South Branch Intelligencer

Murder at Sea. - The brig Jupiter, Capt. Crosby, sailed from Boston for Surinam on the fourth ult., and on the 14th, during the second mate's watch, the cook, a Spanish black, who usually slept in the cabin, stabbed Capt. Crosby twice, with a dirk, in the breast. At the second blow, the dirk broke; Capt. C. sprang from his berth, and gained the deck. As he passed out the companion way, the second mate ran to his assistance, caught him in his arms, and asked him what was the matter? Capt. Crosby answered, "I don't know," and immediately expired.

In the meantime the cook took a bayonet from a musket in the cabin, and stabbed Mr. Eldred, the first officer, in eighteen places. Mr. E. threw himself from his berth, grappled with the assassin, and succeeded in reaching the deck, where the second mate and man at the wheel secured the negro. Mr. Eldred miraculously escaped death, but is confined to his hammock, and will probably recover.

The wretched murderer has reached Boston in irons. He has confessed that he had a confederate on board, and that their plan was to murder the captain and first mate in their sleep, then the second mate, and man at the wheel, and the watch forward. The rest of the crew were to be murdered, one by one, as they came on deck when the watch was called, and the vessel was to be taken to Havana.