The National Register. — London, England, 1814-09-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.. inisi g. The groWth of otatoes is not so lari..e this sear as last, but there I-, a v,..ry full crop on the ground. Latter crops of turnip' fi,m rishicg. But little latter Isar. Fruit abitil,:ant. Tl:e wool tr.:torte in a srrmige state ; by some reported as very brisk, by others (in the cant* quarter) as altogether dull. It is generally allowed the farmers h.ive no stock Least cattle lower—prime fat stock fetch high prices, but no sale for ordinary A considerable reduction of the flea) market must be expected i., autumn. SgP T. 4 bucks t, eut down into the o le, and kept there for n day and night. with only a waistcoat on him and his trowsers. The next morn jog lie was taken oe the forecastle, where witness heard him crying out. About half acthour afterwards lie was brought down below, aid laid under the table—he conld not walk down. Went with Norieen the doctor, to see him, and found him naked. They rumbled his body, and found it from ins loins doer, wards much bruised, and in n state of mortification. He was not phmshed for a few days or a week tier tit it ;he was then taken on deck. Some time tifUr he was on the doctor's list, he was then put into the coal.; ole npin, after which wit. itexs did not see him punish , d. On the 11111 of M.och witness was walking on the quarter deck with the prisoner, and ob•coved the boy tin the top of the ladder on the fore-hatchway with a tin e n v iii i ; i 3 hand. Saw l ito pet his head down all the cable and he turdiatelv doyen :dowel: AT. Told prisonet of it,• but he made no an swer. Wiftess then ,seat below anti told the doctor, who was either sent for, or went on deck. Xempton, b o ltewaio's [.ewe. was fir,t ordered to puniLh oi t i, h t e re ls c or ine fi t .r t wetting Ins trewsers, s oon kilter witncs, j..ineo the brig how mint' lashes h' had. Did not punish him again fur six or seven week ~ %then lie to -t vcry dirty, and lie was then pereished again foe the sante crime several tinieF., but caneet say by wii-se orders. Wit ness again punimbed lino! in Stotiehouse P , ;(.1 by order of Mr. Bouillon, and another time at ten. Alter t het he was put in tbt eoal-h:tle. Next time witne, , saw him on deck lie xvas ordered by l iri.oevr to be put in the head, and remained Otte abuts! three koor•, the ship pitch. ing : witness went to Houghton, and asked to take him out, being afraid he would be washed overboard, and he gave orders to take hint 4 lit. He was again washed in the head the 9th of March. Did not see hint sembhed the morning of his dea , h. About un hour atter his deo!), wa ordered to sew him up, and threw the body overloml. Believes the boy's ill health was occasioned by frequent andr severe pu nishments. A eircumf.tlnee point( d out as highly favourable to the prisoner, was, his haring t wicf. seli:nted the Admiralty to cause an investigation into his conduct, fa ring eithei . , 0 give hiniser . up to civil or martini law ; his long confinemeet en his first apprehension; and the high testimonies to his charact , r by officers of the navy. The medical and surgical journal of the Martial, from the 19th of August, 1311. to ti e '26111 of February, 1833, was put in, ill which uu mention was made of Anise! , There was no sijeature to it, nor any other report from the Sowenn, who was now dead. Parker, again called —Tice complete batik of the Martial, from Sep tember, 1812, to September, 1313, being produced, was the hand wri'ino of the witness. The entry respecting the deceased was, that he died llth March, 1815. 1)r. Beatic went on board the Martial the 18th of March, 1813, to invect the state of the crew, when tuenticn was while of a person having died by dysentery, bnt no particulars staled. Never heard of the sheath of Ausell till lately. Received ho efEcial report from surgeon. Thompson. master of the Martial, acknowledged having told the master's-mate of the Salvador, that if prisoner had not made a toss about some money due front the ship's company, this difference would not have taken place. On the 6111 cloy the Court again met, and after deliberating for five hours, the following sentence was pronounced : " lbat the I st, `.2 d , and 4th charges w. re not proved, but that the third w,is in rgrt proved ; in consequence wherein, the prisoner was sentence dto dismissed trout his Majesty's service : but on uceount of the great length of time Clap-ed before the production of 'the charges, and ~t her eireutostaoces, the Court earne.dy reconnueuded his case to the favourable consideratfon of the Admiralty." TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, AUG. 5(1, 1814. Extract of a letter from Captain Buteher, of his Majesty's &lip Antelope., to Joint Wilson Croker, Esq. dated at Sea, the 14th instant. I have the satisfaction of further acquainting their LornsteiPs , that ltiA Majesty's ship Newcastle. captured on the 9th instant, the Aine , rican