The Sun. — London, England, 1807-02-24 00:00:00

had Hod vho the ad en. ,ut THE SUN. soLig - Quis DicEßs PAZtUM AUDE4T LOYDON, kEZIRTJAILY 24, 1807, Aoyin on his bc:tli'recleEtifirr on the innnmefable voices . 1 that Would he raiied in every quarter of the world to bless him,- how much more pure-and perre - 6-. felicity must . he enjoy ih the con ,, ciousne4s Of hiving pre served so many nations of his fellow creatures, than the man with whom he had compared him, on the throne to which lie had waded through slaiighter arrd oppression. _ _ _ Mr. Alderman HIBBERT spoke dgainse We Mo tion, and entered into some arguments in favolir of the Trade which the Bill went to abolish. Mr. WILBERFORCE replied to • the last Speaker, and spoke with much feeling against the traffic. He . complimented .the House on the number of young men who irad spoken against the continuanceof the Trade, and who, he hoped, would liveto see those benefits realized, which were now so .reasostably predided from the measure before the House. Sir Jon SI DOYLE said a few words in explanation. :Mr. MANNING also explained, and finally . con curred in the measure, expressing, however, a hope, that due com p ensation would be mad e t o th ose w h ose interests might suffer by the Abolition of the Trade. • Lord PERCY said, that the question had been so ably treated by several Honourable Members, that it needed not his feeble aid to support the propriety of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, the abolition of which had his most cordial approbation. He rose merely to intimate, that though this Bill would abo lish the Slave Trade as far as it regarded the British Dominions ; yet he thought something wanting ulti mately to abolish Slavery in the Islands. It might perhaps be proper to introduce a Clause for the purpose of 'declaring that, after a given . period, nll children born, of whatever colour they.might be, shoulsl be deemed free-bcirn children, ,and have all the privileges of a free-born subjeti. He threw this idea out for the cOnsitleration of the Committee when ever it should meet. Mr. FL ADDINGTO:4 was against the immediate Abolition, and adopted almost wholly the sentiments of Mr. Bathurst on the subjea. The House then divided : ''or the Motion 283 — Against it 16. The House then went, pro forma, into a Committee on tile Bill, .and adigurnecl at Half past FoLir o'Clock this Morning. MAILS. Astz.:7i.D-1 Dublin. DuE-3 Gottenburgh, I . Lisbon, 2 w.:tertbrd. PR:CE car .:TOCKs TIZIS DAY AT TWELVE o'etOCX. etiliSOlE - - --624 i M.A.LorEus arrived yesterday at' Yarmouth, in ('"sun-biig.Starling. Accoiding to the account s . tvhiCh came with that Gentleman, an a&ion 'had taken place on the 25th of last month, in which the trench lost in killed and wounded 10,000 . men, and were since defeated in the beginning of Fe- Atruttry ; that MuitAr Vi-as killed in this action, and - 13ERNPicrri1 wounded. They also confirm the re port of the capture of VICTOR, who is a Prisoner at Dantzic. To this Vet) , fivdur4b:le infdrtnatiOn is the pleasing itiditidn; that the Turks have united .their fOrces with the Russians, and that Austria has at length avowed its deteruiinatain to join the catise of the Civilized world: It ibald give Us very sincere pleasure to be able to confirm this gratifying intelligenee; but .ve . fear it has little better foundation- than many of the accounts which have reached us of late. 'lt is merely a report which was circulated f)revious to the sailing of the Starliig, and does. not rest upon any official authority whatsoever. One part of the report we know to be unfounded, and we ire therefoie warranted in doubting the rest. It is said that Austria hag a&ually joined her fortes to those of Russia : we have the strongest reasons to doubt this statement ; but that the Turks have also joined the Russian's, which forms part of the report, we know to bt_untrtie: The Turkish Ambassador has received of- Acial accounts of the commencement of hostilities UtWeen Russia and Turkey, and expeas his orders of recall every hour. The RussianAmbassidor and Suite left Coustantinople before the declaration Of war : he sailed, we believe ; under the prOte6tion of the British /lag, and arrived safely at Malta. & Last nigh . t.a very long and animated tiehate took place in the House of Comm Ons upon the snbje& of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Upon the Di-, vision; however the number who voted for the con tinuance of- the Trade only amounted to sixteen; out of three hundred Members that were present. An Evening Paper, zealous in its devotion to the cause of Opposition, indulged .on Thursday evening in a long efiUsion, which is remarkable for virulence of inventive