Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-09
L.oxpoy, Feb. o.
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On Saturday the who were taken in the p,os;d,
schooner on the coas, of Africa by his Maestys brig Black
before MIR. BroderP.
The first witness called Joirn Maria Evanges,a who
gave ms evidence ss iolowtl Portuguese; master
OF the Hose; owned by Francisco Felix de S,,sa nue.
Ina int o ,e sand OF ITess lie native of Portugal
% s cost 81 Aisa In vessel. "andcd brig Of
brig and cargo about 2OOoL The crew consisted M
sons We were lying anchor the purpose of ianS L.
manned I'LL the 18th About o'coe on ina, dsy n "" ~,
SanSc saw proved to be schooner abou, four or 1--WE
had previously heard therefore weighed anchor and c
9eavored to escape The vessel fired gun, and oisted the
Hne''can colo1s hOsied the Portuguese flag after the
showed their colours The schooner then fired shot a, ne
"on passed over tho brig then hove The schooner
m then about mile from us She then approached near
enough 20 speak through trumpet They sod .,Wha,
Is that IN Portuguese replied "a Portuguese vcsrei
iheS lheh asked why we ran away To which 4 repied
"Becausc pirate had shortly before taken Iorturese
ihey desired us to come anchor which we did Tbev
hen came ON beard ns see the officers among the prsoney
at the bar (c identified George Byron and William, Fs,eT
& ~ @ a'''r was sent for 10 go on board the
WIN my papers PARSONS IS one OF tho that TO fetch
me IN boat When came from cabin of the schooncr
cIeTr IN irons iedey, Iaon, Clement Wilson Home Whg
NE Christian Tuner, and Brown all on the decE of ,b.
h1mor during the time was there Whilst was in the cabin
& ap,an taxed WIN me told him was Portuguese and
na ~ hid no right 10 interfere with me- there was no war
ahnhri AL night and tomorrow will see what we can do
I 'st mo sent me upon deck That night slept in the r1n
my ship and begin stealing every thing clothes provisions
heard the men call the schooner President Clement sa;J
q l0py.Nb hut
dwe was "oh never mind him; he can do no harm now
va however sent below into the eu.room Abo,t w.,
ne one say ~ vessel in sigt Hedey was den desired 70
Keep me below, and not como upon deck The
making 1 so oFp MSffR e 'e rsm, 'f tic purpose q
morning she had o.tcd the Bucnos Ayiean cooys nsi
approached the schooner about in the evening hSd
"schosrrr ahoy" The President made no answer In, az
four gus Nm action then commenced and said a. Flor
vessel the Black Joke This was told the Captain no
decS The tapars reply 81 don't curse AZ soon
as they come I'll fight them like hell" heard fIemens
Ncver mind flags every body find on the co,s, shS
rob- lie also added, Gwen try that brig ho arse sn
night and in The morning the Black Jose possession tho
pirate The Captain the pirate Killed during the action
was sent on board my own yoc with part NJ tho crew
Spaniard Of the Of Antonio Ecande was ,hop nut,
n'o tne fos G purpose ofcn,fying tho prisoners
as appeared that for two doys ,ov q, , sDe 90,
Back Joke with the President he lad been On board tic latter
; onccL VINO had been IN the Bucnos Ayrean
49, nNSWe spoke 10 their identity Fros his evidence Il,
appeared that no bad gone board tho President TO obtain
h ~ w. pueno5 Ayres ana that the Captain, understanding
dt ne was nm ohce made engagement with him teach
his men the use 81 their small arms.
captain Turner who commanded the Black Joke, put
we Wlncss box ana Tccapnuinted his statement Of the
capture o the President IN order that the whole evidence against
the prisoners might be complete
gentleman Of the Of Josiah Pryce who stated himself
70 be an officer in the Commssario Department. depoed that
when he Of the Of Africa last year. in an English
brig called the Carrcks, bound from Sierra Leone 10 White
haven the vessel was boarded by pirate the men from which
having mounted the deck Of tho Cack drove the AMI
passengers INTO the hold, and then helped themselves m ht
ever they had fIncy for There was one man among th
oners 10 whom he could almost swear as having been
That occasion; that mans was Peter Broun ire e.
tain, who led The party on, was very darn man and ssss
10 pe a forng"ese though he spoke English perfectly
pR LuneI, on being asked what Of n man Captain
gudng the commander of the President was stated thai no
uIo noi SEQ him TIL after no ked bun from what he then
Nj ~ I'm Hs,u nc was asa a fair man and stout
Farmer asked the Chairman II he ihosiaht fuiclcnt
su Oeen made out TO the compliment Of the pf
The Chairman said there certainty was. Il ga. mos,
charge, and must be fully inquired into 1.-THE prisoners OF ~
-" '1' any '1W2 tQeay he was rrady % hear them