The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-05-18

letter receiveved IN tins town from al
cahuana, dated Jan. 18th, we gather
some further particulars relative to the
melancholy tragedy in which our coun-
tryman has been engaged at Valparaiso,
and the circumstances which proceeded
it. 1t appears that the Catharine had put
into Talcahuana, leaky, a bolt being
loose in her bow--it was repaired, but
imperlectly, as afterwards appeared, and
on the 10th August the ship sailed, and
proceeded for the OF Shore Ground
The vessel became SO leaky that they
were obliged to bear up for port, to re-
pair, and accordingly reached Valparaiso
on the 18th Dec. On the 2O'h, Capt.
Paddock considered himself unwell, and
sent for doctor on board, and told him
he had been poisoned by the Consul, who
il appeared he had not seen, as lac was
absent at Santiago. The doctor saw he
was iaclined 10 delirium, and requested
the mate to have watch kept over him
to prevent his jumping out OF the cabin
windows, which was complied with.-
The next morning, the mate sent ashore
to the Consul's counting house, and in
formed MIR. George Carnes, the head
clerk, who had the control Of the business
in Mr.. Bispham's absen ce of the circum-
stances. Mr. C.. went on board and in
vited the captain to remove on shore to
his house on the hill until he should be-
come better and they took such articles
as might be wanted, and went to the
house, and .alser they had put things to
rights, walked down to the counting house
together. Mr.. Z. stopped to speak to
some one in the street, when Capt. Pad
dock went into the counting house, and in
an instant drew knife and planted il in
the heart OF the Spanish clerk, who
sprang to the street door and fell dead
without speaking. lie then made Tor
lad named Pedric, who was at another
desk, but he escaped by the getting out of
"A back door, ana shutting it. Capt. u.
then sprang to the street door where he
met MIR. Carnes, whom he stabbed near
the heart and then ran for the place
where his boat lay, and on his way fell in
with MIR. Wheelright, who was engaged
IN conversation with another person, and
gave him d stab in the breast bone, and
three other severe outs. A MIR. Bulge
then attracted his attention, and lie fell at
him, but he fortunately got out Of the
way by stepping into the house and shut
ting the door, which Capt. Z. struck his
! knife in. The noise was hoard in watcE
makers shop opposite, and DR.. Juaquin
lie Rane, one Of the most respectable Cit
izens of Chill, went 10 the door to ascer-
tain the cause. AS soon rs he came in
sight. Capt. p. deliberately put his arm
around his waist and plunged the knife
into the heart Of the old man, who fell
dead without struggle. The man of the
; store, stall ignorant of what was going on,
went towards the door, where he was met
by Paddock. but by turning and making
spring into the back store, escaped with
three severe cuts. BY this time the
peones laborers had gathered, and COM
menced pehng him with stones, one of
which brought him to the ground, and in
the act ofsecuring him and taking away the
knife, one peone was wounded so that he
died the next day, and four moro were
badly cat. In his pocket were found two
spare knives, which, with the bloody one,
were fixed with springs to prevent their
shutting, and the points were ground
sharp. Oh both sides. lie Rane was a
great friend to the Americans in Chill,
and has left a family oftwelve children
Later accounts of the proceedings with
respect to the trial Of Capt. Paddock,
have reached us previous to thus.
New Bedford Gazette,
Capt. Paddock. by late arrival at
Baltimore, we learn that captain Pad
dock, of the American whale ship Catha-
rine, who had killed three persons and
wounded seven others at Valparaiso, was
shot at that place on the 10Th January
last. On his way to his place of execu-
ton he exhibited uneQuivocal marks Of
insanity.
That captain Paddock was dcranged
at the time Of committing the deed for
which he has been shot, scarce doubt
could exist. He had no malice against
either of those he attacked. One or
more of them was not even known to
him-and no motive could be ascrbed
for the act but blind insanity. To put a
man to death for acts done whilst he is
deprived Of his rsason is abhorent TO eve
ry principle of civil society, and the
Laws Of Nations. N. Y. Com. ADV.
II is stated that the smallpox prevails
to an alarming extent IN the village of
Maplesvile, Bible county, Alabama. A
correspondent of the Planters Gazette,