Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-13
CHR. MARY JOSEPHINE.


CHR, MARY JOSEPHINE.
SAVANNAH, Sept 1.-The following
| sta,emen, ~ nich has been forwarded 10 US
Tor publication, will be tound TO contain a
more particular account OF the seizure and
condemnation uf the above vessel than any
that has been before published.
DARING INSULT OF THE AMERI-
CAN FLAG
Unpurelled Breach Of Hospitality.
The American schooner Mary Joseph
inc, OF Savannah, myself master, sailed
from Baracoa l7'h May, for It. Thomas
with cargo OF tobacco, segars, NC. No.
thing material occurred until The 26'b May
when she struck on the Seven Brothers
Hsles) Is miles trom Port Daupbin-at-
ter throwing over, 60 tons ballast, water,
provisions, &c | succeeded in tightening
her, and getting her off-when in leaky
condition, put into Fort Dsuphln for
provisions, sc. May 81, all hospitality
was refused me-, and myself and crew ar
rested, a guard OF 90 soldiers put on
board OF me and | ordered tor Port au
Prince tor trial, for piracy for having one
gun on board. have lIcenle from
The Collector of Savannah to carry two
guns arrived at Port au Prince, Ed
June, and had my trial, and was condemn
ed. The grounds assumed by his sa-
Bile Maiesty's judges, was that under the
recent proclamation, no vessel whatever
would be allowed 10 put into any port OF
his Msjesty's in eper so distressed u situa
ton, II from one colony bound to another
No mention whatever as made at the
trial OF plracy-nOI was any attempts
made to prove | was, or had been con.
cerned in illicit or C,n'rabaDd trade The
mos, savage and inhuspitatle disposition
was manifested toward me and my crew,
by the authorities al Port au Prince, and
in particular by Lispanas commissary Of
government, who made no provision or
support toT Inc or my crew But cannot
forget the hospitality and kind treatment,
as well as the earnest exerhons made by
WIN. Daw .On, Esq. U. States Consul tor
Port al Prince to relieve my d,stresses,
and defend my property from the grasp OF
such un,eeling and ignorant wr1tches.
JOSEPH Marco CADAT.
Port au Prince, July "a, 1898.
Capture of the Schooner Musqs,to, Capt.
Tefis, Of yNeav York.
New YORK. Sept. 3. = Ihi. v",eo' call
ed from st. Andrews on tue 18th July, tor
New York, and on the 22d was tahe1 5y
the Spanish schr. La Fortuna. Capt. Don
Antonio. IL being calm, they swept a.
longside, when II or i3 men came on
board, 18th pistols and cutlasses; one OF
them an officer, came ait and struck The
captain three or tour times over the head
with cutlass, calling hm d ID scGun'
dr.l, and telling bim he would Kill him.
They then went To work piunderlng eve
~ thing they could lay their hands on,
penjng every chest and trunk both IN the
cabin and iorecastie and taking out such
things as they wanted, They then or
dered the captain and two OF the Ms
crew into the boat, 10 20 on board the
pr,yatrpr After the first OF these villains
had made a complete plumber, they took
their booty on board tue prlyateer, aud
then sent another gang OF rutfians and
prize master on board, and ordered her
for Porto klco. ALI that were lett ON
board the Mu,qutO were the captain.
COOK. and two Indian boys. The mate.
Mr.. Roberts, George Reins. Paul Me4cher,
y.
den, a passenger, were crammed into The
prlvateer's hold, with some more unlor'u'
nate Americans, who had been taken ~
the FIeamason, OF Baltimore, and roboed
in the same manner. In this i1human
state. they were kept % days on mOu'dy
bre ad and water. The bread was alive
with vermin OF every kind. and sometimes
thew had 5 or / UunCes OF meat lbsl no
dog would eat. None OF them were al
lowed to 60 on deck, but all were Kept
down in this dismal hole, which was e.
pough 10 suffocale the healhiest Uab u
wing. Alter few days they took the
captain on board the pilva,eer, and sent
the mate Oh board the Musguito-sbe
sailing so much faster than the privateer,
made sail and beat up Tor Porto Rico.
On the 18th August, brought TO and
boarded The brig q leaner. Smith, OF Cape
| THEREON, and alter overhauiins aieu',
| forced the captain 10 take all The prison.
ers on board.
The schr. Fortuna is about 100 tons,
mounts one gun, a long nlne poInder,9
and has about 10 OF 80 men. II appears
that She has been IN ST, Johns, on the
Maine, and plundered New York schr;
Of all her sails, rigging &c. also stripped
sloop Elz a, OF Kingston, Jam OF all her
sails and rigging, aud took the captains
watch. money. and COO weight tortoise
shell, toy ether with The mems clothes, and
| sent them On shore.
Passengers IN the brig Cleaner. from
the Musauito, MIR BeldeB, George Relns,
Paul Mslcher, and Shas Caleb. From
the Precursor, John Moon. VIM. David,
and Joseph Crommelia. -These men are
all stript OF their cloathing.
| A letter from Captain Christie, OF the
Colombian ship Bolivar. announcing the
late brilliant action lat Maracaioo, The on
)y serious misfortune that beiei them was