The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-25

10 go about then bpsipcss shich they nll ngi sed
10 but thr naic. who WAS Ia the lazareiio, anil
said he would go bonr Ia the vessel he Cap
tam said hc would give them ih,ir allowance ol
meat water anh bag nf uend aud COMPASS,
aud thai he would loose one mnn only Tho
carpenter said thai one man WAS moi sufficient 10
get iha iong boa out, and the Captain replied
liiai he would Iusl no more Than one man
The Captain then rnne on deck with witness
aud Deayts :, aud Tie witness called ont "A sail :
The Captain asked where Witness replied
" ON our lee quarter on winch the CHplain
replied " Twas Naughty God set Il 10 gel riG
"i The people.' u lilr lite ship WAS coming up,
hc went 10 Howes. whose arm WIS loosed, ami
hc desile him 10 to tied and 10 20 under the nj
icihach but noncy refused, AMI said he would
sooner lose his lile Than he tied IN thai why
lie thea sent the boys TOT hnrpaans. which they
brought, aud also thr eupenr,s 49,. mud their
to"k axe. He thru piirne, his pistols and II
red n Howe, who was ouly sis leei from him.
4 he ball graHed him and he fred again, nnd
lhe second ball hi Ilowes on which the Captain
reloaded, aud hr made the boys 20 before, ann
ed wtness mad he srencs, All the other bows
the hnpoons aud the Captain called oui 10 90
forward and fight, aud II they Amched he would
blow their brnins Out. rs the pistols were pre-
scented al tlieni. This WA 90 the hall.drck
HDNe' had case before him with which he pfn-
'cclsd himself and lie Captain iited third shot
nj him--lhe man snatrhph the hanioon or
sirnrs tfom DenVes, aud rushed on the Captain,
aud pushed Inn down on n eask, andn struggle
ehsutdt The Gaptnin losi one ui his pistols H. the
hold, aud lac ihrn seNed lloNr's hrger INTO hls
mouth, which DE hi; while the suue gle wa
Rulub on, Rick rda rau up, aud got the cook
ave anG shuok he man three blows with tho
shaip pan 81 IT Ou the head which cut him nj
lei which IloWes serrrItd himself When
loves got away, the Caprain nppIauded Rick
"fds Tor whn, he did anu said he would gel 100
guineas nom Lloyd- and ,ha, he the Captain.
Would rel some thousands OF pounds. Nhat the
boy did was irom terror, IT, they we've afraid
OF beng mui deied. Deayrs began to cry, aud
begged Vi the Captain not To kill ibe man, on
winch tlir Captain scol,ed lteri and suid Why
should they spare nu---was be 10 he lnun dered
he ship, which WIS m hall mile of them, then
sheetfd of, aud the Captain went iuto the cabin.
and called witness aud Richards. aud taid Ia the
people, The curse ~ God is Oh you all, tIore's
The ship come 10 us twice. aud wen swHy and
iook mp the crow bnf, winch lay on the dooi. aud
struck The second mate Swanson tight on ihe
point II the skull md Knocked him srrscless Mt
oncel They all crled ou most ptrouslv. Tim
Lord have mercy on ibrir Suits, aud they all
gave ernlIy then blessing except swanson. an
ihen killed Mriry, tIaner. Sullivan. kealute=
, nuueIl, aud Capt Haynes nv took The cook, y
axe, aud went round hem, and peat out their
hfhus he went 10 Cap. Haynes aud struck
hun repeatedly on the face nud eyes with the
crUW-bar Wine killing them, he only erred
out, lou ruiiaus, you i,fians YOU we've go-.
ing - take my HE. lnI Il ak van,s.2 ilrdd
not seem 10 be much ~ - I,hsslpu, but the pea
,pi,atlom nas lalling of his lHrr He l.n took
The Gro" -hnr aud g ha, ppun 10 the cabin door,
and struck The mate repeatedly, after which lie
put lbs hand On his neck, aud, imdipg II COLI.
