A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51788 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Baltimore Patriot Article Date: August 11 1831 Article Description: Captain of Brig Mary Killed at Cape Henlopen Article Text: Breakwater House, Cape Henlopen, Aug. 11, 1831: Gentlemen: For the information of those concerned, either in property or feelings, I have to aprize you that yesterday evening, Captain HILLBURN of the brig Mary, bound for some port on the south side of Cuba, was stabbed by one of the hands, name of ROBERT MORRIS, with a knife such as sailors carry at the waistband of their trowsers. The weapon and wound were well calculated to produce immediate death, which was the result. The wound was inflicted under the nipple of the left breast and must have reached the heart. The boat of the brig had been put ashore at this house with the pilot, MR. WAY, very sick, and having returned to her the men were ordered to hoist it up when two of them went below, disobedient to orders. The Captain is said to have followed and proceeded to some personal enforcement of his command when the fatal deed was done. THe mate, with some assistance from a neighboring brig, went ashore to Lewes, appealed to the civil authorities and constable HICKMAN, with several armed citizens came to this station for further aid and 6 of the boatmen volunteered to row off whale boat #1. Captain McKIBBIN also volunteered the command of the party, accompanied by Messrs. BYUNT, DENNIS and HUDDY, inspectors at this station. No resistance was made and the three men are now in custody at Lewes. The body was brought ashore where an inquest will be held. MORRIS, having been questioned as to the cause of this unhappy afair, answered emphatically, RUM!. His manner is hardened as if undisturbed by this event. These particularsare such as I have been able to collect and considered by several person with whom I have conversed to be correct. The brig is in charge of Mr. HUDDY, with several of our boatmen and is at anchor near the Ice Breaker. Very Respectfully Yours, AD TRAQUAIR, Superintendent of Delaware Breakwater. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com