Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-20

totne he iudiscriminately and pira.i
purPo'g; as all neutral vessels that CONF
eauy his reach, and compels their
Win" ~ serve him. 1t would be adj
'ts shIs. therefore, that our merchant
Sl'aO. ponld be cautioned not on any ac-
nsn - touch at either of those places
eoui'. saode of attack is with boats, and
Inv ;rbt and when the merchantmen
Oy J, off their guard.
are - also 70 inform you, for the same
aral purposes, that the state prison
sen ND other eonvicts that have been
sr' bsnce to the Island of Juan Fernan-
GEM have risen and oyerpowered the
os7, destined to govern them on that
iUsd and. being anxious to make their
i'. me will capture the first neutral
es' that should fall within their
V'' .b An American whaler, that was
r'" a few days since, narrowly es-
'a' al capture, leaving behind, however
thief mate and ten men. shall
"s .sed in 5 OF days for that island in
PSsr 10 effect their release, and shall
s.Is tat my suggestion to this govern
's deputy, who. they have promis-
n sme shall be authorized to grant free
araou to those unfortunate people,
Paav;ded they will deliver the island in
.rnthe hands of the proper authority
snall send an officer to the u States.
:, Panama, with dispatches, on my ar
;r.l on the coast OF Peru
lam YOUR obedient humble servant.
G. q. RlDGELY.
lain Nj. Forbes, Esq.
Agent of the U Buenos Ayres
r. S. schr. Porpoiss, Lieut.. Comdt.
p,nAGE, from a cruiSe--sailed from
New Orleans on the 9Th January, with
oooyoy for the Island of Cuba. Hav-
mo seen the vessels under charge, safe
IN oort, the Porpoise ran down the coast
Of Cuba towards Cape Antonio, and on
the l5th spoke the brig Bollno. for
Boston, and was informed that she had
been ROBBED by pirates the day before;
supplied her with provisions. The pI-
rstes had put on board the Bolino, an
EngHshman by the name of 4n' KsnSie.
who belonged to the BRITISH ship Alex
snder, of Greenock, which vessel the
crates had burnt abouta month before,
af.er having murdered her captain and
seward and taken every thing ofvalue;
the remainder of her crew, together with
that of the snip Camden, of Camden,
we,e put on small Island adjacent to
the Coast, whence they probably made
their escape to the Havana. Nj Kenzie
beng a carpenter. was detained by the m
to assist in mounting some guns on
new schooner, they were equipping; &
while with them, was an eye witness of
many of their piratical acts, Having
offered his services as a guide, he was
Ken on board the Porpolse, and from
tina. time to the lst inst. the boats were
employed IN sweeping the coast; and in
the several expeditions, l2 vessels, and
establishments on shore. were eaptur
ed and destroyed, besides 2 vessels on
the stocks, and 2 prisoners taken, ) Of
whom were released for want of proof
On the 10TH January, off Cape Antonio,
re csptured the schooner Charles, of
Baltimore, + r. Glavery. master,
from Port au Prince for New Orleans.
loaded with coffee; she had been in pos
session of the pirates three days, but had
been blown off, and had that morning
made the land again, and were pro-
ceeding to their place of rendezvous, in
order to take her cargo out and destroy
her; but having ascertained the Porpoise
70 be vessel of war, they abandoned
her, and fed to the woods, taking with
them the Charles boat and all her pro
visions supplied her with provisions.
The POrpoise has brought in piraticaI
schooner and four prisoners, who were
recognized by M'Ken1ie as having be
longed to the gang. which detained him,
U. S. schr. Revenge, S. Nj Cox, from
acruise TO the Southwark On Satur-
Gay, Cd inst. called off St. Augustine, &
landed Gen. ScoTT and suite, and Col.
ARCHER, from St Marys-since which,
she has experienced constant gales with
ram. The sloop James. Vincent, for
this port, sailed on the Let inst.
Plratical Schooner Ell Bravo Mid
shpman Blanchard, a prize to the U
) schr. Porpoise. GChnr[e ston Pnner.