The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-10-08
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LUhDkK AND PlNAl.Y.

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juno 20, tel7.m tf.sr,s ~. zrs.saa1
. "You viii probably have read in the news-
papers, be fore this reaches you, an account
Of the piracy and disbolicsi musdsrs comu,it-
ted by six ahapdon.d wresehes, about six
weeks ago co The uotth OF this island. If,
however, yeu should not have seen any ststc-
msn, Of this .oid blooded business, the fol.
lowing may serve. ~. aa.a ss, Avsrt Dos
TSese miscreunts armed themselves %
Messina, with. nuslets, sabscs and long
knives, and proceeded TO place three or four
miles distspt from tha, cily,whsre they siolo
. ANAL row boat, and embarked themselves,
taking a Iiroe tion towards Mellazao, Thirty.
Ave miles on tho coast wes, Of Mcssina) hesr
which place, 10 the a5tctnoop they, took q sta-
tion, for tho putposo OF seizine upon ,.a
small vessel they knew TO DO rssey TO sail
from this places and on board of which they
likewise know ef several passengsrs On whos,
they supposed money might be lound. Soen
after tho approach Of this vessel, THESE
wretches apparently ~ fshsrmen rowed ic-
wards her, and OF about half .past o'cloabs
being within The reach of ppskei shotsx
volIy was Ered into her Shortly ai,ehlh<y
boarded Dor, aud in q few mipules murdered
and mu,ilatcd every pcrsos on bpssd. dCH
the murdered were Twelve men, one woman
and one child; and Of the inutils,ed and ieft
for dead, woro. three men and Two woman.
One Of the twelve men, the women and tho
child were OF one fsmiIy. To Tho womarx
two oaltcrnativcs-werei offered, ono Of which
was Instant death, which she preferred.
They theo searched for money aud other
things--sod actually, with all this casnsRe
I,.fc ~ - - a, ~~x
took Of supper, and remained ON board the
Vessel until the sxtmorning. safsa
Ina few days sftorwards, these sane
wretches took another small vesscls, onlyt
few miles distant from tho harbos, bound -
one Of tho Lipsri Islands, and after murders
ing three men, drove tho remsining six uD-
der deck, nailed down the hstches, and bored
boles for the purpose Of sinking her, snd
lelt her; fortunately, q ANAL boy, who in tho
confusioa had covered himself with ono Of
the sails, &was not discovered by tho Villains
was able, with the assistance oil those below,
10 uncover tho ha,chwsy, and The vessel was
kept above watsi until assistance was reudsr4
cd by some hshcrmen.. .Tx ~
Tho day utter this second hatchery, the
Williams landed NJ one Of the Kings funny lisl,
establishments, about ten miles from thix
city, and reirested 70 the tnevntAios. IL vas
impossible, however, that such fnons,ers
shouia long escape being spprshended Tho
erders Of his Royal Highness tho Hereditary
Prince, were prompt on tho occasion and
tho measures inn edialciy taken did away tho
possibility Of their escaping from the leland.
In few days after, -four OF them we're sppres
heDAcj in this ciiy--onc has since been found
in Messins, and The other in mountain near
Carsnia. 1ad
-" Tho six were this mornibh exposcd 10
the view Of the ihhsbitshts Of Palermo.
They confessed ttcir crimes, and have po,h-
log nov to wait for, but the iusties Of this
world and the wnrld 10 come"
-~'e --,:As-
PROM TINE BALTiNoRt AMRRIcAN.
Tho following extract Of Sketches OF TIC
charsctcr Of Gen. Washington, In which {
comparison Is drawn between bin, and Cin-,
cionstus, Is from the pen Of Mr.. Dwyer, end
spoken by bio, in bis popular entertainment
Of Stevens Lecture ON Hesds. This elegant
extract possesses two qualities peculiar 70.
those Of Information who are from his conn-l
try, Oppressed Irslsnd) ]. .. talent and ,rus
American feeling.
"Thcse ('the psternalIineament Of sveiy p,
Aneficsn) are the visuei remembrance of
Gen. Washington; a man, . soldier, and .
patriot, {" take him for oil 10 all" with whom
history affords very few 70 compete.
Between Cin'innsius and him, many
Characteristic features Of resemblance msy
be distinctly traced; Tbsf admirable Ro-
man, after having successfully fought bis
couniry's battles, turned the twsrd Of death
into the Iife..o..sioios ploog and
laying down all dignity, save that Of human
nature, retired to the cultivation Of his heI6ss
So did tho great, the moro than great, tho
good Washington.
.Cincinns,us POSSESSED the .hmor PARIS
10 no less degree. But his merit in the pos.
session was certainly less--for with the FIRST
breath he drew, be INHALED the air OF frcs-
dom, and the 6rM drop Of milk that sustsip.
ed him, was strongly impreepstsd with tho
love Of liberty In him, not to have bsen
republican, had been crioinsl.
"With Colunbia's Hero, il was not so /:
be wss born, fostered, end educated under
ponsrchy. Yet when the great, the para