Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Murder of ships Company by Spanish
Pirates.

ElTetcss
SIS After a considerable contest the
Spaniards got possession of the Rapids
decks, all our sailors who had not fallen IN
the fight being driven below. Some of them
then commenced throwing overheard the
dead bodies lying upon our declls-others
descended into the cabin, and returned with
some spirits and wine; they all seemed very
Indifferent about their prize, most probably
from having found her quite empty as to a
cargo. Ny attention was suddenly awak
ened by shrek from a female-we had
three on board; it was charm to the ears
of the Spaniards: they rushed to the COM
panion, from which aperture the cry issued,
and shortly we saw the poor victim of the
captains lust brought up on deck 10 state
of nudity, held by two men, each of whom
endeavored to claim her as his prize; words
ran high, and all the strange glare which
distinguishes the animal passion, sparkled
in their eyes how different from that of
either anger, revenge or scorn! The af-
frighted girl screamed for mercy. Mercy
from Spanish Piratesl! Alas! that cry was
UNDECIDED, and she fell prey to the most
unbounded and unforbearing appetite with
which man is cursedi That one woman
was on board was evident, and therefore
more might be; the main hatch was taken
off, and fearlessly some of the pirates de-
scended. They soon found the other two !;
who were Immediately forced on deck, and,
after experiencing the horrid brutality of
their masters, conveyed on board the fe-
Iucca. When unbridled appetite gave way
to Indifference, again the Spaniards seated
themselves by the combings of the hatch
way, and revived all their nurderous inten-
tons by continued draughts of spirits. The
sun was fast sinking, and night approaching;
savage mtoxicatlOn soon warned them of
their remaining duty before they retired to
rest; and now began the dreadful close of
that day of murder.
saw only one remaining Spaniard, who
was dead, left on the deck; and belield one
of our men--it was the cooper-goaded on
at the point of the pirates daggers, TO where
the corpse was lying; they lifted the dead
man 10 an erect position, and folding the
neck of our man in the still supple arms of
the Spaniard, dashed The hands of the dead
man together: with horrible, half drunkec.
and frantic Joy, they tied the hands of the
cooper round the back of the Spaniard, aud
goading the living victim with their swortls
shouted naddened yell; then laughing ard
singing as they turned themrSand, they con-
veyed the unresisiing cooper TO tire gangway,
and callingou Adios, amIgno milo, . pushed
him towards the side; his foot caught against
a coil of rope, which in the scuijie bad been
kicked to that situation. the balance was
lost, and the living and dead went heastfere-
most into the ocean, Not a cloud daTkened
the sun when such ruifian murder was COM
mltted; no thunder roared TO manifest Gods
awful displeasure at this internal deed; but
shout Of JOY followed the ecnsumnation
OF the act. and heliish laugh was the burial
service OF the dead
looked up at Waters; bis blanched face,
ms pale lips, his trembling figure, indicated
MS worst approximations; he did not ariicu-
late one word, bur kept has trembling fingers
on has mouth. 20 warn me Of lny danger, and
the necessity Of silence. Il was bow a dead
calm; the san went down in III lis glory, as
y It sunled upon the deed: there was scarce
y cloud 90 darSen the heavens, and already
IN the east the stars begun to shine: above