Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-23

M = remaining on board turned to and plum
dered the priyateer of every thing valuable,
which they carried ashore with them in
boat. and abandoned the 6. H., leaving me
and 8 more on board. j
Robinson. 0he captain.) then proposed
to run into Wilmington and give the priva-
teer up to the United States. which was de-
termined on. Of the bar we were boarded
by pilot. who remained on board two days,
when he left us and went ashore with Ro-
binson and of the crew. We were then
chased two days by u. S. revenue cutter.
and escaped in heavy blow--the G. R.
leaked very badly for two orthree days at
ter the blow, and as soon as we got her with.
in 20 or 80 miles of land, we scuttled her
and took to the boat, bringing with US only
our clothes. We landed on Currituck beach
a, night, where we found lodgings, and the
mex, morning proceeded on to Blackwater in
boat, and there hired three caltsto fetch US
on to Norfolk"
The money which these men had, they say
was taken out Of one the teluccas captured
up the Straits. One states the sum taken to
have been 5000 dollars, and another l4000
dollars, but the whole was divided amongst
the crew after the mutiny. A few bales OF
cochneal were also taken out of the feIuc-
ca.which were on board the 6. K. when they
abandoned her. The amount found upon
the prisoners is 927 dolls. rs, which has been
deposited in the u. S. bank. There are two
more of the party who came ashore at Currl-
tuck, but they were left on the road from
Black Water, being too unwel to travel.
After patient examination OF nearly hve
hours. the prisoners were all committed to
Jail.
Smith, whose deposition is given above, is
the only American of the party-the rest are
all Englishmsn it is also stated that the crew
of the brig was composed chiefly OF English
and Spaniards. or natives offs. America.
We have neither time nor room al present
for any remarks on this atrocious transaction;
we shall therefore dismiss the subject by
briefly informing our readers that Robinson
and his companions who lett the prlvateer
of Whining ton bar have been apprehended
at Smithville. N. c. and that OF the IS or
Is who had previously left her, are also In
custody at Wilmington. NC. This intelli.
gence we have from the Wilmington Recor-
der of the 10Th inst. received by yesterdays
mail laeTc!c.
COURT OF OYER AND TERM1NER.
! On Monday last, the president Judge
E!alIDweli, pronounced the following
impressive edmonton and sentence, Oh
the persons convicted of the murder ct
Hsrry Powell, in the state prison.
Henry Blake, Thomas Poke, cnd
/ Charles Johnson,
! You have been indicted for the muir
der Of Harry Powell; to this indictment
you pleaded that you were not guilty,
and for tlial have put yourselves on
your country. Jury of that country
have thought proper to find you, ID.
Blake and I. Poke, and each OF you,
guilty of murder in the second degree,
aud you, G. Johnson, guilty of man-
slaughter.
The court deem it their duty to re-
frain from any expression Of dissatis-
! faction with the verdict hich has been
given. The trial by jury, especially in
criminal cases, is the great ba!wark OF
our liberties, and it becomes us all to
speak with profound reverence and re,
specs of the decision Of SO sacred tri-
bunal. 1t may be important i'll after
times to contemplate jury as shield
Of defence against the orpr 'ssion and
undue influence of the powers OF go.
vcrnmcnt. We should therefore be ex
ceedmgIy careful, whatever our indi-
vidual sentiments may he, hu" we light
ly ceusure their proceedings, OF dc amy
thing to weaken our attachment tn an
institution go intimately connected with
the dearest blessings Ut civil and rcli,
gious freedom. 10 you however the
court cannot avoid saying, that you
have had great escape. In any other
country you weuId have cxpiated your
offences by the forfeiture of your lives,
by an isnominiuus death. You lave
wantonly, and under Gil cumstances of
great cruelty, in company with your
wicked associates, deprived fellow