The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-09

edee Is steering Tally ...awed the witfc5a
the false papers, Obtained in Havana for the YES,
sci. and said they cost him 25 doablnons. The
reason he gave III, witness for sav.tgh life was,
that lie was his culntrymah; tina, h. had been a
Pirate for a great while, and had never injured
a Frenchman, and should not comlneucr thcn.-
The same preencc was given to THIS witness as
to Dobson for the massacre, a'id OF the ultcrlor
views of the party. When near St. MarA's Tar
dy proposed 20 let him so on shore. and to give
him $50 dollars to bear his expenses by land 70
Ncw.fori. He had strong hopes of being spar
ed, until lie saw the Spaniards one day making
dirk Of an old Isnife-but Tardy gave him the
most solemn assurances of his safety, in which
he had some hope, rs lie recolieCtcd how he had
made him stand by him al the helm, and pro.
tected him during the butchery. He told the
same story with the mates as to their arrival III
the Chesapeake, the pilots, the conduct Of Tar
dy, and the escape OF nobson in tic boat al Old
Point Comfort. As soon as Dobson made of in
the boat, Tardy appeared to be greatly alarmed,
said two or three words to Dobson who replied
i'll one word; none of which he understood. Tar
dy then told him he was lost nun. An Ameri
can vessel had anchored not far off, and Iardy
spoke it, and obtained tom it the use OF their
long boat to send 70 the shore for his own and
two hands to row L. in this boat the three Span
ialtis embarked getting some distance
they returned, saying they could not get the
boat; bit Hardy ordered them 10 proceed, and
they did 50; but the Spaniards not going where
the boat was, Iafdy became more alarmed, ex-
pressed lis dreadful apprehensions of the conse
qucnces, ;sad announced his determination to cat
lis tLroat CT was coniectured that the Span
iards were sent oil to srcdrc or despatch Dobson,
prcferring their own safety, made their escape
The witness and TarJy went into the cabin,
when tic witness took possession Of some arti-
cies that belonged 10 him, and then returned on
deck, in a few moments he understood from the
Negro (thc cook that 1..rdy had cut his throat.
Mr.. Joseph Brough WAS the next witness ex-
amlned. lie was the pilot that went on board
the vessel and con iactcd it to Old Point, Ills
testimony corresponlgl with HAT Of Dobson and
the last witness, Is tn events after his going On
board He witnessed the tragical end Of 1'ardv,
and upon uisbng upon deck and calling out for
assistance, saw the officers from Old Point board.
inE the vessel.
Captain y. G. Dana, who was temporarily in
command Al Old Point, and to whom the story Of
Dobson had been related, after its extravaganza
had gained some credcnce with the suhaltcrn
officers, gly" Tie necessary orders for Dobson,
confinement, for boarding the vessel, sc. Sc
Dobson having tell! him the vessel was built at
Troy, AMI that her name was etlaccd, and hav-
ing satisfactorily answered a few questions as to
the localities of Troy, with which the captain
was acquainted, he went on board with q party
oi arled mon, anl found that I'ardy was only a
live. The Surgeon Was sent for, and pronounc.
cl lIm beyond the reach Of lis skill Nccessa-
~ mcasl.es were tl,ch adopted to pulsue the
Spauard5, % secure tic vessel, and to have an
inquest o,er tic body Of 1'arty, who lived but a
few ihinu i. Tie prisoners had lost no time in
clectin@ tbeir ef"tp.
They hai passed over many creeks aud inlets,
and over long and Devious route; had crossed
James rit ~ 10 canoe near its mouth, and penc.
traled nahy miles INTO the interior, round tho
hats and n.cts on thc south side, before they
were eveltaarn. They were aiming for Norfolk
AMI would not have been oye eriakcn bnt for the
pfalsewutthy zeal aud tArrtons Of the party ID
pursuit, who were aided bv the inhabitants will
fresh horses and one or two recruits. MIR. Ser
examined as to those particulars. MIR Wcstwool
the Custom House officer at Hampton, proved
the identity Of the papers found on board the YES
sci An inquest @as hell over the body of Tar
~, and he was buried on the beach AT high wa
ter mark, With hiS face doWnwaras
The trial under the indictment for piracy com
mcnced on aion,sst and closed on Wednesday
On each day one Of the psisoners wls tried. Ii
all the caats, the testimony was submitted l.
the jury wihont afgatucnt from the bar, and The
Jury, separate one in each case, after retire
Inent of but tcW ainutcs, returned with yer
diet Of GUILTY,