The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-05-13 00:00:00

1 VA rt c(id It rgl , o V 111,4 i CE; 51r. CRAWPORD is appointed President pi° tens of the Senate. The Vice Pres'ai indiSposition h said to be iufammator)'ths•umitism. ?Rom TX! NATIONAL isirLLMEW6th OF THE 17th OF 'ARCH. Congress in Senafr, Maw+ 16. To the Senate sad Iloose of Iteptesentatires of the United Staten. lle arrived at Newgate about one o'clock yester day morning, and was conducted into a room ad joining the chapel, with a boarded floor,' letely occu pied by the celebrated &tames, and some years ago by the Maniac Haerreeo, who attempted the life of the KING. One of the head turnkeys, and two other persons, sat up with him all night, and he re tired to bed soon after his arrival at Newgate ; but was very disturbed, and had no sound sleep during the night. lk rose soon after seven o'clock, and requested some tea for breakfast as soon as conveni ent, which was accordingly sent to him with Some bread and butter, of which he eat but little. He was visited yesterday by 'the Sheriffs and, a few other public characters, but no private persons were suffered to see him. He conversed very cheerfully with the Sheriffs, and other* who were in his room, and expressed no regret for the deed which he had perpetrated, conceiving himself, as he stilted; justified in- what he had done ; and that it now only remained for the taws of his coun try to -determine the nature t( Js guilt x. 'whickhe doses not aeon, tin eitew Art . Cfneffiatittlft. • lestates that the question will now be tried, when it will be seen how ler 'he is justified. He considers the whole as ' a private matter between him and the Government, who gave him a carte blanche to do his worst, which he had done." Alderman COWIE, as one of the Committing Ma. giArates, has been very active in his endeavours to trace out &lAA N6ll I st's connections and habits, and for that purpose weut to the house of a respectable woman where he lodged, near Guilford-street, but could learn from her nothing that indicated- any con• spiracy with others. His landlady represented him as a quiet, inoffensive man, though at times rather eccentric, which she instanced by observing, that when he had lodged there only three weeks, at 10s. fhl. per week, she was surprised to find that he had given her servant-maid half-a-guinea for herself. On being told the deed which he had perpetrated at five o'clock, she said that was impossible; for that she had met him a few minutes before that time, when It will be seen from the Gazeite of' last night. teat he told her, that he had just been to buy a prayer dispatches were received yesterday from Lord Wet- • book. She represented him as of a religious turn of LINGIOst to the 29th inst. AIARMON} was still re- m i nd. treating. Private letters of a subsequv i rdate state, Yesterday he requested to have pen, ink, and that l e had retired to Salamanca, after layii,g the paper, to write some letters to his friends, and he country through which lie• passed entirely waste. accordir sly wrote one to his family at Liverpool', n.Py add, that a strong division of the allied army whir, was _delivered open to Mr. Newsessr, but we being left to watch the motions of the e••emy, bud do not know its contents. The following was sent guard the northern frontier of Portugal, Lord Wet.- to Al rs. Homers, No. 9, New Milman-street, the treoeoe with the main army had again marched to • 'Noy at whose house he lodged. It • willrve to the southward, with the intention 'of attackingteliew the -state - of Sits ellteLitt Jhe - Ateiible &Ration yO ; drivire the eimaiy - egret !Malaya 9.. and ito which he has reduce,' hints& : lievin; Cadiz. DFAtt MADAM. l'aesday Morning, Old Bailey. Sion; writing the above, we have received Corunna YeAterday midnight I was escorted to this neighboarbood by papers to the 29th April, and Valencia to the 23d • a noble troop of Light Horse, and d..iiverAl into the awe of lorch: The former contain some letters of the • Mr. NEWMAN thy ter. T ATI.OII, the Magistrate. and M. P.) as great Guerilla General a State Prisoner M* the tier class. For eight %can have never , MINA, giving an account ! found my mind so tranquil as since this aselsneholy bat necessary of his haling lately effected his escape from a division catastrophe; as th.