Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-09


Ton with q cargo worth $4,000 dollars,
being taken and carried into Porto h'co.
This is the third vessel that has been taken,
by priv ateers, belonging to that gentle
man.
Capt. johnson OF scbr. Green, from .a-
uaica, has politely furnished US with hie
OF Jamaica papers, from which we make
the following selections;
Kxcsros. Aug. 9I-His MaJesty's ship
Jc,rus of 10 guns. captain Graham. sailed
from Port Royal yesterday morning, as
ronvov 10 the trade to Carthagena.
H;. Maies,y's ship Tyne. OF 26 guns,
Gan, RobeIts. came to anchor at fort
Roral late ON Tuesday evening from
crn;ze On the 9th inst. lat. 20, 81, long.
az &. she fell in with his malesty's irigate
,Hvnerion, OF AZ guns, capt Rich, with 5O
sa;l of mercbantmen under her protection,
Jr,n This Island bound to Europe and A.
merica. A ship, supposed 10 be from
Vorrh side port port, bad been struck a
few DAYS previously by lightning, which
;o;,red her main mast, but II was repaired
by the dSSlStdUCS w INC
We have been favored with the follow
ing particulars of the cruIze OF the yne:
"Tbe Tyne arrived at La Vera Cruz on
the 9th of June. with the bacque Jane,
Granger. from Port Royal. On the 18th,
she sailed for the Isle of Crane, from
thence she went TO Key West, at which
mort the Sea Gull. Commodore Porter and
The Tire schooner, were lying, On the Cd
ult, the Tyne proceeded for the Havana,
and anchored there on the Sd, where she
found the Bastard brig, Of Id guns, Capt.
M'Lean, and the Union, Lieut. MARRIOTT,
Lion, Lieut.. Hobson, and Speedwell, LIT.
Geary. schooners Of war. On the 4th the
Lion and Union, with the cutter and pin
mace, belonging to the Tyne, under the
command OF Lieut. Hay, ofthat ship, were
ordered out 10 quest OF pirates that might
be lowering about the coast. 0n Inc OH,
they went inside OF the Coiorados, and
discovered schooner, painted black, a
bout 80 tons, apparently very tast sai'er,
and marked on her bows No, u; also, Z
row boa,s-one large and two smaller
ones: .hey were fitting on! as pirates. As
soon as the boats OF the men OF war nearei
the schooner, her crew sat hre to her and
escaped To the shore: she was destroyed
with the three boats. On the 18th, the
TYNE Joined the scbooners off Cape An.
tonic, and they made sail for the neigh
borhood Of Cape Catouche. On the 18th,
the Tyne anchored and the smaller vessels
went in quest of pirates. They went on
the bsrbor of New-MaIags, with British
colors flying; the Mexican flag was horst
ed at the fort. Ga the approach OF The
boats. heavy FIRE was opened on then
from the battery, consisting Of seven IL
Founders, with $50 meh' and aoout Sky
soId;ers who we're stationed in the woods
near the beach This act OF hostility IN
duced the British to return the hre' ana
,he boats boarded and took possession Ola
schooner, which was moored near the TORT.
As soon as the firing ceased, dag OF truce
was sent in 10 demand an explanation
from the commandant al the tort, when he
spoIogised for the mistake, aliedging that
ne was not certain that the vessels were
not pirates, who had holster British colors;
the schooner was left, and the vessels oil
war Quilted the harbor, and reJoIned the
TYNE on the 18th. On he 18th ne
schooners went to cruize TO the eastward
OF Cape Catoucbe; they returned OF Inc
2Ist without falling in with any vessels
On the s2d, the Tyne and he schooners
sailed towards Sesal, and on the following
morning discovered three sail, standing ~
shore. The two schooners and the lyne's
cutter stood to the N. and h. OF Point oa-
lines, and imme diately went IN Chase;
they captured a telucca, and the Tyne,
went in pursui, OF another TO the westward
which she alsot ook; her crew escaped IN
a small boat. The same night, while Inc
boats were reconuoitriRg, some nut, were
observed on the beach, when Mr.. Lahsr-
dy landed IRON one of the boats, IN oTder
10 obtain information from the hshernen,
If any suspicious vessels were IN mat
uejghborhood, but they were hred al ana
thai officer aud one man severely woundeu
The next morning the fishermen express
ed much sorrow at the eistake, they nav
ing supposed the boats 10 belong ;o,pi-
rates. On the 25th. the vessels arrived al
SesaI. where the feiuccas were delivered
over to their former owners, IT having been
ascertained that they were taken SNORT
time before by pirates, who rendezvous
bout the Keys near TO CamPeacny. YIN
the S6th, the Lion sailed as convoy 10
certain distance, to a Spanish orig oounu
70 Campeachy. On the 28th she return
ed, aud they departed on the s9th Tor ms
Island. On the lst inst. the Lion anu u
Mon parted company
Previous to their making the Havana,
the Tyne spoke an American brig that
had been boarded and plunderei by pr
rate, which put on board OF her the crew
of aoother American vessel that they had
captured and burnt.
:. Since the preceding was prepared Tor
press, the following has been politely sent
US Tor publication:
Captain Roberts, OF His Msjestys ship
Tyne, has, with the assistance OF HIS Ma