Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-18

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another source besides his oso confession.
female nov IN tns city vas veil acquainted
with tim there, where. SHE says. he lssd hs'
a gentleman, with apparent sbundsnt nr"n'
Of support. 10 speaking OF bis acaaaInianee
! WITH this fernAIe he says" fell IN will NJ
man who | thought "a. all virtue. but she de
eeiy.d me. an | am sotIg To say that bead
thai never isit ahashed Al scenes OF carnage q
blood. w. made hid ei for a time bs hef
add gave way 10 dissipation 10 dro"" tue
torn nf-Hgw ohrn when tue fumes oi hqaoi
have subs d.d. hssr ought "f my good anu
III cilonaie paf-nis aud her 60 like ah'ifr
Bn whsn tbe li,t- monitor began TO move
~ithin me- immediately sFizsf the cup 10
( hrd myself from tnysrl'. aud frank "nlIl the
.ensr OF in'onicntian VA. renewed My FREUD,
/ advised ma 10 bsnBye myset like man. nbd
J pro i4ed ma her as,lstsnce, bot tn d~moh
It'll la snted me. ssd spnrned 10 n advice
H. subsequently, ieldnied TO Boston, sHii"h
! for Havana, aud again commenced bis PiTaiI-
cal career.
| In 1926 he re-yi,ited the United States, AMI
hesfiag 4 the war be,wesn BrsZil aod ihe
| Repnbtic " RUeuus Aye sdird from Bosoh
IN the brig ntty. OF PODS noutn. "Itn deist-
IN n1'ion, m he saie', II trying his iottane III
defence OF republican sns"fn'n"ni. upoh
his arrival he made bimseIf known 10 Admifai
Brown. aud communicated h. desire 10 JON
then navy. The admiral accompanied him to
tue Governor. and a Ltentens"''s comm,ss'on
being gven him, he jnined n ship al 81 guns,
cslle1 the rwroty Fun Of May. Here,
says Gibbs, found Liemenant Dodge, an
old aea ia,ntsncr. and number OF other per-
sons WIN whom bad sailsd. Wnso the Co.
rroor gave me the eoni mlssion.hc told ins ih'sy
wanted no cessrds in ,h r Navy, to winch
4 led hal 4 b.a, ma n n p
he1sl9n OF my cosarilce or skIil when he D
cane acquainted with me. He thanked me, a
said he hoped he sho I'D not b. deceived. upon
which Ne drank 10 his htalfh, aud 10 the sue
Cess 81 tn republic tie Thea presented ma
"lfh sword, aud told me wear that as my
eompnniOn H. oDeh tho doubtful Struggle IN
winch tn Republic was eagased. | told MIN
never would hIsgraCe Il, - long DIS hhu q
nerss 10 my arm. ! re,aaiaed ~ boAd the
sh'p in tue capacity OF 6th Li"ntenan, tor a
bout four moths, dniag waioh ime We had
hunbar oi skninl.bes W h 'hn enemy. lila
s'ns succeeded IN galni0g In" confidence o. A.
anrd Brown, he put mr ~ oomua1d OF prs
Shiesr scheaer, n,onnling . long "a ponndefs
ant 10 men. | sailed from Bnalos AfIes.
made lwo good cruises. aud returned safely 20
POI | ten bought Que half OF an,w biln-
more sc"ooasr, aah sailed again, but was cap
''fb etF'h utt nut CaTiltu luto lN'p ~
nero, whete tue Brhz i,ns paid me uy cAange.
'ehIained there untl pence took place, thcn
returned 10 Bueno, Ayf,s, and thence 20 New
York.
Al'rr tie laps. OF about year. which he
passed IN travelling frotn place IL ptacr, Cubs
sIa,e. that the war be,weeu France ANA Al
s,ers attracted his attention. knowing that he
French comm-ice presented hnr oppoi tuntJ
Tor IlundrT, nc Determined 10 einUa, X ior Al
gers aad OH mis- services to The Dey. H.
accordingly TOOK passage from this porn ~ III,
Sally Ann, belonging to BATH, landed al BARGE
ma crossed TO Port MAbnn, md sndeayoreh
10 make his way TO AlgIers. The vigilance OF
the French 0eel prevented The accomplishment
OF his purpose, aud ue = oceeded 10 Inni..
