Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-09

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Captain - =
frry veil. 81. AN obliged bat INV nat The
llesa,eoi noaiue ,ofi. laoo. IA, eh quito coz
fre u nv ha1ae='
i AZ, ~ mitchell. Lower soa, aoaf. Cap,aia,
and I'll eo,,e on board and tahc u elJss al eine @iih
sas."
Tin ioti was accordingly lovered. of The captain
nf The sessel nav perceived thaf 10 tH ~ with The
bufor 81 his ysiler rs,> tn oils eaace Of e>e1pe
ft1itn band Of twenty well AIMED p.rl4cs Mitchell
WIS acc arae eyed alnue Ia "a" brz aud rurf
ed mt AZ easa conversation eith the captain.
" WI. Captain. whH scr, ol passage lElte You
la lrnn Kingston
=. o.. a lolcrate passage, How hive yon becn
lairly Nir. Mitchell L
3" Nety ell, indeed hnt nc atc rather shcn oi
mnues sna about Cuba
" Ahl every bod, j. slo't ol tisat tunes never
we're So bad feally.'
.. We'll. must inst borrow those ten thous7td
dollars YOU have uH h8ae, Captain"
" Ny dear 81. | hscnoi'en thousand iarihiusr Ia
the whole brig
3" oh. ", now, sou have; they are N five hoSes
marked J. j. slowed ants IA tie brend=roam.
Bear = han,l and let II, heave II mp. because II l.
growing daik. and my Htu vii b, mp tbs bugs side
10 lrok Tor IT, # YOU dpu't save tbem the trouble
Trun ths The boxes WIRE spcedd, Produced aud
low eicd into thu boat; Mitchell SAYING tint lac
would ~ak lio tie cabin. and give the eanHn a
receipt inr the mnn"y winch lac va - very kind As
10 lend hnn He dcclard that he had a very great
respect Ia, the captain, aud would be VEN, sorry lat
an, inconvenience should Leiall him With hs ow-
nrrs or lcnag the monr, 10 friend, aud, therefore.
clear Inn from bl,me lie wrote tie following re
ceipt:
"On Cuba, -, Is.
Received Of Gapr------ of the brig -,
the sun Of ten thonsiud dollars, marked ] J., which
have not time 10 count, but do not doubt lhat II
will prove correct. j, NlltllEl.l4.'
lie tly,, Il, II rally concerned lor the captain,
drew out pm 81 fonc hundred euincas, whl'h he
offered IL Inn, Saying th,t II would be some recon-
prusr If H. ,hnnl lose bis berth by tins adventure
lls dc captain telu sed .. a l1sot 10 himself, bat
weull be glad reserve the money for hIs owners.
Mitchell, however. said he had no respect tof own
ers, who nrrr aways insured above the mark " but
this watch" producing mosi speudld one, - VIII,
perhaps. sui you brner than the money, Captain
The captain, however, would accept neither money
nor aairh. unless 10 be given up 10 his owners.
Mitchell lIIen shock hand, wilh him, wishing the
bfig pleasant passage, aud stepping into the boat
with The ten thousand doilars, MIS- conveyed to his
own patty Who waiting At little distance and
after 4 .e1irmaaly gfatnns 10 the sailors of the
htig vino foWrd hun. the sINiees-oafed boat disap-
peired towards Ac shore, aud the big proceeded
her way.
Mitchell tenaincda At lis cncampment upon the Is
Land al Cuha TIL hr had obtained. in adventures sim
Hat IL The pfces ling. money sufficient Ia load hls SLY
F \
mined TO leave OF his p.r'ea career aud pass into
The TINTED States. lac NOW thought, however ihit Il
hoai load Of uirnry, though good fortune Tor linn
>rlf az esra tar hin+eh H,pd las lieutenant, would
mH,c sHdll fsueNhcn dtt5td amongst the ert.re
/ gag ot twenty mon. Tie lieutenant was ol The
SAM OPINION and thought lhH on 4 calm day, Capt.