- meri:, or demerits of my peculiar ease must of French troops. Several convoys of prnvisions be regularly nfoided in a criminal Court of Justice to ascer ! ! gwst the t:wnur of non to od e ry of me a my ere ,: on fou nr elLhwave to me crrae belottging to the enemy appear to have been sur prised and captured by the Spanish parte-. The eats, handkerchiefs, eight-caps, meetings, &c. oat of nay Governor of . sillioint bas issued a Proclatuktioti, s drawers, together wilts comb, soap, tooth-brash, with any other a precautientry Measure, requiring all strsnger o for, till and inclose th em in nay leat her : z ypi trine that in p r r iisele which you thick I a bay.neceocate to*i p leave the platx, in ease the plague should a .a send waled, per bearer ; also my great coat, Banael-gown, and break out there, its it did about this time !est „•a . black waistcoat, which will much oblige, The French, be states, *ere not far Off. We have Dear Madam, your very obedient Servant, JOHN HELLINGIIA NI. bo room fbr extractsb To the above please to add the Prayer-book. • 4-avair- Mrs. ROBERT;. ties(' motsit, Mit 11.—List night; ih a gale of • Ate eat a hearty dinner yesterday soon after two Wind at S. W. with a thick fog; a transport went on , k • requested to dine at that hour in future ;1 short! between Penlee Point and the Ham lira& and o c • • . . and, after.passisig the rest of the day in a tranquil was knocked tb atoms; and, melancholy to relate,.! manner, he retired to bed at twelve, and slept till 1 all that were on board perished. Prom pieces of the seven this morning, being attended by two persons wreck that have been nicked up, It appears that she i le breakfasted about nine o'clock this , vas the Mine, nutrltedlC, of Scarborough, Captain ! all the night. morning, and appeared quite composed, talking with! •qooet, from Lisbon, with French Offieers taken at iladajes. A trunk was picked up floating n ear th e I apparent indifference about his trial, and repeating ' m r. a former statements. t twit, and his been brought tb the Custom-house,! 11a7 before Congress a letter from the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Secretary d State. March 13, 1812. JAMES \t 1DISON; LF.TTER. The Undo Maned, his Britannic Majesty's Envoi say and Minister Pl•nipotentiary to the United States. b a i read in die public Papers of this city, with the deepest concern, the Message sent by the Pa mots+ of the ruitel States of Con gyms, on the 9th instant, and the documents which accompanied V. In the utter ignorance of the Undersigned as to all the dr; cumstanees alluded to in these documents, he can only disclaim most solemnly, on his own_part, the having had any knowlede whatever of the esistence of such a mlisioh, or of such trainee tiom as the tommnnication of Mr. Illsisny refers to ; and e x . Tome his conviction, that from What hr knows of thosebiatiches of his Masnsyst's Government, with which he is in the habit of having iatereoone, no countenance whatever was given by them to any sehemet hostile to the internal tranquiTity of the United States. The Undersigned, however, cannot bat trust that the Anseriean Government and the Congre:s of the United Stairs will take into eonsideration the character of the individial who bas made the Communication in question, and will suspend any further judgment do its aseriti until the circumstances Shall have been made known to his M.slests'b Government. The Under signed requests the Seemtary or Stale to accept tbie-alsirtbut:C. Sts bigisasseassidergipm, 4 • iSignetij AUG. J,,risifEn s ... irsaffingtott, Muth 11, _. 