Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-20

After having taken a cursory view
Of the heart siCkeDing scene, my at
tention was attracted to tn. after range
Of pens on the star-bOard. side. which
lcentained about one half the females
then on deck. Here a, onthe opposite
side Of the deck. the two sexes were
separated by partition or bulkhead
|. Ugh; feet in height; near which were
two women evidently writing in the
aconies Of death. Partly from the Of
ficers and partly from their fellow suf-
ferers. gathered the shameful facts
that these dying wretches had been re-
duced TO their present situation BY
repeated applications of the lash, as a
punishment for their piteous and heart
rending wailings. This worse than
brutality had elected those shrieks
and groans which arrested my atten-
ton on board the Antarctic. They
were wives and mothers; their infants
had been torn from their breasts and
thrown upon the ground, either to per-
i~h with hunger among the grass. OF to
become the prey Of beasts, or the rep
tiles-or possibly to be preserved and
nourished by strangers. In the phren-
zied paroxysms Of internal anguish,
they had called for their iDfants-tor
their husbands--for their parents-for
their brother, sisters, and friends; and
for this natural Involuntary ebullition
Of feeling, their bodies had been cruel
~ lacers.ed with stripes, until nature
sank exhausted, 10 more to revive.
Their breast were distcnded with the
undrawn nutriment for the lack OF
which their babes perhaps were per-
iishing-it was oozing in streams from
their nipples, mingled with their Own
blood.
o. learning these facts, indignation
enabled me to suppress those softer
feelings which we're before nearly
choking me while the hardened bar
bariars around me were sardonic
smiles upon their faces. The captains
oftwo vessels were present. and sever
III officers. For the moment ! InnPi-
ous!v wished to be armed VITA the
lightning OF heaven. TO punish the gull
Ity. and terminate the Suffering, OF
their victims OH the spot. rs tins was
10: pract:hic, however, gave vent to
m, feelings in a torrent Of iasectvc
pouring, upon them volieys of vituper
alton. icannot rccoliect what | sad
but for some time ! gave them broad.
side after broads.dc. without receiving
4. siDs!U ,.,ut in return inc3 -cre:v
ed nv fire in silent astonlshment. sui
itering me to rake them fore and ait
Until my magazine became exhausted
ana 4 paused fer lack OF ammunition.
IL the m an time. the two >pecia
Ou|ect, oimy compassion s'ere released
i.o.n their satic.l.,s by death, ant
lu.t DIS me visiting Captain mad attenp
ted soti,t oD-eT, atioi,, II excuse or Pa!
:, iiatlon OF their conduct, our attention
Was arrested ny another object. On'
, OF Tie Capt,ves, "a well made. good look
lus .sIai,, Oh about twent, -nve years U
az, .iai CoutriVed, ma,iaCled is n
was. 10 scale tue bu kIiead, from tn
top OF waIcn, being Unable 10 use III
> HANDS. ne ieil into the lem ,les apart
:, incnt, acre uls head struck ring ool
vita ,ucu force as ~ fracture his ecull
IL wa, l:,c nisoant OF the yOunSe.
OF ,ne two women who mad Just Dredtf
. ed tier .;sst. or Il ie.. moments u
la, seu,eie,. from the effects OF IN
; ui,M; uut ooOn came to himself sui
!, cieut., to understand what was sad {
am. In the moment he recognize
Tie dead body OF u,s wife, waiCh n
: iranticaily >,rove to Clasp IN his MAJ
acted arms; and. with yell OF desPai
end-aeored to awaken ner with q
" ca,esses from the sleep OF death. wall
" me wound III ms nead was pourin
forth a to.rent OF blood Oh t,ic lnaii
" mate object OF MS pitcous lament
ton.
ri Inc captain of the brig now spok
and ordered one OF the officers 10 te.
30 the poor fellow from the corpse OF Il
), vile. and to stow aim Oh the other slt
OF me deck. Tie raised his mute II
piortny eve to me, In wniCn l read
-peed, termination oi his mi,eriCs. al
=, ardent desire to expire on the boso
- OF MS wife. Ine officer advanced
Q seize min. but this was too Ilucn +
p, me TO witness. / sprang before Il
diving man. drew my dirk, aud ordess
=, the officer 10 teslst. Oh the peril OF |
tsf,