Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-07
MARINE MEMORANDA.

Cdpt' DyIe, VI tpE Iipcni 'S'S
18th Aug. the .chr. Franklin, Fearo, Tor
Baltimore, days; also. the following yss-
sells prizes to Spanish privateers, schr. Ea'
gle, of Washington, condemned some time
Since English brig leila, Oliver, Of Lon
don, from Cadiz, bound to Vera Cruz. con-
demned also, Eng. brig Phoebe, Mac
,kie, of ST. Johns, Y. B. from Laguirs, bd.
TO Hamburg, was captured Oft the east end
St. Croix, by Spanish felucca. who fired
three l8 Founders and several volleys OF
musketry into the brig, after she hove too,
which cut away Two OF the shrouds, much
.of the running rigging. and many went
through her sails, fortunately no one on
board was injured. At the time OF cap.
ture. the captain was in an i'll state OF
.health, after being three days in the port
of Ponce without any medical aid or COM
nunication with the shore, MIR. Witstine,
a merchant and planter, went along side
of the prize to offer the captain any as.
sistance be might need, but was ordered
of and not allowed TO see him; capt. NJ.
hearing some one inquiring for him, at
tempted to get on deck, but was prevent
ed by the prize master A representation
be ing made to the judge. he ordered the
captain brought before him, having asked
what he had to say in defence OF bis yes.
sci, he replied, nothing, his soul was Of
more concern to him. On the 18th. 10
Gays afterl he departed this life, leaving
wife and 6 children. The brig is con-
DENIED and cargo landed. Also brig Gen.
Andrew Jackson, Langdon. from New
York, for Curacao and market, was cap
tured off the east end Of ST. Croix on the
9th inst. by the Spanish privateer schooner
Gen. Perrira and brought into Ponce, the
capt. robbed of his wearing apparel, quad,
rant, chart, spy glass, money. @c. and
most inhumsnely beaten; the capt. arrived
in the port with his clothes nearly all torn
off of him, both bis eyes black, bis lace
most inhumanely cut and etherways mach
injured. His vessel is not yet condemned.
The Gen. Perrira is owned by a Catalan,
who says he has had two vessels captured
by the American, under the Patriot flag,
and be now means to retaliate on them, he
now has three large privateers. The
Gen. Perrira has arrived here to convoy
the leila round to St. Johns, where he in
tends fitting her out also. The leila was
formerly letter Of marquis belonging 10
New York, and is a very fine vessel. Al
SO, a Danish sloop and Swedish sloop
both prizes. Sept. LIST, 9 A. NJ. passed at
anchor about the Buoy Of the Ledge, ship
Morgiana, and scbr. Hannah & Elizabeth,
both bound out wind S. r.
Capt. Israel left at Cape Haytien, 18th
Aug. brig Galaxy, johnson; for Boston, S
days scbr. Experiment, Baker, Baltimore
10 days brig Betsy, Symoods. une scnr'
Sophrona, Dole, Turks Island 6 days: Sc;
veral others not recollected: Schr: Maid
of the Mill, Walker, for Philadelphia, sail
ed 18th ult. Accounts arrived the day the
Adeline sailed, from Port au Prince, and
proclaimed through the streets OF Cape
Hayden that Gen Romano had been shot
bv The guard sent to arrest him, be (Gen.
r being accused of an attempt 10 raise
Revolution. All males from Ia to 81 years
were ordered to become soldiers. Mar:
kets rather dull for American produce, and
that Of The country high and scarce.