'The Message haring been read, was, on theresotion of Mr. kisser ow„ referred to the Committee of Foreign Relations, and 'entered to bb printed. }ROM THE MERCANTIL'? ADVERTISER OF .1 iSth MARC)Ii We understand that Mr. FOSTER, the British Mi: nister, had an interview with Mr. MONRO On Satur day, at which he informed the Secretary of State, that whenever the Government of the United States Would produce to himself, or to the Government of Geed Britain, an official document of the repeal of the Berlin and Milan Decrees, the Orders in Council Would be I mniedintely revoked ; and that should Congress pass a law, authorising merchant vessels to arm for the purpose of resisting the right of search, it Would be consldeeed a Declaration of 'War, and his functions, as British Minister, would from that mo ment cease. • .'od on being opened, appears to have belonged to a Mr. Amanita, surtripn in the artillery, •who is supposed to have been rose la the hefore.meationed TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Sheriffs, accompanied by several other Gen. .41emen, visited Mr. BELLINOUAU this morning, sad *unit him nearly in the same state of mind as yester. day; but on cntcringinto contersation with him re specting the mehincholy , subject of Mr. PERCEVAL'S assassination, he became less tranquil, persisted in vindicating ae act, and said, when his trial came be fore a jury of his countrymen, it would then be de termined how far a Minister was justilled in refusing justice to au injured individual. Had he shot Mr. P. from personal malice he should bare been worse than a brute. it wit% the Minister* and not the man, that led hint to commit the deed. He further declared * , that had he t million of lives tb We, they would a6t preieet him from pursuing his object in the same way. Mr. litmus., his Solicitor, has been with him for two hours tc Instructions, prepara tory to the trial, which will take place on Friday, and he expresied a wish to hive Mr. lisoucistAm, and Mr. ALLEY, as Counsel. vessol. - - A report was circulated last night, that accounts had been received of the raisirfg the siege of Cadiz • but we could not le arn th a t any , i nte lli gence t o tha t elect had arrived. Notwithstanding the various reports yesterday re spccting the formation of a new Ministry, we feel authorised in stating, that no artangement whatever has yet taken place. rperson eras committed from laueen.square lire Office, Westminster, yesterday morning, for farther ezaroinatiott, charged with haring used the following words to the mob, 00 the night . preceding: • —" Oh! I will fire my gnu to-morrow t I did not think there was an Englishman left that had such a heart. The (alluding to the murderer of Mr. Yzact vAt.) could not have shot a greater rascal !" Cease Exestawse, MAY 13. Tn.day the Market has not sway fresh arrivals of Wheat, hid the quantlties on hand fully rival the demand—mostly Prerond and ulterior, which are heavy ha at last priers. five r a th er l ower. B ar l ey lik ew i se . In Malt a White Peas little 'fluctuation. Beans, of each de. ieriptitio, somewhat dearer. Though Nlonday's supply of Oats were large yet bring mostly taken off. the t ra d e n nam ed fully at that day , quatatioa. In Flour no alteration. %heat ..... 111111144 150 s ; Tick do. (new) .. 66 77 Fine ditto • 134 140 Do. (Fine Old) 73 74 Ave Barley • 62 74 Poland do. flak 9O 98 , Pntatne do. 37 White refs jbeikele 84 90 R ape Seed twey do. Beans On Wednesday morning, Mr. James Stevenson, fishmonger, of Newark, was fount) drowned in a pond about half a mile from that place. It is re• markable that this man had for some Years been in 'the habit of carrying a rope in his pocket, and the reason he assigned was, that be purposed some day or other to hang himself! TtiE .!in'ATOMAN: AUTHENTIC PAILTIbULLRS E‘PECTIIttS ■EM A "Malt dr JOIIN BELLINGHAM 4 Sint ins Cd.VIMITMENT TO NEWGATE. MR. PERCEPAL. CORONER'S INQUEST. The body of Mr. Prams , At. was reeled from the ,Speaker's house during Monday night to his own in Downing-street; and yesterday ciorning, at eleven o'clock, a most respedtable Jury was summoned to attend A. GELL, Esq. Coroner for Westminster, at the house of FRANCIS Dunr_s, the sign of the Rose and Crown, in Downing -street. After. taking a view of the- liody, the following witnesses were ex. HENRY BURGESS, Of Curzon-street, May-fair, solicitor, being sworn, saith:—Yesterday afternoon, about five, I was attending in the _lobby of the House of Commons, near the Door-keeper's soot ; I heard the report of a pistol apparently as if fired at the entrance of the lobby; in less than half a mi nute I saw a Gentleman coming forward towards the door of the House, staggering; and at the same time I heard a cry of " murder, murder!" This Gentleman had his hand on his breast, and exclaim ed, 64 Oh !" faintly, and fell forward on his face.