Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-25

they would easily procure more arms and
ammunition from such vessels as they might
fall in with. They then proceeded for the
Balize at the entrance OF the Mississippi,
where they went in, procured a supply OF
provisions, end sailed from thence on their
cruize, in the course OF which, among other
vessels, they boarded and robbed two Anne
Iicau vessels. In the Old Straits they board
ed and robbed the Pam be-civil, and subse-
quently captured Spanish Guineaman,
which they burnt, ransoming the slaves, which
were sent into port on the north side OF
Cuba. The felucca Conception was cut out
of Bona Carabela, recaptured at Green Bay,
brought in here and restored to the owners.
1t also appeared in evidence, that Delville
was ins the habit of blackening'his face and
hands on boarding vessels. The plumber,
such as watches, jewels and money. was d.
yided on board, sometimes by lottery, and
at other times by shares, each receiving his
own.
The defence. which was ingeniously and
ably conducted by the prisoners counsel,
being concluded, the jury retired, and in
about half an hour returned into court, hnd-
ing both the prisoners guilty. The presi-
ding Judge then passed the awful sentence
of The law on them-to be hung on Monday
next between eight and twelve o'clock. at
the usual place for the execution of pirates,
between forts Charlotte and Nassau.
EARRATlAE OF CAPT. LEE.
The following is an abstract of the nara
tive Of Capt. Lee, who was executed for
piracy on the Goth March, relating the e
vents of his life, with journal of his last
cruize. dictated and signed by himself:
/ was born in the county of Fairfax. in
the state of Virginia, and lived with my ia
Their, who was Millwright. in the city Of
Alexandria, until my twelfth year, when !
was sent to sea. and served an apprentice
ship of seven years. | was then appointed
to the charge OF a vessel, which being sold,
entered on board the brig Washington as
mate. From her was impressed in the
year 1919 on board H. B NJ. ship the Prin-
cess Caroline, capt. bowman. At the
commencement of hostilities with America,
| was discharged and sent prisoner of war
to Chatham, and as such continued until
1915, when returned 10 my family and
friends, where found that my father had
died during my absence, but my mother is
still living. Shortly after was married to
an amiable and effectionate woman, who
blessed me with two children, one of whom
alone, a child of about 4 years old, is now a
live. continu ID in the merchant employ
until 1919, when was appointed TO the
schooner Sisters of Alexandria, and sailed
with cargo and some passengers from New
burn. in North Carolina, in March last (: az
ter pa sage of % days arrived at Mo-
bile, where met Col. Campbell, acting as
agent fer Gen Long, commander in chief
of the Province of Texas being instruct
ed to sell the schooner, disposed OF her to
this gentleman for the sum OF one thousand
dollars. which money. together with one
hundred dollars in addition, RENTED to
MIR. Wilson, the owner, in bills OF the Uni
ted States Branch Bank at New Orleans
the letttrl put into the post office in the
presence of Mr.. Savannah. proprietor of
the HOTEL and capt, Shears, Of Mobile. At
ter efecling the sale of tie schooner, the
charge of her was offered to me, with COM
mission in the Patriot service. Twas pro-
missed in return for my exertons, one thou
sand acres of land in the,provrce of Tex
as, whenever it should be declared indie
pendant, and certain proportion of our
captured property was to be appropriated
to our own use for contingent expenses and
supplies, reserving for the government a
share of our prizes. Not douoting the le-
gality of this service, ! took charge of the
vessel, and received instructions to take
my orders from com. Reynaldo E. Delvllle,
from whom received letter of service, to-
Their with a copy of his commission. could
not expect this TO be fabricated, having a
notorial seal affixed, and being in every re-
spect apparently regular and correct, bu
the document being written in Spanish,
was the less able to form proper judgment
On his subject. These offers, added to the
non61anco I ,lace1 IN Dolville who from