Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-16

that nothing else was "a crime. but taking
away the lite of fellow being but that IL
was natural to share with them par, of their
money-that If We were willing tn hep him in
| his object (BertraDd and II we should 20 on
tile Philadelphia road--stop the mail stage that
comes every day-and that without injuriDg
ANY body wa should seize part OF the letters,
aud That We certainly would lind msney in
them. I must confess, sir, and God is my
witness, thai my blood was chilled at these
proposals; but the doctor perceiving my agita.
| ton, soon resumed his phiiosop bica discourse,
10 Try TO persuade me, aud we parted without
agreeing upon any thing. This conversation
! loon place in front OF the door of my boarding
house. went in and told Bertrand what the
doctor had said. He was as much surprised
asmyscli. aud we said nothing more on the
suD)ert. The next day the doctor took care
| 10 can on us again at our boarding house, and
| Iound bertrand and myself in our bed room.
| Alter speaking of various matters, which had
nothing TO do with The subject, he resumed The
conversation OF the preceding day. He said
| allhe could aud related the many advantages
| 10 those who had been engaged in a similar en-
terprlze-that IN the most unfortunate result
that II taken aud convicted, they could only
condemn to tve years OF cunfne.nen,--tha he
was perfectly well acquainted with the
American laws. will not conceal from YOU
| SIR. thai the whole of this discourse did not
persuade me, but confused my mind, and
brought me to a state of siupor. / perceived
That Bertrand felt the same-and the doctor
went away. The next day brought ii new visit
"A
last Bertrand aud myself agreed To comply,
u we could do nothing better. immediately
ca'ieo OH captain RosScau, to enquire about the
equipment of his schooner. He told me that
ne must wait Tor news from Bordeaux. At
last being determined To follow the plan that
disordered eur minds, Bertrand procured
TWO fowllng pieces and borrowed one.
- We started, AS well as l can remember, on
tuesday afternoon; The doctor armed with
agnn, pistol aud a table knife. Bertrand
had gun and pistol. l had gun and
knie. we crossed in a steam boat, and our
ghide was the doctor, who had, as he told MS,
Seen on that road before. We got through
newark about q O'Clock in the evening aud
travelled farther. After having passed a turn.
PIKE gaze, we came near a small wood We
agreed 10 walt al that place, and after having
idi" GOWN our al ms IN the woods, we began 10
walk 10 q lio. Each OF lis gave up TO our own
fedeciiohs. Bertrand was the first to break the
siieNce, aud told us that it we were Compelled
10 go back 10 New York, we should certainly
DC recognized, being obliged to return the
same way that we came but the doctor
observed, that he could conduct us IN Br,n,s
WICK, and return To New YORK in the steam
Doat. We soou entered the wood, aud the
u0ctor khdled fire, and got asleep, as well
as beitiand. was awake alInight nv blood
being too much agitated TO allow me TO sIeep
During this time when no body wasinterrnpt,
ing me, considered all the horror of The
heeu we were about TO commit. | awoke nv
companions, and using as a preteXt what Der.
trand had already SAID, l refuse d 10 co. operate
III me acton. Bertrand joined me, and the
doctor finding himself unabie TO persuade as
also joined us, observing that the day would
ne loo far spent when tile mail coach would
pass. Indeed We SAW the mail passing as the
DAY was breaking, and we did not move from
our piace. Soon after, We got on the road TO
newark, ana we reached New York about
eiesen clock IN the morning on w eiuesday
whei' each OF us went to his lodgings alter
having returned the guns we had borrowed
III was oecreed, sir, that this deed should be
perpetrated. The same day we arrived in
New York. the Doctor called on MS and told
MS thai his landlord had misused hin becanse
ne was indebted to him for Il week and halls
ooaTd-tNat lie had no Shirt-and that he was
determined To 90 and commit the robbery
himself, if we would furnish him with arms
we demonstrated and he returned to his odg-
in2s. The next day Bertrand told me that the
iandiady had asked him for some money and
That lie owed her III or II dollars. As for me
tney uid not ask tor money, bnt perceived that
they were quite cool To me. | owed them
a0ont Is dollars. A Frenchman named Buuon
servant OF Captain Brown, called on me for
ionr dollars lie had lent me. In short did
nor Know what TO do, on account OF my debts
and my wants. / called on Thursday on Cap.
tam Rousseau, TO enquire when he would
commence hitting out his vessel, knowing that
lie hau received advIceS from Bordeaux.
cohid not see him, but his wife told me that
she WIS directed by her husband to tell me
mat The captain being well satisfied with nv
conduct, would rot take any other person for
ms mate. But that the fitting ont of his YES
sci was postponed for some time that must
Try 10 ma some employment. THIS pestpone.
meDi was thundeIstroke TO me- aud 10 BeI.
Irand, who intended To ship on board of her
Not Knowing what to do, and the Doctor cali
ing again to see us, and renewing the cOnver-
saiion, we agreedt 10 follow him on tue road TO
Phiiadelphla. Bertrand having declared thar
ne would not return 10 New York after the
action, but go OH TO Philsde phIa, menttoa,
al my lodgings, that had received d letter
from one of my nncies, who wanted to see
me. French gentleman that we knew in
New YORK. had given 10 Bertrand a piece of
Diue cloth, to try 10 sell il for hun. We sold
IL AT auction, and got for u seventeen dollars
pau toui dollars aud half TO my iandIIdy,
dhd gave her due bill for fifteen dollars
Winch sine has still. Bertrand paid three dol
lars he owed 10 a FrenchnIdn and gave To our
lahflady his due bill tor eleven dollars The
Ddiance was employed III buying two pistol,
ana some provisions. at last we agreed TO
start On Sunday, The 3tsi Of January after
dinner. We started IN company with ,ouus
frenchman by the name of Cieman who
accompanied us 10 the Steam boat We had
cocua nut she'll filled with rum al Mr. Fleu
ris, where Dei ttaud borrowed Twelve Shitlinps
Id crossing the Park, we met The Doctor. who
joined us. Near the steam boat we entered
u porter honse TO take sometIlin.-and the
Doctor ielt us aud went To the Steam boat
without being perceived by MIR Cleman. A
few minutes diter we followed and bid CIeman
good bye. We took The road TO Newark. and
passed through that place about q o'clock
without stopping. We travelled further on
me PhIiadelpha rOa!, aud passed through
biilabeth Town. On the road we fonnd a
barn fnlI Of hay about four miles from Eliza.
BETH Town. Here we slept few hours.
About two o'clock III the morning we awoke.
ana Travelled 10 place where there was
WOOD on each side OF The road about tcyo
miles from the place where we had slept We
went on little further and stopi to wall for
the coach. had forgotten 20 stale that the
Doctor had pistol and knife. Bertrand
and knife. We had each Il piece of leather
tocoVcr oar faces--the Doctors Was while
that Of BeIirNmd and nine wore Nelln,y