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I N A IJI L NEWS. PLYMOUTH, JAN. i 6.: ..tiluti7Eo the Rgal Sovereign, of tot gurvL, .and Excellent, of 74. guns, from Torbay. Sailed the Rojal George, of 100, guns, San Josef, 12 guns, Robust, of 74 'gun's, and Beaulieu F:i. gate; for Torbay. FORTSMOUTfI„TAN. 17. DROPPED down to St. Helen's, the almer Castle, Cantos, and Thames East-indiamen, and se teral other outward bound vessels. Arrived the Amphitrite, FOLK, from Stockholm. HARWICH, JAN. 174 THIS morning the Diana Post office Packet, Capt. STEWARD, sailed hence for Helvoetiluys, With the Dutch Mail of yesterday, Mr. RUFFE, one of His Majesty's Messengers, with dispatches fOr Russia, and several other Passengers. The Hamburgh and Bremen Mails of the x 3th and i6dx, yet remain here. His Majesty's Postmasters General have appoint ed an additional Packet for this station s the com inand.of which is "giVen to Capt 4 SANTY, who has procured a vessel new here, called the Princess Regal, which will proceed with the next Mail. YARMOUTH, JAN. 17. ARRIVED, La ,abuse Brig, from a Cruize Crash Gun-brig, from Harwich; and Size/I, R. K. kooT, from .Embdeo. Sailed the Shannoit Frigate, for Leith ; Matilda, CRANE, Bee, WALL IS, LapWifig, BOND, and Mars, Sm4H, for London. The Pers . everaricP, JOHN DURWOO D master, of and from Southwold bound to Hull, foundered the isth Dec, last in the Humber. Crew saved. Passed through the Road's yesterday s five Dutch Vessels bound to London from Holland, DEAL, jAx. 174 Hit Majesty SICI,OpS AlOnZ), Autumn s and Roand, arrived this morning from Sheerness, and the Beau_ lien Frigate from the We;;tward : the three former have proceeded to t'ortstuouth, and the latter to the His Majesty's Ships St. Alban's, Nemesis, ztna ton, Brilliant, Arrow, Ga!go, Ranger, Eugenie, and Express Advice boat,- remain. Iv4V4L COURT MARTI4L. . . TRIAL OF THE MUILNEERS; LATE Or HIS MAJESTY'S sill:. TEmtRA/RZ, MELT) ON BOARD THE GLADIATOR, IN PORTS MOUTH HARBOUR. THURSDAY, .7 . 44 . !•1": 'l4. . This clay the Court-Martial re -assembled . , when the followi ng Prisoners were put upon their Trial, viz.— .. John Allen, George Dixon, • Edward Taylor, James Riley, • Gecrge Comayne, Thomas Simmonds. The first evidence called for the Prosecution was James Richardson, whose testimony was precisely to the same effed as that given by him on the Trial of the Seamen belonging to the same ship, who were found guilty on the rzth inst. He swore, that Taylor was the writer of the letter which was hatided to Admiral Canipbell, as stated on the for Mer trial, a , and that the prisoner came clown when Fitzgerald and Ches terman were talking of throwing Hazard overboard in a bread bag ; Taylor, however, said, that he hoped they would be able to carry their point without committing murder. The witness never saw Taylor or Allen assist the Officers in quelling the Mutiny ; nor did he ever hear any of e prisoner s say, that they would not weigh anchor but for England. On the Wednesday, he hTa a Delegat e , an d speak of Chesterman eard as another , call himself John Ault-5y deposed, that'on Saturday the sth of Decem ber he heard Allen say to. Stevenson, when they were drink ing together, there would be-blood-shed before the week was at an end. Stevenson observed to the prisoner, that somebody might pay for it. The prisoner said, there was no fear ; the best ethein were men-of-wa rs-inen, and knew which way to go about it ; but as to the yohniLv Newcomes, they would know what to do with them. On the Ist of January, Taylor and Allen drank, " Success to t h e British Heroes ;" and observ ed, that there was no fear, advised them all to 'shake hands, and to stick to each other. On Sunday, Allen:began to lower the ports doa,n, and he lowered the how-port but one, and desired them not to bar the ports. He wanted to know where they were going, observing, that they were riot wijling to go out of the land —they would fight for their King and Country, but now the war was over, they would not go abroad. He heard .Allen say on Sunday, that of the Officers drew their arms, there would be - an d.bloodshe On Nonday he saw . him with Collins and Fitzgerald, and heard him ask if any of them were prepared for their own defence ? Yes, there is