The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-20

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Sia-Oa my arrival here Yesterday II
ne Sea 6Ail, accompanied by a large, iron
among the kants Of the pirates, neal
where Allen tyll BY III r hands the Eve
nins Post Of the 10th Instant was h,udr,
10 me, CONTAINING pafagraph, which, "a !
IS written IN terms both complimentary an,
eourteans, and aPaeM Ii la,e been dlefa.
ted 10y a rrgnrd for the pubic Interest.
shall answer, and hope Ia satisfy you. ant
the public, II whom yonr inquiries are dl.
rccted, thai every effort has been mad.
moi only by myself but those under my
command, In fulfil the benevolent intpn.
tions nj our country, in sending 4 squadron
ni small vessels inla these seas for lhr SUP.
preston OF piracy, aud that those lnten-
TONS have been fully complied with, aud
executed with a pfomptness rarely instan-
ced.
The paragraph alluded TO is MS follows
After reading lhcahorc narrative, II which
the blood runs cold, will Il he thought IN.
reasonable II we nav again ask where is the
American squadron Under the command Of
Com. Porter, which promised SO much, and
has, rs yet, we must say, performed 81 Ill
Tie About the middle Of February II sailed
rom Norfolk, the 81 of March il arrived II
ST. Thomas. Tins is The last intelligence
that has reached rs respecting Com. rnr-
ter's squadron, that was, I'VE were told.
destined 10 cruise off Cuba for the purpose
Oh ehecilng the suppression of piracy IN
That quarter :" but which * prosecuted
with Increased aud triumphant success eve
ry day. II we did not know that all conf
dence may be placed IN the resolution, ne.
h'lty aud sagacity of Commodore Porter.
we might be led In entertain some doubts
whether hl squadron had been disposed Of
IN the most efficient manner for securing
the object declared and intended But W.
at any rate owe il In the respect w feel. a.
common with our fellow citizens, for lhis
gallant aud intelligent officer. to wait for
somecxplanatlon before we indulge III com
plants"
1t will be no doubt recoleeted, that the
law Tor the suppression Of piracy, was pas.
sej ON the 26th of Deermber, I9z2. On
the 18th of February of the succeeding
year, fifty days after It's passage, left the
Gapes OF Virginia with my squadron,
which had been purchased in different parts
oil the Intted State, and equipped under
my own immediate inspection, during an
Indictment season, WINCH, With excessive
fatigue, brought ON a disease thai nearly
cost me my me- and from which il II pro
hablc never shail recover.
On the ID of Mach arrived Mt ST. Tho
mas, the place of rcndeIvousl on my way
To Porto Rico, where, by order Of he gou-
efnwent, bad TO correspond with the an-
thorllles OF the island, on the subject of the
interruptions to ourcommerce To the coasts
OF Colombia and Mexico, by the Porto Ri
co prltatrcrs.
Tue day of my arrival, despatched a
division Of srhooners 10 the south side ol
Porto Rico, for the protection of our com
mcrce there, and the next day sailed my
SELF with the rest of the squadron. was
necessarily delayed seven days on the coast
OF Porto Rico, 10 complete the duties bad
to perform there, and during that time, by
my presence, caused the blockade of the
Main 10 he raised, which existed To the
moment of my arrival. | here divided my
force INTO two small dctaChnents, sending
some Oh the north aud some on the south
SIDES Of ST. Domingo and Cuba, causing
every nook and corner in those islands 10
br examined, where il is likely pirate
could be- found, but without success. Al.
ter thoroughly securing the West Indies, !
arrived, in - days from the lime of my
leaving the Capes of Virginia, nj Matanzas
~ the Peacock alone, with no officer bul
her captain aud her sailing master, and
scarcely men enough 10 work the ship, Ia
wing sent them IN the ships boats IN search
ofprates among the Reyes about 800 miles
10 wlndward, with orders Ia meet me al
this place. Here heard Of the capture
land fitting as a plrate) of a small schooner
from Norfolk, two days before my arrival
aud in ten days after her capture, | bad
visited Thompson's Island, reassembcd ali
my squadron, built store houses, landed all
my stores. fitted out expeditions for the
coast of Cuba, established conveys, de-
stroycd the crew aud recaDtLrcd the pratt
cal vessel.
There have been no piracics committed
slnce have been on the coast our com
merce IS elleciually protected by weekly
Conveys, the coast IS completely lined by
our schooners and barges, and | have Just
returned from the principal resort Of the
pirates, where they have been compelled
by our presence 10 destroy Their vessels
with their own hands. They are nov ttb,
eth day OF lny arrival On tins coast
completely broken up, and dare uot appear
here again, while the present arrangement,
exist. IT., SAID, thai " much has been pro
missed and little prrlormedn by ~. W,
| have done all that could in reason be ex
pccted of us--we have rendered the uayi
CATION on Til, side the isand secure asans
plratlcaI deprcdations, avenged tie dealt
of Alien by an Example that will strike then
with lerror-we nave driven them from ia,
ocean to the shore, whence, if they do e.
ry on their deprcdations, they must ne c .,
| sariy be hey und the reach Of punish nen
as they are ueyer 10 be found in any nun
bcrs, and have no mark by wnicI. .ney ca