The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-10-27
BALTIMORE, AUG. 10
From the Federal RepubIican and Baltimore TeIe-
grape.
PRIVAIEERING.
Extract Of a LETTER from Martinique, datsd
cgbt .

nier, confined for piracy, and the fate of
the unfortunate victims of his rapacity
no doubt interefs many in the United
States, fend you the following state
ment of facts
" Celaf Fournier, Frenchman, was
owner and fnpercargo of schooner IN.
der American colors, called the louisa
IA, Capt. adams, an American, all the
crew Americans. and citizen of NJ Or
leans was the suppoIed owner they
cleared from New Orleans, having TAX
en- on board feveral paatngers for the
Brazil arrived oppolite the dcferted Is
land of La Salud, not far from Cayenne,
under pretence of gathering fruits, he
put all his pahcngers aihofe, and def-rt-
ed them in the mott defitute iituation,
where they were doomed from the want
of food and covering, to long agony and
a certain death-the crew then divided
among themlelves their property. After
having cruised fhort time before Cay
enne, in expectation Of taking a veiIel
which was TO fail from that port for
France, being Mort of water, he made
fail for ST Pierre, to procure the necsfTa-
ny fupplies, and ieveral articles found
wanting, TO fit out his vsfiel for a cruize,
as pirate. AT or. Pierre, the conduct
of the crew created fufpicious the veficl
was thoroughly fearched, and beGdes 9th
cr articles, feveral boxes of the fire arms,
which had not been declared at the cuf
ton houfe, were found, and confequent-
ly the veHcl fried Some words which
efcaped from fome of the crew, created
fufpieions of more ferrous nature, and
Capt Adams, Fournier and the crew
were pu, in Jail Fourier and Adams,
however, finding securities, were permit
red TO go al large in ST. Pierre.
t" In the meantime arrived II. NJ feb
La Sauterrelle, fent by Lieut. Gen Casa,
ST Cyr, from Cayenne, having on board
the nine pafengers (amongit whom was
a lady, J who had been left by Fournier
and Adams, and had been providentialy
refcued from horrid and lingering death
by coafter going to Cayenne. All the
iufpicions entertained on the fubject of
the Louiliana, are now confirmed, and
governor Donzelot gave immediate or
ders to con6ne ia Jail Fourier and AID
ANS.
"Thc court before which this affair
was carried concluded thar on account
Of the flag, they could try hefe monitors
only ae to tie infraction IF the revenue
laws, and the captain and fupercargo
were condemned to infamy (aublame Ito
paw 900 francs each, and 10 remain
in jail until full payment of the fne.
" Testimonies, given before the court
hew that the life Of Fournier has been |
continued fuccehion Of the mott afro
cious crimes II would appear at Tri.
ehe he murdered the Capt of an Eng
li(b o.. american vefel; that having az
forwards the command Of South Amer-l
lean priyateer, he took on the coat of
Guiana, Spanish sch. and inhumanly
butchered the whole crew. and went
shore to burn the bodies that in compa-
nv with an Italian. of the name of Aquil-
ante, they killed two men in Baltimore, a
year or two ago made their escape to
Pbila. where, for another murder they
were put in Jail; however Fournier found
means to get out, and wet to New Or
hans, where he fitted out the Louisiana,
20 continue his depredations with impu.
nity, under the patriot flag Patriot for
sooth
T his man will be sent to France 10
Be there tried for piracy. by competent
authority, and it is 10 be hoped will re
ceiye the punishment be and all such
persons deserve.
81 send you this because think that
such acts of wanton cruelty land they
now occur every day, ought to be made
public, SO as to open, if possible, the
eyes cfthc civilized world, on the inhu.
mainly of giving, in any way, counte-
nance to set of nnfeeling wretchss. who
under the cloak of patriotism, enrich
themselves By murder and piracies."
A house and store was broken open at
Philadelphia. on Sunday, during dipine ser
rice. and considerable money and otter afii.
ces stolen. Three men also entered house