plenty of ammunition prepared for them in ease they should be obstreporous." Allen said he was very glad to Year they had something for their defence. On Thurs day, after the Admiral had had the letter on the quarter-deck, .11en desired M'Eash, the marine, to pick out two men to let the Admiral know they were all of the same mind. He asked M'Every the same day, if he thought any of the ma rines would come down and join them ? .M 4 E very said, he 'would answer for twenty or. twenty-four marines. About Five in the evening, when the uproar began, after George tixon called all hands up, Allen said, now, my boys, don't be afraid. George Dixon, when he went down the fore . hatchway ladder, said to every one, all hands on deck, you b----s - bear a hand up t and he came up the main-hatch way with a gang of about fifty hands to-go aft and disarm, the centries, to defend themselves on the tbrecastle, and de stroy those gentlemen among the mob. He observed lames Riley, George ' Comayne, James Kelley, Fitzgerald, and Chesterman, when they found the soldiers were under arms, they rushed forward, and called out, d e li ver t h e pr i soner. .bixon, Taylor, and George Com a y ne a ct e d i n t hi s manner. Riley said no prisoner should be kept. Captain Eyles col lated lames Riley, and said, I suppose you are one of the ringleaders. He answered, d —n my eyes, I have nothing to do with the b---;--. All the prisoners, but Allen, were present forward. Simmonds *was there more busy than any of the rest they all ch eere d. O n Saturday, the sth, he saw Thomas Sitninonds, and he said to Fitzgerald he should join the corps, and see more, to put the marines to rights, in case they should turn treaeherous. On Sunday, when the Ports were lowered, he saw Thomas Simmonds try to unship the ladder. Nlr. Douglas, the boatswain, had his foot on site ladder. Simmonds said to Taylor, I was very nigh . . „ breaking th 6 tieek ; and TayloilWig Olaf; till the break his neck; and sung out for shot and crow.. bars. Simmonds - ' Taylor; Georg!! Dixon; and George Co mayne cried out for shot and crow-bars. Riley wanted a gun to frighten'the_ Officers, J3tit they never touched a gun to his knowledge. On Sunday hight; about eight o'clock, Tay lor wentfore and aft; to see if he could find any crow-bars— he brought a crow-bar forward, and ordered the people, be fore they 'we'nt to bed bn the starboard bay, not to bring their ‘, hammocks up till they were piped up. On Friday ; Thomas i Simmons said, he was very sorry he did hot kill two or three of the gentlemen when he had it in his power, on Sun day: the '6th, 'and he said, He 'weuld sharpen and grind his knife, to get revenge ; ,that his own comrades were gone off' the ship, for they were all guilty of the same crime. Riley, Dbron, and Comaynei were there ; Slmmonds said, he would . go and destroy the marines when they were fast asleep in their hatrimocks,enci in case they could not go throUgh with it, they would die together, and blow up together. Dixon knocked the witness down at the time, and told him. be suspeded him to be one of the reporters,, and that he shoeld not be able to tell what was going on before the j w.ort mgs.at : an end; George Comayne swore by the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary, they would get their revenge. All- the prison ers took.an active part as ringleaders Riley spoke ofsmother ing Mr. Staunton in his bed. The whole of thelarisoners said they would not go to the West Indies. Cross-examined by Allen. Did you ever see me drink with Ward and Taylor ? A. Yes.' Cross-examined by Taylor. Q. Who was present when I 'was drinking with Allen, Ward, and Mayfield ? A. The - best part of the ringleaders. Q. Did you see me unship the fore.. _ladder? A. I did not; I only beard you sing out, " Break the b—'s neck." Q. Did I take hold of Lieutenant For far's sword ? A. He made a grab at it, but did not lay hold of it; and, if I am . not mistaken, the Lieutenant pointed his _ sword at him at the same time. • Cross-examined ¢y Colwyn.. Q. I wish the evidence to ex plain which ladder he saw me go up when he saw Dixon go up with a numberof people ? A. The main hatchway. Q. Did you hear any remarkable expression, going up the fore- . hatchway ; a man calling out as loud