Star. — London, England, 1814-01-22 00:00:00

.E4181 . -INE!M HOUSE. 1.. VOTE TO GENERAL SIR THOMAS HISLOP. Yesterday a General Court of Proprietors ryas held. +—The Resolution of the Court was read for grant ing, three thousand guineas as a remuneration to Ge • neral Sir Thomas Hislop, for his losses and thee of his suite, by having been captured by an American frigate, on his voyage-to Bombay, where he war ap pointed Commander of the Forces, &c. - In answer to a question put by a Memberf,With, . whom did the vote originate? • The CHAIRMAN said, with the Court of Directors: Mr. SMITH objected to the grant, as conveying an injurious precedent. Mr. Lowunes. loudly complainel of the mpde of proceeding upon the present occasion. The Dire.c- . ViS t lke said,'had smuggled the business,, and procu red a grant without either proper notice or *due dis t Onion : it was also done in the ing—pl Laug4.3--* Mr. Lowndes was proceeding in this strain, and . - . urging some objections ,which were directed to Mr. u g as s subsequent mo tion, when The CHAIRMAM (Mr. Thornton) said, before-the Court went-any farther ii debating the resolution l he . should beg leave to read a letter from General al lot,. That-letter had been taken into consideration by the Directors ; and lilt result of that considera tion. was, that instead of the grant of. - 403,300, the sum of £1,500 should be voted to the General. The letter stated, that General Hislop }rad been,prornot • to,the situation of Conunanderinthief of Madras— a situation more profitable than that w Which hebad been.before appointed ; and in consequence of thein. Crease of profit, he thought it his duty to call uptin • the Court to reconsider the grant, for the purpose of diminishing it. The Chairman proposed to withdraw the former Resolution, and to move a Resolution granting £1,500 to the General. Alderman ATKINS submitted to the Court, that it would be necessary to have the most complete Tem* spation upon the circumstances attending the, first grant, and the object of withdiawing it, before any 'stecond measure was resorted to. The CHAIRMAN said, that one of the reasons why the reduction of the grant was in contemplation, ' arose from the appointment of General Hislop to be Commander in Chief of Madras, which was a si tuation above that of Bombay; as to pecuniary emo lument. . Illi. , gssrentibjected titithis intide of proceeditig,—r. The pretedent-be considered highlf.ininticrbs. He pot only disapproved of the practice iif• proceedingl front a greater to a lesser vote, but he thought it inn prudent to give remuneration', trader circumstances' similar to those attending the case-of General flisb p. If the Court would grant .remtmeration in such a case, why would they not do. soin that of. Lieute nant-Colonel Marriott, who was %rounded, and de. •taiped a prisoner (o).:Alitee months -in the Isle of . France ?,- and why . not jn many Other eases, where there Were ~ as- strong- grounds: for remuneration as • ihitt 'immediately before then? The funds' of the CA , 4,patie warn by no-fixat e s adequate to recompense • general applicatidas•cd.thit.deseripiieffiiitul it would • pierefnre be*direA attack the-principles of, , the establishmenti• it the prese nt case Met with theirl • ..• $ • • • ..-,,1ir ‘ 114401 ehniffive.athe Rcsoltjtion beir 1 don -of the.liggklaws Ce" nett,, tt., being. nt;.‘e.csatil n distialnotiee should , pi.ecede any inoiley grant. . :I;he Cnata.i.i said, the opinion of fel; Counsel was, that leaving iinte4 a largcr, ' 'and afterwards having reduced the'VOiCi-a 441ili1ler irentsitiot be a violation of the Standing law.. • • •Wr-, l 4trgtois , in espeeeh of some length, '.objeet-.1 Od tey,ihe original Tota:of A2OOO. He. cwwlti"not - help drib king that thebSibintibiwa*sintigardthough-' the titiurt,- for-there, were j?iit four Directoke present . *b e e.it ,tesfreirta the apprebmion or the 4..inot.the Pest be Supposed weye)ost in lie -11e.eot . rd not •4:ollteitibeir IhebUltian spind e f stild be itaAteltd. Oh t 4n titreMe • • 1 • • •• ; 2140 tip of‘votinga reward • So one !MR for eery*, which were aswell.otfinened by. inotliet without auf reward. • ffe.did-not.under - rand, tket.