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r 5r071.4. 1- - y COWRY MARTIAL AT HALIFAX IN Minutes of the Proteredirots of a Court Martial assembled and held on hoard His Majesty'. shop Belteide, In Halifax Har bour. fi•rea Scotia, on Wednesday, 24th August, 1 301, to ky Jenicin it•iford, of His Majesty's ship Halifax, tor mo tley, de , ertion, and contempt, as set forth tit a kit, froes her Commander, the Right Honourable Lord J.itorb Townstiend PRP:SENT : Thai Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. II Rear Arlen. rah of the White, and Second Officer in the Coiumai.4 at Halifax, l"esident CAPTAINS, Francis Pic• %gore JON u ErAin* Douglas 'WI Cnarles Fahie Philip Bearer Renard Hawker Nathaniel Doy Cochrane; Being all the Captains of the rank of P'st at this place. On the Court assembling. at half past ten o'clock—the prisoner being brought forward, the evidence called ewer, and audience acnived, read the order addressed to M.. President from the Horn. George Cranfield Berkeley, Vice-Admiral of the White, and Command-v. in Chief at HaWax, Nova Scotia, ac. d.ted the 25th or August, and the Pre. si.icnesler to the Judge Advocate to officiate as suc'i, when the Members and Judge Advocate were severally sworn, agreeably to Ad of Parliament ; m e.l the following letter, containing the charges against ti.e pi -limier, read: His %Tslestes sloop Halifax, Halifax Haricri , , I.sth August, 1507. St R —I beg leave to repte,ent to you, that the five sten named in the margin •, belonging to His Ma jesty's sloop lialsfar. under my command. when sent with a petty officer in the jelly-best, in Hamp ton Roads. on the 7th of March last, to weigh a kedge anchor, which had been previously dropped for the purpose of swinging the ship by, taking the advantage of the dusk of the evening, mutinied upon the petty (Acct., some of them threatening to war& r him, but. the rat interfe•inly. they desisted ; how ever, taking the boat under their owe command, they suz.ceedti in deserting, by landing at Jewel's Point. whole of the above-mention,d deserter,, I have since been informed, entered on board the United States' to igate Gib sapenk, and were seen by me, and several of my otSc!ts, parading the streets of Norfolk. in triumph, under the American flag. A few days after the desertion. I accosted one of l':ese men, Henry Saunders, asking the reason of his d. setting ? received for answer, that he did .t intend it , iy thing of the kind, but was campeled by the rest to aswsi, and would embrace the Gist opportunity of returning—At that moment. Jenkin Battord, one of the said deserters, coming up, took theaTm of the tad Healy Saundei6. declaring with an oath, that neither he, oe any of the rest of the deserters, should rztura to this ship, 'and. with a contemptuous gesture. told me. he was re the land at liber.y, and instantly dragled the said Henry Saunders away. rindi,,g that my expestulating any longer would not only br useless in Ilbtair,b.g ore desert r.. hut in all probabilay suave co:ll6.Eu . :i.ob of .-kmertcal.s, Who, Da doubt, would bAirt pruceeded to steps ot violence. I instantly repaired to the house of C.alonsl Hamilton. the British Consul them, and related every circumstance which occurred. and applied to him. as also to Lieut. Sinclair, of the rendezvous fur oi.Un4c4l States' sere:ce, to recover the said des eititers. bat without effea. Doing since informed that JetJcin Ratford fi as been recovered, an aBion, cn board the [Anted States' frigate t'lrs.iapsak, with His firitannic Ma jcsty's ship Leopard, and now a prisoner on board Hat Moj-sty's ship Bellsove, I have to 'request you will be pleased to dised a Cum t-Martial may be as sembled for the purpose t f ti yin& the said Jenkin Raiford, for the within mentioned charges of Ma nag, Deur:ia,r, and Goatempt. 