Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-18
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F,om the Log 6ook Of the brig Louisiana.
h 5. .hIcomber, master.
Tbnrsday, Aug. zod, al p. u, passed the
wssr end Of CUBA, Cape 81 Ant1nla bearing
IN = distant miles, saw a small schf.
L. ,ns land bearing down tor US, at the
~ time large brig IN sight standing N
,hs land: being under the Impression
W., ~, ,bs bris was Patriot, did Not appre-
Nc anv danger; al . O'Clock the schr haul
t An the Patriot coiors she had d. ing,
1.-Two muskets, and hoisted an lug Isn
ron and pendant. Al 3d. p IN. she Hall-
% and ordered our boat On board | I'm
aJ,,,sJy went III the boat with two hands;
> non coming alongside OF her, her own oost
III, with about 10 armed uen. On going on
roard OF her, We were immediately drove
Jowo her hold. where we were ke pl about
-, rn,pu,,s. when We were called up
,nd spnl On board OUR own vessel, where ne
? 6ond hey had complete possession OF her;
n coming on deck We were Immediately
Sroys down the torecastle, they beating the
men with their sw Ords aud nuskets IN The
,et of gong down. here found the cap
tam. merchant, and two men. They then
hogan pIunderIng the vessel OF every thing
unfortunately. They shortly aIteI call, d
The captain up, aud taking nIm down the ca
BIO, struck MIN seye al Times, swearing they
would murder all hands, and burn the bog II
be- did not give up the money, but he persist
ipg thai there was none Oh board, they took
bis vaich out of his pocket and lett him -
They then brought up the merchant, anu put
the same threats To him; he told them there
was no money on board ID, Ia, which they
took; they then took BAN On Geek, and put
ting a rope round his neck, twice holsled
bln up TO the tore rigging, Dealing lin al
The same time with their swords, IN very
brutal manner Finding IL all 10 no purpose
they left him. and called one OF the men up;
after be ting him IN an uDmerciiul manner,
pon,ing their knives AMI swords to his breast
hey took from him 8 dollars, and let him
90 They then commenced robbing our
chests aud trunks, leaving them entirely
empty OF every individual thing They 'ook
our stGdding sails, cabin stores, log lines
and glasses, cnok's ~nsils, marlenSpihes,
all the liquor they couid hnd, and every IN
divhtua thing they could hud of any value.
After searchinA the hole and finding no mo-
ney on board, they LETT Us, e.Immediate-
iy made sail.
Sep Sd, at 9, A. NJ. passed the light
hUuSt, W III I'Eut pIctGV llpui
East at noon. the wind hauled to the n. +,
b wing very fresh; at four cane 10 anchor
in fatoms water, about 5 miles below
kerG, Island, with the best bower, and
bore away about 60 "a hons, findiHg il did
moi bring her up, he, 20 the snaIl bower aud
immediately fur,ed the sails she snll coutinu-
ed to drive; wiud hauling TO Nm. ". btowt
ing heavy gale, bore away all the cables
AM clinche6 the ebds to the mainmast; we
hen bent the selson and let It gu with TO
isthons of hawspr, and sent the fore-top-
gallant ward down; 81 then blowing p rtect
hurricane, the sea making complete breach
o.rr, she still coniIuGrd to drive al the rate
OF knots per hOur-was compelled to cut
away the foremost which failing against The
malnmast, they birth tell over the starboard
oqarter, taking with them the 9Th boom; up
on clearing the wreck she brought up. We
likewise -prung the bowsPrit, ~
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