The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-07-05


grounds for my suspicions---khe deck
suas spti941 qoiih blood--and six off.
GERS, viz Capt. David Miles-sec.
ond Lieut.. McSweeny--the CAPT. of
the Marines--Sergeant ofthe Marincs--
Purser--Master's Mate--and four pri.
Yates of Marines--were missing, and
several of the crew on board severely
wounded-l was informed that the off.
GERS and Marines, who were missine,
were sent away in boat. This hap
pened about IL miles from an Island,
the name of which WIS ignorant Of.
The crew then took charge of the pri-
vateer, and appointed Robinson, the
Gunner, captain--hsilcd the prize brig
which was still in company, and told the
prize master to go where he pleased
shifted our course for the United States,
and in two days made land---we then
stood for Charleston. and 8 days after
put three men on board an English brig,
and paid the capt. for their passage to
England by 20 bags OF sugar. Three
days after spoke sloop bound to N.
York, wanted to put some of our men
on board of her, but the wind blew too
hard-two days after spoke an Ameri-
can sch. from Savannah for Boston, and
put l3 or Is more OF our meR On board
OF her, paying 90 bags Of sugar for their
passage. Next day made the land a.
gain, which proved to be the coast Of
NORTH Carolina, when IS or Is of the
stoutest men remaining OH board turned
to and plundered the privateer OF every
thing valuable, which they carried ashore
with them in boat and abandoned the
G. X. leaving me and Is more on
board.
"Robinson, (the capt J then proposed
to run into Wilmington, and give the
privateer up to the United States, which
was determined on-Of the bar we
were boarded by pilot who remained
On board two days, when he left us and
went ashore with Robinson and cf the
crew, We were then chased two DAYS,
by United States Revenue Gutter, and
escaped in heavy blow---,he G. Il.
leaked very badly for two or three days
after the blow, and as soon as we got
her within twenty or thirty miles OF land,
we scuttlcd her ard took to the boat,
bringing with us Only our clothes. We
landed at Currituck beach al night,
where We found lodgings, and the ov xt
morning proceeded OH to Blsek water in
boat, and there hired three carts to
fetch us Oh to Norfolk"
The money which these men had,
they say was taken out OF one Of the te-
luccas captured up the Straits. One
states the sum to have been 3 5000, and
another at 5 $4,000. but the whole was
divided among the crew after the mutt.
ny. A few bales OF Cochineal were also
taken out of'the felucca, which were on
board the Gen. II. when they abandon.
ed her. The amount found upon the
prisoners is s 927 25 cts. which has
been deposited i'll the U. S. Bank.
There are two more Of the party who
came ashore at Cunituck, but they were
left on the road from Blackwater, being
too unwell to travel.
After patient examination of nearly
five hours, the prisoners were all COM
mitted to Jail.
Smith, whose deposition is given a.
bove, is the only American OF the party
the rest are all Englishmen; it is aiso
stated that the crew of the brig was COM
posed chiefly of English and Spaniards,
OF natives of s. America.
We have neither time nor room at
present for any remarks on this atrocious
transaction; We shall therefore dismiss
the subject by briefly informing our
readers that Robinson and his five CON-
panions, who left the privateer off Will
mington bar, have been apprehended at
Smi,hville, N. G. and that four Of the
Is or l6 who had previously left her,
are also in custody at Wilmington, N.