Star. — London, England, 1802-10-27 00:00:00

!, I i ng ver y fall upon us. i'he geer tof the fondond tu mp was afterwards, but I cannot tell by ' w hom, for Mr. Codlin ordered me to the boat• ell the morning. There was no neceffity foe that. that I know of : I generally breakfafted in the cabin, after my maker had done. for I waited on hint ; but that morning I had my breakfaft upon the deck. I did not attend my matter that morn ing ; he raid the Mate would do all that was want ing. The Mate handed me my breakfaft that t uorning upon th e deck. We had a now-bar on the aft-deck :it was taken from that place to the cabin : I did not go down to.die eabin.after the crow bar was taken there : I did offer to go down for the breakfaft, but Mr. Codlin prevented me; he Paid the mate would do all that was me ceirary. We kept pumping at Taft with the two pumps. After we had all got into the boat, except the mate and the Captain, the Ca hoifted the Rag of diftrefs while we were fide. We bad been pumping a long time ; I due l a y t hree or four hours. The water was gaimeng upon us very raft before the fignal was hated.— Boats came from Brighton to our atfiftanee--when they came they Paid, es they would take care of the (hip," and the Captain raid, they hid no by& nefs with the flip until he bad given her nis : that they had no bufinefs to take her, for he had not done with her. 'lllO fad they would takeher in tow, and engage to tow her in. The Cullonanefe cutter eameafterwards ; the Captain would ism let them take her, until the Cuftom-houte eutteecame : when - the came the ve&l righted, and then wens down, only her top gallant mail being above water. When the cutter came, Mr. Read Paid, he withed The might fi nk,for that otherwife the thieves would' plunder her—he meant by thieves,ebe peoplein the boat : we all got on lhore togetber in the outer. —Mr. Read raid on there, that all he had in the world was loft, and that be was ruined for ever. I was two or three days on bore at the Shiplas, and I believe it was on the Wednefday orThurfday the men were paid their wages. but nothing was paid to Gmge Kennedy and MC for we wesa es. Mr. Mgarlane Paid, tha t of us no up to London, and the o th er was to Ray. lhid this about een o'clock ; I did notknow that Kennedy was to go in the morning. Mr: hl‘Farlani came and Paid that Kennedy was to go away. Mr..Cod lin came firft to our room, and then Mr.,*Far. lase came and Paid that one ofmcwaa to go to London. I did not go with loetarainto the coach t . I west ahem nine o'clock litleamtning _that Me- Ought ordered the coach fa i l f ;44e s h do n: two or free sages on board is tits fide of the cabin. went miens ta ; I had se dinition further than to go to My . maikr." Crols,enmined on behalf of the pefonsir Read. talt ; trjeant BA it a v.--The *tusk hill, George and john Lacey took the trunkishme whether Mr. Rm- d bed silken an thintoot lie did Dot know. George Kennedy examined by Mr. lifinnattat; torrobenned every circumliance fweenlithl the id winters, and added, that be knew ills trunk *clan of was the trunk of Mr. Read, for Mr. Read him fo Mink* VI D SllllMilledt e l a bir. Gayness, Amore. hag I hipped myfelf at On board the Maus **, two days after he left the Downs.—At eight is the morning of the Bendel', we emote to Brigh tea I Thomas Cooper was her mate t he Rept at the forataille. On the Saturday ight, Caper, 'dead of being at his birth in the was backwards and - forwards in the cabin with Captain Coffin. I was of the Captain's watch s I want aft to tale the belga, as I nasally did: the Ciptaia' Acid, that he would keep it, and employed me taking in the top-gailant fails, and hauling in the. the ante was thus in the cabin : It blew a Mle bin I amid not have done that, WI bed not been ordered. I remember the pump being triad, fat we made more Water than alual.” (Here he mesaiseatad the Mama at Mash, eammaimi • Es. _ . Sitthe pomp, sod at the Captai s acatiag Eau hand pmer, . Ne promackd then to fa v is ht . the new thikl which the Ca alio from Deal.