as he could, For shame! for shame !no Cheering A. I did not: Q. Were any of my messmates present when you was. knocked down ? A. Yes; they made use of as bad expressions. Q. .Did you ever see me have any conversation with Dixon or Riley, be fore you was knocked down ? A. I saw you very often with Dixon. Q. Do you recollect where I was at the time the ports were lowered down 1- A, I can't say where you was ; but I heard you sing out for shot and crow-bars. I am well acquainted with your 'voice. Q. Do you recollect what part of the tbrecastle I was.standing on when you say I sung out; Deliver the prisoner ? A. Before the wind-sail of smoke-sail. Cross-examined by Dixon. Q. On.what part of the fore castle was I when I sung out, Kill the Gentlemen ? A. .I never said it was on the2torecastle; it was on the main hatch way. Q. Where was I wheal said, Die together, and blow up together ? A. On the lower deck of the larboard side, close to the aftermost bit. Cross-examined by Riley. Q. Did all hands go to their ham mocks, at the thaw they were ordered off the quarter-deck ? A. All hands on the watch. A. What watch was on deck? A. The first watch of the morning watch. Q. How long after was it you heard me use that expression, 1 would mur der Mr. Staunton ? A. It may be about a quarter of an hour after all hands were ()tiered down below. Cross-examined by Simmondi. Q. Where was I when I said I would sharpen and grind my knife ?• A . On the lower deck on the starboard side, close to the aftermost bit. Q. Where was I when the ports were lowered down ? A. As sist,ing in unshipping the fore-ladder. Thomas Spencer sworn. He said 'Allen was cockswain of the first cutter at the time that Captain Valleck was talking to the marines. He ordered E ash underneath the forecastle, to go and pick out one man in the marines to Speak to the serjeant-major, tolell Captain Valleck that all the marines arerto be of one mind on the sea men's side, if such a thing happens again : then the Admiral will see plainly the Marineswill not stand true to their Cap tain. NI`E ash went away ; hut whether he went to the ser jeans-major I i.on't know. On Monday or Tuesday, he_said to Walker, belonging to th waste, that he would kill Blake, the boatswain's mate, the first opportunity. On Tuesday, the Bth, he saw Taylor in his birth, with the other prisoners, having a book on the table, a sheet of p a p er , and Taylor Wiitleg on it. `On Sunday, as soon as the Officers called out to tire, 'Taylor cried out to Eire and be d----d, and called out for shut and iron bars, and said, Kill them ! kill them ! kill the b---s! When Lieutenant Forfar ordered two or three of the midshipmen to heave up the ports, he went and stood •on the fore gratings. Taylor went on the fore gratings, and ordered the people to lower them again. Lieu tenant Forfar made a ptishat him, and he jumped over to the other side i saw him try to make a snatch at Lieute nant Forfar's sword. I saw Comayne always with them. Taylor, Dixon, and Siinmonds I saw on the forecastle at the time •ot the disturbance. On Thursday night, as he was coming up_the fore ladder . ' he heard Dixon sing out, All hands upon deck ! all hands upon deck ! He saw him on the forecastle on Thursday, night, at the time the peopl e gave him three cheers, tie cheered too. He saw Riley speak to Fitzgerald, underneath the forecastle, on the star ' board side. He said he had been tried by a, Court Martial once before, and he would be tried again, before he, wonld go to the West Indies. On Sunday, when the ports, were loweredoWn ' Cook sung out, Unship the ladder. Sim- Monds ran to the main ladder, and tried to lift it up, but could-not; then he ran to the fore ladder, and lifted that up, and sung out, when the Officers came on the lower deck, Kill them ! kill them ! kill the - b----s ! He.gene nerally saw Cummings, with a mob of people, active in the midst of them with the ringleaders.. Cross-ixamined by Alien. Q. Who was present when I was talking to M'Eash ? A. I saw nobody else. Cross-examined by Taylor. Q. At the time you say you saw me make an attempt to take Mr. Forfar's sword from hirn, were the fore-gratings laid on ?