Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-08-04

Vation barbot remarked, with an lnsolent
air, He expected to be treated like gen
tleman.' Mills merely answered, Sir
shall treat you and all mankind as such
Nothing further occurred after this CONVEX
sailon, nor does II appear the parties ever
met again until the 10Th of the same month
November when the murder was com
united. Ia the nterim Barbot was render
ed so blind and ncautious by the sense of
injury these few words excited, that he ac-
iusly declared ia the street, There was
certain gentleman IN the island whom he
would either kill, or be killed by, in less
than fortnight" What induced Barbot
to make this strange and unnecessary de-
clarallon is difficult TO say But it appears
that IN the interval between the I0th and
18Th, when the deed was perpetraied, Bar
bot took every opportunity to practice with
pistols at mark, and, as the event proved
with no little success. On SUNDAY, the
lclh November, Mr. Barbot executed his
last viii al public tavern IN Charestown,
News, and delivered the document to DR..
James Webbe, who was mentioned ia it as
a legatee. At this genteman's house Bar
bot WAS TO pass the night Accordingly, be-
f"NN' h'HN hhh ANh - IiOAh ilG bduG Ailt uOD-
tor aud his family good night" and relir-
ed to the chamber allotted to hlm, under the
pretence of gong TO bed, but IN the morn
ing the doctor discovered his guest had dis
appeared aud do not return until eight or
nine that forenoon, when he rode up to
the house on one of his hosts horses. with
his own negro boy attending him. Abou,
hive o'clock or a little later on the same day,
as John Mkenley, an oyerseer at Mr.
Spnouer's plantation, Frigare-Bay, was ly-
IN on his bed, negro slave named Coomy
who belonged to Mr.. Nj lis, and usually ran
10y his masters horse, burst into the cham
Der, and leaplng on hls bed with every APP
pearauce Of deadly fright, exclaimed, 80
Lord, make haste and come down, for my
master Is fighting with a gentleman from
News with sword and pistol, aud Pm afraid
he's killed" The negro then ran out Of
the room, and mounting his masters horse
on which he had ridden thther. gaIloped
back with al speed TO the bay. MKenley
was to saddle aud ride after hun, but think
Tag Il would take too much time. he SET of
as fast as he could to the place, which was
about quarter Of a mile distant. When
he arrived, Coomey was supporting ais mas
ter between hts knees the unfortunate gen
teman was then actually dead, though still
warm, having just expired NJ Henley
then asked Couny who killed his master
The negro replied, 4" II was Mr. Barbol :"
adding, "n you 90 10 the seaside YOU must
see him. He can't be gone FAR" Mken-
ley ran to the beach, which was only fifty
yards from where the body lay, but screen
ed from observation 10y a bank From
thence he saw canoe, with four oars and
paddle, pulling hard from the shore
and some person dressed 20 white, seated
in the stern. Nuness could hot identify
the man, az BE- only ses h,s t.ok About
hali-an-hour aiterward the canoe was met
10y schooner coming from MoLiserrat to
the Island, the master of which recognized
Barbot suing IN the stern, dressed ~
white coat, with laced 1 ON his head
There was no other canoe then IA sight than
this one, which he kept steadil, ~ new un-
ri II entered Notions BAY, where B4rbnt
was seen TO land at seven IN the morning,
by persons who knew The boat and two of
the crew. From thence the murderer walk
ed tn Bndgewaters, about half mile from
the sea, where he mounted a horse of Dr.
Nebbe's and rode 10 that gentleman's house
which he reached about nine IA the morn
ing. The fatal fact having thus occurred
we have but 10 hurry forward To It's fearful
issue. THIS we gather from the evidence
of the medical men. They state that the
ball entered the right side between the two
last ialse RIBS, splinterlng one ofthem ia its
passage, aud thence trasersing the body OBJ
liquely from rigt, to left, wounding the NV
ef on the Left slde, aud dividing a large
blood-yesSel. From the situation of the
wound, these gentlemen we're of opinion
that the injury had not been received when
the unfortunate man was IN posture of de-
fence. The principal reason fot this con-
clusIon was the course which the bal took
viz, towards the front of the lett side.
The short evidence just narrated served
to convince the Jury of his guili, aud on his
trial at Basselerre, ST. Chrslopher's, he
was convicted of wllul murder. After SEN
tence had been passed on the prisoner, Bar
bot stood up and addressed the court. -
MAY ii please your honors, since it can no
longer avail me to conceal the fact, will
make a frank confession Of the Whole
That did kill Mr.. Mills is most true;
that killed him fairly IS equally true
fairly according TO the notions OF honor pre-
yaIiug among men. From these false prln-
ciples of honor | was induced to engage
ia The unhappy duel, which, IN lis conse-
quences, deprived the world of 80 worthy a
gentleman, aud has involved me ia desiruc-
ton. False ! am convinced they are, not
outstanding the cOuntenance they receive
from the daily practice of the world
make no doubt but that The words sworn to
by Mr.. Carew and other witnesses, did pass
between the deceased aud myself at the sale,
though | cannot now recall them. But
they were not the cause of the duel The
proyocallon that received from AIR. Mills
was this after being declared the purchas-
er of the estate, sat down to draw bills of
exchange for the deposits. While thus
occupied, Mr.. Mills came and looked over
me, aud observing that the bills we're at
ninety days sight. objected to them, aud
asked If knew what | was aboull at the
same time INSISTING that the bills should be
drawn at a shorter date. answered, lie
must know thai bills for such an amount
were always drawn at long sight besides,
he had no right to make objections, if the
marshal agreed to accept the bills as they