The National Register. — London, England, 1812-09-06 00:00:00

1.'. 1 . Y 1 i • 6.- _-.~~ h l , i .ere tvitit I , i, !nastei oi. , liar- 1 in the 1 k t,lt tl:e td ai the rii• titans ;„.!. ,„ which left amok t *taco ti•o.;ers. .:1-o , :an d ► oi ,„ n stall which irlft Mat!: rt•LC:N tr-lc ‘vi-oleil the mark en the t..hte with son:-.. water ttat opon it, s i At on the Jtairs and tubby:l it ctr with his feet iind hi: T• e followin4 ronver , :4;on tout: 1 , 1:u c ween I. Lomas end Edith ~o ";wida‘, the ''ay bel ,re in•; Lcanas having ex• pre .,,,,! a .ies.'re to Mr. Tiodsoikto orrey, beiore h. died. H. Hewed them his presen,c int..rview about five o'clock r. ! a 11eri:000. Lonlas wt,; car ed into Mr. HiCs-It's office a few ht•tore Nlorrey, anti n.1(. 1 , t h a t ! ii c \vro t c h e d h;,} r g-tit, to \\lnch " it is better •Hit Aw.l r. oh •e: via ) ; !Fat it wis ins !te had sty -ken to Mr. tlw upon tl.e propriety r.t . to I:r them icccive the slcrament togerk-r, it apiwared to gi% e a de,,ret: of sAtiSI:IOIMI 10 L. , IIIAS, who S ti.t, " I had rather slit (11.1 receive iiit s.ierainent with me." Mrs. Morr,:y was then brought into the office, and I.rmai, exdaint 0 dear !" sat clay.n, and re;n.iit:ed in sile n t al!lic t.o'. tor :.onie fifth, w;tlt her LOVere I•4liii:F., wha was t,ci,:e,! 111S•)01C111$1*.i0i.C, cu !eavoured t C , :Tit •rt 30.1 s'ol h her, ie.; hog }Tr to b:!ar up, and to way !or it!cr , :v and t g:v;ness . —their sins, he said, was very 0,-at, but God was g.) ri, air! it hoped he would forgive ti:e:n. siid, " I must go now, you will have to stag . little !:sneer, ail oni erne is short, and if w: repent r:f our sins we may in -2.1 in heaven." Ile ask ins mistress whether sir had ever st d to ally on:., that he (Lomas) had got up to wurder his 'master, at twelve, cue, mil half p.ot one, the itiAlit hcfore the niuvler ; which site :enierl, S3ling, " L i- not true; 1h v have made that arnoogst them." Lemas then prayed to God to forgive them, and to t.rove ior he had done a very wicked act, and he dcsei v d to die for it He c: uid not wish to Ii ye. "I t they had n iotind rue guilty, the, would not have done justice : it ie only doing iw justice to hang me. There is a God above, and 1 hope to see my master in the other world." At this Mrs. Morrey said, " Pray God you may !" Isomss again his mistrel,s,' as she had a longer time allowed her, tit e loess her silts and repent. To a question put by Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Morrey denied that she took the candle into the other room site repeated, she did not hold the candle. Lomas said, " Mistre: . s, do not sa) so, it wit/ do you no g 0.41 to deny it ; when I told you Hannah was coming, you pinched the candle out." Mrs. Morrey's reply to this was, " My good lad, it was not so ; there have been many false things sail : and she then proceeded to animadvert upon some parts of the evidence of the trial. When Mr Hudson asked Mrs. Morrey how she could ever expect to be acquitted, she declared it to be front a supposition that Lonvis's confession could not be Ad mitted evidence against her. Lomas observed, that he was not likely to do otherwise than confess ; but the confession did not come against them ; there was enough, he said, without it. Mrs. Morrey then said, her husband had declared, the night of the murder, that he shout,' turn Lomas away that week, for he suspected that he got up in the night to get to the drink. This, Lomas said, was very unlikely, for he had said nothing to him, but appeared very well satisfied. and was joking and in good humour with him that very night. They never had, he said, many words ; any thing of that sort was soon over : they neither of th m ever