The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-12-11
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10 COS yNgIJIINY ANDlMLRDER,.
10 sThss sS[A~ Yorkopapers of, Thursday
give ansaccouut ORA most horrid mut,ny
and murder, from. which we have. taken
lsshsi Following particulars, collected most-
Gilv from the Commercial Advertiser III
u .sppearS that the brig Vineyard, Capt
naWm. Thornby J, sailed, from New Orleans
aasboutthe 9th of N Noyember, for Philadel-
-isphia, with ~ cargo Of liz bales Of cotton,
bii 10 hhds sugar, 81 casks of fmolasses and
-sdA5O, 900 IN specie.sl Besides the captain
-ashere were on board sthei brig, William
-bIobests, mate, six asearnsn shlpped ut n,
sdobvlsunt, and the cook. a Robert Dawes,
srouei Of the crew, states, on examination
s-bsfsyesthe magistrates at tsFlatbush, Long
-AIslaud, that when about five days out he
eswas told that there was money on board.
sdChasles Gibbs, "A. Church, and the, stew.
Ia.srd then dsterlmnedfoi take possession OF
othS brig. They asked James Talbot to
-sHioin thems He said no, as he did pot be-
yI.iieye there was money in the vessel.
nlrTheyd concluded TO- kill the Capt. and
o, mate. and If Talbot and Jack Brownrigg.
odwooid nos sioin them to kill them also. -
= Thsns sxt night Ahey talked ofdoipg it, and
-gygot their clubstready.as Dawes dared not
7eFsay word, as they declared they would
~ kni him IL he did. x But as they did not a
gree about killing Talbot and iBrewprigg,
two shipmases, it was put of. They con-
- .cluded 10 kill the Capt. and mate On the
.ssnieht of November q, but did not get
-.lxesdys Button ahe might of the 23d, be-
,i1Awesr twelve sandr one O'Clock, ,-as. Dawes
Twas at thephelm, saw the steward come up
sd with aiiaht and a knife ID his hand. He
sTadsSpt ahs ight and seizing the pump break,
-aasttueks the Csptain with it over the head
door back Of the neck.o The captain was
-aqseut forward by sthesDlow,o and hallowed
,oC.ho!g cd sukardehaohceI Charles Gibbs
,sasnd shea aceoki seized tkeseaptain, one by
sbikke dseaa and the iother by The; heels and
so,xhreS him ovesboard., Atwellsnd Church
Ssdstood at the compahibn way, with clubs to
sTedttfke down the mate, when he should
-SE&otsie ap As he Icame up, and inquired
y.sfWkst was che mattes; they struck him over
-orvhe heads -Hco ran back into the cabin,
OF and Charies Gi,bs followed HIM, down;
od bift ssN was idark,i he ceuld not find him;
ssnG,bbs came ON deckGfor the. light, with
which he returned Dawes light being
taken from him, he could not see to steer,
"a ana be acoordipgiy'isa the helm, to, see
;aiwiniBwas going On below, Gibbs found
,t,shs mate ,apd, ,seized him, while Atweil
~; and Church. came down and struck him
sr4with the, pump break and club: He
=, was thea dragged upon deck they called
.,fr for Dave 8 to como to them; and as he
e,S ,cane ,up the mate seized his hand, and
ss, rave, him, deathgripe, Three Of them
"a shen hove HIM .ov e rboard, but which three,
. Dawes, does 'i not know The mate was
leo, net dead, hut called after them twice while
.sw ih Ithe water, Dawes saws he was so,
or, frightened that be hardly knew what to do.
-g,nThey thenstold. him 70 call Talbot, who
vstwas in the, forecastle, say ing bis prayers
uos she. came, up and said Il would be his turn
oonsxt- -rbut they gave him some grog, and
.AI told him. not ia, be, afraid, as they would
not hurt him. he was true to tothem-hc
d, should fare as well as. they did One Of
IS them got drunk, and sone bec'a'rnne can = crazy
10 Alfsr killing the captain and mate, they
lso set about, ,oyerhauling the vessel, and got
up one keg, of Mexican dollars. They
then divided the captains clothes and
aa smoney-sSbout, 40 dollars, and a gold
Dawes and Talbot and Brown
'd'Triqg were, ,au obliged to, do as they did.
Il, Tkey told him to steer for Long Island. -
. lOn the Dfo,lowing day, they divided sever
'Io a kegs ofishel specie, amounting @ hve
III thousand dollars each. They made bags
ia sudi sswed the money up Afer this d.
di vision they divided the remainder OF the
sel,mepsy without counting, j. On SUNDAY,
asswk4n stseut ] 3 miles S S E of Sopthamp-c
sisaos Light, thsy igqt thp boats out, and put
half the money in EACH They then scut-
tied the vessel and set FIRE to il in the cab
"a in auh took tc tho boats. Charles Gibbs,
!, stler the puTder, look charge ofthe yes
ss,ssl as captain; From the papers, they
I,r ,lssrut that the money belongedto Stephen |
q Cward. 4 With the Boats they made the
land about day light. Dawes, and his
three companions were il the lcng boat.