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GENERAL RONDEAU,
S-dimvitLE, July 14.
Kr.mvtJ Ruu'V, F.cq. SmtthviUe f
Siu*-The simple narrative which
v„u Will receive with this, vv(* written to
jvss away my time in confinement. I
f.cj>d -t to you oral John Biown, junr. esq.
fm your perusal, thinking tluat it may noi
h> in.interesting ; and if you think that a
•i w sin pie facts will be more phasing to
the pul.no, than a thousand rumors and
(Vue reports, you have the liberty to pin
i. to them.should any one think it worth
'n *';lc (ogive i( publicity.
i iiu., an, will) sentiments of esteem &.
n sped, your most humble servant.
CUAS JLEKOW.
WHEATIVK
The privateer armed brig Gen. Tlotr
d, i, mounting ten guns, sailed pom Hue"
i A; res on the 18th of December
A'i't i. Cluise—Cnpt. David M Miles,
<. ..nurt'dar; John Mdletl, first Ucutcp
, k ! tighting-cupluinLatimore,
r-.i. " i.oteiiMiit ; arid Edyard M’S * ec
iiiird lieutenant. 1 had shipped in
i : in the bumblel cajnycity of purser’s
•;.c ward. On our .cruise we fell in with
: i spoke several vessels; tome India
: r, ioiii ports Os Europe, and also some
-'■■■ -rican and other vessels, from and
boovl t* different ports. After having
,i.l about two months, ak near as I can
recollect—(l cannot pretend to be cor
i est in point of time, as I did not keep a
n, ual)— we fell in with and captured a
hpauish brig, from Itarcelona bount! to
the ‘,l lavaiu, loaded with silks, brandy,
Wine, 4.c put a prize crew on board,
and nwUtKii U« v tot* JAatSNri.ua Rut pro
v 1 »ft» to her sailing, there was some liiilt;
vonfusroii on board. Cnpt Mil. s had ta
ken on bt-Urd two men, not belonging to
the brig, one capt. Brown, the other nam
ed t.undroon, hull) of whom had been in
the I atriot service before. These men
c.une un board at the moment of out sail
ing, unknown i« tl)e age nts and owners
in Buenos Ayres, and for what purpose
Vftpt. Mil* a never informed his men, un
til nipt. Brown was about l>. go on boaru
ilia prize brig, when all the people went
a • It cl on by ihuse who always look the
!■ a!, and objected to his going in the
| nzc Cap I. Miles then asked their ob
j' ( lions, when two or three unswerecl,
t U tlicy knew capt. Brown too well)
IDM many of them had sailed With him;
tha. he was always a cruel tyrant to his
lii' i), and the greatest coward they ever
f cv. ; and more than that, lie always de-
Banded them of their money, and they
b \id that to be his sole object now
1 o a lid h Cap*. M. replied, 1 have been a
long t rue in this service ; I have carried
severalrigh prizes to Buenos Ayres, and
h ive never got any thingformy services ;
\ • isn knoh* that many ol you have been
\ heated in the same maimer as myself;
and ii was of no use to send any move pri
zes to Hueuoa Ayres i that he had deter
r, inert to send all his prizes to Margurctta;
that h« Uio’tcapt. Brown, and Man Guod
voon, two honest, good man, and had
biV'ttghi out those gentlemen to act as a
p t.ts in bchull ol them and himself, in
M argareUa; ai d that h ■ needed an agent, I
and waa willing to trust-capt. B. with ail
hisbusiiieKs. The people still objected
to capt. Bs going,'but were willing the
other j<i nilcimm should go as agent, and
lie accordingly did go. The people thi ll
gave three cheers, and went eo their du
ty.
The next vessel we fell in with, and
which eventually became a prize, was a
brig having French papers, manned most
ly by Spaniards,save the Captain, who was
.< Frenchman. It was just at night when
tins vessel wus boarded, and not beins a
b> towcerlain rsactly what she wastlmt
night, Fvpi her by us until morning, with
the capt.un and severalof her crew on
hi ard the General Rondeau, among whom
wus a young man by the name of Join.
Mormau, v. ho knew the most of our peo
ple i he volunteered on board for the rest
cf the cvtiizc, and swore that (he vessel
and cargo were Spanish property ; that
tlicy had thrown the Spanish papers, with
thtetmlora, overboard, when we were in
chsAc ; notwithstanding the captain dare
not send her in, not obtaining die
isn papers, but took out of her three box
es ol sugar, sonic Coffee and leather, fur
all of which the French captain gave capt.
M n receipt, (as I was informed,) pur
pcwiiij; that U was Spanish property ; as
ter which die brig was permitted to pro
ceed, having taken out all the pnsoners,
which were lafttn from our first prize, on
board her.
