"If captain Rogers landed or sold goods from his ship Prudence, at this place, as in fact I knew nothing of it, how far I can be implicated by a signature said to be done for me, particularly when such act was illegal, I should think must depend upon circumstances, which cannot apply in this case.

As I have been presented with no charge whatever, the whole of what I have written may be foreign to the real cause of my being thus situated. 'Tis probable the mail which is to arrive from Havana fifteen days hence, will bring despatches concerning me. Being impatient to inform my government of my situation, I have troubled you with the foregoing, which is all I know of the subject. I have forwarded to Havana my protest against the usage I have received. The Americans being permitted free access to my apartment, and I permitted by the governour here, to continue the functions of my office, I continue to execute the duties of it.

"The damages to me and my correspondents, being im mense, the best informed lawyers here say, large damages can be recovered of the intendant; but situated as I shall be with him, 'tis not probable I can obtain relief, but through the demands of my government. Soon as I can obtain any official charges or legal statement of this business, I will forward to you copies of the same. From the officers of government and the inhabitants of this place,and part of the island, I have experienced politeness and friendship, for which I render the homage due. But from the nation do we not receive many insults? In these seas our flag is constantly insulted by their privateers. When I mention the treaty, their officers affect to treat it with the greatest contempt, saying, it does not extend to the colonies, &c. Possibly the intendant at Havana is highly displeased at some of the protests I have made against the cruel treatment some of our vessels have experienced. In them I only declared the truth,and the rights of our nation."

From the Same to the Same. Dec. 26, 1801.

"On the first of November last, I wrote you on the unpleasant subject of the cruel treatment I had experienced in this place by an order from the intendant at Havana. In that letter I informed you, that on the 18th of Sept. last my person was arrested and conducted to the common

prison in this city. My account books and the keys of my cabinets, trunks, &c. all taken from me. Stores all locked up, guards placed around my house and stores.

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My account books, receipt books, &c. were most critically examined, from the moment I commenced business in this place to that day. Each article of goods in my stores were also examined, to know if properly entered, the duty paid, &c. After many days examination, the king's officers were forced to report, that they could not find the least cause of complaint. I was not informed why this took place, yet I was still confined, and the embargo continued upon my stores and property.

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"At the time of this arrest, I protested in the most solemn manner against such proceedings; demanding to know the cause of such disgrace to myself, total ruin to my business, disappointment and loss to my correspondents, and insult to my government and nation. The only answer I could obtain was, it was the order of the intendant at Havana.' That I would soon be informed why this had taken placemy person be liberated, and the embargo taken from my property.

"Though, in such extreme distress, I felt unwilling to be troubling my government, with complaints so very aukward, and unintelligible. Thus situated, I have waited the arrival of one post after another from Havana, but since the tremendous order for my arrest, and the embargo upon all my property, I am informed by the governour here, not a line has come to him respecting me, or the property so embargoed, though much of it was in provisions of perishable articles.

"Insulted, ruined in my business, distressed, and wholly in the power of those, perhaps, whose official existence will depend on my ruin and apparent guilt, I shall be under the necessity of humbly praying permission, as a native citizen, merchant and consul of the United States, to approach the high executive of my nation; there to pray that my tale of wo may be heard; that the unpleasant application I am under the necessity of making to the court of Spain for compensation for the great injury done me and my correspondents, the unlawful insult offered to my commission and nation, may be supported and enforced.

"When this arrest and embargo first took place, the whole port appeared lost in astonishment. It seems the

order of the intendant at Havana, was dreadfully severe and positive. I was writing in my office when the king's officers entered to execute the awful mandate. 'Tis said they brought with them a guard of fifteen soldiers. The whole city stood silent in wonder and expectation. The high charge given the guards; the number of sentinels;my person conducted to prison-all my stores instantly shut-an instant stop put to all my mercantile proceedings -the rigorous solemnity with which the whole was conducted, deterred the good people here almost from looking at me. Few of them had sufficient courage to visit me. Many of my friends feared even to send their domesticks to inquire how I was. Many supposed the order must have come from the king himself, by the awful severity with which it was executed. I then thought that my crimes had been so great, that like Cain, a mark of infamy had been set upon me by God Almighty.

