Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-17


same deed--llasing Subsequently separated and
died al different plaoes-suffering tormcnts under
the lashines Of guilty condolences. and fears and
pains incident To natural deaths. more awful than
deaths inflicted by the halter
Col Burr may doubt, and treat with ridiciIlc
these statements with regard To the lsmentcd fate
oihs amiabc and highly mplistcd dauglrer; and
his friends aud the community doubt would cheer
fully join him IN wishing the death of Que so much
admired and distinguished. could have been
prevented or, If death WIS inevitable, tlIat il
could have happened By mildcr means
But, presume, with the evidence before the
community. as 10 the nature of her fate, however
defective 1t may be, yet IN tine absence of all other
information on that point, il must strongly favor the
opinion, that she came u her death by the hands
of PIRATES.
BE this a, II may, the painful event has passed,
and no notice taken Of II now can do any good
And !, therefore, consider any newspaper notoric-
" about H. nj the present day, as unnecessary.
II was for this reason, when requested by "A friend
TO give hin the 'eis IN my possession for publica-
ton, declined doing 50, alleging that thcrappcar-
ancc could answer no useful purpose. But the
subject has llely been presented in such a form in
the Alabama Journal, 10 cause me to feel my
self called upon TO publish this communication,
which Is done with much reluctance, as my pro-
icsslonal engagements afford me little time to de-
vote to such matters.
IT IS not my wish or aim, however, to impupn
tie motives oithe Editor of that Journal, who. no
doubt, acted from correct feelings, concluding
every circumstance tending 10 cast light ON that
strange affair would be interesting to his readers
and the public
The pirate who died. and the flcts Of whose
case came INTO my possession, VS. by the name of
roster. lie was without 1amIly, ana kept "a 40
shop. IL" was tacilurn aud silent in his di,po-
Ston. lie for some time beior his death rev
gradually more incorporate. He often spoke OF
being SAILOR OF having been much at sea, or. as
ulc phrase poeS, oil having " seen much Scrricc."
Tic tell sIck and WAS confined for some time. His
BRAN appeared dhDrdered, and his mind at times
haunted by strange Impressions He on his death
bed, confessed 10 very worthy and respectable
gentleman who stood BY him. that he had been
pirate, and belonged to piratica crew. who took
the vessel IN which Mrs. Aston had embarked
That after the crew aud passengers of the cap
turcd vessel wero all dispatched, she alone re-
manned To he disposed OF. Zach man expressed
unwlIlngncs, 10 become her cNccutoncr. They
finally drew lots, 10 whose duty il should be to
destroy her; that it unfortunately fell upon him
'pon learning her fate, she begged strongly and
palhcticallv for her life she enlfcatcd them to
spare her. She told them she was Mrs Aston
the daughter of Aaron Burr, who had been Vice
Prrsidcm of the inited states. and that he WAS
awaiting her in New York, where she was going
on to IoIn HIM, and 10 console him in his adversely
that h m0dc her rail- The plank, trhirh, Gnd-
me she coud mt drGt she faaiiy did mHh
err" hrm"ess ami compomrc - He was an itc-
rate man, and had probably never read any thing
ON the subject
foI some days previous 10 his death, me ina
gnrd lac saw her IN his room and would convu-
Nlrcly point 10 different part, of the chamber, cx-
claiming with much earncsness--" There SHE
tS' and would asl, the by-stanlcrs if they did
not see her. This dension tormcntcd him a, lono
a, he could make himself understood when nc
died most miserable death
In corrobora' ION OF this statement the testimony
OF several gentlemen could br mentioned whose
standing and character OF the first order in this
community, and whose yeIac,y, where known
never will be questioned, and who know the above
statement to be substantially true but have no
authority for calling them by name IfCol Burn
should vet doubt ON the subeci, evidence could he
ddncod, TO establish ii in any court ofu,ticc which
Dciup IhWy"r, Ia would Ii Obliged To- ,,lru;,
do not consider II necessary 10 he moro mi
mute on the subject, unes should be formally
called ON by some one, who has authority, or
claims for moro particular information. Because,
as before observed, nohng OF the Kind can do
any good,-iurther development and discussion
can only tend To revive melancholy feelings and
unpleasant rcercts, which time hid mcaSuraby
buried in oblivion.
ALEXANDER JOHNSON, MD.
NoJiic, 1iabdna, Jatg 10, 1885.