Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-24
From The Journal of Commerce.

from me journal OF COWWcFCe.
SENTENCE DAY.-The prisoners convicted dur
ing the last week, we're brought down on Satur-
day to receive the sentence Of the Law.
Sylvester Woo!Iev, indicted and convicted OF
an assault and battery upon Prentlss Koyes, with
all intent to rob and murder. on being put to the
bar, presented a very different aspect from the
bold, unblushing front which he wore at the time
Of his t,.al. Wen asked by the Clerk what he
had to say why sentence should not be pronounc-
ed upon him according to law, his counsel, Mr..
De Lacy, rose and handed the following letter
addressed by him to the Court.
Il expect no mitigation of the sentence OF
the law-I ask none. Your culprit has fallen
victim to the devices of an accomplished and con-
summate villain. Until infected by an upaz so
poisonous and corrupt, he was actuaed by virtu-
Gus impulses. An unhappy. though frivolous d.
erosion, originally precipitated him into the
stream whose turbulent waters have borne hun TO
destruction. He has reached his goal; his wreck
is irreparable; his damnaton entire. Nejudicia
lenity can mtisate;-no severity aggravate his
fate. He entreats that you will make no allusion
to bis family. his talent, or what he might have
BEEN He is what adverse circumstances have
made him. an illfated wretch, with only one re.
medal resource"
Mr.. De Lacy presented the question to the
Court, whether the offence was within their ju-
risdicton,-it having occurred, in his opinion.
within the waters of the United States, and there
fore moved postponement of the sentence until
the next term The convict being now in close
confinement, no injury could result to the public
from delay of two Or three weeks. The court
acceded to the request, and the prisoner was re-
manded.
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Pauldng's JournaL-A Journal Of cruise
of the U. States schooner Dolphin among
the Islands of the Pacific Ocean, and visit to
the Mulgrave Islands in pursuit Of the mutneers
of the whale ship Globe, by Lieut.. II. Pauld-
ing, of the U. S. Navy, has just been published
by the Mcssrs. Carvill. 1t is introduced by
modest preface, in which the author expresses
his hope that 'sa plain narrative of cruise thro'
AN unfreguented part of the ocean, comprising
particular description of group of Islands ne
yer befnre explored, and forming perhaps the
latest inhabited portion of the globe; may not
be without interest" These are the Mulgrave
Islands, TIE people of which he supposes to APP
proach more nearly to a state OF nature, than
those of any other known region. The cruise
an account Of which is now published, led to a
more full examination Of these Islands than had
hitherto been made, or is likely to be made again.
The book fuIfils the promise held by the preface.
1t is written 10 an unpretending style, and
describes this race of people and the singular
circle of islands on which they reside, in an I
agreeable manner, and in way that shows the |
author to have been an attentive observer. The |
book contains also intelligent and interesting no
tees of several of the principal islands in the south
sea and their inhabitants y. Epening Post. I