— When lied fonWa the • fiend as here key. When we hoi ' "kw hveral tame sad eked theCopllo nomad take hot ' is tow I They hid it eepain aimed the Captain ff bide The Captain fad —s K di" aty off, I ham sot done with her yet." This was Ater we bad an quitted the veifel. .sbe was then apes herb ask: The Swallow Packet, came l alit dm*. cappit vve her tom!! ). j Hue Aellinsirs sedeebermst at Vne•firfekt bdw :7" " 10 3 OP Son; and tehat N ahr. Ilk .ahaarMs IsS haled he the world, Haw dee Seeeceore vete pad ea &am, ate] „ James Wallis, another failor on *matey* tyi deuce to the fame elm, there bag no *ariation in Iln7 MataviateWllolll,ol. IKS scliotgts . of ail there Witadjec •.•••• ; . Edward Storm% erandaed by Mr. Gal:tow-- " I bate been Cal.& of a hip I have, been ac 9nainted With Mt.lotalerby teventeen or eighteen !ens. when I became apprentice to him: I have piled is ilia 'plops:lst as Mailer of a veffel—be m ade !IPPktenaeou to me to fall in the (hip Advent thee, in Nay laft, in the charaBer ofSupereargo, I became acquainted with Mr..bigarlane in April 14. 1 hecivastertaken to become Supercargo in" he pAd eafi venenre-1 had, oconall_ y, conver t fdions fili with Mr. Eallerby, and Mr. M'Parlatie, tviso was pretest at a converfation which took OR* a few daysbefore the hip (ailed. To ths be of my reeolleitios x it was about three weeks bo.; ( ^re the flip faikai—it was in the parlour, at hfrQ E4 nerbrn honk •in Canada Wharf, 'Agri lee'' cories on hislinghters. A eonverfation took place, " d i t° the bee of ley reColleaklat Mr. EalierbYl broached i t . He fail that he had no doubt many had bees funk, and might it t and the tinder'' !ricers taken in f or the Mosey. convesfatiod tha n was ea- he peaty of re:se heiog 'me- This was after they l aid . so MB tO "en t oo board the Gip. Mr. told Itat and Mr. *Fatless were jointly coiling" , std. as the owners of the 114 and die • - C th e "maw " 118 inumgent (ar a 42** tar t. trr far aad dle a r " la rds limb 1 *Rai dielipzseite7l47("d** A _ . viltseet the lee Advature, to CulMaw, takes wafts, and ea Alswance of yd. nano& oe heft Reedy— rgiektiotbs)ell enlisted in tin teal ef .Morrow. Ilds. bras Onercd, sod may 'Mem ea the the', lox the Ptelkflodelf Ode fer the item*" ofit, Rec.] Thewitnefs then iiioceeded—« I bids tonna-- G*oa three or four days before the Gip failed, with Mr. Eatlerby t be Cent to my bonfe, laying be thould be glad if I would 'dine with .I,im : T did . not dine loth him, but went after dinner; I f read Mr. Codlin, Mr." Eanerby k and Mr. M'Farlane together, and the conver fi nion took pl4ce there. In general Mr.Eallerbrfpoke- . —He faid,he withedthe Opp to mo.. from tiden to Yarmouth and from Yarmouth to Gibldtar, there to fell the whole cargo, either by Ovate 'contra" or public fade; a ft er this was done, I. thought the oppor• amity Might be taken, in the Mediterranean, to fink the Gip, and the people might take to the boats and get afhore, and one half of the bills of the of the cargo might be fated in pri vete letters, and the other half ,ist.pablic letters, in order that thofe whit:h . *** efi , public let ters, Gould *be Gem) to the „Underwriters as the proceeds of the whole. 'when in fad,. it was, only half, in order to obtain the amount of the Infurance for the whole, and the Supercargo was to do this, when - I was undmillood .to be the Su *cargo : this was all in die raceme of thesCa tain and Mr. MeFarlane—Mr. Eafterby principally *eke. Mr. MiFarlane raid atiafionally, that fuch athing mightdo. Codlin was Am the mater-en gaged-for - die voyage, but Ido not remember thing in particular at allfidtby join, bathe, Cods lin, mist occafionally in the converfitidn, , and (uppofed it might del the cargo, or a great part of k, I andel-flood at that time, to have been Gip ped in the Adventute•=-Neither Mr:lfgarlaneaor Codlin objetted to • this famine; but on the centre:) , joined in it, by fitying, they Ahought it might do. I never meant to proceed in the Gip from the firli ensagetnentiliq radon for appear ing to comply, was, to 'endeavour to have Tome former accounts between Mr. Eaflerby and