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is to cli to let. h► 0 °f a t i n habited globe, anti to 61' , tet, to *hick Our ettiseas „r:•arrie,l by tbeilirdustry and enterprise, to which they are in ". The wants of others, and have a right to go, we must either in the enjoyment of their rights, or absndom them. in t ecuti, to waste and desolation. Our attitude is highly in ;.t: relates to other Powers, and particularly to our Southern \lre have duties to perf6rm with respect to all, to t , w , must be faithful. To every kind of danger we shnuld mo .; vigilant and unceasing attention, remove the cause • may be practicable; and be prepared to :meth when able. ~:;.at foreign danger, the policy of the Government seems • settled. The events of the late war admonish us to ..br maritime frontier impregnable, by a well-digested chain zdrat i o ns, and to give efficient protection to our commerce ', ai m:ging our Navy to a certain extent, which has been yorsued, andrhich it is incumbent upon us to c.onplete le o as circanistances will permit. In the event of war, it is y. maritime frontier that we shall be assailed. It is in . that therefore, that we should be prepared to meet the attack. that our whole force will be called into action to pre. the destruction (it' our towns, and the desolation and pillage .I:interior. To give full effect to this policy, great improve. tt+wiu be indispensable. Access to those works, by every ; :cd communication, should be made easy, and in every three. Tee intercourse between every part of our Union Pihoulti be and facilitated by the exercise of those powers which c onipat welt a faithful regard to the great principles of 'atentution. With respect to internal causes, those geed , pcia out, with equal certainty, the policy to be pur l:v.:in; on she people, as our Governments do, State air) , v ith well defined powers, it is of the highest importance c e s Nerally keep within the limits prescribed to then. Fut dui sacred duty, it is of equal importance that the mov e . ...tweer them be harmoni.us ; and, in case of any disagree- Inlaid such ever occur, a calm appeal he made to the people, their voice be heard and promptlyoheyed. But governments timed for the common good, we cannot fail to prosper, se that made them are attentive to the conduct of their tives,and controul their measures. Irmhe pursuit of these ijects, let a generous spirit and national views and feelings tied, and let every part recollect that, by cherishing that ,and improving the condition of the others, in what relates to welfare, the general interest will not only be promoted, but advantages reciprocated by all. I cJonot conclude this communication, the la* of the kind which !..,ve to make, without recollecting with great sensibility and • gratitsde, the many instances of the public confidence, and rous support,which I have received from my fellow-citisens, various truats with which I have been honoured. Having nced my service in eat ly youth, and continued it since, with 'bort intervals, I have witnessed the great difficulties to ota - Ilium has been exposed, and admired the wisdom and .ge with which they were surmounted. From the present lets and happy state, I derive a gratification which I cannot That these blessings may be preserved and perpetuated, be the object of my fervent and unceasing prayers to the Su. • Itriae of the Universe. Washregton, Dec. 7, 1824. JAMES MONROE. MILITARY OCCUPATION OF SPAIN. FROM THZ MADRID GAZZTTE OF DECEMBER 28. _ RETRIRKI4 THEIR CATHOLIC AHD MOST CHRISTIAN SIAM.' Org FOR rvoLorrotiro TUR STAY Or TUR WILT.NCII ARMY AI SEAM, ATTER TUE liT or JAKUAZT, 1825. Hi• Catholic Majesty the King of Spain and the In hiving judged that it would be usefirl to continue his States a part of the French army beyond the pe. ' cat January 1, 1825, in order to.give time for the lete re-organization of the Spanish army, and to idate the re-establishment of public order ; Aial his Most Christian Majesty the King of France Navarre, desiring to give to his Catholic Majesty a pronf of the lively and sincere attachment which , !Is for his august person, and to confirm his legi authority, for the welfare and prosperity of his Majesties have resolved to conclude, in older sect this object, a new Convention, had have named ..ipotentiaries to that effect. kits Catholic Maje,ty; Don Francisco de Zea Bermu - Klight Pensioner of the Royal and di,tinguished Chat les 111. Councillor of State, his first Se - of State, President of his Council of Minis , Stc. &c. • • And his Most Christian Majesty, the Sieur Charles / It Edmond de Boislecumte, Knight of the Royal of'the Legion of • Honour, his Charge d'Affaires Lis Catholic Majesty, 5m....