-peinciple. uptin wheel' inett , yld gi,ve re eneineratton utuler . easualtits at sea. li.vras potsible• for . the person who comptitineb) of losses to pyo. • ;petal himtejt in. aoran-measurg: against ,ibesur, . 4 , 1 4 4 - ff they did not take the precaution,. ir-vraa theirOwn fault, end not that et thecogiewny. The CIIIAII44AN putt the quebtiou to . the pol ow i-, as to the propriety of the proceeding he propo se d of moving a reduced General Hislop, while a. Resolution for a larger siM! WAS before the o.ou_rt ; to which the Counsel .gave it as. his epinion, that a distinct notice shintld precede the const.ler4tion of a . - money grant. It was impossible for the Directors, c.)nsis t entiti with the ruf.zs of the to increase - that giant, but they could vote a lesser, 4,oe4essor sum *as .included in the greater. j Alderman ATKINS read the 13ye Law, stating, that 14 'days uoticle 'should be given ptev lout to the discut - • eiontwinn,st money grant. He observed. that befcire A"4300 were rioted.torithe.revrationOfAo i ssts m suf, ficient, cuments to-pSotle , the Ixteot of those lesaes. , shoula be laid. before . tl a Court. ' Mr. S. -I)txott feared, that, they were . going to establish . 4 dangerous precedent .' 'lt they gave any thing, they should give, to the amount of the loss.-..• It was, however, opening-a door that it would be difficult afterwards to shut.. If the present motion *as carried,' they could.** afterwards decently re fuse any similar application. , It. appeared that the loss might haye been prevented by insurance, and they had certainly no right 'to remunerate that which Might have been insured.—(Herr, hear). : • here spoke to ord(--..• 'The 'question' was, he conceived, whether the original propobition should be withdrawn, and the amended .Motiou adopted •'' Mi. Dixow dinied'his being . out of order; itlia.con tende4. that 'neither itie 7 origutal nor 'amended sum ought to be glven.. If they were to Alain: 'up the loss, the items Of that loss ought. to - bare been. laid befo4s them'. Instead' of they bad heard nothing even • 'A .• l• of the nathreitt the loss. - The CH14164141 (nr....RiTitornero) hoped gien. towould con fi ne tbeinselvcs ifinauCh as . podtble to the question. "che'OuestiOrr,..as it nowstond z was, lehether the original Motion idea* be-withdrawn ie could himself answer what had been said by the. qaeldenian who had spoken /esti but he did not' wish to set a bad example • bj deviatiilicitgog what be conceived to be the iM;ediate . • ' • lima thought some doenstrents oust" Wien :- .} , . been submitted to thitu, from which they mightliTe been able to judge of the loss sustained. The CHAIRMAN observed, that it %could be Imes: nary' first to settle the question which velated mere 4 rox,he withdrawing of the original proposition, for the purpose of substituting the Resolution as amended. , Mr. R. JACKSON referred et some length to the Bye Law, which, in till cases of voting money, reqttireci fourteen. days notice, not of, the Motion only, but also of the specific sum. Should, therefore, a new proposition be submitted to them , that new ptopo salon- would require a new notice. The mode then to be pursued at present-was obvious and simple. Let them negative the original proposition, and let a nese notice be given of the sum as amended. It had been said that the sum might be diminished, though not increased, without a new notice. He was of a very ilifferent opinion, and thought such a practice would not only be extremely dangerous, but was a violation of the law in its spirit and meaning. Such a pre cedent would lead to abuse, by making' them less vigorous in examining the grounds Of such votes of money. A Motion might be amended in its minor details, but where the amendment affected the sum itself, he conceived that the fourteen days notice were necessary. • Mr": H. Twrss deprecated any farther postpone ment of the question / as injurious to the feelings of the individual concerned ; and hoped, in i matter of such delicacy, that this suggestion would not be Pressed, He concejved that. nothing could be done with the original motion till the amendment be dis posed .of.' - •. • Kr. HuNic