The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-08
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elude the grasp OF Justice, rom tba
ton of similar atrocities.
EXECUTION
OfHe Pirates ieho mnrdefta Cq,, a.,
rood q lie George .3ngus. a,.,1 .. ''a
cd her, The Spring Rird, aad str,., ,,.s
VeSSeiS H. saa
KINsroS, Aug. 25.-Frapc,. =.
hronge, Denis }erIeleu, jean .ias,.,
nalette, Antoine Soihicr, Jra, l'b
Catmette, Lenor Cahur,I, Lnr,s D 3'i#h
Chas ivernols Frenrhman5; Anlo," ',i.
nandez IA Spanard ofcolour,I and 4, u
limo Noriego, "a negro of the la,fss .''.9l
being the pirates Convicted oflb. ''g4
der of Capt. Underwood. wer. '4
suance Of his Grace the Ca,n.t 4.
warrant, executed yesterday morn,aa
The following particulars Of lhe ey,nes
will, we hope, interest our readers
At -four in the morning, they WOO
ded to the wherry WHAT by the S. s.
Officers, and detachment of the 951
/ giment. They were then emb,rLsJ
board a wherry, which was lowed H.. ~
lows point, by the boats of the men of -
lying at Pert Royal. During then nV.s VA
several Of the prisoners prayed mn,t J.
teddy, and continued with redonbled W..
gy, their appeal to the mercy of Their J es
ator, when they behtld the final .aa
which was 10 cloae the bloody tragedy Itgs
| had so long acted. '
/ Phe chief Of the pirates. fFranrn;s =.
tebro0gr,l preserved the most drt.ra,.
ed silence, and seemed indifferent T., II.
/ fate.
jean Joseph Dumarette, good ooEia,
youth, not yet L, wept bitterly. he sad
thar his associates had persuaded MIN IA
JON his fortune with theirs and that /.
did not know what their intentions l.,.
lill they had committed the cIim,s IA.
which he was aboutt TO suffer with thgm-
We are informed by a respectable gca4.
man, who Con,erscd with this ,uut h
Gaol, that he DECLARED himself to be Il.
son of respectable parents, from whom h
had absconded and that after wander
about some time, he fell in with his frlbR
cuIprits, who Mere one of those gaugs9f
! laWles5 ruilans who have 50 long ppF.
tIatrd their atrocities in the SEAS Of In
West Indies. Not having any mode d
obtaining his subsistence, and either una
bic or unwilling Ia return To the friends e
had deserted, he allowed himself to he So
duced 10 DIN this piratlcal crew, and 0
/ participate in those crimes, for perpt,s
i ting which, they have all suffered an is5
mlnious death the yell meritrd mccd
] their direful deeds. just before It's
"retchea youth assembled the sralIod, Is
requested draQghl Of water saying, itn5
the last thing he hould require in this Won
/ A few moments before the dtop f,ll, us
counlenance depicted the EXTREMIST agony
! his eyes were raised 10 heaven, and with
voice, scarcely heard, among the sot
which inYolnularily burst from him, hea
claimed, +" France my poor mothe@
] the rest was inaudiLle-his voice became
inarticulatc, aad the drop falling, the s,l
of the misguided youth, without oae slrus-
gle, quilted it's earthly tenement forcycr-
The apparent sincerity with which heH
pcnted of his crimes, have, we trust, el
talnrd him the forgiveness of that eteu4
j being, whose delight is in mercy.
FRANCOIS Nalehrouge, the Captain Of Il.
iawless grew, prayed, but not audiby. III
WAS man advanced in years, and his com
tenance strongly pontrayed the Wreld
familiar with, aud reckless Of guilt Ii
suffered with composed indifference.
antonio Hernandez. the colourcu Span
lard, whose ruthless hand had bercft lhl
unfortunate Underwood of his Ijie-a clint
which he ptrpetrated with the most cold
hlooded atrocity-iike an internal demql
stood on the platform, careless OF the past
.derldng the present, and needless of tn
Future he joined in the prayers, hu, ~
fear with his lips alone, for his heart seem
ed obdurate and closed to every feeling q
humanity. Never can we forget the tS
preston of his countenance as he locke
on the surrounding spectators, for a fey
moments before his existence terminate,
i lie looked the fPnd whose delight la
! been in torturing man. Ills phisiognom
demonstrated that his crimes Arose. b0
from the impulse Of Sudden rage, or temp
tallon, hut from the deliberate suggestion
of a mind hardened in guilt froma Ion
traffic in blood and murder Indeed, netc
did we view couptenauce SO heiIish-no
that his features were i'll formed, but he
cause the general expression was partica
Iarly diabalical. His last words were {.
~ - Nh'A'iiE' " lit'fIi lI' EuIAtu DIS ~
drew the cap over his eyes, saying to ba
" go to he'll"
Marcello Norricgo, Tho black sarb.
with stupid crrather vacant look survey
ed The scene OF his latter moments. TbI
man had III the murder by his hands, o
Mr.. Stephenson, cmulated the bloc +, =,
sassin Hernandez. He add .,.aI h
crowd, and by his absurd o,.c;,.'J n
. ,,s'ol !. 70. Of many said II brokrn sF
'h" 1o,n '%1 ;,e 4" ..nuted his misfoFionrs
x;no S er aus aud hoped to see the g"
NM III spain again master of Costa f.
Hernandez and Nofrirso, hen sus?ri
ded, struggled violently with death. l1f
evidently parted with existence in gre
agony their commissions continued In
after those Of their fellow culprits h
Z ceased. The rafting in their throats, a
t the evident gasps for breath, almost iada