-. having . exchanged their full powers, drawn op in pod and due form, have agreed to the following rides— Aar. 1. The French corps d'armee, at present in Spain, shall be oilseed to 22,000 men, to take place from January 1, 1825. 2. These troops shall be stationed in the following places—Cadiz, Leon and its dependencies, Barcelona, St. Sebastian, Pam , d'Urgel, Jago, and St. Fernando de Figueras.; lently of these troops, a bettade, formed of two Swiss , and commanded by a General Officer, shall remain at , and in such of the Royal residences where his Majesty may do service near his person, and that of the Royal Family, with Spanish troops. fortresses at present occupied by the French troops shall ted, with the exception of those which are designated in . article; and the troops which !make no part of any of 1 garrisons shall return to France at the period (Jan. 1,1825) by the present Convention. S. The French troops will furnish the garrisons of the cities and 'isms indicated in the second article. The military command of those cities and fortresses shall belong to the French Officers ,1 , 41 with a letter of service to command in it, and the relations French Commandants with the Captains-General, or with the of Navarre, in the cities where the two authorities, French Anish, are united, shall subsist such as they were established last Conventions. 6. The French Commandants will apply to the service confided • the provisions of war which are found is the fortresses oc and which ate to be furnished by Spain. None of the arms, tons, or magazines, forming the provisions for the fortress, are withdrawn but with the approval and consent of the French who may be there stationed. Majesty engages to provide for the establishment magazines, materiel for the hospitals, conveyances, rations, provisions for a siege in the fortresses, and to repairs and other arrangements which may be considered .e terms fixed by the tenth article of the Convention of the February, for the expenses of pay, maintenance, equipment, 'tins, which constitute the differences between the peace and footirg, being reduced, in proportion to the number of the remain fixed at the sum of 900,000 francs per month. cures shall be concerted between the two Governments 4:lithe amount of the expenses mentioned in the sixth arts. I last June, and to secure their reimbursement. O. lilt Most Christian 'Majesty not leaving troops in Spain but 'liance with the request made by his Catholic Majesty, these be withdrawn as orlon as the patties interested shall ;:it necessary, having regard to the reservations contained in sattenth article of the Convention of the 9th of February last. 1 . Ali the clauses of the Convention of the oth of February, and !ition which is annexed to it, those of the Convention of of February relative to the service of the military posts , • not modi fied in the new arrangement to be concluded be two Governments. founded on the present state of things, choir of the Convention of the 30th of June, which are not ''o the present stipulations, shall continue to have full and • during the whole peri od of the present Convention. resent Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications with the least possible delay. of which the respective Plenipotentiaries, in virtue of itlPowers, have signed the present Convention, and have af .o it their seals with their arms. 4 t in duplicate at San Lorenzo de rEseurial, Dec. 10, 1824. (Signed) EDMOND DE BOISLECOMTE. 