Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-09

90 that although you euloglZe your troops
.yer 30 lnuCb, lielr actions give the lie TO
vour psnegyrics, sGd at the same time
1r.n(y the conduct OF those under my
counaBd. EDSign Ordansta, whom you
ripetou, GAS beeE treated with that regu.
l,rj,y which corresponds with bis rank,
md II is al easy matter 10 convince your
cell of i, by changing him Tor one OF equal
r.nk Of my battalion OF cassadOIeS, Don
Vicente !rjas. II you or Gen. Padilla
have treated the OthceIs as you express,
Goa gain no advantage over 10Y proceed
,ogs. have suffered as many Or more
CuloubiaGs 10 reIurn Tree 10 their stand.
AID. and II you wish to receive your
,youndec, which are taken he same cafe
Issmy own, | ain ready 10 send them
Without any exchange. As respects those
,ersUns not attached TO the army, who
Ave preferred following the revolution,
md have been obliged 10 come here 10
.',1nseouence, | have ueaied them with
.,cbdecency l. generosity that will leave
ia ,L.Ir own free will 10 confess what
has bsen my conduct towards them III
.hls particular
am only sorry on your short stay IN
nj, open city, thai was not present TO
,.ceye YOU, because il happened al mo-
.',snt when il was withUu; lis defenders,
,~bsn there as not third part ct ITS re-
inn which you can vouch tor; and be-
,.ap.e you would not wait tli could come
~ ssIute you AS for any thing else it is
limo consequence 10 me, for you and all
vour associates would only steal what
en-. ClemeDle bad abandoned, and even
nIhis you have only vague and preca-
r;ous possession, especially, as | pray
nav be the case, you intend marching
onward. TO fill 10 the brin, those Chlmeri-
r,l riumphs which you Vainly look tor
w.,d 10, Ii ii - Tor this you are So much
:, Wan, ot tie explanation you request, OF
-. k,Ud of var which have declared,
,mi mean 10 lUl!ow, | answer you freely,
.L,. the persou " hO call. himself the vice
n,.s,deul OF Colombia, has expressed The
,ecrel very clearly on the slst OF last jan
nary, aud tina, watch the rights OF man
r.coyn!ze respecting those VINO rebel a.
Gains, .uelr legitimate sorerelgns. Alter
I'M, 1eclarauOn | trust you will abstain
,rom Questioning me any Iartber, or any
nj nv subIec!s, except tor the exchange
&C DilsOners, or tue mutual delivery OF the
wounded.
Notwithstanding, ought TO add, for
,he better calculation OF tuis delicate buSi-
ness, that all strangers found with arms,
N the service OF your faction, and all
those Which nave deserted from the Spa
nlarJs, aud lakeD up arms IN the cause
S6Ich you follow, will be judged and
punished according 10 the established laws
and ordinances.
rhls is all The answer have TO give 10
the lnsoIent and arliul communication
which you sent to me OF yesterdays date.
God preserve you many years. Head
Quarters, Maracsybo, June "a, 1923.
lSIgned)
FRANCISCO r. MORALES.
To the general attendant Of Zulis, NJ.
Mannque.
From the BIat Morn Chron,clc, Aug. S.
APl&ATE CONVICTED.
A TREND has put into our hands file OF |
BarbadOesipapers 10 the 18th July. In one |
Of them we find an account of court of
Fi.e Aul.lralty held at Barbados, on the |
la ull. al winch The Hon. John A. Bee
les presided, assisted by the Hon. John
3raibwaita SkeeIe, and Captain Crole, OF
he Surnam brig OF war. There were
cases oe fore it, one Tor the trial OF a man
taken, and delivered over 10 the authori-
rs OF that place by the Dutch brig Cham
piOu, on the charge OF being engaged in
ID, Slave TraGe-whiCh the Grand Jury
threw cut, having no evidence to support
10 lOr frIa al Of
oi Vue Tame OF Johnson Tor murder and
piracy
Il appeared in evidence, that the Co.
lombi4n prVateer AguIla captured the
spanish brig Maria Dolores early in May
asst, about one days sail from Gibraltar,
"a her passage, with cargo of soap, oil,
olives, fruit, sc. from Malaga to the Ha-
Vana James Martin was put Oh board as
prize master, with Johnson, Murray.
Hutchinson, Antonio Martinez, William
Cumpsty, and muatto, of The privateer',
crew, and the Captain of the captured
vessel, and were ordered TO proceed TO
lagura. Ten days after, Murray got
drunk, and was put IN irons kept two
vas again Intoxicated, aud at the mid
Wa Gu ne anu Johnson, quarrslIeQ aOOut
who should take his turn at the helm (the
witness Cumpsty, being at the time at
ihe helm when Johnson went below,
brought up pistol and shot Murray dead
on lie spot--the prize master (Martin)
Standing by at the time. Tie body OF Muir
iay was immediately thrown overheard.
mo nights after, the Spanish captain was
snOt and thrown into the sea. Hutchinson
mas thrown overheard alive, by Johnson
anu the prize master. Antonio Martinez
IN terror Of Johnson, avoided his Jury aud
preferred drOwulng--he jumped over -
Ile ne1t victim was the guilty prize mas
Ter nlTnselt, who was chained down by the
isrOclous Johnson, his hands SO ironed
that he could not iced himself--the poor
wretch expired in two days. Cumpsty
The wllneSs) was chained one day by the
SIDE OF Martin q was i'm continual eXpeC-