Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-10

Hampshire, petitions the, coonty court to be released from the bonds of miatrin6ny, in which he has been held with, Mrs. Sarah P. Robie iOr about four months. The cause fof E prayer is thus explicitly and emphat sct forth in the petition: @
 That the said Sarah P. Emery, DOW Sarah F. Robie, in violation of her said marriage covenant, has at divers times, at said Chester, treated your IibeIlant wilh extreme cruelty that tho said Sarah F., between the said thirty first day of Deeetil- Der aforesaid and the day oftlss date hefe- of, did seize and take hold oE your libellant by the hair If his head, aud did then aud there, with great force, wrath and violence. pull and drug him by llse same, by means whereof she, the said Sarah F., did then aud there cruelty pull and tear the hair of the head of him, yoiir said libellaut, of by the roots, and tue head of him. the said Da- wid. was thereby gricyously wounded aud hurt that tho said Sarah E. has at divers times within tho period above mentioned. assaulted and bgat your libeilant by kicking and striking with broom slick on the head, in a violent and cruel manner.'
 Horrible Ir0ns0ction On Thursday Enorning, the brig Texas, Capt. Howard, arrived at this port from the coast of Afri- ca, and from him we learn the following particulars ofone of the most bloody trans actions we have been called upon 10 record for some time.
 This vessel left Nev-Ynrk some time since, andes the command ofCapt. Ellery. having on board as mate. d person by the name of John Kalpole, of Philadelphia. On the 17th of March, this man was re-. moved from office for gross misconduct and insubordinaiioR, shortly after which Capt. Ellery died, and Mir. Howard, tho second mate, took command of tho vessel. On the 18th of May, afteg their arrival aa tlieir place uf dssiinaiion, the supercargo, MT. Babcock, was taken with the coast fever, and was removed on shore so enjoy better accomnndalions. Capt. H. accompanying him. WaIpoie in their absence began 10 assume considerable impor,ance. telling the seamen that he was legally the coDI- mander of the brig. and ordered two of them to row him ashore iB the small boat, carrying with him 200 ounces of gold lnst, belonging to the owners of the vessel, and which Iis said he intended to dispose of.
 On Capt. Howard's return, he was infornl- ed of these transactions. and immediately started in pursuii ofthe purloiner, andsuc- ceeded in recovering the properly. Not- withstanding his villainous character being thus exposed, Walpole again came on board with the captain, who shortly went below to take q nap, md w. persuaded the crew to do inc like. About two hours after this, all hands being asleep, no went down into the cabin with d pistol, shot the second mate, MT. Smith, through the heart, and then turned to the Captain, whom tke re- port had awakened, and, fired at him twice, ons ball passing through his leg, and anott- CT lodging in his groin, Supposing he had killed him, ho again deliberately loaded the three pistols and went on deck !: and mect- ing John Gowing the carpenter, he shot him through the ribs, and Jeff him for dead. The next person hs assaulted was James Berry, 10 whom he first showed piece oi manuscript, telling him to read ii, for he was captain now. and at the same tiale hold. ! ing pistol to his ear, told him to read il quick, for he had not two minutes to live, But as B.. could not read, he requested w. to do it for him, and taking advantage oi his attention being withdrawn from him, he snatcbed the weapons from lis hand apd throw them forward. The cowardly tnor- Ederer then ran fof inc cabin, and seeing iha the Captain had craWled from his berth tc the transon,, he jumped upon his breast hut finding that Berry was too close upol him, he secured another pistol which Ia, close at band, and 6rcd, the ball fortunate. ly missing its object. His courageous an tagonisf then secured ilse villain by tho throat, and a struggle eiasued, in which VI. again got hold of another loaded weapon and fred, but fortunately with no better success. By this time, another oftlse sea- men who had come aft, handed Berry a pis- t0l, the contents of which were in less than a twinkIing dcposited in the head of the murderer, who however fingered several hours in excraciafiHg agony. s.s .ss
 Capt. F. still reu,ainsin . very debilita- ted state, experiencing severe pains from his wounds, which still remain uncared.-- He gives it as his opinion that Walpole n,ust have nssdiiated his mnrderous stfack for some time, ss hs had loaded from forty to fifty pistols, double shoiieds and that i was his inienlion to have killed eyeiy, sou on board and turned slave-dealsr, fog whicf business he frequently expressed predi- Ieciion.--Nesr- Yovk Psper.
 Tf.m enalo.,,sno latter nf Ur Eranklin.