against Lord Howicx and.Mr.TrEntv E, and for an insidious forbearance towards other dis , tinguished Members of the GoVernment. These bitier reproaches, from a Party goaded by, envy and ttung by defeat, will be justly sregarded-a the Cla mours of a disappointed Faolion, and their treacherous approaches will be treated with scorn. The shallow device is stale and unprofitable, and a long.experience of the inefficacy of the artifice might have convinced the advocates of Opposition that their imbecile.at tempts to sow dissention are vain and hopeless, and that their anxious search to discover discord is a fruitless labour. The Administration, which, tbr the 1: ;MOW and ad antzv ut the Country, is compcYs3d . • ,of Slateinien Who, ill ot.ll - er. , tit-Set anti. quncr vti-y different circumstances; maintained -dissimilar ()pi nions, can only be.,trica by the test or present sures ; and if the individuals who forth the GOvern ., =cut are now . firmly and cordially united.. in senti- A - ne.nt, justice,,candour, and policy forbid the revival Cif - differences which may have existed . at any former period. S'ut what is the offence for which Lord Howtox and Mr. TIERNEY. are so grossly' charged with apostacy.? Because they supported the Secre tary' of the Treasury against an unjust accusation, and because they counselled the House of . Commons to diSmiss a Petition; resting its case on, two assump tions, which were shewu to be wholly destitute of foundation. One allegation was entirely false in faa, and the other originated in a total misconception, or in • wanton misrepreientation. The Petition con- tended, that Mr., FREEMANTLE could only take apart in the Hampshire Eleaion, in his official capacity ; because he had no property in the county; and also asserted that he did interfere in his official chars ter, by writing a Letter in behalf of two of the Candi dates to a 'person conneaed with a Public Depart ment. The first affirmation ought to havebeen more cautiously considered before, it was hazarded. Mr. FaEEMANTI,E possesses very considerable property in Hampshire, has also connexions and' kihdred who • posseis large estates in the same county, and is United, by the ties of friendship and affinity, to one of the successful Candidates. The Letter to Lieut. Gen. HEWITT bore the notification of " Private,," and carried the customary and only mark is ever adopted to indicate . an unofficial communica tion. • As Mr. FREENIANTLE'S office does not divest him of his franchise, it cannot preclude him from canvassing in behalf of his friends, Or even from ex erting all the fair and honourable influence which he derives from his property, his' connexions, and his ehara&er, Tice only charge, then, which is ex hibited against. Lord Howtcx. and Mr. TlERtuor that they opposed, as unjust and unnecessary, any farther inquiry into the case alledged in the Peti tion, which was satisfactorily proved to 'be frivolous and groundless, and that they concurred with a.great majority of the House of Commons in uphldhig and vindicating a mttitorious individnal who had been invidiously accused and captiously calUmniatod., Such condua is the best proof of their firm 'attach. ment to the Liberty of, their Country. The Law, which proteas the innocent and' repels injustice, is the dearest right which the Subjea can :boast, and the true friends of liberty will ever strive to defeat a false accusation, to countera& the effeas of detrac tion, and -to lees ... Est the .projeas of malice... The champions of freedom will be . animated in the cause of truth and justice, but the lovers of licentiousness Will be infatuated by the wayward influence of their passions, and the interested . -adherents of a feeble kind disappOinted Party will indiscriminately revile the objects of their envy, by whose superior merit they are excluded from; power. The coarse allusion to a change of name, which it would be scarcely decorous to repeat, would have 'dishonoured the . worst (lairs of Jacobinism, and is one of those illi beral insinuations which disgrace political cOntro.. versy. The cause Must be desperate which requires such sOpport, and the .accuser, who reposed confi dence 41 his case; would blush at such extravagance. Yes'rerdaymorning His MAJESTY, the Dukes of CUMBEIt/.AND and KENT; the Princesses AUGUSTA,, SOPHIA, and AMEL/A, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Park. . . . _.. To-morrow hieing the -Fist Day; Hit.INTAsEsT will not come to town, but will come on Thursday, and will hold a Private Levee and Privy Council, at the QUEEN'S Palace. Letters .'from Sir EiiwAlls PELLSW'S flag ship, dated in July last, state, that three of the enemy's Privateers, which did much damage to our. trade