Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-21

sailed into the Galph, as was reported, 10 re-
cover the property aud crew if alive. Hap-
pears she had returnedt 10 Valparaiso in Oc-
tober last, butn account, as yet, has been
received whether captain Downes was sue
cessfui in recovering the property, or any of
the officers or crew. Afew days since. a
gentleman in this place received letter, via
Coquimbo or Guayaqiil, and Baltimore
from Mr.. Barney Blake, who was acting in
the capacity of Clerk on board the Cos
sack. at the time of capture and ! have OBJ
tanned an extract from il:
.4rispe, Provtnce Of So,pra) Sept. 20, 1918.
You undoubtedly received letter from
me, per ship Alert, cap. Porter, dated at
Woahoa, in Oct. 1917, stating thatI had
left the ship Eagle, and was going on board
the brig Coss~ck, capt Myrick. in the ca
pacity of Clerk, still however in the, same
employ. We left the Sandwich Islands 18th
Oct. and shaped our course for The Island
OF Cerros, where we arrived in about 45
days-goi small quantity Of water, and
then proceeded up the gllph of California
stopped at St. Josephs, and there obtained
some provisions from thence we run to
Dead Bay, or St. Antonio left that place
and run across the Gulpbto Guaymas, where
We unfortunately had one of our boats taken
with the first mate, Lingurai. and six hands.
The captain sent them ON shore in order to
obtain liberty to water, and they were de-
tanned by the commandante, and put into
irons. We spent about twenty days trying
to get them liberated, but at last the com.
mandante told US that il was not in his pow
er at present to give them up, as he had in
formed the general Of what he had done,
and that orders must first come from him.
However, during the time, he gave up the
boat and one man. and also gave US writ
ten protection TO stop in the harbor as long
as we wished, and that no one whatever
should modest US. He purchased watch
and 500 dollars in goods-was the first pur-
chaser, and gave US liberty 10 sell-the Pa
DIRE (Priest also came on board, and made
a similar purchase.
In no place whateves have we traded,
without first obtaining liberty ,from the CON-
and they IN general have been
the first to purchase 1t being very incon-
venlent getting water. of which We were
much in want, the captain thought proper to
run down the Gulph as far as Mazattan, and
there get water if possible. As there was
no prospect OF a speedy answer from the ge-
neral respecting the mate and peoples H.
berty, We sent all that belonged to them on
shore, at their request-this baihg settled,
we made sail, and stood for Mazattan. where
we arrived the 18th Jan. 1918. After an
choring. sent on shore for tho liberty ct WA
ering, which was the next Day granted by
he Commandante, who came on board. He
old US he would supply us with every thing
We had need Of, and that if we had any thing
20 sell we were at liberty to do so, by pay
ing 81 per cent, the kings duty this was
also confirmed by the Custom House officer,
who came in company with him f; further,
hat his brother, and another gentleman
wished to make large purchase, provided
we had any goods to dispose OF, and observ'
ed, and, let the amount be what ii may, we
will buy all that you have to part with"
To tbisyhe captain conseated. first having
The COZ, shandantes liberty; and that confirm
ed by the custom.h house officer.
On the esd, (oh fatal day y they came on
board, 10 in number, the commandante, his
brother, the custom-house officer, one other
Spanish gentleman, and six Spanish Indian
soldiers. During the early part of the fore
noon, they had purchased to the amount
Of about 95,ooo dollars. Abou IL, meridian,
the captain sent the second mate, (Mr. Eli
Meek and boats crew on shore for wood,
and after they were good distance from
the brig, the Spaniards on board rose upon
US with pistols and knives (which they had
concealed in their bosons) and took posses
sion of her and US.
After they had made US secure by tying
our hands behind US, we were all sent on
shore miserable indeed. My feelings at
that moment may be imagined, but not de-
scribed, without money. and ina foreign
W. ri ho,,eo