Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-15

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In all points where luxury was thc question:
.hls ship appeared TO me lar behind those be
long, q to the East India Company; but ii
Vas better sailcr, and in discipline was equal
TO an English man oi-war.
could not have believed 50 much order,
regularity, aud blind obedience could have
Dcen enforced m merchant ship.
The first Lieutenant Was one Of the finest
looking men have ever seen. Foo the rank l
to which he had been promoted, without the |
ordinary previous steps, he owed less to the |
circumstance OF being the son OF the owner
than To his uncommon fitness for the place
The only bad man we had on board was the
The cook, Portuguese by birth, ssn-bumed
anu oil dark and lowering aspect and his great
est delight seemed To be i'm breeding diss'n-
uons among the crew. His malignity OF char
rhad often brought punishment upon him.
anu one evening, about the middle of the voy-
aye, he had been condemned by the first lieu-
tenant To be put into irons for attempting 10
! poison one 1.-THE sailors.
No positive proof of the poisoning could be
found and although all were we'll convinced
oil ms guilt, he was released without further
punishment; bat his malignant nature was
! hShly eNaspcratcd and hc swOrc To be reveng
Ell on t1e lieutenant.
! One fine evening, the lieutenant cam, up
WIN ms beautiful. young wife, To walk on the
quarter-deck. They stopped to watch the fly
{ ng-lsh, and admire the serene water and
bright blue sky, when suddenly, before amy
one was aware of his intentions, the cook
rushed forward and plunged his knife. deep,
into The heart OF the young husband. lie sank
dead on the deck, and the Portuguese sent
I forth shrlll, iieudish laugh,
] The bceaved bride sank iainting beside
the murdered body, and the warm blood from
his heart strcamed over her marble neck and
/ face.
/ The Captain had been called and came run
nnnS To the quarterback. When he saw the
DIdy OF the Lieutenant he wept like child for
he loved him like a son.
The crew were feariully incenscd, aud
would have torn the murderer in pieces, il the
Ciptaln had not intcrlercd, and ordered him
to be laid in chains and kept for a fair trial
! The corpse was lowered to the hold an |
the young widow was carried to her berth,
without the least returning consciousness.
At eight o'clock in the evening received
an invitation TO the quarterback. follow
ell The messenger and found the officers, pas
SenSers, and crew of the vessel assembled
The sailors, all dressed in their Sunday clothes
were ranged on each side of the deck. The
captain, surrounded by his officers stood on the
poop. The corpse of the murdered mate.
stretched on board, lay before them, cover
ed with national flag The silence of
death reigncd around. The sun near the hor-
Ion, lighted the group with his parting rays.
Inc sails hung on the masts, without motion.
joined the group OF passengers. No one
spoke a word.
The silence at length, was broken by the
sound ot feet, and the larboard watch appear
ed, marching slowly to the quarterback, hold
ing their short sabrcs in their hands They
were The escort of the murderer. The officers
formed two lines, with the captain at the
head, facing the approaching proCc ssiun.
We looked at each other without speaking
a word. What was about To be domc2 We
looked one after another up To the highest
mist expecting 10 see a moose preporcd Tor
executing the criminal; for we knew that in |
the Danish criminal process no time was lost
Dul condemnation and execution Were very
near each other.
by which the captain of ship had iull power
To Try, condemn, and punish the sailors, for
age.
lie asked the criminal if his trial should be
conducted IN the Danish language lie made
no Objection and the court was opened
PREVIOUS To examining the witness the flag
was removed from the corpse, and a visible
shudder shook the murderer, when he saw the
calm almost heavenly, expression of the VIC
tins face.
The trial was conducted in the simplest
possible. There were many wines
'es oil the murder and the crime was fully PROV
en-.
The blood ran cold in my veins when the
Nnlle was produced aud the criminal scntI
OTtI another pt bi. II .. Al
MS 'icllm blood, which covered il from point
10 handle.
Alter the witnesses had been examined. the
'lliccfs declared the cook guilty of murder.
'nd the captain covered his head and read the
As ldldnot understand the Danish language
u winch the sentence was delivered. 1 was
greatly asioniShe6 at the change which took
place in the dcmcanor of the criminal. IL
itd been evident, from his whole bearing.
nat he had no fear of death, nor any feeling /;
d conjunction for the crime he had commit.
eJi put as the captain proceeded, he turned l
suddenly pale, threw himself on his knees and
'rnestIy prayed for mercy. While we were
wondering at thc change, four men approach
i with cords IN their hands All was now ,
lPlrcnt and we could no longer wonder at
u. agitation of the prisoner.
lie was bound back to back with the corpse
prayer was made by the Chaplain aud then,
cad and living were launched into the sea
Before the bodies had touched the water,
We perceived an unusual agitation near the
lae OF the ship, aud were not long in discOv
ring the cause. An enormous shark dartcd
IKE an arrow through the waves and grcedily
cized his double prey.
The piercing shrek of the criminal was lost
n a gurgling sound; but l caught sight of his
ace as the monster seIzcd him and the IMAGE
: s'ill before me, sleeping and wakinp-tIc
lngulsh OF a thousand deaths was i'm MI, Iook
A poultcrer in Liverpool. according In late
'dvices. has been carrying ON trade which
l'als ~ ingenuity some Of the best YapLcn
lotions. lie was convicted of covering rno,.
non fowls with phcasints feathers. aud sci.
ing them as pheasants