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iPHE and; FA YE T T E V I L L E AD V E K T I S E R. Wt! .h ren in IT- r.'.'f , , ' 1 ' 11 . 1 , " j-il-.j -m ,,i ;. ,r -L , , . ',''.. i V . . FJrErTEriLLE:JPvBLi$tiEi EvtfCy SATURDAY, by HODGE akd BOYLAN Vol. m. SATURDAYarch 6, t799. ; GuadaJoup! Bt0aterret January $i9 - . I Wrote yob on the cth NoVembcri i$8, inform ing you of the loft of the United States fchooner Retaliation,- under my command, captured on the biro to lay afmbatg6,afciVdoeB not ijow exifland he leaves naejBf liberty to dcfaitTifiog me to return to my country with me fenda all the American dtt xenijnade prifoners previous to hi'i arrival, and art in yjtation for the citixens of America to come and trade, ...t. .f.i'i .i . f . . - I , - .. . -- men nr . lain mnnrrr. nv ih. nrwuth I . i,ii L .. . r n . .1 i .. . ; . .uv .w.v nit.u, i uc iciuoaca ana treatea ai aiiiei. m - .Vohintaire and Li Infurgente from France via. Cay- J Inftcad of adviGng me not to return, he wifhed to enne- .bind 3ttc'bfrhefH&t A T . . a . . a.- " . : - - w r-Mk yt airewy given 70a tfce rticuI4w.of niv not mokft any FrcDch erg ilerii"w A great part f the fe capture, which letter ljiope ha come to hand, ihaU dtizena hairt bee8;mide priWnerJ, linjce h9 amval omit it here. Ou Jard of the Voluntaire to which' and fince .hl$ afiintf ia hia ceial capacity U he j, na ..uv-vV..v... .wwuui.it .aniB cucTii 1 jcaiii,o treat uv.a jncnos, wjiv were uot his iv ;ion Deefourtteaux, the. particular a eent of thcJExecutitef doora oened,and. tfci'ftrr Diieftory of Guadaloupe, to fuptfrcede the well known A nd if not confidcrei aa prifonerSr why does he com- brute Viaor Huguea. " , . : ---'.x; pel them: to. go int0 a artel contrary 16 foree of their When we were brotrgbt into tlm port,; all the crew wiftieai .who ha vehecn fobbed alniott naked, aod can- . were imprilonecj ; tnjfelf and offlcerj ;w?re ordered to, pot obWni not fhare the fame fat. .To rantatn Si T.iirorr w rnminmin'. .k. .V-.-: n - . T 1 1 r -" . ,. piv.i .r.H!j.iHs .ivnuuuanf. A. conceive, i QO licp indebted for our liberty on board the different fliipi, towarda" iccodeiliatiaov. TJie ontv motive that I he- except lieutenant Gfddca, of maiineg, who met; with licve induces hiro to return her is: to kindle that party iuc ivc ui uuiijtcwi, uiu wf crucuy ana un;uiuy t ipin iinai. is flying. 10 our cpuntryv.on which thf treated. , Aer oeing contined on board twelve laya, i-rench republic b bftikthwt Romantic ideas. V 1 obtained the liberty pt cotojng alhare wtiaoui mm- J ..: u rr otfdM to return htr, at the fame time has 'town, 't . v ., I tutt.ctcf;. American merchantmen, fince nvy. an ival Having received a letter from capt. Murray! men-1 here, to be condemncd'to ten. timealhe-value of-tlie tioning ne nad wrote to wte agent concerning an ex- f icrjoonr. v.;.';;.-.-;- t 1 change of -prifanerAVljaraited oalu'm to fcowrtr4 t.att-jevoBr to- aft ; HVp-ttt -r vpuld gree on an exchange Hia asfwer was,;Jie, JJLJI!dEnL lh!fejprj. did not confider ua aa pnfonera j but dctaiued na from o pieftrve the national independency' wl'l be the - political motives, meant to treat us aa friends and al- caufe. , y ... . .' ... , .. - .T lies, asfuch confiderei us. I told him I. flioulJ be -Beinjj welj. avioced. ia; movrn ;iundwaiiVto glad to fee fuch treatment reah'zed by conduft that accept of her ahd return o my cotmtryr; my govern I confidered myfelf a prifonetV and every American in ment would rec:it her in no other awnncr than -aa a - ms iuana, i oeiievea aid tbejame.i.jVeverwat more 1 caneu. -rs-i'r: -;'.:rt-. Jcruel treatment