The New York Packet

C A R L I S L E. (Penn.) January 10.

On Sunday evening last, between the hours of seven and eight, David --, as he was travelling from Lancaster county, (from which he had removed some time ago to Juniata in Bedford county, where he lately resided, was attacked on the road from Loudsburg, about 6 miles below Carlisle, and murdered in a most barbarous manner, and robbed of a sum of money and his watch. The conflict was heard at some distance by John Junkin and others. The strokes resembled the cutting of saplings, and a gun or pistol being discharged, Mr. Junkin supposed some waggoners were encamping and kindling a fire, which prevented him from running to the place, as he intended, when he first heard the noise. Next morning the body was found; some who saw it, have seen the bodies of many who had been lacerated by the savages, but never saw one so dreadfully mangled as was that of the deceased. His gun was found by him broken in pieces, and a bludgeon was lying by him, the end of which was shivered so as to resemble a hickory broom, which had been steeped in blood. The coroner's inquest found, that he had been wilfully murdered by some person or persons unknown.

On Sunday morning a man came to Harris's ferry, saying he had rode a considerable distance to meet with his comrade there, and waited there a considerable time, till seeing the deceased appear, he said that was his comrade , they crossed the river together; but it did not appear that the deceased knew him, nor did they take notice of each other. The stranger wrangled about the price of his ferriage ; and said his money was almost done; he and the deceased rode together on Sunday evening to John Walker's tavern, where the deceased had his horse fed, and a refreshment for himself. The stranger fed his own horse and continued in the other end of the house: when they were taking horse, the deceased, taking out his watch, said, it is just two minutes past seven o'clock.' The stranger's horse was found near the body, and the horse of the deceased could not be found. The country was immediately alarmed all around. The people deserve praise for their spirited endeavours to apprehend the murderer. A man who had not heard of the murder came up with a horse answering the description of the horse on which the deceased had rode, near Lisburn, standing saddled in the road, as if the rider had just quit him at the end of a race. He drove the horse to Lisburn, where he saw a man crossing Yellow-Breeches in a canoe, whom he supposed had been the rider: on the return of the ferry-man he mentioned that the clothes of the traveller were bloody; the by-standers then suspected that he had murdered some person; immediately some of them went to give the alarm at the ferries, and others raised the hue and cry through the country; they were soon joined by others, who informed them that a man had been murdered, and in two minutes afterwards the company saw a man meeting them, who answered the description of the person who had crossed in the canoe; they seized him and charged him with the fact, which he denied: he attempted to escape after he was taken, and when pursued, presented a pistol; he was immediately retaken and searched: two pocket pistols were found with him, 56 dollars, 2 half-joes, and a watch in his jacket pocket, he having no watch pocket in his breeches. He confesses that he was the person who crossed the river and was at John Walker's with the deceased, but says they were both attacked by two men, who knocked him down, and then attacking the deceased he made off, walked all night, and although he saw houses did not go into any of them, because he wanted to go to York as quick as possible to advertise his horse ; when the money was taken out of his pocket, there was some small money in a pocket by itself, when that was laid hold of, he said that is my own,' and on being asked to whom the rest belonged, said it was his own also. He says his name is Joseph Ramsay Warner, and that he came from Chester county. He is now lodged in Carlisle gaol. Whether he is the person who committed this crime, an impartial jury of his country will decide; far be it from us to prejudge the public against any person in the situation of the prisoner, and therefore we only state facts without attempting to draw any conclusion from them.