7.31 ratifications follow, of their Most Christian and Catholic date Dec. 3. and Dee. 18, 1894.) It The )ishop of II mossit, who will have the ho r crown on Commas X. was the Abbe LArtL, his Comte d'Azwass,st Holyrood House, Edinburgh, 17 sttenied bislassasT during sR his misfortune:. I.OVDON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1895. TIIE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, Twßr.vg O'CLOCK. Consols opeueethis morning at a for the Account, with little doing. Consols, up to this hour, arc 95i. FOREIGN FUNDS. There is a great deal doing in the Foreign Mak i ket; but Alining Shares is the mania. Current Prices: New Spuds!: 15, Old 22, Russian 96t, Mexican 97i, Colninhi,on New 94, French Scrip 143 pre. Colombian Mines 48 50, Buenos Ayres 50 52, Brazilian 36 37, Anglo Mines 68 70, Greek 56, Gas pre. Alliance Shares 10 pre. Neapolitan 2} pre. United Mines 100. ('ktlCE 4)1/ STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 230 3 Vet Cent. Veil. 91% /s li ; , er Cent. Con;. ez div. 94.t/ 8 93 Yi 31 I,er Cent. Red. 101 1 % 100343 4 per Cent. New ex div. 106% 105 7 / 3 L...r.g Ann. 22 15-16 23—India Illnds 103 104 1:1,0,)0 clieq. Hill • (2d.) 62; (1 1 / 2 d.) 62 1 1:500 ditto (1 1 / 2 d.) 62 00 and I.:00 ditto (1 1 / 2 d.) 62 C 0,,.;, for Acct. 95 1 / 4 Vs New Yoik Papers, which have arrive.] to the 17th ult. enable us to complete the Message of the PRESDF.RT of the United States to Congress, of which we gave the first part, and an analysis of the remainder, in the STAR of yesterday. 11 contains a very detailed statement of ' the present situation and future prospects of the United States, for which we refer to the document itself. These Papers contain no intelligence of much interest, if we except that said to have been received from Phi• ladelphia of the operations in Upper Peru ; but no date is given, and the whole account is so confused that no. thing intelligible can be made of it. All we can collect is, that there had been one or more partial rencontres between the Royalists and Independents, which are said to have ultimately terminated in favour of the lat- ter. It is also added, that the Royalist Generals in Peru dispute the claim of LA SERRA to the Viceroyship of Peru. The French Paper77rrursday, and the Etoile of yesterday, have reached us by Express; but they con tain no intelligence of importance. The Hoile scarcely knows what to make of our Government recognizing; Mexico, Colombia, and Buenos Ayres, and asks, is it political or commercial policy that induces it? We an swer both, as well as the principlei of humanity and justice to the new States. Thursday, French rentes, 103 f. 10c. after Change, 105 f. 15c. Brussels Papers to the tith inst. have reached us. The persons confined at Copanick,. charged with cti minal attempts against the State, hive been condemned to various terms of imprisonment, of from two to ten years, in fortresses, •{ to continue their studies with more regularity than they could do in. the prison of Copanick." The King' of PRUSSIA has abolished the laws of the French Republic, which have been in force in the Prussian provinces beyond the Rhine until the present time. Accounts from Corfu of the 25th of November state, that the fortress of Patras is closely blockaded by 5000 men, under the command of CossrwrlNE Buzz/tars and ,CALISPOLO. On the sea side there is a regular blockade, from Patras to Modon, Coron, and in the whole Gulf of Lepanto. The garrison of Patras is discouraged, as it has not received any of the reinforcements which it &petted. It begins to be in want of provisions of all kinds, and there is every reason to think it will not hold out long. Coron and Modon are still more distressed by want. The Jubilee at Rome seems to give much uneasiness to mere than one Sovereign ; the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA has prohibited his Italian subjects from attending it, unless furnished with a permission from Vienna ; and F RRDINA ND of SPAIN, being informed that a number of Spaniards are going to Rome, to be present at the Ju bilee, has decided that the passposits of the ordinary Consuls shall not be considered as sufficient; and that every Spanish subject who intends to visit the capital of the Christian world, must provide himself with a pass port signed by the Nuncio of his Holiness at Madrid. We stated a few days ago, that the EMPEROR of RUS SIA had issued a Rescript, ordering the stt iclest vigi lance in watching over the publication of all books re lating to religion or public instruction. His Imperial MAJESTY is not the only European Sovereign who feels an untlecessaryalarm in regard