Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-17
from The ". Y. Commercial Advertiser.

= VI
The following is an authentic statement of the f,cts
which came out on the trial of Battlste for piracy
before Judge HopklnSon. The negro, il VIII be re-
90 leetef. was arr s'et Cape May county, Now Jer
sey, IN Be TENDER 1t md was acuu tied ON The
ground that the Court had It Jurisdiction N the nro
miscs. VIC pre-
T. French brig EcI4i,' came into h. port oe
rbliadelpha IN the isll of 1928, with French master
mate ana crew. Before she vas ready TO sail nor
crew deserted her, and It was therefore NECESSARY
snip dnother The rsons Stopped were the defen
daht' Henry Kceser, John Mansfield, Thomas Olee
16n cno ni up JACK -, and John Battistc,
0rg In November and shortly afieryardS she sailed
lOr Goree' The vessel arrived at Goree whore she
renamed nearly month, and, with the same crew,
saIed for Cayenne. At this place the mae ofth
brig left her, and another was taken in his nIoco o.
Sunday afternoon the brig sailed from CAYENNE, win
the same master and crew which belonned ~ bo
ner departure from Philadelphia and the new mat In
Ken at cayenne. There was also on hoard a ,o,,n,
frenchman, who came IN the brig to Philadelnbo an6
continued with her. On the Saturday night ali the;
departure from Cayenne, 1t being the Captains wo
on deck he told John Battste, the steward 10 BRING
MN up his cloak and pillow, which was DOM ana
John went below aud turned IN. Some time afior
and he had been asleep in the mean time John hoard
asnose on deck; he heard blows given Ia the cant az;
Ghlch wnkea MN; he went up and saw John Mans
e'u una hp endeaVoring TO throw the captain over
] board; they had him nearly halfway from tho JocL
10 me quarter rail. Henry Keeser was NJ tbis ,io
al Tie helm within few feet Of them; upon which
~, WV" Io apparent reluctance, the witness
nought' went mmedla ely from the helm took hold OF
! TIC captains legs and assisted i'm throwing him ~
verDoard, and then returned TO his place OF tho holm
/ When this was done, Mlnsield callcd--"s,cvard :"
WI" gave nun no answer; he repeated the call: thc
steward rcPied sir" when Mansfield ordered him
20 come To hni H. did so, nd asked, "ghat- d, vou
WahH monsheld sud, Ego down below and tell
the mule he $ wanted on deck" Battiste vont ana
called the maze Philip following him half yvnv doun
The mate was asleep and B1tiiste awakeJ him, As
the mate was going mp Philip went on the deck. AZ
soon as tie mate got on deck, Philip and Mansfield
Knocked him down with mallet and rounJod So
when be was down until he was dend. and tbcn
threw him overheard Henry was m Tho helr, III
ms time. Jack and Tom then went 10 lool far tIo
young TcncbIn'n' who wasIying asleep in The boat:
soon after they returned, and Mansfield asknd tbor,
Did you kin hum, Jack answered ,vos. he Ia 4 al
enough Mansfield said, why don't Won beovo bis
Oeo OVERLOOKED after HIM" and then he fbrc,y /, ~
'erDoard Ihey all then came aft Man q Id Oh,
was mead man, cried "trn the sals for poe,o, - .
4 ms was done-the steward was orderod IN oc, n
", QUO .Iey went into the cabin ordering the ,'ec
boi-o ~ something to eat. Henry vas AT the
I'M me rest went down, and were drinkino ,bn
captains liquors and eating cIeesc. ,bo niS ..'o
- 30 'a but he refused and they toId him ,bon
~ n "'li 'ake inc I'm, and lei Ueny,, CO. -,
81 CT SlG"oTd did so and Henry went doYn Y,,o,
"u'us camo on deck, and IL was nroros5 o, ~ ~
or ne money but 1t was postponed until tbe mum
They then spread their blankets m e. l.,
tE III rue next morning, after breakCos, NJ"
H,gi'' homns AMI Philip went below win I' dns
nm was NJ the helm. Tho money ,y.s c.,
h"nah'd men h1lcoed 10 Bauist, 10 fako The -
ne qua so end Hrury won't Down. Tic none ,.
ta'I rettlhg ~ Batts;e, who, in short time 80
IVA oy hensheid ~ Pc down, there ,yas soma r,ooa
'' '''' .'-"'sfe said &c 99aoi 72.: u, bgt 2,e,.