Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-02-06

some time past, Win SET OF papers pur.
porting that his wife aud children, his
brother Paul CapeIIo, and eighteen other
families, had on their passage from Genoa
to this country, been taken by the barba-
rians and carried into Tunis, and were
now held 10 bondage as slaves and sub
jected to great cruelties and sufferings,
and that the pirates demanded twenty
thousand dollars for their ransom, and that
his object was to procure from the benev-
client citizens Of this country money for
their relief. He stated lie had recently
arrived in this country aud very lately
heard of the captivity of his friends. He
then called his name John CapelIo. II
appeared however on trial that he came
TO this country in l$l5--that his real
name is Jacob Mereti--tbat his whole
story and papers were faise--tilat be pur-
chased his papers for the sum of "a dol
lars--that he has resided for some time 10
Philadelphia, where he owns buildings
and property to the amount of about
$4,000, which he has acquired in this
fraudulent manner from the charitable in
habitants of this country. He was tried,
under the statute !,r obtaining money by
false pretences, found guilty and sentenced
to the state prison for three years and to
pay a fine Of $500.
PALMYRA, Jan. "a.
I'Janticide. On Friday last, Coro-
ner's inquest was held over the body OF an
infant child found dead 10 a swiii- pail,
which was clearly ascertained to have
just been delivered Of girl by the name
Of Mary MilIigan, Of Pennington. Two
physicians were called to examine the
child, which, from its being full grown
and apparently healthy; and as some Of
the conteots Of the pail (bran) were found
in its throat, they decided must have
been alive when born. The gill was
alone turing her labor. After the child
was born, which she concealed under her
bed 10 this pail, she became so alarmed at
her situation, that she sent little girl to
call aneighboring woman TO her assistance,
who soon discovered the pail, and after
much manual opposition by the girl, drew
it forth, aud found 10 her DO small aston
ishment what were its contents. The
girl had all along denied her situation,
and even attempted to deceive the woman
wbe came 10 her assistance.-T These we
learn are the facts as stated by the jury Of
inquest, whose verdict was wiyul murder.
BEAVER, Jan. %.
Shocking dcCident--On the 9th of this
inst. two brothers, of the name Of English,
near Big Beaver in this county, went 10
pursuit Of wolf, but not being successful
in their search, returned in the evening TO
the house OF enc of the brothers, who was
then putting up his gun, when she went
off, and, shocking to relate, killed his
brother on the spot and wounded his wife
and two children The gun was loaded
with bullets, two Of which passed through
the head and neck Of the deceased--tle
woman was shot through the body, and
the ball lodged in the opposite side, and
one OF her arms broken and shattered 10
such manner as to render amputation
necessary it is doubtful whether she will
recover.-One of the children had its fin
gers shot off the hand, and the other woun-
ded in the head, supposed not mortal.
BosToN, Jan. 81.
Fire.-Last evening, about half past
nine o'clock, fire broke out in the brick
building, occupied by Mr.. Farral, as a
boarding house, No. 80 Broad street, the
inside Of which was entirely consumed
and distressing TO relate, one man and a
woman were burnt to death, and one wo-
man jumped from window of the third
story, and SO much injured herself, that no
hopes are entertained that she will SUR
viye, and boy about fourteen years Of
age narrowly escaped by descending from
the third story by the spout. We are
also informed child is missing, supposed
TO be burnt.
THO, p. M.--Five bodies have been
taken from the ruins, and it is feared more
may be found, as we have ascertained the
building was occupied by several families
NEw-YoRK, Feb. 8.
LINDA Bermuda paper uf the 18th
ult. contains the foIlowing;-
Late intelligence had been received
at Jamaica from the Spanish Main; and
across the isthmus of Darien, from the
South Seas.
Lord Cocbrane has been appointed
Admiral, and Admiral Blanco takes pos
in the army. His Lordship has capture5
the city of Lima, after tremendous
resistance. Four Of his vessels were
sunk. The fleet was composed Of 20 sal
| ic all.
Panama, II is said, has declared for the
Tndependency, owing to the success o.