priv;attcr, of an:l froth Boston, of twenty gitti• (an of which, cxcept four, she had thrown overboard during the chase) :mei seventy men. Site it:1:1 1;‘ , ..11 out forty days, Ictvine m-tde Core captures, two of ‘viticli she had destroyed ; this brig has bten chased twenty-sevtu times. FOIIEIGX OFFICE, AUG. 27, 1814. His Royal Ifiglinei; the Prince Regeht has bee.) pleased, in the name and en the behalf of kis Mjeitv : to oppoiut Licutenimt-Ocu. EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT. EOVRT MARTIAL ON LIEVTI NANT LEATTR ) LATE COMMANDER Or H. M. S. MARTIAL. The trial commenced on the of Atimust, on board the Sulu:dor in Ilan,:nize, and occupied the attention of the Court for six days. Cap tain Lord Colville, President.. The charges w(l,.e— -" Ist, Thai Lout. Charles Tovey Leaver, Clainrander of the sloop Itfortis's/, did, on board, on various days between the 10th ' I July, lint?, and the 1 tll of Marco, 1813. cause to be inflicted opr,n John Ansa, a boy heloLging to the said sloop, frequent and cxcessive pun ishment, insomuch us to cause his death, in breach of the 28th article Of a ar. • " id, That Lieutenant Tovey Leaver did cense said Aosell to be pun ished iii a cruel and excessive moonier, by cufbing, a method repug nant t• the rules of naval service ; and a'so to be punished while un der the sorgeon's care on the sick list. g i :;;I, Fir having slo roly pies/bias to the death of said Ansel!, and whilst lit was in sickoiess, crowed cold water to be thrown ovtr him, and lois head to be wrubbed with seri-Wring brushes ; and, for haying coned bite in that -tar to be confined in the coal-hole. Por haring repeatedly neglected to insert in the qua-te ly re turns of puni.isoients the name of the said Amen, and others upon • whom punishment hA been inflicted, in breach of the regulations. Cr- 1),•u1,m !tin'. mate, Stsphena, quartermaster, 1) ant, sea man, rho,. carps On I's-mate, and Cuirncross, servant, deposed as to the Se•y's frequent punislitnevo, particularly that they saw him several times flo g g't ri by order of prisoner for his dilly appearance; that he was serubbeal with semi bin„ brush, and confined two days and nights i n the coal-hole, with a bucket tied to him. rie morning of his death, not being able to walk, he won, heeled up by a rope - round his body and then scrubbed after which he died. Ansel' was on the sick list abotst x fornight before his death. Cairucross heard the Surgeon several times tell prisoner not to punish the bov more, as he would be the death of him , The morning the boy died, the prisoner sent tor the Surgeon, si -.1 asked him if the boy was dead ? Ih replied, '' Yes, Sir, vou are the death of loins at last." The surgeon, had sometimes ordered the no s y to be washed and cleaned with warm water. Helder, gurmei's mate, stated that the boy had been flogged twice with the cat o'nine-taiis a few weeks after he joined the ship, and short! 7 afterwards began to get sickly. Ile was frequently punished, and for some time two or three times a week ; was in general flogged by the lays of the chip. Witness was one of four of the stoutest men that flogged loins ; the boys kept punHoing hint afterwards. The poi soner then soldered a sobbing board to be made for him, with whirls he was freq-mtly 'squished. Ile aas scrubbed in the head the morning lie dled, ant Isirboard Side of the fore-hatchway : he fill down on hi , right side, with his arms folded across, about balfpasr eiaht o'clock. The Sur eon exam sued him, and he was quite dead. He was commit d to the deep with the usual ceremony, about 11 o'clock. When the hots was ponislied, prisoner was sometimes uresent ; does not iero!lert whether he was present the boy was flogged by himself and three other men. Parker. late clerk of t h e Martial, proved the hand writing of the prisoner to the quarterly returns of lounishments. The return did not contain n true account of the pomislimenta which took place (Intim the quarter, from 3•11 of Jatinary no :)111 of ori!, 1813. Was desired hy prisoner to omit the names of vens and Exton, private marines, Mere dith, Putt ton, and Conner, latufsmen, and Ansell, boy. Cannot state the offences fur which the loco were punished, but heard prisoner say the boy was punished fur dirtiness. Was present at the bays [sottish meta. fie was flogged at • the gang-way, and received from tot (7 to three dozen. The reasam prisoner gave witneas for not inserting moms was, because they were not mentioned in the log book. The quits tool 3 returns were made by verbal communication from t: e Lieutenant. The Master was present, the prisoner having sent for him, and desired him not to insert the naves in the log bank, A rough book was kept by prisoner's Ordtr, from which quarterly returns were made. The poi soner was present at the punishments not inserted. Some titre afts:r witness joined the brig, the buy was ; by prix per's orders, to a : ' Y - C' --• . _..,_—_-__.- .:_. ~ 0 .V......c....,..:rit,... ..- . _ - ~:r