Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-26
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P,r"ey and N'oder.-Capt. Hook, arrived at Newbury
port rom Labrador, Informs that the % Se,embcr
'o"t came INTO Labrador with fur men. who reported
,hat they belonged Ia the biig Fame, of phadclnhia
bound To Gotteu>ug; that the vessel sprnr aleak in lon
oh ana that they in consequence abandoned her Certain
suspicious having been excited, inquiry set on foot
ana IL was soon ascertained that they beonred tn the
schooner tay Captain Selfidge, of Boston, which sailed
e Aoh oil August for Goitemburg laden with coffee SIT,
gar ana tobacco; that the upun the oncers ,
murdered the captain in his birth, the mate Tho
mas T. Jenkins, the deck: tla they VIM ,
schooner t" within about four miles Iousburah and
uefe aer taking out sundry Articles captains effects
scu,tled and sunk her.
The names of those concerned this fatal transaction
are Charles Merchant, Englishnian and Winslow Gu
It's OF Danver both of whom confessed their mill, ,t,
neins informed against by John Murray the COOK ono of
''ie'' companions in the boat The OF the fourth
person Is not ecollecied The murdcrers are now conG
cd IN the jail at Sidney Cape Breton
.Ncp6,olpori Her.
letter from the agent of Iloyds at Cane Breton. con-
firms the above intelligence II s,o,ee ,hc - %
miidercrs to he Thomas Curtis and Thomas Merc,nn,
Tie name of the fourth of the crew is john Hurhrs
D", an" some articles of Clothing are preserved tine
The sew York american furnishes rs with the fall
lowing particulars respecting the Swedish sps which
we're lately sold in that port 9; great saciice:-
The facts shurtl, are ;lese-he two shirs in ones
ton, ercuiy iour and rigate were purchased or
Swedish house, by the house of Gois,idt G. 10 r Tho
COLOMBIAN government. They were commanded and
manned by officers OF the Swedish navy and full crews:
anu sd'cu lot tafthaScila w!t instructions To
GERS M charge TO deliver them up on the ruflmcnt of
certain conditions t" Godsmidts agent They arrived
IN Sae' lhe agent was unable unwilling there TO
in'ii c conditions, the principal of which seemed TO be-
tat tie officers and crew should be paid of and sent
back free Of .>;orse TO Sweden
lie promised, however, dat if the ships would come
eFe' he would he prepared TO execute the co.ract-
hey came mere accordingly but with no better result
nc agent could do nothng-here were no funds out
u which 10 maintain the crew-the vessels bc,ns ~,
longer matte vessels, the public flnctona ries Of
den could not take upon themselves the charge of them
and but Tor the advances of mercantile house here
The equ'Page of both ships, or 700 men, might have
starved seeing no prospect of being reimbursed for
ese advances The merchants caused the ships TO be H.
oeed. The officers and crew hearing thereof cau.
sed them 10 he further lbcllcd for their and inns
were these vessels, which have been naccuratcy sno
Ken OF as Swedish ships of War; but which. we're in
fact here IN the character of merchant vessels only
brought INTO our coIIls, and ordered 10 be sold 10 s
ilsiN Tie above demands. claim was njcrposed on
behalf OF The Colombian government, but the iudre
ovcrrulcd il.
The crews have been paid oil, and passage is ENGAGED
lnf or IoO OF them TO return TO their own country
The g'e"er number viii probably remain in the nited
STATES hey are body of fine locking men many Ct
them speaking EogIish well.