The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-19

comply with the engagement and gave
up the promised reward, saying, that
God Almighty had not. sent the light
ming for nothing The prisoner was not
executed, but atIilrcmaincd in confinement.
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ST. DOMINGO PIRATES.
Hy The schr. Fame, captain Sylvester,
arrived at this port on Thursday, in twelve
days from Jercmie, We ,eoru that three CO.
lorcd mea natives OF ,Ierpnie and Aux
Cayes) who someimc pre-, ious had hired a
small boat under the prctcXt Of fishing and
shooting, boarded a small indigrne schr
which was proceeding from Jrremie In Pc
tit Ifou in the night, for the purpose Of
taking in coffee. There were captain,
three men, hoy, a woman and chlld ON
board the schooacr--the negroes robbed
the vessel Of the dry goods and money On
bOard-massacred al except one of The
crew who was concerned with them. aud
sunk the vessel, about five leagues from
Jeremic. They brought their plumber To
Jcremic. Three of the men have been
detected, and on examination acknow-
lodged To hayc taken an AMERICAN
SCHOONER some LITTLE time before --
lltA IbDDtu lltl anu hHtt az HUHi8
They were condemned ~ be shot, and on.
" awaited the order Of President Buyer
\ strict search Vas making for the othcy
man, and hopes were entertained that he
would be- secured
a boat about lG feet in length, painted
green inside, with INDUSTRY OF
BNITIMOiE' on her stern, WAS taken
up near the .lnSt du .NeuH about the 10th
July, in small cove, with lonr, pork, rice,
lard and soap in her, part of which was
found in possession of IA retailer of those
articles ; but where the boat was from or
WHO brought her there had not been ascrr.
tanned on the Goth July, when the Fame
sailed from Jcrcmlc. american.
The Philadelphia Frceman's journal Of
! the 9Th inst says a disturbance took place
ON Thursday morning, in 9TH street, be
/ low Shippen, the occasion of which, as far
rs We have been able TO learn, was as fol
! lows Edward Short alias Edward Me
carr, was arrested by a warrant issued by
Joshua RayboId, Esq. charged with com
uniting homicide, on the body of James
/ Trimble, in Tyrone county, Ireland, on
the Goth Of July, 1891. The witnesses
were John Wallace and Mary Trimhlc,
cousins oflhr deceased, and another person
| Short, the prisoner, accused as the princi
pal IN the homicide, escaped the Others
conc, rned wei, tried, burned in the hand
and imprisoned. Witnesses and others
nave been IN search of him in Canada, &c
+ The prisoner WAS finally committed by
'squirc5 Reybold, Palmer and Hunter, II
have an Investigation before chief inslc,
'Tilghnan, when he was rescued by "A mob
/ Those engaged ia the rescue ofihe prison
er afterwards much abused Mary Trimble
who was taken To the house of Mr. George
Beatty by constable, for safety. Th,
4odse of Mr.. Beatty was threatened, ant
himself much abused.
We understand thata rcpor; Of the whol'
affair is IN preparation by gentleman wh'
is in possession of the documents.
The following, in addition to the above
is from the Democratic Press
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
+ We understand that one Of the most i'm
poriant questions ON the law of nations i
now in agitatiouin this city. An individual
A Catholic, and resident of this city, ha
been charged on oath with homicid
SAID to have been committed in lrrlant
during one Of those unfortunate ARRAY,
llht too often take place between tn,
Orange men aud the Catholics. Mr.. Jus
tice RayboId has committed the dcfendan
10 prison, with the view ofhasmg him sen
to Ireland to he tried, aud liabras Corpu
has been taken out before chief justice
Tilghnsn, returnabe ON Monday next, a
10 o'Cloch.
The counsel for the prisoner are Mcssrs
heatiHg and Peter "a Browne, aud agains
him. Mes5rs. {. S. Cur and Charies j. In
gcrsol!.
PHILADBLpHiA, Aug. G-IYc hay'
made further Inquiry touching the case q
the Irish Catholic, Edward Short, wiz
WAS arrested oa a charge Oh homicide an,
have ascertained the following facts. Las
week an application Was made to The May
or Of the city to issue a warrant agains
Short. SO soon az the Mayor heard In
nature of the case and that the object wa
To send tie accused for trial To Ireland, h
refused to issue the warrant ii Was il
consequence Of this refusal that the cas-
was taken before Mr.. Justice Raybod,
The council on both sides waited on che
Justice Iilshman aud he, a5 we stated yes
tcrday, appointed 10 o'clock on Monda,
To hear the case on a habcas cotpus. Tw'
of the gentlemen concerned, Mr.. Cox
and Mr. Heating. went down To explain
the matter to Justice Rayhold, VII" wa
perfectly satisfied. The petition for tn
habras corpus being drawn up was sent l.
, tie prison to be signed by Short, and then
for the fist time his law yers learned TIA
a cyowh Indignant, al what they reSarde
"a an orange persecution, Lad Sc; the pr
yonrr at liberty before lac ba.. reached Ia
. prison. We further learn hat Mir. Shor
4, Inv the advice Of his counsel. contemplate