beftowed oa prifoners, than what the '- Mr ..D.eafonrncabt meniitnf,'he advifet'WtA re . greater patt daily experiences. Hn anfwer was, thde I m to my countty .If he will five nie the authority t were ufucn- gutii ut urc.ctsuor,' auu hiiii:ii nc I ". hvsmtu uuin my ITOjrcrnn , . i -i i ' ; " i i' I l T . ." . couia do i revoke wnuc nc remameu nctr. . A day or two afterl had this converfation with hjm. . - Victor Huguea .waa made pnfoner on boarJ luntaire frigate. eovcruaif at. .htrK hu get, .an J means' to withhold A Am inc. mnA ivHnii tia ith him, j cootier wittiout dictating am! ordeiing me how to the Yo-1 ad, fwiirreceive ber. . Birt if the com mifuou which . I IleT"vcdlfrom roj: ffovernicnt is witlJield- m nr. Every American nnxioufly waited for a change of d ra lidm him is gneu, and 1 bound to follow the or. treitment, which they had a right to ft& from the dcrihe gives me, jhia,t,m4ii;g w rifoer, wader' promife of ptfsfburneaux. , ( ; , 4 a cloak for hi"m to gain the merit in America for re Hearing of the diftreflcd' fituatlnn of our citizens leafing the fclioonei, and treating uah'ke allies If I in gaol, who were nearly in a (late of flartion, a " a pnYouer, wiich i hae every right to coi.fider -jnonglllwhich arc many niadchi of rcflelaaintler ibe JKyfciiiulhceirc.Ui-aiae fole direction of a ralcally gao er, who has power to J commanding an enemy's vtffcl. If not cocfider- iufultrbeatr and impnfon the.m in a duwgton,-at hir rt ". prjWBy-iiBd ffic taaft aa they-think '"caprice,- will and pleafure, which power he frequently prppers -:rt r. rr:f- :-:;s::r--exercifea to the difgrace of humanity, I waited on hii, .fir, I have Sated to yoi the term'a on" which Dcsfourneaux he promifed he would gie .oidcfi for .;ftejiO??.off!dathe, chnditbn on which 1 will a change. , Aa I had not the liberty of going to the 7pnron, 1 could not immediately hear from them- fi nally flattered myfelf thofe ordera were given but receive herI, t ruit t hey at e fuch aa will aiid-my couiiiry'n approbation. r- . I am well &flured be will not pive hrr on'ihtfrrani' when I liad the news, the treatment, if ocflible. usul ditioiis, and my Don compliance to thefe termt I ex worfe than before. On.the tSth ultimo, I waited on ' P w3 ex'afpcrjte him to that degree, -to imprifon nd 'informed him by letter, which you have here, in- Bui let my rate;Jbckht it will, 1 'am evcr'.de clofed. He then fent an officer down to the dunpeon, termintd to aft kcoming an officer of the Upited" to give orders that they fliould be releafed. There t8leg- " V - v . T myfelfdid 1 fee Capt. Bacon without a fliirt, only a' ' There are" frpm thetcft infrmattoa' jfcanircetve. night gown feveral-mher-eaptainfr-that-had beeTrjr""oma 3a5ffi1an-pifotfeisin 'tlalTTftan brought out of thxir hammocks iWitliout har, fli'oe, j To-moi tow or next day I ftial. know my fate, when ! ua v -.. Anuw uu wiidi ciMiuiIIOnS I -WI a?CC4Vtt the fchboucu Sboujl he change fair' nfpd io fendinz us io our uouiury, we rruu our governmtnt will recol on-and wan'nfurmed by them all, tl.ey were allowed about two ounces of raw fait meat a day. 