Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-17

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part of this tribe emigrated, some time
since, from their late residence in the state
of N. Y. to Indiana Rachel Konkapot with
some other, having become dissatisfied whh
their new abode, were returning to New
York, and while travelling, last September
T, from Newark to Mount Vernon, were wan
tonly fred upon. rife ball entered Ra-
cbel Konkapot's thigh, and broke the bone.
She ling cred until the 22d December, when
she died at Mount Vernon. The deceased
was married, and her husband IN compa-
nv She was delivered of female child
few hours alter receiving the wound: the
child is alive, and in health. Rachel honk-
apot was 26 years of age, possessed OF hne
nerson. and an eye that beamed intelligence
and spirit, even in the agonies of death. She
was christian. and had with her biole
and some religious works, in the language OF
her tribe. Taught by its precepts, she pray
ed that God would forgive, as she bad, those
who were the cause Of her death.
NE forbear to state the circumstances al
tending the transaction until aJury oil the
country have passed their verdict upon Inc
guilt or innocence of the prisoners.
From the Glasgow Chronicle Of .Fo0. 10.
EXECUTIONS.
On Wednesday pursuant to their sentence,
Robt. M'Knlay, alias Rough Rab, William
Buchanan, Hunter Guthrie. and Alexander
Forbes, were executed III front of the gaol.
The two former were convicted OF rooblng
Boutwell, castle and the latter two OF
breaking into the house of Alex'r. M aren,
weaver, Kilmarnock. The prisoners had
been constantly attended and assisted IN
their devotions by DR.. Chalmers, his assls-
tant Mr.. Irving, Mr.. Ewing, and number
OF the other Ministers of the city. The pri-
soners were brought into the hall, at TWO
o'clock, and being seated, DR.. Chalmers
read Out The | 10th psalm, which was sung,
and made an appropriate prayer, ana again
gave out the l30th psalm. The prisoners
Joined in the devotions, and behaved with
decent composure. When the last psalm
was sung, DR.. Chalmers said, the psalms
they had just sung were psalms OF nope ana
ioytuIpess. and during the whole course OF
his prison experience, ne had never seen
persons in their situation give such evident
symptoms Of complete repentance as some OF
these prisoners had done ltthere were any
people within hearing OF him, who had been
guilty of acts of prohIgacy, he warned them
against thinking they might go on in wicked
ness, and at last get the minister to pray |
them into felicity. If they harbored any
such tallacious hopes, they completely mis-
understood the gospel, for nothing but well
spent lite could give presumptlve evidence
of future happiness. and those who had oeen
guilty ofacts Of prohgacy, and OF breaking
the laws OF God and their country, were to
take care that the spectacle OF that Gay
should never be obIiteraed from their me-
mory.
Dir. Erwin prayed, the hall was cleared,
and the prisoners mounted the scaffold. The
caps were put on the men but M knly |
pulled his off his fare-and embraced |
and kissed Buchanan His face was now |
flushed; he looked on the boy, and then turn
ed round and viewed the people who were
under the pillars of the court hall door. ne
hangman put on the rest OF the caps, and un-
til they were thrown of, Buchanan contlnu- !
ed praying, while his companion continued
to look on him, and alternately to the north
ward, with an anxious but determined and
desperate expression of countenance. -
Forbes also prayed the moment the cap was
drawn over his face. --Buchanan was so
sgitated, that he enquired whether the rope
was round his neck, few moments before
it was.
M'Kinlay conld not be persuaded to turn
from the boy, and it became necessary to al
ter the rope, and even during this process
he pulledup his cap again. The executioner
requested he would desist; he replied
+" Well, well, forGod's sake give me plen-
ty of rope" He held his head as erect as
ever, even after the rope had been ted
Guthrie gave the signal, and they were let
down but the fall was not moe than one
half the distance it usually is. anG the strug-
gle was truly appalling, and continued full
three minutes, particularly of the boy Bu-