ceinteltd'ed, if the original motion was withdrawn, for the *necessity of a new notice. ,Mr. LOWNDEI was against voting away the money of the Company on light grounds, and suggested the propliety of putting off ttte question till another meeting. • The Rev. Mr. THELIVALL was of opinion, that aft original Motion should be withdrawn. The question, he thought, tOs simple, and regretted that so much time should be lost on a matter of mere form. The Hon. W. ELNIINSTONE (Deputy Chairman), observed, •that the subjeat had already been twice postponed, and saw no occasion for any tarther delay. It was difficult to collect men at this season of the year, and when a gallant officer was concerned, the delay was via . more to be avoided. Should they vote the sum proposed, it should be done in the hand somest way. • The original Resolution was then read, as voted 'by the DirectcrF,'givirig to General Sir cl'hompl'Hislop the sum of £330(), in consideration of his loss sus tained by being taken prisoner on his passage to India, as Commander in Chief of the Presidency of Bombay. Mr. II.PIIIXSTONE then moved, as an amendment, that the sum of 41500. he voted, instead of R 3300, stating the nature of the loss sustained by the gallant Office.r. . Mr. L , OWNDES and . Mr. HUME opposed the grant entirelythe latter n ot : from any persona: c9nsidera tion, but on the broad principle, he argued, of the jnsticeof the case. Mr. R. Tuotorrotg; Mr. ELPITINSTANE, and Mr, sup orted the - Resolution, as amended, from :the peculiarity,cf the case. The 'Cuntastail, On` a shew of .hands, gave •the question_ in favour ofthestmended motion, the •nol propositicaLhaying been previously negatived.— The decision, however., being disputed, ;.11 strangers were desired to withdraw, and the: Kei.ting divided. or. the Motion, 57 ; against it. 33..--Majil ity, 4. Mr. .-1 lclerman'A 'rims then_ntoved, To.l t the sense of the Proprietbrs be taken by ballot, which was ac-. •cordingly ordered. . - Mr. Ht7ME postponed his motion- respecting the - number of Proprietors present in ali cases of voting' money. The Meetiog.adjuittrned. lOW 17VIZLLIGENGS. N • : JANUARY 21. &vim% AND hYDTHED v. SMITH. • ELieztailanvott_gave judgment ih'this cause, pee 33.:u yezteriaty), making the rule for a De" trial -Malone, upon the ground that the insurance covPred Atllreight, and did not only contemplate the catgo'in: the Chartei pa qty. ADA:IIRAL . I"Y srAiloNs o tam BAILEY, JANUARrgi. SIURDiU. - liforthr Ryan and* John tituoki . stoodindietvd for the wilful morder of William - Johnson, on bmaial.the dinviine transport, 61,4.1 m - high seas, 'on the day of the .1p,h...0f Decentley. Hogan was indicted as prin. cjp4, and . lqurpliy . aisaiding and ,abetting. - • Dr. ReuNsoic, for the .prosecution, stated, that the' two prisoners were__ pfivittei in one,of his hla t jeq?li regiments of Mot, ordered to the West Indies, Dur ing the voynge a mutinous spirit began to she,/ itself,, .pvticulatly in the prisoner Hogan, in consequence ;of which liTims. put into . cOnfinement, The ptisOner HOkan • possessed hiMself ot the psisoner Murpby!s I rit_asket,vitio,• w:ileil(W, . pref.' biol. Outing. h i i "c_on i fi scent, ent, with whieh'lie,ethbnittied tie Murder Ohl againstiiiirt,' in Ilkeinatiner in which it would be de- . tailed. in evidence:2o' the Jury. The, evidence against 'Murphy, he (Dr. Robinson) appreheAded . would nbt be decisive of his.g - fillt. _Thomai B. Davy was an Officer of the 13th Foot; when the murder was committed, was proCeeding to the West Indies, on board the Gunstnne. , ii . Lieutenant Johnson, of another regim?ht, was qn bait'd in the year 1812 ; remembers Mr. Johnson's death; :did not see Hogan in clicodybefeire the death .of Mr,. Johnson. About half-past seven, on-an even ing, does no; knot.; what day of the ratnth, heard a Voice )it the .lop pf the ladder, saying, " Release me I" The-Officers were all in the cabin. Witness and 0;e 'other Officers observed, " That's Hogan ; how came he there ?" ' Hogan again said, " Release me; or 4ainn . the soul of you shall come on deck," Ilid. not Kw lioga but believed it to be his voice. An Ensign of the dork Rangers then came to