The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-02
DOMESTIC.

/ gether as that vas but renr,i,;...e ar
same FACTS, with fhe exception of III,
mentary notice OF The officers and era, mn,
5 srEAa GAIIioT SEA Gu.
FonPson's Island, 7gra l., Ia.
or ! have The honor OF giving va, -
tailed account of the late cruise - ~ -
sailed Rom Matapzas inimediaiets ~ mn
reception Of your orders of the Io;f, '.'ei Ire
ing with me the barge Galinipper vi t..
At Stone Key met his Bri,snni. Al.
! ship Dartmouth, under the comms.,l ~
Hon. Capt Mande and was infor,n.l1 u The
that some OF his boats were then rrns ~,
windwaid IN company with bis E9, Ing .a
hiaJriys sehaohers Union and ~
eoht'nueu our course, and Tell in -
them, the next evening at CaJiz pa.. NH
they were also IN search of Pirate. 10y 10y Il
out any particular or certain inform M, VIII
their hannts, oil which was possessed nun ,h &
ed II proper 10 propose cooperate, I'm
ing perfectly understood that Il 1s
the conducting of The eDierpri7p ~ - aaie
position was cheerfully acceded n MS pro.
qhestIng that the sebooners slloulj No. s'i It
Cadi2 Bay 10 60 10 windward vin:, cam
days, ieit The Sea Gull under clIarse :
Lieut. hudd, and took with me, indene,sla,
OF The barge, Which was well manrsa M
small cutters, manned with five mon - ~. w
and, IN company with British bare NJ NJ Il.
cutters, under charge Of Lieut.. Wafd - -
Dartmouth, we made the westrrmos, ~,
the entrance OF Sagua Ia Grand. VIM, -. -
were detained 49 hours in cuuso1na,,a
strong head winds. The next nor,ias o. -
ut the wind abating, We made another en-
and gained the mouth of the river sag,,.l
drande about noon. Al this plare az.
fisherman and compelled him much agaie.Ils.
lincinnlotion TO pilot US TO The Key at I,5.a
/ Ntnr nj TIN .tla e
and about Z. NJ deserted Tic masts ara ~
sci lying nearly concealed by the bushes m.
uer SAID Key we Immediately pushed for h.,
ana when we approached within hail She hui,
ed Spanish colours, and ordered us 10 ke.,,
oil or she would fire into US, having her on,
trained and matches lighted, with which 9bp,
made several Intellectual alteInI.ts 10 FIRE Il !.
gun pointed upon the advancing boat--tI,
channel being very crooked and narrow "a
boats grounded several times; at length ore
of the British Cutters, succeeded in pa.so,
the bar, and as two boats abreast could natae.
proach, the officers & crews Of the othprsp,r.
ordered 10 jump overheard and wadr 10 HE
shore; where, taking n commanding po.fffe, L
on the hauk of the inlet in which sbo ng, nm
chored, and within twenty yards Of her. or
dered her commander instantly 10 come on
! shore, and not fire at his peril. After much
hesitation and reiterated threats to FIRE nnnn
t h9, ~. ~ ,N"y 'nio t'p'e e'e'y one on
coming 10 me, he. and nun who aecomna
MED him, attempted 10 make their escape,
the commander, however, was sei1d, bul hi,
companion fed 10 the mangrovc bushes l
now directed him to order his coors 10 be-
u""'eu INV A"a ~ SURRENDER pIs Fessei and
hnf at tLe .ar,1 roar,ao, ,,rsL1t az -
,,na Grod If ti,e ,.,,,ar han aIt,,'.io iIp
was jtnmediatplv r.fnrnpJ anI n t,s,,,at e.,
en.uaJ thr l,aler The hand av3iIino hin,
elf ,f ito confusion aitep,,tpl nioL, fr
ed a, md unnn9pa him he reIl hnt risinr
very soon. and ATTEMPTING 10 6cht his .a2
,broroh onr ,,on with - iono L nite he rct.i,,
nJ seTeraI othcrvonods and vns rrtntcp
Any of tle nirntes. in endcayonrino IN
m,Le fbe;r pecane nv inmniue overheard n
aa;n The ,nanoro1e bushes we're shot willis J,
tL.+e seeing no chance Of cscapc were dri,
on below by the boarders and musgnelfg
from shore
On taking possession oil hof' sue pfo7ea ID
be schr- mounting Two SIX pouhaeis Oh /
vols, tour large swiSeis ana seVeral olehaei
buses, and completely equipped Tor a eom
plement OF 20 men, which was the least mum
Der she could have on poard rs we loon ~
prisoners, and ean account Tor Killed s9e
lal erected their estape mo 'he nahsI9s.
bhshes, ana we are ihdnceu 10 peheFe nm
others were killed, whose bodieS are supP9sca
TO nave located out TO SEN unoose. ., ~
lhere was a slronS e9o l,nei among ';.' RI
ohers' are "9uhoeo1 ""r W N"o ot - w.
",u .'is h,i'3r.
wire i"r,s""'e III having ou' guy ni"' "oa'g
co. n; p ,h anafi''e' "no 'e'e''ou " ''sg'
''' " '"e s'nl'
After securing the prisoners, we searched
he schr. and discovered that, with the ef-
dent intention OF blowing us mp, they mad
rieced .Ighled cigais IN ana near tie hgge
z,ne' "i'Ich were soon carefully removed
we also tound many arl'cif' on board oi =.
mericah produce, and 10 all appearance, Tat
reeen,Iy 'aken' As tue cases were 9nle Ut"
che snSs.s Sols s Lo $s s aa t. sa%%
their character, if there had been '.e Iea as,
shadow OF doubt rema ; we l" ol.I Ia,