Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-06-28
PIRACY AND MURDER,

We recently mentioned the arrival at No.
va Scotia of the English barquc Saladn un-
der circumstances which rendered it proba-
bic that a horrjd piracy and murder had been
committed on board the vessel. A part of
the crew wero arrested and examined before
magistrate, and the steward ard cook have
made a confession Of their terrible crimes,
which is thus stated in the Halifax Journal:
". T. En-.
"The Saladn Cap,M Kenzie, sailed from vnlpnra-
100 on the 9Th NJ February, with thirteen PERSONS in.
GLIDING Capt Fielding, passenger, who had his ship
seized al that place for smuggling, and his son, boy
about fifteen yenrs of age. Nothing remarkable oc-
CURED from the time of sailing until tho 10Th of April
when Captain Nj kenze and Fielding had serious
quarrel, and did not afterwards speak each OTHER
Fielding then, II appears, laid the pnn, in conjunction
with four of the men now IN Goal viz Johnson, An
derson, Jones and Hazen, to get possession of the
ship, to accomplish which a series of the most dcb-
crate and cold booded butcheres were committed
| On the night Of the lih of April, the mate Bycry
while lying upon the hencoop, was murdered with an
axe, and hi. body thrown overheard; the carpenter,
was then called from the half deck where he slept
and as soon as he reached the deck ielled with
an axe and also thrown into the sea when this
done they proceeded TO murder Capt. MKcnzie, who
was asleep in the cabin, but finding his dog by his
SIDE became alarmed and returned. Fie ding shortly
after went to the cabin door and called out n man
overheard, when Instantly brought Capt. VI Kenzie
from his birth, and while asccn Ing the ladder md in
the act of giving orders tn put the ship about,
struck with m axe the shoulder; he succeeded
however IN reaching the deck and grappled with the
man Andcrson) who struck the blow and while
struggling with him two others attacked him, and
/ Fielding killed him with m axe his body was dspo-
sed of IN the same manner those Of the mate and
carpenter.
The watch below were called, and James, whose
turn 1t 10 take the helm, came up from the fore
castle and went aft for the purpose; when he reached
his post the man at the wheel d rected his attention
to a rope on the tailral which he requested him to
coil up, and while IN the act of dong So two of the
muinrers pushed him overheard the remainder of
the watch, Noilt and Collins, were then sought for
the former had his brains dashed out and the lat
ter while IN the bows of the ship knocked over
hoard by n bow from mall In the morning, when
the steward, Galloway, and the cook, Carr, came
upon deck they were compelled, in order TO save
their lives, 10 join hepra,es.
few days subsequent to these horrible murders,
Fielding, moi yet satisfied, and wishing 10 obtain n
large share Of the spoil by dipping his hands still
deeper IN human blood, proposed 10 Of his
pannns IN guilt TO get rid Of the o'hers this becom
ing known to them he was tied hand and foot and
then thrown uverboard-his son met the same fate
fcv minutes afterwards. While in possession Of the
ship the pirates destroyed nearly all the papers letters
hooks nc. The fire arms and other weapons were
thrown overheard evidently still in dread of each
other; tho money divided, and the ship seered
for the Gulf Of st. Lawrence where after landing all
the ynlusbles they intended scutlling her, but they
were not permitted TO carry out their dcslgn--the
hand of Divine Providence had nerfeied, they were
, thrown upon our shores to receive the punishment
which the laws of the country award to those guilty
of such dreadful crimes