Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-26
DOMESTIC.

Buenos Ayream ship Louisa, fitted out al
Baltimore, was carried in!o effect yester-
day, at noon, agrecably 10 their sentence,
| on board the u. ). schooner Tartar, living
IN the stream. James Griffin aud Tho
mas Brailsford. who had also been con-
vicled OF Piracy on board OF the same
vessel, but recommended 10 mercy by
the jury, have been rcspiied by The Pie
sfdent OF the United States, for two
mouths.
| Preparations having been previously
made on board The Tartar, al an early
hour, yellow flag. was displayed al
| the tore-,op. mast head, the usual sig
nal for an execution. a short time
before eleven O'Clock, the solemn proces.
SION moved from the Jail. Motion a.
Waring esq. whose province il was, as
Marshal OF The District, TO put The exc
cution III force. accompanied bv Francis
q. De'iesseling. esq. the Sheriff OF
Charleston District, with their respective
deputies. mounted ON horseback, led The
way, they were followed by the Two pri
soners, with hahers aboul their necks,
IN carriage in which also were The rev.
Mr.. BachmaD. and The Rev. MIR Munds
tile coach being surrounded on oil sides
bv The City Guard. The procession NOV
ed through some of The principal streets
OF The City on its way Ia ne wharf from
whence The prisoners were conveyed III
one oil The Shllvan's Island packet boats
on board the Tartar. Shortly after ar
.rivnis on board, Iiiey muunied the scat
t@ld. stIii attended by the rev gentlemen
aforementioned when the Rev. Mir.
lSachman, standing between the two
wreicbed cuiprlis, made nosi eloquent
and ferveni prayer the prisoners aud all
OH board standing uncovered The con-
duct OF both the prisoners during this
affecting scene, was firm and collected.
Clark addressed them in a short speech,
IN which he solemnly denied ever having
been guilty Of the crime of murder, but
admitted that lie had. with others, been
deluded into service which evenluaied
IN piracy-for which he was aboAi 10 pay
the forfeit OF his life while those who
projected the scheme are now walking al
large In the country, with impunity. he
expressed fe,veut hope thai lis Sins
would he forgiven aud declared that lie
f"rgave all his enemies, and died III pace
with The world. Wolf, though he evin-
ced much penitence, and Resignation,
both before and al The lime of his exc.
cuiion. did no, make any observations
II..,,' the subject during his last moments
nose awful ceremonies having been
lnlsiied, the 'iangman proceeded 10 make
the lialters fast 10 the rope which had
been roved through blocks, al the yard
arms but evincing an ignorance OF his
business, The prisoners respectively with
their own hands affixed them, their eyes
then covered with their handkerchiefs-
anu al about ten minutes past -, The
fatal signal gun was fired, and they were
run up 10 the respective yaEd arms, in
tie smoke. This operation was not per
formed as is frequently the case, b. the
seamen, bal by heavy weights attached
10 the other ends of the ropes, by which
they were suspended these had been Sc
cured 10 The sides of the vessel, and on
| The signal being given, the laSiIes were
| cut away, and The weight sinking in tie
| stream launched ibe prisoners inlo eicr.
| liIiv
IL was an awful scene-and the mode
OF execution being entirely new to the
| great body OF our citizens, together with
lie great interest excited By The nature
OF iheir crimes, drew together All i'm
mense concourse OF people--lhe wharves,
shipping and stores, Within view, being
| hiied with spectators ami the harboT
covered with boats in all directions.
Justice has thus overiaken aud pun
ished two of those offenders, hose the
afre OF action has been the unprotected
deep. Hit beitoves a man any where 10
respect lie rights of his fellow men, il is
on tie ocean, where there is no tIibu
| nal 10 project innocence, or 10 aven2e
| WroDG-whpre the same wave buries lie
victim and coDceals the crime, and the
| noise OF whose pillows is so we'll Caictla-
ted To drown HE still small voice" Of
conscience. Commerce has been repre-
senied as The golden bridge of The uni :.
verse-and none but honest men should
traverse II. Ii should be sacred In The
vsletudinsrian, seeking for heaiih--ihe
| scholar and Tie artist, In quest OF learn.
| ing ana scleuce-tbe merchant pursuing
| his honorable euierprisc--and The exile,
flying for happiness aud liberty.
Our nation and our home are the off
spring Of commerce aud il brhovrs our
Legislators and our tribunals, 10 afford il
all possible protection aud security.
May Tic awful example Of Tie sufferers
Yesterday, produce deep and salniary
impression on The public mind. Nav
u serve 10 restrain The criminal cupidiiy
OF those, who, without lire courage 10
undertake such deeds Of guilt, will vet
furnish The means for such piraiical px-
petitions. and share in the pInnder. tho
wTested from the defenceless aud nm
projected, and 10 some instances, Al The
expense OF The blood OF their unGortl-
naie victims.
Clarkis believed to have been an En-
glisbman by birth, bat has served in our
navy aud was attached 10 one Of the liphi
armed vessels in or harbor, during The
late war, as petty officer. Wolf was a
German, but has left wife and several
children in Liverpool, England, for whom
he has left letters 10 be iorW arded alter
his death.
After hanging for one hour, Tie bodies
were lowered down, placcd ia coius, and