Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-10

ieccve farther assurance Of how much they rcson,
Die IN their physcsl natures the greatest murderer,
when visited the pirate in the Moorish castle
~nerc no was confined no was sitting i'm his cold
narrow, and miserable coll, upon pallet of straw.
eating his coarse meal from a tin plate Thought
hm more an object Of pity than vengeance. he LOOK
Cd so worn with disease, crushed with suffering,
yet 50 affable, frank, and kind in hi, ,ddrcss.
for he happened to be in communicative mood |,
th'ng that was by no means common with him. He
spoke OF his long confinement, till thought the tears
we're ABOUT 10 start from his eyes, and alluded TO his
pp .n 'rai with satisfaction; but his FREEDOM
mate chaiacteristc, forocy, appeared in his small
piercing black eyes before left him. as he alluded
to his keeper the Provost, in such wav that made
me suspect his desire for blood was not vel ex,inrusb
Gu. ~nen ne appeared IN court on his trial. his de-
meanonr was quite altered he seemed to me to have
suddenly risen out Of the wretch he was IN the cell
to all the qualities had heard of him. he stood erect
and unembarrassed; spoke with strong voice. at
!enasa CLOSELY TO the proceedings, occasionally exam.
med the Witnesses and at the conclusion proteste ed
against the Justice Of his trial lie sometimes spo,o
10 the guards arou0d him. and sometimes affected an
DIR oil careessness OF his awful situation which how
ever, dd not SIT easy upon bim Even here the lead
ing trait OF his mind broke forth; for when the inter-
prefer commenced his office, the Language which be
MADE use OF being pedantic and affected Soto inter-
rupted him thus, while q scowl sat upon his brow
that terrified the m' Of words, 81 don't
YOU man; speak Spanish like Others and III listen
to you." When the dirk which belonged To AIR Ro
ocrtson, and the trunk and clothes taken from AR
Gibson and the pocket book containin the ill.,
Captains handwriting were placed before him, and
proved to have been found in his room; and when the
of the tavern proved that sbe found the
dirk under his pillow every morning on arranging his
bed and when he was confronted with his own black
slave bctweentw wax lights, the of the
Villain appeared In Its true naturc-not depreesed or
sorrowful, but vivid and forocious and when the pa
tent aud dignihed Governor, Sir George Dom pas
sed the Just sentence of the law upon him. he looked
daggcrs TO lis heart, and assumed horrid silence
more eloquent than words.
The criminal persisted up the day before his execution in
asserting ms innocence, and nveighng against injustice
OF ms ria but the certainty Of his fate awful voice
OF religion. at length subued him He an
confession OF his guilt and truly peuten gave nm 10
ms keeper The blade ut which he ha
me oes oil ms shoes Tor the Acknowledged purpose adding
suicide to his crimes and seemed wish the moment thai
was 10 send him before his Creator
witnessed his execution and believe there never was
more contre man than he appeared be; no
dwelling fears upon hmho walked firmly al the a of tb,
iaa cart gazing sometimes al his cs az the
chS which he held In his hand. The symbol of Diyinv he
his ear by the attendant clergyman and seene REGARDLESS,
every thing but The world The gasws was erected
beside the water and fronting the neutral ground He noun
ed the cart as hrmy as he had walked behind and held
MS lace TO Heaven and The beating rain cafn bu, I'M
shaken and hndng the halter too high for his neck boldly
stepped upon his con and placed hi, head moose then
watching The brst turn Of the wheels no murmurcd
sodos,"s and leaned forward 10 facilitate his fall. ..
Inc oiack slave OF the pirate stood the battery before
the recital Of which his African counrymen when he shai
return to his home, will give Them doubt dreadful pic
tue OF European civilization The black boy was acquitted
al CauZ, out the mon who had Fed
as those arrested after the wreck were convicted executed
inner limbs severed and hung hooks warning
pirates. -
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