Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-13
THE AIURDERAND PIRACY.

I'M ~ lht tAi lhiiatib w hhb'''' VI 49,
oil the brig Vineyard, relative 10 the mI'ttr aud
piracy committed on board that vessel:
Examination before JGlies Ferhunt aud
Hudburd.
Robert DIMES. Que oil the prisoners, was
brought up lof examination, and gave the lot
lowing statement :-oIs men, including e&an-
nani, shipped on board the brig Vmey ard,
Capt. Wan hornbee, bound for PnIladelPaia.
The mates name was WIN. Roberts. Ga The
passage, one day Ia the latter part oil Novem-
ber when they had been at sea about . '.,ys, II,
the hands were nj work IA the iurepart oil the
vessel the steward came forward ana said taere
was money on board. lie crew begun Ia talk
among Themselves, aud concluded 20 kill the
captain and mate and take charge Of the vessel.
The mrn's names we're Charles Gibbs, A.
Church, and the steward. Ihry asked jas.
Talbot and Jack (Brownrigg) II they would
joln. but ihry rafused. when they concluded To
Kill them ais. They determined, one night
after that. to confluence The business, and wit
ness was AFRAID Ia say any thng, as they threat
ened TO XIII hin also. They goi t,eir deck
ready. bat concla lei IN pot il Oh al another
night. be ausn they did not Ssh q kill Talbot
and Jack, (Brownrigg) Ga the 22d OF No.
yenibcr they g" evary thug ready at nj sbt
but did nGtniug. On the = d, between ! : an
~ NJ. Wndc JACK Was aloit, witness told the
steward 10 Conn htt-r aud uim the / ght.-rhe
steward came with n ku,fe 10 lis hAnd, winch
he drapt and picked op The punp brake, The
Captpin VI The tine Has standing aloaIsiie Of
witness. The steward taen struck tie Captain
On The back 81 the mex VITA the pump AXE,
which staggered ann-ae then followed np the
blow and struck INN on the other side--sle
captain called oal murder "nt 90. Charles
Glbhs anI the stgndtd tbea tnrtW htm over
board.
N this lime Ilenty AtNeIl and \ Church
stood Al the head of the comp mon way wHi.
ting tor tn mate, who at that mnlnent came up
without m, cont mud asked WHIT was the ma =
ter. Atwril thee struck INN blow across the
head wi,tra club. Oh which he ran duwn into
the cabIn agsin, and Charles Gibbs followed
him down, but II nelng dark, he could not tini
him lc then rafnraad on deCk took the lIght
out Of the hunace nul went back again. lie
found the mt1 blarai :, aud took huij Of la n
Atwrll vi ChIrch followed hlm INTO the cabin
ani each struck tle mate several blows with
the pump brake AM club, while Gibbs hid hln.
They then dragged MN III decH, still alive aud
called for wines. lie came, nnd the mate IN
mrdIately srHed hold Of his WRIST with n death
grip, whrn the other men caught hnid OF MN
and threw him overheard. lhc male did not
sink immediately, tut called GOT several times
." On Oh but ne al last sudk. Oue vi the
men told witness 10 90 iprHard aud call 40
Talbot, He came att when they told him not
10 be afraid As they would not hut han, IL he
prove true to then. they thea gave him some
grog a. sent han to bed. They Told Jack the sHne
Thing. Gibbs then took charge OF the vessel
and told witness Ia lake the heln aud steer n
by +. They then went below and got the mo-
ney out. Ihey then oyerhauled tue Captains
trunk, AMI took from IL about = 10 rnmpney anu
a gold watch. Talbot, Jack aud witness were
compelled to do as they dIG. but talked several
times of re-taklug the vessel. The next DAY
Icy divided tie contents oil 3 kesi, each
winch contained ahont S59lU. Tue balance
were all started into Kegs. Ga Sunday evening
when the brig Wa; aboat - lilies 5. OF Sodb
Hampton Light they sc lt,lei the big, SIT her
or fire. and took to the boats.-rn,,re was
$4,000 IN the long boat, aud 81, 800 in the
Jolly boat he money belonged 10 Stephen
Grard, OF Phi,adeiphla, as appeared by The
papers. S'poI ia for the Store and made III.
land just before daylight - Monday morning
IL then GIns ON 10 blow fresh from N. T.. ami
the jolly boat s"ampcn, and all the men were
lhey stub cnhtinued TO stand IN and
struck the bar, when the. threS overheard all
The money, hu' ab3M % o9J. Incy then brat
over and landed on Pellle. ~ or Barron island
wnere they barred the money .---.uct u man ON
the hehch, ".tnn thay asked II he could give
'hem ahy 'eireshneni. lie tupk then 10 m,
mousse Shd gave them something To eat. The
man namo was Johnson. In the evening I'm.
"'lness went to bed, aud Jack sat up, aud tod
onhson that Gibbs andtne steward were .nnr. |
defers, aud thai he gave himsef ant witness,
alp as miormers. Ntness II 10 years OF aye.
na'ise of Lancaster, England. Has salled with
"ihos and Church before, in the ship Le,inp.
ton nom Boston 10 New oseans, wnere they
e" her. Afer they had landed, they sa,, a |
man cunning on the beach. vino cams nm :,
n nm a l,...s a !,
he br's NIIisn tont days betore-,nat ,hs