Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-24

cate the hnbis OF command anu ueeis'oh '"
" hch he has been accustomed. Il
The Spanish Consul was IN attendance anu
took notes during the whole Of the trial
From The Boston Aiias Nor. Is.
THE PIRATES. !
Tn. Trial o: these unhappy men WIS rfoceed'd
with Yesterday several ofthe crew of.he Alex
,csnn were exsmined but the Statements were intle
mors than eonffmatory oil those previously made
lv The rnpni and mate. In some respects, h""eV |
81 their evidence was contradictory one ludNtl' |
ual Tor example stating TINT the ooais"ain was
stout MI n having large @bskers, ana ahoinef I'M
be - n. not a stout man, and did not wear whiskefS
rwoof the prisoners, Bnysa and RUIZ the l"'cr
the carpenter Of the Panda, were deh'iheo " nj
most al tic witnesses.
Joseeh pefcz one OF the crew OF tho Panda nt the
time the robb,fy @as committed on b''tt INC w"
,eao and who has turned 5 nie5 evidence, was
ne,t examined As his testimony IL interesting
anil d..criptiye Of ilIc whole affair we give as much
If II "a the crowde1 state OF our columns WI per
nit Previously 10 being placed on The sinno' ne
ON, Informed by the court that II he to'p Inc
ruth the whole truth, and nothing but the 'ru'h'
e ,,o,ll not be proceeded against, but that If he
smoke IN any respect falsely, he wou,u o'iet u''
claims 10 favor and be CONSIDERED IN the sumo lSht
nz the prisoners at the b1r. lie was ueh sworn
J on Bible authenticated by the Cnhohc o'shoP %
ths ri ace mud pctmitcd thfoo~n VIC '"e " W
,n,crn,ct,r to mm,nee his testimony. lie was
born. he said Mt Mlrgucrtn, Is = ycnrs oil oSe
WIS last in the Havana years nnd9 months since.
Ie sbppcd al That lime on board the fdndd, Cup
min GIbcrt Bernardo dc Soto was mate, and tbs
prsoners now present formed part Ct the crew.
| There @crc 30 nen ia oil. They snlled from LA
snna o. toe 20 or 90 IA Aug. a. IN the morning
A Gcr benz oti some time they spoke coIVcue'
and tl,cn on American brig, ;hc Mexicfn Spoke
tho latter on the pom Sept, Saw her first nj IN
The morning, heading to the southwark
The captain of The pand, was asleep bit snort
| y afterwards 90, Up, aud when he saw the Dts
ordcttd the schooner 10 70 about ma s'nha 'o'
her w en- the WIND became moro light, the bf'g
altered her course 10 the westward She had All
sail set aud hg schooner then set additional sails
| also.
About s in tie morning, tho brig ngaln inferred
her course and otcGrcd south ut FIST the schoon
cr then set her square sal, gave chase, and soon
came up with the brig. aallor on tho iofecasile
Of the Pan1a then fred musset, upon which the
brig hove TO and hoi,lcd the American a1g. The
schooner then hailed, leurned the dcSliaation &c.
OF the brig and ordered the chp.oin 10 conc on
board The captain obeyed and came IN his boat
with Non When the boat reached the schooner
1 men belonging 10 the Panda, (thc u mate boat
swaina carpenter & one SALON c,pej into her & or
was here asked II any of those four were present II
court, upon which he poln,cd ou, RUIZ. The latte
,mme Jiatey started from his seat, shook his fist n
Percz AM IN loud and passionate tones, declared
hum IA traitor, ar and rogue. The witness
continued When the schooner men got on boar
: the hlls they drove the crew down INTO the fore
II cystic, and shotly afterwards, he (wltness) saw
c he 3 .anto take up The bns's speaking nnmpo
Il aud tell the captain OF the Panda that there wa
e on board the brig plenty of what hc was lookIn
!. for-hnt sho had $50 600 in 10 boxes Th
h. bontswain also held up handful of dollars to tn
of captain, ami afterwards threw them INTO the set
&c The captain sad Very well, very we'll let III
IN brig b, well searched and bring all tho money Q
a.. hourd" The money then brought from III
he bng to the schoon,f IN the American boat whc
hl was lowed 10y the launch of the schooner son
it fowls, spnrs and butter were also brought The
81 thtn returned 10 the brigcd the halliafds and Il
II thr yards fall Oh deck One oil the sthooners nlc
No also wen, ~ and " stabbed the belly of the mai
,k topsad' Witness was placed on the forctop OF Il
l,.," 'lis 'aa IL Jool, ~ ~ mat he ne
'ee'cd his dniy, aud Captain Gabcrt was angf
ed WIN Inn Tho witness hers ST ted th.t h. sa,
al the brig crew confined below, and SAID he was n
r. 'clwatds told that II fire had been made with m
II, 'ntc"lon OF sutocatpS them The schoone,
Is men tcn returned 10 their taking with the,
ID inc otss boat which they scuitled they the
"o's'ed ~ thc'f own boot, pointed gun at the BRIG
1f aud stool away across her bows The brig wa
2 heading n w. but The schooner hauled her vim
L 10 Keep out Of the way of sail they saw NJ a DIS
!. lance, and which they believed 10 be a man i,
n var.
7, lie boxes containing the dollars were marked
IL oot cannot say whether with d T. oral Tn
II "'ness here gave account If the le,,nt Mace
Il inc Pnnda touched Il, tlll she reached the ,,yc
r Naz "clh, on the coast of Africa. where he W.,
d put on shore 10 take care of some slaves TIA, bo
n been purchased. -Thc schooner went 70 Prince.
c ISLANDS, from which she came shortly afterwards
: II great haslc, and run on shore at Cane Ionez
o near NC river Nazareth. Witness acted ne Tho
captains servant, and when the captain arrived =,
~ ''N''' nc SCI INC 'abe tor HIM Il room, above
s'ans' lletherc heard the captain and bo,fswo;n
: "',S " e'n'r. The tormer sand he had been a.
{ o,'seo 10 ny from Princes Is and in CONSEQUENCE
"'"S 81 INC American big affair having reach
,'' P''e' nc h'd purchased $3.50 worth of
lno''S'oh', out had come away without ,hcm
nc captain came away from Princes islands in
Feb and remained at Nazareth moo,bs -, -
P'ia"on OF which time the English came nm ,h,
'''cr IN ooas. As soon as they were 600, H. a..
P.oe' Ni'o y went INTO the cabin OF lhc po,d,
'o, "i '"e eHer Scuc, and put "A match f., n k,o
VI o"s VI Snnpowder The crew then went %
ore, and the carpenter followed soon after in
noe taking with him the ships papers. Tbov ~,
went 10 the barracks (hns where they han, ~
S"'cS') Inc EnSlIsi, took the schooner off viii,
e'' 70 sea- ont returned in 10 days, when the
I''. commander came On shore and demanded
'' n''e'h h'h5 that he should give an at Ions,
.'i,'''' ana earPener OF the Panda if none o.
| '"e's OF the crew. The king however. rcr,s,d "a
the English began To fire unon III, ,,,, - '"o
great gun of the Plndn This oun VS. 10" we
poundcr (brass) and she aIhcs,los - -, :"