Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-24

two and three hundred thousand dollars in
cash and merchandise, which were very
cleverly convey'd IRON her, she lay Sc
vem River, TO Baltimore. By what nigh
ty magic" all this treasure was collected
will be eiter explained in the extract be-
low. Presuming the deposition of the Sc
men 10 be correct. lthey having sworn 10
it) it remains torthe officer ron WHOM We
had the Statement: which was published in
our last, to explain his motives for repre-
senting he facts in hight so entirely dit
terent from the true enc. H it is no disho.
nor to an American citizen TO serve un 'er
the flag OF General .Artigas, there sure y
should be none in the avowal Of every legal
act performed under that flag. But perhaps
the declaration that $ no prizes had been
taken was necessary 10 account for the
g4unt appearance of the priyateer when
she was first visited by The revenue officers
A., in Severn River tho if little better look
out had been kept in a certain quarter,
there is no doubt- that the discovery OF
very abundant harves ofprize money void
have been made, without the information
Of the crew.-Hith respect to the mutny
which is said to have taken place among
the crew, they have also their own story to
tell. which is, that Capt. Ford after ship
ping off ali the money, SC. to Baltimore,
intimated 10 them as he had no further oc-
casion fer their services, they were at liber-
ty to go where they pleased; but they no
doubt secured at least some share of the
booty, as those of them who have found
their way TO this town are said to be pretty
flush OF money.
Extract from the affidavit Of four CT the ma
riners, lately belonging 70 the, privateer
schooner General Artigas, commanded
f! by Capt. Henry Fl Ford. made before
an Alderman OF the Borough of Norfolk,
on the 10th inst.
The Opponents state, that "tbey sailed
from BALTIMORE on the Thor 9Th of October
last, and proceeded down the bay, where
they took OH board number OF men and six
l8lb. cannon. They left the capes some
time in said month, and proceeded on a
cruize. The first capture they made was
at the Isle of May, where they cut out
Portuguese brig partly linden with dry
goods and rum portion of which they took
on board the priyateer, manned the prize
and sent her off. On or about the Is, of
Decent. +, they captured large ship said
10 be from Liverpool bound 10 the Brazls,
with an assorted cargo, considerable part
of when they took on board the privateer,
and manned The hip with prize crew
al the same time most OF the officers Of the
pr;vatrcr, being dissatisfied, left her and
went on board the prize, and these depo
merits have been informed that said prize
has arrived at Baltimore during the same
month, off Pernambuco, they captured
Portuguese government brig called the 7 +
WAN, from Rio Janeiro bound to Pernain-
buco, from which they took stlarge guam
tity Of money in boxes. Early in the ronth
of JAN they captured The Portuguese brig
Maranham Packet, from Bahai, with slaves,
whom they put Oh board the Gaviam,
which vessel they manned and ordered to
sail in company, bet they afterwards lost
sight Of her in chase. The Guineaman
was given up to the Portuguese prisoners.
They next captured a vessel laden with
fish oil, money and colfee-one keg of the
money contained 2,l76 doI'ars--tley also
took considerable sum from the prisoners.
Eight days after they took Portuguese
ship laden with timber and money, The lat
terof which was brought on board The pri-
yatee;. They then proceeded to St Do
mingo, and on the coast they obtained
supply of water. From thence they pro-
ceeded for the Capes of Virginia, and took
pilot 10 OF l9 days since and put into Sc |
vern River, having on board all the specie |
and merchandise they had taken from the !
different prizes. The next evening the
captain left the privateer in a pilot boat,
supposed Cor Baltimore, and took with him
all the prize goods and money. These de-
poneuis then left The prvateer and pro-
ceeded to N. York, from whence they con-
tinued on to Norfolk"
Charleston, March, II.
Arriyed-Britsh brig James Stewart