Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-13
DYING CONFESSION or JOS. HARE,

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DYING CONFESSION OF JOS. HARE,
CONCLUDED.
One day as was walking near the road,
saw gentleman pass, with a waiter, behini
him, both armed. The waiter had a broad
sword hung TO his side, aud a pair of pistols
This was a noted sign for money. We mount.
ed our horses, and overlook them SO miles
from our camp. The man in front asked "
who gave MS leave 10 carry arms and assault
people on the highway told him was an
oTlcer(i had uniform on y that war was de.
clareq between spain and the U. States, and
that he must surrender all his money OF we
would put powder and hall into him. Seeing
OR pistols coCked in our hands, they ,!isnount-
cd and gave mp their money; atier taking
'heir arms from them | took their saddiebass
AMI portmautcau. We tdnnd ia pieces of
gold IN the pufimanteau. 1 got for nav share
s3l pieces gold amounting 10 5 3Oe. We had
heen in this cave altogether about two months,
aud had made during that time > 26 700. In a
few days we started for Pensacola, aud put ND
al the boarding house OF madame st. Valley
''ur time passed WITH great pleasure, and we
s.aId i've moGtts. There never was week
without bali being given by some of the
French or Spanish gentlemen IN town. One
day one OF them asked me il I had heard the
news, 'old him mO. l was alarmed, for 4
thought he was going to mention ihe robbery
OF the last Spaniard: but II was only that aud
my companions were picked out "a give the
next BAH, oh TINT night week. told cne si
n GADfuEe.
aS he could speak their language We then
lett Pensacola, ard VIXEN we arrived at Baton
Rouge, The governor sent priest Ia bring u,
into the garrison: this priest was his iI.tcrpre.
Ter. Governor 6randpree asked lie FIVE were
from tile United States. | told him - No
Dir, and taking oui my pocket book gave hin
the passport which he had mivcu me eight
mouths before. In pass through the Spanish
apiniRions. He looked very earnestly at IL.
a.d said that we had been pas sinc through tie
prHViucpS 10 the fnfi ttlca..nna aud ia, la.
would send MS TO the mines, unless we could
give more satisfactory account ct ourselves
lie gaze rs IN charge Of an uiKcer, mill he
got some word from Pensacola We we've uut
Iito the guaid-hOase, and our money taken
from w. ! hired man TO 20 10 Pensacola.
tnd 10 get "a trne account or Us from the house
where we had boarded, aud tn brig "a letter
from some Spanish and French Officers, who
had boarded with us in the same aouse On
the fonrteentii day my messenger returned,
acco'nphn ed by the SON OF the lady al whose
house we hail boarded He was known TO tho
governor; and had Il number nf letters from the
French o'ncers III favor of us, aud lac gave so
good an account OF Tia that The governor order.
cd rs 10 Ie Released, after il had cost as near
1000 lviitis.
We got on board of barge and went to
Nashville, Tennessee. Finding there was a
man going from Nashville TO Cieorpia We left
the town, and lay in wait for aun robbed him.
we had no horses, but as he came along the
road rushed from the woods and seized his
horse by the bride. told him he must alight
ani denver ny hiS money. Seeing that we were
weii armed. he dismonuted very peaceabIy
AM gave up what he had. | eoi go dollars
from him IN bank notes and silver. We deter.
mined Vow to get some cave between Knox
vile and South West Point, as we thought il
wonid be good place to rob. I therefore
ieit my two robbers at tavern in Knoxville,
and went To Nashville 10 make some previous
arrangements. Upon my return, fell ~, and
lolned company with drover, oh his way TO
virginia. As supposed he was pretty lush
OF money, determined TO rob him, VIXEN we
got Into Franklin county, Va a favorable SPOT
present ditsolf, about fifteen mites from The
court house, when robbed him of his horse
and 80 dollars, and rode off as fast as possible
Tine night after was taken had retired IN
bei al "a house OF me road thinking The pur.
sgit was Ov%T, when the house was surrounded
by 10 0r ID men, ard was put in prison \
Singular ihIng occurred, which think was The
Cause OF my being taken. About o O'Clock the
ni.ht ROBBED Tie drOver, AS was riding along
very rapidly, to get out OF the reach OF pursuit
! sa" standing across the goad beautiful
horse, rs White as snow, his ears stood straight
forward, and his figure veTy beautiful 1 ne.
yer Os'ore saw so white horse. ~ hen |
approached within six feet OF him. he Glsap.
prafed "a an instant. which made me yery IN
easy, and made me stop at a house near ali that
aght. My seeing him was Tie cause of INV
beng taken, for had not seen him. should
have f5de all night and tbus got out of my
Christ, and that he came TO warn ME of my
sims, ana to make me fear and repent. Wen
my trini came Ou, and vas seEt 10 tie Dcnj.
Tertiary for sigIr years.
Alter had served five yeara, was dismiss
e9 iUg ny good cGBdnct. When went To bed
that night alter got 0Bt OF TIE penitsntiary
II appeared 10 ne that the Almighty had
brought nie OUT, az he did Dapiri Oni of The
he'y iurndce' 1 started fyr Baihmoie, wheie
! %oiked six months very sttady at The t3y X.
loring business. left Baltimore fer Albany.
n. Z. mud was ~ great distress and poverty,
aud tell 80 bad courses again. hc!e met wiiH
an Old hand That knew. He oiIc!etl 10 share
" would juu him. / told him ,yonjd 40 so
be bought t"O horses, aud we armed ourselves
with pafr OF dOnble barIeled pistols, and a
dirk each. We started across The Greer
Mountain towards Boston here we met two
men from New York going 10 Canal. We lett
BOsiO0in company with them and crossed init
Canada, and after travelling 20 OF 50 miles. we
robbed them. W = TOOK tt0nI fuem 8 1 4 900. al.
most all IA IA lith guiueaS. MV share amount
cd To 100 guineaS, and I37 doubloons We
beVt tiiem ~ The woods till DARK when we
bid them " good byc," aud rode OF as fast -
we could, towards Canada bat tnen turned
and went 10 Bailsion apiigss, whcIe We slald
sO,ne time.
started for The city of Washington. where
SOLD morse had stolen from the governor
0i New YORK. J tel ~ company hero with a
man that had stolen horse, and Who said he
was so well known, he could nOt dispose Of
him, ard TIE consequence was fai vas as-
pretended, and las 40 gIol several months
when was released OB condition ihat [ slorid
join tie army, and was five months uidcr tle
command OF Colonel CaTbefy. ! hid no 9th,
duty than 10 he on guard az tie President.
every cay. Bot they soon iOuud u0rk fof nt
Of AnOlLef sort word w.s left OF me one dan
that tefe wa a chaiicsge to, ntc there was ,
Tegiagenl OF militia a. George own aud the,
left sore that they had man tliAt could Win
ne, OF any nan that belonged 10 col. CARRIER, Z
regiment. got myself ready ~ secoud, az,
weat 10 Their regiment, aud tod tacm tl,li
could whip any man list bfionecd 30 H. 4Ht
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