to the press. We find by an article from Breslau, in the Brussels Papers, re ceived this morning, that an ordonnance has been pub lished relative to the Censorship of books in Prussia, by which no editor of books published before the 18th of , October, 1819, can publish a new edition, even though no alteration shall have been made in it, without first laying the work before the first President, who is to decide whether the new edition can be published with out being submitted to the examination of the Censors. In Spain, the KING orders the Superintendent-Gene ral of the Police to use redoubled vigilance to hinder the circulation of pernicious books, obscene prints, ca. ricatures, &c. in his kingdom. BATH, JAN. 7.-Our gay city has seldom had to boast of a greater number of distinguished visitors than at present. Meng these are three most eminent Statesmen, the Earl of LivanroOL. Viscount Mscviccs, and Mr. Secretary CANNING. May our salubri ous springs, anctshe recreation which this city affords them from the toils of State affairs, contribute to the establishment of their health, and the prolongation of their valuable lives! His Excellency Mr. Stratford CANNING arrived Vienna on the 1 22t1 ult. Yesterday, 11. G. Wilier), Esq: his fkLijesty% Com missioner. acco npanied by Mrs. WART, left town for Mexico. Lord Bigot gave a Ball early in tbe week at Blithfield Hall, near Litchfield, at. which was present all the Nobility and (Awry , far many miles around. it , ri fteln i caerriehd by tv the" ••••ct them i f • • . 1 1 eve I. t . ' • fel Uri. 6iji We mu: !a • the mot I • fl .„, i t may • *t for! o p e ;:rew.y pre 0 61 . oat , 4 fortrieati' n iV. c meatins tf • • jiypUrW IMO 39 Cif( maritir there ; tha destr 0 . a: interieg its will be coot ▪ flee int permed mil ray. comport • ek Cotistituri ?s aipl• * pei m i. Ile -:in m itt ?V they scut • far; th tr sae • mot le..tweer D ent, .hould mil that their king inst.:tit. /bile those tl licentativt pet objects, s:aiutgetl, ••;rit, arid in. ▪ !"alr welfare. • adv: • caunot t !..rtf.:lt seat ▪ le generous :tithe variou ovomenced kit atid .hor Mich ma - U tsair.4,:e wit I prosperous al signs 11 will be the o mime fires • Washiugtt MILI FROM t ewortows ruts von • ATTER nil His Cat dies, havil • his Stat tiud of complete consolidat ' And hit ad Nava .tv pronl 'e feels fc 1 innate au people; Their to effect t ;, Pienipote f Cal der, 11‘21 Order or cretary las, Six. And li ksei,li E Or6:r ' to Lis Cal Isle of Leon and its iettma, Seo d'Urgel, 3. Independently regiments, and eon Madrid, and in such be, to do service ne liutly with Spanisl 4. All fortresses a lenacuated, with the second article; ne new garrisons sh hed by the present S. The French tri Illnesses indicated och of those cities a Iroridel with a lett title French Comn Tom of Navarre td Spanish, are uni the last Conventi 6. The French C s them the provisic %W . % and which a tuitions, or magaa be withdrawn be fuounandain who 7. His Catholic I tf L as magaa riktary rations, p take all repai rs - ant Weiser,. • IL Th e terms file he February, fo clothing,which 9 ' 4 f°° l ilog,bei -4( 1 1 ; remain filet 0. Measures sisal ettahlidi the amt of last June, am 10. His Most Cl . tantpliance with .:;'?' 811 4 111 be wit.' necessary, i a tccnth article 1 1. All the davit, ..i quintal' whit 41 0th of Februa Ln are not mod ' 4l the a Gov thus: of the to the pr e rire effect durin 2 . , The prese n t "aged with tin : faith of whi t 4'4 • Powers h to it their sea `'l4l e duplica Tae (S tattfieatiot .141141 , bearing Archbi t ° ?het the 44414 °T hen Las faithfully . Till?, EVENING STAR . . . .. . . A l 'AV AL L INTELLIGE.VCE. • ~ . . FALmoirm, Jam. 6.—Wind S.- - --Put back, the Ruby, Cmixerv, for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, JAW. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Cygnet, HILL, from Pttershurgh Off the port, she Highlander. ROBINSON, from New Orleans. The Louisa, Laws's; and Thomson, Home, did not sail, as reported yesterday. • Puersuouvis, Jan. 7. Wind N. .by N.—The following vie -1 soh have put back and remain, vi James Laing, Hope, Richard and Sibella, Neibett, Leander, Lady Combermere, and Renestal. ,Sailed the Kains tranePort, for Woolwich. Dear., JAN. 7.—AVind W.