Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-09-08


iof them were killed and wounded before
they reached the shore. | am not certain
whether the six pounders were fired or not
but the pirate escaped unhurt
The firing alarmed the country the ma
glstrates ordered out tho militia. and had
them stationed as quick as they assembled,
to assist in taking any Of the pirates that
might land. The Americans soon follow.
ed and succeeded in taking or killing all
but The chef, Of whom for a short time
they lost al trace, until lhey fell in with
herd, IN great distress, who complained Of
man with curious hand, three fingers
growing together, having compelled him to
exchange clothes, and 10 give him the
tcharge Of the cattle, which be was now
driving towards the interior, IN his assum
ell costume.-The pursuers Immediately
! knew this to be the one they were in search
| of and recCllected having more than once
passed him, without suspecting who 1t
was, so well dill he act his part, and such
lunconcern did he show. IN a short time
they again discovered the pretended herd.
Two or three Of the foremost in the pur-
suit attacked him. lie wade a wonderful
defence. One or two attacked him with
swords for some little time; while third
seeing how obstinatey he fought, fred his
! bluadcrbuss, loaded with slUgs at him,
which wounded him in the knee. He new
louheless continued to fight with his other
hand, until the one who fired at him struck
! him with The bit end of his blunderbuss on
the ribs, a most severe blow which brought
him to the ground. They even then had
difficulty in securing him.
He and the other prisoners wero sent to
| 81. Johns, the capital of Peurto Rico, to
/ be tried. The Americans returned to st.
Thomas, after being in great distress, from
the leaky state of the sIoop, and the heavy
rains which fell during this expedition.
! The deck, as they expressed 1t, leaked
/ like a riddle. After their return, Captain
Sloal determined to visit the pirate, and
sailed to St. Johns, Peurto Rico. He was
admitted to the caehot where the pirate
was confined, thirty feet below the level Of
the sea, in the Moro Castle He found
linn quite composed, aud busily employed
( in taking all The possible care ofhis wounds
lanhough he was under sentence of death
CAPT. Sloat informed him that he visited
/ him in consequence Of the accounts his Of.
fcers gave him Of his dauntless courage,
ard cool presence OF mind under cIrcum
Istances that had appalled, all his compan-
lions. and also his wonderful exertIons, IN
working his vessel as he had done. Capt
! :. expressed his regret that such qualities
should have been so badly applied. The
pirate said, he had been SO long accustom-
ed to be fred at, 1t never gave him the least
concern. He had a firm conviction on his
mind that he would not be touched. he
mentioned further, that consciousness kept
| him always cool and collected when in ac-
( ton.
He once determined on quitting his mode
lof life and becoming Il citizen Of the Unl-
ted States, but that few days after sailing
from St. Domingo with that, intention, he
was wrecked Oh that Island, Hn the hurr-
cane of 1919. He was the only one saw.
ed on board; but he lost the vessel, cargo
and specie, Of great value, which was his
Tall This reduced him to a very low and
desperate state, obliging him TO associate
with few lawlcss characters like himself
They embarked IN small vessels or
boats, and captured whatever vessels they
could He mentioned having killed about
four hundred persons with his own hands
during the preceding eight years that he
had been outlawcd: but he declared that
| never 10 lis knowledge, had no killed a
alive Of Peurto Rico, his birth place. lie
Iaopearod touched by Captain Sloap5 sym
iuaihv and declared that he had created
ceilings IN bis breast no thought never
Gould have existed. He made an unre-
,eryed confession Of all that lie had done
HIMSELF but would give no information than
would lead 10 the detection Of others, al-
.bounh he hal himself la a manner been
BETRAYED, the particulars Of which ! cannot
ecoliect. When ne was taken out 70 be
.bot there was not the least concern visl'
l,Ism ms counienance. llc ie,i without a
] struggle; aad all the companions Ofhls law
less lie who had been taAen, were similar
lry condemned aud underwent ta3 s4n,
/ llle.-.H-Gt. Ca.
AaccGois Of Henry CLJy-Tho UGca
Intelligence of June y. gives the follow
! Q auecdotc from tic New Haven PdlIa
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