Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-08-17
From the Philadelphia Gazette.
We are indebtedto Capt. Abbott for the
following interesting communication:
ST. RARTs. 2lst Jnlv.

tOIiOWlUS iutCICstiux OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! ST. BARTs, 2lst July.
] DEAR SIR--The following information
was handed me by gentleman who ar
rived from ST. Eustatia this morning, and
which you will please have published on
your arrival at Philadelphia, as it may
be OF service to the commercial part OF
the community.
A schooner touched off ST. Eustatia
goth inst. in 6 days passage from Marga-
rita, bound to St. Thomas, the captain
of which vessel gave the following infor-
nation Admiral Brion sailed from Mar
garitta on the 10th inst. with his squad
ron, consisting of the Victoria, This flag
ship a thirty-two gun English frigate.
recently arrived, (name not recollected,)
nine brigs, eleven schooners, and a num-
Der of gunboats, all well armed and mau-
ned. On board of the squadron are $500
English, Irish and Scotch, 500 German,
and about $50 Indian troops, all well dis
ciplined, and 10 high spirits; they most
sanguinely calculate upon meeting with
success. and being amply remunerated for
the many hardships and deprivations they
had experienced whilst at Margaritta.
Their destination is supposed TO be against
Laguira.
Commodore Joiey was still under arrest
at Margaritta, for conspiracy with his
brother. in-law, Gen. Aresmenii, against
Admiral Brion, and an act Of piracy which
he committed whilst he commanded the
| Victoria A rismendi is under arrest at
Augustura their trial is to take place
Immediately after the return of Brion from
his present expedition-and ii is the gene
raj impression that they will be shot and
hung ia sibbets. A number of prizes had
been lately carried into Margaritta, seve.
raj of them with valuable cargoes of hides,
sugar, cocoa, tallow, indigo, &c. all OF
which sold at high prices, as there were
a great many spectators there from ST.
Thomas, and different Islands, with abun-
dance Of doubioons and good bills. All
except one of the prizes, we're captured
by privateers undert the Artigan flag.
About the 18th Of June there was
brig carried into Flat Island, by priva
teer, or rather pirate under Artigan COL
ors-in few hours after her arrival the
news reached St. Barts, ST. Martins, and
st. Eustatia, and inthe course of two day
the vessel and cargo we're disposed Of, and
the pirates made their escape, excepting
one man who ran away from them, and
concealed himself 10 the bushes until after
their departure. He informed that the
schooner which captured the above men-
toned brig, was called the FuTioso. capt.
Felix Alyara, mounted nine Founders
and an l8 FOUNDER on pivot. with a
crew of IS men, principally Italians
Frenchmen and Spaniards, who were AL
most constantly 10 state Of mntiny.
The Furioso, showed, occasionally, diff
ferent colours, and often changed her
name. She cruized off Lisbon for three
weeks, during which time she boarded
several American vessels, and robbed
them Of whatever they wanted, treated
them very roughly, and threatened to fog
them ii they even demonstrated against
their proceedings.
Ten days after leaving the Lisbon sta
ton, fell in with the brig Esperanza, from
Lisbon bound to Porto Rico; ran along
side Of her, (hauled down the Portuguese
colours which we showed as soon as we
discerned her, hoisted the Artigan colors,
! and ordered them to strike, which they
did with great reluctance, until they saw
We were about to board. Her cargo con-
sisted of wine, brandy, fruit, &C.. she
1 mOtt ntad cry yo,.n1orc and had a GRO II
OF Il men; had is passengers, principally
women and children, who were left TO the
mercy OF a savage crew.
The passengers we're permitted to re-
main on board The Esperanza, but the
captain, officers and crew we're taken or
board of the privateer and put in irons .
the Furioso accompanied her prize until
the third day before our arrival at Flat
Lslasd, when captain Alvara gave the
captain of the Esperanza, his officers, crew
and passengers, two boats, with scanty
allowance Of provisions and water for
three days-they at first refused going, as
there was every prospect Of an approach
ing gale Of wind, and in the most suppl
eating manner besought capt. Alvara TO
permit them to remain until next morning,
as the boats would not live 10 case they
encountered a gale. Their prayers and
entreaties had no avail--they we're threat
ened with instant death if they did not go
Immediately into the boats. We parted
1 from them about 10 A. M. at which time
considerable sea was running; and that
night, about half past eleven, we experi-
enced tremendous gale, which lasted for
six and thirty hours, the wind S. S. E.
when, no doubt, the poor souls in the boats
met with watery grave.