the foot of ;he ladder, upnn'Which the same voice said, " Go back, Sir ';. I want the Commanding O ffi cer." The Ensign turned about and said, 4...rh0 fellow has a musket." The Ensign said, " 11l reuse you." John son then took a sabre aad rushed to the ladle;„ Ink lowed by all the Officers. When Johnson got to abou c t the third step of the ladder, the MuSket \fent off an shot him dead ; went on'efeck ; saw an Officer of the 90th seize Hogan; Hogati was about k or Seven yards frosts the - ladder. Either witness, or some other Officer; said "Damn you, you rascal . ; you shot poor . • , Johnson." Hogan said, fr I did. shoot ;I . my revenge ; and now you Maymurder me." - HO was hand-cuffed before be shot. The wound was tez ceived through the side by a musicet-ball. Questioned by Hogan.—Thinks Hogan .was con= fined about half-past twelve.--(In answer to a Jury man.) Witness saw the musket examined, it ap, peared recently fired ; was at this time many leagues at sea. • James M'Kay is a private in the Royal York Ran gers; was, in December, 1812, on board the Gun stone, sailing to the West-Indies.; was present at serving out the grog, on the 19th of December ; did not see Hogan at serving out the grog ; did tut see him any part of the dill ; hetrd.hini about half-past four talking .to Mr. Brown, the officer who served' out the grog.. Hogan was : saying, " This is tot my allowance of grog." He was then sober. Mr. Brown bid him go to his birth. Hogan said he would not; Upon obis Mr. Brown ordered the Serjeant to hand , cuff him, which was done. The prisoner Murphy was placed over him as sentry ; Murphy, as sentry, had his 6relock and' hall cartridge ; he was stationed .on the main-deck. Witness was sentry that evening. on the scuttle butt; heard the report of.* musket, about half-past six ; saw Murphy before he heard the .shot, at the water cask, getting a drink ; he had nut his musket. Witness asked, 66 Who's that r' He said, " Murphy." Witness said, "Why have you left your post ?" He said, "To get a drink of water." Heard the musket about two minutes after; saw the dead body not tong after ;' did not ',know of whom, hut heard of an officer. •. • Thomas Bonnet was Agent to the 15th Foot in 1812; knew theTe was an officer named Lieutenant Johnson in that regiment, his Christian name was ;he drew for-his pay on witness. Lieutenant Johnson embarked on board the Gunstone in 1812; knows it by a letter front the deceased. Joseph Reid is a private in the York Rangers'; was on bdard the Gunstone, and present at the setting out the grog ; Hogan was there, Wanted grog, and seemed tipsy ; Hogan was refusedtgrog ; Hogan said he would report the officer to the first General he came afro;: ; the officer then ordered Hogan into irons ; Hogan had before said something to the offi cer which the witness did not hear.—(Questioned by the prisoner.) Thinks Hogan was put in confinemept about four o'clock. Andrew Honan, a private in the York Rangers, saw Hogan disputing about his allowance of gr9s ; thinks Hogan w4s somewhat tipsy at the.time. Ho. ;;an told the officer, that it he did not get his whole allowance, he would take mute at all, and report at head-quarters that they were wronging him. The officer bid him g.: to his birth. refused to go. The officer then shy wd him down with-his hands. Hogan then got up and used words that were not proper; Hogan's manner. .t.) the (Am was imwo per. He was then ordered into irons ferr his btha viour ; it was in the afternoon. Witness heard of Lieutenant Johnson's death between six and seven. Hogan and witness were then put on board therweed, a ship of war, talked to Hogan come days alter about Lieutenant Jo'buson's having been shot. Asked Ho gan his name. Hogan said, Johnson. Hogan did not tell witness who shot hiris. Hogan said he was shot with Murphy's musket.' 'Hogan said that he told Murphy he'd mind his (Murphy's) accoutre-s ments whilst he was getting-water. • Hogan said he charged the musket, And went to challenge the oft cers about his release ; that the officers asked who was there ? that he said the prisoner Hogan. They 'asked, where was. the sentry—that he said he went tor water—that the officers' men asked what brought him (Hogan) there ?