MfrheIl an3 hHsrlf mlebt easily carry the sixteen
ostcd boat AMI hoNe> 81 moncS 10 the FLORIDA shore,
! without ANY as= sfaucc mona tie eaue and. aoreo-
YER. II would be quite - well To eut off pursuit. lest
the,c tciow,, ~heu Disappointed Of hcir share Of Tic
booty. hunlI fctruec thtmseRe. by turning evidence
/ acau,s diem; but, en- tic uthcr hand, dead men
| siid the Lieutenant, e" tril 10 ialrs.'
The tnooll,cr, then d,ieupGedupon destroying
the whole gang md, by ordcrfas themln Yarloas dc
tachcl parties lot pretended purposes Of bringing
nopd, wafef and otacrsurphcsio Tie camp Mitch
ril au1 the lieutenant actually el them To perish.
aud reached tie eoast o Fonda whence they coast
I'd alene the MIS- sippl lsrr iur the purpose OF Az
| CEN ing 10 HE I ii wv Orleans Hoe, however,
thelr golden dreams wee Suddenly ishcd 10 proes
lof the sianee appearance el slNicen-omnd boat
loaded with boHes, aad uayieaed by ONLY Two hands,
attracted observation ltom tie hanks OF the lvtr :,
| aud WHEN Much u afd lhe lieutenant Landed Ion
supplies N y VILLAGE lcw mllcs below New Orleans,
lir boat was sud ltnls fiji ID wnh body I'll pnllre,
aud the "arhIcs dad 10 leave thclr III gotten
ueaSmr, and escape INTO tie NEG hborins noods
Mitchell WIS nn~ lcupyess aslm, and lmkrd Ion
>uuc tnc IN thr cry al New Orleans, uanONI.
dci, difficult 10 conceal hmecl; bat helne seerelca
by wonlan with whom GesMits connected the cNtr-
tons ot the police 10 discover Inn were long una
fMline. pom OIL occasion information was lecelv-
cd that Mitchell WIS IN the hut oil brown III
the en,nuns oil the CITY, 10 whch the police forth
with repaired, but not beng cnyeous 81 an rnronn
Ter vnt a man Of lls poMea>, ihey determined upon
dlschrsng yoleF ct mnshcty nto the house
Mitchell rec et ed Il hail through his tIoln this
discharge. but Getolc auGothtr soley could be scol
IN, lie sirang ri tic window aud escaped nto the
bush.
! lie next made has appearance AT the town Of Mo
htlr, Al which place lie supported himself some Tine
bN working san loft, business al " hch though
not probably bred /" it, lie sad To be expert, and
'opu oierd rs sailmakcr on his owu account,
marrying young woman wuh moucN : and tur TWO
years he carried lourishug business in tlii> ue
! At Mobile. Alier that time. however, II became
pretty generally known Who the SallnaAcr was, and
/ the merchants II Mobile, not kuoHlng how secure
Then vessels might be against the machnauons OF
such man, what ,soci4Ions mi. lat secretly be a.
round Inn, Il ttiulucd uIon Withdrawing iheir sup
port from itln a .ai0 hes aGd in various clhtr
WINS Ia udure hn 10 depart from the place. lie
was aceorline, hanjshcd Ia lhi- uauucr from Mobile,
! and pissed oscrto ti.e Bah ma laahds, whence hc
had come Over 10 Charleston IN The sloop winch the
4 SAILOR had pointed ont. Mhat his inteutoBs thcIc
were, apprucd WY plainly FROM lbs conversation
on the wharf; but having occasion leave Charles
ton on Tie following day hevrf heard further al his
adventures. Expressing afterwards much surprise AT
/ the public appcnasce olths well known ptacal adj
rrntHrer WIS informed thai ,hc extreme difficulty
of procming satisfactory evidence rendered prosceu-
tou iat piracy almost always unarailIng, and that the
passing OF the Island of aba INTO the power OF great
+ maritime nation Is the ot> eiieelnal mrhoI OF sup
pressing the despradoes oil the Gulf OF Mexico.
II. +.