me fettled. I went in • the Ship from Gravefend as Supercargo : I had the iavoices from Mr. Eafieeby,' and delivered them back to Mr. Eafterbyat De4. l °. Mare the. Witaell-ersi esda interoyted by u Vit for se's Oh of prey* enilhestena the t rie maw theft hweion. and odor document' rc4ednaithe I n bi o r =v, an b perotq . order ,thrt. ff t Leek de &aceort ripitscirowe teen—mideb prootbdog gene Oro', the Who& prootedieLi es The amount of the Invoices appealed to sine to be *bout "owl but I did not par esti PaFting lar attention to that, I proceeded as Supemorgo to Yarmouth. I cannot pretend to fey, t h cr i were thi ng s in the Invoices which Welly* on boa* I wrote to • Mr; it eit erbi krest month, and told him I did not mean to tin fiat thence ,ia _the.. Gi p t. A, 44wrwards went to the: Daara}i, and Caw Me t 10Airby at knitted but not. on htiardihe (hip : ied* Maly qthe fhip; koct delivered op the .Inaoices to Mr. Eefterb7 ; at Deal. Them were two lads, ipprentiem of mine, On board; 'Morris and Ittalaedr• _ (Here s kew, a Coast lewd at - toe hidelop Mohr, et 'Worn. which levilbcd eke to the cafe, w omp T ind i se rud. • las,examindby Mr. IIIOWLTILANO " I got to Brig ton OS the tads of Aisne left ; I faw the-thip . ^dream& there ;.Duly part of her sosik was above water, lite-was *boat two miles untla'half from Gore ; leriatto her I I went again ow liar - add few -Mr. Millitriane, Mr. Eallerby,' laid: Wheal few them, I (hewed them thanuthesitrl bad from the Underwriters. to is *tire how the fidp funk, and (aid, it was MAW& the Captain sad the crew for the of affirm( *nem get her on Gore to Cave the cargo ; bat I simatiamed no other reafon at the time. Mr. Read With his watch out of his pocket, (aid it was part of the eargo, 'and offered to reign it to me, faying, he bad no right to' it, for it was part of the property belonging to the Uaderniiters. then went with Mr.. Smith, when it was endeavoured to gm thellip up by thelemeshea, and others who lived at Brighton : thep waked at it the whole day, and I came on Gore, and remained it Brig& ton the refi of the day, raking - noticedi what titoy were about with the veffel, but took no aaive part aryfdE Ott-the Wednefday morning. I went to' the ,place where the fiage-coaches go of, and I Caw Mr. Warless nod Mr: Read walking toge ther I foe* afterwards joined them, and they in formed me, that Captain Codlin was going so. Lando* in the liege I exprefed my afioniihment at their permitting him to go, after.' what, had paled the day before : Mr. Eafterby then , (aid,, that he would detain him, which he did, and.fent Dee of the boys in his pla ce. Ido 00l remember , that I communicated to ism anTratelq , refPfaioll what happened to the Ship. Mr. Derby, lap fel4 andidi. Read, then walked LWOW! to the other Ship . M r. Read faid, bs bed hen watebei and fame titne-pieces, and a fsinill bale,- which he wished to give up to me. I met Captain Cdk. hn, at the Inn, 'and told him it was very wrong to attempt to leave Brighton, until the fate tithe 'rad was known. He Paid he had no ,Place for fieeping—and was obliged to lie cn Mr. Eagle:by fail it would be a great apace to him to continue there.—l faid I would bear the expends, op behalf of the Underwriten ; and, with refped to his not getting a bed, W he could not get a bed at the Inn, where , he. was, I would endeavour to get- hint one at the White Horfe where I was. That was on the ;Wedoe= ood morn ing. faid Very well." oaf , . mom to • remain, The Gip. was, vat • . leir • way, getting to Shore; but ' Elie was *is iie:to 'the than. hands the nor** mom, ilpfojelft, :Mont tat o'clock in the ins, I thmk. *int cm Ward the Ship, but did net fee the hhtehesdpas ; I Caw the holes in the flak 'Ow holes that ware made% thd (cattle ; I faw the' fro* the meads ; I was the litilpyitt cobs o the, cabin pftsr the *is .htkoss d li t . • . * . • ID, I found the lower , 0 . t cabin )mucked pir_t = t* Ilps Th ere was a hole, 7 which .7 oda.. • a mitalattrionat, it Was r .. A -7.