he said thn he wts done. He then desired the
"liness tu brIug The tccf 10 linn, aud having gu
some slices N lac lianh some gtne. aud sm"!.
rd his il,a ",s, tie load bodice lie Then had
DeHYts called doNa, aud brst ti. Caru,m) raj
I'd h', hnnd aud said" Look. hoy, nv baud,
hon stead, II Is lnk no more Of l,llling the,n
ihau II tliry were drad dogs lie then ,epral-
I'd ihhi the h"ys would get one hundred Rplieh
eulneas, and that hg would gel 1ipInl. ~ 5000.
Tor saving the ship. A. .ho tns the lalEGst out of
L,ndon. Alre ihl, hr wtui totpaid nud la,li.
cd down the companion lui fem lIowrs would
ailnck hin. ana hr ned tie speaking trumpet 10
II. know IlHny one woold h. IntIr. lie .,-t-
ed the shy Ilghl afterwards l. benz about n,ne
O'clock hr went 10 sleep IA lns clothes, AID the
buys Kept watch iuf him-ilny wsIr locked IN
twelve as they we're So tired. The nrAt mo,. r
| Monday about dve o'clork, the vr.srl was -.
ing siradIit u, direct course fol Cuik, which
thu Captain having hscertaned Le ,ad so,ns
person must have befn ~ the wheel and they
not IT was llomes, On Whici The Captain called
out twice, " J1Eu, oilr point 10 lcrNard moIe -
- lie then SLEPT loi npN ards 81 an hour, aud
when he woke he said q" the Almighty God tplb
him something winch WAS 10 tal,e the weapo,
from thru, rIesbbsA Dawes got pale Al HE
ldda OF lie vessel gulng We'll. lie then begnn
10 he the boys, WHEN " titlle Tommy Hammond
called out 10 the Captain not 80 Kill the boys or
he would die. The Captain Then knet down.
aud gave the pistol aud knife he had IN his bands
10 Tommy iiannnond aud lac iolk the blDlr
aud gave his oath tua he would noi Kill the hoy,
aud II be ad any harm 10 them Tor him (tlna-
nond) 10 shoot HIM He then drd Richards
aud witness with their hands behind thew back.
aud THEN feet. aud ~ thai M nlpnl ,he,e was Il
nail from the schooner, on which The Captain
looked oul at the window, and he then openel
the companion and went On deck. Tommy
Hammond rhen y eni ~ aud unlashet them, aud
lHty we're all jlein On board. lie seemed az
Collected as rttf, aud gave his directions abou,
The snip ~ We'd IN astI. lhrTr was no appear
ancc OF uuroy ; he (Nitnr,s) Was always wan
the people. ,tud gPYot h,IId u nuld tom them.
hey were all way pheasant when frsi ned, hut
Afterwards they goi natIued 1hry got 10
Iuin on the voyage, aud the Cap,Him drank Il
all when he accused them oil nanny, they dc
nIrd lh,iHe been engaged IA any such thing.
Heard them say repeatedly thai they ~ouid uat
burt the har OF his head aud, were quite aston
Ished " hen be used 10 cnaige them when he
"hN numbering them, they we're about seventy
miles itum iaud.
John liowes, seaman. after giving evidence
as 10 various acis ol insbulty oitne captain. sad
the captatn came forward aud ashea hin IL lie
WOULD allum himself 10 be icd--NIlnrss rephet
that he ,id not kno.s OF ihtt--lhe captain ihrl
said he would ouly haye 10 shoot hm dead
where he Mas. lie then repeated whether he
Intended 10 allow Alnries 10 I've biim the other
sad he did nol know Why ne snuuId he tied tie
captain then gave many frivolous excuse. an:
among them that he had NO sleep ior several
nights, and he could not rcIUoe until he had all
the crew secured, aud lhat ailef ne got as ecp
all migii be we'll. lie taitness) informed hrl
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