— Arrived the Traveller & Oartiv, from Leghorn—sailed C.9th of November • left there loading, the Lyra, GUEST; Diana, Jaw ; and Amy, Btmrstrtstn. On the 9fd ult. spoke the Lady Keith, from London to Trieste, all well, In lat. 57. long. 9. 47. W. ~.. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 6.—Wind S.S.g.—Arrived the New York, Binineer, from New York; bailed 16th ult. Between sixty and seventy sail of vessels, all bound to foreign ports, have sailed to-day ; also all the coasters, which have been detained here by contrary Winds. The Leeds. Svc:intuits., bound to New York, ran on the banks, near Spencer's Guthury, yesterday.. She hogged much on the starboard side, and must have sustained great injury. On the flood she was got off, and with the assistance of two steam-packets was brought into the Queen's Dock Basin, with nine feet water in her hold. The upper and weather part of her cargo will be dry— she is discharging. The Gulnarc, from Virginia, ran on shore yes terday, but was got off at high water, without having sustained any apparent injury. Sea RIMAOUGII, JAN. s.—The Charles,Watxen, of this port, lying at her winter moorings, took fire in the cabiu, but was got afloat, and scuttled near the Pier end, and has received much damage. In the dreadful hurricane of Wednesday last, the schooner Leith, of Greenock, was driven from her anchorage under the lee of Inch coital, and, sunk off Aberdour. The crew had just time to get into their boat, when she went down, and they, with great dif culty, got ashore at Kiughorn. CHRISTMAN FESTIVITIES. Lord Barnard, at Melton Mowbray, has kept up the life and spirit of the Sporting World, by the most unbounded hospitality. The Dinner Parties have excelled any of late years exhibited at heed •q waters. Lord Willoughby de Broke, at his magnificent seat, Campton- Varney, at Stratford-upon-Avon, has been keeping open house in the best style. The Entertainments have been equally distinguished by splendour and taste. Broadlands, the seat of Lord Viscount Palmerston has been full of Company, and the amusements ere likely to be resumed on the return of the Noble Lord from Bath. The Ball at Pansanger, last evening, given by the beautiful Coun tess Cowper was expected to eclipse the last holiday fete in splen dour and variety. The grounds were to be illuminated. Sir Benjamin and Lady liobliouse gave a Ball and Supper last night at I loonslow.• The Guards intend giving a Ball at Windsor. Mrs. Halliday gavt a Children's Ball, in Baker-street, on Twelfth Night to a large party, when the new rulonaise figure, were introduced. .F.ISIIION.IIIT.E MOVEMENTS. The Dowager Marchioness . of l)ownshlre, Lord A. Hill, and Lady Mary Hill, return to Thomas's Hotel, to -day, from Brighton. Lord Hervey his left town for his father's (the Earl of Bristol's) seat, Ickwerth Pirk, Suffolk. The Earl and Countess of Surrey have arrived at West Hill, Surrey, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Staffbrd, from Worksop Manor, Notts. Departures front Gould's Hotel, Jerntyn-street —Madame Jar din, and P. Musioff, Esq. for Paris. • Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street—Mr. Mrs. and Miss Tanner, from Bath; and Mrs. and Miss Easton, from their seat in Kent.—Departures: Major and Mrs. Clayton, for Eases; Mr. and Mrs. Stirling, fur Brighton. Capt. Drummond left town yesterday, for Brighton. J. Reeves, Esq. has arrived in town from Belvoir Castle. C. Duneonthe, Esq. M.l'. and Lady Duncombe, have arrived at their seat Duncombe Park, in Yorkshire, from a tour. Major Cane has attired at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from a tour. CANNIBALISM IN PAN DIEMAA'S LAND. TRIAL OF ALEXANDER PIERCE, A Convict. arrived In Van Dieman's Land, on board the Ship Castile Forbes, P.b. QS, 1820, for the Murder of This. Cox, whom he - put to death, and cut up to exist upon. , On the 6th of July, 1822, Alexander Pierce was, from his depraved and wicked conduct tried at the Court House, Hobart Town, and transported to the settlement of Macquarie Harbour, an island containing twenty five acres of land, thickly wooded ; escape is almost im possible ; yet . it was attempted by Pierce and seven others; two of them after an absence of sixteen days, returned so exhausted that they died in the hospital a few days