1 have the honour to remain, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant. J. Townsman is. To the Hon. G C. Rerkehry. V.ce•Admiral of the White, and C•utesander iu Chief, &c. Hahfaa, N N. The eviciccce were then witbdi awn, and the Right 1-Icin. Lord James 'fownshend sworn. (.4 Relate to the Court what come. withni your knowledge at toe charges 'gains' the Rattner 1-. A. At the time of we I'meac',deterthtg.l wet sou Wird the Mermaid ; wt irearii.g a trig musketry kept up trots the ship, about six o'clock, in the cs.aing of the 7th et March, riliausediaurty tetunied mt heard t when Lieutenant Carter Wormed me that five Melt hod mon '.lr. Turner, Alidahiprnau, and dawned with the jolly beat. The next murning I seat Lieutenant Aliasters to Norfolk, to acqaamt Captain Hullis and the /Ranh Consul of the desertion of the men ,• on his return, he oriented to one that he had teen 1101%e of them, one in panwulsr, Richairl Hubert, patading the streets with the American h.K, then Re cruiting ter the thesaprak. I then west up myielf to Not folk, and mold the Roush Consul—awl lupin:, that the meat had sneered ter the Chesapeak, I applied is Lieutenant Sin. eleir, who wag entering men fur her; end received fur mower, that there were we men intend for them by the newest gave ; but if any dew nen had entered, I toot apply to the Magis. elates , which I did through the Cisterol, who. I believe, applied le the Ma) or and Civil Power. I also andied to Captain Llecitur, who seterred me 10 Lieutenant Sinclair t but 1 lent with no suety.* in recovering the men. I met the Prisoner, with Sauer's.% the hostswaites mate, aver nay application, and waked them the reason they did not return to the ship l Iliesierlos said, he weak! ; and laserodeetely went with rue anent twenty yards ; when the Prisoner lard hold of his arm, and said he would be d—rl if he should return to the that he was in the land of hbertythat hr would du as he liked—and that I had on bunness with film. Ibe Psissitier was very abuir.e—ihe words I du ant tecoll.te. Q. W hat answer dot Lieutenant Sinclair make to you the ereond time sun applied to horn?—A. The same as b-fore. I offered to ;rant out the met, it lie ilined idleer me t.i ge lath reiroceniu.„ to • loch he r ii-d no atower. I saw owns or roe eewriers at the 144/11C1roUS I the prisoner was nut •niurie teem _ Q. WV 11, ,t•i , onet alstesivo t %ou personally, or teas the abuse potent Chiefly perpetual. Q. by L).d you not semi a gentlaDan to call me nut of tho house ) es. Q. DA 1 not coatis out it the •eme time. and stand at sl.uristert's back, all the rim. y.. 0 were talkolg to him ?—A. You Came lOW MO •Iteet /1110111 tour Mlllntr, alter Setuoriers. The evidence now commenced for the prosecu tion and Lieutenant rheum's %%Fria Carter (first) of the Marfa:. was sworn. Q. Relate w►et you boo. tospecting the charges against the prio.nrr 1 A. On the :ill nt Moral tint. about sue oclock theearoin(, bow, Coananoorloag 1)4..rr, 1 tent the ',eat, truth Mr. Tunica, sool.hspertaat, sod ire/urn, to wt ggh the aerie.. aoeh•.r, which but heels wed out tit( swinging Ills 'Lip. Trim stern a h..' tsam there. I hailed them (thee, to Lion what toes weir about' they asswered, getting else tackle on board. short tint., after. the Quarter-Mester a c thought they sees pinion away; hso ,g a ,..g a fire of mitetteety on them. rho :1, I directed some real guns to be t but the bet being newly out of -- - flsnty Saunders Jet.kui Retro/11 a C:eo. _ tight, owing to the dusk, and • tower bclongi•n to Melia' lona, 1111111ediatior in her •ake, I am ob;iged to dosii.t &Mg, 1111 i saw no mere of her. As MINI as the firing cored, o an•- ter of the ship's company was made, when I found that the prisoner, with the other