Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-16

''ulu oo eaSlly thrown over. HRniL and still
! scnillng, aud Two OF them. Wilhclms and Adams,
took hold of me, and attempted To lannch mo into
/ The sen, aud IN tho scuillc llanix aud went
board together Neither OF US. however. touched the
water we both of us caught hold Of the guy rope
aud got back. Some OF the threw a rope To
/ HANG, and Joe tNor Bruggeo) seeing me holding
on. took handsplke and struck me with il, ~ 20
fracture my arm.
The captain had IN the mean time deck
with cuass, which attracted Yer Brupg en- alton
ton and he left me and got deck in extreme
~ exhausted condition, and badly wounded, aud Ia
that state | crawed down to the cabin, Where saw
Nandetsliec lying At the bottom OF the stair case.
While was crawling down. | saw the captain held
down on The deck by the two prsonefs TO whom he
was begging for mercy, saying "spa,e me Tor tho
sake Of my wife, aud will forgive you every thing
YOU lave done" As soon Ms got into the cabin
they spiked down the co"panion way. which prevent
i ed any person from coming up from the cabin 10
assist the captain. ! continued 10 hen II
captains cries FOR mercy during Two or three
minutes. aud then every hing was still AEcr
that head something fall on deck aud the cries
were resumed, and 10 u few minutes heard n
splashinr in tho water. and heard cry from the
captain. WHO was floating the aud who said,
" oh my God am dying" The brig not then
going molc than two knots an hour | saw thu
captain III Tho water from the cabin window and
saw him fall astern oi the vessel. While looking
through the window saw him endcavoIing TO swim,
aud heard him utter tho same words repeatedly
and that nas the last ! heard Of Inn. Ibe vessel
had passed away fom him before lie sunk. Wa
were kept confined in the cabin, and did not coma
on deck nntl the ih day alter; every day Wa coni-
municated with tho ciew through The cabin win
dows and wien We came on deck We found Will
helms had the command Of the vessel.
In our communications with The crew while we
were confined IN the cabin, they told rs that they
must put us ont OF the way IN order to prevent them
selves IRON being detected When speaking to ~
Oh the subject they asked us Tor several things IN tho
cabin which We ie!uscd to give mill VT knew what
A.. a. Ia,, \,
what lhcy intended to do with the vessel until lew
hours previous TO our leaving her. In u few hours
aitei they killed the Captain, they changed the
course of the vessel and IN lew days after. thcytod
us they were bound 10 The British Channel.
Wa had requested them To lei us deck two or
ihrce days before they dil. and they declined, but
did not give their reasons. nhc course OF our com
municaons they requested us 10 give them tho fire.
arms which were IN the cabin, aud there being
ammunition we consented 10 throw them overheard,
ana uIu so thToueh hle cao'o WINDOW. hey also
required IA to rive up some of the nautical instrn-
men,s and money aud threatened If we did not 10
50, to exclude all light and air from rs, aud they did
put n plank across the deck lights The INST morning
10 preven, l,ghl coming IN.
On the mufung The second lay they told us wo
had not gwen them all the specie on board aud five
did not give 1t up they would find way 10 naaa
as, ca The same morning tie, endravoiedto suHu-
cato Us by burning something close 10 the bulkhead
of tho cabin. | llollnwed 10 Them aud promised
lhem thai II they took away The snake would sro
# there was any property In the cabin and ri
TO them, aud they removed the fire. Mr.. anl
MIS- Delhi were the first persons who went on dec
when we were let out Of tho enbin. On that NOR
ming they told Us they could sail from the
trees. and that if we wished to save our lives, this
was the time aud they said they would gvc us tho
Jolly boat. In about three hours after they sand this
we were let on deck. Joe was tlIeu at tie wheel.
and tha ether four men were standing round tho
Communion way. Each ofthcn, exec the boy had
either knife az laiehet ID his hand WilIclms rep
resented hns clf as Captain, and Adam first marc.
After got drck we asked Tor the long boat, winch
,he, A, first refused, but afterwards gave il to us.
and allowed the cook aud Mr.. and Mrs. Delhi and
Mrs Tnrlcy and |. 10 90 away In her. We left
IN he removed We left the brig ut two o'clock in
The afternoon, ana she scefed " N IT, anu we steef-
ed ). :. +. and were picked mp next day by Org
bound to Gretnoek In scotland.
arrived here 2otn OF 'ctooer last ana never sa"
the prisoners s,hce lett me 'tssei unl inns mo n
ing.
Inc NShlnony Oh 'ap'' D'et',, '"c """e'' 'u''o"
ed, and that OF James Days Inc latter confirmed
the conclusions TO winch the testimony Of Robert
Moore leads.
Atef the long heat VA" e' tue Vessel, u'e nun
nees threw the hrst mate overheard, al'hou8h
he still alive. john Adams, one ot the inu,-