Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-13

some % per, you, may from time to time,
exnect to hear from me Oh the same SUB
Ject. 100,
lam respectfully,
Protest ofths Spanish brig Glen fasos,
Of Hauama.
=! the undersigned, Secretary and Nota-
nv Public, in service OF his Majesty the
King of Netherlands, in tine Island OF st.
Eustatia, do hereby certify and declare,
that on this day the 24th Oh January, 1921
personally appeared before ne, w. IL.
Burr, late Supercargo, and Manuelo Ma
dinas, late Boatswain's Mate OF the Span
ish brig Glen Fugos, commanded by Fran
cisco Santo, who declare, that they sailed
from Havana. in the said brig, IN the
month of May last, bound to the coast OF
Africa: that on the return voyage from
the coast to the Havana, with cargo Ut
Slaves, they were captured on the 25d OF
December, 1920, in sight Of St Martins,
bv the Venezuelan privateer Bolivar,
Can't. Wilson, and carried into the Five
Islands, dependency of the government
of ST. Barts, where they remained at an
chor two days, and where they were told,
land do believe it, that both vessel and
cargo with the exception of forty slaves)
were sold to MIR. Debouille, Bigard, l.
others: that the forty slaves were landed
at the Five Islands, and conducted to st.
Barts, where the said Supercargo was
landed on the 5th of the month, and has
seen and spoken with them; that the said
Glen Fugos came to St Barts, on or about
the 9TH of said month, where she anchored
under Dutch flag, and that they do veri-
" believe, at that time they had no legal
papers OH board, as will appear by the
evidence to be produced; that he, the
said VIM. II. Burr, waited on his Excel
lency the Governor of St. Barts, person
ally, and addressed him by petition, offer
ing to prove by several Of the original
crew, that the said brig was the one cap
tured, to which he belonged, and that they
had not undergone any regular trial.
whereby the right of the original owners
could be impaired; that the said brig af
forwards proceeded from the Five Islands
to Gusdaloupe, where one hundred o, the
slaves were put on board of a schooner or
sloop, and sent to Surinam, the remain
der landed at Gaudaloupe, to say zee:
that the vessel proceeded from thence to
St. Eustatia, and from there to St Barts;
that the said VIM. II. Burr did then ap-
DIV to the Governor of ST. Barts to take
possession of the Sid brig and slaves,
which were then at ST. Barts, for the be-
neft of their original owners, but was re-
fused; that, however, being urgent ON this
point. the Governor promised every JUS
tice but omitted putting this promise in
execution, and to the contrary delayed ia
king possession of the property, until af-
ter giving the parties three days notice,
which enabled them to secret the same,
and then informed him that the slaves
were re-shipped to Guadalupe; that he
believes the reason of this delay, was in
consequence of the Governor and his SON
in-law being in possession of five of the
slaves. That he was also refused the pri
yilege of protesting, and that of obtaining
passports to leave the Island, or of seeing
the papers of the vessel That in conse-
quence of the proceeding, that VIM. II.
Burr, in the said quality of Supercargo,
noted legal protest; before me the said
Secretary and Notary Public, against the
lie gal capture of the brig Glen Fugos, as
also against the Governor of st Barts,
for admitting the said brig to be detained
in the waters under his government
with reserve of extending the said protest
here or elsewhere, as may be required -
In witness whereof, | have hereunto set
my hand and notarial seal, at St. Eusta-
tia, Gath January, 1921.
(Signed) TG. GROCHE.
Secretary and Notary Public.
William II Burr, do further declare
to the following, which is omitted in the
foregoing protest-that the Governor of
st. Barts, sent for said Bigard, mulatto,
to demand of him twelve Of the slaves,
which were known to be in his house at
that time--and on the appearance of said
Bigard, instead of demanding of him to
give up the said slaves, was obliged 10
submit to the greatest abuse from him,
said Bigard, in consequence of being as
deeply implicated in the affair, as well as
participating with the said mulatto, in va
rious other prizes.
That Bigard, and an outlaw by the
name of Debouille, are the present own
ers Of the Glen Fugos, and intend fitting
her out for privateer.
(Signed) w. H. BURR.
MOCHA.
1t was mentioned some time ago tina a
British frigate was bombarding Mocha. ir