afterwards. These men stated that a person of the name of Cornelius bad been killed as sustenance for the rest. Pies ca was taken and punished, and again made his escape with Thomas Cox, whom he murdered. The trial for this murder came on on Monday, the 14th of June, at Hobart Town, before Chief Justice Pedder, .when Alexander Pierce, a convict, was arraigned for the murder of a fellow prisoner, named Thomas Cox, at or near. King's River, in the mouth of November last, 1823, and he pleaded—Not Gbilty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case, adducing certain confessions of the prisoner before the late Lieu tenant Cuthbertson, Commandant at Macquarie Har bour, and on his examination by.the Rev. Robert Knop wood. From them it appeared, that, as. other evidence would prove, the prisoner and the deceased, on the 13th November, absconded trona their day into the woods, each of them taking his axe, and the prisoner being heavily ironed ; that they for several days wandered on without provisions, and reduced by weaknet.s, until, on the following Sunday evening, the deceased and pri soner arrived at King's River ; a quarrel then arose be cause the deceased could not swim, and after prisoner had struck him ors the head three times with his axe, the deceased seeing him about to go. away (his irons having been knocked off), said, in a faint voice, " for mercy s sake, come back, and put me out of my misery !" Prisoner struck him a fourth blow, which immedi ately caused death ; he then cut a piece off one thigh, which he roasted and ate; and'l44; putting another. piece in his pocket, he swam acros;lhe liver, with an intent to reach Port Dalrymple. Soon "afterwards, however, he became so erervihelmed with the agonies of remorse, that he was constrained to tecross the river, and on seeing a schooner under weigh from the settle ment, he made a signal fire; which on being seen, itt &lced the pilot boat to put off and take bim on board. He was then conveyed to the harbour, where he pub licly owned the murder, and said he was willing Nl' die for it.' The Attorney-General conclnded a thrilling: tale of *almost incredible barbarity, by calling - Thomas Smith who swore, :hat in November last he was coxswain to the Commandant at Macquarie Harbour; he knew the prisoner and the deceased; they absconded from Logan's gang on the 13th; on the 2dd, Pierce made his signal fire on the beach, near King's 'River, and was taken back to the Settlement : ' be said, Cox had died, and he bad cut off a bit of his flesh to chew what had become of bins.". Witness, on the following day, was ordered by the Commandant to go with prisoner, and get Cox's body; he went, and it Was found. The head was away, the hands . cut off, the bowels were torn out, and the greater part of the breech and thighs gone, as were the calf of the legs, and the fleshy parts of the arms. Witness said to the prisoner,' How could you do such a deed as this?' he answered,' Nu person can tell what he will do when driven by hunger.' Witness then said, 4 Where is the head?' the answer was, I left it with the body.' Witness searched for and found it a few yards off, under the shade of a fallen tree; witness thNs• picked up what appeared to be the liver of the decased, and an saxe stained with blood ; on which pri toner was asked, ' if that was the axe with which lie had killed Cos ?' and he answered, it was?. The fragments of the body were quite naked; and star 'thew were some pieces of a shirt and the cover of. a hat. Mete had been a Bre near the body, and nut . . hi from — ► k ley a knife, ',hick witneii picked tip— s —Tite . bols,mg then placed in two rugs, and Witness, with the prisoner, rtturiTid to the Settlement. Prisoner, on being asked where Cox 's handii were,' said be had left them on a tree where the boat lauded a search was then made for them, but they could not, be found. Prisciner said, 4 he had cut off Cox's flesh to support him on his intended journey to Port Dalrymple, but when he had crossed the river something came over him, and forced him to return ;• he threw the flesh into the river, made a sign, and gave hint: self up.' William Evans, of the Waterloo schooner, had gone on shore to take the prisoner, who said, Cox was drowned in the King's River.' Prisoner's