• A. They were. Cross-examined by Comayne. Q. When there was a dispute about a pig I had bought,* where was I, and what was you doirig ? A. i was going to the Lieutenant on the quarter_ deck, to acquaint him, that Taylor said if I went up to the ,quarter-deck, he would pitch me down the ladder, and have me cobbed. He said it should be settled by the ship's com pany to whom the pig belonged. Cross-examined by Dixon. Q. What night was I coming down the fore-ladder when you was coming up ? A. On Thursday. Cross-examinedby Riley, Q. Who was present when Fitz gerald and I were discoursing on the forecastle ? A. Nobody. Cross-examined by Simmonds. Q. Did you ever see me for ward along with the rest of the Prisoners ? A. Yes, I did. Mr. Douglas, the Boatswain, sworn. Q. by Capt. Eyler. Do'you recolleet my speaking to Riley on the forecastle, on Thursday the loth ? .A. Yes, Sir. Q. Relate to the Court the answer he made, and the manner in which he did it ? A. After Captain Eyles came forward from carrying the first prisoner aft, we got a gangway made among the ship's Company for the Admiral and Captain to walk forward. Captain Eyles walked forward till he came to Riley; he looked at him and said, You d—d rascal, what brought you here ? Riley replied in a mutinous manner, with his arms across, I'll be d=-<1 if! know : I'll be d—d to hell if I know. aptain Eyles said, I know you to be a rascal, and turned round to walk aft. Q. Relate what you saw of the other prisoners ? A. I saw Comayne,with the six, forcing forward among the . ship's company : I heard his voice, but could not distinguish what he said. Q. by the Court. From the Ist to the t ith, mention which of the prisoners you thoughtaaive ? A. I saw all, except Simmonds. Q. Did you see one of them come aft to quell the mutiny ? A. I did not. Did you see Lieutenant Forfar make a push at Taylor ? A. I saw him make a push at one of them. Cross-examined by Allen. Q In 'what part of the ship did you see me ? A. Passing among the ship's company. 7ohn ltilEash sworn. He said, the first time Allen spoke to him was on the fore noon of Saturday ; he said Admiral : Lord Nelson was in Leith Roach, and they were trying to go to the West Indies, and the people said they would not ; and he hoped the ship's com pany would !go the same away. He wanted him to go and pick a.man out s to tell the Serjeant-major that the marines were in the same mind as the sailors. . Afterwards, in the galley, Allen came to hi m aga i n , and asked him if he knew if the marines were determined to stand the same way as the sailors ? He told him, lie could not depend upon any man , and that I did not hear anything about it among the marines. He said, they we re d e t e rmined to have a row that night., and if the Marines should fire among them, they must take 'the consequence of it : if they did, they would soon get a gun on the lower deck. Crass-examined by Allen. Q. Was any one present at this conversation ? A. No. Benjamin Blewilt sworn. Heard Allen say, the night before the hands were turned up, that there were 175 marines, all their names down, ready to come down. . ltEchael Fielding sworn. evidence went merely ia corroboration of that of the tofegnink Eeing asked ; mien ticutenant Don gi is came down; if he heard an , one say anir thing abol rnawlies,i he snswercd, to the lae't of his reeoftedi6n, RilCy said so ; he knew his'vnice; he . eried out; Wad and shot ! The Cdurt Was now, cleared, find deliberated for a 'considetable time: :Whi . 2 i str i angers were re,:ad mittedi which was between fife and, six o'clock, the Prisoners were informed the proseeution against theiti was closed, and that the Court, in order to give them an opportunity of preparing frit their de fence, would adjourn till half past ten to-Morrow • morning. Taylor addressed the Court as folloWs :—" I 'have nothing . to expett but death—l hgire deserved it'by. my coriclua, and the breach of na . Vai disCi pline I have beenTuilty of, but I am unprepared to die, and I .gincerely hope the Court will allow me time to make my-,POCe with God." These wretched men are.all youths under twenty years of age. The Court then adjourned. SECOND DAY-FRATIAY. Neither of the Prisoners delivered in any written defences: EVIDENCE FOR ALLEN. Danford Stevenson , sworn. ," Q. Do you recollect any time between the Ist and I ith that I was in