men named in the charge, bad de serted. Iwo or three rll,s alter, the petty officer returned, and reported lie had bc..n run away with by time crew. The primmer having no question to ask, this evi dence - withdrew ; anti Mr. Robert Turner, Midshipman, of the !Wiz, called in, and sworn. Q. Relate to the Court what yon know reveling the charges stolen the Prisoner? A. Un the evening of the 7th of March, I was oeured by the First Lieutenant tog. into the jolly beat, and weigh kedge anchor; the Prisoner was one in the boat, with Hill. Minn, Hubert, and Henry Saunders; after we had shoved off from the ship and gut bold of the kedge hawser, and the anchor up to the bows, it came on to rain very mad the weather being thick, the men took the beat frum me; when I hailed the ship repeatedl), until sr, kticestby Hill, who threatened if I hailed the ship any an.ire he would knot kmy bunny out, a n d toner me oveiboard. 11111 said if it le.d been Mr. hi• Gery in the boat initial ui tilb, he would have unreel hit hide, and Uneaten to uverboard. 'the instant the beat landed at !jewel** Point, titer all jumped nut and left me in her. Saunders, I think, would nave returned, if he had nut been threaten e d to have h is b r ain s knocked out I do not know if by th.. Pri.oner in particular; it was ant-mcid then. After binistig, I s.se nothing of the seen until Mos.- day, two dart alter, whets I see tug P4seasot at Nor folk, with e number of men who huh entered into the American ser vice. Out Tuesday I met Lend Tuwiashend, and isiturined him of the circomitances ; shortly alter saw the Prisoner and Sault derilLord Tstwitelsend speaking us them, and telling them that if they wsneld return to the ship he would forgive them. Saunders emit. the aa of ening d.swit to the Bonin Content'. with the Primner sail; it he attempted to return to the ;Lip, sf he was nut aisle hini:ed, he would get inure hands to amen in cutting has bloody guts out. Q. hr Praracutor. Dad it not appear to you that the whole time I was in conversation with Saunders, end the Prismier, this latter was very abusive He wet. Q. 174 the dr-tot , -ts cut the host adrift, and ahree her from th, 'More, maksog you jump out up to your sesskile us water? A. Alter landing, I was left in then lout, the painter wan Cut, the b..at &sated off, and I jumped into the dater, and waded ashore Q Did you ots-ens the Prison► assist in rowing the boat, abet it was taken bum !me! A. Ye., 1 did four mess were raw ng, Saunders and renseir were settlers in the tern sheets. Q. ny Prisoner. Did Sweiders go out 01 the stereo sheet. to Lout tor kedge boa) ! A. He was smut of the stern sheets; but lam sus 0.111111 it he had held "(Use haweer or nut. The Plib4lfltt having no further questions to ask . the evidence withdrew; and Thomas llt.tiglats. Quarter•wa,ter of the Halifax. called in and ►warn. Q. Relate to the Court what you know respecting the charges against the Prssower ! A. I had the watch on desk, I think about ball past dye o'clock on the inetils g of the 7th of Match. I was stan.ling on the statbitaid eangeo„ wlo-is the et• a slippe I the Legge hawser, and got the oats mit. I wpm immediately to the guo-rimm, •. d re r ortad to I. eminent I.:.iver that the bn.st wr. luring if from the ship. Hs mime up liumedistely I basing gone be(ne and got the Ices o< the arm chest oust of the binnacle du.,wey and took out the hint. frets, with a eartioach box (the sews:el. mit.het n6t ;mug ell) Lieutenant Caiter, Mr Smith, and nlysell, fired as long ae we wo d temp sight of the host Q U . you knoo tl.at the PAoacsor was one of this glen in the WA ? A. 1 du. The Prisoner having no questions to ask, the ewifte.,, e tt it htt•rer ; and Janus Manna', or the Halifax,:cared in and lW Q. Relate to the Court want you know