The Litchfield County post., 1827-08-02

iain,ed, and the mate and Deliver held him on the rigging. Dolliver sad Tardy had cut him in the throat and took the helm from him. They heard Rob- inson and Nathan overheard. crying to be taken on board but the Spaniards refused. The latter came near the vessel, and begged for or plank; but they attempted to strike him; and he returned near Robinson and perished with him. Two bodies were heard thrown overheard. The Spaniards then began to talk about witness and Tardy called to know if he above, and would come down. He at first refused, but afterwards went down, and agreed to navigate the vessel.
 The pirates afterwards pursuaded Deliver to come down, but they stabbed him and threw him board He called to Potter while in the water warn- jug hm not to himselfn their hands but Potter soor afterwards fell down dead from alofnto the sea, without groan. One of the crew, Bicknel was or dcred from below, after they had loaded two muskets, and they shot him sitting the rail- They discover ed the cook concealed aiof, and called him down,and set him to preparing breakfast. The Spanards drank of a bottle of spirits; and Tardy endeavoured to en- courage witness by saving he should not be injured. They then destroyed the vessels papers, and tearing up the Bibles threw these with the Seamens cloaths, into the sea, huzzaing for their success.
 The Cook was set to washing the blood from the deck and rigging, and painted the sails Sc. in places to conceal it.. The body of the Irish passen ger was dragged prom below, and thrown overheard. Tardy took the commaYI of the vessel but being g- norant of navgaton, found witness necessary to him; and witness obeyed in every thing the Spaniards manded. The French passenger had stood near Tar dy during the murderous scene of the night, and pressed great sympathy for the sufferers. Tardy said he was good man, and would be of use.
 Tardy showed witness complete set of Spanish pa pers for the brig,representng her belonging to Ha vana, bound to Hamburgh, by Matanzas; these papers were shown in Court, Tardy said ke had paid nine douboons for them, and if known the officer would lose his place. Felix appeared to be next in authori ty; and it was intended that they should have equal shares with witness the proceeds of the cargo, gv ing only little to the other Spanards; his wound dressed, and he tainted as he was taken below Felix broke open his chest, put the money into the common nH Witnesses pocket book was found on Felix, and pro- duced in Court.
 Witness convinced Tardy that he had better make the nearest port in the U States, to get provision and seamen. He attempted to get St. Mary's, but the wind prevented they might have gone to Savannah or Charleston, but Tardy said he had lived in ofthose places and failed in business, and well known at both. They resolved to sail for the Chesapeake, and call at the first port After entering the Capes they were spoken by four different pilots, whom Tar dy refused The last attempted to get board, wit suspicion to refuse him, the name had been erased from the stern Tardy ured witness not to betray him, and instructed them all how to behave.
 After the vessel was brought anchor of Old Point Comfort, Tardy said he going on shore for eggs and fresh neat He had told witness that one or bundles of iron which had been tied up, intend- ed to sink the Cook who was to be killed; and wit ness determined to make his escape. He took op- portunity when the three Spaniars and Cook a. loft. with the sas to propose to him that the boat might be got ready and on his reluctantly assented,
 
 French passenger to let down the boa while he should pull out the plug and let out the water. As soon as he touched the water however he made for the sfore as he knew there was no loaded arms on board Iardy asked if he intended to betray him he rep- ed no-but gave information immediately on landing, and besought that might go on board, to the Cook and the French passenger, whom he had ob- served show aversion to the Spaniards ever since the fatal 1st of June
 The second Witness was this same French passen- ger His name is Ferdinand Gennouhac. His ac count of the murders, Sc. corresponded mainly with that of Mir. Dobson. He saw Pope kill the Captain with an axe, and the Irish passenger stabbed in the companion way. The Spanards showed witness the forged papers, and said they cost twenty-five doub- fattening kill Tardy said he had saved wit nesss's life because he counryman of his :--- that although pirate for many years he had never killed a Frenchman. He confirmed the mates fur ther account and said when he made his escape Tar dy borrowed boat from an American vessel near by, and ordered the three Spanars go and the bngs boat. They appeared however as if resolved to secure their own safety; when he declared he would cut his own throat. While witness was below securing some of his property, the cook inform ed him that Tardy had killed himself
 An inquest was held the body of Tardv, which was buried at high water mark, with the face down wards.
 The testimony,n every case, submitted without argument from the bar; and the jurors which were different in each case after retiring for few Riutes, returned verdict of Guilty.
 The sentence of the Court was pronounced, & the villains are to be hung on the 17th inst.
 TUSCALOOSA, (ALAB.) JUNE 30. HOryid OCcurrence.--Some time during the last week one of those outrageous traasactions--and really think disgracefu the character of civilized man--took place near the North-East boundary line of Perry, adjoining Bibb and Antauga counties The circumstances, we are informed, by gentleman, from that county, are: ''that Mir McNely having lost some cloathng other property of no great val ue, the slave of neighbouring planter was charged with tho theft, McNelly in company with his brother found the negro driving his masters wagon: they seized him, and either did, about to chastse him, when the negro stabbed McNely, so that he d- ed in hour afterwards-the negro was taken before justice of the Peace, who, after serious delberation waved his authorty--oerhapS through fear, as the crowd of persons from the above counties had coec ted to the number of seventy eighty Mir. Pec ples the justice lhouse He acted president of the mob, and put the vote, when it was decided that he should be immediately executed by being BURNT TO DEATH-the sable culprit led to tree and tied to it, and large quantity of pine knots collected and the pile, even against the remonstrances of several ing was in short time burned to ashes. An nqaest was held the remains, end the Sheriff of Perry County; w!th company of about twenty men, repair ed to the aeighborhood where the barbaruus act took place. to those concerned, but with what cess have not heard, but we hope he will succeed in bringing the perpetrators of so hgh-handed ure to account to their country for their conduct in this affair." This is the second negro that has been thus put to death without Judge Jury in that county VfoI ILo H.. AT-ks. ~1 Y,N,H