Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-01

cumstanccs which attended the death IF 1..r,.u.
WI. somcs. let" shot at him and wounded him
oohqueiy In the forehead, and afterwards wound "A
HIM IN tho stomach. Barbsxen buried his kn;ts in
his bosom, the brutal Antonio, the Biscsyap ,xa Nm
another stab in the side, and now dying and insie
last agonics, no caught him in his arms and ,hroC
him In tho scasand 10 complete this scene Of hcrr-t
s stained his hands in the blood Of the victim snd
ocsant sing song In praise OF tho monster Benito
complimenting him for his brutality!
Tho measures Of thet. crimes was now 6lled .r,
DIVINE Justice was reguarSing them, 10 put an end
to their crimes and mako them suffer punishn,~nts
IN s&efy country IN which they wished to enjoy
tran ty those riches which wc may saw were stiii
smoking with human blood Discovered and msI1s
prisoners by OF those accidents tho forcsoK ~
which 10 not In mans caRacity and in which th hand
OF providence is msnifest they have suared Az d.v
and yesterday, that punishment of which thI6 verc
80 deserving. -.
Tho memory oftho utrocious deeds wbishs thsv
committed in the innocent blood which they $piltS2a
OF tho many persons who were tho victims or ~ 81
ferocity would excite general indignation mt eii
would applaud the wise disposition Of tie
who satisfying public vengeance has freed sockty 81
some monsters who could not but continue 10 Nh 81
with evils and terrors ofihc most dirpful kind. Q
THE SEA SERPENT ouTDoNE.
Tho following statement, made by Don Jose ma
RIA Lopez, Captain ofthc steamer Neptune, fplvius
between the ports of Havana and Mntanzas,) to the
Captain General of the port of Havana il
by the editor ofthe Charleston Courier, from late
Having sailed from tho port of Mstanzas It seven
o'clock on the morning of the Sd inst. for the Ha
vnna IN tho steamer Neptune, under my comnand
We continued our course without any particular s,c
currencc until IL o'clock, when, mt a distance OF
some four miles from the coast, we dcscred in the III
rection Of N. w. about mile and half from ma .
large object. which to myself as well ns to the pas
sengers and crow, appeared q vessel in Distress 4
Immediately gave orders to approach with the pur.
pose OF speaking her. but while we continued neayl
ing, changed it's appearance that of large boz.
but when we had got within muskct shot, we saw fliS
tnctly that it formed tho upper jaw OF fish of inn
mensc magnnde it raised itself come sixteen feet A.
bovc the surface Of the water and we discovered Il tn
be surrounded by infinite numbers Of othors of diff
ferent Sizes playing abont in all directions occupv
ing circumference of nearly miles in making N
nearer approach wa saw its mouth open, and at the
same time heard tremendous noise; on his bacl
was observed wing ofsome nine feet 10 height O +
dark color and probably about sixty feet distant
from its mouth. Its full length could not be ascer
tanned. in consequence of it's tail being under vater
ut this moment 1t disappeared
"The anxiety ofthe passengers to have spccdv
passage, obliged me to abandon the idea of remain
ing for the purpose of making further discoveries.
and we Immediately directed our course for the port
where we arrived at o'clock same evening
"Abou; ten minutes after the disappearance ofths
Leviathan ofthe deep we again saw it in the direc-
uon OF north, and IN tho same position it was first
presented To view. = :.
The size of the monster was incompara bIy larger
than that of the largest whale, and of shape 80 die
ferent In appearance from these, induced me to believe
that It belonged TO an entirely different species
This important information feel il nv duty 10
communicate to you.
Havana, Jan. 9Th. 18S0u II.