Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-20
4 TILE On HORIZON.

Pirates di-closs. he records of the Buccaneers in
the West ladies -heraly exhibit ANY hing more
horrible, IN respect 10 the deliberate naiiguiiy OF
the plan, or OF iae fell barharily Of is execution
II appears, from the evidence of tie mate of the
Crawford and Mr.. Grunouhac (ihe French pas
sengeTl that these abandoned Nreiches went on
board the brig, for the express purpose OF prstns
tne vessel, and OF course mastering her crew
They went prepared with fa'se papers to disguise
her character after the fatal deed was done Poi
son was rcsortsd To In the first instance by the A.
rocieu- fardyio assist the execution Of his scheme
= and tie knife aud the niuskei ard drowning
We're employed 10 coGsuminate his design EN-
pioyed undef such circumstances Of unfeeling and
meiciless cruelty "a almost to s,seeer the belief
OF the hum-n mind Aud al er the preparation
Oh iheT bloody purposes, what savage ellis OF 10Y
and triumph escape the mons,ersi- So irresistible
indeed the evidence of their guilt that their a.
bic Counsel was compelled to throw up their cause
IN utter despair As gentleman of the bar de
clsTed there were not even grounds 10 conceive
the possibility OF shadow of a defence.
In London, this narrative would furnish hsmes e.
nough 10 employ whole columns of newsps pers
Every circumstance of the atocity would be ella
oorately noted and commented on The retail
sellers OF newspapers would hawk then, through
every large town IN the kingdom Ballads would
be written 60 tell the horid deed: and the counte
nances Of Pepe, and Couro, and Felix, would be
struck OF and exhibited at the windows of Ill the
go '>u' 'heee pOmpOus ekpOSiilOns
better cacuiatelt TO fill the pockets of the de Isrs
IMAM 10 touch the hearts of moral people. This
tale is sufficiently full of its owu horrors w.
carno', however, forbesr TO sid, tor The gratiGca.
uon OF those who may not have The opportunity of
seeifs heal that these Pirates not very tall or
very powerful men Peps and Couro are well
DUH, AID rather htout men, with dark and des-
perate eountenances- Felix is Of a more slen-
ger stature, more Italian than Spanish in bis
looks; and we should never have suspected
him OF being murderer. He has gen.
Iemsnly look aud was styled by his companions
D0' sellx baroeo-- he has brother at the I4a
vans or all the prisoners he was the most a
sitated by the Verdict of the Jury We cannot
beg Tor mercy for any ofthem. The adn,inis,ra
non oi justice VIII go on; nor, can we dream
Tor one moNen that there is The slightest chance of
arresting the doom of the condemned
There - one Thing which we would respeclE,llv
suggest II II be true, the EVIDENCE states. ,,at
Tardy had obtained fictitious papers from the ~
tom-house at Havana does not the pfesiden,
owe It to the United States a. well as 10 The ri;
villzed world, TO obtain authentic statement nj
the fac, and make formal representation of il -
the Spanish author les? Fhe Cus,om.house off.
Ger, who Is capable of such an abuse of Offices do
serves only to lose his place, but if ne susnef,.
ed the purpose of the paper, his life
PIRACY AND MURDER.
The peculiar circumstances connected with the
case oil the Bfe Crawford, which will be deyeIop-
ed in The sequel, induced Chief Justice Mar.baI
o hold special tenn of the Federal Co,,,, for a. ..
Firth Circuit and Eastern District Of Virginia r,r
Tie trial #. the three Spaniards. The Court was
held on The 8 inst; the most uasteriaI-witnessss
not being present, II was adjourned from day to tav
Until! their arrival from New York. Aiter rbsv
mad arrived, four indictments, one for Piracy and
'hiee Tor Murder, were sent to the Grand Juiy.
who Sfter an examination into the te.,;n,ony
returned 9 rue bill,'' to each The thee
prisoners, viz: Pope, otherwise called love Hila-
10 CasaFis, Cnuro, otherwise call Joseph Miranda
and Felix, otherwise Felix Bsrbeto were an cIaroe1
IN The hisl Indictment with Piracy, and IN each of
the others, with the murder of some one of The
persons VINO were slaughtered by them The Court
was adjourned uniii the Oh TO give the prisoners
time 10 prepare them defence The pdsoners bsv-
ING been arsigned, pleaded MOI guilty. 10 all ,be
indictments MIR Stsnsrd, ID strict Attornev for
me United States, conducted the prosecution. The
Court assigned MIR. Leigh. in addition to Mr.
Schmidt, who appeared as Counsel for the ar.
raigned.
Mr.. Schmidt moved for posiponemen, or the
'ra on The ground that there existed great exci,e
uient against the prisoners and that time was de-
sred TO obtain evidence TO prove that the represen
taiions OF one Of the witnesses before The commit
ing -"agislia's as 10 occurrences at Ms,anzas
are not strictly conoct- and that tile prisoners oc
cuPy such station In society as TO make il jnpro-
b16le That they would be guilty OF The offences
charged The Couri oterrulrd the motion
In Compliance with wish expressed bv The MI
soDers 'hey were tied separately and consequcntIv
ihe testimony, being the same IN each case wa
repeated by the witnesses on the three several mi.
ais One ct the material witnesses being unable 10
speak he English Language aud the prisoners mn
ders'snding only The Spanish, MIR. AdoIpbus Gro.
zet acted IS Interpreter on The two first. and DR.
Lemosey tie last trial
In each case Mr. Stsnard stated, al some leuu4b
the facts end Circumstances he expected TO be li-
closed by he testimony; be was followed bv Mr.
Leigh who explained the duties " hicb had oevol,.
ed up himself and associate by the assignment,
Of The Court.
Edmund Dobson, the frs witness called. was
the MATE oil he Brig Crawford From his testi
nony we collected the following far,a. which CO
give, without pursuing tie order of bic narrative
or extending the otsiement by pursuing the cross
examinations that were had The Biz Cra,yfo,d
was bnut az Troy, and registered lat At Provi.
denfe, from "hicb port she sal eJ about the 6ib
OF April, for Malanzas, in the Island of Cpba
Captain Henry Bdghtman, master, himself. mate
anu Joseph D0liycT, Oliver Potter, Asa BickneU
n aIb-niei + Deane, end Stephen Gibbs (coloured
COOKE mariners. After discharging Their cargo If
Ma'spzas, the Captain ioid hun be exyecfeI -
nave some passengers, who were foreigners. A.
oOut week before they sailed. Alex4nder Til /
came on board and said ali night but ro.urne1 -, |
shore the next day Bot while takioo an -,
their h'msNafi cargO, Tsrdy remsined ON bos,d
several days. lie links it YVES sbout rb,ee 49,
fore they sailed, the prisoners Felix and Con
70 came on board bringing n small iroa-bouoa
D'A, SAID 10 contain money. The witner. was ar /
defed 10 rnt under che Captains birth. il i,ot.
er, witch he accordingly did, in tb. presence =, Z
elk, who seemed ssii.fed with ibis dispos;tion
OF IT, From at time 'till the vessel sailed rsl,~
remained on board, during which time much If IN. /
cargo YVES laEan 10. 10 tbe course Of the fesfrony