New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-07
CAPTURE of ON American Vessel oyan Eng
lt.h ntns,-oc.%er Orig.

The Boston Atlas cf Saturday contains let
ter from Capt. P. C. Dumas. late mestor Of ine
Amrrcan big Crrus, cf ne. Orleans, dated
BIO Ianei:o, Aug. II, and giving an account OF
the capture Of his vessel by the British brig-of-
wsr Alhert, upon tho coast Of Africa
bs q a.z s t an. & r R m ds TH
bs the Alert ylnE 10 an aaea. five me: OF co6hdj OBJ
ifl Ae anSn 8ns oG ST se me- at s bfr he
hirnself rst rny vessel twice and at the
same the ated him who he WIS., and to show me power
putting ms hands his fss saying thi tells "hoi
a se @ very 5' ss r po.est sha e made oanE
the iTeny Tire ncmet he -nt or deg with MS ocer and
eM SsT down hT with lis co@pany md came on deck
he lo,nd he the we've! had nohnc m water ballast, ana
mannei. IVAN to see your pape,s My answer il The
me p en- board y n aerdaa re.s AGAINST The Captains
will opening hat-es searching the cabin gong ail over me
b1 nun bos Won my papeTs Please tel me who you
ere youefc not 10 uaI9' Any pirdfs eh' Soins ~ i a
you do. feae show me power 10 VII. me- and then on
as 5 pa % sf"w y9g WIFI y In 5eg ad He d
" uy wore good enough" san la. vas not obliged To
esss Ss s s hem l hel nj so ID don @ 5e ne yon %
per- take you to he psG;s and from tins moment tase
Gnq5le ampe. Nl hde Tr md M pap4 ON b6n sa sill be III
Captain o ny ship. WISH TO ;sAe charge OF ne!
e e 10 iGo ire Tto re @ n; am Killed hodnE The hall
IN nj hands during h's conversation had my log
papers quicker he said the rclson why you cannc,
show ecsgse yo@ haze fo y:sr ne rssSe yee
sold. wauil not have the American hde up Neither
NoS Ssxci 10 zee that he cnuano, succeed way he
then said We'll, viii the cabin and MAKE search O.!
over Immediately placed the American liag heoie tne
cabin door, held By the mate. and t"o oi my men, Vey
s observing to HIM that he could not enter II Inc can
was. that made difference to hra a4 immediately ne
,ioI, thpIrfa
Then said i!oys. our r nsued y will cost det to the
ad h m e to e, him ns hye my ss poos NY answer
ytrer and as long a. should have drop CT blood
observed he had the power to obta.n by force and a.
ordered OF Us negroes TO iake The BOOK IRON
whn attempted TO obey the order given TO NM eepei
pushing the negro. and called my mate and crew 70 Us
the British officer should eye rev ode All my men
ready strike. when the Bnth Chpinin ,ursd pale
your men don't wish to blood shed. nor hntehsry
Then nothing took place He wanted to 70 in the cabin to
on board IN my trunk md showed him the key lie said,
Let haze the key shall have il BY eice Ny an
yaa W IG6 10 er Hsn he ad vii
The cabin und have your runs broken open gave gave
lowed he with mate They broke H. and TOOK the pa
oft observed to the oicsr that mad m2ney @ H IN my
deck he handed the pap.rs 70 h Ceptaa thea told
e gs me Ny m pss sq becais a y0I sn @
sir. will Keep them with me. and pocket them salG 10
M nrandonnent Of my vesel aid and e,i he; ut
tbs same time. L. Z. DUMAS.
The Atlas says" The foregoing are the docu-
men,a received from Capt. Dumas, ana we pub
;;sh :s,sn, ,.s r,osirrd G1pt Adams, OF the sier
schel farther informs us, that i; WAS reported at
Rio Janeiro that TIE Bf!iis'. Captain abandoned
The Cyrus, and thG: she was Immediately taken
foseessipn OF By the Portuguese, and filed with
eleves"
P.S-Capt. Dumas arrived here yesterday in
the brig Or.cle, from Rio Janciro lie confirms
the siatemcn. OF the British outrage on his vessel
on tire Coast of Africa, published above.