Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-23

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.ead al New York in The ship Curia2o, bound
to Buenos Ayres, where she remained two
months. He was then compelled fhaying
no money to enter on board the ship Union
a Patriot priya,eer-remained on board the
Unlon months-wassenti 10 Spanish prize
10 Buenos Ayres--he then shipped in the
Patriot brig General Rondeau, Captain Da-
yid Miles, and sailed on cruiZe-captured
a Spanish brig from Barcelona, bound 10 tia-
yana after which the captain called all hands
aft and told them he was going to quit the
B. A. service, and send all his prizes to
M.rgarita, to which place he ordered the
Spanish brig. About month after captur-.
ed Spanish schooner from the Straits, bound
10 the coast Of Africa, and kept her in Co..
then proceeded for Teneriffe-saw a sail
IS hlch proved to be brig having French and
Spanish papers, from Havana; took from
her some sugar and coffee, put the prisoners
from the General Rondeau ON board and let
her 60. About month afterwards arrived
off Tenerife and got intelligence Of the same
brig being in the harbor-m manned the cutter
at 10 O'Clock at night and cut her outlook
the best part of her cargo out, consisting OF
honey, snuff, rum, sugar and coffee, put it on
board the prize schooner, and suffered the
brig to depart.
The Genera! R. then cruized amongst the
Islands about fortnight--took number OF
market beats loaded with cheese and butter
then shifted her cou,se for Cadz and went
up the straits-took small poiacre (Spa-
n,shl ship-took or three small feluccas !;
took out their cargoes, (Havanna sugar) and
put them on board the polacre ship--mann.
ed the poIacre and ordered her for Marga.
rita. Shifted her course TO con out OF the
Straits. captured Spanish brig, from Bar
celona bound to 49,, and kept her 10 CO..
next morning Spanish 90 gun ship came up
and passed under our stern. Next day got
to the mouth Of the straits, at l2 o clock saw
ship which proved to be the ship we had
captured and leaded-the prize brig, sub.
seauent.y captured. took her in tow, and
both were ordered 10 Ma.garita--at night
polacre brig hove in sight--chased her until
midnight and lost sight of her. Shifted our
course for Cadiz. and next day spoke
French brig and Neapoltan brig--let them
pass. The next day about o'clock P. NJ :
saw sail and overhauled her by sweeping
she proved to be a Greek; the hrst lieut..
of The G. r. boarded her. and she was suffer
ed to pass--the g. R. then made sail for
Tenerife.
Four days afte wards saw brig-gave
chase and came up with her--the G. r.
boisted Spanish coors and the chase Ameri.
can. On coming within gun shot, the latter
lowered the American and hoisted the Spa
nish flag, and the g. R. hoisted the Patriot
flag, upon which the chase fired a gun 10
leeward and struck her coors--she proved
TO be Spanish brig from the Straits bound
to Havana, loaded with brandy, dry goods,
&c: took out the prisoners, put the first
lieutenant and prize crew on board, and
ordered her 10 keep in co. Two days after,
the G. X. was chased by ship under Eng
lish colors, and outsaiIed her with ease. -
Kept on tor Tenerife, and spoke an English
cutter, which capt. Miles compelled to take
on board the prisoners captured in The Spa
nish brig few days before, and land them
at Tenerife-then proceeded for Margarita,
with the prize brig in tow.
1.-THE witness then proceeded 10 disclose
the circumstances most material to The point
of investigation, nearly 10 the following
words j
"The captain, (Miles) Used the men very
i'll. and the day after we passed the Island Of
Barbados, The crew mutined and rose upon
the officers. was below at the time the nu-
tiny took place, being a little intoxicated
heard great noise upon deck, as Of num-
Der Of men in scuffle, and now and then
the clashng of swords.
Ii Immediately occurred to me that the
crew were engaged in massacIeing the off,
GERS, and on going on deck the next morning
had but too good grounds for my suspicious
the deck was sprnklej with blood, and
6 officers. viz. Capt. David Miles, second
lieut.. McSweeny. the captain of Marines.
sergeant of marines, purser, masters mate
and privales ofmarines, were missing, and