The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-02

We learn from the St. Paul Pioneer, OF
March cath, that Mrs. DiIansky was hanged on
Friday, the a3d. The crime alleged againsther
was that Of poisoning her husband on the 18th
of March, 1850 Every effort had been made
by her counsel to secure her acquittai but
without effect. She escaped once from the
hail OF the Jail, and after a weeks absence
was retaken with a person said to be her
paramour At the seaffold the following scene
When the prisoner arrived upon the plat
form. she was led forward and kneeled upon
the drop, the clergy. jailor, and the Sisters Of
Charity and other ladies in the same posture
around her. About five minutes were then
spent in reading prayers by the clergy, In
which she seemed to take deep Interest,"
Upon rising she was asked if she had any thing |
TO say. She said
q die without having had any mercy |
shown me or iustsce. die for the good Of my |
soul, and not for murder. May you all profit !
By my death. Your courts of justice are not |
courts OF jns,ice-bnt will yet get justice IN
Heaven. / am guilty woman, know, Dut
not OF this IN Srder, which was committed by
another l forgive every body who did me
wrong I die sacrifice TO the iaW- nope
you all may be Judged better than l have
been, aud by more righteous judge. l die
prepared to meet my God"
Dr. Miller, the deputy sheriff. then APP
preached her with the rope, when she ex'
claimed, CDR. Miller, how can you STAN your
the Instrument Of my death ~ lie assured
her that duty compelled him to do 1t, and she
made no resistance, and only sald, 10, 1oI
q ods sake, put it on So it will not suHecae
me-. After 1t had been arranged, DR.. Miller
| took the black cap from his pocket, and pro-
| ceeded to put it on her head, when she sai9
| BE sure that my face Is we'll covered; AZ
| this took place IL ass time than 1t VIII lake
| to read il. during which she said seVeFai
| times "God have mercy-Go Cd have mercy on
| my soul'' Her last words were, LORD Jesus
| Christ, receive my soul"
| She was requested to take step forward on
| the drop, and then, everything being prenareu'
| DR.. Miller made a motion to SAeriH A"iiis.
| who pulled the fatal rope, and i'll an instant
she fell. The fall was about four feet, and
the machinery nicely adjusted that the
noise was scarcely heard outside o1 the en- :.
closure. There was scarcely any moNeheh'
in the body amer il dropped slight cohFhl-
siye motion and a heaving of the chest, was
all that was observed The body was alio"
| ed to hang about twenty minutes, during
: ! which time prayers were read audloly bY the
| clergy, who remained kneeing on the plat
| form. .
r Her demeanor on the scatfold was excellent
, She was not defiant or stoical, neither ala sht
, | shed Il tear. 1t is the opinion OF many ina
she expected a pardon or reprieTe to the las
moment The most disgusting feature con
l nected with the affair, says the Pioneer, wa
| the eaCernesS and persistency with when le
p males sought 10 obtain eligible places to view
the dying agonies OF one OF their own sex
# TuEGULF NAVAL BATTLE-ONcia! Report
: The official report of the late engagement be
- tween the u. S. vessels of war and two Mex
= can steamers, has been received at the Nav
Department. Capt. Turner, in his report {
y his mission to Miramon, says that the MeXlca
p General promised to respect the property
I'd | Americans in Vera Cruz, should ne get posse
lg sion of the city, and, far AS lay III, his po"e
o. protect it. The report Of the same officer whe
on board the Saratoga, al The capture OF the |"
Id steamers is in substance the same as the q
s. count published in the newspapers. he say
pn Al the moment when l had nearly reach'
at tnr noIpt and the tow off, both the lit
l, | steamers being ahead of me, they haileo Ill
{" reported that the larger steamer Oh the "
n IL | was under way and endeavoring 10 esca
ne through the southern passage. L halieo, III
nL ordered them TO purAue him and get on boa
nc | him if possible, as was oroereo 10 cohih ui u
hu cate with the senior officer, who suppos
-, was on board of this vessel. Al me silie M ~ ~
gh ment | fired Il shot ahead OF him TO orlhg M
ne To- As soon as they got close to MN, Whi
'ei was but Il few moments, TO my extreme isio
| isbment he opened 4 heavy fire OF great gu
ACT and ,nusketry upon them, and 1t was report
er | to me at the same time that the other steam
es- was slipping her cable. L lmmeoiateiy 70
nat him a broadside, as l had not the renot
Ia doubt of his being III complicity WIN, anu
| der the orders OF, the officer OF the on
no steamer and was afraid he would go 10
VI assistance, in which case should nave ' s'
l'd Obliged to recall my vessel OF 10 i!'
