Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-03

IPben informed there was no respite lot
her, and was desired to prepare Tor oeath :.
| si,e received the awful summons win con-
| siderable degree OF CoHposure ana alter d
! short space, said she did not expeCl to I'VE.
! Hs,ring that her brother was gone IN haste
! IN Philadelphia, she was much moved, and
! said. my poor brother has gone TO Phila-
( deIphia with an aching beart, he has
! been concerned about me, kind and tender TO
me :: [ hope the Lord will reward him for all
| his care" ;,
The execution was prolonged to give tine
| for her brothers. return from Philadel phia.
The moment before she was turned OH,
| tn. sheriff asked her il with her dying
breath she sealed the confession she had
made When she understood who spoke TO
her. she moved her hand and said, lido, Tor
II ;s tas truth" And IN a moment was turn
cd off, ana quickly left the world, IN ex-
change, we hope, for better.
But here we must drop tear J! What
baart {, hard as not to melt at human woe
Her brother came in ali haste from Phila-
dslnhia. with q respite or letter from the
honorable the President and Council, to de-
law the execution bat through unexpected
.od unavoidable hindrances on the road, did
not arrive until tzvcnty-three minutes alter the
solemn scene was closed. When he came
win the respite in his hand. and saw his SIS
ter irrecoverably gone, bebeld her notion
less. and sunk in death, who can paint the
mourniul scene
Let imagination If j: can
He took her body home, and some efforts
were made to restore her TO life, but 10 vain.
The day following she was decently inter
red, and large number OF respectable peo'
ME attended her funeral. The exercise was
solemn deep concern was conspicuous on
the face OF many, il not all that were pre-
sent. ~, :, ur,
Thus end.th the life of Elizabeth Wilson.
in the 9th year Of her age; innocent. We be-
E.ve. of the crime for which she suffered
St. .4ndrews, (N. b. Nou. Is.
Ar. 10th, brig Larch, Hooper. Jam, bal
last. The L. sailed from Port Royal 18th
Oct, On the 18th, 4 miles from Cape An-
tonic, was fired at and taken by small pl-
ra,ical schr. and sioop; and the pirates hao
sabres. and beat the crew with the DAT sides
of them, most severely, driving all persons
below, and cutting every thing in their way.
"A A. VI.
in three and half fathons OF water, rocky
bottom, C. Antonio 5. IA f. nine miles;
they were then preparing to plumber, when
fortunately brig and schr. appeared round
ing the Cape from The southwark; The pirates
then left her, taking new boat, aud one OF
her crew.-At 8, 90, the brig and schr
came up, and proved to be the U. .. brig
Enterprise, and an Insurssnt privateer. An
officer of the Enterprise boarded the Larch,
and requested all The men they could spare >
and all very cheerfully volunteered Tor the
service, anxious for an opportunity OF pun
ishng the piratical thieves.
The L. was detained by the Enterprise ON
the cargo OF the brig Aristdes. We cannot
| conclude this short account Of the transsc-
tous, without observing, that the conduct
/ of the officers and crew OF the Enterprise,
aud the volunteers from the Laroh, and AIN.
ship LuCies, is entitled to the highest credit.
! Il is true no blood was shed, bat the most
4 Iatdl consequences iutru' i'd'V''a' ~ ""'
! 5een expected in an attack, by five open
boats, on such an imposing force, ln shoal
water, where the Enterprize could not have
assisted the asssilants--and We feel much
pleasure in Offering our humble tribute OF
! admiration and gratitude for this essential
! service to Commerce and mankind, though
we honestly confess we would much rather
have heard that it was rendered by SEINE OF
, our own generous cruisers"
! From, he Boston Patriot, Of November 20.
! Extract of letter from an American gentle
man in London, dated Sept, Goth, 1871.
"Span owes her security TO her mountains
and few brave souls, bred up TO the indu-
rance of tyranny, but hardened against its