Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-07-21

elime aus the supposed pc,etator, and TO ala,
;ba, Indignation point, when fai trial mclt be no
ped FOR. Courts had net refused (ani he Dr. Heuc
before Lord Mansfield, reported in Purrouels) 10
delay trials until the fermcu ofhc public mind occasion
cd by the commission Of crimes had subsidized lie becv-
cd he could safely appeal any impartial Spectator,
prove the of much excitement against the accu-
scd the city Richmond. Mr. S. several
facts stated in the onlavt, and dwell upon each with
force, furnishing for tho gran,in. the melons
the Prisoners
The Court ovcrrulrd bot! Irn;inns.
The venire (!e Esdaiats HngwG) then called,
the prisoner Pope, who first put upon his trial having
exercised his privilege ofchalenge in several Jury
was mpauuccd, consisting OF Thomas Muir, Charles H.
Hyde, Thomas Williams, Edward Burns, Francis Lar
mand, VIM polard Willis Cowling, nehemiah Tichener
VIM N. Harris, Richard Whitfield, John B. Ialen:ine
and Rix Jordan.
Sanar' opened the for the United Sa,cs in a brief
and eloquent statement Of the circumstances as they were
believed to exist. lie believed it would prove case Of
bold cruel, needless and obdurate wtkedness, Of which
there were no examples country nd he believ-
ed few in any part Of the world. (,Ir s. recapulatcd
substantially, the of the events on board the
Crawford, heretofore published in this papcr)
Leigh briefly replied, expressing his confidence OF fair
Counsel and Jury, and summonng up the duties which in.
Yoved upon him counsel for tic Prisoner.
Edmund Dobson The mate, sworn
Was the Mate of the brig Crawford She beIonq,
TO Crawford Allen, OF Providence Il. T. Sailed from
Providence for Maarzas about the 9Th of April las.
under the command of Capt. Hcnr, Brighiroan. The
crew consisted Of Joseph Deliver Oliver Potter Asa
Bickneli, and Nathaniel p Dcanc seamen, and a CO.
lored cook named Stephen Cibbs--in all seven. ar
rived at AatanZas about the ist o May. Discharged
cargo and took in another for New York and Pro
whence, consisting OF coffee, sugar and moIasses We
also too1 on hoard eight passengers, viz MIR. Robin
son, American, who owned part of the cargo, an
| lrishnian and American, both carpenters, whose
names forget, Frenchman named Ginoulhiac (tlc
other wttness,) ErcnChman named Alexander Tar
dy and the three Spanards now arraigned at the
bar, who called themselves faniliarly Couro, Felix
and Pepe. Tardy spoke French, SpaDiah G. English.
Giuonlhiac French and Spanish only, the SPania'ds
only Spanish, at least they didn't Speak Englsh-tic
only language ! understand is English. Before we
left Matanzas, Felix brought board the brig a
box VIII e said contained money, and which by his
con'en and the captains order had put undo: the
captains birth. don know what became of it af
forwards, and heard enquiry about il until
after the massacre. Heard the cook say since that
Felix had il removed 10 Lis own birth. Can,i say
whether it contained money not. Do not believe
d?Abu: rather the knives false papers, &c used in
tler future operations. The brig was armed Will
two swves and four muskets, besides the cap;aiui
pocket pistols Sailed on the cath of May. Nothing
; -
cept Tardy and the Spanards taken SICK vonit-
ing and having pains and dizziness the head Tarly
have since had reason 90 believe poisoned tie ogrs
and chocolate used for breakfast. was so unwelI
could not keep my watch and had 10 Jay down. The
captain also very sick. lab0rng under violent
attack of asthma which confined him 10 his birth
Tardy who protested to be doctor said was bilious
and urged me take an etni:ic This declined hr
the advice Of MIR Robinson, who begun to susreci
Tardr having poisoned Abont O'clock il. the
morning OF the Isl of june, the general attack com
!ncnced The night calm and starlight d. er
was al the helm steering. beng unwcil 10 SIT or
stand had lain down mattress the hclmsmap
and had fallen ntoa sluml.er. Ginonlac in the same
situation. All the others, except perhaps two
OF the sailors forward, supposed 10 be asleep in va
rious parts of the vessel deck and below
was suddenly aroused by awful cries OF murder and
running forward severely stabbed the torccasile
in the left shoulder with large Spanish knife by Pepe
Escaping across the deck from him. ! me. Potter, who
told he had been stabbed W. then made for the
T main rigging, and in going along the deck | saw a
. man fall dead | then ascended The main rigging fol
loving Potter and Deliver, who had preceded me-
We ascended 10 the head for safety Deliver was
also severely wounded lie told me that iardy after
looking the compass his throat 10 two places ard
took the helm from him, which was the commence
ment Of the attacl--ihe SpaDiards being stationed IN
various parts of the vessel then began numbering all
hands. While at the mast head heard two men
overheard, MIR. Robinson and one of the sailors ber
cling in the most heart rending manner for barrel a
plank. any thing to be thrown overheard TO
oo) u'c UPS ou' 'he eHe'ieS were all In VAN; thc
pirates answered no, no, no, with other expressions
Chat J. not knowing their language could not under.
stand and when the 10 Tie vessel the pirate:
plunged harpooD oars sc. at them 10 kill them
The blood from the above me vas now pouring
down me like rain--Poter that he was diving
was praying for his soul, and 'or his parents
r brothers, sisters. &C. whom he again be-
= bold. He tainted, and would have fallen but for the
assistance of Potter and me. After being about Ar
hour the mast head heard Tardy speaking tn The
b Spaniard5 about me, and heard him call ont ~, r.
DobsoD, where your told him FEo then asked
me if wounded | told him | was. He then
urged me to come down, assuring me they would not
, hurt After persuasion went down much
against lie wish of my fellow sufferers who said
would be killed and that had better stay and die with
them. After came down cntreated them lc; me
. lay down deck, faint with loss of blood.
After conversation with Tardy about the box OF
money which Felix brought board, and which he
said missing, and that the Spaniards had
oyence done what they had in revenge and 10 recover