Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-17

etterS TAYLOR appeared In be pretty we'll salts.
tied that the vessel was American, but said il
was almost tea much 10 swaliow-thatLe still
appeared determined to send the Gazella to
BuruoS AyIes, until captain Pickle proposed a
raiisoni-that tie ransom was suggested to Ju.
aido, who acceucd TO II, provided II should lie
reasonable, and accordingly a ransom OF si5, 900
was agreed on. Capt. Pickle supposed HIS
10 he about three.fourths OF the value OF the
Spanish part of tile cargc.-Ju.ndo iaen wrote
ashore 10 his iiends, who came on three DAYS
afterwards with the mout y.-Com. TAYLOR
made capt. Pickle PAS back the money lac had
received Tor The stores sold 10 'iaylur, SAVING
II was not rlgh, lac should pay for = dni>h pro
perry. Capt. Pickle stated inatihc cargo was
ABOUT Two thirds Spanish and one thIgd a men.
can-ihat the invoices were general and the
property III common, that is, $50. separated
HAT Comm. Taylor gave him "A certificate ia A
the ransom WAS tor tue Spanish part OF the car
20 only-ilis however Has done al the request
OF captain Pickle. 1t Appeared III evidcnre
also, that while Jmando Was ON boat Il the pairi
OF schooner, rope Mas put about his neck,
and he was hung OF hOisiSd up TO make ham
confess that The cargo wds Spanish Capt Ia
PICKLE stated that when .jnsndo returned OH
board The Ga1eiia, his eyes were swelled, and
heaPpeared TO have been IN great distress, and
10 nave been utGtvd with violence. After the
ransom was pane. captain i ickle WAS permitted
To return on beard the Gazella and 10 20 into
port he also sad lie WAS politely treated by
Com. Taylor While on board his vessel.
10 prove that Ta,s Tor was citlzoii of the u.
States, the collector oi the surI OF b iitiaIule
was summoned, aud proved tiiat la jane, iSiu
}atl0f cleared out the isomp al BaiiinoIe
u u then swOte that lac was the owner ut the
homp-liat lie Was citizen OF tie u. States.
ana resided in Wilmington, ~ Delaware. There
was no proot;liat either ihe Mary OF Ilie Monte
Allegro we've captured by Com. Taylor.
ihe proof on he part OF the prisoner was,
thai he has lived ia BHeuos Ayes many years
-thai he was there several years before tue
xiint fi,a l.,r oh. 81,
Spanish provinces that he had been all officer
an Tue BaenoS y yreau uaVy-that he had bees
captured by Tie Spaniaids, and imprisoned
nearly two HearS, aiid a great part of the time
i"aueu with heavy chains and confined in
cel-that he WAS afterwards released by the
PaiTiuts on their capture OF " onte Nideo. and
had subsequently served in the navy OF the
Patriots. y historical account of ihe iGvolu-
i o. the rO>Inces OF Rio della Plata WAS also
= ven in evidence loo the purpose OF showing
that these provinces exercised the powers OF
gOyernmeut-that they we're waeins. war with
Spain, aud were entIiled 10 all the privileges OF
beiligerent DattUn-;hat our government,
although 1t had not formally recognized the
independence of these provinces, vet recog-
nI2ed them as being at war with the mother
country, and that tte relation subsistIng he.
tween oar government aud them, was tina. OF a
neutral aud beiligereBt nation. They also
offered Com. lay iOrs commission in evidence,
under the authority of which the captures
were made. This commission had the Official
sihnatures aud seal OF the government of
BnenoS Ayres; but twas proved TO have been
hiled mp 81 Baltimore. Ii took elect from The
iSt day OF January, 1917, and AUTHORISED Cum.
Taylor To cruise on board the III Patricia
against the commerce OF Spain. The captures
we're al made while the commission was in
force.
I he evidence being closed, the prisoners
counsel prayed tie court to instruct the Jury
tAat commission from the Buenos A1rsan
government to Com. Taylor 10 cruise against
Spanish commerce was Il sufficient authority
justify hun for tie captures OF the Spanish
property charged in the indictment. They
also pIayedthe court 10 instruct the jury that
Taylor was justified in stopping The Gazeila
TOR the purpose of examining whether she had
Spanish property on board, and that ii they
believed that rayior's object was only 10 cap.
lure the Spanish property on hoard, and that
he only ransomed that, then he is not guilty of
plracy.-these instructions the court gave
after full Argument
1t will De seen that the only real question
was, the validity OF faSso commissions.