Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-11
BosroN, February 3.
MEMORANDA

q Inc vessel mentioned IN yesterdays
| paper, as having been plundered of Florida,
is the Hamburg ship Emma Sophia, Capt.
Frahm-the supercargo is Mr.. William Saw
| age, OF this town. 1t is stated in the Charles
ton papers that she is insured at Lloyd's.
| We have been favored with the following
extract, giving further particulars
Erfract ola letter. from gentleman ojthis
foScn, suhercarSo ofthc shin Emma So
| faaic, dated HGVdRQ, S1St Dec 1878.
On Saturday 18th inst. between the BAHIA
ma Bank and Key Sal Bank we were boarded
| and taken possession of by 4 small schooner,
| ofabout 80 tons, having one gun mounted on
pivot and 80 men. She mannedus with -
| men, Spaniards, French, Germans and Anne
| ricans, and carried us towards the Florida
! coast. Being arrived on the coast nearly OPP
| poslte to Havana, the privateer went in shore
| 10 reconnoitre, and our ship lay of and on.---
| Nest morning she returned with two small
| vessels, schooner and sloop. We then all
| four stcered over the reef towards the small
| islands, and ON Tuesday afternoon we've bro't
| TO anchor III Il little harbour formed by the
, Florida isles and the Martyrs Reaf, as snug
| hole as buccaneers would wish.
They had seen no papers, but those of the
ship and The manifest, but the latter was e.
nough, and they asked not Tor invoices or
bills of laolug. AS soon as we anchored, they
| threw off our boats, took off the matches, aud
began to plumber the cargo. They loaded
their two small vessels and another that came
III next morning, besides taking our valua-
bles on board the privateer Having filed
their vessels with linens and nankins, we
had still many left, for our ship was full when
I'VE sailed from Hamburg. Till Wednesday
noon our cabin bad been respected, but then
they came below and took packages of laces,
Y ornll NOT hos lrnp 4 he all
liable goods. Every man had knife about
foot long, which they brandshed, swearing
they would have money or something more
valuable, that was concealed, or they would
kill every soul of us, and they particularly
threatened me. appealed to their Gu plain,
told him WAS in fear of my life, and went
with him OH board his privateer. He said he
had nc command, the crew would do as they
| pleased, that need entertain no fear OF my
HE, but had better tell at once if any thing
was concealed told him therewas not. After
my return to the ship towards night, the pi-
! rates left us for the first time, and we hoped
they had done with us. But next morning
| another schr. and sloop appeared in the of
hng, and the privateer and one ofthe loaded
! sloops went out to meet them.
They all returned together, the privateer
anchored, and boats crew came towards us.
attempted to go on board tina privateer to
| see her captain, but was orderedback. When
| they came on board, they said they had come
to find where the goods, &c. was, and that if
we would not tell, they would hang every
man of us and burn the ship. Davis, the
spokesman, drew his knife and swore, that e.
very man should die, unless he found the mo-
ney, and first he would hang tbs supercargo.
He called for rope, which he had brought
on board, fitted with hangman's moose, sent
a man I'M RI the 11izer, ward and rova ~ anJ
brought the nook down-and one man held
it, and another stood ready to hoist. Now,
said Davis, tellm where is the money, where
are your diamonds, or will hang you this
minute. In vain l repeated, l had nothing
more but my watch, which offered, and he
refused. Once more, saidhe, viii you tell 7
have nothing to tell, said !. On with the
rope, said the villain, and hoist away. The
fellow with the moose came towards me, and
| sPrang overheard. They took me up, after
some time, apparently insensible. They took
off all my cloaths, and laid me on my back on
deck, naked as was born, except having
blanket thrown over me. Here l laid five
hours without moving hand or foot Mean
while they robbed Us of every thing of the
least value. Against me they seemed to have
particular spite, stealing even the ring from
my finger, and all my cloaths from my trunks
which they sent on board the privateer.
AT night they left Us, but returned once
or twice, for few minutes 10 see how was.
That night the priyateer, with two or three
of her convoy went TO sea, and next morning,
Christmas day, we got under way Having
taken good notice of the courses stecred lii
coming in, and keeping the lead constantly
going, we found our way out to 6Luc sVater
without much difficulty, and next morning,
Goth, arrived without further accident at Ha- +,
vana.
The privateer was, think, fitted out from
this island. The Captain is a Spaniard,
short man with remarkable good face, that
nobody would suspect TO belong TO such
gang. The Lieutenant is Frenchman, a
creole of st. Domingo, but called himself an
Italian. The man they called Davis, who Or
dered me TO be hanged, is the pilot or sailing
master, and their boarding officer. lie is an
American, belongs to New York, and was
the worst man on board. Heis good look
ing fellow, something perhaps over the mid
die size, but the most brutal rascal ever
met. There was another American on board
only common hand being a drunkard. Two
negroes are all the residue Of the gentlemen
with whom had much acquaintance.
The goods taken from us were upwards of
sfty thousand dollars worth. and have no
doubt are landed on the coast of this Island
The neighbofhood Of Cuba will be troubled
waters until our government shall seriously
determine to put down this system Of pira-
cy.
The New York Evening Post informs. tha,
Gen. Count LallemaHd has declared his inten-
ton, before the District Court of the II. States
at N. Orleans, 10 become citizen ofthe United
States, as soon as the terms prescribed BY the
naturalization act will permit. He has hired a
snail farm in the vicinity Of New Orleans,
where, il is said, he intends to spend the
remainder Of his days.
The MedaI mentioned in 8 Cork Paper.
As no mention has been made Of this medal
by PiukeTtOu, or other writers on coins and
medals, IT has been supposed by the English
writer to have bad its origin in the early age Of