Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-08-13
[ Whole No. 642.

where waste be equipped with horse,
saddle and bride and in company with
other persons | was TO march TO New-Or-
leans to. guard the mail.
y. Was Miranda's expedition sanctioned
by your government
A. 10 not know. did not know there
was such an expedition as 1t afterwards
proved to be-
9. DO you know the names Of any Spar
iards here, whom Miranda relied upon ioIn-
ing hlm
A do not.
9. Was you not occupied in Jacmel, IN
putting handles to pixies
A Yes ] was obliged to do it,
q. Did you not bring those axes TpoinSng
to some on the foorl for the purpose Of CUT
ting of our heads, and those shoyels to bep
yus
a. I never knew what use was to De
made of them.
2. Do not you think you deserve hang
ing
A. No. What did was obliged 10 do
contrary 10 my will.
2. Do not you think you ought rather
to die than be compelled to commit =
crime
A. No. 1haye always understood that
self preservation was the first law Of ma
tufe.
Q. why did you not all rise, anu take
com5@nd Of the schooner. after you discoy-
cred her intention
"A. We did attempt il once, but failed.
We had agreed to attempt second time,
on the evening of that day we were ta-
ken.
After the examination Of all the prisoners
was gone through, they were again brought
up the second time, when similar questions
were put 10 them as before, snd similar an
swers made.
The examinations were then taken by the,
lieutenant governor and Judges to Csrarsc-
cas-. where, rs was understood, they were
laid before a military court, assembled for
the purpose fpronOuncing judgment. They
remained under their consideration for sew
eral days, before any thing was determined
upon.
During the time the prisoners remained
in confinement, suffering almost every de-
privation, ard rejecting upon what wouId
be their doom. Some were entirely indIf-
ferent. and were willing to meet death, RAJ
Their than endure their situation. Emacia-
~
air, and nnwholcsonle food, many were tired
Of their lives.
On the goth of July, about eleven o'clock
in the morning, the prison doors were
thrown open, which presented to our view
a large body Of armed soldiers, drawn up a.
round the prison door with Iluskets aimed
towards It's, loaded, cooked aud baYonets Ak
ed. All expecting instant death However,
we were ordered out, and placed n line
for marching soldiers on each side with
their muskets pointed towards rs There
was little danger OF the prisoners escaping
being In irons, and SO weak and emacialed
as to be Just able to walk.
They were then ordered to march for
ward, which they did, though slowly, as
their ANGLES were still in irons. In lhis Sit
uation they were marched into yard, walk
ed round, and ordered upon their knees
froated BY the soldiers at little distance,
with their muskets stiil aimed at teen. and
ready 10 fire Every moment the word FIRE
was expected.
Shortly appeared the interpreter, accom-
panied by one Or two officers, ami two or
three Roma Catholic priests. The follow
ing persons being Called
Francis F4rGuarson, Daniel KsmPer,
Charles Johnson, John Ferris, Miles l..
Hall. lanes Gardner, Thomas BaIiopp,
Thomas Don0hue, Gustarus a A=rgudi
Faule 7 George
The Interpreter then read to them, from
a paper which he held III lis hand, lhe fol-
lowing sentence
= LII tie morning of Tomorrow, At
o'clock YOU and each ofyou are sentenced
ID be hung b. the neck until dead, aiter
which your heads are TO ne severed from
your bodies, and placed npon poles, and die
lributed ~ public parts Of tic couatry'
Tne fh-.Ning persons were then called,
end sentenced III ten ,esrs imprisonment, a.
hard labor. III inc Castle Ct OmOas near tie
bay o. Honduras aud alter that tIme, 10 a
wait the kings pleasure;
John 4. O'5uivan, Henry lngers5l, Ier-
emiah Powell, Thomas Gili, John H Sher-
man, John EAsaN. David Hcckle and Son,
John HAYS. Eoha Moore, Daniel M'kay,
john NJ Elliot, Bennett Fegas, Robert
Saunders, Peter Nau!ty
The following persons were sentenced 70
the same punishment for The same length
Of time, at Tile Caste ~ Porto-Rico 60
William w. LipPircott, Moses smith,
Iolm Bark, Mafthew Buchanan, Alexander
buchanan, JOAN Parsel!s, David Wnton,
E1hn scott, stephen Burtis, Phiucas Kay
mond. T1suah BCnnett, Eaten Burlngharps
jAmes Grant, Frederick Riggus.
AID the following persons were SEMEN.
ced 10 tbr same punishment at tie castle Ok
Bucca @ 2, IN Carthagens. except their
terms OF scryI.1te were eight years instead
Of teD
M.aiAm Long, BENJAMIN DAVIS, Joseph
T.. Hcckle. Henry SP-rry, RJ"eit s-ea' -
on, Benjamin Nicholson, Sanu.i Price, Ei-
ery King, Hugh Smith, Daniel Newbury,
William Cartwright, Samuel Iodzicr, Wa
t,a,, Frnns;1- IA hr-ham dead, Lame