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fell in with an American Cruiser Privateer, 

 the "Elbridge Gerry" of New York, com- 

 manded by Captain Turner. 1 He was an 

 old acquaintance of mine, had lived on 

 board my ship three years before in France, 

 but I had so disguised myself by my mus- 

 taches and beard and an old dress of my 

 boatswain's, and not allowing any English 

 to be spoken, and having rubbed my cabin 

 over with garlic, and all being natural Span- 

 iards but myself, and my speaking Spanish, 

 that they after a search of three hours, left 

 us, supposing as they said, "He is a real 

 Spaniard." In justice to Turner, I will say 

 he behaved well. He took no other liberty 

 on board than his duty required. The next 

 day at night about ten o'clock, being about 

 as I supposed thirty to forty leagues to the 

 East of Turner, at ten o'clock in the evening 

 I fell in with an English Frigate called 



1 "The * Elbridge Gerry, 'schooner, 160 tons, 14 guns, 

 Capt. Turner, captured by H. B. M. Frigate * Crescent ' 

 off Cape Raw, Sept. 18, 1813." EMMONS, Navy of 

 the United States. 



