The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-06-17
IFrom tie Morning Post of Friday]
OF THE SPANISH PIRATES


Pursuant to previous arrangement, Captain Don
PEDRO GIBERr, and Juan Montenegro, Manuel
Castillo, Angel Garcia, and Manuel Boyga, were
Yesterday morning summoned to prepare tor
Immediate execution, ag1eeably to their sentance,
for having while belonging 10 the schooner Panda,
committed piracy, by robbng the Brig Mexican, OF
Salem of s20O00, and afterwards attempting to de-
sroy the crew and all evidence of their crime by setting
fire to the vesselIt is understood, that, when the
prisoners became thoroughly convinced that there
was no longer any grounds to hope for further
respite they entered into mutual agreement to COM
nit suicide on Wednesday nIght.-Angei Garcia
made the first attempt in the evening, by trying to
open the veins in each arm, with fragment OF
bottle but was discovered before c could elect his
purpose, and stricter guard was afterwards MAIN
tanned upon all of them during the remainder of the
night, and every thing removed with which they
might be supposed to renew any attempt upon
thcir own lives. Yesterday morning, however about
9 o'clock while the of the jail resounded
with the heavy steps of host of acting mar
shas, and the "busy note Of preparation struck
soemny upon the ofthe spectators within reach
Of its echo, Boyga succeeded in iDfiictmg deep
cash on the left side of his neck with piece of tin.
The officers eye had been Withdrawn from him
scarcely minute before he discovered lying on
his pallet, with peculiar trembling of his knees,
duced the officers examine If any thing had sud
denly happened to him. They found him covered
with blood and nearly insensble medical aid was
at hand, and the wound was Immediately sewed
up but Boyga, who had tainted from loss OF blood,
never revived again. Two Catholic clergymen, the
Rev Mr. VareIla, Spanish gentleman, and pastor
Of the Spanish congregation, at New York, and the
Rev Mr.. Curtin, of this city, in close attendance
upon the prisoners during the whole morning and at
quarter past len under the escort of the Marshal
and his deputies, accompanied them 10 the gallows,
erect on an insulated angle Of land in the rear of
the jail.
When the procession arrived at the foot tie lad
der leading up 10 the platform of the galiows, the
Rev. Mr.. Varea looking directly at Capt Gilbert,
said-"Spaniards ascend to heaven" Gilbert noun
ted with quick step and was followed by his COM
rades at more moderate pace, but without the least
perceptble indication of hesitancy, Boyga, uncon-
scous of his situation and destiny carried up in
chair, and seated beneath the rope prepared for
him.. Gilbert, Montenegro, Garcia, and Castillo all
smiled subduedly as they took their appointed sta
ton on the pla,form.-Judging only from Gbert's
air carriage, and unembarassed eye, as ho glanced
al the surrounding multitude, and surveyed the me-
chansm Of his his shameful DEATH he might have
well been mistaken tor officer in attendance, in
stead Of one OF the doomed. With The exception of
repeating his prayers after the clergyman, he spoke
but little Soon after he ascerained his position on
the stage, he left it and, passing over to the spot
where the apparently lifeless Boyga was seated on
the chair he bent over his shoulder and kissed him
very afcctionaely. lie then resumed his station,
bat occasionally turned round to MIR. Peyton the in
tcrpreter, aud the cicrgymrn Addressing his fol-
lowers no said" Boys, we are going to die; but
let us he firm, for we are innocent" To Mr.. Pey-
sn removing his linen collar and handing it to him,
he snd" This is all have TO part wlth-takc it as
a keepsake. | die inocent, but I'll die like noble
Spaniard. Good bye brother, we die in the hope off
meeting you in heaven" Montenegro and Garcia
hill fuu tbpir inn
cncc, ,eycaming-" Americans are not Culp0bie
we are innocent, but I'VE forgive al wbo have INJURED
s," Castillo addressed himself to an individual,
Shom nc cognized in the front rank Of the officers
Glow the stage, and said--'' Adeu my friend-I
hall see you in heaven-l do not care so much
bout dying as to have the Americans think am
uiIty,' [culpable. All of them expressed great
abstraction at the intelligence of DE Soto's reprieye
The Marshal having read the warrant for their
xecution, and stated that De Soto was respitcd for
10 days, and Ruiz for 30, the ropes were adjusted
ound the nccks of the prisoners, and slight hectic
lush spread over the couutCnaKCe OF each but not
IN eye qualed, nor limb tremblcd, nor n muscle
luiyered-As the capwas about to be drawn over Glib
MS face, the Spanish Priest tcryently embraced
am, and during the operation of covering the faces
,i the others, the Rev. Nj Curtin advanced to the
railing OF the stage and read brief declaration on
behalf of the prisoners, addressed to the citizens of
America assembled, setting forth, that as the trial
hey had declared their innocence, so did they now
continue to do boygas cap and rope were adj
usted, as he sat, supported by officer the chair
which Vas so placed to fall with the drop. At n
luertar before III, after every preparation
peted aud while they repeating to themselves,
in scarcely audible tones, their prayers, Dep. Mar
shal Bass suddenly cut the small cord, which res
trained The spring, and the platform fell without even
the crealsng ola hinge la falling, Boyga's chair
struck against the bodies ofthc Captain and Garcia
Boyga struggled slightly once after his decent, and
Montenegro and Castillo but little Captain G. did
not die quite easily, the rope being placed behind
his neck Garcia struggled most and longest-about
minutes. After being suspended 30 minutes the /
physicians in attendance pronounced them dead and
hey were cut down, and placed in black collins, in
readiness in the yard.
After the execution was over, Ruiz, confined in I
lis CELL attached considerable attention Inv his ma