in the Indian Seas, have bee❑ taken one of them is the Beliona; of 36' gun, whith Made so manyeapi• tures in the .European .Seas before she yids sent to the East IndieS. The Lieutenants of the .drethusa, who stormed the forts'and took posession of the town of St. Peter, the capital of Curacoa, under Captain BRISBANE, were, Lieutenant PA LUSH, Lieutenant H IGHM A Lieut. GRIFFITHS, Mr. SCOTT, Ist of Marines, Mr. FENNEL, 2d. Those of the Anson, under Captain I e YDIARD, were, Lieut. S u LLIVA N, Lieut. NE, Lieut. S. FERRIS, Lieut. PEEBLES, I'M of Marines, Lieut. HAY, Marine's ; Lieutenant JEFFRIES, of theLatorm, landed afterwards and manned the guns with 60 men. Each Otlicer Commanded a company, who. *ere pfeviouily trained. The Boatswains had par ties with ladders and crow-bays. The Masters re mained afloat in charge of the two Ships, With the Convalescent and sick. The property Captured amounts to 300,0001. in dependent of the Men of War, prisoners, &c. The Ship's company of the direthrisa were distinguished by the motto on their caps, ," riaory or Death.". The Anson's by a b ue A on the right breast--4)fti cers, white Aoh the arm of a blue jacket. The Fisgard's,• white handkerchiefs were worn by Of& tett, and blue collars by the men. The entrance of the harbour of Curacoa i, 40 yards wide, batteries on both sides'. Fort Amster dam alone mounts b 13' guns. Lieutenants PanisH and SULLIVAN are made aEling Commanders ; Mr. :REED ; Purser of the Anson, is appointed Shore-keeper tit Curacoa ;. Mr. ELLIOT,' of the'Aretieusa; pointed Commissary. All the Ofteers - of the Anson are coming home Capt. LyniAlD having left bet, Capt. LAISOoItD 6orntnaudt ht:r atTrepent, 'NT A V A . L NEWS. His ;: 1' MOITT/1 . , .Fcp. 2,11. yesteraay 1-113 (Jun -brig Starlink, - fiora the` Continent, Linatit Flig Excellency M..ALOPEU, who bring 4 an account that the French were defeated on the • , 25..th.u1t. with, the ioss of 10,000 rnen killed and wounded c since defeated the beginning of FebrUarY, ; t which "engagement Prince MCIR.IT was killed, BERNADOTTS wounded, and his whole Suite taken. Gen. VICTOR is a prisoner at Datitzic. •- The Turks are said to haire joined trie Russians,. and the Au strians to have declared in favour of Prussia. r His Majesty's Gan-brig Sllifie is got off and brou g ht into this Harbour, but s.vitli 'a great 'deal of ' damage. • PORTSMOLITIT, FEB. 23.-:—Arrliied the Bern., WIL SON, from London ; 11 / 211;a17/, AK14A1 , 4 from Lon don for Dartmciuth, with lb.is nfi.n anchor and cable;' John Edward, LYA v s , I:ora Cork ; and :Arbartreten, BERLIN, from Lisbon for'- S wedea, together with . about 20 'other Swedish Ships,' being part of the . , Fleet under the convoy of the: Carhilla. Sloop of War. . FALMOUTH ' FED. 21.—ArriVed this day the Brig Huotiss Master, from St. ATichaers, with fruit, for London, having - lost her cable and anchors also arrived the following Vesselg,' with fish, from Dartmouth : Sthrborough,- CAnER ; Elizabeth, TOWNSHEND ; Argo, MILLS; andllind, PENFOLD, for Lisbon ; Devonshire, MARCH Hart , ROWE ;. and Daphne, BULBY, for Oporto ; American Ship Venus, ALLAN, 'from NeW York, with flour: 30 days - passage; and the Swedish Ship Daphne, BAGGE, from'Lisbon, with salt, for Gottenburgh—foar days since parted in a gale of wind from His Majesty's Ship Camilla," with about 40 sail under convoy, from Lisbon. .Sailed His Majesty'q Ship Scorpion, of 18 guns, Capt. CARTERET,:with.her Prize Le General gainville, French Privateer, for Plymouth. , . DEAL, FEB. 23.—Airived and sailed f or the River, the Hero, Conn, *from Surinam. Sailed His Majesty's Ship the Priacess Royal, for Sheerness. Arrived the Kanrraroo, Otter, and several other ernizefs from the Westward, and remain he Downs with the Ships as per last. DREADFUL CALAMITY The general anxiety of the public, on the dread ful event-that took place yesterday,-in the. Old Bai ley, induces us to resume a subjea'-in the highest ileg_ree painful: It has been said' that the whole.' of zhis itotrid calamity Nir:t occasioned by the fall of:: a man who sold pies, but as the:Crowd was so great, it is probable that a similar circumstance must have happened in several places, though the origin of the unhappy event.. has not: ,been yet ; ascertained. Not only the whole of the'area in the -Old Bailey was as full as possible, but all-the-adjoirt . Mg streets to a con siderable extent, and every moment the crowd was augmentingat every avenueto the fatal place. The pressure was so great, that' in all parts the cries of murder" were heard, accompanied with the most terrific screams, .particularly frorn the female parr of the speetaters, many of whom were seen in .ahnost‘ expiring situations, without the possibility