Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-07
From The cleveland Herald, Of June %.
ALMOST PIRACY.

! The Schr Lake Serpent, Capt. James Fos.,
! left MS por a6ou' six werks since, with
cargo Of provisions, for Red River, in Csnsd,
J II ,cems hat a man living 10 Maiden, ha,in.
irarnt he, d-s inatioi, when TO The COLLECTOR =,
| " sldtn. MIR Hand and entered complain, ?,
r.ins, this vessel. Mr.. Hand, depu,isod IN.
hero, why provi ed himself with arms suflicien,
TO, even men, and arrived AT the settlement, or
! Red River.
Il sem, all his was done while the Schoone,
! W, ye l,ing al the dock in the city Of Detroit
/ However, h. vessel LEFT Delroii for her place Of
distinctions and while crossing the lake, Tho
{ % in .pok a canor in Tow, III which were two
| men ,nd couple of trunIs. After running
some time il begnn TO blow fresh, and the
trunks were taken o. board, they entered the
rivc,- h. trunk, pn into the canoe, the men
got in aud showed f. afer an offer uf recon,
pcp,e to 81 taattia, wnich he refused, saving
! "h you ever s,e Snv pne who wants as much
| ass stance, give ,tIo him. thus they seDarat>
ed. The rrssei was moored along side lie
| dock the Cap:aio went to transact some bus.
J mess, and on his return. in the course of halt
an hour, his vessel was seized, and every hand
was orderrd ashore. The deputy now demand.
ed his papers, hu, was told he should have made
he dem nj before he seized the vessel, and re-
fused A general ransack Of the vessel now took
place.
The Captain informs US that nothing which
the desire Of any OF the mob hi; upon was
spared. Abou' S cwt. Of chez Sc was DESTROYED.
and o. he things in proportion, IN the follow.
ing manner - hey would lake up hand "ine
cheese ard cut /! in Two; il ii did not exa 'ly
SIT, the tas'e OF tie cutter, il WIS thrown down
upon the deck, and So on ill S cwl. Of cheese
was cut TO peices and trod upon the *.
Whi key was used freely--ar,icles OF fufnlrurs
wese taken away, and the provision carried fl
by the mob, that had assembled 20 assist in
taking tits smnggler, who had not been in port
two hours, aud he law allows vessel o lay
in port withcu, brrakin bulk. "a hours, before
she is compei &c report.
The mex day he deputy put his horses %
board and sailed for Maiden, when another dis,
trbu,ion Of the cargo took place, without any
kind of account being KEEP, as 10 what IL VAS,
or how much.
After he seizure If the vessel, and destruc-
ton Of the properly, the Captain took he Nc.
cessary affidavits Of men uncGncrrned, procur.
ed guiae, and striking 'bro' The woods, ar.
rived a York, tie seat Of Government for he
Urp-r Province, in even days. He laid bis
case before Gov. Culburp who. after d,iibrra.
ing with his counoi five days up n tie subject,
g..e an imperative orde- for The immediate les.
Grafton Of the vessel and cargo With his
document Capt. F. returned TO Maiden. pre-.
sented it to Mr.. Hand, I'll, collector, who'hsd
Issued the order for the seizure Of the W sseI.
Mark The result. Mr. Hand tells Capt. +. the
cargo is mostly gone, but il he will pay duty
on The whole cargo, he would Try to make out
hat the bal nee would b. afIer deduoling such
duty-Cap'. +. refused.
The Captain received the vessel in destitute
condition; he furniture hasing been priuci.
pslly plife,ed. W. understand the Captain ard
owncrs will proceed forthwith to York for he
porpose of obtsining remuneration thro' The
Government authority.
1t appears hat ,hc reason given by the de'
putty for the SEIZURE Of the vessel, was, tina the
trunks of lhe two men 10 the canoe whom
Capt Foser had 'aken>p in distress, proved
to have conraband goods in them.