About three or four weeks after, we
h d in with and captured a fine schooner,
from the Straits bound to Africa, laden
- wdi rum, tobacco, Ac.—Took the prison
ers out, put a prize crew On board, and
kept net in company. Proceeded to the
Canary Islands ; ran between the tw o Is
lands ot Gracipcia and*Lansarote, which
form a snug little harbor; there we an
chored several days, and watered the brig
from 'he Schooner; alter having done this,
we weighed anchor, and sailed in compa
ny to cruizis off Teneriffe. M e there
captured severri crafts, such at market
boats, loaded with butter, eggs, cheese,
live cattle, fowls, nuts, oranges Ac. ; like
wise, sonic gram, brandy, wines and dry
poods— out of which we took such pro
v non* as the brig wanted, and put the
dr\ goods ami wines and some o.her li
<ptor* on board the schooner, and let the
erstts snd prisoners go. In this place!
had almost forgotten to mention, tlmt the
captain of the schr. why still remained on
board the brig, had agreed to ransom the
kchoont r fur twelve thousand dollars ; and
oil the Isl.nd of Teneriffe, sent his mate
art Ixatawain’t imvc on shore in Bantu
r til, with a letter to a merchant far tU«
money. We lay aid on, waliingihree
or lour rUyi, but the mate did not return,
un tit * t* b.hrved tube impossible fir
hnu ti get the money and accomplish itu
ra> sum During tins (jure we had captur
ft a small cisit, suit among her papers
were touiid letters written by (he French
cap uni, b fort spoken ot', ri-qsestu g s
TitW set ‘4 papers, stating that he had
throw u Ins bpams'i papers ovirVaid, bs
itigrbased by a patriot privateer The
bug I sm now sptakmg of, lay in Fatms,
in one • f lUsr t auary Ulsiids, not far fkoin
1 fertile '4 he sm<« night, bnweeu Use
hours ol bai.dl9 o'clock, w c manned a
boat, went in, and succeeded in taking her
out. We then, with the prizes, schoon
er and brig, in company, returned back
to Graciocia, and there took the cargo out
of the brig, (from Palma) and sut it on
board the schooner, save a part of (he
smifi'and a little houey>hich we took on
board the privateer. We then jJroc a.en
ed to Teneriffe, with the schooner, giving
the brig to the French captain, permuting
her to go where she chose. Off lenc
nffe? the schooner parted company, and
took her departure for Margarelta; Capt.
Brown went passenger in her
We then took our departure for Cadiz,
and went up the Straits. We there spoke
ship Gar one, of New-York; she sent her
boat on board, and Capt. Miles requested
to be reported. While Up the Straits, we
captured a small Spanish polacre ship,
look two or three small crafts, took out
their cargoes, put (hem on board the po
iacre,manned.her, and ordered her for
Margarcltu. —Coming down the Straits,
discovered a small felucca; gave chase,
came up with her, sent a boat on board,
took oul of her between 9 and 10,000 dol
lars in specie, two large bales of cochineal
and 52 seroonsof indigo, and gave Her up
to the captain. In a d;.y or two after cap
tured a Spanish brig, from Barcelona
bound to Malaga loaded with staves ; put
a crew on board, and Kc pt her in company.
I he next morning saw a large man of war
brig, of 2o guns ; she came up, passed un
der our stern, made sail, and left us.—As
this time, I think that if- n-ined faster,
much, than at the deluge of the world.
The day following, came to the mouth of
the Straits, and discovered a ship, which
proved to be the prize pahvcre ship, be
fore loaded and ordered for Margaretta.
The bn,? last captured, took her in tow,
and both made sail for Margaretta.
Just as we hsdgot outside the Gut, dis
covered a sail, winch proved to be a Greek
polncrc brig. We chased her till 12 o’-
clock at night, loosing sight of her, gave
up ihe chase. The next morning saw a
sad,gave chase, unu it becoming calm, we
gut out our sweeps, and in a few hours
came up to her! She proved to be the
above mentioned Greek brig. She sent
her papers on board, before we spoke
her. Capt. A1 examined her papers ; af
ter which the first lieutenant ox the Gen.
Rondeau went on board, overhauled her,
and found nothing in her but sand ballast
unci water —she wss then permitted to
puss. We then made sail for Tcncr.ffe.
