Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-15
THE PIRATES.

The editor of the Boston Post, seeing that the
sixteen pirates TO be the centre OF attraction for
some time to come, has already taken the wind out
of the sails of his contemporaries, by publishing the
subjoned account Of their personal appearance, and
other little particulars, obtained by an interview.
They appear to be the smallest, as we'll as the mil
DIES, tempered mcn -" that ever scuted ship or cut a
throat"
Having heard terrific description of the Spa
niards now confined in Leveretts Jail, on a charge
of piracy, we awaited ourselves Of our ris nj ofen
tree to he prison. and took birds eye glance a, the
" monsters of the deep !" but so ne " hat SUI
prlsed 10 find them quite small and ordinary look
ing men, extremely civil and good hatured with n
free dash of humour in their con vcrsaon, and easy
indifference al their situation.
" The first in importance, as well as in appear
ance, is the Captain, Pedro Gilbert, Castilian,
80 years of age, and the son Of merchant. He
may not be Aat,ered by the avowal on our part
hal IN appearance he did not quite come up 10 gu,
standard for the leader Of brave band of bucca
neers, though pleasant and rather handsome
looking mariner. A man can have no pre- cnsons
the title OF hero, who is less than five feet ten
md stout IN proportion, whereas, Captain Gilbert
Is but five feet four inches and haf-only one
inch, heaven save the mark taller than oursef
Ii is not therefore strange tina, Notwithstanding the
crrors Of his name we were enabled to scan his
eoun enance with some composurc, especially az
ne hendcutfed to a fellow prisoner, and gra-
ted window also conveniently intervencd between
us tie Submitted very pleasantly 10 our scrutiny
md asked, with an intelligent smile If we were
physlognomlst TO which we of course replied,
" sufficiently so, captain, 10 discover that you are a
han some r How He replied, that he had heard so
before but not from From which we infer,
that he had found favor in that quarter, where the
brave alone desire 10 seek, and who alone can OBJ
tain with the fair.
Indeed, If painters may be believed his round
face, ample, stroight, and not too lengthy nose,
round forehead, and full but not fierce black eye,
presented tou, ensemble to which the ladies' are
said to be particularly partial His companion in
steel was francisco Ruiz, the carpenter, "a wears
Of ase, and only feet and inches high and though
not very teoclous ofnspect, will never be hung for
his good looks. OF the others, but one is entitled
TO any especial notice, Antonio Ferrer, IA native
African, possessed of some humour and broken
English; as there were several seams on his face
resembling sabre gashes we inquired OF him where
he received the wounds he replied that thew
were tattoo marks, and upon closer inspection, we
found them TO be cut with srca, regularity on each
cheek. with chain of diamond shaped links bran
ded on the forehead, and resembling an ornamen
al band of a coronct"
MEASURES, NOT MEN."-Married at Washing
ton, on the l7th August, Mr.. Josiah Peck to Miss
Amelia Bushel.
The Providence Journal supposes that the next
generation will be halfpe1ks and half 6ushelsl
1t will be by the following examination
that the person arrested IN the State Of Ohio some
time since, charged with having committed muir.
der fourteen years ago, in Washington county
IN Maryland, is not Dean, tho murderer, for whom
he was taken, and has accordingly been dscharg-
ed.
From The Hasers'own Torch Light, Sept. 4.
CLARk'S Cause.-The examination of VIII
Lam Clark, who has been confined in the jail of
Washington county for some weeks, under The
name of Peter Dean, charged with the murder
OF Jacob Hinc in Pleasant, Valley in this county |
IN 1922, took place under habeas corpus. a, tho !
Courthouse, on Monday last, before Hon. John |
buchanan, ChefJoslcc Of the Cour, of Appeals Of