Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-07

overheard on bar, about three quarters of a
mile from the shore. They had 1000 dollars
aud over each man. There were about $50
dollars on board Of the long boat-and fifty
thousand in all, Oh board of the boats. -
All but between four and five thousand dollars
was thrown overheard. The money was thrown
| over at dozen different places-scattered along
as thew saiIed-being thrown over in bags ot
1000 dollars each. When they left the vessel
she was scutted and set on fire in the cabin
Henry Atwell scuttled the vessel-but he IS no
more Did not set fire to the vessel. nor does
he feel disposed TO tell who did, DID not tell
johnson where the money was buried; but thinks
that one of the hands did. Presumes that john
son knows where it was. Did not himself pay
johnson any thing. but one of the prisoners now
confined did pay him for all they had. Examl-
nant is native of Delaware. Was willing TO
sign this confession. as he did not know that
there MAS any harm in that
1t being now a few minutes past o'clock,
Thomas Morris, Esq. L. S. Marshal for this dis
trict, presented himself with an order from the
Judge Of the District Court, requiring the pri-
soners to be surrendered to him, and brouah TO
the prison in this city. The examinations were
of course suspended. aud the prisoners were al!
bra,usht up to town, where they were ironed and
lodged ia prison, to await their TRIALS in due sea-
son.
The brig Vineyard, Thornbur. MASTER is an
nounced in the New Orleans Price Current Of
tie 18th November, as having cleared on the 5th
of that month for Philadelphia, with Il cargo of
lis bales of cotton, !l5 hogsheads of sugar, and
"a casks of molasscs.
On returning tn town last evening", we heard
rumor that the jolly boat said 10 have been lost,
with all hands ON board, had landed on the Jer-
Scy shore, The following statement of the facts
which have given rise to this report. is copied
from the Gazette 81 this morning.
Son Tuesday evening. the esd ult. during the
absence of Mr. WartelI. the wreckmaster. al
Long Branch, two rough lacking sailors came TO
his house on the beach, and requested his wife 10
furnish them with some refreshments. at the same
time stating they had belonged to small oyster
schooner. which had been run down by a brig
and sunk; that the captain was drowned. AMI
they made their escape in the jolly -buat. As they
appeared to be intoxicated, Mrs. Wardell decin-
ed giving them any thing. on which they retired.
MIR. W. returned about O'Clock. when his wife
mentioned the circumstance to him. The next
morning lie was informed by some of his neigh
b0rs that the two men were seen, about daylight.
walking along the beach towards Barnegat; and
IN going to his stack ward in the morning, he dis
covered that they bad pu.!ed some hay from one
of the stacks. on which they slept, Several days
after. Mr. w. learned thar the men. landed in a
Jolly boat about half way between the Hook and
the Highlands, and, that they stopped on
the way to his house. at MIR. VESTS who keeps
q tavern near tie telegraph, in whose charge the,
left the boat. MIR. Caster. keeper Of the Light
House on the Hook. subsequently informed MIR.
,b, k,at hon. 4 anI
we'll built. and he supposed thar she might have
belonged to larsed sized schon er. MIR. War
dell dill not learn that they had any money.
The boat is still! in possessionof Mr.. West, from
whom further Information may De obtained."
By comparison of dates, although there arc
some colncidences it will still be perceived that
these men could not have belonged to the jolly
BOA, at the brig Viuyard. The mu,der wa, com
mitted when OH Cape !iat,eras, OH the morning
of the 2Sd--,he same day that these me- landed:
and the pirates left the brig on the night OF the
28,h, live DAYS afterwards. The prisoners more
over all agree in the assertion, that they saw the
Jolly boat swamped. and their companions drown
ed.
Mr.. Merit. one of the police officers who came
up from Flatbush in the carriage with the priso-
ners. informs the editors of the Journal of Com
TNerCe" HAT t'!e pftSoucio toHNVtScU 'Vi y NSe'.r
their participation in the bloody deed,
during their journey from FIatbnsh to this city
Gibbs did not even seek to excu!pate himself,
or ex,enuate his crime. lie declared that the
proposition was first made 10y Atwell, who is sup
posed to have been drowned in the small boat.
one morning while they were at breakfast-that
Atwell addressed HIM and asked il he would
navigate the vessel. if they would take possession
of her. Both Gibbs aud Wansley, the steward,
fully acquitted ''the old man. as they styled
john Brownrigg. ofany participation in their guilt.
They averred, however, that the boy. Robert
Dawes. aided and assisted in the scheme, and
helped to throw Captain Thornby overheard
An Impression that such was the fact with re-
gard to Dawes, was left strong y upon our minds
BY his manner during the exa" nation. There
vas an AIR of sang froid-an unfeeling levity in
his demeanor, which was truly surprising. The
lad was well dressed, and his personal appear
ance altogether in his favor. John Brownrigg
is as honest fellow. we have no doubt, as ever
reefed topsail But under all the circumstan-
ces of the case, it is most extraordinary, that
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