The Delaware gazette., 1810-05-16

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The Schooner Dolphin, capt. Ackg,r.,
from Key Sale, was Brought 100 about -,
clock yesterday morning, of the North Bar
by the French pryateer La Revanche du C.,r
and while she WAS in the uc, Of laying too. INK
Frcnchman ran under her stern, and mmeti
atey poured voIlry OF muske.iy into hcr
willis all the officers, passengers and crew Of
the Dolphin were uron deck. and the yssstls
within hall pistol shot at each other ioi tuna,,-
ly one Shot only took effect, which pierced and
broke the arm Of MIR. Foley, passenger on
boa,d. After committing lliis unptovtsed ard
wan,on attack upon u dtilnc,ess vessel, th.y
told captain Ackworth to 20 about his business
The dolphin belongs TO this port, ard has
only been absent 30 days on her present voy-
age ; she was perfectly well known TO the off.
GERS OF the pllvatccr, they having been fre
qucn,ly on board her, while the vessels lay
near to each other ut Gadsden's wharf, bvf.tc
the Dolphin sailed on her present yoyare.
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The HILMINGqoN IN. c.) MURDER.
gentleman who was IN Newborn during the
setting ot the Supreme court last week, has in
formed us oi a muidcr which was lately Derpc-
tratcd there, SUPPOSED by Edward Tinker, and
Mr.. Durand, on lad about 7 years old The
following is history Of the Case as received from
onl informant. Several weeks ago, capt TnK-
cr with Alf. Daraud, Chs brother in law,) and
! ihe lad on board, carried cargo of Sugar acd
Cotiee to Ba.timCre, which he sold for money
lie then ensured his vessel with UaiuaJe cargo.
to Newbe,n, aad sailed in baNast near the Hat
teras barks lie lanhed the money and sunk the
vessel BY bcring holes 10 her bottoni-,hen came
| up 10 Newbern and with Durand swore TO
protest that the vessel lost in conseq acncc of
her & l,,I tod tb,t
| ey went to the l,ttom, and two men were drown
| ed in driving for it. The lad though evidently
tu1ored, prcvaricatct!. and in subsequent conver-
sations said no men were drownc,, an. that he
! himself assisted to land the money. On Satur.
! day night the 9Th ut. little after midnight.
| lnkar, Durand, and the boy, who lodged a,
| linke's, were lAied by the watch near tic
wharf. Tinker had gun aud answered they
| weic going TO shoot ducks. In an hour or two
after, ,hey returnel without the boy and were a.
gain hailed by the watch, who enquircd for tie
bog Tinker said he had gone board vcs-
sci. On the 9Th ult. the body of the boy was
found holtng on the river with sixty weight OF
stones fastened TO iiin by ropes, his lee, lied, and
| from Appearances bad been shot in the back
! Tinker and Durand were taken up these with
many other corroherating Circumstances appear
| ing in proof, they were committed to Jail. a
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made, it is said, full confession OF the murder.
On Thursday, last Tinker was alragned for
trial at Craven Superior Court, but il was soon
found impossible to obtain such jury as the
! law deems impartial. More than 200 talesmtn,
! on bcisp questioned, said " had iormcd and en-
pressed an opinion uniavourabc to the prisoner"
between twenty and thnty were challenged ty
the prisoner, and after every excrtion dnrng Inc
whole day and summonng every fTecho!teF who
could be lohri, only seven jurors were sworn.
The trial was therefore postponed to .he next
term OF the court.
There were some extraordinary circumstances
, which lee, to the discovery of this murder IL
vas net customary for the watch to remain OUT
ate, 9 O'Clock that night was accideht'y al
exception and their meeting Tinker and Dur
ang both when going and tcturning. That the
body Of tic boy should float with 90 weigh OF
stones fastened to il has also been deemed an ex-
traordinary Circumstance.
Tinkcr's connections arc wealthy and rcspec-
table lie is himself rich, but his Ct arac'cr has
always been 4 slender one --EaieigA Star.
RLADIsG, Perm. April 90.
Enoh htro;sm About the beginning OF the
present month, as the wife of Mr.. Sehot, who
1--we, at MIR. Potts Forge, called Crecn~o ood s
Forge, in Norwegian township, Berks county,
in the forenoon was going TO the Sprineho"se,
t.,out co yards distant from tho house, ard
had oaencd the door, large WILD CAI
b-uaceh rron hcr---s half grown Deg, luckily
7 bv, seized the Monster, when this Female Hero
caught hcll cf one {, his hind legs, and SO well
maued his head with Wasisck that she
could t.-.g MIN up to the house, where she TOOK
upan AK and finally dispatched hun. lie proved
to be orc Of the large Of the Wild Cat knn'
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