bore any malice; he liked his master, he was a very good master ; but, added he, " I wish he had turned me away that night." Here they retorted on each other the origin of their criminal connection. Mr. Hudson asked whether she could have expected to live leeppy in case she had been acquitted; and she said she should never * h av e been happy--" 1 know 1 have done wrong, and I have sinned." She reminded Lomas of a time when he came back from the coal pit, and wanted to have done the deed, and she refused, because he had been bad, and had not eat any thing, and was weak. Mr. H. asked Lomas how he got the axe that he struck his master with, and he said, Ins mistress gave it into his hand. The observation she made to this was, "My dear lad, was it net on the chair ?" He " Why, mistress, you put it into my hand," which she did not deny; and being asked about the razor, he said, his mistress conceaed it under her petticoats; that he took the axe, and while his mistress held the candle, he ;truck his nraster three times ; she thee! pinched the candle out, and they both ran into the house-place, where they heard him groan, upon which his mistress said, " John, he is alive ; go and kill hint." Mrs. Murrey replied to this, she only made the übservation t " 'John, he is alive :" he then went anti struck him with the axe two OT three tunes in the dark, and returned, when she gave himehe razor; they still heard him groaning. Lomas persisted in it before her, that she directed hint to go io and kill hint—to cut his thrhit• She continued to dery this parr, .whilst he repeated it es true. Mrs. Money was then • slemnly questioned by Mr. Hudson about the truth of Lomas's declaration,• and •whether it. wits not nearly the truth; and she said, " it is Reaily the truth " Mr. Hudson then addressed them in the language of admonition, acidprepared them for a find separation. Lomas said, " I.for g ive her, but it seems she does not forgive me." And she said, " 1 have forgiven every body, re." Lomas said , and . every tiling that has bee said against nothing cut 'hint up so much as to see his [WM' ether what grielhe-wasift—it was st hard case, he said, for ititn to ;:x.aL::~.:.=~ PTJP.• 64 brtn4 .Itild•e.; rep,• " help hi •n. , 1 God help my rnahter's chi..!•en ; I pt.> 'ley will take gonl ways " I-le saia his mut.itr °Mon a-nlreSSOlg himself to his tr stress, he .a•11..1 . .1 upon her to make bcr peace.wit•! Co.', and o read the Stript! , r,s ray " T• 1 Ica ne," he sAd, "to this 1 I; , .ew hot liing of SLri; t i tre I have been nvide tr, read • he and 0 way, ak.d I mil !niter i t siC TeStairtel.l ; 1 have r:•;ni it, Jr.: l . I know that Christ cane t;) Wl' r nn•:vra . ble hli,zres I well to ; 1 wilt I itc yoit a g.-n.f ho•ck L i pr, , ,TN, and hope v• u re.:4.1 tt." Mrs. M‘wey Laic. :.he Fie •iv 14)r,!iive. Lomas:, and zai4 lie torB,.ve her—iind finally said, " l'Are you t:11, Mistress." ~, THE.NATIONAL R7GISTEP. TI,TESDATS LONDOlti r GAZETTE. Ar) MITI A I.TY-f'rFICE, PtE RV Rl, ISt". rratisinitted by Si r j allleS Sal. marez Riga, August 10, 1812. In my lctter to ou of the .sth instant, I mentioned t. at the division of gun-boats under Captain :smart, abspc;Lit tii with an.. - ,her division Russian a R•ssan Captain, bad pruce dcat up the Bolder° river, to co. op!.rate with a body of troops trim) this place, anti the garrison of Dmicmuntie ; ?be object of the expedition being, in the first place, to rike the enemy by surprize, acd, t.tilur in that, to flee them back to Sdilock, and, if possir.sle. to penetrate to Mi!s an The !service assigis.d to the British was, to keep !it ad.:Alice. and, if prtcti. cable, to destroy tit!:. hiidges which were convenient for the retreat of