The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-18

| ment to elude the danger.
SALEM. Nav a.
The following was handed 60 capt. Brown
previous to his departure from Cumana,
with desire to have it published here:
Dear Sir,
On your arrival in the United
States, you will have the goodness to publish
the following statement of facts, that have
| recently occurred in this province, as we'll
for the satisfaction ofthe friends of the unfor
| tunate sufferer, capt. Daniel Tubbs, of Mas
sachusetts. rs for the information of such of
your countrymen. as may have an inclination
to speculate to this province during its pre-
sent despotic government.
Capt Tubhs arrived from Boston on the
windward coast of this province in the month
of October last. with cargo ofprovisions
and lumber, having also on board his vessel
some passengers (mechanics) destined to ex
ecute the construction of some mills for the
inhabitants Of the coast, and which were
brought with express license of the former
administrators of this province and on his
arrival landed and put to work under the
same authority.
short time after the arrival of CAPTAIN
iubbs on the coast, arrived in Cumana from
Spain Ell Senior Euevio Escudero, to take
the government of the province a man
governed by no principle. but that of ava.
rioe-directed by no justice, but his own
gam. lie lets escape no opportunity to seize
whatever property his avaricious eye can
catch and since the destruction of the SUI
perior authority of Spain, not feeling him.
self accountable to any superior, gives full
scope to his outraSes, without fear and re-
morse. Captain Tubbs was amongst the first
victims OF his infamy; he seized his vessel
| and cargo the. moment of his arrival in the
capital, (where he was ordered to pay his
duues,) flung the captain, the passengers.
| the crew and all concerned. into prison, con-
deemned the vessel and cargo, seized on the
property of the unfortunate inhabitants for
whom the mechanics were working, or who
had any transactions with Captain Tubbs
and aliedged no better pretence for all these
| outrages, than that the passengers had pass
| ports to leave Boston and that two roueh
stones, intended for mill stones, were on
board, and not found in his papers. AS fall
lacious as these pretences are, they have
been made, and constituted crime enough to
throw into prison IS Americans, and arrest
many ofthe inhabitants of the country, who
had commerce with Captain Tubbs.
These proceedings will suggest to your
countrymen, the castion with which they
ought to proceed, when they visit this coun
| try or rather, evince to them the danger
| OF visiting it in any manner; and also show
to the world the degrading slavery in which
the inhabitants of these provinces live nm
der their petty tyrants.
No signature.
Raleigh ". c. NAY ga gentleman who was
in Newbern during the setting of the Superior
court last week, has Informed us of murder
which was lately perpetrated there, supposed by
Captain Edward Tinker and Mr.. Peter Durand,
on lad about IL years old. The following is
history OF the case as received from our infor
mant. Several weeks ago Captain Tinker with
Nar. Durand, (his brother -in-law,} andtle lad on
D nil, carried cargo of sugar and coffee to
baltimore, which he sold for money-Hc then
insured his vessel with valuable cargo to New
perm and sailed in ballast near the Hatteras
oanhs ne landed the money and sunk the vessel
oy boring holes in her bottom-then cametIp
70 Newosrn and with Durand swore to protest
'''a' uie vessel was lost in consequence of her
age aud Dad condition, and stated that the money
went TO the bottom, and two men were drowned
IN oiVihg Tor IT, The lad, though evidently tn.
tored, prevaricated, and in subsequent conyers.
tions said no men were drowned and that he him.
sen assisted to land the money On Saturday
n,sht tne 9th ult little after midnight Tinker,
Durand, and the lad (who lodged at Tinker's1
were hailed by the watch near the wharf Tin
ker NAG gun and answered they were going to |
s'oot ducks. In an hour or two after, they re. |
turned without the boy and were again hailed by |
.he watch, who enquired for the boy; Tinker
'SN ,ie nau gone on board vessel. On the lSth |
UT. me body Of The boy was found floating ON |
inc river with sixty weight of stones fastened 10 |
nm by ropes, his feet tied, and from appearances
mad been shot in the back.--Tinker and Durand |
were taken up; these with many other |
corroborating circumstances appearing in proof. |
they were committed TO jail. A few DAYS after, |
Dnrand, under hope of pardon, made, it is
SAD, tull confession of the murder.
On Thursday last Tinker was arraigned for
triai at Craven Superior Court, but IL was found
Impossible to obtain such jury as tue law deems
Impartial. More than 200 talesmen on being
questioned, said they" had formed and express :.
SEQ an opinion unfayorablc to the prisoner" be-
tween twenty and thirty were challenged by the
prisoner, and after every exertion during the
whoie day and summening every free holder who
COULD be found, only seven jurors were sworn.-l
Inc trial was therefore postponed to the next
term Of court
There were some extraordinary circumstan-
ces which led 10 the discovery Of this murder -
L. was not customary for The watch TO remain
oiit after u O'clock that aight was accidental
~ en- exception and their meeting Tinker and
both when going and returning - remarkable. =
INIT the body Of the boy Should float with col
weight ofstones fastened To il has also been
deemed an extraordinary circumstance
Inker's connections are wealthy and respect.
able. He is himself rich but his CHARACTER has
aiw2ys beena slender one.
WAsHIScroN CRY, Maya
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