hands were fastened, and his pockets searched, in one of which was a piece of flesh ; he asked ' what thit was?' and said,' it's a piece of Cox, and I brought it to shew th it he is lost.' Witness heard the Commandant say to ptisoner, '.Tell me, Pierce, did you do the deed F Prisoner answered,' Yes, and I ant willing to die fur it.' Witness asked bim s why he had killed Cox ?' fie said,' I'll tell no nun, until I am going to suffer.' " Many other witnesses were then called, who corroborated the above depositions in every essential point. The prisoner's written confessions were then put in. The CHIEF JUSTICE addressed the Jury at consider4hle length, and after retiring a short time, they returned a vet dict of Guilty. Stlitence of death was then parsed on the prisoner, who waq executed on Monday the 21st of June. • The Rev. Mr. Conolly, a tAtholic Clergythan, who attended the wretched man, addres,ed the crowd as sembled around the scaffold, a few minutes before the fatal drop was let fail :—He commenced by statilg, that Pierce, standing on the awful entrance into eternity on which he was pined, was desirous to make the mo st _ _ _ public acknowledgment of his guilt, and had requested and directed him to say, that he committed the murner of Cox, under the following circumstances: Having been arrested here, after his escape from Macquarie Harbour, Pierce was sent hack to that Set . Clement, where the deceased (Cox) and he had sit orked • together in the same gang. Cox constantly entreated him to run away with him; and having procured fish hooks, a knife, and a burnt rag for tinder, he at last agreed to go with him. For the first and second day, they strayed through the forest, and the third made the beach, and travelled towards Port Dalrymple, until the fifth, when they arrved at King's River. They re mained, for three or four days, in an adjoining wood, to avoid soldiers who were in pursuit of them, and wet e, all the time, from the period they started without a morsel to eat. Overcome by famine, Pearce determined to take Cox's life, which he effected by the stroke of an axe while Cox was sleeping. Soon after the soldiers had departed, Pierce occupied the place they had been in, where he remained part of a day and a night, living on the mutilated remains of Cox; he returned to the Settlement, made signal, and was taken up by the pilot, who conveyed him to the Macquarie • Harbour, where he disclosed to the Commandant the deed he had done, being weary of life, and willing to die for the misfor tunes and atrocities into which be had fallen. The Reverend Gentleman proceeded to state, that eight men had made their escape last year from Macquarie Harbour. To set the Public right respecting their fate, Pierce is desirous to stow, that this party, which consisted of himself, Matthew Travers, IJoh Greenhill, Bill Cornelius, Alexander Daiton i John Mather., and two more, named Bodnam and Brown, escaped from Macquarie. Harbour in two boats, taking with them what provisions the coal miners had, which afforded each man about two ounces of food per day, for a week; afterwards they lived eight or nine days on the tops of tea-tree and peppermint, which they boiled In tin pots, to event the juice. Having ascended a hill, in sight of Macquarie Har bour, they struck a light, and made two fires. Cornelius, Brown, and Dalton, placed themselves at one fire, the rest of the party at the other; those three separated, ptivately, front the party, on account of Greenhill having already said, that lots thirst be cast for some one to be put to death, to save the whole from perishing. After their departure, the party, then consisting of five men, lived two or three days on wild berries, and their kangaroo jackets, which they roasted; at length they arrived at Gordon'. River, where it was agreed, that while Mathers and Pearce collected fire wood, Greenhill and Travers should kill Bodnam, which they accordingly did. It was insisted upon, that every one should plt take uf Bode Dam's remains, lest, in the event of their ultimate succ e ss to obtain their liberty. any of them might comider•ltimrelf innocent of his death, and give evidence against the rest. After a day or two, they all swhm across the' river, except Travers, whom they dragged across by means of a pole to which be tied himself. Having spent some days in distress and famine, it was proposed to Pierce, by Greenhill and Travers, that blathers be killed, to which he agreed. Travers and Pierce held him, while Greenhill killeJ hint with an axe. Living on the remains of the deceased, which they were hardly able to taste, they spent three or four days, through weakness, without advancing beyond five or six miles, 'havers being scarcely able to move, from lameness and swelling in his foot.