Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-14

,fser insult to that sas whose example had
irst taught the government | have me no.
nour to serve. the road to freedom
's Strong doubts were also entertained as
to the character she 1.-THE Centilia) assu'
med" The ridiculous attempt to impugn
the character of my vessel scarcely re-
om;res from me an answer. | have within
two wears re6tted twice in the Unl'eo
States nv commission has on each occa'
sion been examined and recognized by
the proper authorities under The : n'. .
States, in Savannah; aod 10 'niS tue
known assistance and protection l na'e
afforded the flags OF every nst'on, Par'Hu
larly the American, VIII sulhcien''y saws
fy the public as to the character Oh my
On The arrival at Norfolk OF the Wild
Cat IT Skinner, the Norfolk Herald pub,
I,shsd m what authority know not but
EARNESTLY wish To- be made acquainted, The
follow ;nr -" The Colombian prlvateer
Centilla, Capt. Hopper, continued cruz
ing of Havana, aud had taken iS ase
number Of Spanish merchantmen. nc
Spanish men of ~sr bad frequently oeen
on, alter her, and sometimes seen her' ou'
she either ou,sailed them. or from her SUI
nerior force they considered il too warm
lob TO engage her. The Cenlilla bad
ram several OF her prizes ashore on the
Florida coast. and disposed OF their car
goes and materials 10 the wreckers. by
whom thew were introduced into the On''
tod States. in violation oi the laws OF ma
inns. inasmuch as the property so cap,
tired. had not been formally condemned
80 nr;z. IA the cspt0rs and OF our neutral.
;,v towards Spain" The first part OF
this paragraph have before contrad'eteo'
and canno, when the violation OF neu'raii.
! ty is adverted to help drawing contrast
between the friendly dispositions oil the
Conmandant at Valparaiso. and the gar
| Iant Commodore Of West Key" Com
modore Porter, however, soon put s'oP
70 th,s practice by the seizure OF one Oh
the nrizes. in behalf of the Spanish own
ers. No prize taken hy the CentIlIa was
detained by Com. Porter! When the
Rella Dolores was wrecked on The 9Th Of
June. ON Key Vscas, the following alll
cles were certainly detained by Lieut.
Rose, OF the U. S, schr: Terrier W.
two plated spoons, one harness casx' on'
small trunk, one quadrant in case, lou
lars. CONTAINING articles unknown) ONT
deep sea.line, two kegs OF powder, ah'
] oae brass blunderbuss, with some OLD rig
I, glng. taken by the wreckeIs,, Tor "hlc'
the pr,ze-naster OF the Bella Dolore
took the u. S. officers receipt: ana lhl
constitutes the whole amount IN properly
:. OF this oUondsrfuI recapture. nave pee
.. informed since my arrival IN Cnat'eS'v ~.
q by Lieut.. Bartlett, (from whom by III
: way, It is necessary TO observe, was DC
parated in a gale OF wind, the morning al
! Ter he was put Oh board The prize,) tns
Lieut.. Rose bad forctJIy taken from 81!
Two of The prisoners OF the Spanish OH
Bella Dolores. TO prove the tact, Lieu
r, possesses the receipt Tor said prlsoI
d era 90 taken under The hand OF Lisu,.
u Now. according 10 the laws OF the Co'o!i
II hian Government. it is ipdispensibIy NJ
: cessary 10 detain two OF the enemy ere
J." ON board. or the prize cannot be 'egai
condemned: Oh this subject, however,
q shall apply totbe government "''n0u' ~
sons Island, but vas not permitted TO al
Choir by the CouSrodore" Now the ia,
- is we anchored al 5 o'clock, p. NJ. an
remained there till one o'clock next da.
's The Herald continues ''the conmodoI
sent polite verbal message 10 capt. HoI
ner, stating, that as there existed the be
" understanding between the United State
and the Spanish authorities al Cuba. in II
lation to the suppression OF piracy,
which both parties were Zealously enga
" ged, as IN common cause, it did not be
,, come him 10 excite any unpleasant feel
! Jugs in the Spanish authorities, (whos
friendly disposition towards the Ameri
Can squadron was no less manifest thai
beufcia!,) by afording, even indirectly
any kind Of coun.enance to So active ant
successful an enemy
Under these considerations, took my
departure, leaving with the gallant com
modore my best wishes for his success, il
an eu'erprize in which every friend 10 hu
mainly must feel interested.
| have extended my communication tc
an unusual length, and my only excuse
must be, that il was necessary to preserve
my officers and myself from that odium
which we should richly have merited had
we disgraced the flag of that Republic I'M
der which we glory to serve, by acts so
foul as those alleged 10 US.
have the honor TO be, &c.
| CHS. c HOPNER.
Conn of the Colombian schr. Of war
La Centila.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II.-Capt. Teal,
of the brig Jane D. Mary, from Marseilles
via G ihralfar has enme IN from The Ala