The National Republican And Ohio Political Register

Americans in Prison at Trinidad,

The editors of the New-York Commercial Advertiser have received a long letter from one who signs himself Robert Worrel Baker, an American, and Lieutenant in the Colombian Navy, now in prison with 17 Americans at Trinidad. The letter is dated Trinidad Prison, April 29

Lt. B. had command of the Colombian schr. Flora, and on the 9th of January 1823, was captured by the Piratical schr. Gata, (since taken by the British Cutter Grecian.)

Lieut. B. was on board of the Gata three months, but was only allowed to come upon deck to take observations. During this period he says they captured forty two sail of vessels, of different nations, which were generally burnt and their crews murdered.

Lt. B. states that during the action with the Grecian, orders were given by the Piratical Captain to blow the vessel up--the moment he heard this he jumped overboard, swam to shore and from thence went to Trinidad and reported himself to the Governor, who ordered him into prison, where he says he remains with seventeen more of our countrymen, almost in a state of starvation. These seventeen Americans he states belonged to a privateer, and have been in prison three years.

Lieut. B. has sent the following names of Americans among the prisoners. John M'Donald; William Berrian, of New-York; William Reardon, of New-Hampshire; Peter Philip Begar; and William Broger, of Philadelphia.