Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-29

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Of lour killed. They then returned oo
BOARD The p,rale, which kept up cons,sot
Ire upon the Flora, and disabled Der no
carrying away her mainmast. A i'm,
,reeze then sprung up, which enabled m.
pirate to come alongside, and the ac,,nn
was continued bIskIy. When ali n,
Lieut.. Bakers men but three were killed
ne received shot IN the thigh, which die,
| :bled bIW. The de fence, however. wso
! OntiDued until their ammunition was evs
lsusled, and The last man shot Gown de,d
Lieut.. Baker then struck, and wa, lakar
IN board The pirate, the Gata,j h,s yss.
sci plundered Of her cargo and bu,o,
rhe lite Of Lieut.. b was spared. bs,.n
the pirates wanted bis services, there no.
ing no man on board who understood NJ
VACATION.
Lieut.. b. Was on board of the Gaia Q
months, bu' vas only allowed TO come nm.
go deck 10 AXE observations. Durpa
lns period; ne says they captured }orn
too sal of 9sssels, OF different nations
winch Were generally burn, and the;,
crews murdered! The only instance
which be recollec.s, OF theH having reI.,.
sed vrssei, was thai OF the brig Men,cr
, OF Portland They released her in conss'
quenCe vi The eBirt atles 0. The Csu,a;n's
son, Who, when they were about cu,tlrc
MS laiher's throat, succeeded 10 moving
their COMPASSION, so that his fathers hls
was spared but hey dld rot suffer the
Mentor To depart, until hey bad beat and
cut the Crew I'd tue most shocking manner
and cut the lover mss!s halt IN two, cut.
tIG2 away her main irysalls, taking hep
prov Visions IroM bel, and heaying Der wa.
,eI overheard.
The case of Lieut.. Baker va. remarka-
Bile, and his subsequent treatment iueIcu.
sable The account OF the capture OF me
GAIA, by The BRUSH Gutter Greciap, has
been published by us some tim, snce,
Lieut. b. speaks u 1t as follows: While
the Gaia as lying at anchor, ~ ID or Q
talhoms water, the Greclan tell 10 sight,
The Gats holsied the bloody lias he
cutter came alongside and commenced
battle, winch was returned, ard 1.-The &C.
ton soon became Interesting" The cap
tain OF the pirates, finding that the cutler
was about TO board MN, gave orders to
blow rbe schooner up on winch Lieut..
b. jumped immediately overheard, and
made hI> ssIepe, The pirate bad g.
men killed. Lieut. b went TO Trinidad
and reported hDseli to the governor, IS no
ordered b IN into prison, Ehsrs he says he
remains 9th Sevta.een more Of Owr coun-
trymca, almost IN q stale gf Starvation.
These seventeen Americans he slstes, De-
longed &c a prlsaseeI. ana have been in
Prison Ihree ye IS.
Lieut., Baker describes their slavery az
Trinidad &c Cupa, as worse than AIgerine
cruelty They ale kept almost in state
OF Starvation. Since he has been 10 pri.
son three G, ms ieiiow prisoners have dIed
from " ant vi nUur!Shment, and two more
were al the point OF death, from want and
suffering No attention is paid 10 lheiG
situation. and The sick have nothing 10
keep them from the naked floor. PIRACY,
he says, is encouraged by the officers
there, for the reason, 1t is publicly deCla-
red, that America has put stop to the
slave trade, and they are determined 70
have satisfaction >aJ revenge.
We feel sorry tor Lieut.. Baker, who
must be brave fellow, and deserving II
better treatment, but he is in situation we
tear. that our government CAM do nothing
Tor him. lie w,sh-, Us TO forward inlor-
nation OF his situation to the Colombian
Republic, tina, be may be exchanged.
We shall send to Col. Young, one OF the
aids OF Bolivar, and in,.ndant q, Carsc-
cas-, the hrst opportunity, and we sincere
~ hope be vii, OBTAIN a release. As to
tue seventeen Amsiicsns in the piion at
Trinidad we think they should receive
the immediate attention Of government.
Ii they have expa,llsted themselves, per-
haps nolhing can be done for them. But
their case can and should be inquired into
Immediately.
Lieut. b. has sent US the following
names OF Americans aa.Ons The pr soners:
John M'DOna!J. H!n. Berr.an OF New
York, WIN. keardon, OF New Hampshire,
Peter Philip Begar, and ', iIl,am Bmger,
Philadelphia. hese names appear 10
have been signed by the individuals them
selves.
[.N. Y. Com. Adv. Of Friday.