Three or foul* days fiber, saw a brig, gave
chase, and came up with her. We hoisted
the Spanish Hag, and she the American ;
bat tiie brig immediately lowered the A
merican, hoisted the Spanish flag, and "fir
ed a gun—upon which wc- hoitted the pa--
tnotfiag, and gave her one gun. The
brig then struck her colors. She was
loaded with wine and fruits, from the
Straights bound to the Havana Wc Uiok
out the prisoners, put Mr. L. with a crew,on
bouid,£t kept her in company. We arrived
off Teneriffe; spoke an English sloop; the
captain came on board, h capt. M agreed
to, and did give him one hundred dollars,
to land all his prisoners on #liorc at Tene
riffe. We then proceeded, with the
prize brig in tow, for Margaretta —The
first land we made was Bavbnd»ic9 —there
napt. M spoke an English ship, and he en
quired of tlm Captain if he thought they
would allow him to go in awl refit, hut
the captain could not inform him, and he
did not go in. The next land we made
was the Island of Grenada, (the town of
St George its capital) —and in giving a
relation of the circumstances of every par
ticular transaction, which took place while
looking off St Georges, and after, until I
arrived in Srr.illiville, N. G. I shall endeav
or lo be us particular and as correct aJ pos-’
aible.
In thr afternoon the cutter was manned
and sent on shore. Mr. Edward M'Swee
uy went in her. It was not for me to know
his particular business, but it was general
cv supposed to obtain information more
particularly concerning the situation tis
Margarelta. The boat returned about 2
o’iock, with nil hands, (some intoxicated.)
The same afternoon the boat was manned
and sent' ashore again, with the san c crew,
save one, (another in his stead) and the
same officer, with Mr Davis, the purser,
and for what purpose I had the liberty to
conjecture. John Ratcliff, one of the
boVu’s company who was in the boat in
the forenoon, and prevented to go in tjse
afternoon, went aft to tiie captain to speak
concerning it; the captain flew into a vio
lent passion, bent him most cruelly w ith a
arge rope’s end, a**d cut h‘*i head severe
ly; then ordered John Ducks, the lieut of
marines, to put him in irons, w hoattemp-
U d with alacrity to obey his orders; but
Rutchff swore he would rather die than go
iu irons, aud called on his shipmates to
know* if they would suffer him to go in i.
runs, not having committed any offeree
whatever. In attempting to put tjie irons
on Ratcliff, he lock them and the hammer,
and threw them over the stern. By this
time the people were nearly all collected
aft; and swore dial no man Ftould go in
irons, taking all the irons, hammers,and,
every implement for that purpose (hey
could find, and threw them overboard—
Capt. M. swore he should go in irons; but
finding a few so desperate and determined
he turned pale, and gave up his purpose.
Ratciifl’ wss sent from aft forward by these
men; but the captain soon sent lor him a
guin, told him to go to ilie doctor and
have his head dressed, and'that lit was ve
ry sorry for what he had done; that he wss
in a passion, f/c. that he was as good a man
as he hart in the brig, and that he sal ps
much by him. After tliis all was quiet a
gain.
in the evening the boat was se.cn refor
ming f*«m the shore. When she up; r soli
ed, we heard, at very short intervals, a
considerable noise like that of loud talk
ing. ano she approached but slowly to
wards us. Souic observed that they were
quarrelling in the boat, which proved t<*
be the c«»e. The must of them were
drunk, or very much intoxicated. One had
jumped out of the boat twoor thuse times
coining from the shore to the vessel—As
near as I could lew. u, the quarrel arose
Iroin the v fficers’ having left George Fer
, kins on shore, and the men refusing to
come away wiilMH him. When they
cam* along side, this sump niau jumped
into the lea again -atm.e cue ordered oth
i ers into the boat to save him, whsii M’
i sweeny reulud, lesvg the Inert, snd Ul
i I lie d— a rases) droan—upon which
I Mr. Hohinst u was then acting bustswain
The lean was taken in drunk, and pul be.
i low liyths tint* the people had *ll
, (foo# nit, in eiuptne of (he < apisin if he
i meant to piii'iid in Maigsielta wtthutrt
i ki.soiga FarkiAs*»hcmg anasee<4 in the
/ •
affirmative, ;:.cy the* rcmonalfktei!, bat
in vain, notwithstanding M'Sweeny had
pledged his honor not to proceed without
him. They weae that moment to get un
der way for Margaietta—The people then
went forward, and the leading ones swore
that they would not pul(a rope until Geo.
Perkins was on bostrd, and that they would
break the arm of any one who Should at
tempt to pull oae until be was on board.
Immediately after this, Samuel Wright,
master’s mate, gave orders to let fall the
foresail—no one obeyed, and the order
was repeated by the same person, and vet
not Okayed. M’Sweeny then came for
ward, with his sword draqpv, singling out
one perwn by name John Norman, who
belonged to,the forelop, and ordered him
to go and left tall the foresail, ' He replied,
1 cannot —upon which M'Sweeny made a
cut at him,* and he ran up the shrouds,
and M'Sweeny ran abaft, when some of
the people huzzaed. Then came M'Swee
ny forward on the star boa id side, and capt'.
