Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-04
away, or he should see Us into port. ! an.

A., -. a. I'd not need or " sh II he
n look me into the cabin and showed
q letter which he had wrote and direc-
d to merchant in Laguira, tor remit
nee OF money TO St Thomas which he
uuested lie 10 desiver--he then deman.
ed of me another certificate, that had
zen politely treated, and that he had Ia
sen NE under his protection and convoy
lie last ,wealy four hours, which wrote
rs he dictated, fearing 10 DO oth.Iw'se--
ne words or contents OF the Certificate not
now remen ber.d. The distance iroGi the
land, al the time, from six 10 eight leagues,
although he captain ordered it dated from
or & miles, which did from motives oil
force & tear. then went into the boat, with
the ntentirn OF pursuing my voyage 10 Eu-
racoa so soon as the pr'va,eer was out OF
sight, but before got OH beard the capt:
ha lied me, and ordered me 10 STAND on
shore-I answered. yes. In few minutes
was boarded by The privateer'- boat, with
two officers and six or eight men, armed
with drawn swords, pistols and knives IN
a very hostile manner, which led all on
board TO believe that general massacre
and plumber was about taking place; stIll
believing, as had before done, that she
was not a commissioned vessel. They
ordered and assisted in trimming the sails
by the wind, to the north" ard, each one
OF them keeping hrs weapons IN hls hands
the man who took the helm, with a
pistol in bis waist and sword slung to
his wrist-tbe crew OF the Adelne IN
much tear, expecting in few minutes,
from the rough conduct OF the boarderS, 10
be cut to pieces. AT eleven O'CLOCK, same
day, was hailed from the privaieer. and
ordered to send the mate and three sea
H.en OF The Adelne on board the prIvateef,
which was done, but they were not per-
mitted to take their clothes. After that.
the wind being light and far to the north.
ward, beating about for two days. anu
making but little way, myself not being
able to conjecture which way they were
bound; but from. being frequently IA4uI:.
red of how much water the vessel drew,
always answered eight feet or inches,
and they appeared pleased that she drew
so light a draft, supposed that they ih!en-
ded taking US into some small port or place
to discharge the cargo-du.ing the time
the UOdt lTcNucHliJ PdsSiuS " ""N
the privateer, but did not know Tor what
cause. Fifteenth of December saw schr
to the westward, run from her, she came
near, shew Spanish colors, and visited the
p-iva.eer-ths Lieutenant Who was Tie
prize officer ~ board the AdeiIne, went
on board the privateer, and took with HIM
the only seaman left of the Adelne crew,
and returned one OF the prvateersmen
his room, having then on board the A. the
prize officer and SIX men. OF the privaieer,
an the master and cook of the Adeline -
J he off e, then informed mt that he >houd
take Us 70 Porto Rico. On the eth, dt ~
at night, struck on reefsut rocks, off the
west end ol the Island OF Porto Rico, and
lay beating two hours, when che went OFT,
with The loss oil kedge anchor, aud bawser.
At eleven A. N. anchored in the port OF
Msyaguez.
IA letter from capt. K. states, that after
he was manned, be was Informed that The
prlva,eer was the Espsranza, out OF 81.
Iohns OF brass gun, and 81 men. He
did not obtain copy the condemnation,
on account OF the enormous expenses at
tending it. and bis being entirely destitute
of funds-he was then living upon chari-
IL, on board schr. Union. Palladium.