-00 aniffeor•lathes broad. By ": .1 416 01 ." li gr altimill o • dicta _*lu then perceive other holes in the Np: oil the fol.: lowing day, I perceived two angerholes alfo onth larboard•fide. The auger holes Were near the keel . on•the larbgard fide.* the two sager hob:se:ere not fillcient to fink the 'Petrel. bat the hole bade with the rude inftrament.ivisquite &Scions. to fink the veffe!. and I have no doubt the was funk by it.. Violet to bi done frail' • the infide of 'the the lockers and . ceiling appeared base bitted down for the putpote of doing kit, the'svas lying on the oppOfite fide to that invibieb the licks were made. Upon going on board; fair an auger lying upon the cabin floor ; I taw Mr. Eaety, end likewife Mr. Reed, after I had fees the condition of the thin; they were at' Brighton at that time, and I went with them to Lewes, where they were examined. before a Ma litlrate. I Paid to Mr. Eatierby that he had aged vesy imprudently in leaving Codlin to quit the place, for I had then learnt that Codlin had gone away t Ido not recoiled that Read was prefent then; Mr. Eafterbyfaid he thought there was no. harm in it; be was only gone to Londonaandmant to return the following day. On Friday vie came down to Brighton, and then Earthy weir gone ;*. it was after we had been before the Magiftrate, by whom Eafterby was dikhlred. and - Read admitted to bail. • It was cerleiday. night that Mr.F.afterby left Brighton. Ithen urns to Mr. Eafterby's lodgings, and there I kind (me letters (among which was one in 'the head writing of Catlin, which gave adoe.to the whole tranfaftion, as we have reported already.) I. told Read. and I believe Eakrby was prefect at the time, " that I thoulht the (hip had been funk ;" he Paid, she had. not the leall doubt of it,", bat he did not fay by whom he thought it bad been funk. I afterwards went to Harwich, and applied to the Piilmafter there,to fee the names of the perfons in the Packets, but I did not fee the mime of Codlin: The Pa cket was • under weigh, going to the Continent. Lgot - vorarrant to Worth the Packets, and purfued them. I got m board the frft Packet and fearched ; I found be was not 'tleiwe: I then went on board the other Packet, and ' 16664 Codlin in a bed with his coat of, and the reit of his deaths on. I found no particular name' given in for him. He was fearched. I took hire into cutiody and brought him home." -CroS-examined by Mr. Fiatnivo on behalf of Conn, the Witnefs Paid, the veld was in faa towed oa than; and the was afterwards repaired. Craven:mined by Mr. Sajeant BalliST on be lief of Resi the Witnefs Paid, that the watches sad 'e tie s he. had fpoken of Were in the non ead, for they were in the room nil* the leg of his packages in his box. • 1 Re-examined by Mr. Keowtvs for the Prof,- coition, the Whiles Paid, the (hip was in- about (even fathom water, and , abet* three feet of her top•niati in fight. Richard Brewer, eaMie04.117.116 . .. MAILILTAT. " I am a Shipwright at Sbeeehantl . .l affifted is bringing the vefferinto &Weibel lteithouri • the had 'funk of Brighton. On geed* her. to the Sench, I obferved the water to rat out of her is three places below the water •marks the upper.' IMO of them 14 inches below the water-mark ; they were in the larboard aft quarter ; in the lar , board run. The holes were made from the infide-- Ecan (peak with certainty torhat from the ap pearance of the thip, for I have been ufed to thefi things for many years.—lf a hole is made, on the' inhale . there is a roughnefs on the ontfide. I found the lockers werekoke to get at the ceiling, (o as to get at the boaxim where one, of the holes was !love from within ; it is tB.inehes and an half by a and an half.—Two of the holes appeared to be bored with an auger."—Here the angers found in the Sip were produced, as was alfo the part of the plank of the (hip cut out for the par. pore, exhibiting the laqe hole which had been Raved in and defcribed by the Witnefs.—The Witnefs proceeded.- 0 Any one may fee that this bole was ntlide from the infide of the (hip, for it is tan, and it is larger on the outfide than it is on the infide.