The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-24 00:00:00

Dl C. 24' United States of America, the said United States and their being at that time enemies of our Lord the King, and his Capt. W. Stevens was Master of the Seringapatantoi whaler. He sailed in her in March, 1812, and the prisoner was an apprentice on board that vessel. The prisoner was reputed a Scotchman, which witness bad heard him say he was. On the lath of Jnly, 1813, witness's vessel was taken by the Americans, in Lee Bay, in the Gallipagos Islands. The prisoner was in the eringa patam when she was taken by the Essex American frigate, on board of which the crew of the Seringapatani was taken. The witness and his sons, his mates, were put in irons, in which he was set np as a spew in the steerage, under the half deck., near to the door of Capt. Porter's, of the Essex, cabin. There he saw the prisoner and others of the crew go to that cabin. Witness hallooed to them, that if they entered lie would prosecute them when he came to England, as they wenld be traitors to their country ; and they had no occasion to enter, for there was a cartel going round to the Ara ells or St. Helena. Notwithstanding the prisoner and the others went into Porter's cabin, When he came out, the prisoner said he did not know one place in America, when one of the sentries told him to go in again, and say he belonged to Fell's Point. He went into the cabin again, and came out with money in his hand ; when witness told him he was a bad fellow. This was only two or three days after their capture. A few days after witness was sent forward on the gun-deck under a sentry where the prisoner was grinding a cutlass, witness hoped he was not grinding that to use against his country ; the prisoner laughed and said, " the Scotch and English had not settled it yet, and he had as good a right to fight for the Ame ricans as for them." Witness had heard the prisoner answer to his name when mustered ; and had seen him doing duty in the main top. Witness was recaptured in the Georgiana by the Barrosa frigate. In December last, witness was at Plymouth, when the Essex was brought in prize to the I'hi:o3e. He there saw the prisoner, whom he asked if he knew him. He said he did, and witness told him he was come to be as good as his word, for he would prosecute bim. Witness was treated by the Americans with great barbarity. E. Lawson was master of the Sir Edward Hamilton, and on the 14th of `.zeptember, 1813, he was captured by the Essex. On hoard of her he saw the prisoner, whom he had seen before on board the Se.ringapatain. The witness was six months on board the Essex, during which time the prisoner did daty as a seaman and was mustered at quarters as one of the crew. J. Hamilton was assistant clerk on board the Phoebe when she captured the Essex, after a regular eng agement . The Essex was captured off Valparaiso, on the teBth of March, 1814. Witness saw the prisoner when he came on board the Phoebe from Valparaiso, about a week after the capture. The First Lieutenant of the Phoebe asked the prisoner what countryman he was ; and he said lie was a Scotchman. He said he had been sent ashore to attend the Essex sick, and had there ran away. He was not in the engagement be tween the Essex and the Plerbe. In his defence he said, he never fought against his king and country ; he only entered to enable him to make his escape, which he did as soon as he could. Capt. Hillyer, of the Plimbe, here volunteered his evidence for the prisoner ; and stated, that the prisoner was considered a man of weak intellect. Verdict—Guilty—Death ; but recoramended to mercy, on account of what Cant. Hillyer had said of him. Sir W. Scott immediately passed sentence of death on him. PRICES OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Consols shut 5 per Cents. Navy strut 3 per Cent. Red. 59i Onmium 14+ pr. Ditto for Acct. 71i Ditto for payment 15 14 4 per Cents. 