Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-05


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Arg. o6h. y O'clock at Night.
Dear sir; hsVe Iasl been called up by CApt,in
Gedney, OF The sluet iup brig Washington - lio has
arrived IN this ron with The Afm.sfad the pifafieal
schooner feroued off Sandy HOOK. lie tsok her
soday neaf Mouia0t Point. where she lay al anchor
procuring water Her boats were passine To and
ssom The shefe and appeared 20 be lradng with per-
sons on The beach.
She IS clipper built schooner with Spanish pa.
pers) about 100 tons hurJhen. Sho las on boafd
tory OF his negroes and two white men. The lat +
ter, one them Of The owner oil the npffors had
chartered Inc schooner TO cary lhcm lfom Havana
TO opanall near Principe, oa the island of Cuba
-Four days our, the slaves nntaitJ and massacfed
the captain and crea Of lhtce arD saving The lie Of
suegfo cabin boy. The two passengers were pre-
served to navigate lie vessel. The, ere both Srap=
-gehemauiy mrn 10 thor manners, and enc
Of Them speaks English AMI hrs an agent ~ New
York, !. Harmony. Esq auatler IN Boston. 10
whom lie vines ~ Tins memirr's naIl. One Of
the passengers At Tie urt Il The massacre pas Sc
,erely wounded 90 the Lead aa ip both arms aud
then ihiohn down into tie rabiN. LIE ne rues
sieered the ship eIst duuns the day bv lie sns
with the vel" oi making tiie toast Of Afrca aud a
The night They entrusted licf Ia The passengers Sim
sasbronghl by thea 10 tins eaast tth tar hopc tli
she might be captured. 1t sandy D.ot LEY
been soae time exhausted, In want oil which Sc
verdi have dfed WITHIN the tazt few d.ys. They got
denijohn and bal +, water Tot q douliaon some
time sinee, Of an Austrian schooner IRON kueslnn
lhe negroes were armed WITH nusbcts, lslUls
Spanish and case knives.
Tue fngieade' Is AZ isan. about iucnn eve
years OF age, small and ycry at.iyr. lie is now, A
well as tie Two passengers, IA board tn Wash
agton.
When taken he eadesvotfd tn drown himself l,p
tala Il an las - It4H.t "a.
tout three huudtod douboaus IN lis ~. elst. vl4A
lie emptIed INTO ihe sea. The schooner lin % va,
fully condition, hsr sai.s much tom. and the
bull very lnuL Portions Of 4fr C.. go afr sclis4r3
over the detN' "ud lie negroes apuraf u 1--we rfa.
~ OF specie. Assorted cafeu, thought a. be ,eft
valuable. She IS no our h,fbar tIa.fat H. .t,..
OF the Washington, with ffIzc master and siIona
crew on board. ! he pirates ar underline halrEes
awaiting The orders Of tho Haflcd Staes suthoriI.rs.
10 whom Capt nedaey has promptly dispatched an
express.
Captain q. was running 10 here when be- frs, dis
covered het She bad got Supply Il water and VS.
going Ia sea tonight Tie Spauish passengers
tiled 10 beac her iast night an The sonlh side Of the
island oat Tue saves suspecuug thtr desen,
prevented II, and Threatened TO throw thtm Owe
board.
Tpr'ps 70 O'Cleth, A. n.
We have Just reformed lrona YisittoIlr " ..hIpe.
ton and her prize, which are fid#nr AZ anchor IN e
bay near the loit. Ga board the former Ne saw and
f,l1,
passengers ON board the Schooner as ~ II As owner.
of the negroes AID most Of the cargo O. of i'm
Jose Rnes very genNcmanls aud nle Iiferul ypns
man, aud speaks English q tenfiy. uev5s .,,,,z5
oil most Of TIE slaves and cargo. which lie was con
veying 10 his estate onthc lsl4nl#o Cuba Tneaf
or, Pedro Monies. is about dsf, wears Of sse ,.d ,
the owner of thee of the slaves Iic,.s C,,,,,,,,,
sbip master aud has nyigated the vessel since lie,
seizure by the blacks. Bob of them as ma, b ,,
ra'ly supposed are most unleignedy thankful lor
then delserauee. Jose Pcdio u the mn.t .i,it,,,
instance o competency and uHalioyed tleJiebt ~,
ever have Witnessed, and il is mol sf,,s,e 80, -
yesterday ms sentence was pronounced b, the cb4ef
Of the buccaneers aud his death song ea.irll, H..
grm crew VINO gathered with npll ed sabfcs around
his defoed head. which. as well rs bts#3tu,s H.,
The scars Of several wounds inflicted aIiba f,,e nj
The murder OF the Inflated captain and c,cw ill.,
smoking hs Havana the deck and 10 i5,.lse f.,t5
the manyr-llke serenity OF lis tourten39rp III. =,
motions are such as rarely stiffhe htan Of man
when 1r Porter. the ptizetnaster. ssatsi i'm oI
ms safety, he Threw las arms around his neck Mbia
gushing Tears. c0urslng down his fnffoWed cbeek
bespoke ihe Overlooking transports uf his soul Eve
~ now asd then he elias his hands and with roln-
ed eyes gives thanks 20 1.-THE Holy Nirsin. who Lad
led bnn ont OF all tis troubles Seupr Eues has
gwen two letters for bs agents Nessrs. ShclfsD
Brothers * Co. 81 Boston. and Peer A. u,,n,ef,
Co'. oil Aeg York. IL appears that tie slate
The greater portion Of whom ere his urre very p,,,q
attached TO illm. and had determined after rtncIit
H""si " hb'NHi 20 hioN NM TO seek his home
what way lac could, while his poor companion vasio
be sacuBeed,
On board ils brig we also saw Circnes thc mas.
ief sp'nt and hero Of this bloody tragedy. in irons
lie about five feet eli ght inches in hePkt 81 ar o
years Of age. OF erect 6guie. well built and very A.,
tse' lie Is said 10 be match for any two r,cn ~ |
board tie schooner. His counienance for a n,fiyc |
aiiess. - uhusu1lly Intelligent evincnp upcoup,on
nsesoS snd coolness, with a composure character. |
iss'I W true Courage, aud nothing to mark him -, |
MALICIOUS man. lie is q neRro who vn,,IJ . |
snAsd ~ New Orleans, under The hummer. At Iss.,
$500. ''''''si' d i'dsl
~ p''ysiognomy and phfenology he has siJe,a.
ule fasin 1" beheyoience. According Ia 1all and
SpufzNi1., his moral sentiments aud intcllcc,,i
faculties predominale considerably over his a,,,nsi
pr0PeDsiIses. lie is said. however To have I 1t |
tbe Captain and crew with his own hand NV cn,l,o
TIER fhloafs He atso las several times atteun,n5
70 lake The life Of Seaoi Monies, and the backs nj
several POOR negroes are scored witb the sca,s a.
bio - inflicted by his lash keep them in subjec
lion. tie expects 10 be execuled but nevertheless
sang froid worth Of Stoic under similar
circumstances.
With Captain Gedney, the surgeon of The port.
1nd others, we visited the schooner, hich is anchor
q ssh,n m osket shot Of The Washington add there
e ssw such sight never saw before and
Isvse wish TO see again. The bottom aud sides of
~. vessel are covered With bafnacles aud sea-grass
.AsI ne. rigging aud sails present an appearance
oi1'c os Tue fiying Bacbman, aller her tabled
;su,se. sneisa Baltimore bull vessel of uatcbles. ,
"oosi iof speed, about 100 tons burlhen and abou,