—that said his' release, and that they must give him the tvord of a Gentleman for his release, otherwise he would have satisfaction before he went back. Witness (in answer to a Jury. man) does not know whether it is possible tn load a musket handcuffed. - Lieutenant Davy *as again called, who explained bow it might be done. The sentry's mulltet is lel dum.loaded.on board sup.. Robert Bell, a private in tl?e York Rangets, was removed from the Guttone withthe prisoner ; had a , conversation with the prisoner or the murder of Lieti. tenant Johnscin. The prisoner said he was ill need about his grog ' that-he was put in irons ; that Mint :phy went for adriols of -water, and he told Murphy he would Mind his' accoutrements till,his return ; tie was first going to shoot himself ; he then went and challenged the Officer; ; they asked him who's there ? Said " Hogan," and askecrthe word of a Gentle man-to release him, or he would discharge the pigee ithi.ongh them tthe Officers) ; that he fired the piece, -.and then the Officers came up and seized him. This .vras theyrisoner's story to witness. Hogan told wit hess lie shot Johnson, and did not care it he had shot another or tOro . when the passion was on him. Wit. ness was not on deck that day. Mr. Gretham lives at Portsinouth ; was present at- the prisontr's examination when brought ashore. Hogan gave an account of the matter. The Magis• irate told him, that if he aka& it confession it would I>p used igainsrlsisp, and heThight•deelini it. Hogan said he would-mate the confeision. The Magistrate :repeated his caution. Hogan still persisted. The witness identified a paper produced, signed by the' Magistrate and by Hogan. The Magistrate told *Hogatt, tliat though the confession was written out, be, alight decline.signring it.. Hogan then said, that he alone committed - the murder, and was sorry for hiicemrades who were confined. The confession was then read, containing, in sub stance, the same account of the minsaction as that given by the witnesses, and declaring that all his comrades, Murphy as well as the others, were totally ignorant of his intention to commit the murder. Mr. Simon, a surgeon, went on board the Gunstone, and found Lieut. Johnson dead of a gun-shot wood. Mr. Baron WOOD summed up the evidence, obsery. ing, that nothing appeared against the prisoner Mar. phy, and the Jury would, therefore, chiefly consider the circumstances of the case as applying to hogen. The- Jury found the prisoners, Martin Hogan, Guilty; John Murphy, Not Guilty. Sir WILLIA4 SCOTT pronounced the sentence of ,Skath OD therisoner, Martin Hogan, to„§e.executed on Monday next, and his body given to be dissected. The prisoner, who is a young man, and a native of, Ireland, heard the awful sentence of being hanged, anatomised, and disiected, without the least emottori, and walked front the ban with a irm step, and an undaunted or careless air, Three persons, of the names of Mb,, nonfat, and .•• • . . 'Harvey. were brougl t to the bar, charged with hay ing set fire a ship on the high set's. The ATTORNEV-GINEItAL mewed the Court to'. postpone the - trial of those persons, or, if their Lord; ~ . ships should think more advisable, to adjourn-the ' Session, on the ground that the witnesses, who should appear agai•fist them, were prevented from appearing at the trial by the state of the roadp, from the present fall of snow. Mr. GURNEY, for the prisoners, opposed the post ponement. •-• • The Court postponed the trial to the eighth of February.' ' • • Throaty Clar4e stood charged with having stolen, and applied, tin his own Erse, a quantity of sugar, part 'of the King's naval stores, on bo4rd the Harnr.!.. transport. It appeared that the prisoner Lad been Master the Harmony several years ago, at which time the 'offence was charged to have been committed. The ATTORNEY-61VMM. Stated, that Om transpnrt of which the prisoner had been Master. was ernTioye.t in conveying stores .to his M ijesty's naTy, in tLl course of wh i ch ditty he was charged with havincr committeJ• the alledged offence. From the leiigi; of time since the offence had been committed. 