The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-11
AN APPALLING NARRATIVE.

Several Of the New York papers contain detailed
ports Of The trial Of the Bragauza pirates and murderers
II Is unnecessary to publish the testimony at length,
but the following story Of The dreadful scene, as re.
lated lily ROBERT Molg the second inate will he read
with interest:
" In tho months Of July and August was second
mate on board The l,g Bragsnza. She sailed from the
port Of Philadelphia the 7h July, 1888 The cap
tain ARIEL +. Turcy; first mate, Thomas Van
drfslIce myself second mate there four able
seanen aud two hoys ordinary seainen. The priso-
ners were on board seanen. Wilhelm was known
on board as Bill, Van Bruggen called Joe. and
man named Adams on board was called Harry. There
was a coofcd man board named Thomas Brown,
who was cook. Mr. and Mrs Dlehl and The captains
wife were on board passengers. Mr. Dlehl the
ow"'r Of the brig. o. Saturday night, 5h August,
left the deck quarter after 70 o'clock, and Mr. Van
drrslice took charge Of The deck il was his watch.
cdnnot say " hch Of The sailors deck after
let reired 10 my birth IN the siale-room in the
CABIN he capsm aud his wife were asleep IL the
siarboard herh, and Mr.. aud Mrs Deh in the larboard
heflh There "asa door from my slac-roon into the,
on Tell asleep; was awakened about 1--we o'clock
by the cry Of murder which took he the chief mates
voice, aud SO stll believe heard them twice after
aw"ke. and also heard a scuiile on deck at once
jumped out oil my berth and went into the cabin and
found The captain aud MIR Diehl getting out Of their
nenhs went on deck preceded BY the captain. who,
MINK. was not armed. was at the bottom Of the
| ses when the captain at the top On the deck
,he hfs' person saw was Mr.. Vandersce frs, mate
''"g on deck, wounded sud bloody. his head hanging
gov the comIanon-way. He spoke TO me found
the ION sailors, cndng the two prisoners Kpudson
ana Adams, on deck. found Joe engaged with the
'apiain BIl also engaged IL the attack Joe was
af",ed WIN pump brake or handspike Wilhelm had
sheath kn'le IN his hand Hans and ADAMS had no
weapons as saw Seeing joe engaged with the cap
'a'h, struck az Inn with behaving pin had in NV
hand, and hi Hans on the tcmul, Hans bin, ,a,,o.,
om"' got ho'u VI hun aud lrcd to force him down Ia
ue scenic was tipped, and fell on the TOP Of Hans
when Van Bfhggen, or Joe struck me with hand.nks
| on the shoulder Adams then cut me on the head
WIN Snne' anu wounded my fingers severely The
captain ihen returned to the cabin to get cu.ss and
said he would fix them While he wa, there W,Ibel,n
nhshPped the gangway amdshps AMI kicked i, over.
board, leaving open place in the buI,ark, of tho
sci, SO that person co.d he thrown Owe rbosrd u,s
| aud me were still scnhllng and while ,ye ,,.ro vi
helm and Adams took hold of me and tried !, ,hro,, no
| overheard. went overheard thronob thor ,,a,,s
held on 20 Hans and took hun overheard with me ,,d
caught upon the aitfr-gny to which we both cl,nu -
lins then let 60 Of me, and a rope was let d,,yn n
| Hans who got hold Of u, and did sl>o Van Broo
or Joe. Then got hankspke and struck me on b
arm fractnng Que OF the small homes while held n,
to The rope Meanwhile. the captain came on deck ,;,h
culiass ana me attention Of The men was trne, from
me TO the captain, and got on deck aud cr,ulrd IN
t,e eonpsm,o"-may Of the c,bln much Injured by the
blows. when got into the CABIN, found Mr. Van
drfsi &C iny Al the loot Of the cabu the CAPTAIN was
lying o, The deck, held do WI by Van Bmgorn a, Jns
aud Wilhelm ar Bill The captain begged for mercy.
ani prayed TIA, they would spare his HE for Tho al
Of his p,or wife, saving he would forgive them All thew
had ever done When got ioro tic CABIN. thew fas.
tened tue poor wth SPIKES 10 prevent any Of US gong
10 the assistance Of the captain While there. con.
tnuoJ 10 hear the cries q the captain on deck thew
were cries for mercy They contnucd sometime. and
then Their was stiffness OF about five mnutes then
heard splash in the water. then heard cry from