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

vSssel wHs moved out little rom ong the other
shipping, where she remained until her rar,r,
were obtained. aud tlele 70 longer any r.,,,e
o. delay She sailed en- the 2slh May
Nothing remsi sable occurred until the morning
OF the Isl June. They breakis-,cd about g O'Clock.
aidy seemed to-be someH bat otiicious on the oc-
cas'on. IL helped the witness 10 some fried eggs
s ham S bowl Of chocols'-. Witness spit .on,e
ofihe chocolate Tatdy Insisted upon in, and ar-
'uaily ieplenished the bowl. After breakfast h..
retired 10 the state room to get some rest hayin,
been az ali night. lie soon felt very giddy in the
hsad a Il sick at the stomach. The Captain soon
came down, and when he sscertsined his situation
Invited TsTdy. y no prolessed to be Doctor TO
come down aud him L. Lii 20; said rb,, h.
w's bilious and proposed an euelic. Mr. bin
son, the superc-rgo, advised him 10 have nothin,
TO do with his medicine, and he determined to de-
ter II until the next morning. he on the deck &
isil doFvn-on matrsss where lie remained all day
quite sick, and vomiting occasionally. In the
evening Robinson told him lie bad no doub, bpt
that fardy had given them all poison; and that for
the future they must eat noshing but what wa,
seryedup by their OWE cook; that Couro had come
on board IN the capacity OF servant, and that he
m 81 be made 10 cook for The Spaniards The
witness had no suspicion at that lime of being poi-
sened, IS the cook had no sold him of Tsrix's
agency IN cooking The breakfast. In The eyenin,
about O'Clock he went into the cabin, and founi
the Captain quite unwell with the asthma and
cough; who Invited him TO sleep slong side of him,
Al
bin with them. As the her was warm and
he felt some soiicitude about the vessel he decIj,
cd, ard came on deck where he lay ahou, 4 bou,s
or un'il ab vi IL o'clock, when Deliver. one Of
The heamen, came 10 the relief of the man at the
heimA There was no moon and The night a clear
starlight night. He gave d. orders to apprise him
OF any change in the weather, and then silent. he
thinks until between l and o'clock when n,
was suddenly awoke by noise, the cause of which
lie u'd not Understand. lie ran forward, and as
soon as he got lutte beyond the .yiudlass. he
saw man staddng with knife in his hand by
whom he was severely stabbed in the sEoulJer
(ihe witnesses arm was still in a sling.) In
state oil great excitement and alarm he ran across
tbe vessel where he found Potter, sailor standing
In rec!ned position, who said Le was stabbed
and asked II they could ge, no assistance? The
witness seized handspiks from the Ions, bo,,
and attempted TO get into tn. main ripping He
found Doliiver and Potter bad both aacen,jed he
lore bun, and the blood from their wounds was
sueshlng down like rain over him and the rigging
lie saw man about this time leaning against thu
rSiling' who IN short time fell as he believed
dead-Eie thought it was the captain and spoke IN
hn, but got no answer; he had since understood IL
was not the captain Whilst in this situation Poi.
,ef tainted, and the witness and polliver prevented
MN from falling Doiliyer then told him that Tar,
dy came 10 the helm looked into the bjnnacIs bo,
Du' excited no suspicion in his mind; tho sudden
ly cut him very badly in The throat and took H.
helm from him. Whilst at the mast heal ,,, &c
heard Robinson and Nathan overheard and in III
water. lie knew them by their voices They were
IN great distress and implored 10 be nern,;t,sJ
10 come on bosrd but the Spaniards said
no no. no. hobinson kept rather of. bur
Na'iian came near the vessel and en,reated ,ht
barrel, plank or an oar might he tb,own 60
board TO him, that he met pTolong his existence. !;
'hat way Tor little WHILE under the desperate bon
OF suecouF from some vessel that possibly mich,
pass MN b"t his enlreaties did not in the least
move Inc he@rs OF the Spaniards They refused
ana even attempted TO plunge harpoon or soma
such INSTRUMENT into him, and 10 strike him ;,,
an oar FINDING his supplications so inhumanIv
received, he sought and remained with Rob;,so
until they were both exhausted and SUNK 10 rise no,
more 4 lie witness also heard two bodies thrown
oteIoo1in' lie next heard the Spsniards taking
ABOUT him; and Tardy soon asked if he W
sooVe and was wounded, and told him In come
IOWA. he fe!ased to do 81 saying if he did ,bpv
would kill him, and preferred sta wing where -,
and dying with his shipmaies Tardy toId him ,Ia
oPahistas SAID they would not hurt him. and tba,
u he would come down, he would give hin, h;s
word OF honor be should be safe One Of hi shin
mates begged him for Gods sake not IN 90 5ant,
10 DE ou'cheTed; be- however, did so mn, IT,
dy $ assurances. After getting on dect FL
ana the three Spaniards came around him. Tsrd,
quesuohed MIN about the box of money; and said
that the Captain, before they sailed from Ma,.,z,s
"u sent The money on shore. and tha, the Standards
hsd determined not 10 come TO The Joi,ed S,a,ss
ana nave suit about it,, but 10 ssjzs moor IL
vessel and do themselves justice. He aere.d H.,
ne would assist 'hem IN navigating The vessel A,
ms Teques, lie was iheo laid down bv them 81
LaFdy ordered up the medicine chest To dre.s bis
"ouhd' cut the Spaniards, Is he Understand Then,
ssIu no. no. lime enough yet Tardy having as.
ce'tsIhed nom him who else were aloh AMI ar
ue' su mem 70 come down, one at a time After
sWn''e O0iIiVer came down. Tardy stood at the
he!m, and the Spaniards went round DoIIi..r an',
aver some conversation among them he saw Couro
s'ao Doliiver; Pope then run upon him. and s,,jk-
ing MIN IN the breast, he fell overheard lie be,rJ
Ooi'Vef cali 10 Potter from the water AMI tell him
not 10 come down, for ii he did. The barb,,ons
"Feiches would kill him. Some short time after
ne heard Potter tumble from the ,nast.bead snJ
i"ii overheard without groan.
AHer day light, Pope and Couro loaded two
"'pS~s's' "ehi forward aad called up man IN e.
"sl "oh 'he ioTeeas'le who had no shirt on and
ee'leu 20 De wounded having something Ike hand
yea around his breast While BclsneI
va F'"hg on the rail, one of them fred a musks,
ct biD, aud be fell overheard. pbs o,ha1 -
i'eN' ana NE witness thought hit him for he b.s,d
nm groan heavily. They then called down H.
|oOH VINO had bid himself, and was until then M
L"ce'seu IN another Part of the riegog ~
leieu him 10 go 10 work cooking breakfsst. which
ne promptly obeyed. The witness sa,y a Lni1.
isshed to staff; two Of the Spsnards were win
OUT SHIFTS, and besmesTed with blood viii ,bsi,
D0o1J knives sticking in girdles about their 1va.ts
mere was bottle of spirits sitting not far finn
"hsis ne was, to which The Spaniafds went aud
u'S"S' laTdy, observing that the witness was al
u'os' oF@powered by the borrid butchsr7 he had
si'''ssseu' ana me appalling sight Of The blood.
100 monsters theb exuliing in the success os
.nV more iA'n savage cTGelties attempted 10 rIlsv
bs Tears, by tsiljnr him fbst H.. =