M. on the larboard, with drawn swords
and pistols, crying out, now where are
you, you d d rascals, where are you
now, come on d n you, we are ready
lor you. Upon this most of the people
ran up the rigging, or out on the bow
sprit's end, as they cut indiscrimiaately, I
thought at every one, beiit on destruction
Several ran below', among whom I was
one; and as I was making down the fore
hatchway 1 felt a hru»h of captain M s
word. Hut few of the desperate spirits
(and I heard them say' afterwards there
were no more than six of them) stood
their ground; and with handspikes, and
other weapons, succeeded in taking the
brig. At this time I looked up the fore
hatchway, and saw' Thomas Uriah,and
Win. Rider, busied in loosing the forward
big gun, and pointing it aft, w ith apron oft’
and ordering the cook, with a burning
match, at one moment to Hre, aid at the
next countermanding the same order. To
account for the order not to fire, some of
their men were between the big gun for
ward and the marine* aft, where some
were giving order* for the marine* to fire,
and the captain* of marines, at the same
time, ordering them not to fire—but it so
happened that neither fifed. The ma
ruies, and officers abaft, were taken prison
ers; the caplsin and some others, were
put down in tne forcocastl*, and some in
the steerage, while the beat was getting
ready for them. In this aftiay Edward M‘-
Sweeney fell,by whose hand I cannot tell,
but when I was below,l heard him cry out,
in a weak, low voice, “ Oh ! Oh ! will you
kill your officer?”—When I came on deck,
I saw a few running ab«ut the deck, and
[ saw M'Sweeny laying in his blood, close
by the cook's gaily.
Among those few 1 saw on the deck, al
most the first that met my view was the
boy Nalhau Smith, strutting fore and aft,
with Capt. Miles sword,girted on his side;
and from hrs locks "and gestures I could
not hut imagine, that he fancied himself
some wonderful hero, who had conquered
a country, or won an empire; when with
indignation, I exclaimed to him, you d——d
fool, wlmt are you doing with that sword f
He answered, that he must have it; that he
was keeping sentry, and that it belonged
to him, for he took it from capt. Miles
himself. At this time there were senti
nels placed over the forecastle and steer
age, and those who had taken the brig,
some with sword* and others with pistols,
giving orders to make sail, Sic. and threat,
ening to blow out the brains of thus* who
did not obey their commands. The boat
was shortly after gotten out, and Nathan
Smith was ordered into her, to prevent
her beating against the vessel’s sides
w hile they were putting the thing's into
her belonging to the prisoners
In this pan of my narrative, be so kind
as to pardon the digression w hich follows.
At this time T cannot but animadvert on
the dereliction of truth, manifested in this
boy, Nathan Smith—This said boy was one
of the five taken op in Norfolk, and ex
amined. He was admitted as an evidence,
and accordingly sworn. Mark, reader, his
own words, relative to this part of my nar
rative;—“The. captain (Miles) used the
men very ill; end the day after wc passed
the island of Barbadoes"—[this wms off
Grenada]—the crew mutinied, and rose
upon the officers.” 1 waa below at the
time she tnutiny took place, being a little
, intoxicated. 1 heard a great noise upon
deck, as a number of people in a senftie,
and now’ and then the clashing of swords.
