The Wilmingtonian., 1824-05-06

Watt made some experiments, many years
back, with the view of discharglng cannon
by steam; but the plan was never carriee
into execution, from some cause with which
we are not acquainted.
LOOK OUT FOR A VILLAIN.
The Berkshire, (Niassachusetts) Star,
cautions the public to look out for mar
of the name of Scwall I. Mark, a tall
feshy person of ferocious aspect, hair en-.
tirely white. and rather long over the fore.
head, about so years of age. Mark had
been employed ss instructor in school
at Tyringham, and with his wife boarded
at the widow Clark's. with whose daugh-
ter he eloped on the 9th inst. taking with
her the property of her mother in notes to
the amount Of 840O, and some valuable ar
ticles belonging to the family. tappears
that,the present wife OF Mark is not the
only woman he has abandoned. The girl
stoops a little, is of the midllns size, and
has red hair.
Thomas Jones--Who was charged with
having been concerned in the murder which
occurred five years ago last January on
board the brig Holter, was tried and found
guilty on Monday last in the Circuit Court
of the United States, at N. York. The
principal witness for the Commonwealth,
was Oliver King, a Mulatto man, one OF
the crew Of the Haiker, who witnessed the
whole transaction, and was the means oil
having Jones apprehendcd, in the streets Of
New York where he accidentally met him
anil recognised him after five years separa-
ton. The following is an extract form a
report Of the case published in the Evening
Post.
"After being at sea six Of seven days,
four of the crew formed a conspiracy to
murder captain Brown, his mate, and the
passenger, captain Humphries. This they
kept profound secret from Oliver King a
muatto boy, eighteen years old. until a
few moments before they were ready to
put their plan in execution. They agreed
that in the ev.ning, after the mates watch
was set. to which Robinson belonged, and
after capt. Brown and capt. Humphries
had retired to the cabin and were asleep,
to decoy the mite forward, by telling him
that something was wrong in the rigging
of the bowsprit, when he arrived at the
spot two of the crew jumped up out of the
iorecastle, one With an iron crow-bar and
the other with a hand-spike, knocked him
down and dispatched him at once, and
then threw him overheard. The mulatto
boy was frighteh bed at what he saw and
begged them for Gods sake TO stop, but
they silenced him at once by threatening to
knock out his brairs If he opened his lips
One of the crew then went to the cabin
and told capt Rrowss that something was
wrong forward whcA required his pre-
sence. He got up audprocceded towards
the bows of the brig ); hut just as he pas
sed the cambuuse, cof the men darted
out from behind it and aimed blow al
his head with crow-ba', which he caught
with his hands and partly warded off,
Another who was also secreted behind the
cambouse struck him over the face with .
hand-spike, and third with hatche
twice on the bach of his head. He fell up
on the deck, and then Robinson plunged a
harpoon through his body. after which they
threw him overbord, first taking his watch
from his fob. They then said let US 60 ant
kill that damned privateersman Hum
| phreys, and called for him to come up cu
Of the cabin, but he refused, and they wen
down and murdered him there, dragge,
his body upon deck and threw it overheard
Having thus accomplished their first pur
poses, they endeavoured to give the bri,
such a dlrestion as might enable them /
reach some part Of the Island of st. Dom
lingo, The morning after the murder, the
discovered sail nearing them very tas
and became alarmed. got out the briggs lon
boat, and whent ashore near Jacquemp
and the next morning went to town cal
ed Bennet, about three miles from tn
place at which they landed. After r,
naming at Bennet three or four days, the
f all went to Jacquemel. and Robinson sta
ted from there for Charleston in a sch
: King, the boy left there in the barquc A
merca, of Kennebeck, for Havana, lea,
{ ing the rest of the crew at Jacquemel."