Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-26
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on the Goth inst. is taken partly from bis
own confessions:
/" Delville asserts that the name he bore
was assumed,* and that he concealed his
real name, lest he should bring discredit up
on his relatives, declaring that he is allied
by birth to some OF the most noble families
10 England. He states that he was horn in
that country, but that early in life his father
emigrated with his family to America, and
that he received bis education under DR..
Dwight, of New Haven College, in Connec-
tiCut. He said that be had travelled INTO
England, France and Italy, and that during
the late war with America, he cruized in the
West Indies and he also produced some
letters to shew that he had treated the Bri-
fish prisoners who fell into his hands, with
great humanity. At the close OF the Ame-
rican war, he appears to have joined the in
surgents, and brought notarial document to
prove thai in the year 1916 or 1917, he had
fallen INTO The hands of some Of Christophe's
people, who pundered him Of his commis-
sion and other property. This commission,
however, be took no pains to get renewed,
and there is letter in his own hand wrl-
ting, the whole purport OF which proves,
that during his last cruize, he was negocla.
ting Tor "a new one, conveying to him the
same rank, under the lnsurgent parties in
Texas, which he professed to have held un-
der the former commission of Gen. Victoria.
DelvllIe styled himself accordingly Cap
tain General, and a Commodore, command
ing detached squadron under the Republic
of Mexico. The following is the manner in
which he pretended to have acquired this
high dignity: Gen. Toledo, he states to
have been created Captain General by
General Victoria, with powers to raise men
and equip ships for the service of The Mexl-
can Republic in the United States. Ioleo"
however was accused of neglec!ing his ln-
portant duties, and of having received
bribe from the agents of Ferdinand VII
He was therefore ordered to return and con-
yey his rank and authority to Delville, who
for his former services was appointed to SUI
percede him. He appeared therefore be-
fore all American Notary, and in formal
manner invested the new Captain. General
with all his powers.
Armed with so high title, acquired in SO
extraordinary manner, Delvlle supposed
most ofthe functions of supreme court, to
have conferred in his person. TO cruize a
gainst the Spanards wherever be pleased,
and in whatever vessel he should think pro-
per; to fit out vessels in any manner he
might judge requisite to appoint whatever
officers he chose and to make out for them
and their ships, lawful and valid commits
sions to search neutral vessels, and 10 con-
denim any articles he might please to demo-
inmate enemy's property, when found i'll
them, without the tedious process of a Court
of Admiralty for their adjudication. Assn
mirg these powers, he for some time during
the last year and the preceding one, cruized
amongst these Islands, giving frequent alarm
to the inhabitants, particularly of Turks
Islands and those adjoining, by his lawless
proceedings it has been alleged, tia; he
threatened TO capture The Mail Boat, having
a considerable quantity of money On board,
on account OF Government, in her passage
between Turks Islands and this place.
Capt. Pinder however evadeG rencontre
with him by passing the station on which he
was cruizing in the night for this disap.
pontment, be is said 10 have menaced Capt.
Finders life, il ever he should have fallen
into his hands. The transactions Of his last
cruize are related IN the Journal of Captain
Lee, to whom, under the fictitious name of
Pallida, he gave the commission ola Captain
in the Mexican Navy. This unfortunate man
appears to have been the dupe of the arts OF
Delville and his comprehensive sef,styl-
ed Capt. Campbell and Capt. lizard. He
was made to believe that Delville was en-
gagged IN meritoIiOus service, and, that "a
large seal attached to paper of Delville's
own writing, (for this was all the commits
sion Delville was able to produce) partly in
Spanish, partly in English, constituted him
a Captain IN The Navy, and converts his
schooner, vessel of about 40 tons burthen.
= Ii hrs been said that his re al n 70 mo ~ 40