American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-11

or oil 6aiNay, IN ireland, sent DIS only son as com
mander of one Of his ships TO Baboa in Spain, for
cargo Of wine. Former dealings at this place wer
1.-The means of recommending the fathers credit
which young Lynch took advantage oil and secrete'
1.-THE money Tor his own use which his father entrus
ted him with for the purchase oil the cargo. Tit
| Spanard who supplied him on this occasion, sen
his nephew with him 10 Ireland 10 receive the debt
and establish further correspondence. The young
men, who were much Of an age, sailed logelhe
with that seeming satisfaction which congenial situa
tons generally create among mankind. Open ant
generous, the Spaniard anticipated the pleasur,
which he should enjoy with such a friend. in plac,
then remarkable for qualities which no long
er to look Tor but in the narrative of other times
The ship proceeded on her voyage; and as ever
day must bring them nearer their place of destina
ton, and discover the fraud intended by Lynch, b,
conceived the diabolical resolution Of throwing hi
friend overheard After sounding the sentiment:
lot the hands on board, he brought the major par
OF them over TO his purpose by promise of reward
and the rest by fear. On the night Of the 5th day
the unfortunate Spaniard violently seized in hi
bed, and thrown over board. A few days NOR,
brought hem 10 port his father and lrienus receiv
ed him with Joy, and in short time bestowed
sufficient capital 10 set him up in business. Secur
ny had ued every sense OF danger, and he propo
ssd himself to beautiful girl, 1.-THE daughter of 9
and The day appointed which was to crown his vel
successful yillany when one OF the sailors, who hat
been with HIM on the voyage TO SPAN, was taken
III and finding himself at The pon, Of death, sen
tor the father, and communicated full relation oil
the horrld deed his son had committed on the high
seas The father, though struck speeches. with
establishment and grief, at length shook Oh the eel
ings which incline the pa eut 10 natural partially
I" Justice shall take its course" said the indignant
magistrate; and he, within a lew minutes, had his
son seized, with the rest of the crew, and threw
them into prison.
They al confessed the crime. a criminal process
was made Out against them and in a few days, a
small town in the west oil ireland beheld sight
paralleed by very few Instances in the history Of
manklnd-a father sitting in judgment like another
Brutus, on his son and, like him too, condemning
him TO die as sacrifice to public Justice f" Were
any other but your wretched lahet your Judge
(ssd the lnfexible magistrate, | might have drop.
ped tear MY child's mi,iortunes, and soIici.
ted Tor his life, though stained with murder, but
you must die These are the last drops which shall
quench the sparks Of nature; and II you dare hope,
implore that heaven may not shut the gates OF
mercy on the destroyer Of his fellow cteature.''
lie vas led batk to prison, and the time appoint.
ca Tor his execution Amusement sat on the face
OF every one within this little community, which at
most did not consist of more than three thousand
people. The relations Of the unhappy culpIit sur
rounded the father; they conluted him by all the
solcilude oil nature and compassion to spare his SON.
Its wrelched mother, whose name was Blake, flew
IN distraction 10 the heads oil her house, to res
cue her from the iguominy his death must bring on
their name. They srmed TO deliver him from pris-
on; when his father being informed of their inen-
ton, had him conveyed 10 his own house, which he
surrounded with the officers OF justice. He made
the executloner iasten the rope 10 his neck "you
have but little time to live, my son, said he let
The care oil your soul employ the lew moments !;
take the last embrace oil your unhappy faher!' -
lie ordered the rope to be we'll secured to win
dow, and compelt the consables TIL ow the body
nut. few minutes put an end TO his existence
Under the window in Lombard street, to this day, a
skull and bones, carved in black marble, are to be
seen, which the father put as a menentO mari. Sue
ceedlng times looked upon an act with astonsh-
ment which the productions OF the arts should per-
petuate with statues.