—The (lap received no injury in towing 1114 for we plugged her; neither was the pi ll aged, hews guarded - her : (he was brought into Shore ' haterharbour." by Mr. Fielding on behalf of Catlin, the Wittier: Paid—" I ftopt the holes, mid enabled the Ship to fwim into Shoreham Harbour." . “ She is capable of being repaired again?" A. 44 If thereiras only a Rem and' a' ftern_Pok you may make her up again if you have all the suataials." Lord Exxassoitouon.—Q" Was the deftroyed is a veal for the purpofes ofiavigadon, until the had thole bola plugged up ?" - A. do Yes, my Laid, the was certainly." The neat vritnefs was a perfon who keeps the COach-office at Brighton, and who Rated that on Abe sth. of Anon, at ten o'clock at night, Capt Codlin :went of on the ontfide of the coach to London. • The place had been previoufly taken foe him , ig a tile poli n or e Offi d ecr i Vri . tii gen e to theloofe of Esksrby apprehentkik on a war ' tam ; this was on a &Way morning, bet ire Mold not get accefs to him. He went agatin,sand fidd he had a letter for hint, and muft wait until he law him. Eufterby was Rill denied. The neat day, however, at two o'clock , 1w got-admittance; and found-him in a room on the ricond floor, and took him into cultody.. Mr. Laariale,Clerk to the biagierate at Lewes, 'afore whom Read and Eafterby were examined, prated that Read voluntarily put a paper into the !teasers's hand, which was the powe r which he liedlissu appointed Mato f the veffel,and 'hy,‘liieh the cargo vat to his care and ummesament, as th e esti* who was to difpok of •it simmetbe.velrel•arseved at her place of Mira. tilif • Wad bad been at Sri thfcharged oa his musrizauce, and from the rph to the ssd at Aga . he remained at Lewes ; bat was then team rate eallody ander a warrant from. Sir John ismer. At this dime lead delre d that all let ter.s directed to him might be taken sad opened: • Mr. Blsciett, latiraam Driblicfraid bibtid boom appliei the is tfie ant a( al is- FRPOW4OI.OIMI.4IO ireninie ; Enderby was the perfon: alio had ap. plied to him. • He executed the -orders.:. cle the silth of the fame mouth he had another order for an inference to the athowit of gsool. on goods is die fame vete!, which he effected. , Shortly after he infured for 7001'. Ott the liad of July he was again applied tOlO enfure for 6501. EatterbY then defired him to flop until he made up his accounts, nd taw bow much'he was Ibort of his intureece. 'The whole fent required to be infused was 55501. Ind - rheliienefs infused 45= the sgth he re. calved orders again from y and M'Farlane to-future 7501. on goods and 2501. on commiffoni which was the commit ion of the fupercargo. The" witnkfs told them he was not fatiefiect as to the fe• mirky of the premiums : on which they both joint-. 'ly gave the policies to him, and lodged them in his hands as a security. Upon further orders being given for making additional infurances, the witnefs defired his fon, who tranfaeed the bufinefaso* him, to flop making any more. , . •I , • John Walker Hart, another inference broker, Paid, he had received orders .from Eafterby to effect an infirance on goods on board thi flip .Adventure, to the amount of aoool. which' -he ef fected up . to the order, and was four or five days in. doing fo. Eafterby wanted to infuse to the amount of 80001. or to,oool. The wifoefs ob. rayed to him, that it was i large sum far fo (mall a -veal ;" wh ole burthen was no more than dlo or So tons. The other replied, that they had wt board goods of great value which lay in a (mall compass. Mr. Yates and other Gendetnen from theCsa. tom houfe were then cellist, who proved the ma. .ni fell of the Adventure's cargo having been made out, and cockets having been prepared. An officer of the Caftans at Brighton was alto called , who Paid that an entry had - been made of the goody fovni on board the'Adventure after the was towed on Chore. He Paid that Eafterby, accompanied by Codlin; came to him to expedite the report, as the Captain was going away next morning. Thomas Talker Paid, that when the veffel came on (bore, and the hatches were