Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-07
J.C. ZIMMERMAN:
MAIL RoBBERss

| MAI. RoBBERS.
II will be recollected that we gave,
few DAYS since, an account Of the loss OF
the mail between this place and Washing
ton. Yesterday tJan. ~ two negro men
were committed to the Jail Of Baltimore
county, on the charge of having robbed it.
The circumstances, as related to US, are as
follow the careless driver, it appears,
lost the mail bag out Of the stage, which
was found by the two negro men above
mentioned.
1t appears doubtful whether they knew
whatit was when they found it, as they ap-
pear, we are told, to be very ignorant
slaves. They contrived, however, to make
, their way into it by the aid OF knife, and
| finding it contained letters, they contrived
I to open these also, took about $500 dol
, lars In bank bills, and then burnt the letters
! and the mail bag. We understand about
! 1000 dollars of the money has been reco-
vered what has become Of the remainder
! is not vet known. [Bah. Tel.
From the Boston Repertory, Dec. 81.
! Yesterday, in the Circuit Court of the
u. States, in this town, holden by Judges
Story and Davis, the four prisoners, against
whom a verdict had been found for MUIR
; der, on board the schr. Plattsburgh, were
brought up and received their sentence:
The trial took place on Monday and Tues
day. In the course of the evidence it
appeared that the schr. Plattsburgh, owned
, by Isaac M'Kim, of Baltimore, sailed
from that port for Smyrna, July 1, 1916,
! having on board $4,000 dollars in Specie,
and 600 bags of Coffee. VIM. Hatchett,
captain, Thomas Baynard, supercargo,
Frederick |. Guison, lst mate; and Ste:
phen B. Onion, one of the witnesses, Cd
mate, and eleven men in all before the
mast, among whom were the prisoners,
John Williams, John P. Rog, Francis Fred
erick, Niles Peterson, and Nathaniel
, White.
No material difficulty occurred on board
until about f2 o'clock on the night Of July
, Cd. when Williams, who was on deck,
cried out, sa,l, no Onion asked where,
aud Williams replied, Come forward
and will tell you" Onion and Guison
went forward, and both were knocked
down. Onion heard Guison cry, Muir
DER" and did not set him afterwards. O.
MON was seized about the breast, but the
captain coming up frem the cabin he was
left, and ran below and concealed himself
in the bread locker. Baynard was called
up in haste, and told the captain wanted
him. Onion heard scuflle on deck, and
saw no more of the Captain or Baynard.
They afterwards came below, found O.
Mon, and held consultation how they
should dispose of him. Peterson propo-
sed 10 throw him overheard, as be was
one Of the officers. The others said " No."
Williams said, As we have taken inno-
cent blood enough, let him live" They
agreed to let him live and share with them,
compelling him to take large glass Of
whiskey, and to swear TO be true to them.
The next day White asked if they should
60 TO South America. Stromer said they
would go to Norway, where he was well
acquainted. They broke open the hatch.
es, took out the money and divided it. O.
Mon at first refused to take bis share, but
On being threatened, took it.. Stromer was
made captain, land they steered forNorway
Onion afterwards heard Peterson say that
the captain nearly threw him overheard
and Smith said the captain drew him over
the rail, and he then separated himself
from him. Frederick said this was the
| fifth vessel he had served in this way. vii.
liams said they had previously attempted
to poison the officers, and once TO bind them
Onion also stated that White appeared
to join reluctantly, and told him he would
never take life for money. He had no.
ton Of falling back, but was afraid of the
others.
Theyarrived in 90 days at Cleaveland, il
Norway, where they lay at anchor or ;
days. Onion did not 60 on shore but once
and then Williams kept close by him.
Here Williams, with Onion and Sammer
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