Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-26

hailed his offlcer, and Ofde req Mn 80 SSsuu
"a for NE land and prepare TO. come 70 AM
chor at the first convenient place, where
thew would burn US. il we did not surren s
der all the gold and silver we bad on
board, Under these alarming circumstan.
ces. and in order to save our vessel and
cargo. we gave up all the specie we had
besides trunk and bundle OF old plate,
amounting to about l55 lhs. in weight. be-
sides 25 watches, l4of which were gold,
and IL Of silver. being part OF her cargo.
Not satisfied with this they made a very
rigorous search, during which they found
a few dollars, which exasperated them We.
~ much, and induced them 10 continue
their search though without success
The amount Of specie thus given up, was
262I dollars, besides Zoo belonging to a
passenger. Capt. Laulhs now hailed the
captain Of the privateer. requesting him to
allow the brig 10 proceed on her voyage,
according to us promise, with the rest OF
of his cargo. The answer was that he
was himself at Vera Cruz, at the time we
were loading, and that he knew very vel!
that we had gold and silver on board, and
that consequently he was determined TO
make further search and should he make
the smallest discovery ofmoney. be order
ed his officers to cul of our heads without
the least conjunction, and 10 set the yes
sci on fire Immediately. They thus con-
tinued their searches until three quarters
past 2 o'clock when they hailed the
schr. and stated that they scould hnc no.
thing more. The captain Of the privateer
then ordered his officer to send him haw.
ser. with which he warped his vessel a
longside US, at 8 O'Clock; they then or
dered the officers and passenger into the
cabin, and began to break open our hatch
es; they took out as seroons OF cochineal,
and 2 seroons Of indigo, and piuDdered US
OF other goods belonging TO the officers OF
the brig as well as OF some OF our sails,
cordage, &c.-This scene Of robbery Last
ed until half past four O'Clock I; when hnd-
ing nothing else of value to them, they sent
back to us our mate, who had been detaIn-
&c all this time on board the. privateer,
with the papers Of the vessel, and ieft us
with orders 20 pursue our course; they
steering for the land. On leaving us they
sent our boat adrift. this distressed sit
uation, it was decided that we should make
tor Havana, in order to obtain new sails,
and 10 repair the losses we had sustained.
On the 5ih Sept, at O'Clock in the morn
ing, the wind being light from the east
ward, and nearly calm, directing our
course for the Havana, according to-our
previous determination on the Sd inst. and
being then off Point Cabanas, we percei-
we'd sail near the shore, apparently c..
recting her course for US, which soon pro-
we'd to be correct, tor at s o'clock, be was
approaching US rapidly. At 8 she fired a
gun, to which we did hot pay any regard j;
at halfpast 8 she fred another, and put!
out her boat. At this time we discovered
that it was the same schr. that had plum
dercd us Two days before, and concluding
to heave TO, hoisted our flag. The boat
soon boarded us with nine armed men.
The ofscer told US he was sent by the cap
tain to express his surprise and regret at
finding us in the same place; without ia.
king into view the light winds Which had
prevented our making any progress. Tins
officer then ordered US 10 hoist our long
boat from off the matches, in order TO get
at the hold, and commanded the crew TO
shift the goods which were below, and to
search amongst the sand ballast for specie,
which he conceived might be concealed
there. But discovering nothing, they a.
gain went upon deck, summoned the cap
tain and passenger from the cabin, puta
cord round each of their necks, ordering
them TO declare where they bad concealed
the remainder Of the money which was on
hoard. The captain persisted in saying
there was none besides what they. bad al
ready got; when they proceeded to make
preparations for hanging them. Alter tor
turing them in this way for some time,
and perceiviDg that their sufferings were
extreme. and that even the aspect OF dealh
could extract nothing more from them,
they let 60 the ropes, and restored them 10
lie. They then commenced plunderlnlg
all they could find on deck, the articles 10
the camboose, most Of the remaining pro-
visions. and the effects Of the captain and
crew, leaving every thing IN the utmost
disorder. While thus employed, the pr.
vateer passed under our stern. and the
captain enquiring OF the ot1cer what ne
had done. was answered that they had dis
covered nothing more.. He then. advised
our captain to leave the coast Immediately
as he should remain there, and we had
better not fall into his hands third time:
He stated that the day before he was of
the Havana, where he had exchanged his
boat, a. we had already perceived. He
also informed us that be had consorts out.
which we might fall iE with, but from
which we had nothing to fear, as they
would not trouble us--this he repeated
several times, but in manner which was
rather calculated to excite our suspicion,
In passing TO windward, be ordered bis
officer to require ofour captain, an inven.
tory Of the articles they had taken from US;
which was complied with. The piratical