Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-23
Norfolk. December 10.

TY.--lt is with great pleasure that we
lay before our readers the following
gratifying intelligence, communicated
by Captain Wilcox, ofthe sloop Macdo-
nough, who arrived here on Saturday,
from st. Augustine
'0n the 10th ult at midnight, while
on his passage from Fort st. Marks to
ST. Augustine, in lat. "a, IS, long. 81,
Captain w. was boarded by boat from
the U. 5. schr. Terrier, Lieut. Com'dt
Paine, and informed that the Terrier
then had in company the French ship
Calypso, having on board cargo of
10000 bags of coffee, which she had
recaptured five days previous from the
pirates, and was proceeding with her
prize to Thompson's Island.
The Calypso was captured by the pi-
rates on the south side of Cuba, near
Cape St Philip and when fallen in with
by the ferrier,the piratical crew attempts
ed to make their escape in the boat, but
fortunately did not succeed; they stated
to Lieutenant Paine, that part of the
riginal crew of the ship had jumped
overheard when they took possession of
her, and that they had put the remainder
into boat and sent them adrift.
''LieuF. Paine further informed Capt.
Wilcox, that on the lst Nov. Oft Cape
st. Antonio, the Terrier described an
open boat with a number Of men in it,
which she gave chase to aud captured
but unfortunately the pirates (for such
they proved to be- with the exception
of an old man and boy, made their es-
cape by jumping overheard and SWIM
ming to the shore. The two persons left
in the boat stated that they we've only
prisoners to the pirates"
The Murder in Kentucky.-The Pitts
burg Statesman of December says
the public feeling considerable anxiety
to know the grounds on which Isaac
Desha, son of the Governor of Kentucky
was arrested for the Murder Of Francis
Bak err, of Mississippi, as stated in our
last, we give the following particulars
communicated by a gentleman from
Maysville, Ky:
1t appears that Desha fell in compa-
ny with ar Baker at some place near
Mayslick. After some conversation,
by which he learned that Mr. Baker was
travelling eastward, and intended to call
on Captain William Becky, a relation
of his living near Washington, he, Desha,
offered to accompany him, to show him
the way to that gentleman's which offer
was accepted.-Nothing more was seen
or heard of Mr.. Baker until he was
found several days afterwards in the
woods covered with logs and rubbish,
with his throat cut from earto ear! The
back of his head was much bruised sup
posed, to lave been occasioned by the
strokes of large whip in Desha's pos
session, and the thumb of his
right hand had been cut apparently
while resisting the knife of the murder
err Desha, we learn, was met near the
place where the murder was commit
teddy boy who asserts that his hands s
clothes were bloody, and that he was
carrying bride which was also bloody.
The horse of the deceased was found in
the possession of Desha; & a,shirt Desha
had on, being compared with Bakers,
was found to be OF the same quality,
with the mark cut out in precisely the
same place where Bakers name was
written on the other
These circumstances, and perhaps a
check for a large amount seen in
Desha's possession, caused him to be
arrested; and so great was the excite
ment in the neig hbourhood that the Jail
in Flemingsburgh, where he was confa-
ed, had to be guarded to prevent an en-
ragged populace from breaking in, and
violently putting to immediate death the
man charged with this atrocious crime.
This statement, we give as we receiv-
edit, without vouching for its correct
ness. The Kentucky papers are silent
on the subject, perhaps in Difference to
the feelings of their Chief Magistrate.
Important Triol-The Alexandra
Herald of 18th say The celebra-
ted case of Clarke against the Corpora
ton of Washington, to recover the a
mount ola ticket in the Grand National
Lottery, purchased by the said Clarke,
and which drew the prize of 100000,
occupied our Court the whole of last
week.-The law and the facts were We
ny infinitely examined and canvassed,
and the instructions given by the Court
to the Jury were remarkable for their
perspicuity. The jury retired about