Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-04

other place they could find, and then pro.
! ceeded toindiscriminate plunder, by beav..
ing every thing out of the CABIN on deck,
until they got four boat loads of provisions
and other articles; and when going away
gave us an order on merchant at Old Pro-
violence for 60 do.lars--the amount robbed
from us was at least 200 dollars. At 6 P.
M. she left us and stood in under Cape
Roxo She is about 60 or 70 tons. pilot boat
built, With long gunwales. and canvass waist
cloths entirely around her painted black,
| with two small white streaks |; coppered TO
the bends. and red tuck-appears to have
been out long time, having very foul
| bottom. Shecarries long six FOUNDER on
pivot, with about 35 men, French, English,
or Americans. She carries a fnre-to sail,
! top galart-sail, and square sail, hich furs
| on the fore yard--has got no maintop- mast
up, and has two or three cloths OF dark Eng
| lish canvass,
July 6--Arrived at The city Of St. Domin-
go, and there found the captain and crew Of
T! the American brig Traveller. OF Gloucester,
captain Parsons, which had been piundered
and entirely taken from him, whilst at an
Choir in Salina Bay. Ats P. NJ. the piratical
schooner came under the briggs stern and
hailed her, then ordered the captain on
board with her papers. and when he wen:
| on board four or FIVE of the pirates crew
came or board the brig and ordered the mate
to launch the long boat, which he did by
| compulsion. Then ordered him and the
crew, with some clothing and about bbis.
| of bread into her-they then went alongside
the pirate. Captain Parsons went into the
boat with the expectation of returning to the
! brig, VIXEN they were ordered Immediately
to make for the land, where they arrived
safe, and reached St. Domingo after suffer-
ing very much for water and provisions.
! Likewise, the American sloop William, of
Newburyport, Jones, master, VINO had been
rlundered twice The last time they were
going to cut his mast away and burn her,
had It not been for an English schooner which
prevented it, as they wanted a spar.
Likewise, Dutch captain and crew, who
! were numerically beat, the captain bound
hand and foot and thrown into the hold, be-
cause he demonstrated with them for their
proceedings. They also plundered him OF
all his cargo.
On Sunday, July ESD, of Cape Bayenett,
at A. NJ. saw small schooner beating TO
windward, supposed her 10 be a droger
bound for Jacquemei, having only three men
, on deck-but on coming up to her, and not
liking hel appearance, hauled our wind,
when she Immediately commenced firing,
being only about pistol shot from her, the
shot over reaching us and passing through
cur sails; fortunately no person was hurt
would not heave the schooner too. as she an
swered the description of the one which took
the Traveller-fnding we out sailed them
they then ceased firing and took TO their
sweeps-we Immediately Piled our oars, and
with the assistance of some passengers IN
three hours she was nuuu GOWE-nO QouD'
they thought we were going to run her oh
shore, but when we kept away for Acquin,
they gave up the chase, and stood to The S.
and F. 1t is currently reported that this
schooner is owned at st. Domingo, and the
owners give them intelligence of every YES
sci that sails from that port They COM
monty know what money and other things
are on board as well as the captains them
selves. She is small schooner about 25
tons, and about Is men, with only four
lower sails, and square sail, carries no.
thing but M kets
JOHN N. JONES. Captain.
HENRY II. CURTIS, Supercargo.