The National Register. — London, England, 1813-10-03 00:00:00

OCT. 3. THE NATION, ing this, the deponents hauled their wind, and made towards them with an intention to give assistance to the waterman; but on see ing the body thrown overboard, they .lirected their course towards that. the other boat continued steering S. E. When they came 40 yards of the body, the water for several yards around was colonred with blood—by this time another wherry came up, in which were George Coward, of Portals, and Thomas Leyton ; with their assistance the body was taken into Coward's boat. They ob• served no appearance of lift, but distinctly saw three wounds ap parently from a knife, one on the list's cheek, another in the neck, mid another a little below on the breast. Wells timber deposed, that he proceeded in Coward's boat, having the body on board, after the delinquents, who still confirmed sit cling S. E. at a dis tance of five miles from then], the wind then strong at DI. E.; from bad management, they were soon overtaken. Benjamin Terry, a constable, deposed, that he received into his custody, from on board the Centaur, FrancOis Relit; Charles Danze, and Daniel Du Verge, and conveyed them to tie. Borough Gaol ; and that the two clasp knives produced by him, he received from Lieutenant Pryce, of the Centaur. Relif owned the one which ma: bloody : Danze ()wiled the other. Both of them voluntarily confessed to this deponent, that they had made use of their knives in cutting !he deceased. And Relif being asked, it it was he that gave the wound in the throat, said, he did not know where it was 1i cut. Du Verge said, lie knew nothing about it, for he sat in the stern drets, and steered the boat. Lieut. Sullock, of the Centaur, deposed, that as be was going off in the jol:y boat, on the 22d inst. he was hailed by two wherries, and in!ormed they were in pursuit of three Frenchmen, who had murlerkd a waterman, and were attempting to make their escape in a wherry, which was then standing towards Southsea Castle. He 311 tartly boarded one of the wherries, with three men, judging the wherry, with three men's assistance, would sooner come up with them than his boat; and after a chase of one hour and a halt, the distance from Portsmouth being 16 miles, they came up with the I:ietichmen and took them into custody; on coming np with them, one of the CeltaurN men jumped into the Frenchmen's boat, when one of the Frenchmen knocked him down • upon which this depo nent ealed out, t° If you hurt that man I ' ll shew you no quarter," and in a few minutes the Frenchmen were overpowered ; a large clasp knife was fonnd on one of them, which was kept by one of the Centaur's men open for protection, till they arrived on bond Cie Centaur ; it had the appearance of blood upon it. There was a great quantity of water in the Frenchman's boat, which he sup poses was shipped in consequence of their bad management. He observed no blood in the boat; it was probably washed off by the number of seas she shipped. It is necessary to state, that the real name of the Frenchman, who called himself Daniel Du Verge, is Jean Lonis Sera. A scan of the name of Daniel Dm Verge is now on board the prison-ships, but has no knowledge whatever of the circumstance. Relifhas writtea a letter to his brother, a prisoner at Forton, in which he laments the trouble he has been brought into. He begs Lis brother to write to his father and mother. and requests him to help his recollection of the circumstance of his having, some years ago, at St. Maloes, saved the lives of two Englishmen, and if lie should bear in mind their names, to get Captain Woodriti to pub lkh them through the country, that the men, who afterwards came to England, may see and acknowledge it. He says he shall (lie broken-hearted before the winter is over ; and concludes, with re (posting that Captain Wootirift will be se kind as to appropriate the run of one donble Louis (about 455.) and 11 dollars, to the tan By of the unfortunate man, Brothers. Mince writes to a friend at Porton, also lamenting his situation, and begs his wire in France may be acquainted with the particulars. Sera writes, that he has the greatest dread and horror upon him, and states, that he did not lift up his hand against Brothers. Helif was a common seaman, and has been confided in this coun try seven years and a half; Danze, also a seaman, has been in this counts y about six months; and Sera, who was a boatswain, about seven months. HOMICIDE. On Wednesday last James Wall having taken out slops hi order to supply the men of the Centaur at Spithead, it beii:g pay.day on • toard, while waiting to be Admitted into that Alp was =hot by Lawn, nee a private of Royal Marines, • who discharged a imiskt.t at him loaded with ball, which penetrate:l tit; ongti the thick part of his thigh inflicting a dangerous wound. The marine fired ball against most positive order, and is now in con fi ni . ment in Gosport bridgwell , l gagwer ror WI conduct. WWI following REGISTER. depositions were made by the