Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-07-15

a. what was your object IN landing i'll the dress ofa
citizcn'
A, 70 prevent any suspicion the part of the boats
ing IN the harbour of which there might have been 40
I supposed the goods might be landing.
G Could not the flag have bceu well seen and
anOvn from the boats well as from the village.
a. No--at! merchant vessels carry the same pendant
IS impossible to tell the chaa OF the vessel from it,
. Had you when you landed any document of any
oscr pun ce:tiy the character OF your vessel i'll
so, Nha. was ii.
a. had letter in my possession from gentleman
Of St rho;nas representing my character and that of
my vessel To Mr.. John Camps.
O. Was that an open sealed letter.
a. 1t was letter which had been read TO me, and
sealed afterwards, and given afford an oppor-
tnny ot goig on shore in thedisguise of a citizen
This was assured was sufficient to testify my charac
ter, OWING to the standing of Mr. Camps.
q. Did YOU see MI. Camps, when van went on sloreo
A. Yes-I saw him as l entered the village
before saw the Captain of the Port Alcalde?
Q. When did you hand him the letter:
A The moment of my arrival.
q. Did he accompany TO the house of the Can
tain of the Port and Alcalle?
A. Yes, am sure he went with me to the Alcalde-
au not sure as to The otherand read the letter both
my presence.
Q. Do you know whether Mr.. Camps had or had
not at that time 10 his possession the goods for which
you sought.
home; but firmly under the impression that he had
the goods in his possession at that time.
z. When you were interrupted the beach when
you lanued, no YOU suppose those who did il knew YOU
TO be an American officer
a. Yes. boat sent to invite me on shore by
persons who admitted they knew character he that
of an American officer also seat word before land
ed, what was the character of the vessel.
e. Did you inform the citizens who appeared in your
behalf the beach, who and ~ hat YOU were and te
o1ject of your visit?
a iniorrne'! them was American officer and
business was to see the proper authorities the
village.
q Did You in person proceed any of the stores in
stolen'
a. was in no store Int one and tlat was the store
Of Mr. Camps, where | went 10 sec him: and in tl,.
store of the person vino lent his horse; had 10 pass
through il to go into his house did not enter the
mouse. saw some goods in the store, and looked
them to see they curresponed with the description
lhis " as accIehtai, and not done with n view 10 in
terfefc wtlr the civil authority.
o. Dd you Mr.. Camps after YOU first left the of
ice Of the Alcaldc.
a. Yes--I saw MIR. Canpis when | ras rncolled IN
The acaide, after was sent for, HIM in converse
tion-he seemed much confused
q. Do you appeal To him to verify your character
and what was his reply?
A. Hcs--tIe stated my raracter; but supposed tl,ey
would have been satisfied without it. He urged me TO
GO to another port about 5 miles further to look for the
goods, and procured horses and was very urgent that
/, and Mr.. Richie, and Mr.. Bedford should 60.
9 During the period which elapsed between your
rst visit to Foxardo and your seeing Com Porter al
St Thomas, had yuu made any report of the affair TO
him or the government;
A. None whatever. was ordered to remain at St.
Thomas until saw Commodore Porter but did NOT ex
pect him there as he came,
q. Did you during the period consider that the lar of
the United States had received an insult which REQUIRED
atOueman2
q. Did Mr. Bcifor, or any other person ACCOMPANY
sou on 5our second visit TO Foxardo and for wh pur-
pose?
A. MIR Bedford went with me on the second vis;t
on did not land His object to identify the goods
they met with
O. In tire conversation between Com Porter and the
authorities of FOXardo the subject of the goods did
OF the nd wi
A. do not recollect any conversation of the kind
a. What was the distance between the beach where
yon landed ami the village
a. About a mile and a half
q Had any complaint been made, or exclamation
asked, by Com Porter or yourself, the subject of
the insult, with the authorities of Foxardo Drevions to
your second landing;
A. None, that know of, by the Conmolore--and
bv myself
q. by Capt Rodrers.) What is the character or
me inhabitants of FoXardo' Is ii considered re-
!uge for Praes' and pirates openly received
therC2
a 1t has been so considered previous bv all tbe
most respectable merchants Of st. Thomas. | under
s'ood tlat plnndered goods to the amount of hun
dteds OF thousands of dollars had been found there
which had heen stolen at st. Thomas.
.. by Capt. Tbompsonl Please TO state to thc.
Court the particular instructions under which Won con-
sdered yourself authorized TO proceed to Foxardoo
a. | was governed by the general Instructions, of
which was furnished with copy by Com Porter
q li'y Capt. Thompson.) DO you know the house
OF Cabot Bailey, Co. 10 be accredited agents of the
United states,
y. know them to be respected as such bv the aptIo
rites of St Thomas and that they act as Magistrates
IN Their Character of agents, How they got their ap
polntment do not know have known MIR. Cabot to
take depositions and in his absence to dcpuso Mr.
Bailey.
Grass Examination by JYuitcr Jones, Esq E3,. Com.
Porter.
u Had not the Island Of Porto Rico, and particularly
the district about FoXardo been notorious BY common
report receptacle for pirates who made il rendez
vou7 aud depository for their goods
~ Yes sir.
e VI ere not these reports communicated to me and
: o., receive many complaints of the deprcdations
A. Ii'd understood from the most respectable ner-
f'. OBJ 81 Thomas, previous to my written report to
-.'. g ter That the place notorious brought
TO t1c Commodore the subject, but il was
reported that the Is'n afforded protection to pirates:
tbH the plumber carried that place, and the peo-
pH were believed to be parties concerned with the pi
rates The merchants referred to persons who had
letters 10 tbat effect.
< h'i 'a., my thing about their having letters
~ .ir posse '.4 ting the facts?
."". ;hcy had certain documents at that
.. .