American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-21
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From the BALTIMORE Morning Chronicle

From the BALTIMORE Morning Chronicle.
A much esteemed friend has put into our hands
Il small pamphlet published in London called the
case of the Vigante. This was a French brig fit.
ted out OF Nantz, burden $40 tons and loaded with
345 slaves. She was captured by lieut. Midway
OF the British Navy. The following extract from
the letter OF the commandant officer, will speak its
own comments and render ali remarks Of ours su
Iperfluous.
Spanish Schooner Yeanam, Rirpr Bonay, .arriI 16.
have the honor to forward an account of nv
proceedings up this river. Having crossed the bar
soon alter daylight yesterday, about seven O'Clock,
observed sail 1.-TWO schooners, four briggs and
one brigantine) lying at anchor off the town.
When about four miles from them hoisted the
coors, and when had advanced within LONG range
OF the two schooners, their broadsdes having been
previously brought to bear us by springs on their
cables, commenced firing without showing any CO.
lours. They were Immediately afterwards Joined
oy two briggs and the brigantine under French CO.
lours When was near enough for the sho, to
take good effect, returned the fire from the boat
having guns, at the same time advancing under a
heavy fire, OF round grape and musketry from these
vessels, and in about twenty minutes from the com
mencement, succeeded in boarding and taking pos
session OF the whole Of them as follows, viz -
spanish schooner Yeanam, SOC tons, eight long
eighteen Founders, two long mines, fifty FIVE men,
and three Hundred and eighty slaves.
Spanish schooner Becua, 1870 tons, eight long
eighteen Founders, and one long nine, forty five
men, and three hundred slaves.
French brig Vigilante, $40 tons, 4 twelve poun-
der carronadcs (al Of which were brought over on
one side Tor her better defence) thirty men, and
three hundred and forty-ttree slaves.
French brig Petite Betsey, 1874 tons, four nine
pound carronades, twenty men, and two hundred
and eighteen slaves.
French Brlgantine L'rJrsule, 100 IONS. foor nine
pound carronades, twenty seven men, and TWO hun.
dred and torly-seven slaves.
have not been able to learn accurats'y The loss
on their part; but from what can understand .here
were sixteen killed. besides several badly wounded,
on board this schooner. The slaves am sorry toI
say suffered also from these das;ardly Spania DIS
when lhey themselves were afraid TO stand having /
put muskets into their hands, with which thew fired
up the hatchway, and were killed By our people in
it.
4 ne small schooner when | took possession OF
her mao lighted match banging over the open
magazine match, lett by the crew when they desert
Gu her ara who, when no hope remained of their,
preventing her falling into our hands, merely to
sraeiiy daoocal feeling of revenge for their de I
,ea'' would have blown up three hundred poor fell
lows 'roned IN the hold. The fact will show you of
"hsi these villains are capable, and make me credit
.he Drag OF some OF them, that had they got the
oe'ter OF us, 1t was their determination if possible.
10 put us all to death.
(Sgned)
GEO. w. ST. JOHN MIDWAY,
LicHt. of II. NJ. S. Iphigenia.
IN addition to this horrible catalogue of human
icums, We present the Observation-Disclosures