The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-10-16

pyeain =, about 10 % cIslck, riT. Othl'ps
4. s. District Attorney, received infar-
nation that two sailors who arrived in
this city abnut ten days ago, md ,ook
,lsings ia Ann-slreet, had thrown oui
sandy !lials aganls, each other which,
cnrnh,ned with the fact that each had
several hundred dollars in his possession,
exci,ej fearful appreho ,sions that they /
had been engaged IN sonlc neiarlous and !
lioaAy transactions. Measures were
pom ,lly taken by the District Attorney (!
~ sncIre their persons, aud cause them
10 he brought before His Honor Judge
Davis. yesterday, for examination.
UooA i,irir arrest, they gave their
mn aes ms Joachim An,"nio, aud Jon
chin Silva, and stated that they arrived
ui this pprt on Sunday, the 22i uf Sep
iembcr last, ia the brig Sarah Louisa,
from Point Pelre. Guadalonpe.
The sccuuat given Nv An,onia Silva
tn ,he District Attorney was as fpllows:
/. that no and his comrade were two al the
crew of ihe porin geese hrlg El Triumph
(rriumphl that sailed ahnnt two mouths
ngo fro u the port of Pars, IN Brazil,
bound 10 the Western Islands aud t.is.
bin--llml ihy vessel had nn board @iS,
0oD IN specie, aud valuable cargo--tiint
there were. i've passengers, aud Two
children, one white aud the other black,
each about lS months old--that the pas
sengers were lawyer aud his wife by
tie name of Marie, "A Portuguese super
cargo by the name of Justine. black
woman the mother Of the black child,
aud u Portuguese merchant tanned
Jueul.m Lawrence the lailrr >of the
White c,mld--t.,at about fortnighI sf-
ter they sailed, The crew took forcIbc
possrssion of the vessel. murdered the
captain and one of The crew, aud all the
passengers except the two wo,nen aud
the white chld--iliai they kept the two
women about week. f,rcedlhem 10 sub
nit Ia their horrid embraces during thar
time. aud then cui their tIrnuts and threw
ihe,n northumberland they directed heir
eour,o 10 po;at Petre. Guadalupe,
where they stated thnf hey had lost their
captain, who had been knocked overheard
by HE boom ofthe vessel.
When questioned by Mr.. Donlap why
he had .int made known tae crcumstan-
: res ofthc murder Ia the civil authorities
ut Pnui Petre when he arrived there, he
answered that he was afraid nf his life, as
t..c crew had threatened t. destroy any
one " 10 sioaIJ give Information agninst
,'rru. The vessel aud cargo was sold, ne
said al ihat place.
The life of the white child wax saved,
and ..e supposed was still alive. He fur
thrr si9' ed they took passage from Pnnt
pe,rr. in the brig Sarah Louisa, working
their passage, bat paying for their proNis-
iDls. Each oflhem had about five hnn-
drsd daIass ia specie, ahen they landed
her'.
Upon their examination before Judge
Davis Yesterday morning, Silva narrated
the same story. His companion, Joa-
Calm 4 tonio, maintained sullen si-
lenco hut We understand that he de-
clares i,e was never on board any such
vsssei, aud that the money in his pos
session is tho fruit Of his oSn labor.
Several of..le crew Of the brig Sarah
>lLoD:sr were examined, who testified thar
'hese two individuals came alongside thr
brig ia the harbor of Pmnt Pelre, and
snsasing passage, were brought by the
bgi. to this port. One of the crew stated
,ha, they told him about The caplnin's be-
ing kaorked overheard Wy the boom hut
that they SAID nothing about any murder.
They were both committed 10 prison by
Jsase Davis, Antonio, ,o take his trial for
thc piracy and murder, and Silva, IL he
use.i as S'a,es evidence.
II is highly imporant that publicity
should 30 given u the transactions, In /,
order :hai earlviniormation siay he conf !
muaicted - Poin, Petre. with view ~
the apprehension, possible, of the ether
murderers
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