respeelirg th.r charger against the Prim. A. On the 711, of klatch, about ma ,a the ire g, the Prisoner, and four ethic mei', were sent to weigh the kedge so, bor. Soon atter it was re ported they had deserted. I went $.1% deck, and observed them puilitig (torn the ship. They w• re fiied at torenl tunes, but to tor elto.t. I was sent up to tinrfulk, the neat morning, wit 1 • letter on serene; I saw ten of the deserters, but dot not speak to them, one of them with the American are, and the 'Misr roaming out of a putilie house; the Pawner was not one of 'Lem. I know the rummer deserted on the 7th of March f.om the ship. The Prisoner haring no questions to ask, this evidence withdrew; and Mr. George Tincradabe, Master's Matt of the Melampos, called in and sworn. Q. Relate to tree Coto what you know respect nu the charger ag.ottet the Prowler A I eas on bard the pant on the :::41 of .I,ne, as a paAenger, and was 0rde...1 on uteard the Chentpeak troth Lientehae ta 1 7 alanst and (itts.e, io 'earth for deserters. Altar the hands wit. sent .en deck, I vres ordered Whew, to search, 404 bound the riatonet on the coal. hitt , ; he rat hr might on the quartee•deck, sod ',noon be Mr. Preston, purser of the Leopard, as being dochargest heat her to the lla Q DA she !roomer den) Swine:es* to the H.difit P A. He .aid he 'beset* American, and dtd not belong to the Q On our going on board the Cheripeak, did you hear ant' conversation that pined respecting iit,eireps, ehether they ark nowlvdged or denied having any 1 A 'fee Ciptain of her said, he did trot know 'Cry had any dine.te. s on board. 4 Dig the Prison-r rood en the Clietineak's bi.okv by his present name, or by what other A. 1 think ►y the name of %Winn Q Presinusis Oath, aAi.in !Mose* the Leopard sod the American tnyaie e you ktioe if there was soy eeerespond. elite by utter, between Captain iiiim.htess and the Com mander of the L'lgt-sapeak e to demand the &garters then uo board A Yes. Q. Dot you hear any thing that pakseit 'foe the corre poodenee betweets Capt. Huntetin.ys and the Che.aveak ! A. I did hear Copt Humphreys am. Ommodore st,u 'must ter aerate lathe steeesnts 1 am mules of complying oitla the coders of my Consouaudet.in-Coi•L He replied, yoa may do a. you shwas Q U d you understand that as a refusal to comply with Capt. Ilumphrey's wish.. to have the English dvseitrra given up fonn'the Climapeak to the Leopard 3 A. Yes. Q. How long was it from the time M kist sending the heat on hoard the Clirsapeak, until the atli.n comniencod 3 A. 1 he boat alai on board the Chempeak about th.ee quarters a an hoer, when the signal was 1100441 fur bee freak the Lew pude sae returned in about ten thrums. after, with a ktter, which Capt. Huitiplveys took into the cabin, and read; then oiderad the guns tar be siimed, hied one gun athwart her howi, and then hailed as before, to which a similar reply was made: Capt. Ilumphreys then ordered the bre to commence, beginning with the foremost gun 011 the lower deck, and gave her shoot three bmarbi.les. Q Were the crew of the Chesipenk mattered preview to the finelse4 of Raped ie the ? A. No; not until arta wards. Q What ether threertere were taken out of E.e American frigate' A Three belsorne to the MelarnPuc Q. Were there many Eng'lshmen mustered on burl her A. About twelve men burl buss Q. Were any attune Enghshonen demanded, or any other Mtn deranged, er taken out, excevt knooa deserters A. No Tim Pascoe, has ng no questions to ask, the eviJasce ith dm" ; saki Mr Frederik Philips, Mithhipwrsn of the &Ilona sworn. Q. %Vele you slams dun on L and the Leopard et the time of the emit/vs...we between her aaa the American hipm Cite sepeak2 A. Yes. Q. Relate to the Court wbat p.m know respe.ning the ags.oist the Prisoner I A. When I went on MAO the Chesaprek, I saw the Prisoner stsndoog, or I, and.