Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-22
THE AFFAIR AT CIT p.nu

,.Ss r. D"aloy mas been elected to FIN th,.
pace OF MI. van Buren in the Senate of the IT 8
-, THE AFFAIR AT ST. BARTS.
me Eitors OF the New York Statesman rece;veJ
ON the 10th. the suboined letter from an estoaha
friend, an officer board the United state 49,; s
giving highly interesting account of ,h LIP c'es
the buenos Ayrean privaieer in the harbor of ~ D.,
thoomews. VI S'' oar-
U. s. SHIP Esrr, Dec. 9th. 1924 {,
nv D The Island sf SUM-. Crar =.
az gladly embrace the opportunity of ,,r;,;s
Lieutenant Morris, who Is prize master OF tSy
-lyIeai prNateer, which we captured few do -:
al 81 barts and have ordered Pensacola for s,;
The affair will doubtless create SOM. s.,...,.
snail, therefore, give short summary of Tho Sc,.
they nave actually occurred We had hos,a-o -
passage TO the latitude of the trade winds rend.,
more unpleasant by the crowded state of the sl; 81
20 accommodatsthe Minister of the NetberI.ndrr u IN
mas an estate ut St Martins, where his ladv 800.
anu 10 anord 10 General Harrison short resnite e.
ne nIrrors 0. sen sckness the Capt obgine by con-
sented TO stop day two at the before n ne =; III
island. The day after arrival desnath ,..
ceived from 81 B9rts acquainng us of = nrs.,s.as
having taken quantity ofvaluablc merchandise, 80
t;mn m M ofg and that The pryateer was at the
time IN the harbor The intellgefce was cons s''
by the English brig of war Jeahy who nol;,ai -
Gown expressly TO communicate the same inforr.y,;
we hninediateiy got under weigh, leaving the Mini
% u, SHORE anu as soon as possible after anchorino
Iie governor was waited upon by the Cantnin .Je'
demand made that the schooner s,ould bs 60, s'. =
as pirate. After representation Of two 5avs ~
Governor and Council refused either to del;vn . .e
vessel or to order her from the port ''P 1iis
Determined not to let loose a Rucco;
upon our commerce. and believing that she ry
Jul prize II once in our power it was detern;nS -
Sehu 'h'our ooals with mufted oars ut n,.tlngb, al
nei Ur. from under the guns of the Sxedsh bar
teIies' lhe expedition was entrusted On orr G..
Lieutenant, who showed off from the Erie r.. ~
ue III tie outer harbor) at O'clock in the rnoyn;nr
IN tne midst ct a tempest of wind and rain.
'For whole hour, nothing interr,in,ed Tie L.
OF the ships company, who were anxitaslv wsicbn,,
the arc c.ion OF the boats, when suddepiv tho IS
t'port OF heavy gun from the battery snnourcoS
tnat the vessel was in possession of our men and ,
ny u.oer %eign' Lights were hoisted by the shin.
and second and third gun increased our ,, o'p'
ness-but only Tor few momens---ns the fiast esI
ngh,n,hg showed the privateer rapidly ADVANCING -
.pre the WIND and running along side, informed y,
IN ,,n ~. tne slightest accident had occurred We
IN tantiy slipped our cable and exnguished our Hob,s
as the ltteres had thrown their shot 50 neor ne e
render any delay highly dangerous. 's 10 %
-Oh waking the next morning. found tho oL; =.
our ola anchorage, off st. Martins whence P Up, ~
i I evening on our way to Curacao IN jand 81
DutCh legation. Much noise will assIredI, he mall
W 'astui0us people, IN consequence of infrno;p, ,b
neutrality OF the harbor OF st. Bartholomew R,t
sraad ,o ~ mind that the Bucnos Ayreon private
my Dnt SPAIN whose merchant Hap il meyer soon 81
h, IOey are driven by necessity 10 acts of ,obhor
ana are protected coverly in three islands ofbe Va
indIcs, VIZ: ST Thomas, ST. Euatntia and s., p,
whcre they are principally owned Tins fac, he,
clearly proved in the late instance of the trial and
,h OF tne pirates at st. Chrstopbers II il
ne oplon OF the most intelligent men in Iii, mari IS
tho world that II active measures are not a,on,ed -
crush INC hydra, that the evil will ncreuse to an ola
ming degree. 'o"" aiar-
Pruy you TO excuse this careless scroll which 10
"oJ o,y written currenie calamo, but duripO cboso
ahu the hrIng ofour heavy bow guns whicR mot onl,
Shakes IN" snip but the brain EWe are desired 70
lose our communications ihe boat is pet,ing ,c,S
w. SEM on hoard tho prize From Curacao. we nrc,
we steer direct 10 Ponsacola. ''o'" ''ehce