Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-16
SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1929.

test rrported to Us TO have seen made by Capt.
KELLY, of the brig Mary, against the conduct
OF the officers of H. B. NJ. schooner NIMBLE,
bu, wi! bout any comment on the singular state
meuis il contained; We were also not little
surprised at their cop6r nation, by letter adj
dressed TO, and published yesterday in the Cou-
rier, from Capt. BRYANT, Of the brig Eliza, OF
Salem, who is represented TO be worthy OF Gre
dit. The following extract, however, from the
Key Yves, Register OF the 3o,h ult. received by
,he schooner Florida, arrived yesterday, sets
the whole affair in a very opposite light, and
the character and conduct Of Capt. KELLY on a
very suspicious foo,ing.- Charleston Gdzein.
KEY WEST APRIL 80.
By the arrival Of the schooner Good Intent,
.Young, from the Bahamas, we have been fui-
nished with regular files of the Royal Gazette Of
Nassau, N. P. TO the 18th instant, from which
we extrac, the following article:
Nassau, ~ p. Aprii ls.-On Sunday last II.
M. schur. Nimble, Lieut., CONAN, sailed from
this mort and returned on Wednesday, having
in possession an American b,iganine which
was brought in aud anchored. II appears that
early on the morning Of the l4th instant, oH the
Berry Islands, sail was seen steering very
wild and appeared TO be brigan,ne. mus
ke, was fired, Of which no notice being taken
by the strange vessel, gun was fired across
her bow, which having had as little effect, the
Nimble ranged up alongside and hailed several
times, but received no answer; on which an Of
fcer was sent on board with an armed boats
>.aw. On boarding this vessel she was found
v;thoc, any person on board, bu several load
.d firearms strewed about deck. On going IN
10 The cabin, the births were much derapged,
clothes lying about in e,ery Part, and loaded
hlunderboss on the table. The officer who
boarded, being convinced there was no person
alive in the vessel, sent the papers which he
found on board Of the Nimbe, which prove her
to he the " Mary Of Charleston, L Kelly, mas
tsr"laden with rice, and bound for Havana
A, day light, which time Little Harbor, Ber-
nv Islands, bore SW. distant or miles, the
Nimble spoke an American brig, and inquiring
ir they knew the brieantine, the master an-
swered that he had spoken-her OH Sunday, and
had seen her in-company with brig OH Mon
day evening.
On Thursday morning, Capt Kelly and the
crew Of the brigantne arrived in small s!oop
who picked them up near Little Barbor. Cap
tain K. stated that they # the Mary from an
aptrehension that the schooner in chase Was
niIa,ical cruiser; that he saw the Ninble on
the following day, but he could not prevail on
his crew TO leave the shore. Imme dia,ely on
Can't. Kelly's arrival the Mary was delivered
up 10 him by the commander of the N'mhle,
and proceeded on her voyage 10 Havana yestsr-
day. We have been shown Capt. KEYS pro-
Jest, from which we make the following ex>
tract:
Sand this deponrn' further saith, that on his
arrival al Nassau tbs most liberal conduct was
exercised towards him by the commander Of II
NJ schooner Nmble, in restoring to him the
said brigautne without delay. Tha, in deli
Yering up the vessel, The officer IN charge, Mr.
Dalway) caused the baggage Of his crew TO 10
examined in presence Of the deponent, and tina
on his complaining that few articles OF
clothes, Sc. were missing, every means were
used TO obtain restitution and redress; and the
deponent further saith, that although himself
AID crew abandoned the Mary, he cannc al
tach any blame TO the Nimble, and that lie re-
grets having made any assertions which may
bear d,ffrreDt construction"
Nassau, " p. March 2o.-The American
schooner Sally, Of Baltimore, Taylor, master,
from Neuvitas in Cuba bonnd to Philadelphia,
has been wrecked at the Hosgi,es. The prin>
cipal part of the cargo, consisting OF wax. sc
has been saved, and some oft brought 10 port,
together with the master. crew and passengers.