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 holydays, 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 dungeona royal order was afterwards obtained to deliver up the vessel 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 Spa

mish 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 Governor 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. Madrid, October 1, 1799. (Signed)

M. YOUNG.

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

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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 Catholic Majesty.

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2. Of the schooner Hannah, (i. e. that part of her cargo of fish destined for Bilboa, and which the administrador 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 embargoed at Alicante in February, 1799, on suspicion that it was not the produce of the fishery of the United States-embargo taken off by a royal order dated 16th March, 1799.

4. Of the brig Pacific Trader, Joshua Woodbury, master, 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. Of the English ship Anne, Andrew Miller, master, of Londonderry-owned by Obadiah Bowen and others, of New York-consigned by Messrs. Bulkely, of Lisbon, to L. O'Brien, at Ferrol, in July, 1792-seized on account of a part being damaged the suit lately decided at Valladolid against the owners of the cargo-no appeal made for want of funds and orders.

2. Of the Swedish galliot Patrona, Ellje Jacob Vesser, of Wismar, master-owned by William Sontag and Co. of Philadelphia, taken in the year 1795-wines, loaded by Strobel and Martini at Bordeaux, for Hamburgh-condemned at Santander-appealed to the council of war, and then discontinued, I cannot learn why.

3. Of the Swedish snow Louisa Johanna, John H. Rogers, of Boston, supercargo-taken 3d of March, 1797-condemned at Ceuta 17th May following-confirmed by the king 6th October, with leave to the supercargo to be heard in the supreme council of war--suit still depending.

4. Of the Spanish vessel Sacra Familia-proceeds of the cocoa embargoed at St. Sebastian in 1797-property of merchants in Charleston-embargo taken off.

5. Of the Danish brig Count Bernstorff, David Fairchild, of Boston, supercargo-taken and condemned at Algeziras-appealed-sentence of condemnation reversed by the council of war-captor prayed for a re-hearing-suit still depending in the council of war.

6. Of the Swedish ship Nora, Israel Trask, of Boston, supercargo-taken 26th of June, 1797, and sent into Ceuta, where it was condemned-appealed-sentence of condemnation reversed by the council of war.

7. Of the Danish brig Concordia, Julius Cæsar Alberganti, supercargo, taken into Algeziras and condemned→→→→ appealed-suit depending in the council of war.

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

Madrid, October 1, 1799.

Cases of violation of the Spanish territory by the French, not included in either of the general reports, the vessels having been sent into the ports of France.

1. SCHOONER Alert, Jacob Oliver, of Beverly, bound to Santander, and taken within half gun shot of the port, on the 17th of January, 1799-sent into Bayonne, in France, where she was condemned, together with the cargo, by the tribunal of commerce, on the second of April--the schooner had been out 43 days when she was taken by three French cruisers, manned with Spanish sailors--did not appeal.

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cargo-taken with the assistance of a Spanish shallop sent from the town of St. Sebastian, 19th January, 1799, and sent into St. Jean de Luz--cleared by the tribunal of commerce at Bayonne--captor appealed to Pau--sentence reversed-suit now depending in cassation.

3. Brig Molly, Peter Kelley, of Philadelphia, cargo of codfish, oil, and whalebone, owned by Reid and Forde, and consigned to Aquila M. Bolton, supercargo---taken within three quarters of a mile of the shore at Cape Santona, 11th March, 1799, and sent into St. Jean de Luz, having a Spanish pilot on board, and bound to Bilboa--privateer La Victoire, of Bayonne.

Collected from the best information hitherto received.

(Signed)

Madrid, October 1, 1799.

M. YOUNG.