Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-08-02
THE PIRATES.
R1rHxoxD, (va) Monday, Jug is.

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.uaot 10 adjournment, at 10 O'Clock, IN the
uan Of Delegates, Tor the trial OF Couro. Pepe,
and Felix Bar5eto, charged with murder and
piracy. on board the Brgsntine Crawford, Cap
tain Brightman. Council for the United States,
Stanard, District Attorney. For defendants,
Leigh and Schmidt.
MIR. Adolph Crozet was sworn in, on the
cross, as interpreter.
Mr.. schmidt, in behalfof the prisoners. sub.
mitted two motions 20 the Court, for a change
OF venue, on account of the ~prejudices IN the
CITY Of Richmond. produced by exaggerated
newspaper representations OF their guilt; and
for the continuance OF the trial until the regu'
lar term OF the Court in November next, that
the prisoners, in The interim, might be ena
bled 70 collect proofs Of their character and
standing IN their native island Of CUBA. The
afidavIts Of the prisoners, upon which these
two motions were founded, alleged the respec.
liability OF the defendants IN their own country;
that their pecunlary situation placed them a
boye the temptation OF the crimes with which
they were charged, and that their object 10 go
ing on board the Crawford, was TO visit the u.
States on commercial speculatlons.
Before the Court determined these motions,
the prisoners were then arrslgned on the gene
raj charge Of piracy, and the issue made upon
that. TO which they respectively pleaded nst
EHfH. lucy NEIC NiCh ESSpGINFGi9 "fidfshth
for the murder OF Brightman, Potter. Dickneli.
and DollIver, to which arrangement they also
pleaded not gWty.
After argument, the Court oyeFruled both
motions.
The venire (de raediatate hngua) was then
called, and the prisoner Pope, who was first
put upon his trial, having exercised his prIyll.
eye of challenge in several cases a Jury was
impannelled, consisting Of Thomas Muir, Chas.
IL. Hyde, Thomas Williams, Edward Burns.
Francis Larmand, William Pollard, Willis Cow
ling, Nehemiah Tichenor, William NJ. Harris,
Richard Whitfield, John b Valentine, and Xix
Jordan.
Stanard opened the case for the y. States,
IN a brief and eloquent stateEent of the circum-
Stances, as they were Believed to exist. He
believed It would prove acase of bold, cruel,
Needless, and obdurate wickedness, of which
there were no examples in our own country,
and he believed few in any part OF the world.
(Mr. S. recapitulated, substantially, the mar
ratVe Of the events on board the Crawford,
heretofore published in this psper.)
Leigh briefly replied, expressing his conf
dence Of a fair trial for the accused, from the
character of the Court, Counsel. and Jury,and
summoning up the duties which deyolyed upon
him as counsel for the prisoners,
EpNuNR DoBaoS. the Mate, sworn.
Was the Mate Of the brig Crawford. She
belongs to Crawford Allen, Of Providence,
Rhode Island. Sailed from Providence for
Mstanzas about the 9th of April last, under the
command OF Captain Henry Brightman. The
crew consisted of Joseph Deliver, Oliver Pot
ter, Asa Bicknell, and Nathaniel p. Deane,
seamen, and a colored Cook, named Stephen
Gib5s-in all, seven. Arrived at Matanzas a.
bout the lst of May. Discharged our cargo and
took in another for New York and Providence
consisting of sugar, coffee, and moIasses. We
also took on board eight passengers, viz. Mr..
Robinson, an American, who owned part Of
the cargo, an freshman, and an American, both
carpenters, whose names | forgot, a French.
man named Ginonlhiac, (the other witness) a
Frencbman named Alexander Tardy, and the
three Spanlards now arraigned at the bar, aud
who called themselves fsmIliarly Couro, Felix,
and Pepe. Tardy spoke French. Spanish, and
English; Ginoulhiac, French and Spanish only;
the Spaniards only Spanish. at least they didn't
speak English: the only language | understood
is English. Before We left Matanzas. Felix
brought on board the brig a box, which he
said contained money, and which, by his con
sent, and the Captains order, | had put under
the Csptains's birth. I don't know what be.
come Of il afterwards, and never heard no in.
qsiry about it until after the massacre. Heard
the cook say, since, that Felix had it removed
to his W birth. Can't say whether it contain
cd money or not. Do not believe it debut
rather the knives, false papers, &c. used in
their future operations, The brig was armed
with two swivels and four muskets, besides the
Captains pocket pistols. Sailed on the 28th
May. Nothing occurred to excite suspicion
till the 3ist, when all, except Tardy and the
Spanlards, were taken sick, vomiting, and hay
ing pains aud dizziness in the head. Tardy, l
have since had reason to believe, poisoned the
eggs and chocolate used for breakfast. ! was
50 unweil could not keep my watch, and had
TO lay down. The Captain was also very sick,
laborlng, too, under a violent attack of asthma.
which confined him to his birth. Tardy. who
protested to be a doctor, said | was bilious, and
urged me to take an emetic. This | declined,
by the advice OF Mr.. Robinson. who begun TO
suspect IaIdy of having poisoned us. About
2otlock IN the morning of the Ist of June, the
general attack commenced. The night was
calm and starlight. Deliver was at the helm
steering. lbelng too unwell to sit or stand
had lam down on a mattress near the helms.
man, and had fallen into a sIunber. Ginoulhi.
acln the same situation. All tie others, ex.
cept perhaps, one or two sailors forward,
supposed to be asleep in various parts Of the
vessel, some on deck, and some below. was
Suddenly aroused by awful cries OF murder. and
running forward, was severely stabbed on the
torecaslle, in the left shoulder, with a large
Spanish knife, by Pope. Escaping across he
deck from him, | met Potter, who told me he
had been stabbed. We then made for the main
rigging, and, IN going along the deck, saw a
man tall dead. then assembled the main rig.
giDg following Potter and Deliver. who had
preceded me. We assembled to the mast head
Tor safety. Deliver was olso severely wounded
He told me that Tardy, after looking at the
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