There hadi & II unsafe 10 attempt 'ur-
my 10 Ayers across the desert he amused
MUS Il with contemplating the ruins of Cat
thage, aud feviylg hIs rec"ecnons OF her war |
sih iht Roman. lie aft rwhrds took pas |
sage 10 Mars'lles,and thence to Boston. From
Boston he sailrd To NeN Orleans, and tn re en-
trr Il es one o. the crew ol the brig Vineyard |
| o question Why he who had been accuston,-
Ell to command should enter as a comn,on s4-
lor ON hoard the Vineyard, b Answered that
he sought emp ,oy neut 10 assuage the horrors
u llecuo
H. sotclnnls declares that he had no agency
IN the murder Of tue matt, tor winch he was
iuei AMI CONVICTED, AID IN .blr 10 under-
stand how ~ conld be found guil ), when he
stood hy and hooked POSITIVELY on the scene OF
hts,ructoo. II" readIlv admits, however, his
paruCIpa iun n the mulnE ,r"von aud robbery
aud IN the mufdei oi CaIh. lhofnoy. lie OF
zen ,sks !, hr snoa i b. mar Tered IN the street.
I he had hrs liberty, aud was re,ogu'zed. aud
lreppcntiy sxcIalms " On, II | had go I'M A.
gicrs, never snoutb have been Ia this prlson 10
he hug tos mnrde'.'
Ihnpgh h" gives 40 evidence ola "contrlte
henri To- the Hoii,be Crimes oi winch hr con-
irss"s nim,rlf guilty, we he evidently d"eils
upOn theu recollection with great an" ,lingness.
Ii qu.s rs asked hm, " how were he
crews generally destroyrd"i he answers quick.
aud blr hy, aud Instantly changes the topic
crher 10 tue circumstances thai attended his NJ
al, or 10 xil ~ SIN Burno, Ayres. since MS t,Ial
ms frame IS somewhat tnfeeblrd ms face psier
and his eyes mure suhken bat the ar OF hls
bold, entrrpts'ns aud desperate mind still
frnIhi1S. In TINS na'lo" Gel ne se.ns mUrt
like an object OF ply ionn vengeance is AHA
u e a. communicative, aud when he sun r., xu,-
blts 80 m,ld and gentle ,onntenance, that no
on nodid take him 10 tie sila Ills con
versatnn Is concise aud pe,tlneni, dnd his style
OF Il'us,iau1n qnHe original.
10 correct The impression when some oil our
publ" pans nave ihro~a odi ina Clubs, Ike
other CRIMINALS, is disposed 20 magnify and eA-
| aggerate his crimes, II may be mrlt 10 state
/ AVS sue "A chart Oi The Vast Indies
(Jocel,n') Vas handed mm, containing the
names OF about o. vessels which were BOARDED
and pluode,ed by pirate. from 1917 TO 1925,
with request ina, h Nould mark these vi
waose looDery he had any recollection. h
| chart was Irtui ned Nth Unt une mark, and that
! upon M sh,p Luc,u. oi Charlestoh-When
questioned afterwards in regard 10 that vessel
ue gave such az account oil her subsequent Tt
capture by the Ente,p ize, as left no 90 Ibl res.
| pectms The truth of ms s'atemen Had he
atcn deSlrous Of increasing the black catalogue,
her Mas 81 fine an oipol UNITY that he 40 Ii
undoubtedly nave a'aied b nseIt OF II. He mas
repeatedly stated ihdi ne Was concerned IN The
ronbe,y OF more than tor,y vessels, aud IN the
destrnrtoo of more Ii II tWeniy Nth their en-
tire creWS. Many OF nose destroy ed had pas