Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-18

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ported the day before, was conyalescent.
Charleston, Is. CO. Sept. II.
GENERAL MAC GREeoR
To tie Editor Of the Southern Patriot.
.aur-Cayss, .aug. 8.
Annexed you have the details OF events
relative to Mac Gregor's expedition, since
the last communication on the subject.
Son the l4th July, the briggs Eli Mac
Gregor and Tarantula, left their moorngs
and anchored off the Isle Of Nache, when
a dreadful malady ragged on board both
vessels, carrying off 4 or 5 men per day
On the 10Th, the Mac Gregor got under
way, ami in coming in, ran aground Ut
tie TO windward Of Turtle Fort and on
the Esd, she bilged and fell over on her
larbo1rd side, when the Creoles commea-
cei plundering her OF sails, rigging, DC.
and soon left her perfectly stript oil every
thing and her patriotic crew piunderea
one aoolher-such scene OF 'Iilainy and
distress, has perhaps never before been
witnessed. When the brig fell over, there
were In her cabin, gun room. &c. about
e5 sick men and women, who we're suffer-
ed to drown without single effort 10 save
them: among the number was the french
major. Since the distressing CT cums:ance,
several dead bodies have aoated ashore IN
the harbor, almost opposite our counting
house. After the Mac Oregon came in, we
Sc n, pilot to the Tarantula, who brought
her into Flamand Bay. On The sUth, the
Tarantula's boat, under the direction Of
DR.. M'Kabe, brought the bouy OF the un-
fortunate Col. M'Car,by on shore, who had
died that morning Of the prevailing disease,
aud although ne was second in command
In the expedition, the general paid has re-
mains no more respec; than would ne have
done t. a dog: had him decendy inter-
red in the church-yard OF this place. Since
my last, upwards Of 90 men and officers
have died, and been buried by private
subscription. Such has been the human
iy OF Gen. Mac Gregor
"'Tis clearly ascertained Ina, Mac Gre
cor get possession OF the register aud gum
licence o. tie Hero, (noU the Mac Gregor)
b, very unfair means that a fellow who
hal ned some petty station On board the
Herr, OF the name CT Lannor, broke the
desk of Captain Hudson, Commander and
prJr rletor uf the brig, during severe at
tack of the fever, ana took .heRCe those
do, umeuts, placed lhem in the hands o.
Mac GregoI, VINO sorordinsiy ,ooS posses
session oil lie vessel as his property ana
whel,. Oh the recovery oil Captain Ia. he
made Application 20 the president OF ayu
fcr TIC restc,u;,~:. III his property, the re-
ply was, you came IN uh9er tic nag vi
a gSySrnmt ut We DO not recognize, lNew-
Grenada) aRi cannot interfere had you
have continued under BRUSH coiors,
could have acted IN the case. Capt hud-
son immediately employed vessel to car
~ him TO Jamaica, 10 complain to inc Bril-
fish authority; and has written TO Ar.
M'lniosh, OF ibis place, that he pour'y ex-
pected tina, irigate would be dispatched
in pursuit Of Aiac Gresor anu TIE Orig -
but, alas, the carcase OF the iorner, ard
hull of the latter, is al! he can ever get TO
recompense him Tor his loss.
" There evidently appears TO have been
a design in running the brig Oh shore, as
NO Kind Of effort was mate 10 set her on,
Ga thing entirely practicable) anu all as,
sistance ior that purpose promptly refused
6. Mac Gregur's next design was TO ge'
possession oil the Tarautula, in fiamanu
Bay, and sent few days ago boat anu
30 men with that intention, Du captain
Pooluan hearing OF his plan 10 time, seh
or:ers to his mate 10 defend The brig 10 tue
hast extremity, and at no time OF ON any
account to suffer an individual 10 come Oh
board without written orier lroin hiui-
this order was promptly e5eyed, anu "hsa
Mac 1regor's boat came within nail, ihey
were threatened with broaaslde II they
did not shear of which they thought best
to DO, and returned without having accom-
Plisiled taeir otJect.
: The charter treaty OF the Iarahtr-
Ia having been violated in maGy respects
BY the agents OF the government oil also
GregoF, and the captain having formally
protested against them, be Determined IN
cutting Mac Gregor and his disastrous en-