The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-04-24
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BY the Mails.


a FlM Ate ~ Gu ORR E.EeHtug IOSf
ATRoCIOUS AND BLOODY MASSACRE.
The following extract offs letter written On
board the Macedonia. and received this morn
ing gives the first direct information II he bloc
dy conduct Of The SPanisrds in SJu;A America,
towards cur fellow citizens.
Extract Of a letter, dated Unite d States frigate
Macedonian, CGlao, Mon. II, 1920.
As you, no doubt, long before you receive
thu, viii have heard OF the outrage which be,
been committed on our flag here will briefly
sla't 20 you what was eye witness of, and
Whist has since transpired. On the night Of the
9th inst. at half past twelve, Lord Cochrane
sent n fourteen boats % cut out . SPANISH frIg-
ase he EsmeraidaJ Of SO gurs she was lying
within muskeI shot OF the batteries, with Is
gun boats, am two briggs, oE IS guns each, around
heF. re succeeded IN gaining possession Of her
% about fifteen minutes. We hy about half a
Cable length sstern Of her. As soon Is she
had cut her cables and paid her head of shore,
the batteries, the castles, bulks, and IN fact ev.
cry thing that could mount gun, began u play
away upon hGr, upon US, and even upon he inof-
iensfe merchantmen ~ the barber. We and
"a The American and English mes ch.n,men i'm
medately slpped our cables, end IS The wind
WAS very light, IL was some time before we
could get Out OF reoch rftheir guns. II appear
ed TO me that they pointed their guns p+rticu-
lsrIy q The shot flew abeut Us thicker than
u We Rad been engaged with a vessel Of the
same force, within nusket shot. But az il usu.
a. with towards, they were too much confused
10 take deliberate aim otherwise they uonld
nave sunk US IN ten minutes. The only injury
we feceiVed vas our CROSSE ok ) ard shot way,
WIN ittlc OF The running rigging. Immldiste-
" on shppinS our cables, we paid the ship's
heau the contrary way 10 the Z anerlda's, and
Kept her SO until out Of gun-shoi It least half =
mile apart; so that ii is selt-eyident. there
could DC no mistake to their firing at us. Ifany
other proof was wanting, the fact that we pick
eI up az least a dozen musket balls on board.
aier the affair, would Immediately set il At rest.
va me morning OF the 7,h,we sent, a. usual.
oost ashore 10 market, with Mr.. Marshall.
midshIpman, of Nsw-York, son Of DR.. Marshall.
OF the navy yard, ard nine men: when the boats
crew were ordered to toss their oars bv Mr..
MARSHALL, being close TO The wharf, The soldiers
OF guard hred nto her, killed MIR. Marshall snd
TOUR 81 The men four more badly wounded. and
one only escaped to bring the news Those
VINO were not killed or wounded az FIST. were
PeHea' whtle IN the water, with stones, by these
. oiood thirsty villains. There il NJ excuse for
them there could be no mistake: he Am3ri.
can nag was flying in her; the same boat went
on sho!e every morning. The crew were Sc
0o'el IS eeins the most rusty and pesCesble
.lSh III ms snip. Mr.. Marshall was selected
tnat morning, as Particular confidence could be
placed "a him, though but boy Of PERHAPS eirh-
ieen' IL i impossible for me to describe The
sensation thus affair has caused on board The
ieehhgs ~ ak are almost wound I'D 70 FRENZY
for their murdered shiPmates, and the indipnity
offered 10 cur Gag. But have not vet doTe.
On the morning of the 9Th, the schr. Ramp.rt.
OF Dat more, got under way, by agreement with
me authorities on shore, to receive her carro.
Immediately on coming within gun shot Of The
castles, they opened On her, with all Ia. vessels.
gun oosts, &c. IN the harbor. The CAPTAIN and
oilcers, IS there was but little wind, and that
'iSul On shore, Immediately abandoned her, and
sue sunk before the numerous Gun boats. who
vailenuy came our to take her. could get her N
shore. We now communicate with the shore
out by t.g OF truce. hope we shslI communi
cate no other way. l. that proud flsg, which
humoied Tue naughty Briton. TO be wAntonly in
suiteu by pusiiJnImous, cowsrdly lillv!iyered
opaniards Are cur innocent shipnates the
pride and future hopes Of our country % be TINS
wantonly mas,Ecged, butchered. and even den;r1
christian burial
Ahere Is, IN my opinion, but one wsv 10 make
them atone tor IL, and hope that will be sdont-
cd without moments delberatiop. Al the
''"S was murdered cantain
~nes, and Mr.. Rodgers were n Lima. On
captain Downes' passing the Weekdays palace,
several officers and citizens were overheard n
say, there goes the rascal: we will have his
oIooc next" The excuses made BY the govern
ment for all these outrages, is that thew wee
committed by sn enraged populace. i have be-
heard Of mobs committing the greatest ex-
cesses, resisting the civil and military BOWER
hynG IN The lace OF the justice a.; but never. until
now, did hesr ola mob, which st The most
could not consist Of 1900 men, taking possession
OF castles, armed vessels. batteries. and gun
bosts, defended by at lesst 5000.
Capt. Downes and Mr.. Rodgers hsd 70 dis
glise themselves 20 get on board. Can't. Do~nes
left III his baggage and two servants IN Lin.
whether he will ever get them or not, is uncer-
tain.
f. $ fag Of truce has just come of. which
brings the news that Mr.. Marshall is not dead.
but wounded, and in the hospital. 18Th No
yember."
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