7-11 India Stock THE NATIONAL REGISTER• LONDON : SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24. A private letter fiom Paris, dated Dec. IR, says, "The Am nesty Law will be discussed in less than a fortnight; the weighti est interests of the state are connected with it. The motion of M. de St. Roinain, on the propriety of excluding from the Government Pens!on List the pitiless traitors who had voted the death of the unfortunate Louis was heard with acclamations. All t 4 wrongs of that much. injured Monarch rushed to every mind. As the four opprobrious names were cited, the cry of horror was strong and universal, •-•lo.o•Pmel.v....Ret wiftvlA panied, him, you may recollect, from Elba. He affirms..that his fate must depend on the solution of the question, " Was Na poleon, after his first abdication of the French Empire, an in dependent Sovereign or not?" If this is decided affirmatively,. his invasion of France with 1600 men appears an act of mad ness, but cannot be punished as a crime. " When the Jury withdrew to deliberate on their verdict in the affair of M. de Lavalette, he retired fom the Court into. the prison of the Conciergeric. His friend and relation, M. Tasker, nephew to the Ex-Empress Josephine, never quitte4 him. The debates of the jury were long and tumultuous ; they , lasted from half past seven till midnight. Duriok this ma. mentuous interval, the prisoner preserved the, attitude of calm ness he had maintained during the whole of the trial. He play , - ed two games at chess with M. Tascher, and gained them both. I would not send you this fact if I could not warrant its exactitude. History records a similar trait of the celebrated Maul ice, Elector of Saxony. He was interrupted at the table by the officers churged to accompany him to the scaffld; he intreated time to finish his game ; it was granted, and he won it. The fate of M. de Lavalette does not cease to excite lively interest in this metropolis. The chances are tearful; to-day thes are rather in his favour. The King of Bravaria, mindful of his conduct at Munich, is said to have solicited earnestly in his behalf. He himself is i,i ktrilynque pa/yam. It is unnecessary to add, that this tone of feeling does in no degree diminish the crime against the state, of which he has been found guilty', nor yet invalidate the great political necessity of his " taking off." The British and Hanoverian troops are dailyevaeuatingParis;, and the whole of those who are to be sent oti, were to heave left it by the 2oth of this month. The head-quarters of the Duke of Wellington were to he removed to Cambray ; and the Duke was expected to leave Paris early in January for this country. In the Chamber of Deputies, on the 16tn, a pctitieta wa s. presented from several inhabitants of Paris, prayiag that a law may be passed declaring the person of Louis XVI. inviolable, that no person had a right to judge him, and that the anniver sary of his death should be celebrated as a fast day, and a clay of general mourning. This was received by the Chamber with acclamations.—The French funds are at 60 francs. It is stated in the Dutch papers, that, besides the exclusive occupation of Cambray by the English, Hanoverian, and Da-, nish tro , , ps,Peronne remains in the possessionof the army of the Duke of Wellington ; and that the cantonments of these troops are to be distributed in such a manner that they may bccollected in considerable force in a short time. The inventory of the magazines in Valenciennes was to be finished on the i 2th inst. On the preceding day an higlish Officer arrived these with instructions relative to the giving up of the fortress, which was expected to take place on the 15th inst. The French Official Gazette contains several decrees respec.. tint; the new organization of the French navy; by one of which, the number of officers provided with letters of service shall not exceed,Captains of ships of the line, ion ; of frigate' s 120; Lieutenants of the line, 400 ; Midshipmen ditto, 600. General Lamarque, who commanded in La Vendee against. La Roche Jacquelin, has sent a memorial to the King of Prances,. containing the most curious information relative to I)Avonsk and Carnot, Ministers of War and of the interior tp Buo►w-. parte, during his last usupation. Davoust, he says, sent him, instructions to burl► and destroy every village in La Vendee;,. and Carnot supported this system of cruelty and devaastat►on. The Prince of Orange is about to be married to the Grand., Duchess Anne Pawlowra, sister to the Emperor Nlexander.. This has been officially announeed to the States Getivr4l by a message from the King. The Duke of Richmond is expected to succeed to the. Lord Lieutenancy of the county of Sussex ) vacant by the death of the Duke of Norfolk. • NATIONAL REGIS/IMT • 81.4 : :ir subjects " The trial of Drouet is rapidly advancing. He pretends lin is subjects.. ought to be placed in an entirely different point of view from L South Sea Alum who joined Napoleon on his arrival in Prance. He accom- mm• was sari • a I • . . • • 1 /1. i)