The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16


Jamaica, of Piracy, were those who robbed
the Martha & Jane, of Boston. One Of the
most infamous acts detailed in the trials, re-
lated to the murder of the crew of the Br.
schr George Angus, as narrated by Scatcs
one Of the crew. On leaving the dock, after
conviction, one Of the persons found guilty,
said to Jacques le Bourg, "yoU bronght as
10 this you led as on--Ne Should haze
Killed that fcito7v." :"
JAMES ScATEs, sworn.
IThc appearance Of this witness excited
much sympathv--hc was suffering underline
effects of the ball fired at him by the pirates
Gone of the prisoners at the bar,) and which
had passed through his mouth and carried
away his jaw bone.
| Witness was a seaman on board the George
Angus, Jekvills and Stephenson were the
owners; she sailed from Bali2c to IruXlilo
and Omoa john Underwood was the mas
ter; there were aboard sailors, the cap
tain and supcrcargo, making six in all Ste
vcnson was supercargo, and one Mitchell
was cook Chatillan was also on board; they
discharged part of the cargo at lruXillo /;
were going from Truxillo to Omoa; when
they fell in with the pirates at the Bishops,
\ lis Captain hoistcd the English ensign, and
they hnsted it also; took them for the Spring
Bird, Capt Emmery Capt. Underwood
then ran down to the Coast, and fired a mus
ket for the Spaniards to bring some sarsa
parillq aboard; on this coast If you lire a
gun, the Spaniards come and sell whatever
articles they want to dispose of; the vessel
they took for Emmery's camcup within 500
yards, luli'ed up, and fired voley OF mus
kcts then Underwood soid, they were pi-
rates, an. must have captured the Spring
Bird he fired 2 cannonadcs which were IL
board, at the pirates, who luiicd, and then
dropped astern, and fired for halt an hour af-
ter the George Angus they were going to
come aboard in the boat, but were afraid /;
Capt. Underwood tried to escape; they put
cut their sweeps close under the stern of the
. George Angus, and called out to haul dowr
the square sail and hcavc too, they wout
do US no harm, they were only searching
for Spanish property; Six OF them thei
were allowed toj jump aboard; ; witness points
out Hernandez, Sorber, Bertilcau Cahural
Jacques lc Bord and Noorliego, as those si1
who came Oil board, this was on Saturday
the Sd of April.-Antonio Hernandez, jus
: as he came aboard, gave Stephenson sc
G we're chop on the head, as he put his han'
+. to hold the wound together fernando
took a pistol and Shot him. The black man
harCelllllu NUOTIISSO, StN y HNtSi "oNel o.
G blows with a Spanish knife, and then snapp
= cd pistol at him several times; they the
: threw him overheard, and as he hung on til
chains, Hernandez shot him dead. Jaques |
, Bord tried to prevent Tic murders. Whc
Il Hernandez was killing Stephenson, lie Ror
e threw himself i'll the way, and took Stephen
: son in his arms he did this second time
6 till Hernandez said, he would serve him a
: he did Stephenson, if he did not stand out {
the way.
a Jacques lie Bord also tried, in the sam
"a way to prevent Underwood being killet
u Hernandez made blow at witness with
cutlass, but it struck the man-stay, and wi
IS ness jumped overheard. Fit2gibbon did
le also Hernandez jumped I'M boat after tcr
Is and Marccllino cried ont "kill those En-
l. lish." Hernandez fired at witness, and mi
scd him several times at last hit him; til
g was the fifth shot, which struck him i'll Il
le mouth and carried away part OF his JA
Witness has the broken bones i'll his posse
sion. When he was wounded he got und
the stern of the vessel and clung to it. u
~ fore this he saw Marccllino and ssorbi
re throw Underwood overheard. UndcrWo
&c hung BY the chains when Hernandez sna
-. ped pistol at him several times, and at Ia
= shot him dead. Jacques lie Bord knew wi
~ ness was clnging to the vessel, and adyis,
~ him to keep to the rudder, holding on TIL u
o. pirates should so back on board the Spril
i Bird, and then he must try to get asher
:. and that he U.c Bord, y would go and take Il
v helm, to prevent Hernandez knowing he W
y on the rutlllcr. Witness at last got on sllol
IL There were eleven persons i'll the Spril
~ Bird, besides an Indian boy.