Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-22

went to Aarhus where he found his father dead and
hrs mother, who had married second time, again
widow. brother Of the young girl whom he had
shamefully treated the outset Of his career had
grown up to manhood, and vowed to be revenged on
Wellhelm for the wrongs done to his sister. He,
however, was found dead early one morning outside
the gates OF Aarhus with sailors knife sticking in
his body, and as Wihelms disappeared at the same
time, .gus picisn fastened on him the murderer
He OYER lhnd to Hamburger, andshipped on board
a. = <ose to New ork. Hence he sailed
4ele TO China, the East Indies, and
Gs bat finally murdered one OF his mess
y and again escaped; he went thence
EisI and thence to New-Orleans.
IN Oslsans Il seems he lived several years,
Keeping sort Of serago and sailors tavern, where
all sorts OF villany and roguery were carried on ana
not few murders committed unpnnished. AFTER
accommodating large sum of money he purchased a
fast schooner and fitted her out as pirate vessel;
with her he was very successful. His first prize
was small English brig called the Mary" which
was supposed TO have foundercd at and all hands
lost This brig he chased for three days, and at last
came up with her by shooting away her foremost.
The trouble she gave him was great, that he or
dered all the crew found alive board to be put to
death, which was obeyed The brig had nine pas
sengers; an old West India merchant his three
daughters, ana niece and si1er; young Engiishman
and his wife; and the young and beautiful widow Of
the West India planter. The Englishman having
wounded Willhelms in the hand, he took severe
vengeance he first violated his wife in his presence
plank off the ships side into the sea. Two of the
daughters, the niece, and the widow he gave as
wives to his men, and the youngest daughter he
served for himself. This beautiful girl, resisting
his brutal advances. assisted by her father,
when Willhelms stabbed him in his daughters arms
This vessel was at last wrecked the mouth Of
the Lafourche in the Gulf of Mexico and all hands
persisted but Willhems. He made his way to Thi
badouxville, thence to New Orleans, thence he
shipped to Philadelphia, where he embarked on
board the Brganza, where occurred the horrible
murders that brought him to the gallows yesterday
at noonof all the particulars Of that affair have
elsewhere treated. We have only to add that up to
the hour of his death he spoke feelingy Of his mo-
ther, and requested that the following lines, which
he wrote in his cell the night before his execution
might be sent to herr which request WILL doubtless,
be faithfully complied with:
% Mittsr, !futer. Bin III hin!
slm fahre Welt uno allies bin!
aep Golt III tsin ertarinsn.
o ireb, ,reb mir armsn.'-
- Nsui.sr. Dirtsr eiuer SEabn
ccit bat an mir nd wcfloetban!
MSas bali, mas bali nlein @eien
Sun ire nd mehr penncibtn."-
20 MV,ter M,uter ,ras mid brennt,
Sas lnSsrt mir tsn Sacrament!
Stin Gaetamsn mao cebcn
Zen Scet,n wieSsrsebsn.'
% Ws.ttsr, Hi.uer! Sin III bin!
2Srlorsn III perlcrsn
Ter Sce Ger 500 il nsin Csrnn!
o mar i'd ME aeborsn ="
This expressive. and not unmelodious poetry, we
have thus translated as literally possible.
TRASsLAnoS.
"Ah, mother wretch undone
What hope for me beneath the sun.
Sure Hravn pity knows.
All, me. what cureless woes."
"Ah, mother, mother, nought avals
Sure Heav'n . kindness deals.
o, unavslling vows!
What more have to osefa
!" Alas. the pangs my soul invade.
What pew'r ofboly rite can aidf
What sacrament retrieve
The dead aud bid them ive1'
"Ah, mother, mo Their, gone is gone.
The pat shall ne'er return.
Sure death welcome boom
o, had neer been bors.
His life was a horrible one, and his death was
no less