The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-28
From the Norfolk Herald.

Tho three SpanIardS concerned in til,
horrid buchery OH board tha brig Craw
ford were brought over from Hampton OF
| Friday night and committed TO the Jail il
| this borough.-Their names are, Fell.
Barbeita. IIilario Casaris alias Pepe, am
Jose Moranda, alias Courru.
On Saturday the prisoners were brough
before the Mayor, John Z. Holt, Esq. TO
examination, aud TO take the evidence o
the mate and French passenger, the sub
stance Of which was given in our last. tn
attempt to poison The captain and passer
gers in the first instance was made by Ia,
dy himself. While the cook was prcpariGg
breakfast on the morning of the 3lst May
rardy made himself very olfcious in CIV
ing him directions, particularly IN the man
ner of preparing a dish OF fried eggs
which the cook did not take in good part
but told him surllIy that he wanted no AL
vice, and would thank him to go away
Tardy still persevered, however and Use
sundry acts TO get the cook away from hi
post, which only served TO make him The
more dogged and determined to stick by it
Finding this would not do, Tardy took from
his walstcoat pocket as much of yellow
sh powder as he could hold between hi
thumb and two fingers, and sprnkled il
over the eggs, telling the cook it was q
kind Of pepper always used with eggs bS
those who understood the right way u.
cooking them. The cook, however, too
a spoon and scraped off the powder, which
partly defeated the object Of the wretch
but enough remained to make those who
eat of the eggs, very sick, among WHOM.
we're the two witnesses, who were 80 en-
ieebled by its operation az to be unable to
do any thing and vi night were complete
ly overcome with drowsiness. They had
spread their mattresses Oh the quarter deck
and lay down; the Captain and Mr.. Rob
inson were IN the cabin, both complalnlno
Of sickness. Joseph bolivar was a. th,
helm. They could give no account hon
the remaining per ons on board were dis
posed of About two O'clock they were a.
reused by loud cries of distress the mate
fearing the vessel had run foul of some
thing. rushed forward and saw DoIlivCI
and Potter running up the fore shrouds ut
terng the most doleful crieS,as having been
desperately wounded-at the same mo
ment one of the Spanish passengers stab
bed him (the mate) with knife in the
shoulder ; upon which he turned and ran
towards the cabin, from which he saw the
captain come out, reel a few steps, and then
fall upon the deck. His next impulse was
to follow Dollver and Potter to the foretop
Potter appeared to be dying ne was stab
bed in the abdomen, and his entrails had
obtruded through the aperture of the wound
Immediately after ascending to the foretoT
he saw two ofthe Spaniards 60 TO the fore.
castle, each armed with a musket, and call
up Asa Bicknel from below. The poor
fellow came up, moaning pteously, (for he
too, as appeared from bandage he had
wound around his middle, had been stab
bedl and rs soon a. he reached the dec
the murderers fired their muskets at him
and he fell dead at their feet. Scarcely
had this ferocious act been perpetrated
when he heard plunging in the water
and after little while, two voices crying
out to those on board. and mploring then
in such tones as ought 10 have penetrated
the hardest heart, To throw over :" a bar
rel-a plank-sn oar--any thing 10 save
their livesw Their prayers were unheed
ed--and with loud and fervent supplica
ton for mercy from Him who Is all merci
ful. they sunk beneath the salt wave anC
were heard no more. These are supposed
to have been mr. Robinson and the Amer
can carpenter,
Il has already been stated that the mate
came down from the foretop upon an as
suran from Tsrdy that his life would be
spared. The villain knew his usefulncs:
as navigator, and therefore kept his word
A similar assurance was gved to Deliver
but he had no sooner reached the dect
than he was despatched by Courro aud Pc
pc. and thrown overboord The cook, who
had taken refuge on the main crosstrees
also came down at their bidding, was spar
cd for the time, though they intended ulti'
matey TO murder him. Poor Potter expIr'
cd, aud fell from the iore.top into The soa.