— I heard a cry, "that is the person," pointing to the sent near the fire-place; on which I sprang forward to the seat, and there I observed a man in extreme agitation sitting on the seat, and one or two others on his right. I immediately looked at his hands, and observed a small pistol either under his left hand Or close by it ; I immediately seized the pistol, And asked him what could induce him to do such a deed* act; he inupediatety replied,' "..want of re- Ness of grievance, and a refusal by Government," et words to that effect. I immediately said to him, " Have you another pistol ?" he replied, " yes."— I asked him if it was loaded ; and he replied, "yes." I then took several articles out of his waistcoat pockets ; anti some one took from his person the pis ' tol which he before told me was loaded. The pistol which 1 took from him was v arm, at least so far as a small pistol usually is 'recently fired otf: In the course of the afternoon, I e, I was the first person examined ; and when my evidence was read to me, in the presence of the Prisoner, on his being asked, if he had any, remarks to make, or words to that effect? he replied, I think Mr. BcaGess's statement is correct; only I wish to observe, that instead of my hand being upon or near the pistol, I thiak he took it out of my hand," or words to that effect. When I first saw the Prisoner he was greatly agitated ; but by the time I was examined, that agi tation had subsided, and lie appeared to me perfectly calm. IH BURGESS. General tiAAC GAICOIGNE, Member for Liver : pool, of liertford-street, May-fair, sworn.—About a quarter after tive o'clock yesterday 1 was writing a letter in the Committee-room ; I heard the report of a pistol shot, and jumped up, exclaiming, that it was the report of . a pistol ; I went down stairs ; 'I saw a Number of people standing about, and a per son pointed oat a man to me sitting on the bench by the fire-sisle; the person saying that is the man who fired the pistol: I sprung upon him, and grasped him by the breast and neck ; I perceived him raising his left hand with a pistol in it; I let go my hold, and seised his wrist with both tautly...lßA titiated It s armiteund with all sty tort!`; Ire Seemed to We little hot.; of the pistol : I desired a person standing by ti talc the pistol from his hand, which was done: I took papers from his pocket, and tied, them up : be appeared to -be dtaggieg from my hold, but I kept him fast. I delivered the papers to Mr. Hume, anti then told the Prisoner it was impossible he could escape: he replied, " I am the person who shot Mr. PkRCFVAL, end I surrender myself." I took him to the hody of the House of Commons, and delivered him into the custody of the Messengers. I saw hijp lodged ht the prison-room before I ever Low Oen of him. The ckpi.uent farther statna, that the Prisoner !krt.' cit se called spots him iu liertfortheireet, :\ lay -f.:ir, de:tit three weeks ago, and he had a cots• tersatioo tsith hint of nearly an hour, though he knew nothing of the Prisoner, nor the Prisoner of hint. Ile Afoul that he had claims on Parliament, and usl.ed for my parliamentary assistance, he having heyn a merchant at Li% erpool. Ile represented has. ing suffered at fit. Petersburgh tinder a false arrest, fer many months ; and that lie applied to the then rissitlent Ambassa,lor for redress, but without effect. lie stated that he had lost many pounds, and wished me to bring the business before Parliament ; but, I did not think his ease required my interference in that nay, and recommended l.im to memorinfise the Mi nisters. lie left Liverpool Nor years ago, and only had been there two years. During this conversa tion, he was as calm and as collected as any nein could be, and had not the least appearance of a per son insane. Ile was much agitated yesterday, n hen he, the General, seized him ; but before he was ex amined by the Committee, he was more composed ; and before he went to Newgate last night, he mas quite calm again. (signed) ' I S AAC GASCOIGIE, the custody of tWo Servants of the flitct.'e a by the Speaker. The Speaker having dim' I fia prisoner to be conducted to the prisotv-ruv'yvn - ; Members who hail witnessed ary part of the tr. —I.