Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-20
From tic MorjSk Herald, Jane 10.

brought over from Hampton on Friday night,
and committed 10 the Jail of this Borough.
Their names are, Fshr Barbeita. Jose Hlario
Casaris, alias Pope, and Jose Morando, alias
Couro. They were arrested in their flight by
Col Wilson w. Jones, DR.. G. P. French, Mr.
S. B. Servant and Mr.. T. W. Skinner, 10. whom
the cause of justice and humanity owes much
for their perseverance, at considerable incon-
venience, in the pursuit Of these hardened mis-.
creants When their pursuers came upon them
two of the culprits fell upon their knees and
begged for mercy; the third ran, and was fred
at, but with no other effect than 10 bring him
TO halt
On Saturday the prisoners were brought be-
fore the Mayor, JOHN E. HoLT, Esq for exami-
nation, and 10 take the evidence of the mate
and French passenger, the substance Of which
was given in our last The attempt to poison
the captain and passengers in the first instance,
was mace by Tardy himself While the cook
was preparing brcakfas, on the morning of the |
3lst May, Tardy made himself very officious in |
giving him directions, particularly in the man.
ner of preparing dish Of fried eggs-whlch|
the cook did not take in good part, but told
him surily that he wanted no advice, and
would thank him TO go away. TarGy still per-
severed, however, and used sundry arts TO get
the cook away from his post, which only serv-
ed to make him the more logged and deter
mined 10 stick by it Fading This would no,
do, Tardy took from his wais,coat pocket as
much Of yellowish powder as he could hold
between his thumb and two fingers, and sprnk
| led il over the eggs, telling the cook it was
kind Of pepper, always used with eggs by those
who understood the right way of cooking them.
The cook, however, took spoon and scraped
! off the powder, which partly defeated the object
Of the wretch, but enough remained TO make
those who ate Of the eggs, very sick, among
whom were the two Witnesses, who were so
enfeebled by its operation as TO be unable to do
any thing; and at night we're completely over
come with drowsness They had spread their
| mattresses on the quarter deck, and laid down;
| the Captain and Mr., Robinson were in the
cabin, both complaining Of sickness. Joseph
| Deliver was al the helm. They could give
no account how the remaining persons on
board were disposed OF. About . O'Clock
| they were aroused by'loud cries Of distress
| the male fearing the vessel had run foul oil
something, rushed forward. Saw Dolliver and
Potter running up the main shrouds utering
the most doleiul cries, as having been despe
ra,ely wounded-In running forward one OF the
Spanish passengers stabbed 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 few steps,
and then fall prone upon the deck. Ills next
impulse was TO follow Deliver and Potter to
the cross trees. Potter appeared TO be dying;
he was stabbed in the abdomen, and his entrails
had protrudrd through she aperture Of the
wound Immediately after ascending to the
cross-,rees, he saw two Of the Spaniards so to
the forecastle, each armed with musEet and
call up Asa Bcknell from below. The poor
fellow came up, moaning pi,eously, Uor he too,
as appeared from a bandage he had wound "a
round his middle, had been stabbed and as
soon as he reached The deck the murdcrers
fred their mu,ke,s at him and he fell dead at
their feet. Scarcely had this feroclous act been
perpe,rated when he heard plunging in the
waller, and after little while, Two voices crying
out to those on board, and imploring them in
such tones as ought 10 have penetrated the
hardest heart, to throw over"a barrel--a plank
AN oar-any thing TO save their lives
Their PRAYERS were unheeded-and with loud
and fervent supplication OF mercy from Him
who is all-mercirul, thew sunk beneath the salt
wave and were heard no more--rhese are sup
posed TO have been Mr.. Robinson and the a.
merican carpenter
1t has already been stated that the mate came
down from the cross-trees upon an assurance
from Tarty that his life would be spared. The
villain knew his usefulness as a navigator, and
therefore kept his word. A similar assurance
was given to Deliver, but he had no sooner
reached the deck than he was dispatched b.
Courro and Pope and thrown overheard Inc
cook, who had taken refuge in the fore'top also
came down at their bidding, and was spared
for the time, though they intended ultimately
to murder him Poor Potter expired and fell
from the foretop into the sea.
Mr. Giuoulhiac was saved from the stiletoes
of the Spaniards by the interposition OF lardy,
who spared him in consideration OF his being a
countryman. The prisoners were each inter
rogated through an interpreter professor fay,'
whether they had any hing to say in reply to
the evidence AS it might be supposed, thr|
professed innocence, and threw all the guilt up
on the miserable suicide, Tardy. One OF them
a said, that he and his two companions had no
other view in going in the vessel thar to see
the cities of New-York and Philadelphia, and
to purchase vessel, for which purpose they
had taken along with them $4,000 in specie
which they put in charge of the American cap
1 1, al ,nada .yay with II DrO.