The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1842-03-19

with an only child, on board brig at
Charleston, full of Joy at the prospect of
meeting her parent, from whom she had
been long estranged. twas reported
the time that she took large amount of
plate and money with her, though, as we
only write from memory, we cannot
speak with certainty of the circumstances
attending her departure. She sailed,
however, but did not arrive at her desti-
ned port, and the most intense anxiety |
existed in the public mind for months af-
ter, to learn her fate. The vessel was
supposed to have been lost, aud all on
board to have persisted. The subject re-
NAMED mystery for years, however,
and her father, we believe, entertained
J the opinion that the vessel on which his
loved one was passenger, had gone to
the deep, without leaving behind ves
ige by which her fate could be known.
Years passed away, and the circum-
stances were almost forgotten, when a
1 paragraph appeared in one of the north
ern papers stating that sailor had died
in Maine, who previous to his demise, &C
i knowledged that he belonged to the ves-
sci in which Mrs. Aston shipped, and
1t that she and her child persisted by the
hands of the crew, who were pirates
Col Burr is stated to have placed no con
'S fidence in the statement. and treated i
with contempt.
Some years since sailor died in Mo
bile, who made similar confession, de
- failing the circumstances connected witt
the inhuman act. He said that lots wer
e.; cast, and that it devolved on him to de
re- stroy the existence ofthe beautiful crea
ture in their power. She prayed 70
=, mercy for her child--told them that sh
was the daughter of Vice President {
the United States--offered them ever
thing in her possession, if they would b'
spare the life of the little being, and pr
-.,;-Ad AtArnal aacrasy She was made
Ups walk the plank however, and the way
closed forever over the beautiful belr
who in vain begged for life.
This second confession received 7
more credence from Col. Burr than Il
line first, and many journals expressed the
disbeliefin the statement, although take
in connection with the previous confe
luty sion, it bore strong marks of truth
was made at time when there could
no inducemcnt to resort to falsehood
i'O' when the dying man was conscious tt
he would shortly stand in the presence
shall his Maker. Words uttered at this fej
full moment are certainly entitled to CT
sideration, particularly when corroboI
P''' ted by other circumstances.
= We have now to add another conf
sion, made under similar circumstanc
'na' which leaves no doubt in our mind as
the fate of the fair being in question
ured gentleman from Texas--an old
valued friend, and one whose veracity
eachable--informs us that an
ior- sailor recently died at Matagorda,
made full confession of number of
:. 70 racies in which he had been engag
and stated that he was one of the c.
'se. of the vessel which sailed from Char
IA ton. with Mrs. Aston on board. w
w. three days out. consultation was
and II was determined that the pas
gers should be robbed and murderer
10 " The work of death commenced, and
INC were killed, Mrs. Aston being the
victim who was made to walk the Pl
' Her image, he said was always be
= ''0 him. and he could not die without
~ 70 Tossing the horrid deed. The clio
u Ms scene of his life was horrible in the
Sh' ~ treme--he raved with madness, excl
, '"0 ing. "There there she IS nov
see her standing before me!--awi
- away"
O Many witnesses were present WIZ
- " bear testimony to the confession, al
think there can no longer exist any
O"o on subject which was so long veil
}, and my ''0 = = N--;oa.I In,eIIioeO
q Fact, Prophecy, and History
uencn- The State Of the country IN 1882
ped At the opening of the frs sess
of his the 99d Conuress, (l83l-1832) Il
ch he cretary of the Treasury, the h