"My fast declining state of health, when in prison, induced the governour here, on the 25th of November, humanely to permit me to leave the prison, on giving bail for my person. I hoped my statement of damages, and certificate from the civil officers and principal inhabitants of this city, respecting my peaceable proper conduct since residing here, would have accompanied this, but since I have been out of prison all the principal inhabitants of this city have been at a neighbouring village celebrating to the Virgin an annual feast. The holy days, in which no business can be done, will now continue for some time. Soon as possible I shall forward to your office the said papers. I pray you to inform the President of the United States of the contents of this letter."

Vessels of the United States seized or detained by the Spaniards in the Ports of Spain.

1. SHIP Margaret, Seth William Ferry, master, of Boston, David Dehon, owner:-The ship and 31,100 reals in cash, seized at Rivadeo on the 21st of April, 1796, under pretence that the money was unlawfully shipped-the helm taken away, and the captain confined in a dungeon-a royal order was afterwards obtained to deliver up the ves sel-the captain prosecutes for damages.

2. Brig Sally, John Harrison, master, Thomas Eldred, of Newport, Rhode Island, owner :-Vessel and cargo seized at Alicante by the governour, in May, 1797, on information that the property was English-cargo sold for 25,000 current dollars, put in deposit-the vessel lately sunk in the harbour, value 6,000 dollars of the United States-suit depending before the supreme council of war.

3. Ship Josiah Collins, George Blair, master, supposed to belong to New York-detained in consequence of a Spanish guard having seized the people of the ship's launch going on board with provisions and stores, and imprisoning them on shore, which occasioned the loss of the property by a gale of wind in the night, near Ferrol, in September,

1798.

4. Brig Baba Sidi, owned by consul Montgomery, at Alicante, seized and detained by the governour there, as not being legally manned-afterwards liberated-Mr. Montgomery prosecutes for damages.

5. Brig Greyhound, William S. Plummer, master, of Boston, owned by Ebenezer Parsons-seized and detained at Palma, in Majorca, where the captain was imprisoned on suspicion of being a spy, 29th April, 1799-on the 21st of September a royal order was obtained for the liberation of the vessel, and for the payment of the cargo of fish sold to the king for a certain sum to be paid in specie.

6. Schooner Governour Carver, Nathaniel Spooner, master, of Boston, owned by Ebenezer Parsons-seized and detained at Palma, in Majorca, where the captain was imprisoned on suspicion of being a spy, 29th April, 1799— on the 21st of September a royal order was obtained for the liberation of the vessel, and for the payment of the amount of the cargo of fish sold to the king for a certain sum to be paid in specie.

Collected from the best information hitherto received. M. YOUNG.

Madrid, October 1, 1799.

Cargoes belonging to Citizens of the United States, seized or embargoed by the Spaniards on board of American Vessels.

1. Or the brig Paddy, (sugars, segars, and Campeachy wood,) Peter Caruth, master, of Charleston-eight guns and fifteen men-the whole owned by Thomas Tunno and John Price, and consigned to James Kennedy, supercargo-seized at Cadiz in October, 1798, as the property of subjects of his catholick majesty.

2. Of the schooner Hannah, (i. e. that part of her cargo of fish destined for Bilboa, and which the administra dor obliged the captain to land at Corunna,) embargoed on the supposition that the master, George Barker, of was attempting to introduce it fraudulently,

January, 1799.

3. Of the ship Portland-proceeds of the fish embar goed at Alicante in February, 1799, on suspicion that it was not the produce of the fishery of the United Statesembargo taken off by a royal order dated 16th March,

1799.

4. Of the brig Pacific Trader, Joshua Woodbury, mas ter, of Boston-permission to land the fish was refused -on suspicion that it was not the produce of the United States' fishery-permission afterwards granted, on giving security to produce within a given time the vouchers required.

5. Of the ship Hazard, Richard Gardner, master, (17 bags of sugar being a part, omitted to be entered, seized at Alicante on suspicion of an attempt to defraud the king of Spain of his duties,) in April, 1799.

Collected from the best information hitherto received. M. YOUNG.

Madrid, October 1, 1799.

Cargoes, the property of Citizens of the United States, taken or seized by the Spaniards on board Foreign Vessels. 1. Or the English ship Anne, Andrew Miller, master, of Londonderry-owned by Obadiah Bowen and others, New York-consigned by Messrs. Bulkely, of Lisbon, to L. O'Brien, at Ferrol, in July, 1792-seized on account