Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-18

IN now piantcis tuey may throw show
! full near each hill, or round about the nil
as thought mos, advisable, In toe course
OF the cultivation, its strength w,ll reach
the roots Of the growing Cora. Any man
who has tired this expcrineu will bear a
testimony in its favor. From experience
again and again repeated, the writer o.
this article earnestly recommends it TO the
reader.
RALErGH, N. c. May s.
A gentleman who was in Newbern du Z.
ring the setting of the superior court las.
week, has informed US Of a murder which
was ia!ely pefpe,rated There supposed b,
Captain Edward Tinker and Mr. Peer d
! rand. On lad ab,us II years old. The
following rs a history OF The case a. rece,y-
ed from our informan,. Several weeks /.
go captain Tinker with Mr. Dursad, This
brother. IN law,j and the lad on board,
carried a-cRgo OF sugar and coffee 10
Baltimore, which he sold for money. He
then Insured his vessel with valuable car
go 10 Newbernj & sailed in ballast near
The Hatteras Banks he laodcd the money
and sunk the vessel by boring hole, in
her bosIom--thsn came up to Newb >rn
aod with Durand swore to protest that
the vessel was lost in consequence of her
age and bad condition, and stated tina. the
money went 60 the bottom. and two men
were tsowned in diving fsr it. The lad
though eviden ~ tutored, prevarica.ed s,
III subsequent conversations said no men
were dro@ned and that he himself assisted
to land the money. On Saturday, nich.
the 9Th uit. little after midnIgbt r;nker
Durand and the lad Cwho lodged a, Tia.
kersl were hailed by The watch near the
wharf. Tinker had gun and answers
they were going to shoe, ducks. In an
hour or Two alter, they returned withous
the boy and were again hailed by ths
watch, who enqnired for the boy Tinker
said>he had gone on board vessel. Ga
the ls,h ult. ,hs body of he hoy was found
hoaiin5 on the river With so weigh. OF
stones fastened 10 him by ropes, his feel
lied, and from appearances had been shot
in the back. Tinker and Durand were
taken ups these with many Other corroh-
Grazing circumstances appearing in psoof
they were committed to ia,I A few DAYS
alter DursDd under 9 hope of pardon made
1t il SAID fu,i confession of The murder.
On Thursday last Tinker mas ar.
raigned for trial at Craven Superior
Court, but it was found impossible %
obtain such jury as the Law deems
impartial. More than 200 talesmen
on being questioned, said they ss had
formed and expressed an opinion un-
favourable TO the prisoner ]" between
twenty and thirty were challenged bv
the prisoner, aud after every exsrtion
during the whole day aad summoning
every ireeholber who could be found.
only seven Jurors were sworn. - The
trial was therefore postponed to the
next term of tne court.
There were soGne extraordinary cir.
cumstances which led to the discove.
ry OF this murder.--It was NOT Gu,
tomarv for the watch to remain our
after IL O'Clock !; that night was acei-
dentally an exception; and their meet.
ing Tinker aud Durand both when
going and returning is remarkable.
That the BODY of the boy should foat
with 50 eight fstones fastened to itI
has also been deemed an extraordina.
'ry circumstance.
Tinker's connections are wealthy
and respectable. He is himself richl
but his character has always been a
slender one.