ing from them twelve white shirts, a suit of uniform, six pair silk and six do. cotton stockings, twelve handkerchiefs, two blue jackets, three white dimity waistcoats, two new hats, two pair new shoes, and two pair nankeen pantaloons, a spy-glass, 63 gallons brandy, butter, cheese, pork, and other articles of ship's stores; likewise, the doctor's box, the mate's, and some of the men's clothes and money; also, a letter for the governour of Malta, and several other papers. That the commander and crew of the said schooner privateer behaved in a most insulting and abusive manner, and they seemed by their appearance, language, dress, and manners, to have been Spaniards; wherefore, they make this declaration, and protest, not only for the robbery committed, but also for the insult shewn the flag under which they sailed. (Signed) JOHN ALLEN, JOHN THOMPSON. Sworn and declared the day and year first above written, before me, JOHN GAVINO, Consul of the United States of America. (Signed) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ISLAND OF CUBA. I, HENRY HILL, junior, Consul of the United States for the said island, residing at the city of Havana, do hereby cerify, that the documents hereunto annexed, marked with the letters from A to G, inclusive, and stamped with my consular seal, are true and faithful copies of the originals lodged and recorded in my office-having been by me therewith carefully collated and compared. In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of my office, at Havana afore[L. S.] said, the 30th day of August, 1805, and in the year of the independence of the United States the thirtiHENRY HILL, Jun. eth. (A) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. By this publick instrument be it known unto all whom the same doth, shall, or may concern, that on the day of the date hereof, before me, Henry Hill, jun. consul of the United States of America, for the island of Cuba, resident at Havana, personally came and appeared William Cory, of Charleston, (South Carolina) master of the brig Ann, and Caleb Cory, mate of said brig, who being by me seve rally duly sworn on the holy evangelists of Almighty God, did solemnly depose and declare, that being at the port of Cavanas, in this island, in the month of May last, where they were loading said vessel with a cargo for the U. States, they saw lying there an American schooner, called the Betsey, of New Bedford, taken by a French privateer called the Eugene, commanded by Captain Joseph Dumas, some time previous, and sent into that port, which said schooner had a cargo in, consisting of about seventy-six puncheons of rum, and seven or eight barrels of sugar. That during their stay there, they frequently saw the people belonging to said privateer taking out the cargo of said captured schooner, and carrying it on shore and selling it. That the said privateersmen, to their knowledge, took out the whole of the said vessel's cargo, and carried it on shore, where it was sold—that it was so taken out and carried on shore, in open day, without any appearance of opposition from the officers of the said port of Cavanas-that after the said privateersmen had plundered the whole of the cargo aforesaid, and taken it from the said vessel, and all her valuable rigging and sails, they took the said vessel off the mouth of the said harbour of Cavanas, and sunk her. And the deponent, William Cory, further saith, that the said privateersmen offered to sell him rum from the said cargo at thirty dollars a puncheon, which this deponent refused to buy even at that low price, well knowing they had no title to it, and that in them to dispose of it was robbery and piracy. That he was informed by the guard which was on board his vessel, that said privateersmen had bribed the principal officer of said port, by giving him four puncheons of rum to consent to the landing and sale of said cargo. And further the deponents say not. (Signed) WILLIAM CORY, In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my consular seal, this eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five, and of the independence of the United States the thirtieth. HENRY HILL, Jun. (Signed) (B). CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [L. S.] ISLAND OF CUBA. By this publick instrument, be it known unto all whom the same shall, doth, or may concern, that I, Henry Hill, junior, consul of the United States of America for the island of Cuba, resident at Havana, do hereby certify, that on the day of the date hereof, before me, personally came and appeared, Jacob R. Valk, late master, and Geo. Alcock, late mate of and belonging to the schooner Sea Horse, of Charleston, who, on their solemn oaths, which they then took before me upon the holy evangelists of Almighty God, did, severally, solemnly depose and declare, that they, the deponents, on the ninth day of June, sailed and departed in and with the said schooner, laden with a cargo of flour and German linens from Charleston aforesaid, bound on a voyage to Spanish America-that the said schooner, at the commencement thereof, was tight, staunch, and strong, and in every respect well fitted, furnished, found, manned and equipped for the due performance of the said voyage; with variable winds and weather, and without any particular occurrence until the 13th day of July, when they made the island of Blanca, on the 14th the Tortugas, and on the next day arrived off Laguira-that they lay off and on Laguira aforesaid until the 20th following. In the course of which time, he, the deponent Jacob R. Valk, made application for admittance to entry; and being informed that that port, as well as all others on that coast were shut against neutrals, he proceeded agreeable to his orders and instructions for this port of Havana. And the said several deponents did further depose, that in proceeding for the said port nothing material happened until the 24th following of said month of July, when being off the island of Jamaica, they were brought to by his Britannic Majesty's armed schooner Superiour, and upon being examined and found to be neutral were politely dismissed— that they prosecuted the said voyage, making the best of their way for this said port, and experienced nothing remarkable until the 4th day of August, instant, when doubling Cape San Antonio, in this island of Cuba, they were brought to by a schooner under French colours, and boarded by an officer and four men, who took possession of said schooner Sea Horse, and sent the deponent Jacob R. Valk, and two of his crew, on board the said privateer with the said schooner's papers-that the officer on board the said schooner Sea Horse, hailed the commander of said privateer, and said that as he knew her to be a good prize he would bring her to anchor; immediately upon which both vessels bore away for Punta Fuera, about four leagues from Cape San Antonio. That the commander of said privateer, aided by several Spaniards, who came on board her in canoes from their habitations on that coast, began rummaging the Sea Horse, opening the hatches, and breaking open the packages and eases of dry goods, principally consisting of German linens, whilst the crew of the said privateer were continually passing and repassing from one of the said vessels to the other, and most of them in a state of intoxication. And the said deponent, Jacob R. Valk, did further depose, that being detained on board said privateer from 23 the fourth to the sixth, he had ample opportunities of observing and examining her, and found her to be an American built vessel, having painted on her stern Caroline of Charleston, which was very visible, notwithstanding some black paint had been put on it to efface it, but which was not done effectually; that she was mounted with one carriage gun and one swivel, and supplied with small arms, and manned with ten men and two negro boys, exciusive of the captain, who said his name was Paul, and the privateer the Volante. And the said deponent did further depose, that the said Paul told him, that he should be sent in an open boat to Havana, and upon his answering that he was determined to remain with his vessel wherever she went, the said Paul replied, that if he again opened his mouth, he would set him ashore in the woods, and leave him to perish. And the said several deponents did further depose, that on the same evening they were all embarked in an open boat under the conduct of a Spanish fisherman to go to a place about seventeen leagues distance, called M ntua, where they received their clothes, which had been previously taken from them. And the said Jacob R. Valk did further depose, that the said captain of said privateer, after having robbed and plundered him of all his sea charts, his vessel, and his own private papers, and also his perspective glass or telescope, and twenty-one ounces in gold, returned him six of said ounces to defray his expenses to this said port. And the said several deponents did severally further depose, that James Richardson and Jacob Shoemaker, both citizens of the United States, and seamen belonging to said schooner Sea Horse, conducted themselves upon the capture aforesaid in a very mutinous manner, and remained with their own voluntary will with the said privateer. And I, the said consul, do further certify, that the said Jacob R. Valk did, upon his arrival at Havana, aforesaid, in due time and form, note and enter with me his protest, in all the premises aforesaid; and now requires of me to extend the same, and make this publick act thereof, reserv |