MEMORANDA.

[->]The vessel mentioned in yesterday's paper, as having been
plundered off Florida, is the Hamburgh ship _Emma Sophia_, Capt.
Frahm--the supercargo is Mr. William Savage, of this town. It is
stated in the Charleston papers that she is insured at Lloyd's.

We have been favoured with the following extract, giving further
particulars:

_Extract of a letter from a gentleman of this town, supercargo of
the ship Emma Sophia, dated Havana, 31st Dec. 1818._

On Saturday 19th inst. between the Bahama Bank and Key Sal Bank we
were boarded and taken possession of by a small schr. of about 30
tons, having one gun mounted on a pivot and 30 men. She manned us
with twelve men, Spaniards, French, Germans and Americans, and
carried us towards the Florida coast. Being arrived on the coast
nearly opposite to Havana, the privateer went in shore to
reconnoitre, and our ship lay off and on. Next morning she returned
with two small vessels, a schooner and sloop. We then all four
steered over the reef towards the small islands, and on Tuesday
afternoon were brought to anchor in a little harbour formed by the
Florida isles and the Martyr's Reef, as snug a hole as buccaniers
would wish. They had seen no papers, but those of the ship and the
Manifest, but the latter was enough, and they asked not for invoices
or bills of lading. As soon as we anchored, they threw off our
boats, took off the hatches and began to plunder the cargo. They
loaded their two small vessels and another that came in next
morning, besides taking our valuables on board the privateer. Having
filled their vessels with linens and nankins, we had still many
left, for our ship was full when we sailed from Hamburgh. Till
Wednesday noon, our cabin had been respected, but then they came
below and took packages of laces, gold watches from the trunks and
other valuable goods. Every man had a knife about a foot long, which
they brandished, swearing they would have money or something more
valuable, that was concealed, or they would kill every soul of us,
and they particularly threatened me. I appealed to their captain,
told him I was in fear of my life, and went with him on board his
privateer. He said he had no command, the crew would do as they
pleased, that I need entertain no fear of my life, but had better