It immediately oceurred to me that the
crew were engaged in massnereing the of
ficers; and on going on deck the next
morning, I had but too good grounds for
my ■suspicions—the deck was sprinkled
with blood, and sis officers, viz: Captain
David Mites, second lieutenant M'Sweeny,
the captain of marines, se.rge’t. of marines,
purser, & master/* mate, and four privates
of marine«, were missing, and several of
the crew on hoard severely wounded I
was informed that the officers and ma
rines who w ere missing, were sent away
in a boat. This happened aljout twelve
miles from an island, the name of which I
was ignorant”—Yes, hoy, thou art indeed
ignorant—it was Grenada. And, Ob 1 how
strange “ passing strange” must this most
unexpected intelligence sound in thine
cars, to hear that those mo ft had been
sent away in a boat, whenN ou had the
charge of that boat, and assisted to take
in the baggage belonging to those men—
and afterward* assisted to conduct these
aolfaaine men into the boat, with that val
uable trophy you so gallantly wrested
i from the captain, bis sword. 1 did not no
i lice this perjury of Nathan Smith, because
; it effected me, or any other belonging to
■be vessel-—no, it can effect no one save
himself—but I cannot but reflect on what
• deader thread hangs the life of man,
whensuch w itnesses as Nathan Smith,-are
called upon to give testimony, that could
•ouch the life, should he swear as falsely
if Others ns he has concerning himself—
He most certainly cannot form any idea,
•r consider the (acred obligation and so
lemnity of an path.*
But t«return to my narrative—M'Swee
ny stiff lay in his blood, by the gaily, the
moon shining full in his face. He lay in a
reeling posture, as if resting hi* head on
his hand and elbow. J crossed o*«hmi the
side where he lay, sad took hold of his
hand; it fell cold ami stiff, he had no pnl«>
—-I rtused up In* head; hut he had no file
in him At this moment my feelings can
b* better imagined, who are not
used to scenes of bl md, than drKTtbt d by
or, At tin* lime Rider haded the pr*i
in company* and informed tap! l-alniiore
in these words—“ Wa have taken charge
of the hug. fir had usage this afternoon,
and you had better make |h* hist of your
w*y a her* you ple«»e ” fu which i apt
lAitfttort raphe*— • • J im end
if are taken, they will hang every
rof ii»." Then answered Rider—
“ Capt. Lalimore, do you stand off, (giv
ing him hi* course) till 12 o’clock, and
then heave too; wc are going to land
the officers, and then we will come to you
and give you our brig’* commission—Uu|
on fhis, I w’ent to Thomas Brush,
ged to speak to him; and told him it would
not do to give capt. Latimore the brig’s
commission, but g«t a copy of it before he
sent the captain ashore, and give him that,
for without a commission, if taken w'e
should all of us be considered as pirates,
ami treated as such. I had also spoke to !
Peleg Clarke, and William Robinson, and
requested they would speak to Rider, and
lei! him the consequence of letting the
commission go. They now proceeded to
put the prisoners into the boat, conducting
them, one by one; and when the captain
came to go in the boat, he asked them to
give him his clothes; th«y told him that
they h;>d put thorn all into the boat. —He
then asked Thomas Brush for his sextant
8c iiis money, w.iich he said Was hisown pp,-
■ ate property that he brought on board,
and his watch, for which he said he paid
9 ounces; taking, at the same time, a gold
repeater out of his pocket, saying take this
it belongs to all hands, it belongs to the
cruize Thomas Brush replied, that he’d
be d -cl if he should have one cent of
money, or of any thing more—To which
some replied, give captain Miles every._
thing that belongs to him; and after some*
debating and consultation, they agreed to
give them to him. He then wanted to go
down into the cabin himself; lie wanted
to get some papers, which he said, w ere
of the utmost importance to him. They
said, they would be d-——d before he
should go into the cabin. He, however,
at lust, obtained liberty to go into "the cab
in, and get his papers; and in getting his
papers, I expect got the brigs commission
—He then went into the boat. Thencame
Mr. Davies, the purser, to go in the, boa':
he had on neither coat nor hat; he asked,
as a particular favor, that they would per
mit him to get his clothes—but no, he
went in the boat without them —They wan
ted come bread and water in the boa'—l
gave them • bag of br«ad, and assisted to
pump off some water for them. When
they were all in the boat, they shoved off',
making the best of their wav, 1 suppose,
for the shore.
"Wethen sTtaped our course for The Uni
ted States, disregarding their promise to
see Latimore, and give him the commis
sion. The next forenoon the crew was
called aft, When Michael Sommers ad
dressed them in the following words:—
“Men, I will tell you now, what I am
going to say to you. There arc six men
to command this vessel; three to live in
ihe cabin, and three in the wardroom or
steerags, but ajl to live alike fore and aft;
y»nd every one to share alike, man and boy.