„ ..gaunt Vile .4 the es.roloadra on the quaoteroteck. I know he was token net of the Cliesepeak to the Leopard. The Poisoner having nu quedouns to ask, the evidence withdrew iand Mr. James Simpson Wells, Clerk of the Hslofax, called In and sworn.—wHe predated the complete book of lb. 'Wass—. swore to ,i,oomonesi, and, by d4eciern of taro Court, poiottd out to the Judge Advocate, the Mc men, stated Loy the charge to h.... deserted, which he did as fatless Richard Hubert, mob:baker, born in Liverpool, &wand, mod Vt. Hem) Saunders, 'yeoman at the she:te, :born in G , eenock, aged Jesskin litathrd, otdinary, Isom in London, aged N. Ge..rge captain of the •:.atu-top, bum In Kinsale, age.t£7. William Ilia, aide, born in Phila.!,:,.hia, aged 21—Littered at Amogua. Q Do you know the Primn.•r t , . be one of die men you have now named. A. Yot, 1 do, L. tie nat,woliN11(111 Kat turd Q [lave son ale rea r,l th to be born In Lundell A 1 aniwk I sszt preient %hen Ins sit-soy. 11011 was Inkwy and lie gave Lie place of 1... With, LoutLAI, himself. The Prisoner having no que lions to ask, the evidence with drew; and Mi Jdnaes Etaikte, Secretary to Vice-Admiral Berke*, swan to the iellownis ituterir txu:l true t owes a liubillteul to the Cwmoattdar•us Chief ; when they were read, lewd are a. follow TO JOHN ERSKINE DOUGLAS, ESQ Caputo of Hu Majesty's .hip &lingo, and Sarno Officer, Ac. &c. cfitt-yeak. Hh Majesty'a .hip Leopard, at Sea, 224 June, 111:)7. Sllt—ln obedience to your signal this morning, to weigh and reconnoitre, S. E. try I hive the ho nour to acquaint you, that having arrived off Cape Henry, to the distance of about lour or five leagues, I bore up, pursuant to orders from the Commander in Civet, to search for Deserters on board the United States' frigate Chrsaprek. On arriving witlan hail, an Officer was diipatehed according to my instruc tions, to thew the Order to her commander, together with the following Note from myselt "The Captain of His Britann'c Majesty's ship Leope,d, has the honour to enclose the Captain of the United States' frigate CAstepeak, on Order from the Hon. Vice Admiral Berkeley. Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships on the North American station, respeaing some deserters from the ships (therein mentioned) under his command, and sup posed now so be serving as part of the crew of the Cher , trek. " ihe Captain of the Levin' will not ptemme to say any thing in adifition to wiiat tie Corm:wader in Chief has stated, more than to express an hope, that evrry circumstance respeCting them may be adjusted in such a manner, that the harmony suia sisting between the two countries may remain undwurbed." The boat. offer an absence of three quarters of an how. returned with the following answer: •' 1 know of no such men as you describe; the officers that were en the recruiting service for this ship were particularly instrv4ed by the Government through me, not to enter any derserters from His Britannic ti: . .ijest ; 's ships ; nor do I know id any being brie. _ 6. I au) also instruaed never to permit the crew of any ship that I en:natant:4 to be mustered by any other hut let own (Allem : it is my disposition to preset ve liarinuny ; and I hope en; answer to your dispatch will prove zattsiaeti , ry. (Signed) " James B saints. ci.nirti.iiiter of the TilsiSs.l States' ship, Che.wesk." On the receipt of this letter, motives et humanity, and an ardent desire to prevent bloodshed, induced me it possible to endeavour to make the march, with out recurring to more serious measures, by repeat edly hai.ing and remonstrating, without eire:t. I then direlted a shot to be fired across the how ; after which he was again hailed, the answers aga i n were equally easier ; conceiving, thetefore, that my or ders would not admit of deviathei, l lament to state, that I kit under the necessity of enforcing . them by tiring into the United States' ship; a few shots were returned, but none struck this ship—at tl:e expiration of ten minutes from the first shot being fired, the pendant and ensign of the Carselpei wete lowered. then gave the riecessaty diredion for her being searched, according to me instrudions, and herewith send you a staterneid, of the nurnhee and names of the &setter% found on board. Several ashes En gl;4l .e.jt:ts rompos..d pot of the crew of the fri gate, but as they did not claim the protellion of the British flag, and acre not within the limits of my orders from the Commander in Chief, I therefore a:lowed them to remain. Atter the search being made, and previous to se paration, the Captain sent qnc the annexed Note} ; which, with m) Answer:, I have the honour to sult join ; and have the honour to be. Sir, Your mo►t obei.dent humble servant, S. P. Hoseruftetts, Setjeant Richd. Frodsham, of the Royal Marines, of His Majesty's ship Bellwia. called in and sworn to 'to!y answer shat he knew of the prisoner, as also tis such questions as the Court might ask him, had heard the charges read. Q. D) poo gooey ail, thous of the Prisoner ) -1. Only that he was Lonfioell on buesd the 11.1luna, as a dewrtel from the lishrax Q. Were you on board Hi. Strjesty's ship Chichester, in the Chesapeak, doing deu as ■ Serjelat ef Manuel Yrs : 1 was sent from the Helium, to His Nlmr.tv's skip Chi tin-me', not the tOtti !dreamier, 01.6, and n.:rita , ued there un til the I.ith March, 1907. Q Uo you koo; of any deterrent from Fort Nelson %eing claimed ►y the American Commandant?-1. yes Q. Relate to the Court tie yartirul_re.—A. In the early part of February last, the Cli ic ouster being .dolig,ide the wna.f at Gosport, in Virginia, I taw a put, a1..4,1,et, under arms, roosistimt of the Cosmandant of Furt Nelson, a serjeant, cor poral, and four privates, coming from the fort to the wharf, alongside of which the Chichester was lyiog. Haying en tered the gates, they proceeded to Captain Stopierfs ludginp when I was sent for by bias, and ask sd wrh:ther there were any deserters en board ?menthe/sr t 1 I answered, there were not any. The Captain said, to there are three, are there not" and dl • •'te•t me in give them op to the imrom I s t u mime g t o be t h e Commandant. I, with the auhitaisee ut the Oticers, marched 6 1 I tl I)ovagias. gad lac lb lupins Ley were. I wileve not haus( say affect, I printed and find; oaa • Richard limber!. 110 No* Wiliam, IBA. s Cwt of Men (mind on bowq, 3114 serving a. ■ fart of the Crew of the United Steles' shi f t Cliesipeak. Deoarieis II.; Nobje ty'e ship Medainpu, and : William Ware, Usn lel Martin, Ili. Mtaje•ty's ship hfelainpus. J.ihn Siniehan, sit; _-aan, alit. !tenet, Jour. Wilton, alit. Jenktu R - atforit ••••• Halifax. fiii Majetty's ship Lamming, at Set. June 21. 1847. t CO,l of • Letter from Commodore l as ile Captain Ilonaphreys " consider the ("sate Clie.arreelte as your prim, and am ready to deliver her to any officer authorised to receive her. By the tours of the boat 1 shall e , ;,.ett your answer I and have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient bumble Servant, At Sea, JUINI 42, 1807. "JAMES BARRON." ANSWER. " His Majesty's ship Leopard, at tea, June 2/, len?. " Sir--Having, to the utmost of my newer, fioffiled the iiistioctinns of my Commander in Chief, 1 have nothiut more I. ee.tre ; a n d mutt, in consequence, 'slotted to pin the ie. main ler of the squadron—repeating, that I am ready to giro yoa every Uta.t.llCO in my power, and de meet sincerely de plore, that any lives should have been len in the execution of a service, which might have been