opened, betook an account of the cargo which he found on board. .His account of the goOds was then compared with. the bills of parcels. She was.andertiood to have bat fix cafes of fdver plate on board; the vtitnefs Aid he did not find one. Of fonr boxes of china there was not one to be found. Of eleven bales of cloth, only Eve' were found. There were two fowling.pteces intlead of four., There was no cafe 9f ironmongery. There were two pairs of pilled, inftead of eight. Two cafes of hats could not be Peen. There were 58 bottles of oil, inflead of ion. There were not fix ides of pickle, nor any at all; sod in short feveral other articles. Andrea Monro, clerk to the filverfmith who had furnifted the - flyer goods, (lilted, that they had all been packed up at firft in one cafe, but -that they were afterwards feparated into three, and after ;wards into fix at the requell of Mr. Eallei-by, who Paid they would thus ftowniore eafily in the lockers. At the requell of Mr. Ealierby 7I per cent. was 'added in the invoice to the real value of the goods and to the price which was actually received. There 'is a large drawback allowed upon the exportation of flyer goods. The witnefs's mailer likewife fur nilbed htfarlane and Eafterby with a number of fowling.pieees and piflols. Mr. Myers, a broker, Paid he fair and examined the whole of the cargo that had been recovered from the flip, the value of which was no more than 32311. and a fraction. Thorhs , Blagdon, a waterman, Paid he had , gone in a wherry with Mr. Eafterby to the brig Adventure at the time when the veffel was com. pletely loaded, and took away frt.m her in the boat twelve cafes marked E. M. This was done in the evening. Two or three days after; in the morning, he took another load of goods nut of the brig to Mr. Eafierby's wareboufe. He alto tool! away tire boat loads of goods from the veffel in company-with M , Farlane, who went with him fronkfotlerby's warehoufe, that was fituated by the Altar-fide. Mrs;;. itoWe, a mufcal .infirument maker, in ' Cheaplltle.- (wore, that the prifuner Eatierby, ac • companied by M:Farlane, applied on the 15th of May to have tome inftruments made, which, he Paid, he wanted for exportation. He then ordered a fusall table organ, a number of flutes and violins, a quantity of firings, mufic.books, and a large elegant, orgart. - B,4•Farlane Paid they were to be !hipped, and in Jane they were fent to him at his houfe in Bethnal.preen. They were all fent thi ther unpacked, except . the !Mall table organ. Oni the 23d of Atiguft, he law at M.Farlane's houfe feveral of thefe inftrnments, together with the large organ. Perry, the Police Officer, Paid, he found in the houfe of Manly fi fteen di fferent package.; ; and a grand pianoforte-and other articles at the lodg- - fogs of a Mrs. Pattifon. - Jane Smith Lid the was filler to Mrs. Pattifon; they- lived in Xing David-lane, near Bethnal. • Green. Her filler used to be frequently at the bode df Mr. M4Farlane, and after he was appre hended, her lifter brought home feveral things from ha houfe. , • Mrs. Pattifon was then called. She teemed very much affected, and at firfi could scarcely fup port herfelf. She Paid the had been acquainted vrith - M4F. there five years. She was fometimes at his heats, and he fometimes called at hers. She carried home thefe goods from MiF.'s entirely of her awn accord; nobody had defired her to do this; 14‘F. had never made any remark concern. : ing the goods to induce her ;, the took them be. cacti there was only ouc maid fervant in the houti, and they thus ,were not secure from thieves ; the was likewife actuated by a belief that a coin. mitfionof bankruptcy wasimmediately to be taken • out againll M'l'. and by a defire to fare as much of his pproperty for him as the could. This -was the night of his apprehenfion, or the night follow. - int. He was going with her from his houfe to hers when the officers laid hold of him. She does not know how long the things bad been at his , him& She aid not always live with him. Me pored as nret time with him si r. the found it con-