the enemy ; and the only bridg... (that of Kalitazee.i) was speedily and titZ!ctinilly rend„ered unserviceable. Gewral Louis, who comman !ed tile troops, gives the highest praise to Captain Stuart, and the littlish boats einploycd upon that het vice. Copy of i letter fr .m Vice-Admiral Sir James Satimarez, Bart. K. II . t., "Ain Wilson Croker, Esq. dated on board tkcVictory, in Hawke Road, August 20, ltU Sir,—l enclose, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a least . I have this morning received Item Rear-Admiral Martin, dated thz I Ith ins•ant, enclos ng one (a ci , ipy of which is also transmitted herewith) from General Essen, Governor of Riga, communicating intelligence of the cowl ued aucetsi tit vie R ussian arms, and the junction of Prince Bagration will) the main army dl Smolensk°, whiei you will please to lay hetbie their 'Lord.. ships. . I am, arc. !Signed) JAMES SAUM AREZ. Riga, July SO. Sir,-1 lose not a moment in e. , mmunicatinz to your E ecei.ency a most agreeable piece of intelligence, which I have Just ret.eived. The Commander-in.Chiet of the third aunt' :.;,alert; s' ItnasolF) has obtained a victory over the en my neat Cobrin. Pinar stand of colours, ei..ht pieces of artillery, with one General, in the s. rvice rf Sax:!ny, seventy officers: and three thousand troops, have fallen into the hands of tiw conquerors. 1 have the honour to be, &c. (Signets) ESSEN. Governor of Riga. Vice-Admiral Sir Sallies Saumarez, Bart. and K. B. &c. P. S. In addition to the foregoing intelligence, I have to acquaint your Excellency, that the united forces 01 General Barclay and Prince Bagration are in the neighbourhood of Smolensk°. general Pi•itoff Commands the combined advanced guard. Riga, August 11. I have the honour to inclose, for your information, a letter which , I have this insrant received from General Essen, cominit-!c.tting the agreeable intelligence of the continued success of the Itti , ,si'3o arms, and the junction of Prince Bagraii , m'i carp; with 1 1 1 . t, arruy at Smolensko. This information is from the Comtnan 'et . in Chi:l, Cy neral Barclay de Tolli, who dates his letter the 4th tostt.ht, at Smo lensk°. In addition to,what is mentioned in the Gener. , t:s kits r, learn s that General Tomasollcud ty lett the or , siti4li which he had occupied for some time at Gi - o.nirz or Zitontirz,'ln otdet to attack a corps of SaXons, stati,›lnd near Kuhr) n, twenty-tour nine. trrin Bryex Litowski, an i about one hundred .nd thirty ottirs r..s. of War saw, where he &feared the coon,, who tented towards Minsk. Vice.Adastra Sir James Sautoarez„ Bart. K. B. (Tiansmitted by Sir James Satimarez.l Hie Majesty's gun.b.rigWrangler, off Seyer Islanst, Ang. 1812. pursuance of your orders of the 11th instant, I proceeded off Rangers with your boats, and the cutter at the Locust ; but rot , . ,finiing,the French lugger there, I proceeded I. the westward Off Mariager Fiord. to reconnoitre that part ; N sit, . 1 1 Danish cruizer was perceived comitt4 out, gave Chace to her, witch site bore hp, anti ran alto Allots,:: at night Lielltenttlit Pvtit3*, my -e; t. a' ri Mr. Curtis. (S e cond Master It t he Locust.) took:Oil mit site nii h be carried by the boats, whi..b was aitreed upon Lit-tilt:N:l'3 Pet IL la:Csb proceeded in-shore with the ta.iry,e and clitte, ill cottro.tit% wat the Locust's heats, under charge of Mr. Curtis, her Necond Ma-ier. Ab •ut two o'clock in 1 hr. h ot hi. , g 'll.l got aletlpitie of her, a.:l carried her from ist,der a very brays rife ,soul the bittery .110 ntu-lceiry from Helle ton c, rat tie ertl 'is cof ilia: withoirt. the loss at a single men. z, 011 C Of thubut ctltlzcra dial hay , : ockii of g • eat our , th; it • to pup