Alexandria Daily Advertiser

PORTLAND, Sept. 19.

ABUSE OF NEUTRALITY.

On Thursday last capt. Nathanael Jones of the brig General Warren, of this port, arrived from Cuba, after a passage of 57 days. Soon after leaving the port, the captain who was in the cabin, was informed that there was a vessel to windward. Capt. J. came immediately upon deck, and supposing that the vessel might be in chase, hove his main top sail to the mast and kept under gentle way. The unknown pursuer, which proved to be a British armed brig of 16 guns, when first discovered, was about two miles distant soon came up with capt. Jones, and fired a musket; whereupon he settled his topgallant sails and hove his vessel dead in the wind. Her boat was then sent along side, and the men immediately boarded the General Warren, seized the capt. with violence, tearing his cloaths from his back, forced him into the boat and carried him on board the British vessel.

The English captain then accosted him in the following language—"You damn'd rascal, why did you not heave to when you saw his majesty's colors?" "Sir said captain J. I saw no colors, they must have been hidden by your sails." "But you damn'd scoundrel, did you not hear the gun?" "Yes, sir, and immediately hove to." "You he. you damm'd eternal rascal, fall upon your knees in a moment and ask my pardon." "I am in a merchant vessel of a neutral nation, said captain Jones, am on the high seas, and am not conscious of having offended, for what, then, should I ask pardon?" "God damn you, fall upon your knees in an instant, or you shall receive a dozen," was the answer. Captain Jones replied that he might do as he pleased."—"Take this fellow, said the Englishman, to the gangway, and give him a dozen." Captain J. was accordingly dragged to the gangway and there beaten as directed by the commander of his majesty's armed brig. until at length he felt himself obliged to bow the knee, and say whatever his Britannic majesty's captain pleased to dictate. After many insults, added to stripes, be was returned on board his own vessel. The captain's little brother, a lad of about 12 years of age, was then forcibly taken from him.

On this occasion the most tender expostulations were used, till at length captain Jones's mate, Mr. Emerson (and it is with pleasure we mention his name) offered himself instead of the lad. This was refused with the most abusive language.—However the lad was at last given up, and capt. Jones permitted to proceed on his voyage, after taking two of his people from him. He was informed. by those who boarded him, that the name of the English brig was "The Hunter;'' but on leaving her he observed on her stern, "The Diana of Venice (or Nevis.)" She mounted 16 guns and the sailing master said his name was W. W. Bush.