of the least assistance, every one being compelled to exert 'him self for the preservation of his own life. In one part the violence of the pressure was so strong,-that the greatest scene of confusion ensued—a large bo dy of the crowd, as in one convulsive struggle for life, : fought with the most savage fury with each other : the consequence was ; ',the. weakest, par ticularly- the women, tell a sacrifice. - Screams were heard from the poor -sufferers, and from the keysQns who witnessed the scene from the dit= ferent windows. Help was- called for ; but the crowd was so great, that no person could penetrate it. for some time. About fifty persons in all were trampled under foot, ten of them women A con- Siderabletime elapsed before the constables could clear the way ; at lengththey-eft4led a passage : on raising up the poor sufferers, some Werefound with broken limbs ;'others with dreadful bruises many . were quite dead. One of the women had a. child. in her arms ; finding it hnpesSible to save herself, she threw the infant .from her; on the heads et the multitUde, the child was.savecr; but in an in stant the unfortunate mother. was - literally trampled to death. On the side of the platform next Ludgate- Hill, about seven tell dOwn, and were trampled to death.; but the chief scene of the calamity was on the side of the platform next to St. Sepulchre's church, about .sc) yards from the platform. 'When the criminals carne out for-execution, the buZ. of that fait, ran instantly and generally about. Those who were on Snow-Hill, in Newgate-street, and towards Ludgate-Hill, wh o could 'not see, pressed forward in. an enormous mass, and with irresistible force. persons within twenty or thirty yards of the platform were squeeted, till with fear and.preS sure they could not breathe; it was extremely warm, the weakest fainted and drbpped, others tell over them; the shrieks iuld confusion were ireinen dously horrible. ' The doors of some houses in the street were burst open, hundreds rushed in, panting,. speeChless, and almost expiring. - As soonas the general terror had began"to subside, and the crowd began t o ret i re f rom the scene of "horror, several atilt; dead bodies were, carried to St. Sepulchre's Church ; others to a neighbouring pub lic-house,. and the greater part SQOII after 10 St.-Bar tholomew's Hospital'. Language is not adeqtiate toeXpress the feelings of those who thronged around the ChUrch and the Hospital, demanding, with breathless Solicitude and' atutiety, 'a sight of the un- . fortunate sufferers, in whom they expected. to discover a brother, sister, or father, or some' other tleAl - add natural friend. Hundreds were bruised, some. more or less, limbs broken, the flesh torn the less of othats, &c. Whan 'till mob 'Was • crpared away, gme . alhuhdred . pairs of sires N7Z - erc picked up it, tire str ets, with b00r..., cloaks, bonnet's, &c. beyond numb:. Such of the wounded could walk ; regime.. to their 11-ernes ; those wh ost; wounds are of a serious, and fatal de.,cription, we conveyed to St. 13artholornev,....; The lowing*Otticial repOr, was made from the Flospit.',i about two o'clock REPORT FROM ST. EARTHOLOZ,IEW'S fiOSPITAL. • _ • 1V omen WouNnED.'7-Men, WclllCll Total in S. Barthnlrmew's Hospital 2 4 3 --27 5 - . There are besides two lying dead in St. Sepulchre's Church, and due at the Swean Public-house.: Among the unfortunate vietims was ayouth be tween twelve. and fifteen; of tiAners Town. was with his father; who felt him slip from 'him in, the crowd. 'The father was also brought sensele , s' to the I - Taspipl . ; but is since:somewhat recovered,, and is-continually inquiring if his son has eseaped. The majority of the tlf - ferers appear to beol , a very . -low condition in life. - Among the men are soint. Jews and Frenchmen ; and of the female 4, many ' appear to be barrow-women. There - are-about fire or six boys. 'Of thirteen men whd were brought into 'one of the .Wrtirds in the morning,' seven are since - dead,,three remain, and- the other three have.. been -taken away by their friends.. o(Slit men who were taken to another Ward, five are r sinc e d ea d 'so that comparatively, very feware expaded to-itrr vive the accident . . The Hospital has been a . 