Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-22
From the Baltimore Chronicle and Daily Marylander.
The u :. Ship Erie and the Buenos .7y-
rem PyIcnIeer Schooner EeRer0L

The papers. north and south, are tesming with
accounts 1T zoe capture Of "piratc az schooo-
er called the Federal commanded BY capt. w
VI. TAYLOR, hy the y. :. ship Erie. cap. Tnrner,
Who cut her out of the harbor of S.. BLrtholo-
news. We have before given all III We have
seen upon the subject, with the RECEPTION Of
the correspondence which took place between
Capt. Turner and the authorities Of IN. I,land
previous to the cutting out OF the said schoon-
er, and to this article we now add tina, cores
pondence, not article of rsws, but as a
matter to whichrwe may have occasion some
time hereafter TO refer.
In order that both parties may be heard, we
give the following s,stemen, received from Two
OF the officers Of the schooner Federal, who ar,
rived here on Thursday last, il the schooner
Lapwing, Captain Kennedy, from ST. Barrholo-
mews--the names are ]. p. Fisher, lieu,eh,
ant, and w. Forsey, the purser and secretary,
They have in their possessession, documents
which we have seen, which sustain the aver
ments il their narrative. They are on their
way to Washington, Err The PURPOSE, as We
learn, Of representing their case, to ouI govern
ment.
The schooner Federal was regularly COM
missicned by the government, Of Buenos Avres,
and sailed from that port on the 18Th Septem-
Der iasi, commanded by w. H. TAYLOR, who
with his officers were alike regularly commits
stoned, bound on a cruize--the number Of per
sons or board was ffiy-one. She made one or
two small captures, and on the 22d October,
fell in wi b a small BrsziIian schooner from
Ba"ai, which hey captured; and finding from
her papers that her cargo was invoced ~ $780,
900, took out the supercargo, officers ard crew,
put prize crew on board aud ordered her r-
to port. On the 2Sth o! the same month, in
latitude about Ia :, Bahia bearing by calcula-
ton about n y. W distant 90 leagues. fell in
with the brig Nymph, of Boston, w. T. Gid
den, master, bound on a voyage from Bahia 10
the river Largos, on the coas, Of Africa. Capt.
Taylor sent an officer on hoard, who in a short
time, returned with few bales Of dry goods,
believed TO he about SIR, with The Inform alton
that Captsin Giiddcn had surrendered those
articles as Brazilian property "a Taking it
Tor granted thar the report which the officer
had brought was correct, the Nymph was per-
mired 10 proceed without fur,5tr detention.-
When she was in the act OF departing the SUI
pcrcargo OF the rap,ured Brazilian schooner
whose name was Jose de Santos, who was de-
tanned on board the Federal as prisoner, re-
cognised the Nymph, and stated that she was
At Bahia taking in cargo when he sailed, tina,
be knew her cargo was Brazilian properly
Santos was required TO 60 aft and make oath
to these facts, which he unhesitatingly did; and
Captain Taylor attaching implicit confidence
10 the statement Of Santos, believing ,ha, if he
had not, been worthy Of credit he would not
have been entrusted with cargo OF $4,000,
had The Nymph brought to, determining not to
permit her to again proceed on her voyage UT
nj he bad fully satisfied himself OF the charac-
ter and ownership OF her cargo.
The crew of The Nymph were brought on
board the Federal, and an officer and prize crew
put on board the brig, with instructions 10 pro-
coed with her to Buenos Ayres. During the
preparation Of getting under way, however, the
second mate of the Nymph, whose name was
James Parker, went aft, aud voluntarily stated
'ha, all the Brazilian letters and papers which