Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

By this Day's Mails.

NEW-YORK, June 27.

On the night of the 21st inst. Capt. King, of the schooner Harriot, belonging to New-York, on his passage from Kingston to New York, was boarded at 11 o'clock, by the French schooner Privateer, called the Vengeur, Capt. Francis, who fired three guns at him, after he had his top-sails to the mast, his peak dropt, and flying jib down; the last of which three guns, he told Capt. King, he pointed himself, with an intention to strike the schooner, and said he loaded her with a ball and grape shot; when he boarded Capt. King, he took his papers on board the privateer, and kept them several days, and told him to steer after him, or he would sink him. He then carried the schooner into an uninhabited port on the south side of Cuba, and there plundered the cargo, and robbed the passengers of almost every thing they had. The passengers were all Americans excepting one Frenchman who had been a prisoner at Kingston, they also robbed the captain of his clothes. Previous to his taking Capt. King, they had taken the schooner Dolphin, of Charleston, the Capt. of which told them that Capt. King was an American, and belonged to New York.

The Vengeur is a Virginia built schooner, with black sides and white bottom, mounting twelve guns—her crew consists of about sixty men, composed of French, English, Spaniards, Americans, Blacks and Mulattoes. The first Lieutenant's name is Caic, the mate's name La Forge. When the privateer was in chase of the Harriot, they hoisted a black flag, with three death's heads on it. Indeed, their behavior altogether was like that of pirates.

To this, the Captain of the Harriot will make oath.

June 24th, 1795.
Legislative Proceedings.

The above was committed to a joint committee, consisting of Hon. Messrs. Dane, and Davis, Messrs. Sewall, Tudor, and Edwards.

Yesterday there came down from the Senate, a resolution reported by the committee of both houses, to whom was referred his Excellency's message;—which resolution authorized the Governor and Council to offer a reward of 500 dollars to any person or persons, who should discover and bring to punishment the advisers or perpetrators of the outrage committed on the vessel referred to in the message; and contained a request to the Governor to render all proper assistance to the sufferers, to enable them to obtain an indemnity for their losses. The house adjourned to 10 o'clock this day to consider the subject, and in the mean time committed the resolution to a committee, consisting of Dr. Eustis, Mr. Sprague and Col. Barnes.