The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-25
FOREIGN ISTIi.IIt.ESCE.
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TDRONEn'S INQUEST.

| Long rs this repori l., W nni>l fhd room fol
y. on account Of the very ext aofdiruy natutt
of The case IN y. Coai Aar.
An inquest was held oe Thu sday last, At COX
| oU the bod9ts OF the sailors No had besn puI
| a. death u, Captain Stewart, OF the ship Mar,
Russell Tie inst witness was
Captain G"endcr. The commander of The
Schl. Mary auhbs, WIN stated thai he fell IN
"hh The Mary ltuss1 about 3oD miles I'll the
coast al Ireland she had sieral of distress
| dying hc hailed her aud for some tine roi NO
answer, but AT last Captain Stewart pm his head
out OF thu Cabin window aud des,rrd the witness
10 come on boa,d, as there was n mminy ou
board, and he tCapt Steward hna killed seven
1T The men, On bis gong ou board, Stewart
led him INTO The cnhhi, where the witness saw
the dead bodies OF 81 passenger, Capt Rnynes)
aud siX seaineu, which are IA the saulr state nov
as When he found ,hem.--lhe witness nsked
what was the cause of this mud he sad that
Captain ithynrs mud nnc Of The men had rnised
a mntiny, aud bad compelled him TO break his
Instruments aud 80 throw has charts oyri board,
lie asked the witness To lake him home safe 10
his vie and family. lie lhennslIed The witness
whether he vas not valiant little fellow To kin
SO mnny men. The witness put three OF his
own men on board the Mary Russell To take
charge of her. aud hen returned 10 h,s own yes
W. "'' nv w a'ihIhNif WIN NHf WARY husdtll
until his arrival III p0n. The mate of thu, ship
aud II man named Howcs had been taken on
board witnesses ship wounded. Captain Stew
art had Jumped overheard iwice before cntcing
poit. II "as the opinion oi this witness, that
Capt Stewart is drinnged.
he next witness William Smith the mate de
posed TO having been bound by the captain. aud
sobsepucnl " nearly klll Il he succeeded how e
ever IN making his escape This wtaess stated
many circumstances which left no doubt oi the
insanity OF the Captain, As he lay bound hlnl.
SELF he heard lhe groans aud exelamaiions OF The
persons who were being murdered.
The next witness, Danicl Scully, n boy of Is
years oi age, from the brckfclds, in tins city,
lCoik,) deposed that lac belongs 10 the hnfg
Russell, tins being IL, hfst voyage in her 10 Bar
BADGES wher" they arrived safe. The Captains
name is Stewart. About week after leaving
Barbados, Captain Ia, mes japassenger, went
forward 10 the iorcastlr aud spoke Irish To Nun
ley, who was n country man aud did not under
stand English well. Captain Stewart told him
not 10 go forward 10 speak IRISH 10 the people,
or he would throw the charts and compasseS o.
verboard The Captains conutenance was
changed rom whit Il wa hen going out: h.
appeared thin and pae--ihe charts and log.
book aud compastes were thrown overheard
All the people were ON hoard aud saw them, aud
they called out 10 know what was going on II.
stern, aud The Captain made pnswcr. " They are
my charts which have thrown overheard
He rot the ha,poons, aud the carpenters aud
the cooks aXes, all IN the state room On
Thursday last, between eight aud ninc clock.
they spoke an American vessel and rot some
beef md pork, aud compared 'eck0nings Cap
tain Stewart came on derk aud asked lor the
naie omith, who was down IN the hold 10
which he went and called out " Are YOU there
Mr.. smith 7" who answered, " Yes 81 IL
well for YOU said he, pointing down the han
poon at Inn. Tie then wroi M his boat on board
the other vessel, and eoi some beef aud pori,. al
ter which lac went into hi cabin, aud alter Ie.
naming there hbooi an hour. came mp with
pistol III his hand, and he called out 10 the peo-
pic Ia lie Smith. which hey refused % do. The
Captain then called on Captain Raynes 10 tie
smith, IN the npme OF George ". hun Captain
Rayues refused, ON which Stewart SAID " Vriy
well, 1r.' Mr. Smith ihrn made answer,
Yon need M, ask n man to lash the. Tor a b.,
would do Capt Stewart lhrn called Swanson
thc y Cund mate up aud tad smith, who made
40 resistance ht WAS then led down 10 the "a.
BIN. saw nothing Whatever IN the conduct oil
smith tint should nduce the Captain TO tie him.
as he vas always we'll conducted . snws Mi
smith afterwards below. Hhrte he was tied
hand ana legs. aud lie asked witness Tor n drink
Of watcr, Nhich hr gave him without beng Inn.
lcrrd by ihr Captain there was an air hole
enI IA the cabin 10y the carpenter. 1T the drsiie
al the Captain to admit aIr To hum On Saiuf-
day last, about the middle Of The day, the Cap
tam pat his head y the companion aud desi-
red lmothy Council Ia come down, on which
he called out to the people 10 haul UP the fore.
.ail and stow it CthnIcr thr chrpenler aud
krating replied that they were MOI able TO stow
II themselves. lIeiLcn skcd Capt Rayncs 10
nrlp them, no answered, BY all MEANS aud
wriit aluiI and assisted the men: after which
Capt Rhymes walked the deck, nnd wiiutss
vent down utD the toirCasile 10 bis dmuer,
whore lloncs and Mmlry W,rc before hun
When wrtn,ss came up on deck be saw keidng
along side OF the companion whrlc he rs tied
10 the staple, aud the Captain WIS ON the door
watching hnn. The Captain then called the vat.
ness down into The cabin, aud whispered HIM TO
watch whether Heating moved and lie then
Jaw Captain Raynrs, Sullivan, tIamer, Swan.
son, and Council, IN the ground, with their feel
dashed, Witness was very much surprised IA
seeing them ted, aud the lnen md not appear
out Of hunnr but Cfan,er sand 10 Canueli,
g THIS IS hard case = The latte, did MOI reps
bat shook his head. The boy Kcknids ,hcn
went mp rom the cabin toI HoWps. TIE up
tam then came np on deck and the WHITES Went
INTO the gallery To clean the scupper. Hose,
then went OF, aud IN II shoot time returned, aud
the Captain went after bun. lie then asked
hn whether he would BE- tied of leave Murlry
TO Ia nim. ilowcs inquired v hnt he did 10 he
tied bnl witness did no. hear the Captains an
s@er. AlntIey Was then ordered by The Cap.
ain tn tle zap iiowes, and whrn be came on
deck, he lied huIley himself. Murcy, X eating
and Ho"es were on deck. and the Captain des-
red witness TO watch, aud not b., any means To
IL.
Captain then dragged Anrley down TO the cabin
aud he did the same with kealng, who was cry
my aud ti1" Capt had case al pistols with hnn
at the time. Howes was on the Bherhatch, aud
a blanket round him. and the Captain then call
rd bun down 10 the CABIN, aud SAW all the pro-
pie tied one by one down the Hat Of their
backs When they were all tied down together,
they appeared irie hicUed; wih.fss then remain
ed about halt an hour. during winch time the
Captain was '!i"g them stronger than before,
"iIh ieep sea had lue they were complain.
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