The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-02-09

ged-publicly logged by negro! Oh how
my heart was crushed! My spirit was
broken but not snbdued There kneeling
on the sand, the blood streaming from my
lacerated shoulders, swore never to rest
satisfied until had washed out the foul dis
grace in the hearts blood Of hundred
|-Spaniards. have performed my oath.
Twenty long years have sped away since
that accused honr, and the vengeful fame
then kindIed in my soul has ever burned
with fierce intensity, while each new VIC
tim served as fuel to the raging fire, and
naught but the chill lamps Of death can
quench its blaze. The Governor sent me
to Chagres as prisoner, and to obtain my
liberty or rather my release from filthy
dungeon, entered into the military service
of the Spaniards. The revolution which
had broken ont in Caracas, had now be-
come general along the main; tie patriots
were every where in arms, and soon found
means to Join them, but not without first
sheathing my knife in the hearts of my
colonel and two sentinels. Here my ha-.
tired to the Spaniar5s soon rendered me
conspicuous, and obtained for me the com
nand Of small party, with which prose
was finally taken, manacled, and marched
barefoot and wounded across the isthnus to
Pannma, with scarcely IA rag 70 protect me
from the scorchlng sun; it was almost in
supportabe. c,nnplained of my head and
'he merciless villains gave me paper cap;
and les, the wind should blow it off from
my head, they fastened i, to my sraIp with
boiling pitch. But The desire of revenge
supported me beneath all their tor;nres. |
agu,D escaped, and at Length found myself
at the s,e.e of Carfhagena, in the command
of a gun boat. Here s.gnal,zed.mys self by
MANY deed Ut ;,h,oj. and after the capture
Of he pl ce obtained Il capt ms Commission
and The com nand ot' fine brig. was or
dcred to convey seyer,i of the Spanish NJ
bliity with their property 10 the island oi
Curicoa, ans accofdingi " set sail, but steer
ed nay Course directly for ST. ANA. GA the
passage caied nv crew together, inform
cd Them thai we had on board upwards ul
two millions ofdoIIars belonging t. the Span
iar.is, who were our natural enemies, and
inquired If they were disp 'sed 20 let S, fine
"A prize slip TINS easily through their fin
:.;;ers? The, caught grecdiiy at the glitter
!! iog bait and with Que Voice exclaimed, "se,
j. the Spaniards adriIt. land them on the des-
er: ISlanu!'
i Having thus obtained their consent to an
acs winch equally implicated all, | resolved
J. GA my future course, and took my measures
' accordingly. That night, while the passen
" gers were asleep in their berhs, despatch
!! ed them successfully with my own hand and
y launched them through the cabin window.
| - toll halt III f,.ff
= ment of my oath: We arrived at st. Ann
$ and anchored off the island at night.
u Immediately landed with boats crew o
ruftians. and proceeded undiscovered to TIC
y house of Gonzales On the way we me
his son, a lad of some sixteen years whom
compelled to conduct me 10 his fathers BET
4 side. where found him buried in the arm
e Of sleep. There he lay, the Object OF IN,
souls most bitter hatred! Did strike hin
r then? did send bin siumhering INFO cter
e nity2 No, aroused him--he saw me stant
smiling over him with my dagger at hi
n tnroat, and his craven soal burst with terro
N from his glaring eyes. Oh! what a delicious
n moment was that to me! lie spoke not
" word, bui gagged and bound, mad hin
$, speedily ON board, whilst my crew sacke'
n and set fire to the town, the hateful scene
re of my early degradation. Yet was ther'
he one bitter pang TO be endured-hut twa
a only for a moment. Ere left the island
III the daughter of Gonzales came-she whom
5 loved 50 well; on her knees she besough
IN me "Spare, oh! spare my father! You Low
,e ed me once faye! bu, love no Ion
as ger-revense has absorbed my soul, Their
d, is no room for love-twayp saw her n
~ more. As for the g'vern,r, had him viii,
| ped until he impiored me in mercy topiung
IL my dagger IN his heart: no such mercy i,
be hm-ihe scourge was piled while he ha
aught of sense or ieeiieg left, and then W
on gave him To The sharks! WY do yuu shrin
as if IN horror? Think YOU was AN ioi
. more than revenged? lie WAS but one
oy the doomed hundred! We'll, for tins act
of was outlawed by the government, and con
N nenced a cruise On my own account. lii
no few remaining hours Of my life would n
re- suffice to tell IA iiths OF my adventures, pc
rd lis and escapes. Three times have bee
- prisoner; cut stratagem or gold were ev
l.! poent 10 loosen bolts and bars Ouce W
m ir.ea for my life at N. O.-eant the giitte
me ny Of the srining ore dinmed the sight
e my iud yes, and tlley-ea.ald discover no 50
ITS, OF oas'd upon my hands Five years ha
,Sn rOved, these seas; nut now, what all 4
md art and power Of man have failed to do, 1
sit never ceas.Ig iunalts Of guilty mind
err donc-cui short my mad career. Lo
md since ieil the hand of death upon me,
lad like the wounded tiger that seeks some 81,