—Greenhill and Pierce *teed to kill Travers, which Gret nhill did, while Pierce collected fire-wood. Haying lived so:ne time on the remains of Travers, they were some days without any thing to eat; their wants were dreadful—each strove to catch the other off hie guard, and kill hint. Pierce succeeded to find Greenhill • asleep, took his life, and lived on him for four days He was afthwards for three days without any sustenance—fell in, at last, with the Dement River, and found some small pieces of opossums, &c. at a place where the natives had lately made fires. . More de sirous to die than to live, he called out, as lordly as be could, expecting the natives would hear hint, and come to put an end to his existence ! Having fallen in with some bush-rargers, with whom be was taken, Pierce was sent back to Macquarie Har bour, from whence he escaped with Cox, as has been already stated, for whose death he is now about to suffer. Pierce was a native of Fermanagh, and was transported in his twenty-sixth year, for stealing six pair of shock The case of the Spanish Refugees has attracted and continues to attract the warm sympathy of aU classes and of all par. ties in England. Their cause is that of humanity, which knows not the distinction of party, faction, or even country. The subscriptioa is honourable to the British character, and vie wish to see it continually augmenting. The Bishop of LONDON has subscribed twenty guine.or in furtherance of the plan for opening the view of St. Bride's Church steeple. 4. very serious accident has just occurred to Colonel .BIRIZIAT, while hunting. Ills horse made a swing in taking a leap, which brought the rider in contact with a tree, by which be has partially fractured the knee cap ; and it is the opinion of his medical attendants, that he will suffer front the effect uf the injury for some time. lie is at present confined to kis bed at' the Castle. At Oakley, Bedfordshire, while in the act of dressing herself, Lady Tavissocr's clothes caught fire, and before she could throw them off she was much burnt, and the room in Haines; but we are happy to state she is in a fair way of recovery. 'We regret to learn that there has been a serious affray at Meeker, between- the Catholics and the Orangemen. Setteral particulars have reached us, which we shall not at present detail. it is said that four individuals (Catholics, as we understand) .Ive been killed.—Dsibtin Eueniag Paper. .11 Loss OF Till SHIP DIAMOND.—NattIeS o f the cabin passengers lost and saved on this melancholy occasion. Cabin sengera lost—Mr. Wood,of Saddleworth ; Mr. Broadbent, - of Sad leworth ; Mr. Given,' Of New York and a .young fasnak,othe child of Mr. and Mrs. Bentley, of Baltimore, wile were. .saved. The body of Mr. Wood has been found ; In his pockets were up.. wards of 7,0001. which have been saved.' CaptalreMsfcejr; respectable individual, and very well Inman fn , tbe - trede ; Mr. Clarke, the chief mate; and one seaman; elm iaeperson named Lowe, and two other steerage passengerß; making in alt ten Wiwi duals, met with a watery grave. The names of the cabin.passen gen sated are, Mr. Nicholson. of Nen York': Mr. and Mrs.l3etteley, of Baltimore ; Mr. Gddard, Slate of Mississippi ; Mr. Macdonald; Dr. Strum of London; Mr. William Walker; Mr. John William Cousins; and Mr. Broadbent. The total number of the crew old passengers was above 40; some of the passengers have reported it zit 411. The Diamond sailed from New York on the 'l4th of De cember, and would therefore have the President's message on board, but im papers of any description are saved. - - - "awe Thom, aged thirtrono years, and tlyt property of Young, Esq. of Mochrutn, died at Youngbeld house, on the ult. 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