Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-04

boat We're lost, there were II or eieh,sr
Them; when witness last saw them, they ve-,
ouarter Of mile distant; witness tad r,,t.
there had been fewer persons in the boat d "''
no, think the boat was leaking, 1t had , ss
oars. does not know il ii was the stern bo,, ~.
the Carraboo; some person in The boa, co., VI
olained that there was wafer in it, and burt',
was handed in; witness die not know any ner'"1
from the brig by the name Of Car;wr,eh W.
TaiIeure called the other passenger bv The N.Y. ''
of P"arson; The marks of some Of the p,oS:
were I. =. s Co. some arIicI,s of silver vs.'
produced.
Witness knew The Silver, it was bro' on bo,.,
the privaerr from the Carraboo, the n,;so,.'
took possession oft; sale was made on bo,,l
of the Privateer, of some articles taken f,aS
the brig; an account was kept Of such sal. -
witness hand writing, and the sums Sc, onD.
site were the amounts at which the plundr,sI
property was sold; the trunks and cio,hinc a
MIR. TaiIeure and the other persons were II,
on board The Privstee'; the reason the Dri,,r,.
assigned for OBTAINING them was that the hoo.
could no, carry them. pistols produced)-yir,
ness believes ;hey were taken from the Carr,
boo; did not see them on board the schoor.
till after The capture Of the Brig. Goa, and
handkerciefs produced )-witness believe, us
Goa, to be Mr.. Tail, ure's, il did not belong IN
the captain or any of The crew Of The sch'r. NJ,
yer saw the .handkerchiefs 5' fore; cid not s..
all Mr.. Us clothes, those he saw were marked
with his name at l"nsth; saw Mr.. rai'cure NIX.
Cooper prescnt Of some shirts, when he IN.
dersruod he was to be put on shore: wines
| supposed he gave them because he thought /.
| would not be allowed 10 take them with him
The prisoner made Cooper give him four Of he
shirts: when the bra; eti the schooner the NH
sonrr made sail Immediately, the Carrab,o
was TAX n near the latitude OF the Straits q
Gibraltar, about two days sail, or less, fromih.
Canary Islands: The entry in the Piiva,eer'. %,
book Of the taking Of tie Caraboo " as mol MAD!
al time ofrhe capture; the Captain directed lhl.
no uotice should be taken Of it in the To-,
was made a, ST. Eustaltus, by direction of cal
Dcwever, the harbour master, who dictated %
witness the terms Of the eDtry;' when he Pr.
va,eer first sailed from ST. Eustaius, winra
considered the commission good; he had SAILED
10 her on cruise before, under 4 Buenos AZ.
rean commission; his commi sion was dalt
1926. Commission produced)--ir was undss
the same commission they cruised in 1897 and
! 1898; the Privateer had yer been at Bueno
Ayre,; witness left her al 81. Thomas, for
weeks or two months, in March, 20. nnlrrIh:
care ofcapt. Buysan; was in her in Feb. '?8i
sea, and Mr.. Quincy was also Oh board, in lar
FEB, and part Of March; on a cruise; Quincy
could no, have been a, Buenos Ayres not The
schooner; did not see the eDdor semenI made Oh
the commission {, n,frrIing the commandlron
Quincy to Stiles; the prisoner was on board, k
gave all tn sailing orders; the only line vii
ness saw Stle. in command. vas on the p"
sage from St. Thomas to ST. Eus'alius; Wins
saw the prisoner make the alteration in the d''
Of the commission from 1926 TO 1928 ehs PIE
I'rEL ~ Dnenos Nyrts he pv, |
dered several vessels; one OF the vessels capyr
ed was called the Divine Imperador; saw d.
per which the captain said he had TAX, n from |
| her; had seen il on board The schuonrr b,.Or
the Carr.hoo was taken; witness knows pr,
son by the name Of Armstrong, par, ovrs.
| OF the Privaleer; and believes the letters prs.
duced are in his hand writing
The following letter, as proved bv me sit. |
ness, were then read b. thr Dep Se,nt4ry-
81. Thomas loM March, 1928
Mr.. Joseph Debuysen
Sir-Ths Schooner Elizabeth will remain
'he port OF 81. Thomas, under your part,AI
care, until the arrival Of Mr.. George SnIs
when hr will make a,r.nsemrnrs for her fugr
destination. Messrs. e. * Co. will be The Ships
Husband until that 'im". Yrs.
HENRY ARMSTRONG
n. B.-You will in proper tint pro ndU
put her IN good order for sale or otherwise I
on no account whaierer say any thing q L
lour business To 0nyperson HA
Endorsed,
Mr. ] DebuYscn.