parties concerned, on the examinailon before the Magistrate : Lieutenant Tarleton. of the Royal Marines, of the Cratere, de posed, that on the 22d of Septeinher, the said Ship was lying at Spithead, and that the ship's company were paid their was - !son the 21st; that it is customary, after payment of Ships, to admit siopseliers onboard for several days, for the purpose of the ship's company being supplied with necessaries; and upon these occasions many Lo its come off with slops, and the persons are so eaoer to get into the ship, that is it with difficulty they are kept off from the ship's sides. Guard-beats are therefore appointed. and orders given to the sentinalg to tire blank cartridges, to inihnidito persons in the boats from coming Meng side until they are called. The measarcs became necessary to prevent improper intercourse n it.:l the Asp's cornearly, and to prevent liquor being produced into 'gigs, which in sonic cases have introduced great disorder and insnbo:divation: On the 21st, the day the ship was paid. strict orders were giro that no shore boats should conic alongside ; the seminal% word ordered to fire blank cartridges to keep them off ; strict orders were also given that the sentinels should on no account be permitted to hate in their possession any rimning bally, and • their c.irtouchs boxes were ordered to be examitie , .l. On (1w these orders were continued, and this deponent gave them to Serjeant Thomas Wyborn. John Rickets, armouree; deposed, on the .nd he examined and swinged the sentinal's musksts for the relief that went oil at eight o'clock in the morning, and is sure no musket a 34 loaded either With powder or ball ; at the time, he delivered to each sentinal two Rank cartridges, and examined their (.41.1(inch-boxes. Corporal Hott was present at the same tune, and he p.atictilarly cautioned every seminal against using balls, as did the First Lieutenant, and this deponent is sure that Lawrence Finninghani recvi ea the same order and the same examination, previous to his going on his post at eight o'clock in the morning. William Hancock, private marine deposed, that hell)! sentinel on the starboard side of the poop on the morning of the 22d (opposita • to Finningliam's post) between nine and ten he heard Fi.iningharn call out," Shove your boat farther off from the ship !" which be repeated several times. This deponent heard no ensurer wade, though it was possible an answer might have been made without. his hearing it. After Finningham had ordered the boat to shove off two or three times, he stepped from a carronade-slide upon some hammocbs which were stowed in the neither, and presented his musket, having levelled it downward* towards one of the boats, and fired; upon which a man'etied out be was wounded, and the First Lieutenant instantly hailed the boat, and the wounded man was taken into the ship, and attended by a Sureeces Assistant. When Finningham fired, the First Lieutenant was on the quarter deck, as was Lieut. Sullock, the Officer of the watch, neither of whom gave Finningham orders to tire. The First Lieutenant had befirte given Ibis deponent orders to fire twice with blank-cartridge. Martin IVellstead, of Portsmouth, tailor, deposed,. that he in company with John Davis, of Portsmouth, slopsellcr, and Win. Mutton, of Portsea, also a slopseller, was, on the 224 of September, on board a wherry with their slops, at Spithead, about thirty or forty. yards from the Centaur, in the expectation of being admitted into the ship ; that whilst solyine, alongside, James Vt.all slopseller of Portsea (who was in partnership with this deponent and John Davis), came into their wherry from smother ; that a guard boat. had been appointed from the ship to keep of the wherries) there being fourteen or fifteen); that their wherry was without the guard boat , e sentinel on the poop hailed their wherry, and desired them to keep off, though they were at least thirty yards from the ship. and a , hero.e deposed, outside the guard-boat ; the sentinel iieded Yoa Jr-te leeking—, if you don't keep your boat Qtr, !Widow yotta . bruins out,'" or words to that if] , et ; that Mr. H. Thekilisen, one et the pereins in the beat, vres , vreil, " we will directly," and the wow man iiroantly pulled the inside oar to keep the wherry still further t , tl ; the 'e was no intention before this to get nearer the ship—however, the paid sentinel levelled his musket at. the per , ees in the wht rry, hod fired. Instantly the said James Veal; exelaneed," . oll a di ad man•. my poor wife aid fmily," and fell bael. upon the liantpeis on which he was sitting ; hall had passe:' throe-_it his rielit arm, rear the elteos, and through part of his riellt tl , igh, in the tote parr, near the Lip hone ; the Commanding isnicer ii:-tacitly ordered tie' boariLand Veall's woeeds toter (I , •e•sed by the Surgeonk . and lie was afterwards u» -liere to his e• James's-street, where he now hoigni.he's, att. It is a remarkale circumstance, '' killed by James (hauls ~ on T. dC4l . by a mirgeolt.