Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-09
From The Baltimore .g,,c,.;c,o.

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We have received from q correspondcnt nj ST.
Barts, letter under date of 18th ult. from which W.,
make the annexed extracts. Our readers have al
ready had the particulars OF the capture ofthe ueno
Ayrean privateer Federal, by the u. S. ship Erie:
and we now proceed to publish the corresp6ndcuce
between Captain Turner ard the authorities at ST.
Bnrts, which preceded that oair. We COPY it from
Inc st. Christopher Advertiser ofthc 9th ult
iIT<f"chS 9 letter 10 The edlt1y u tie .40era1, 0ted
'ST. BARrs, Dec. IL 1928.
The schoOper Lapwing, Can't Kennedy arrived
here on the 9Th instant from Baltimore in 10 DAVIS
passage She sold her flour at Sl3 374 Der hll |
mentioned III my last that the Cyane was lviDr at ST
Martins with Guineaman; this is not correct The
snip Enc, Captain Turner, paid IT,; visit ON the 9TH
instant, and on the night Of the 9Th With four boats
ana 80 men, cut out the Buenes Ayrran schooner
fcdera Captain Taylor, then lying under the rns:
of the fort enclose you st. CHRISTOPHER papcr.
which explains the whole business This affair has
occasioned great excitement. here Captain Turner
lott St Martins, on the 18th instant With tue schoon
or Federal and captain TAYLOR, bound to the United
States The officers and crew of the Federal have
pottioned the American Consul to be sent after their
vessel and stated their Willingness to stand trial as
pirates, but their petition was not granted
despatch viii leave here -dav Brnos Svrcg and ~,
other for Sweden one for the United States has already
by this you will sec that the affair considered as aitore.
board the schooner when she out and they making no
resistance of course damage done The fort pcr
once my last there have arrived the ship Chancellor Brad
lev from New Haven; brig from Norfolk the schooner indus
Prizes ut ST B1ytS, DeccmJcy ii.
Flour $3.50 H. meal pun SIS corn bush go r,s.
peas ST. beans ESQ pork S11 and Is: beef IL hams
dull, 10 d ii cts; lard, do. cts.
Correspondence between the tfovtu,,r--r c.,
SATNT BARTHOLOMEW and Captain DA1tF1 TrRNrR
Commander of the United States Ship ERIr ron
corning the Buenos AyrCan private armed Schooner
federal, which was subsequently, cut out from the
Port of Gustavia, by the Boats of the said Shin Ear
1895. ,
(Copy--No. H.
Ohiteq states Ship Erie, at anchor off the toyn %
Tustava ST. BartholomeW, 18th December, 1926
HONoR ABLE Sins.
In consequence OF communication made to ,oc nv
Robert Monroe HARRISON Esq. accredited Aren't of
the United States to this Government STATING that
there now IS Bucno5 Ayrean private armed vessel
the Federal, Captain Taylor, at anchor IN this Por,
which had taken at from Oh board tho American
brig Nyinph of Boston, Clidden, master a quantity
OF dry goods, under the pretext ofstc Goods heinz
the property ofthe enemies Of the Republic Of Bue9
noes Ayres,-As NY Government does not rccogntsc
the principle thus attempted TO be established bv that
OF Buenos Byrcs, with regard to encmv's propcrtv
iound on board ofncutral vesselsT in the name Of
inc government Of tie United States and in pursu
ance OF instructions therefore, request that vonr o
nors will cause the said vessel her captain officers
ana crew together with the goods by her imported TO
be Delivered 10 for The purpose of being hereafter
oisposee OF as the Government of the United States
may direct.
In copsiasya'ion q sho very a2leabIe terms o.