'of the deepest distress; as Ow telationS and of the deCeased, oil discovefing who they were throwriinto a state more easily imtined tht:l.l described. This a matter or some consolation in this drendfd catastrophe, that those whose sits admitted of relief were soon able to obtain it, as a great number of the pupils in attendance happened to be collegi ed• at St. Bartholomew's Hospital at the time, and' afforded prompt assistance; and Do&tor Powell, and 'a surgeon, who were both upon the spot, directed their humane exertions. During this pro c es s , gates. were shut; 'and due c ar e taken to keep out the crowd, which was excessive. After sll effOrtS for the recovery of the 27 dead had proved fruitless, they were removed to an empty ward, and there ar ranged with every regard to decency. The bodies had been washed, and laid Out in a row of beds on' each side of the room, with the clothes of each tied in a bundle, under the head of each, and the fides' so placed as to give the speaator a full opportunity of examining 'the features. .: Some of the faces were quite black, others were dreadfully- cut and disfi , gured.. The bodies being thus arranged for the pnr-: pose - of being .." recognised by their - relatives and friendsi-at two o'clock the outer gates . were opened; and the impatient trembling. mass that besie7ed them, were admitted by twenty at a time. They consisted of - women and men, whose children, ap prentices, or friends, were missing. On their en- , trance . , some • flew . to the melancholy, scene, others trembled, and were afraid to approach the 'place to which . they- had been so. anxious to obtain- access.--: Among the first ofqiiese unhappy inquirers; was a man Who came to seek his apprentke; and found his only child a, mangled corpse.. ; • About half-past two:o'clock six of the bodies had been identified by their relatives or friends, exhibit ing a scene of anxiety 'and' di - streis 'which no law= gunge can describe. The'y were chiefly aNire,ntice; and of grelit respealibility. As. soon as the hodie were recognized, they' were put into shells, nisei t heir names written in chiilfc upon thern;---Attlerrhan Sn A \ attended; and,, With . the City Marshals, used . ever:i exertion to preserve order. " , • , It' may be proper to give a few part!culars respect , ing the Execution. As • soon as the do! k stt tick ITlaggerty, who was comparatively a small: man, came oft the, platform, apparently mnelt pressed with his situation. He . took little notice of thQcrowd; but was very Ai !ern ive to the Executioner; while desiring hiin to stinid in a pat - Ocular spot 1.1:- 7 defthe gallows. The cap was ithmediately put over his face, :the cord fastened ; and -the unhappy ritAl stood Motionless; without. uttering a single Word. Hollott;ay nett/. came - in a 'very Unfeeling and daunted way on- the platform, bowing repeatedly; , with his whole body, -to the crowd ; and, after a moment'spauSe; cried Out, loud enough to be heard . by the multitude—"lnnocent liznocrq ! Gen tle 7iien !—No Verdict ! No Verdia ! Gentlemen ?tam Innocent this 'moment; and while in. the a6t of saying somethino . More, the executionet proceeded to do his office, by placing the cap over the face of Holloway; to which he, with apparent reludance, complied; at the same' time uttering some words. As soon as the rope was fixed round his neck, he continued quiet. At this awful moment the female malefi&or, Godfrey, came on the platform, attended by the'Or dinary of Newgate : she was dressed very neatly in' white, a very good,figure, arid her decent deportment excited mud) pity in the beholders ; 'the Clergyman' - took much pains with her : she seemed very tranquil;' and met her unhappy fate with much fortitude. — Haggerty was attended by a Priest of the Roman Ca tholic persuasion, to whom he was. very attentive.-- Holloway repeatedly shook his body and head; appa rently objecting to the admonitions of the Clergy- . man. ' Eliz.2Goarey shewed every attention to the admonition'of the Ordinary; seemed very penitent ;' and at the conclusion of a' short prayer, on a signal froth the Clergyman, the drOp of the platform was struck away, and they were launched' into eternity. The woman was dead in a few moments';' the men struggled much, particularly Holloway. TO the last ni6ment HolloWay and Haggerry , persisted that the were both innocent of the in - di - der for which they suffered ; they were-136th convulsed for some mi notes. whole were cut down at five min' ttei past nine; and carried away in a cart, covered witty latpaurins, for diSseetiOn at Surgeons' Hall. - Hollo` way Was dressed in a Short 116!l and frock, With a• coarse frock over it, and corduroy breeches. " gerty had on a marine's great coat, and was a short -man in stature. Haggerty was an Irishman. The sliperstitiousand disgusting praftiee of passing , ththand of a dead malefactor ov e r a wen , to ~k pined' upon nven fernaleS on the gallows ; and one young Nirom:-ItY had applied' the hand . Of ffolloway . • to her naked knee. It Ni'ill•hardly be ituagined that, even arnidst'this scene of general consternation and horror,. some wretches were dete6ted in picking poCketi, lust: 411 livered itlro:tte