Now, men, say who shall command this
vessel, and navigate, her to the -United
States ” When it was reiterated from
every quarter, Mr. Robinson; V'ho next,
to give orders and work this vessel, Thom
as Brush; who next, Charles Nelson; who
next. Win. Rider: whe next, Alexander
Demnt: who next, Mjchatl Sommers, who.,
then went on to give each one his station
in which to do his duty. After this all
was regular, untill the next day in the
afternoon,when such a scene of riot and
confusion took place, as to make me shud
der Many 6f the crew were very much
intoxicated fore and aft: and a quarrel en
sued mostly between Rider and Brush. It
appeared that the trunk of George Per
kins had been broken open, and most of
his things taken out; and it was generally
supposed to be Rider who had done it.—
Brush called him a d—d thief. Upon this
they cam* to blows upon the quarter
deck—and some others were disputing at
the same time. Two or three said, blow
her up, and we will all go to Hell togeth
er—o’.licrs said not blow her up; but two
or three attempts were made to go down
into the magazine, to blow the brig up,
although unsuccessful. Rider and Bru*h
fought nearly half an hour. No one at
tempted to part them, thinking the quar
rel would sooner cease all round by not ■
.interfering; but the magazine was closely
watched by those who sat any 'value on
their lives. They at last: quit fight:ng,but
Wirier swore vengeance, I tried all I
could to make peace between them—the'
would both hear rat, and Brush was wil
ling so to do, but Rider was fur some time
inexorable; however’ in a short time it all
subsided. J then made a motion to *tave
all the liquor there was in the vessel, tel
ling them at the same lime, that no man’s
life was safe a single moment, so long as
they continued drinking in this manner,
and that it was all owing to liquor that
they quarrelled thus. To this there was
but one dissenting voice, & that was Sum
mers—he said that we 'Should feel the
need of it; and thought it hard, if it could
not be so managed that we should not get
drunk. To this I made no objection, pro
viding We should appoint some one to
take the whole charge of it, and that he
should agree te be thrown over the stern
if he suffered others to do so. All this
was agreed to, and a man named, who
agreed to take the charge. I knew this
naan too well, to think he had sufficient'
command over himself to refrain from
drinking, and I objected to him, offering
to take the charge myself, willing to for
feit my own life if I got drunk myself, or
suffered th* brig’s company to do iro. I
told them I would wait on them at all
hours, by night or day; that I did not value
my rest or think any thing of the trouble.
The charge was given to me, and 1 had
very little rest during my passage.
In three or foer days, after, we fell in
with the brig Riga, Capt. Foster, bound
to London, and he took three of our crew
(Englishmen) for whose passage we paid
the captain in sugar. The names of these
three m«n were Charles Nelson, John
N'’-man, and George Bilk. The next of
the crew who left the brig, were sixteen
in number, consisting of what mariners
were on board, three bljrk cooks, the
wardro e Steward, a mulatto man, a Span
ish boy, and two Neapolitans who had
r t:en l( *l* m prisoners, and volunteered
in tire brig, lml one mulatto man belong.
iu^OuPhiladelphia.—these men were sent
in a schooner, loaded with lumber, from
smile pun of Georgia bound to Bermuda—
lor their pst.age w» «a> wired the captain
part wph .«g»r, (I dunk thirty three bags)
ana lor the ri-maiudar «.,e* one vtw to
give b i n ii doUfti*
A* I hare umnlii d ull now, lo mi atlon
any Ibmg fomenting the diitnbuiton ul
Jliv mmtey ifitre Was on hoard, it may not
b* improper to sp<at> afu |p ilu» plat a,—
l» re matueii on hoard three ur four days
•in r the hug wat tshan, and i*al divided
at-toidM* t* prows* Tit* ptapl* ware
dissatisfied. »nd tviabedto have It done.—■
Accordingly, on a morning it was brought
on deck, ond the people called, aft, and
told to choose a person to count and divide
it; the purser’# steward, was named; 1 told
them 1 would assist; they chose others to
assist me, and it was done. There were
’ inr silver (no gold) 9173 dollars; 8/74 dol
lars of which was equally divided among
41 persons, (214 dollars each) —the resi
due was, given to the remaining nine, in
such sums as the rulers thought they mer
ited.
When we had arrived within about
twenty miles of Smithville, at a place
I which I think is called Long Bay, those
who lived in the cabin had found a small
keg of wine, which had been overlooked,
when they gave the liquor into my charge
and had been drinking pretty freely, Af
ter dim er they came on deck quite noisy,
and said that every soul should quit the
brig that night; that they were going a
shore on that beach, pointing to a sandy
b.ach in view: they calle'd on me to put
down their names, and others who wished
to go in the bout.—l did so, till they told
me. not to pul down any more names —•
Others wished to go; they said no, that
• they should have applied before; that I
should put down no more. When the
bout was out, they found that they hud
' got too many down to go in the boat at
one time —then many high words ensued
who should go in the first boat; but the
few desperate souls carried the day. We
sent four in n to bring the boat back; and
