The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-26

o. clock he was reused by a noise on the deck
fle found Tardy al the helm near which he Ia.
1T was dark and he could not g" IL distinguish
things bat he SAYS ~ men stral9 Ing two or
three yards from him. ane Of them tell tedd
not know who they wefei Pope told him alter
wards 4 was himself killing ,he captain but
/ Elk insisted thai ne rad killed the captain
! Very sonn he So" man despdtchng some one
. Win an axe and he thought he recognised The
/ voice ofPcpe who afterwards told hln it eas
30. lie saw a iuan coming up from the CABIN,
! aud one Of the epaaiaras stabbed him, ard he
/ fell back INTO the cabin lie recognised him 10
! be the man " no spoke English anu had sore oh
I his leg v hch vas the ease. by Mir Dobson S
testimony, WITH tie iiish passenger) Felix
! told him thai hc Lad killed him, aud thai he
/ thought at the ime il was Robinson co
/ ming up y ith a gun. AT day break the witness
/ saw Robinson and the sailor IN the water, and
confirmed all thai Dubson had said respecting
| them. When the mau was called down from
/ the must, the Spanialds got around hhn. Pepe
/ asked the others Why they were delaying killing
/ hun Couro replied that he wanted TO give
linn good and fatal blow, aud not 10 wound
/ hnu. lie heard tbe man iall from the rigging
! as Described by Dobson ] he CLOTHES oi the
| Spanialds were bloody, and they threw them
into the sea, as they did most OF the clothes VI
the crew aud passengers Three or four days
afterwards he heard thtrn say thai the mate aud
cook were Ouly ialtcuing 10 be killed. laidy
assumed the command ana elk was 10 keep
the books and he also nad some little hno"iea 90
of steering 1ardy showed the witness the false
papers Obtained in liaYauna Tor the ycf,c, aud
SAID they cost him % doubloons The reason
he gave the witness for saving his life WAS, that
he nss his Counlryman; thai ne had been Il II
lale ior girat While, and never injured Il
4 4 1T \
| The same preteXt VAS gwen 10 Tins witness as
! 10 DObson Tor The massacre, and otthc uiterm
view, Of the party. lie described their entering
the Chesapea alarm OF Tardy, ON Dob
! sons escaping. his Getting his throat. AS
stated Al tiIe Norfolk papers
Several WITNESSES Were callcd---"ho testified
| at great leugl h t" he circumstances winch oc
| cured after the vessel came INTO the Chesapeake,
tae attempt OF the three Spaniards to escape, d
Their apple ension. These were Mr.. Josepn
Is lug INC pilut Capt y. u. Dana, WHO was Ia
! H. temporary command al Old Pont, Mr. seer
van Col Jones aud Lieut. Robt. Anderson we're
rAamIned as 10 these particulars. Mi West
Nood. the Custom House Officer at Hampton,
! proved the identity OF the papers .ound on board
! the vessel. An mqu' Il was held over the body
fTardy, and lie -, b NE on the leach dt nigh
va mark, With IN ace doNnwards.
We have SAID, ma on this testimony, the
! h ~ spanioid, were found Gtihy-Pcpe Oh
| ) day, Feiix Oh Tuesday, aud Coulo on Wed
nesday
THE SENTENCE
| 9Aas prououueed--the Court was throngcd
| upon the 0ccssiOn for. few events have excited
! such profound interest in this CITY, as the de-
peIopem,nt ol the circumstances Of this bloody
! tragedy has produced. Previous to the pro-
pouuclae u the sentence Air Leigh rose to OBJ
>er,e Tat hr held IN his baud two papers
! winch the PRISONERS WISHED 10 submit; which
| being IN Spanish. Nh. Schmidt would translate
- r.e Court Mr., :. accordingly proceeded
! - rrad tsem IN iGe h,tl--aud " Inch are as iO
lows:
|, JOSH lllLARio CASARrs, in the name OF
tod, give tbs my declaration before the Chez
! susuce 81 the United states -
! l al | took passage IN the American brig for
/ Nv York wlth e'i;eo, which were put witt
5.e belonging 10 Don Eoix, 10 be applied 10
tn purchase oi "A vessel IN Ne" York, to 90
thence Ia the coast OF Africa.
! ldeclale thaI all OF y hlch am accused by the
| Mate and the frruchman, IS taiseH-bee"uNe
! lad was not ntn but u demon, aud he a.
looc Nth ms medicines, Was capable OF kIIl-
ing any one, even a hundred men
! | hope the Judge Will del.y my cause, that
ma, furnish evidence Of my character, pray
God to preserve him many wears. ms
JOSH HiLARlO C8SAEES, =
mark.
| |, FfIw BARBIITo, in the name ofGod. CIV.
tins my declaration beioie the Judge, pIesidng
III this Count of the [. STATES
That | took passage in the Ame' lean brig in
Alaton2uS toi New York. with 5000, when
gave N cha g. Of 'he Captain OF the vessel,
ogcther viii Other papcIs nd NY letters 81 le-
coumenddtian | drCiate likewise, that every
ting, ot Whic am accused IS false, as was
asleep aud Only kno" than IL the morning lar
DIV tod me at | need rot be AFRAID, a. h, would
pay me my S-Ooo, butl and the other Span
lfIdS were The cause that the vessel arrived in
Norfolk, because Ialdy aud The French pas
,enger did not wish TO go thither
Aud also declare 10 the presiding Judge
that If he viii do me the favor to delay thc cause
will furnish proofs from the CITY ot Havana h
DIN NV relations, respecting m, good Charac-
Ter and situation IN lie, Il favor which | {. yea
from The presiding Judge Of this Court, whom
! pray Goa 10 preserve ior many Years, ! uul
supphcant EfLIA BARBElIU.
he iu1gr declared, that situated as I've was
bound 10 execute the laws of the land only, it
MS out Of ms power 10 yield to the application
OF tlr prisoners. lie then directed hat they
should stand up which they accordingly did
md the, drew nearer TO ms chair, with then
interpreter doctor LcmusS) standing beside
them.
The Judge asked them if they had any thing
further 10 Gle, TO the Court --ibry begged ioi
time 10 write to Havana, in order 10 Obtain Ger.
tGcatrs of their character, &c.-io which
I judge MARSHA replied, that they would Laee an
opportunity OF communicating lth then friends.
and that means woaId he found 10 forward
then letters. He begged them to reflect ON then
NV lul situation aud assured them that every