Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-04-27

hands, as II IN the attitude OF prayer,
and they remained so till be was out
down. Gibbs remained perfectly still
for about one minute after he had be-
come suspended, but ho then began to
struggle violently; he raised his hands
up, although his arms were pinioned be-
hind, so as to push 'le cap he wore from
his mouth, and he evidently endeavorcd
to assist in breathing, he afterwards rois-
ed his hand so as to open his lips--all
this evidently with the intention of fol-
lowing the physicians advice. lie
continued to struggle about five or six
minutes, and then ceasedto exist.
After the bodies had remained hang
ing about three quarters of an hour, they
were cut down and conveyed to the
Medical College for disscc ton Mr..
Brewer, the Scul ptcr, took cast from
the countenancc of each.
Yesterday morning, before Gibbs
left the prison, the woman confined in
the same prison with whom he was inti-
mate in Liverpool, was admitted to see
hum, by her own request. She seemed
greatly affected, and both embraced
each other very tendcrly. AT the fort
on Ellis Island, the boy DAVIS, who is
now employed in the Navy Yard,
Brooklyn and who is dressed in the
United States uniform, had an interview
with each of the conyicts. They gave
him some sound advice, which, it is to
be hoped, he will follow Ilo shook
hands with both Immediately before
they were executed, but he seemed lit
Ito moved by thcir situation. When
brought cut from the fort, and while
Gibbs was speaking, WansIcy tremblcd
very much, SO that 1t was necessary to
support him; but after his mind got en-
gagged in the psalms, he recovered his
self possession. Gibbs betrayed no
marks of terror, although it was evident
that he shrunk from death When first
brought out, he surveyed the galIows
with an anxious eye, but seemed salts
fled that there was no means of avoiding
his fate.
BY the Rev. Mr.. Dunbar, one of the
clcrgymcn who attended Gibbs the
night before his execution, and some
time before, we arc Informed that Gibbs
showed great signs ofrepcntancc.
Further particulars from the Journal of CGmmprce
To the last, Gibbs conGrmcd the state
ment published by us respecting his
horrld atrocities, in nearly every paltlcu-
lar. lie admitted that what he had
communicated III regard to his being on
board the Hornet and Chesapeake was
uniounded, and declared that his sole
object in making such representations
was to conceal his true name, and pre-
vent his friends from being visited with
the stigma that his crimes would cast
upon them. He said if he had confessed
that he first went to sea in the brig
Rrutuo from Newport, IN 1916, that then
he might easily have been traced and
identified as James ID. Jcilcrs.
We are informed from the most res
pcctable authority that he has made a
full disclosure of all the accomplices,
aidcrs and abcuors in his piracies, and
that it is the intention of the person who
has the Information in his possession, to
proceed to Washington and communl-
cate it without delay to the President
When published, says our informant,
"it ~,H asto"nd The people c(h's not'on."
There are various circumstances
which have come to our knowledge
since the confession was published,
which tend strongly to corroboratc the
statement which Gibbs has given Of his
pira,lcal career iio was visited iii
prison by Capt. Kcarncy, who com
mandcd the L. S. brig Enterprise when
she rccapturcd the ship I.ucius and
another vessel at Cape Antonio. Gibbs
Immediately recognized him, and in the
course Of their conversation referred to
numerous incidents that occurred there,
which none but n person present could
have known. lie cnqurcd Of Capt. *.
if he found some warm coffee on board
of the ship when he took possession OF
herr which being answered IN the
affirmative, he added, with half smile,
"you didn't drink any Of it," intending
to convey the idea that it was prepared
and poisoned for their destruction. We
learn from a gentleman who was present
at the interview, that Capt kcarncy
was fully satisfied that he had been Il
pirate, and partlcipator with the Cape
Antonio free hooters in the commission
of many of their horrible outragcs upon
the lives of their iolow-bclngs.
The appearance of suspicious yes
sci Off the Capcs of the Delaware sever
al years ago, about the time that the
Rcbccca Sims sailed on one of her voy-
ages to the East Indies, and the robbery
oi the ship Providence, as spoken of by
Gibbs, have been fully confirmed to us.