking what
Fort she was bound to, and on the master
answering for La Guayra; the captain Of the
Independent brig replied, in good English,
you shan't 60 10 La Guayra," and imme-
diately repeated the same in Spanish. The
schooner Harmony, Of this port, and the
Spanish armed brig Perignon, and another
schooner, being al this time far to leeward,
the Independent vessels made sail towards
them, and previous TO shutdown they were
seen 10 be close up with these three vessels.
It'll understood that capt. Bolken, notwith.
standing the said blockade Of Puerto Ca.
belIo and La Guayra, intended to continue
his voyage, and see the vessels under his
charge safely into theirPorts of destination.
Late last evening the arrival Of the Spa
nish schooner n. S. del Carmen, brought &C.
counts OF the fate Of the schooner Harmony,
and brig Perignon. 1t atpears that about
noon on tie 5th, the Independent vessels
came up with the Harmony and N. S. del
Carmen, and after capturing both, the car
60 Of N. S. del Carmen, consisting princi.
pally of -four, was taken out and put ON
board the Harmony and her crew, with the
exception ftwo men who entered into the
service Of the Independents, were put on
:oard the N. s. del Carmen, as also Mr..
Rutgers. passenger, and the Harmony Or
dered for Margarita. About six o'clock in
the evening, the Independent vessels stood
for the Perignon, the captain of which had
run her ashore on the main and yesterday
morning the boats of the Patriot vessels
were sent TO board her, but before they
could reach the wreck the captain ordered
her to be blown up. Such are the accounts
that have reached us, and which We hasten
10 lay before the public.
His Majesty's frigate Euridice, capt. Pol
ders, sailed this morning to join his MJes.
tvs brig Swallow, for The protection of the
convoy. Forty men belonging TO the Eu.
ridice, having been put on board the Swal-
low, her complement has been completed
from the merchant vessels in the harbor. A
detachment of 80 men from the garrison
wen sent on board to act as marines should
il be found necessary to have recourse to
hostile measures.
= Curacao, November 81.
The American brig George Washington,
capt. Noah Pratt, 4 days from Margaretta,
arrived in this hsrbor on Wednesday after.
noon. This vessel sailed from New-York
in August last, for the Havana, with cargo
consisting principally Of -four, but finding
no market at that place, she sailed again for
La Guyra, and on the 18th of October was
boarded by the Independent privateer Bru-
tus, commanded by capt. Jolli, who order
ed her for Margaretta, under the pretext
that the port of La Guyra was 10 state of
blockade. At Margaretta the cargo was
formally condemned by court Of admiral
ty, OF which general Arismendi was presi-
dent, it being considered as property be-
longing 10 the enemy, in consequence Of the
consignees at Havana having consigned the
vessel to merchant at La Guyra. The
brigwss, however, released, and the amount
of freight from New York to La Guyra a.
warded to be paid in the currency Of the
Island, which is from 20 to 80 per cent be.
low par. Capt Pratt having protested