adjusted more creole:-lily, not only with raspe.2 M trur.elses, but to :lie Nations to which we reipertive:y belong I hare the bottom to be, Sir, your lord obedient humble servant, P. Ws C al but cee'd net •h•rs, and repented aree,Cnt L use tain, what then rml•ik - 4 hands lobo tin der to search more particularly, ea lie was der.,,,,„ 4 ~ them up I, with the master, arid -the' eiTetier, re search : and, at the expiration of an hoar, tee ewe Inc der the stores in the hold, the third era. found .1 tute el under the Sails. Captain Stephan' ,lirebre Brookes, one of the Midshipmen of the ship, to be for te1114; C3pta , sl Sannde,c , 'het he Moneta it via Obut to vve tip tliete deserters, when they remit ..4 Ore em 0. The deserters were then put in a host, aid taken by N. A rican Captain and guild •.h the fort Their names *ere, • Itch Burn, a shoemaker by thade, an boatman, nem e t &loamy ; William Jones, a weaver by nat., bete t; cliestet, car England ; the nail's or place of births tee pigeon I du not reerrllect. Q. Do vnu knee of any of th.• ere., or amitotic( deeerting from dee Chichester, and elites Sg iota the A w ean , senim? A . yee.womtv.l 'cent, who cane , the Regiments, &st in She West locks their heath. , he! the t ee - ver . Q Relate tie partientan ? A. Robert Simpson ant eit Sedgeiek, of the Royal Aninery t Witham phihr poral of Royal Marines, beilloorisews to Cie 4,.lsiehrater ; said Withar‘, of the ISth rrgses.nt of tee ;card.llnn nay, of the 57th. deserted loam the Chicle* enlist.ll in the Entesh uniterin, iota the and were afterwards seen by me in the Amer, form. Simplest and Mahoney were Lisheten, and Phillips, lEneliehtetch, from can county et I do tint knnw what countryman Sed4w ick Itatt,lout idly heard teem all declare, tiny maw au:angels VI States. The Evidence withdrew • and Captain John Erskine withdrew; of His Nlleetra Inns, sworn Q. Were rep Senile °fleet et Ilia Majesty's Olio i n Che.apeak, when the teen, cred by the tam Witness, 'rued from the Chklsste , ? A. I was Senior (Mem Q this you make any applization tor those see ? A make application, but they were not rim up; and, h hint of my recoltectvm, the answer gone eat, " If my enters from the Eng.ista semi -e have emcee late the • can .enice, they have bees a .nt, with a country." Tie Prisoner was now called upon for hii fence ; having been told, at the examination witness, that he might ask any question he After retiring for a short time, with the it vacate, he returned into Court, and stged,. evidence brought against him was so strong, the, was but little hit for him to say in his defence: hut that the reason of his biding in the coal hole, was for fear of the Americans making him tight against his country, which he declared he would not do r any account ; that he, with all the men who -' ed from the NaitAa, were persuaded by the , oat swain to ent.:r for the Ckerapeak, to proted them. selves, which they did; Lieutenant Sinclair them if they had not a second name t About ' men went in the first draft with him to the r aped, when Captain Gordon musiered them, they were mustered again in Hampirin Road, the Commodore. He requested leave t i - evidence in again ; to ask his oticers tor a ter; and then be threw himself on th.. 2 mercy of the Court. Lord .I.ltrirs Tcwrshend stated, that, prior to the cha-ges, he !IA khc:tys bei,tved himself' as quiet steady man. _ Mr. Turner called in again, and reminded thit he was still nn his oath. Q. by thr: Pri.oect—pd y) ree . dlect my throwing , my en acro-4 the hd it. and not row inx at:er the boat had beer pt. L ing some Mr tile thoro, and al:er others coiled out" pod away !"