Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-29
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GILLINT EXpJOJT,

GALLANT EXPLOIT
!ne io'io"iHs Is d more particular account
81 me fecapt,ne OLA vessel from the Alrerine.
uian mas YET been published =
from a German pGDer
twill he recOilected tiiat Cant Schumann.
OF petersburg, who commanded the Russian
Orig iNDUSTHIA, was taken by AN Algerine
pirate, and that he afterwards Effected his
liberation 49,
Inc particulars of this event are intcrestipp
ana deserving Of attention we Imagine. there.
Iore, that we shall merit the thanks OF our
readers, by communicating to them word for
word, the Judicial declarations of the Caotaip
made before Nj Won BoXel the Russian Con
sui General in Portugal:
On the Sd July, when about two leagues
!. from cape tinisterre, remarked, towards III
o'clock III the forenoon, in the southwest .
hrls OF war, under English colors. which bore
Gown on me with fu sail. When within a
short distance OF The indusira, was ordered
TO tell from whence came | answered. from
Riga, and that sailed under In, Russian ,la,r
was summoned, under threats to come on
board, which did without opposition, takiu,r
with me the papers relative to the Ship aud
cargo When GOT OH deck, found myself
on noara an AIgerine prvaIeer OF - guns
showed ny papers to the commander
VINO immediately looked over fhen and as he
round no Turkish pass, or frman, he asked i'll
had none, wheh answered in the negative
ana observed al the same time, that tie use of
them was not known to the Russian Ships i'm
tie Bclt lie declared my ship Il good prize
me ana my crew prisoners of war. After this
,ueciaTation ne seut me back i'll my own boat
10 The In-ustrIa, accompanied by eleven well
armed Turks, 10 whom he gave orders TO take
men from II, and TO bring them to the priya-
eeer, but 10 retain me with the other persons
on the crew, on board the prize.
-, After this palnful separation the eleven
IdrkS who had obtained possession Of the
Industrial, set sail about six O'Clock i'm the
evening towards tue west They examined
Ssery part OF the ship, TO punder whatever
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best provisions. They said, the privsteer
Had, TWO days before, taken twO other Russian
SHIPS, brig and galiot, from tie Belt, aud
Destined Tor Spain, and sent them to Algiers
Inc same evening they made use OF great
zeal ot abusive language towards us thew
purst The matches with axes, that they might
examine the cargo, and left them then half
open L was guarded in the cabin by two
men, VINO remained with drawn sabres at the
door, ana they were relieved every hour
BY order OF the commander OF the priya
teer, the person placed at the head OF the
Efize, sailed for Aisiers, and ordered the five
!sussian sailors to work, abusing them, and
threatening to sabre them i'm case of disobedi.
ence. Relying upon the courage of nv five
saiiors, with whom had before hand concert
ed measures for iiberating the ship and cargo,
~ case ah opportunity presented itself for so
dong, carried this plan into execution. at
tie risk of my life, on the 9Th of July, in view
"i tie BerlingHaS III the following manner -
About ID O'Clock, in the forenoon, Will
was 'n the cabin with the commander OF the
pItle, where lie was employed in pointiup
chart which was living before him on the fable
Ge demanded glass OF brandy from me- which
ofhtFed RUSSIAN, serving as cabin bow 10
b'ing TO him-and while called 10 him to do
this, showed him at the same time an axe
STANDING IN "A corner, aud told him he might
split tue Turks skull from behind his back
wheu he was busy along with me in looking
over the chart. As turned the examination
10 The entrance of the harbOr of Aleiers the
n { u oil LODI 4,
ms back more than before to the cabin bow
the latter gave him blow which stretched
hIm dead at our feet, without the least sound
coming from him. q
I've immediately seized his pistols and his
sabre, with which we killed the two guards
al the upper door OF the cabin with whose
arms we now, supported by the four sailors
no were on deck, attacked the other Turks
eticr struggle Ofan hour, they all lost their
i,ves, with the exception of one man. who
roaring out" Christians" sprung into the sea
and was drowned. As we tumbied the others
who lay stretched out on the deck into the sea
one of them, still alive, held fast TO a rome bui
sailor hacked OIL his hand and he Disappeared
IA the waves.
Jhe vessel was all over covered with blood
and esteemed myself fortunate that on An
occasion IN which my FIVE sailors were exposed
70 the danger from which we were so providen-
TALLY saved, the only blood which flowed was
nay own. was slightly wounded on the head
the right hand, and the left hip. OF the pro.
perry OF the Turks we retained nothing but
their arms, as the dread OF "A severe Quarantine
induced Inc to throw their bodies, with their
clothes, into the sea-"
The investigation took place on the 18th
July, and the declaration Of the Captain wa,
confirmed BY oatb by the FIVE sailors.
lFRgaI THE LIVERPOOL ADVERTISER. DEC 61
Mss WAYOY.
MI. Sandars' pamphlet on the subject Of this
celebrated parsonage has Just appeared and
will probably be thought the last, which this
singular controversy can ever require Its
written in style Of fraHkness, spirit and intel.
ljgeDce. which is likely 10 command the atten.
ton ct its readers in an eminent degree The
ebfect Of the author is to establish three prin-
cipa3 points first, that Miss MAvoy is not
blvd secondly, that deceptive arts have been
ssed 10 tho exhibitions Of her wonderful pow
sgs and tkSsdly, that other persons, blinded by
she same processes used IN her case have been
5r fitai ssSte able to perform the same experi-
gnefas az these propositions are dem0nslrat.
ed. aud we apprehend that in the opinion OF
spgst persons they will be thought at least very
probable, the Whole mystery Of the miracle is
- once unfolded. We could present q number
ct extracts hOm The pamphlet sshich would
serve 10 confirm tbs position, and would great.
ly enteFtaiB our readers, but perhaps tire fol.
lowing would be thought sufficient.
50 The following statement contains tie sub
stance of what occurred. though il may not be
correct point Of order. AlIss MAyoy wss