Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-10-23
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states brig Spark, dated,
HAVANA, September 8.
Iagaln address you, to inform Won of
a little circumstance that occurred here :
a few days since. On the 9Th inst on
board Off Spanish man orwar. we oh.
served, the American Flag in a most
dlsgracetul situation as an American
vessel o!war, we OF course took notice.
of it,
The flag of our country was display
ed atthe ioremast head of the vessel +
alIudc 10, union down, and under the
bloody piratical flag; such an insult TO
our flag could not remain unnoiiced.
and there is not the least doubt but il
was intended as such. The monien,
Captain Shubrick observed il, was
despatched with this crder--ssto ask
whether our flag was Intentionally
hoIsted IN that manner, or not ~ The
answer was "Noi there was no insult
offered TO your country and The flags
shall be inlme dia.ely changedn left
the vessel perfectly satisfied, suppo-
sing that The aco, d ofihe officer could
not be doubted, and that his promise
would be fulfilled /; but, 10 cur aston.
ishment, after 1 returned on board.
they were still kept flying I was
ordered on board gain, foreman there
I'LL they were either shifted or hauled
entlrely--as the flag was improperly
treated, / had no scruple in delivering
my orders esbatim. On my near
approach to the vessel, the second time,
they commenced to haul them down.
l however went on board, and com.
municated my orders TO the Comdg.
Officer. On the next day, cur captain
wrote him letter, stating the ircum.
stance, and concluded by saying, if it
was his intentian to insult the flag, it
was I'D poor place, surrounded as he
was by his own ferts--signifying, I
presume, if he was out of the harbor,
he would resent it in different man
ner. Shortly after this letter was de-
iivered, an apology came on board,
which cleared up every thing.
Congress Frigate.-lt seems that
the French aut horlties " i'll neither per.
NIT Mrl Nelson to enter Cadiz by land
nor sea, and we expect that he will
return 10 the United States in the Con-
stItutlon irigate. Indeed, This step
seems necessary The conduct of
the French has been so pointedly in
sulting 10 cur flag, that the more we
think Oft the more cause we perceive
exists for serious remonstrance. The
Congress frigate, anational and neu-
trail vessel, having on board Minis
ter Plenipotentiary, is refused admis.
SION into blockaded port while the
English and Portuguese ships of war
have free ingress. On what grounds
are we TO be excluded from enjoying
privileges afforded to other nations p
IF Mr. Nelson goes on board the Con-
stltutlon, we should not be surprised if
captain Jones should attempt to enter
Cadiz, and if he is determined to make
his way through the blockadipg squad
ron, ne will succeed; and so would
the Congress lrigate, bat captain Bid
die was ordered to Gibraltar, and
therefore had no right to 90 to Cadiz.
Mad he been ordered to enter Cadiz,
nc would have done so at all hazards,
therefore, he should not have placed
himself in situation to hazard any
breach in the good understanding ex-
lstlng. between nations, when under
orders Oh contrary nature.
N. Y. Advertiser.
Captain Abbot, of the brig Bud, at
Boston, from Port au Prince, has pub
lished in the Boston Centinel, long.
account of an outrage committed OH
him and several other American mas
tiers ofvessels in that harbor, by num-
Der ct men whom he styles the Laza-
roni' of the place. 1t appears from this
statement, that he was proceeding on
board vessel in the harbor, when
boat full of men brought him to and de-
manded his money He replied that he
had none, and demanded their authority
for such conduct, at the same time ex-
pressing his Willingness to accompany
them to the person who had given them
orders. They immediately began To
lay hold on Capt. Abbot and treat him
in the most brutal manner. One Of his
men who attempted to assist him, was
struck over the head with cutlass.
Two American cap.aYs seeing the
ahray, came TO Their assistance, and a
boat came from the vineyard with api-
lot, when the assailants seized the pain
ter Of one of the boaiS and rowed for