Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-09-06

Oe hh'ufhiIy supposed, are most untclgne0-
" thankful for their deliverance. Jose
Pedro is the most striking instance ofccm
placency and uualloyed delight we have
ever seen, and it is not strange, since only
Yesterday his sentence was pronounced BY
the chief Of the buccaneers, and his death
song chanted by the grim crew. who gath
cred with upllted sabres around his devo
ted head, which, as well as his arms, bear
the scars Of several wounds, nhc at
The time of the murder of the i'll fated
CAPTAIN and crew.
He sat smoking bis Havana on the deck.
and TO Judge from The martyr like serenity
of his counlenqDce, his emotions are such
as rarely stir the heart of man. When
Mr. Porter, the prize master, assured him
of his safety, he threw his arms around his
neck. while gushing tears courslng down
his furrowed cheek, bespoke the over
flowing transport OF his soul. Every now
and then he clasps his hands. and with up
lifted eyes gives thanks to :" the Holy Vlr
gin" who had led him out of oil his rou
blcs.
Senior Rues has given us two letters for
bis agents. Messrs. Shelton, Brothers 4
Co., of Boston and Peter A. Harmony Il
Co. of New York. 1t appears that the
slaves. the greater portion of whom were
his, were very much attached to him, and
had determined after reaching the coast of
Africa. to allow HIM to seek his home whal
way he could. while his poor companion
was to be sacrificed
On board the brig wn a lso saw Cingues,
the master spirit and hero of this bloody
tragedy, IN irons. He is abou, five feet
eight inches 10 height. 25 o' &c years of
age, of erect figure, well built, and very
active. lie is SAID to be a match for any
two men on board the schooner. His coun.
tenance for a native of Africa is unusually
intelligent. evlnclng uncommon decision
and Goodness, witt a cOmp0sure character
istIc OF true courage, and nothing to mark
him as malicious mar. He is negro
who would command n N. Orleans under
the hammer, at least & 500.
He Is SAID to have killed the captain and
crew with his own hand, by cutting their
throats. He also has several times attemp
ted to take the life OF Senior Monies, and
the backs of several poor negroes are
scored with the scars of blows inf cted by
his lash TO keep them in submission. He
expects to be executed but nevertheless
manlfes's sang froid worthy ola Stolc I'M
der similar circumstances.
With Capt. Gedney, the surgeon Of the
port. and Others. we visited the schooner,
which Is anchored within musket shot of
the Washington, and there we saw such n
sight as we never saw before and never
wish to see again. The bottom and sides
OF this vessel are covered with barnacles
and sea-grass, while her rigging and sails
present an appearance worthy of the Fly
ing Dat Gilman. after her tabled cruise. She
Is Baltimore built vessel of matches mo
del for speed, about 100 tons budhen and
about six years old.
On her deck were grouped, amid various
good, and arms; tho remnant Of her
E'hlop crew, soI-e deCked IN The most fan
'asilc manner in he silks and fnery pfered
from the cargo, while others in a state of nu
dl'y, emacIaled to mere skeletons lay cooled
upon the decks. Here could be seen
negro with white pan'aoons and the sable
shirt which nature gave hun, and a plan.
tiers broad. brimmed hat upon his head with
string Of gewgaws around his neck and
another with linen cambria shirt, whose
bosom was worked by the hand of some
dark.eyed daughter of Spain. while his
neither proportions were enveloped in a
shawl OF Cause or Canton Grape. Around
the windass were gathered the three little
eIiIs, from eight to thirteen years of age,
the very images of health and gladness.
over the deck were scattered, in the
most wan'on profusion, raisns, vermcelll.
thread, rice. silk, and cotton goods. 10 the
cabin aud hold were the marks of The same
wasteful destruction. Her cargo appears
to consist of silks. grapes, caIlcoes, cot
ton and lancy goods of various descrip
tlons. glass aud hardware, brides, saddles.
holsters, pictures, looking glasses, books.
fruit, olives and olive on, and "other things
too numerous to men'ion'-w which are now
mixed up IN strange and fantastic med
ley.
On the forward hatch we unconsciously
rested our hand on cold object, wheo we
soon discovered 1t To be naked corpse.
developed IN pail OF black bombazlnes.
On removing its folds we behed the rip,d
counteDance and glazed eye Of a poor ne.
gro who died last night. His mouth was
Enclosed and still wore The ghastlv expires
sion of his last struggle Near by him.
like some watching tiend, sat the most hor.
rlble creature we ever saw IN human shape,
an object of terror to the very blacks, vino
said he was Gambia. HIS teeth proiec
ted at almost right angl les from bIs moutb
while his eyes had most savage and de,
monac expression.
We were glad to leave this vessel, as
the exhaIa'oDs from her hold and deck
were like anything but gales waited over
the gardens of GauI." Capt. Gcdney has
despatched an express to the u. S. mar
shall, at New Haven, white he has made
the most humane arrangements for the
health and comfort of the prisoners, and the
purlticallon Of the prize. There are now
alive Al negroes. three Of whom are girls;
about 10 have died. They have been at