-- 1. Ido out. The prittonct pulled •way as hut other, Md. Lieutenant Carter, of the Halifax, nn being called on for the prisoner's charaaer, stared, rho all the time he via.. in the sloop he considered him a steady, sober, attentive man, sod one he could have entru , ta ed on shore. Lieutrnant Marsters had known the prisoner all the time he ha,l been in the lia4far, never knew any thing azainst him, he was sober and attentive. and otea , ionally with working parties on shore. l'he prisoner having nothing further to offe , . the Coon adjourned, ism the quarter deck, to consider of the evidence they had heard; aud, after maturely and deliberately seething the same, Is of opinion, •• not the charges against Jeishin Matron:l were proved, and adjudged him to sutler death, by being hung at the yard - arm of such one of ffu M..jesty's ships, and at such time, as the Commara!er in Chief at Halifax shall direa;" which sentcnce,being signed by each Member, and the CoUrt assembiing again on the quarter deck, the prisoner being brought for. ward, and the witnesses:tad audience admitted, wee read by the Judge Advocate accordingly. After which the Presideot addressed the priso::er in nearly the I flowing words : " You have now heard the awful sentence of the C 'urn---You have been found guilty of deserting fro:n the service of your country, which, at.all times is highly criminal : if it was possible to mike it more sn, it is, at the present crisis, when Great Bti. tain is struggling for her very existence. •• Your deserting front the Hattfre, and entering into the American navy, have been attended with most serious and unfortunate consequences, aired. ing the peace of both countries. "The offences of which you have been found guilty are of so flagrant a nature, that I cannot !latter you with the least hopes of pardon t I there fore earnestly recommend your employing the short time you hove to live. in waking your peace with Heaven. " All who are now present, and have witnesses this trial, as well as the crews of others of His Ma jesty's ships, must be convinced of the heinous crime of desertion ; more particularly so, when it is at tended with mutincus and contemptuous bel t :lmo:l . r to your Officers ; the fate of the unfortunate v. soner will, I trust, sink d.:ep into your minds, prevent the continuance of an offence so hurtful to your country, and disgraceful to the diameter of flritish 'stamen." NALI/AZ, sapr. 5, 1807. On Monday morning last. at a quarter past nine o'clock, the sentence of the Court Martial was car• tied into drat at the fore yard arm of His Majesty's sloop of war &Wirt. PRICE OF StiloEn; YE3TERLiAIf I per Cont. Reduced 3 per Cent. COL7110:i Gvlik Oninturn I d:s. Delia bonds P.xcitequer Bdlf ...... Is. 3s. print. pat. I prey. Englosh Lottery Tick•ta 9ll. Consols for T. RISH, Stuckhmkez, No. 4, Caulk, and 9, Chs6ns _ LONDON :—Printed by G. DAVIDSON, Nu. 17, Duke s e.witt, 8.W -street. 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Ito!:art Simpson and Fr hery y William Philips, . /to tie Llsiehaster ; also, t fret ; ar..4 Jane t Na Chlelmtlian 'sae ste vb e into the harrelta n the American military Y. ere I. ishmall, hied *ith * county of Loofas/ paid/ lin, but have rep, tale airangem of His ship Ilia Majesty's ships in on I by the la* Wits**, Was Seniete °Sear. n tor those Men A I did Ito' riven up ; and, to do er given gni, "If any re einced into tit, Amyl. mitts a detachment, luta the ailed tmon for his de. he examination of each ny question he pleased, e, with the Judge Ad. art, and stated, that the n was in strong, there ty in his defence: bet in the coal bole, was king him fight against td he would not do nit 1 the men who desert. ersuaded by the boat- peak, to proteft them. 'tenant Sinclair askil ? nd name t About with him to the Cht-1- 1 murerecl them, and Hampton Road, by sted leave ti call one s otiicers for a chaise. elf en th . . 2 mercy of the