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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Deposition from Captain George Frantz and mate George Waterman of the ship Lydia, reporting encounter with French frigates and corvette on April 28, 1812, at sea. Their vessel was boarded and nearly scuttled but released after mentioning a British warship nearby. French ships had sunk several American and British vessels, including Capt. Craig's brig from Baltimore, with about 60 Americans captured.
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George Frantz, master of the ship Lydia, of New-York, and George Waterman, mate of said vessel, being duly sworn, severally depose as follows, to wit: That on the twenty-eighth day of April last, at nine o'clock, P. M. being then on their passage in said ship from Lisbon to New-York, in lat. 36, 46, and long. 35, they fell in with two French frigates and a corvette. That the said ship Lydia was boarded by a number of Frenchmen from one of the frigates, and these deponents and the rest of the crew were seized and conveyed to the Commodore's frigate, where they were detained about three hours. That the Frenchmen were preparing to scuttle the said ship Lydia, when the said George Frantz mentioned that he had that day fallen in with a brig which had spoken a British 74. bearing North West; on hearing which the Commodore immediately sent these deponents and their said crew on board their own ship (the Lydia) and dismissed. These deponents further say, that while on board the said frigate, they were informed that these vessels had been four months from France, and during their present cruise, had captured and sunk several American as well as British vessels; that among the American vessels which they had sunk, was a brig from Baltimore, commanded by Captain Craig, and bound to Cadiz: that one of the Lydia's crew, who was acquainted with captain Craig, was informed by him, that his brig was scuttled the day before, and was requested by said Captain Craig to report the fact on his arrival here; and that besides captain Craig there were on board the same frigates, about SIXTY AMERICANS belonging to vessels which had been SCUTTLED and SUNK.
GEO. FRANTZ.
GEO. WATERMAN.
Sworn this 5th day of June, 1812, before me.
Wm. Keese, Notary Public.
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Lat. 36, 46, And Long. 35
Event Date
Twenty Eighth Day Of April Last
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ship lydia detained but released; several american and british vessels captured and sunk, including a brig from baltimore commanded by captain craig; about sixty americans detained on french frigates
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On April 28, 1812, at 9 P.M., the ship Lydia from Lisbon to New-York encountered two French frigates and a corvette at lat. 36, 46, long. 35. The Lydia was boarded, crew seized and taken to the Commodore's frigate for three hours. Frenchmen prepared to scuttle the Lydia, but released them after mention of a nearby British 74-gun ship. French vessels, four months from France, had captured and sunk several American and British ships, including Capt. Craig's brig to Cadiz scuttled the day before, with about 60 Americans aboard the frigates from scuttled vessels.