American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-16
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10 obtain some cessation OF his tofiures od the p
rates that he knew Mr. Wikof had box OF money
in the after hold-to get at this box they cut the
cabin floor away and broke few of the lockers, but
their search was in vain, for there no money,
they then recommmenced to maltreat the sailor who
persisted in declaring that he knew there box
omoney on board; not being able TO find it, they beat
the sailor most cruelty. Mr. Wikoff was then or.
dered on deck; he ascending, rufiian stab
bed him in the thigh with stileto-being on deck,
he was again barbarousy treated, being stabbed in
several places and beaten with swords and pistols
in vain he declared he had no more money; in vain
he declared his ignorance of there being any on
board to cap the climax of nhuman suffering, they
put rope around his neck and hoised him up to
the yard arm, theh dropped him almost eiess into
the CHAINS then struck him with swords, calling out
for money; but he was too far gone to answer;-
they again hauled him up to the yard arm, and when
he was apparently dead, they dropped him into the
wafer, then drew him up and threw him into the
long boat, which was alongside the brig when he
was able to move, they drew him on deck, and beat
him back into the forecastle. AT the sight of him
bleeding profusely frora several wounds, weakened
from the loss of blond, and almost drowned, we all
again were certain of undergoing the same cruel
treatment. In this horrd state OF suspense we were
suffered to remain for hours Being disappointed
in the object OF their pursuit, they commenced to
piunder the brig of every thing that valuable
the captain OF all the briggs papers, and his desk with
all his private papers, and the passengers oil all
their valuable papers Of every description, and
trunks with all their contents; they robbed US OF all
our clothing watches, breast pins, and in Fact OF ev
cry thing except what we had on our backs About
the same time that they brought the Aurla TO an
Choir they brought the brig Hiram, Of Newport, cap
tain Weeks, and as as we could ascertain, the
captain and his crew suffered severely About five
hours alter they had captured US. they saw three
sail crossing the Bank, they ordered the captain to
remain until morning for further orders and that If
he attempted TO violate his orders, all hands should
be murdered, and the brig set on hre--then made
sail in chase Of the three vessels, succeeded in cap
turing two OF them, and then returned to the anchor
age near About s o'clock p NJ. they came on
board OF US again, ransacked the brig and took away
every thing they could Gnd, even of the most trl-
fling consh Grafton. Al this time commenced scenes
OF brutal outrage and shocking immortality, which
it is painful to record with their stillettos in their
hands they rayshed the detenceless negro women in
face OF every person ON board Several OF the wo-
men who resisted the qualification of their beas'ly
appetltes, we've forced by to yield their bo-
dies up TO the most shocking indulgences. They
returned TO their vessels During the night differ
ent parties came on board and committed the same
abomnabe excuses the bodies Of the women.
Al daylight large party came on board and made
thorough search throughout the brig-not the least
thing place was left unsearched. AT this time
they left scarcely any thing on board-a short al
lowance of provisions and few large boxes OF fur
niture, which they were unable to take away. They
took likewise our coors, new hawser, and the brig
robbed OF every thing 1t is impossible TO conjecture
what would have been our lot had they not have cap
lured so many vessels about the same time. About
10 A Nj. they ordered the captain to cut his cable
and be off Immediately: the order sooner Civ
en- than executed A short time after the cable was
cut, and as we were making SAIL we saw a boat with
number of the pirates on board, approaching us
we experienced the most terrible apprehenslons oil
speedy death. For same minutes we remained III
the agony of suspense, until they boarded US and de-
manded Of the captain in Spanish, his carpenter
but there being no carpenter on board, attached
to the vessel, the captain answered that there wal
no carpenter on board However, they still persls
ted that there one, and that ii he was not deliv
cred up Immediately, they would murder all OF u
instantly. The rufiians fell to beating the captain
then the mate most numerically. In the meal
time, some person said that an old negro man b,
the name of Simon was the carpenter, they fell t.
beating him, drove him into the boat and took hin
off. They left US about half after in the morn
iDg--all hands employed in repairing the rigging s
slowing away what little cargo, they could not TAX
away the boxes, barrels and packages nearly al
broken open, some Of which were robbed OF par
Of their contents, and others torn to pieces. AS t
the quantity robbed, we have not been able to ascer
tain.
The Shalers-It has been decided in Kentuck,
that the law which authorized the imposing fine
by court martial, on the Shakers, for not atendin
ordinary musters, is unconstitutional and void, q
the religious tenets of that society, forbid Their
bearing arms; and the property seized by the sherI
for such fines was restored.
The law Of that state increasing the jurisdlctio
oil justices OF the peace, from five pounds to MI
dollars has also been declared unconstitutional be
cause it deprived the party Oft trial by jury; and
consequence of this decision, the law was araend'
as 10 provide for Jury trial before austice OF Il