they pledged their lives that they would
remain on the beach until the boat return
ed with those they had left behind. They
were as good as their w ord; and those who
had their names down went in the
second boat. The boat returned with
the same four men as before, and we got
in her again, Ac this time there were
thirteen of us left—tiun what was to be
done—cue of tv, o things; but we could not
all agree to-do any one tiling.' To say that
I did not wish for a pan of the avails of
the property which was left on board, as
well ss the others, 1 should assert a false
hood, lor I thought! had as just a claim to
it; and I knew that I stood in much move
need ol'it than any oilier one in the. ves
sel, But. how was tills to i><, effected-*-
either to smuggle it on shore, or to find
some one who would buy it, and smuggle
it himself; neither of which could be effeoa
led. Mr. Robinson proposed »o run her
in, and give her up to tiie United States;
but that could not be agreed to. I had
some information from the shore; and I
waa well aware that laying, off, and on
here would excite suspicion; and the day
we left her we saw’be revenue cutter and
the pilot boat coming towards ns. The
pilot boat came towards us, and In her,
came a gentleman, Hanson Kelly Esq. He
was asked down in the cabin, and there I
disclosed to him our peculiar situation,
and asked his advice, which, I believe, he
very candidly gave us, and told us that
our situation was a very unpleasant one,
especially if overhauled by the cutter;
and his advice w«s, that we should aban
don the brig to him, that we might at
least through him obtain a salvage, 1
, went on deck and told all of Mr. Kelly’s
advice,&. recommended them to adhere to
it; that I waa determined to go assure my
sdf, whether they did or not, To which
several replied that, they would not quit
the brig,, unless Mr. Kelly would give
them 100 dollars each, and then they
would abandon all their rights and claim
to her. That could not be; how ever,
six of us came on share in the pilot boat,
and seven remained in the brig. In corn,
ing ashore we went along side of the rev
enue cutteiy when Mr. Kelly went on
board the cutter, and she went in pursuit
of the brig.. The next morning we were
all arrested at Smithville, on a supposition
that we had been engaged in acts of pira
cy. ,We were taken before Messrs Brown
and Russel, Esquires, justices of the
peace, and separately examined- We all
told the truth, and of bourse told dhe and
■the same story. After which we we were
ail committed to this prison, where I am
now writing; how long to remain time a
lone will determine. But I cannot help
often reflecting on the fable of the tw«
dogs, where poor Tray got most cruelly
treated for no other reason but being
found in b;«d company.
Since I have been in this place, I have
read qf so many acts of piracy and murder,
at which the human heart not steeled to
pity must revolt I think too much com
mendation cannot be bestowed upon the
public for their vigilence in endeavoring
to arrest and bring to justice, all those
who are sunk so low in vice, and so lost to
the dignity of the human character, as to
be guilty of -either of those attrocities.—
The public may look for other fads relat
ing to the General Rondeau, but they will
look in vaii;for any of moment. If I have
-united any tiling, I have omitted nothing
material; and have not, in representing
any one transaction, given to it any color
ing, neither have 1 taken from it. •
Gratitude forbids me to dismiss this
subject without acknowledging with the
most grateful sensations, the goodness
with which Mr. Clemmons, the jailor, and
Mrs Clemmons have ever treated me; and
may they ever enjoy the rewards allotted
to the good and the virtuous; the con
sciousness of having performed their duty
aschristians, in acts of kindness and char
itv, and a well founded hope in an happy
hereafter. • CHAS. LEROW.
■WM 1 ? 1 *
*** We are authorized
to state that Capt. KEWBEN WALKER
of Richmond County, is a candidate for a
seat in the Mouse of Representatives of the
State Legislature at the ensuing election.
August 12——ts , |
We are authorised
to state that A. BUG®, will baa candi
date fur the office of Receiver of Tax Re
turn*, for Richmond county at the ensuing
election.
August 12——ts
We are authorised
to announce JASON WATKINS, a candi
date for Receiver of 'Tax Returns, at tht
ensuing election.
August 15——8»m till e
%• During ihy absent e
from inis plawe I luv* appointed UKN
JAMIN NiaS R**J. my AUui'itey,
Julia Miller.'
ill< VN KH,
Per sole si (hit eHlci*.
Foreign
From the Baton Daily o/
Very Lite fom E
We received jeneiri&vfv
per, capt. Crooker, from Livl* ** k
-lon papers to June 22, k
have made a variety c f f ».
fair of the Queen was S '
sitting of the committee l '<%
Lords and the disposition .j ~ !i (
in the House of Conner V' le
postpcned'to the 22d.' The 5
which was conducted by Lut,lf <r f tis k
and the Duke of
of the king, and by m/ ’ or, , tc e S
Mr. Denman on the part ffN
proved unsuccessful ar.d
-was communicated to Parifl !ult
19 ‘*. The document
occasion were published ;“ Cn *^
*h« 2«h.-r4 « w
not room to co ?y them, but
summary <n (heir contents ft L f. f "*'
mng Chronicle. Then* , I? 1 !<t
House of Commons,
will be found under the rev' i :
nature of Air. h’iibe/Lrce’Sf n
tionwasnot known.