- lion to follow, 1 accompanied them, and tw. the exandnation of witnesses for nbent olio vent : the agitation under which the prisoner seemed vt appeared to me gradually to subside; and by toe time the first deposition nas tnLen, ho Was able td answer, and to speak distinctly and calmly. be Magistrate, Mr. MICHAEL ANGELO TAY Wit, told him, it was his duty to citation him not to aviswer any thing that might criminate himself. lie .an swered, that he was obliged to the Magistrate, hut that he would use his own discretion. Oti the evidence of - Mr. Iluaciss being read to v.itu, he stated, that he thought there might be a little inaccuracy in the evidence given by Mr: litract4s, in stating that the pistol, when first sects by him, lay near to his (the Prisoner's) laud : whereas, if his recollection served him well, his Land was either upon the pistol, o; that he gra•ped it. During the time I remained there, after he Itsd hearit the different .depositions read over to him, he eio;er assented to their correctness, or pointed out wlt:i - c ivs • he thought there was any difference, observing, Far ' ticularly ou the evidence of General G %scot...sr, that he could net positively correctlhe exact st orris, ' as the General would materially In, less agitated t!tait he was at that time, or wt)rels to that effect. On the whole, I do consiclyr that he was wackily .!ane, • making a little alloovauce fur the troatlaw of this moment. JoarPll liU'IE. WILLIAM SMITH, Esq. of Park-strom, ‘Vestmia ste-, Member for Norwich, s.vorn.-11 , dero follows :—Yesterday afternoon, about a gw'rtrr l st five o'clock, passing through the lobby to go the House of Commons, I stopped to speak to a Gentle nas about the centre of the lobby, and while in conversation with hint, I heard the report of a pis tol. I immediately turned my head, and observed some conversation at the end of the room. Set eral voices called out to shut the doer to present any per son escaping. There might have been present lit the lobby from thirty to forty persons. In au instant I observed a person rush from the cluster of people who were standing about the door, and come Stag. goring towards me ; he reached about the sv a.iere I was first Standing, and then fell flat on his fa..e on the floor. I walked round him, not imme(!ir: etym. cognising his person ; and not supposing he was mor tally wounded, but observing he did not stir, I stooped down to assist him, and on raising his head I perceived him to be Mr. Pencr.vAL. ' I then re quested the assistance• of a Gentleman who was standing close to the body, and we carried him be.; tween us kith tivirilpeaker's Secretary's-room. We set him on a table, he resting on our arms. I think he was not only speechless but perfectly sOnseless, and blood came from his mouth. His pulse in a few minutes ceased, and he soon died. I think he was quite dead whew Mr. !ANN, the surgeon, came. He died in less than a quarter of an hour. The body was afterwards deposited in the Set teen's Drawing. room. lam quite Incapable of giving and evidence of the person who committed this horrid murder. (gigged) WILLIAM SI! !Tit WILLI AM lirmtr, of Great Geurge-street, Wert • minster 9 Surgeon, sworn.—l was sent for) esterday afternoon, soon after fire o'clock. On reaching the ! Speaker's Secretary's room, f found Mi. aro:AL supported by two gentlemen; his body uas partly on and partly off the table !hat was stantliag by ; his shirt and white waistcoat were bloody : and or.