Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-08-17
Norfolk, august 13.
CRUIZE OF THE HORNET.

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In Yesterdays Beacon we announced
| the arrival in the Bite of Craney Island OF
the u. S. Shio Hornet, Capt. RoB.T HEN-
~. from a cruise alter Pirates, IN the west
India Seas.
We hav. couversed with Capt. HgNLy,
who has been permitted to come up to
town since our last paper went to press
the state of his crew being generally heal
thv. Fifteen Of The Hornets men have
been very sick, but are now all GONZALES
cent. and only eleve0 remain on the o
tors liss-that OF Midshipman Myers is the
only death that has occurred OH board
| since the ship left this port.
The Hornet sailed from Havana on Sun
| day, Att, INST. having under her convoy ,
! briggs and a sloop, FOR ports OF the United
! States. names. &c, unknown, and parted
with them at different times.
The French Slave brig recaptured from
the pirates by the Hornet. oft Matanzas,
and carried into Havana, was released by
Capt. Henly 70 the agents At that por', up
on receiving nearly pl0,Ooo in douoioons
as salvage. Capt. II. considering At more
consonant with humanity to accept OF ltiS
sum, offered ~ the agents OF the brig ,than
Ia send her TO the United States Tor ad-
| Indication. as the latter course would, IN
| all probability, be attended with a great
sacrafce OF human lives, from the nnmoeT
| of slaves on board. The captain OF the
brig mad previously offered DIT 900 to the
! piraies as a ransom, but they refused to &c
cent it, expecting, no doubt, TO eXtort a
larger sum Capt. H had not heard OF a
ny act of piracy, subsequent to hat COM
| rnitted on this brig, although the coast OF
! Cuba swsrmed with these d~esperadoes,
who managed to e'ude the utmost Vigi'
lance of our CruIZers.
We learn from an officer of the Hornet,
ihst q very fey2rable ii mnress,on bod 2ffnH
| The Revenue laws Of that island by capt
Henlv. in asking permission TO take ON
board the,salvage money, a courtesy not
usually paid by British and other armed
vessels. The permission was very prompt
" given, with a suitable acknowledge
ment of the respectful sentiment that bad
dictated the application.
The British naval force in the Vest In
4 dis seas is represented as quite respecta-
bic, but they are too proiiiably engaged in
Transporting money from port to port to at
tend to the acts of piracy committed even
on their W commerce. Their conduct
in this respect had exciteG much dissatls.
faction, and il was said representations on
the subject had been made at Lioyds, with
. view of their being communicated 10 go
Vernment
The Hornet, we learn, will come IN to-
| day, TO her old anchorage Oft Town FONT.
Copy OF a letter from a gentleman who
was On board the schr. Antelope, captain
| Berrian, dated
Curacao, July 92, 1922.
"We were captured on the morning OF
| the Goth ut. by boats and men sent from
| the Spanish frigate Legera, Com. Labor
| die, OF Al guns /; the commodore and his
first lieutenant were in the boats. Ihey
! carried us into Porto Cabello, and there
/ condemned the vessel and cargo, under a
pre,ence that we were going to trade with
| the Insurgents of South America. we
were ~plundered Of every thing that was
! eatable or drinkable, with the exception
of a little navy bread. There was not a
| chest, trunk, bag, Tor any part OF the YES
sci the priyy included) but was ransack.
ed. The Chiet Justice was at the head OF
the gang, and more thirsty for plumber
| than the ragamufin banditti that assisted
| him. They took even TO the empty bottles;
| eight bottles OF porter. the corkskrew,
knives, spoons, pump leather, and pump
lacks, handsaw, gimblet. hammer, and six
or eight fowls remaining in the coop, were
| taken by that brute called the Chief JUS
| tice of Porto Cabello. From the 9Th. of
June TO the 18th OF July, we received one
aud a half pound of bread, one and a half
/ pound object, and hall pint Of rice per
| day tor all hands our oumber was six the
| bread was not bad, the beet and rice we
never tasted, the smell being sufficient. !
| They gave up tie vessel, and ordered lis 10
depart he l4th inst. Ne lett the misera-
bic hoie without ballast, provision or rig
ging to set bali ourssiis; ii pounds OF bread
| and 90 gallons of water was all thai we
had OF any kind OF food whatever, The
DAY that we sailed, JAY 1t, was captured
by and carried to the Patriot squadron,
| not more than six miles from Porto Cabei.
10. They assisted US to get ballast and
water, and gave US provisions of every
kind /; in shost, treated us with all the kind
ness and friendship that could possibly
have been expected, or wished for, and
let US depart, which we did on the 18th
inst. The same day, was brought to by
tue U S. schooner Porpoise, capt. Ram
age, who carried US INTO this port" |