Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-11

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fortune. This is the person whom the
.seamsn of the Whim stated to have
been exceeding kind to them when prl-
souers on board the piratical vessel.
just before he was turned of, he ad.
dressed the old map: Adios VieJo,
para siempre adios," farewell, old man,
for ever farewell.
Several of the prisoners cried out
for mercy, pardon, pardon.
Domingo Eucalla, the black mas,
then addressed them: "Do not look
for mercy here, but pray to God we
are all brought here to die. This is
not built for nothing: there we must
end our life. You know l am limo.
cent; but | must die the same as you
all. There is not any body here who
can do us any good, % let Us think one
ly of God Almighty We are not chill
drsn, but men, you know that all must
die, and in few years those who kill
us must die too. When ! ives born,
God set the way Of my death; | do not
blame any body. was taken by the
pirates, and they made nae help them !;
they would not let me be idle. lcould
not shew that this was the truth, and
therefore they have judged me by tho
people they found me with, lam to be
put to death unjustly, but blame no.
body. 1t was my misfortune,--Come,
let US pray, if we are innocent, so
much the less we have to repent. do
not come here to accuse any one.
Death must come one day or other /;
better to die innocent than guilty
He then joined in prayer with the 9TH
ers. He seemed to be much reveIen-
ced by his fellow prisoners. He chose
those prayers he thought most adapted
10 the occasion. Hundreds were wit
nesses of the manly firmness Of this me-
gro. Observinga bystander listening
attentivsly to the complaints Of one
of his fellow wretches, he translated
what had been said into English. With
q steady pace, and a resolute and re-
signed countenance, he assembled the
fatal sesffoid. Observing the exscu-
toner unable to unite knot on the
collar Of q prisoner, he with his teeth
undid it. He thenprayed most fervent-
ly Till the drop fell.
Miguel Jose protested his innocence.
"No ne robado, no he matado ningune,
muere innocente "a have robbed no
one l have killed no one f.; l die inno-
cent. am an old man, but my family
will feel NV disgrscefui death.)
Francisco Miguel prayed devoatly,
but inaudibly. His soul seemed to
have quilted the body before he was
executed.
Bret, Gullimillit calle on all to wit
ness lis innocence; it was Of no use
for HIM to say an untruth, for he was
going before the face Of God.
Augustus Hernandez repeatedly de-
clared his innocence, requested that no
enc would say lie had made any con-
fession; he had none to make.
Juan Hernandez was rather obsti-
nate when the executiener pulled the
cap over his eyes. He said rather PAS
siena,ely, "Quita la de mis- ojos."-
remove it from my eyes.) lie then
rubbed it up against one of the uprishts
of the gallows.
MigueI Jose rade the same omplaiDt
and drew the covering from eyes
by rubbing his head against fellow suf-
ferer. Pedro Nondre was loud ia his
CALCULATIONS for mercy. He wept lit
torly. He was covered with the marks
Of deep wounds.
The whole of the ten, included in the
death warrant, having been placed on
the scaSolo, and the ropes suspended,
the drop was let down. Nondrs being
an immense heavy man, broke the
rope, aud fell to the ground alive. Ju-
an Hernandez struggled long Lima
was much convulsed, The old man,
Cullimillit, and Miguel were apparent
ly dead before the drop fell. Eucalla
1.-THE negro,) gave one convulsion, and
all was over.
When Nondre recovered from the
fall and saw his nine lifeless compan-
ions stretched in death, he gave an a.
gonizing shrek; he w,ung his hands
screamed "Favor, favor! me matan
sin oausa. o! buenos Christianos, he
amparep, ampara me, ampara me, n"
hay Christiano en- asia terra? Mercy.
mercy, they kill me without cause. Oh
good christians, protecI one, protect
me! oh! protect me! l. there no
christian in this land?) No he roba-
do no he matado, nj Espa mel, nj ingles,
nj Frances, nj otra nacicn; ampara me,
an. para me, favor favor.''-N have rob-
bed no one, have killed no one; nei 4.
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