'fliofc un- fvrtunate men are flill in that wretched hole, cannot k .kcl.they have citizens cruelly treated, pot like prifon obtain their elothcs -from the gaoler. ho fays he put ; 5 of war, and will relcafe us from this French '.ban them there to puuifli them, and will puaifli them. Jage. tl-v'. . . . The. La reiifce fnaate at Point 1'etre. oreflcd bt. .1 am, wiih duerefpect, Your obedient fervant. . . . . . ' r. u 1- j ---'--. loniT fO: AmeiYaii lairofspiiatjiactju rfled be- tween io nif (6 AmeiVaii fairofsrtliatliadTidt b?en brought in there by privateers, lak'eu out of ' Ameritaii . veflels captured by them. , , v " v . Conceiving it my 'du'ty to'deriandt-sfe-'&amen, I did in the prefence of two American mailers of 'vefli's ; told the general that the captain of Li Pcnfce "had tak- JCD-.Pff hratd hy. force and tialawfull.ydefsiiBcdt n'em fcers of - American citisfens', who I now conic to de .roand if they were prlfoueis, put them in prifon, and treat tltem as fuch-if neutrals, as he fays he confi dei j us, he certainly can Lave no claim to flop tljem . But his neutrality ialaughable. . .; '. ' ".5He tola me he would have them releafed.,. The La . Fehfee, remained here two' days then Tailed fjrFraricT Without f ngle onVein celeafed. Ou board 'the . La Peufce Viraor it gone to France. The general tells me he will return the fclir. to me tvithiny peonle. as he Confiders us allies, and will fend jtiLi nciimericana nomt in-a nagi . . v 5yTl!n"enc iii jms jDaunet? -un hia y pWigt frflm France one'of i he frigaC captured, me ; finding me an armed vcfiel belonging! to tjie United ; Staf c'fing.--Hiii)iirie would not admit to take i tiesy of fhe fituatidn of affairs between France and ; America; heoidered me in port he fliould haveim .. mediately let ' me goic, but political reafoia obliged Benjamin Stoddeit. Efq. buictary of the Navy. Wm. BAINBR1DGE. Sti Gaudaloupty Decanter 28i, 1 798. Thrfriendlyidifpolitra"r "hich"nulp7ear to Tiave for Americans, arid of which I have had fome proofs," makes me certain, you are a ilranger fco the cniel.treat incnt that fomt ."iinerican citizens experienced in this pJaceAs-i do. not mean to enteluto an-iriveftiga--ktion of thtfir . wholt treatment; I will only give a de tail in part. '." "' "" V ; .v 4 . -r On Chrirtmas night the lth inft." fome of the pri foners were.making themfelvea aa KapDT as their' fifua- lion wo'uld.admit, by tinging, without making' any sj riotous noiie iin giecamejin,- and tooii numbers of then! out and font theni to a dungeon. Had this fatallerr-pTrthlhnHRte inj my opinion have been Ungtncrous ; but not fo cruel as it aiill wa. He took 4 or 5 American matters of vtlTeis ' who I beljcye, are refpedable citixens) out of their hammocks," marched them down Without hat, flioe or ttockfng, altjifoA without any thing to cover them, put them in a dungeon in which place a a prr ona are now conSued, with only a f mall hole to give them light an air, nearly m , a 0atf of ffirMtiriBi iSf cannot obtain the liberty of fiat ing their;, clothes lent them. f . ;. , , . i-Jit a proof of the captains' being innocent of the ' noj aa the gaoler, ftawajti: but of which,, from the inforroatioK I receviedihe wa himfelf too much intos-" ioated fobe a properjudfii'icapr. L urn wi.flW7 r .Inn onof hit ham,, mo4.;iCapt. Bacon who was alfo in hia hammoclc W fcnowmer tapt J hum to be afieep at the time of the w noiie got out of his hammock, to inform the gaoler ; that capt Lum waa innocent fot which Jnfbrinatioa he vas Obliged rocompahy capt.'Lum to this dread-'? ful place, where they are now confined. . ii, , ,. '$ j; With confidence that you will! refcafe iltefc'unfor-' tunaia meu rrom tneir preleBt-fituation. j - 1 am withduerefpea,-h'ji--,' . . '" Ydur' obedient-fervant. v tv v. . "imM iJAINBRIDGE. 1 Genera! lJesfourneaux.