Much impatience ha* h rs „
because Mr. W> B ******
e ‘ 01 > e day longer ihan v as
pcsec, but he had pledged
nmUie evening of the 21-t i
lutesi date] and Mr. Ti truer kT*
that he should resist any a ,L K , d >Ui(
tlmr delay, and call f or Vie“on'; P *! U
House. Lord A. HaniiU o *. T
notice of two motions or. the mbtT'
It is s&idin the papers that the Q
was determined to remain in the co 2
and tv as treaty for a suitable
I ins, how ever, she did not a*kt a
qua non in the negociatlon. ,
An article dated Hamburgh, j U i» J
states, that “the emperor of Ru&siahtsfl
*-a«s«d« declaration to all the E aB J
conrfs, relative to the late politicalU
gesin Spain.’!
Don Rafael Diego, having four fofcJ
dined the appointment of Major f.entJ
whmh had as often been offered him ■
the king of Spain, on the fifth offer, fl
cepted the appointment. He has a ceil
mand of 3600 men at Seville. I
The Schah of Persia is dangerous!? 1
ihe troops of the Turkish governwl
were assembling to proceed atainst a!
Pacha of Albinia. ° |
At a General Court of the East liJ
Company, June 21, a dividend otojc«I
cent, was declared for the half yea: nil
ing July 5. 1
Loxnoy, June 19, I
We received on Saturday and yestrirl
the Paris papers of Wednesday and lital
day last, The Chamber of Deputies ml
occupied Tuesday and Wednesday ill
discussion of the Budget, which to irl
ther adjourned till Thu. Sclav. A -l. J
tion of the Giiamber conducted ly J
Count Simeon, the Minister cf the lull
or, presented the Election project tel
King on Wednesday, as agreed upcsl
the Chamber; and the same cay the ini
minister communicated the Pnjrtl
the Chamber of Paern, who ordertilkl
be referred to the Surtax, and tol
the further consideration of it to Frl
Paris appears to’have been ml
through the whole of Tuesday, i>al
being said to the contrary in the Jcurl
and on Wednesday; during the day I
evening, it is expressly stated trill
mast perfect tranquility prevailed ul
quarters of the capital; the Bcoleul
were patroled by the National Giifrdtl
gend’armerie, but it is added that fl
found no mob to disperse. An attel
as already stated, in private accoiinis,iß
made early on Tuesday morning to|
fire to the stables oflhe ButcLis ol I
gouleme; one of the horses was l.t«l
consequence of some litter that wiril
but the flames were extinguished tiiiifl
doing any material damage. I
'The King received the Foreign h<|
ters on Tuesday. On Wednesday |
Majesty transacted bitsiut s vita fl
Duke de Richelieu, and the >. T I
Latour Mauburg, the Minister
late in the evening with ilie Court fl
eon. I
A new oulnnance of police has ricn'fl
fished at Paris, strictly
keepers, &c. and all personsleui’g™fl
ings, or liaving inmates, to make a da:
turn of all persons in their Lc.'ses,
er residing there as lodgers, as.guff*fl
us friends. , ~ .1
. 'An article from Into, dated tw w
Sa> “ Messrs Calderon and Cerezo,
heudeci in the late Royal > *cree,
the 69 perjured Members of
at Bayonne; and Messrs fl
round Sanchez, belonging lo *' ICS fl
ty, ahe-at St. Jean de Lus. «.l
•‘The Marquess de Villa-Pb? * J
Gen. of the Supreme Tribunal c fl
quisltion, was to leave the c»pi
4th, in order to proceed to he-' 0 .Jfl
he is conveying «U the farnitu fl
house, and even Ids library.
Two regiments have h«‘ a j” ne ,
Zeruz, but the particular 3 - - fl
known.” .
A Frankfort article mentions'
ciation ofu now loan of To > H
blcs for the Court of Russia. tf fl
Trench Five per ' ■
25c. Wednesday, 7if l°c.
We are informed b // n '■*■
Frenchman, just arrived from 1 ’
I'jirie very Berious dist'rban ‘
place at Lyons. Animmen*
bled, who were attacked. hot‘ < fl
petted bv the Swiss, with* • 'fl
er, of about 300 rfthe ®
wounded —That the Leg' o ' ■„«,
h,dr.f U Kd.™6r.«"-«W .■
were in nons-'qu^t l6o u # 8 a
their cl • thrown in e, "‘ .fl
the cent are will not H
parueuLts to si'P eW '_' t/ ~ ■ l K|
The negotiation be< >• “**
Minister, all-1 'l'v
yetUmUy't p»l* er - *W
retiundanct, b> j 1 " h' ,< (
l.id upon t* l ”* *' ,k . »ft
.odered id Irojpith 1 * > M T fl
ran paper! The 7 V
cnpft! of Hit I** 1 j «
d •'* fl
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