Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-23
rE1AL OF MAnsAnp AND RAYMOND.

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TRIAL, OF MARSAUD AND RAYMOND,
Before the III aflne Court OF Brest. an
ensatian 81 piracy. board the shp Alexandra aud
assassiuaiion al the Captain, Lieutenant, boats~aIu
and four sailors.
The prisoner, Marsaud, was Gin before the
Court, and IN answer 10 the questions Of tIe judges,
a to his uane age. aud rcsideuer lac stated ibsi his
name was l}rnuu Mars4ud, born at Boufg. and resi-
ding IA, Bordeaux. aged - years. That he had sail
I'd two voyages VS. Mate under Capi. Bouet Thai
uHu lhs day he bad MOI tod the truth. aud that he
should now Tel al.
Ga tie 9Th Nafember, 81 al about O'clock IN
tic morning, th,fe was mufiHy on boald aud he
saw Raymond pursuing the boatswain, llerve, with
a pistol ~ Is hand, heard II 20 OH bul he after
Ms not bit; Ihat diem violent struggle took place
between the buaisW ain, Who was very strong man,
and lie masidccfs. bur he yielded after an hours
stfua lie. aud fell hall dead The deck; when lie
VA titown into the sea. Thai he, Marsaud, con-
sidcted RAYMOND the Ghci al The u.nlinecIs, aud
begged hin Ia spare bis lie. and Raymond replied,
do not oar. w have spared your lie, you are the
nenhe8 ct the owner, and besldrs We wanl a Cap
tara. and have chosen You. was spared because !
might facilitate the sale of tue cargo which was
worth about SOC coo Gancs la tie distribution.
zach green baud 10 receive 10000 haucs. and
The aiHcrs - 600 francs each.
The mudneors then prepared analiiIdyti, IN which
iHoy DECLARED, thai hy wave tie captain aud the
others bad been washed overheard T. make his
the more probable. hey made n lefk, cut away
tire mizeuulist bfah- the wheel and drove ia tie
re. Terrible TIM .feeiugs vsfe Denounced a
gafnsi ahy oae VIC sloal maze kaown what had
passed.
As the Eoelistman, Gordng, Vas vrry iut..nrs.
rae, and They eaied ms nd .seteuuns. u va, dec.
afJ lhai 'c Should be imoHu overheard aad he
J ~ sa1, vas Obliged 10 assist IA tn cxecuti3n.-
GpidtHg being very strong man, WIS made dunk,
and while assisting IN some pat of the ship. was
pusAe overheard. Ills death VS. attributed on tie
log houk 10 accident.
Raymond, who WAS regarded as the irs,isaor Of
all rhat was dore, gave the commando Mar,nud and
declared he should be obey el-lhey then determine
ed 10 20 to III" Isle of France aud arrived ibele on
the l3th December. The cargo was iraudalenlly
sold ltglghl, aud Raymond coufded Mdtsaud
OF the proceeds OF the sale, and ,to Two boxes
Il diamonds, about the value Of twenty FIVE or thirty
thousand francs, which were understood to have been
purchased is the captain, AT Samirane.
Matsaud being asked by Of the Judges. why
ON his arrival NJ the Isle OF France, WHEN he could
have placed himself under the protection OF The
French Consul he did not reveal all aud cause the
assaszns to be arrested; and why he continued sail
ing with them. lie answered, that they would easily
Understand, When hey knew than Il hld been drlcr-
mined 10 c'usc the whole wei lit Of The acousaiion to
fil on hlm VINO should irst reveal the traa.aei us
and that he leated 10 be accused Of a crime lie had
ucycr committed,
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IN, and questioned as To hs naHe Profession blth
place, and tesdencc In answer lie stated that hls
name WAS john Raymond, aged twenty Que wears. a
pilot, boru at Boorg, living At Lsro4ue. On beng
asked Il hc had not taken an active part IN the afro
ciucs commttcd on board the Alexandra aud what he
had 10 say In his Justification, he answered that he
would relate The facts:
GA The 9Th OF November Lad taken The watch
II O'Clock IN the morning, mud relieved the mate.
Morpaiu. ! was al the helm. The Captain had or
deicd me TO bring hnn u stool and he sat down near
the tmuacle. Mafsaud came to me aud told me thst
the others had RESOLVED VITA him 10 get nd of thu cap.
tam, lhat without doubt he coud rely upon ne, and
gave IN" h understand thar should .elnain on
uoltl but dose Who were devoted 10 hin. WIS
astoushed At tbs T., for Aalipn IL tins time .ny
l.rmouere, La Gardere anl Dorset were sick.
Those who were ou the dec, did not strengthen me
IN q determination not to ION him. TIE Canaan
vas 81 ~ pN ro'."s a." A''e%t' '"n was '"'"""
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Ia, hand atboioh The r,pt,,n c,rd Ia Inn, f,r be,
Alafsaud gave me- two pistols. The bo4lsNaln had
cone down INTO The cabin. MarsiuI It'd me thai |