-' . v ,., -., ,. -a Mrticularapent of tke - . e x ecut i ve d ireclory of - Gaudaloupe. . SaJi Terrei Quadatotibe: 'fanimri fftX A Uoiied StateeMchooner Retaliation,-you feem difpof- ed to return her to my command, with theconimif-' 7 .. pwwry 1 received from my government; I take the liberty of laying before , you fome reflea'iona 1 bave made fince, which proceed from mv dutv a. an officer of the United States, and from the gratitude I owe to your politencGi. .. . , . . i Jn being eftablifhed in the command 'of this veflci, 1 cannot difpenfe with the ordera I received from m government? if you will bepred to bfervetbem. wwww.kw ail trench velTels . in doing it, J expofe myfelf t the punimment acourt martial may lee proper to inflia, and fail m my duty On the other pa can I permit myfelf, after the eatment l , have received fmm vnrl. i your harbor, and efpecially after I had given you ray parole of honor not to do it ? It would be contrary to honor and humanity. My fit nation. ern4. i .-.UJUUKv ;vuii.ii, i cry ocucaie. V -j- The way to conciliate ia to fend her as a Jlvof inr, t and putting on board a French officer who will Have the command of her, I will lend every affiflince in navigating her. , 1 truft you will not receive thia re fuul . of mine atfainft mv wllke f .1.- etween America and France - amicably fettled." Uo .more to fee it than f do j but my duty aa an officer will make me St conformaKU rafter. '...,. . - . . I em; general," Your moll obedient fervant, - " ' KA tMninrtt Uencrai pesfouroeaux, part icnlar agent of the execuuve aircctory of Gaudaloupe. x TRANSLATION, Of a letter frm Dafourneaux to fieut. Banindgettai. mfS f tkarmtJfeSomfriJ ti, Uiled.Stata, tht SIR, , rp ' ':r-j'-; ; MviCjvin an account to' the Prefident of th Tfr tutcd Statea of the oblervations contained in your let. ter of the'wthof Tauuarr. i70r.. f I.,.. I- you nave occu rorced by,me tb refumeyour, .uo, ic.u,ering you .eiponlible for the confequencca which mipht refult from Tour rtfuCli' T qoamtcd him; that I have reduced your crew to forty men, and that r have required that you take yir route for the United States in conceit with tn- rA 'roa'n','"Ja'ro'ag'yf your nation, hnherto coiifidcrcd as prifonefSw' r f on . if The feafon dots not permit me to fix pofitivclv Upc particular part of America for vonr dt-a;nt;. m-i ui i uiiaueipnia dc tree trom ice. it w II ,in,,v, edly-eommind Tyrwr-preferenctT I anv.pcrfuaded that your conduct in thefe ...eircumrfances will be that " oi a man or nonour, nd that you will not lofe fight of the , manner in which. I 'have conduced myfelf towards Rcceire py adicusi the prayers fincere which of; r, a nee ot i f vnnr naffiifTi. i'o.'W. ' 1 . ' . . i: V. rV. . ' " J- f r anQ "e auur-. the difircI have to fct airiK-a iTjrz z i ' T'T ' -".' ircaicu thcjiinvences of rout natron '-with Guadafour. ., . P.ESFOrRNErjx. ?: Jiaffatetre. Gmctahipey yth January ' 3 oh f - '.Si,''T'.:t..;:;v I wrote to you on the d inft- informinW " Mr. Dcsfourneaux, who has fupcrceded Victor fugues " in the command of thi? ifland, meant to return the T.' f. . V,,.r iir... ,F the nertoctationa.CdTi- iyi --r- " - V:'l.:inV-'"ti, 4 evf fit v -i ' V'' , I 0Q nut. ttpf p tt ;.f Vh faith f j'' a- t in HH! Ulf $n'ly i r0vedti it fcrveJHd frg'j'ft'J'; 'fcethe'rvU tt'hrt tnmt fir, at fcW fofvifrepi ;M- it the Ct jled that the it :d fa-l r Xrt Ctrl fi J'.rf llr J f t UmeJut ft. ai'i r Xtt..ii',ui i nr of rrtt rrfiurtvif, 3f tie hj tbtrei.it i tt lincrit I' "virt'f h- u, rt v,h!(l-tl rhiitia!, (1 $ t (lions pt ( i . any ritgti t Vita Kt.fi yittf tJjeXjtfl tL'em t tut - Ail the infjrn 1 iujl tuvt I Y pntuu ' :Sti !; I themimp9f iingtd W' I j f Jiitr.ee aw; W--vcrnmeflr. tu 'if, ttt.V u, tnuji of id tidt tl k-fure;yu 'V- ' J States, ( V : t V futeftdi ( ten, .enalill i tt9 tkctti tt. 3s . ,;-....
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