Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-24
From the Richmond Compiler.
TRIAL OF THE PIRATES.


separate days Of their trials, and the uniform
yerdic,s Of Guihy We have now TO sketch in
very rapid manner, some Of the most striking
points of the evidence 1t was SO conclusive,
that their counsel did not pretend TO defend; or
the Uni,es States Attorney to make an arSu-
ment against them.
The Indictment OF Piracy was the only one
tried; the U. S. Attorney deeming, that this one
would be sufie lent to bring out all the partic>
MARS of the horrible hatchery. The evidence
was pretty much the same in all three cases;
and we shall therefore group them together
Mr. Edmund Dobsop, the Mate Of the brig
Crawford, stated that after she had discharged
her cargo at he Matanzss, some foreigners
offered themselves as passengers-the FIRST who
sgni6ed his intehtions was Tardy, who remain
ed on board several days while the vessel was
taking in her return cargo-about three days
before sailing, he brought on 5oerd box; said
10 contain mouey-what became Of this box did
not positively appear, though the cook had told
the mate, 1t had been removed to Felix's cabin
before they left the bay Of Ma,anzas. He
sailed on the 18th May.
On the lst of June, at breakfast, Tardy help
ed the witness to some fried eggs and bacon,
and choc after, he was taken very
sick, and Tardy was called in to prescribe to
hin--but Robson the supercargo, advised MIR.
Oobson to have nothing to do with his medi-
cines-and he determined 10 defer them until
the next morning. The same evening, Mr.
Robinson intima,ed 10 him his suspicion of
Tardy's attempting TO poison them all. He
laid down on the deck till about midnight when
Doliver one Of the seamen. came 10 relieve the
MAI al the helm. He fell asleep, but was AVA
kened between and o'clock, by an extraor
binary noise. Running forward, he was severe
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knife He then pushed to The other side Of The
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If they could ge, no assistance. After short
time he mounted the shroucs, where he found
Dolliver s. Potter both severely wounded. Dol
liver told him, that Tardy had come TO The
helm, and suddenly Cut him badly in the throat
and took the helm from him. Whilst at the
smas, head, witness heard Robinson and Nathan
in the water-knew them by their yoices-they
were imploring assistance; but none was given;
and the Spauiards even attempted to plunge a
harpoon or some such weapon into Nathan
Fhe two unhappy men were soon exhausted
and sunk TO rise no more The witness also
heard two other bodies thrown overheard AZ
,cra " bile, Tartly hallowed 10 the mate, 10
come down, and gave him his word Of honour
that he would be safe. After time, ne did de-
scent, when Tar6y and the three Spaniards
came around him, and Tardy questioned him
about the box Of money; and said, that the cap
tain had sent the money on shore at Matanzas,
and that the Spanialds had determined not 10
come to the United States s. have suit about
il, but 10 seIze upon the vessel, and do them
selves justice.-Upon their application, the
mate promised to navigate the vessel; they not
knowing any thing about the art Of doing SO.
After a while Dol.iver came down, on the Span
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helm, the witness saw Couro stab Dolliver, and
Pope striking him on the breast he fell over
board. Some short time after, Potter fell from
the rigging, overheard without gfoan.
.iIter day light, Pope and Copro loaded two
musk.ts, and called up from the foreoas,le a
man BecknelD who had been wounded--one
of them shot him, and he fell overboard-the
other fred at him in the water, and probably
hit him, as he heard the unhappy man groan
heavily. They called the Cook down. who had
hid himself in the rigging-and ordered him TO
prepare breakfast. The witness described two
Of the Spaniards without shirts, beSneared with
blood, and their bloody knives sticking in cir
dies about their waists. They went to work in
destroying all the ships papers, & also throw
ing overheard the sailors ciothing-during
which scene, they kept up constant huzzaing,
The vessel was washed ofthe blood-they haul
from below, and threw it notwithstanding
the dreadful scene, the French passenger was
standing near Tardy at the helm, and showed
every mark Of sympathy.
Tardy showed witness an entire set of Span
ish papers for the vessel, purporting that she
belonged to Havana, bound by way of Havana
to Hamburg.
Tardy SAID be had paid nine doubloons for
them to Spanish custom house officer His
plan was to go 10 Hamburg-but witness told
him Of the impossibility of getting there with
out other mariners, and with their small stock
of provisions: on which the determination was
formed 10 make TO the nearest port OF the y.
States 10 take in hands and provisions: they
could not make ST.. Mary's on account OF con-
Irsry winds, and Tsrdy would not consent to
60 into Savannah or Charleston. They then
determined 10 put into the Chesapeake. The
witness detailed all the circumstances Of enter