119 witness could be produced, excepting a person who was - acting at the time under the controtil of the p:i toner, and wan appeared to n 4,1 .ip the relaticn of an accomplice,. ' ' Mr. BarenWoon recommeni!edomiv.cler the cittritn.. so -lees, that the prisoner ohonalle ch.oirgfda ;AS i 'corkt scarcely be especial tinsttli Jury usuhl fing. him-guilty on the kvitlence Of. ar accomplice onfy,_ The prisoner was acccirdingy disch,rsed. • • • , , vv-FNING. 41 LONDON, - . • • SATURDAY, JANUARY •22, 1811. PAP RS. We have received Dutch Paplps to the' 2.lst instant. They enable us to anticipate the intelligence which the next Dutch Mail must fiec'eisarilf bring. they contain some further particulars respecting the action *wren Breda and Antwerp.. General 13Olow is said. to have returned to Bredi on the 14th, aftei his victory, but private accounts, state, that the Englisfi continued to throw shot and . shells. into Antwerp for three days after the French had retired. We under. stand that a very powerful Rocket Brigade is intended as a reinforcement to the besiegers of Antw4p, and until the state of the weather admits of its arrival in Holland, a serious attack cannot be made upon that fortress. In the mean time we learn that there are circumstances in the former history and'character of LE Deux, the Duke of PIAC,ENZA t who is reported io be the Commander in Chitf, which 'render it highly probable that he will purchase his freedom and rc. pose by an easy anrrenrier f lA Bari was never heard .to eulogise his Master svith . any of the . hombast which we have been accustomed to hear kiiitokapinri's . r. s • ad cryts. - DUTCH OF.FICIAL -ACCOUNT OF Via E3CMSTION -AGAINST ANTWSIiI). • FROM THE sTAATI COURANT, OF TIIS 16TH INST. -- ' a. Jafsvaryi4. " Early in the morning of the.l2th, General Von Bulow advanced towards Brascaat, and, with the co. ilutnn-of General Tuben, drove back the enemy's ad. weed' posts, which were entrenched 'in the village horillkrxen, upon the high road to Antwerp, At the ( same time the Cossacks drove the enemy from Torn. bout ; General Von Berstoll marched •on St. An thony, General Oppen on St. Job, and the English ,terps on Kapella. . Ott di. ISib, all the columns broke up to ap 4sreach Antwerp. General Tubes), favoured by a snore of the British on hit right flank, carried the entrenchments and the village itself, which the '..French had paged SOOO men, and in which the body 'of their General, Avis, who was killed its the action, — was found. " General Oppen had also, on his side some fight. ing, during which four howitzers played - upon the toy n, and actually set fire to" a buildir.g, close to which were seen the masts 'et ships of war. The works are in a good state, and the strength of tie garrison is, by deserters and the'?ohabitants, in. creased to 12,000. • It may be stated,:ts a doubleadvantage arising from this expedition, •that she Frattok can henceforth no, longer disturb the positions of. Ow-allied troops, and that the movements of our left wing •ott Turn hoot, Lier, &c. and even into the heart of Brabant, have spread a terror which must be,highly detrimen. tat to the enemy's plan of defence. "gg • The troops have, therefore, received orders to return, bringing with them 600 prisoners, and one piece of cannon, takei. The fiead-quartees, which were yesterday at West Wezel, are now again here. Some Dutch officers who accompanied this expedi tion, cannot sufficiently praise the courage with which the Prussians, atevery opportunity, threw themselves on the enemy, and sustained the fatigues of forced marches in the most severe weather s " OTHER ACCOUNTS FROM ROTTERDAM PAPERS OF THE 19Th INSTANT. " BRLDA, JANUARY 14. " The action which took place at West Wesel, Hoogstraten, and Turnhout, may very fairly be con sidered as a battle in which the enemy made trial of their new conscripts, having had about,2o,ooo troops of this descriptioli engaged, and that under the di . Irection of the General of Division, Decaen, who commanded for a considerable time in Spain, and to whom the command of a great part of the Brabant and Flemish fortresses is now entrusted... He con. ducted himself with great obstinacy, but was obliged