Tor wituessed their capture and destructi'
ing and .s he had the audacity to hre Il
lne me without any provocatlon Whatever,
lIs;; was determined TO seize him II co"a'
~ ..u He ran up the Spanish nag as soo,i . :"
an fired In the meantime the larger s'ea'
ing was hot,y engaged with the forces OH %
urt nv two little steamers in running lgn
re- Finding he could not get out OF the SCUM
the p..SSs hoaa tn ,ha no, Inward and passed
3 " | side of me to gain the northern P'ss'Se
IAN | to keep out OF the way OF my gums, ioiio
was nv nv vessels, warmly engaged with hiih al
out lime He was evidently too fast tor, ;.nd
anne i; siu,s; rr"n them: as he shot ahead OF Il
and E,n!ns up, ~ =, hear uron him and shot a
lim g. ea S,,cl, l found now that it was
Used his euo ara ,vi thout danger 10 nv YES
Then po.s,'u' ,n,ra altogether. The chase was
d SO ti.ued ard in the midst of the hot nf
either side l could not but admire' a. .uas %
,aent. the daring gtllantiy OF lhese i.ie :
ON insrs coutending with such superior Il
rday, They closea IN "i2n norts to shake them
lind In spi.e ~ ;mncssib,e 10 escape, l surpo
ed in ran his vessel on shore; at All events, pr
closely by them, she GROUNDED, which
N.,, not aware OF at The time Ihey We're
with | distant about @ i f,r ,ha;r safety Il
the aaAlty s,sn, "ns ,n nossible aid My three la
eltyO afford theni lio roI hnord aud before l
M | have manned my boats ana got 10 lhtn
steps. affair would have oeeh enueu. t,r va al
essed however, KEEP s ioas ,,rae cheers. aud
. Van lmmedia.eiy nc, i 80 ho,r,iinp her
V dare informed t"tt my ia no dis1inctIy see
n - the bows which could De ois'ine''s s'
ID the our glasses. ,.h.sto,mar at Dchor
!. No lnow returned !" .,1s.ns,nant ,nv c,n,inue
N.i''" trya.n tne other vessels, and AT the hi'
,hav xvere passing this ship, the tirst Lie
n 'n | ant who was on the poop, called me
;,h | tn.f ,his steamer was firing musketfy.
oo"n; rac,ed again division OF guns 10 pe Si> q
teau | which was done l then hailed aHo "a
'n tho | him on board As he did not come IL
- 80. | sant Ijeutepaut Chapman on boaro ~
ha did not instantly come on coaIu,
send a guard to bring him. lie came on
OF 'ne and ic formed me, in answer 10 my ln1
limo tha, his ship was the Marc ue2, OF HasaN
,ho IN he had been employed by captain Ma,.' .nr,
an re- | commanded the other snip, 10 ira"spo. :
ros, as and munitions of war, ana that ne "ae s
we ue- ish The detachment on 6oafo VI .ne
every was commanded by Lieut. Joei . mn, 1a - -
ith his ,ue ,., % .'n ~ ,hs Prrhle That Of the Ind
CO rs ii Wn'..io, ~. ~ .Saa hv Lent Brysop, of tt
that %@ sa,.,a,,. riad nv Mr. Joseph Miller,
s.,,a vessel: Lieut. Hayes, of the marine
YES ah of The Savannah, ana Lieut. 1"o'eA>'
uthern | marine guard Of this snip.
LADY PICKED "P ON TnE SNOW Z
rltorlai OF A IocoMorIyE-Ndrrow Escaps Jfoh!
e under A singular accident occ rred on Monda
purse OF ing last Oh the Ceutrai Railroad AZ w
Id vote saws the Rochester Union, by whlcn
lieve in ,hat village had Il gratuitOus ride Deio
t AFRAID comotiye, and narrowly escaped
nan re- death by being crushed beneath the wi
lie," to the engine AS the mail train was com'
blow waterloo the engineer SAW iady
down along one OF the streets towards the !Ii