-ex i amining the body, I found a woundistv die skin about over the founh rib, owtti• tett side, near tile breast. Lone. The had the appearance of a largo .fviviettr bait hay hug entered. On examining his puke, I found he was quite dead : I then pased a prchtt tv ascertain the direction of the ball, and fuotid it had passed obliquely downwards, and inwards in . the (ll ', rection of the heart. The wound was at least three inches deep, and I bare no doubt but it cansed his death. (Signed) WILLIAM LYNN. Verdict of wilful murder against Jotix HAM, diulS B4LLINGHAM. • After the C ironer's Inquest, which sat on the body of Air. aces.tr., a .Cabinet Council was held at the :secretary of State's Office for the Hume apart; ment. Our Readers wilt observe from the proceedings in the two Houses, that a provision is to be made for the family of Mr. Pzitcevae, in consequence of their being thui so suddenly deprived of his protection. It is supposed that an annuity of 20001. neyear will be settled on Slrs..Placerat., and a sum of .50;000I. be given to the children (elevea hi number remaining ! alive out of twelve.) Several Sinecures fall in By ° his melancholy death--aud these, we presume, being ' enumerated its Mk Hastets's Bill, as fit Often to be abolished, no Minister wiU DeWitt'e confidence to propose to the fteenwr to filLoP till the fate of the Bill shall be Uwe m Div gnat reversion, of course, JOSEPII Ilume,Esq. of Gloucestemplace, Portman- . cannot be greeted to another. • square, Member of Parliament for Weymouth, being ! The Right Hole SPENCER PaRCETAb was.second sworn, saitli:-1 was sitting in .the House of Coma son of the late Lord &weer, by GAT/CM:NE, third mons 3ebterday evening, a few minutes after five, • daughter of the Hon. CIfAIII:Ed . COWPTOS. lie was when 1 heard the report of a pistol, and an immediate born on the Ist of November, 1762, and was there bestle or noise 1. left the House, and went into the fore in the 50th year of his age. He was•married In Lobby, pushe d immedintely towards the fire-place, • August, 1700, tcelsec, second daughter of Sir Teo. where the crowd was ; I satva man sitting on the sits Wir.soN, Hart. hteihoni he had 12 children. bench, who has since in my presence daclared hes ,! Lord ELLatinsoecnina (ex effirie),as Chief- Justice nbme to be Jone Ber.t.ixellan ; he appeared to he I of England, received the Seals yesterday from thp forcibly pulled on every side, by the bye-slanders; PniNcy RECENT, as .Chancellor of the Exchequer appeared to suffer considerably from the force used .pro ternpore. • • - by such bye-standers ' • appeared considerably agita , l Mrs. Pentcyar. was . on yea way down stain; nn4. ted, and in the act of disengaging his hand from the the Carriage at the door, to take her out to dinner, person stbo grasped it severely: I seized his left arm when the dreadful news was communicated lo her.-a-- • at the moment that (.'venerall Gescomee was pulling She never spoke nor wept from that moment uutil one from the person of the prisoner a bundle of papers ;lo'clock yesterday, when •slie burst into .a flood a one of the General's hands being occupied grasping tears: • the prisoner, I wired hold of the papers from the - Last week. Mr. Charlet/if:l . ni, of Alvinghain. liati one of his neral's tight informing him that I would take ; hands so much hurt by the barging of a goo, t render arnpo. Care of them; 1 still retained held of the pri ner, tali u, netionarv. and saw a person in the act of puffing from abppt the . ! . .londayi the 2716 all. the bull of as 014 vessel, whhfi turd ' waist of Owlf pri ;Otter. -melt pocket steel pistol, 1 4;i2,'',1' a ,, w "Le d ,,, e ou r t i o . f er t h et Qu'een's4: ship-yard D o c k , ot in tt n e t f r or?lor hl tT,__te lni t i r. t 'dila he immediately examined, and found primed ; pose of being hrcken up, nJz driven from her anchor. and Jet I desired that persona to take rare '.f it, And, on sub- tide setting strongly out, was carried past the rock and out to NS. There were dearly 20 nerwas on Loval cl her, consisting of stilors„ stiquenf found that same pistol to con• carpenters, riggers, &e. who seri to be ernplo.ed .in breaking twin 1 bail and powder,—l held - the prisoner, kiwi up Hit• vetee, and who were thus carried out to sea without assisted to conduct him to the bar of the House of mart-, Kris, or othernex , iftries. Luckily they were roan re turned to o periloas situation, sail we bekeris bare all re, Commons, where I qnitted my hold,ileasing biro . in d 1 o LrlpoL % 1111, •FV, • 11.• r• ..• 1, 1 I • ; ' .•-•.- .. wI Er I A, !'li s ri i! .1 1 • ' ~ + ~l