your birth drinking, after hours,. or making use of any seditious words . or toasts whatever ? A. He never was in our birth drinking after hours : I never' heard him drink a seditious toast in my life. I heard him say a certain num ber of marines had sent their names to the lower gun-deck to join the mutineers, and that the people forward were barri cading the ship with hammocks, but if they would take his advice, they - would let it alone ; 'it was a very unjust thing. Q. by the Court. From the Ist to-the ith of December, did you ever hear the prisoner say he would not go out of the land ? A. No, Sir. Q. Do you recollect him expressing to you at any time that he was not concerned with. the :nu tineers ; or did not wish to give them assistance? A. No. Q. From the Ist to the 1 ith, did you see any one of the six prisoners assist the officers in quelling the mutiny ? A. No. Thomas Gladman morn. The evidence of tnis witness was nearly similar to that of Stevenson. TAYLOR's EVIDENCE. Prisoner. 1 only wish to clear up, a$ far as I can, theoffence Imputed to me a intending to hurt some of spy Officers— with that view i wish to call Lieut. Douglas. Lieut. Douglas sworn. Q. byTaylor. Do you recoiled, upon tfie fore-ladder being unshipped, my coming to you to ask you if you had not hint yourself, and offenng you my hand to assist you in getting your leg, from between the ladder and the cable ? A. I recoi led some man assisting me; I believe it was you. Q. And upon the pcople-calling for shot, did I not say, Sir, you had bettergo on deck, the people will hurt.-you , ? A. ine man, I believe it was Taylor, said, if you will go upon deck, we will go upon deck. I believe, and ans almost certain, it was Taylor. Q. by the Coitrt. Do you consider- Taylor as one of the principal mutineers ? A. Yes 1 do: he has been particular ly ative upon all occasions. Lieutenant Forfar sworn. Q., At the time you drew your sword, did I make any at tempt to take it from you ? A. AS I . was standing by one of the port tackle sails, on the larboard side, Edward Taylor made an attempt to dome across the'.hatchway, -and looked' forward, and something that I considered, meant the ship's company were to , prevent my hauling the port up. 1 pu t my hand to my, sword, and he went back again. I went to look for him, but' he got among the crowd, and I 'saw no more of him,till he got on. the quarter-deck; he appeared much agitated, as if he had been in a passion,; I considered him as one of the most aetive in preventing the. Officers from hauling up the ports. , COMAYNE's EVIDENCE. • .• Miles 'sworn. , . Q. Did.you ever see me in company with Simmonds and Dixon passing any words, or aid anypart of my conduit lead you to suspect I was a ringleader ? A. I never saw him Li company with any but his birth-inates ; he was generally in his birth.reading a book. -• Q. Did you ever hear me swear by the Holy Ghost and Virgin Mary, I would hive my reVenge, in company with these people ? A. I did not. • Q. Piave you at any time, in the birth, ego. herald. inade any persons to keep their tongues 'quiet, and have no thing to do with it ? A. I have, often. Q. 0 the Court. ,Do you mean between the Ist and trth of December ? A. Yes, from the time the ports, were lowered down, and frequently since that. Q. Did you gee him aid ing.and assisting the officers ? A. I • • oyibe Court.. froin_the ist to the itth, did you see any one of the prisoners assist the officers in quelling the mutiny ? A,.No. • gave evidence nearly similar to the fore other _witnesses bote favourable testi- Avt.hWnedilcisoleanyndelaiii of Comayne. He frequently . advised - • - Adniiral Campbell examined by Contayne. Q. Do you recol -114g-t-latPerillihigYla to assist the officers. led my carrying the lante.in ? A'.. There were two or three lanterns; there was a marine; and also a sailor. - Q. Did you go aerwards to the manger ? A. :I believe I did: Q.. Did you not order inc to hold the lantern in the manger ? A. Such . a thing was done. Q. ‘Vas not your sword naked at that time ? A. It was so; and I am sorry to say had been an hour before. GEORGE DIXON's EVIDENCE. George Beach sworn. -The e Metice of "this witness, was nearly similar to that brought forward t „ . It I Y's EVIDENCE. Wm. Lightburne :Worn. This vvitnest's testimony was of the same description. The Court having far exceeded the usual hour o its sitting, adjourned till to-morrow morning a: nine THIRD DAY—SATURDAY. Wm. Clement, examined by Riley. ' Q. Do you recoiled, on Thursday night the Toth, when We cheered on the forecastle, being ordered on the booms, and afterwards on the quartei-deck ? A. Yes. Q. Did you: go down to your birth, after being ordered off the quarter-deck ? A. In - imodiately. Q. Did Riley say he . wculd not go to the West Indies ? A. He said it was a hard thing to go to the West Indies, and he would not go if he could help it. Q. From the Ist to the sith, did you see him assist the Officers in quelling the mutiny ? A. No. • EVIDENCE FOR SIMMONDS. George Anderson, sworn. • Q. From the ist to the rith, did you ever sec me forward On the starboard bay ? A. No further than where he sleeps. Q. .Did you ever hear me male use of any bad expressions ? 'A. I never did. Ay. I have done my duty in a boat since this affair haS happened, and have been often ashore ; and, if I had not thought mYklf innocent, it was in my power to have escaped coining to a Court-Martial. Court. Perhaps you supposed you might not .be taken.up. Q. by Captain Bertie, to .Cosnayne. Was you. not. in, the : Re-- nown ? A. Yes. _ . _ Captain Berrie. •I know nothing of him to his disadvantage. He was removed' not - for any fault, but •by the Surgeon, - in consequence. of a. strain he got. I. always considered •him very good seaman. :.eiciszira/ Campbell.' • I took notice of . Allen as cockswain, and thought he did hisduty.remarkably well. Hi s behaviour induced me to. make inquiries as to his conduct in general ;I - waS informed he was a good, a 'trusty than.' PuSed to tell Captain kyles there.wa§ no necessity, for sending any. of the young officers in thenboat. with him. When I was.told.that Allen had been active in the Mutiny, I repeatedly asked it it was the same •than who was cockswain;" was quite '''sur pris,cd when, I found it -was. • - - Allen. I'am• innocent. Nothing was ever before 'charged against me ; was always steady to any-duty. • • Taylor. " 1 this guilty of the - greater part of the charge. I have been unhappily,hurried.away without thinking. .At the tirae the affair happened,. I was .not twenty-one years, of age. I had - a 4 , cod, character in the ship befdie this transaction. I wish to call lieutenant Walsh. to , speak on my helralt. • _ . .• . Lieutena.nt Walsh. 1 aiivays . saw Taylor do his duty; but conceived he was a suspicious cliaratter. • , • Comayne requested Mr. Walsh to speak to his 'cliaraaer. Mr. Walsh said, he had been diligent and done his duty ; he never knew any thing against him. • _ .„. Pixca. I have no question to ask Lieutenant Walsh. am a very young man; I hope that will be takea into co; deration., tignitheirig fekrtid td 4 ttim - to - r eharader; said, lic.o.lad S ' Y' cry rtentli - e t' , ;lnayne.. I know there is no Merit ins seaman's doing his duty ; but I honed may be allotircid to - mmition; that I haVe {Seen eleven years in His iVlsjestyks service, and riever during that time got a cat on my back, or ith iIl word, or was struck. by any of my Officers. _ The Court was noW cleared.. After deliberating above three hours, strangers were re-admitted. TiiE SENTENCE. The Piisoriers were put to the Bar, and the Judge Advocate, in the same form - ns upon the last Trial, read - the Sentence, declaring Allen, Taylor, Dixon; Riley, and Simmonds,' Guilty off the Charges against - them, and awarding judgment of Death ; and Co_ maylle in part Ouilty, and ordering him to receive zoo laThes. The Prisoners all exclaimed, le" rse,Lon.D's be done!" Taylor. " t hope we shall be allowed time to Make our peace with , GoD." President. It..does not. rest with the Court ; it depends upon a superior power. Dixon 'requested Admiral Campbell would come to and hear what he would wish to say. The Admiral. immediately went towards him.—" Look 'at this paper," said Dixon, while the tears flowed from him. " I have a wife and a child ; see if this will.have any effeft in. their favour when I am gone.. The Lord have mercy on my soul."—lt was a will, bequeathing his property to his wife.; He declared. his innocence of some of the charges against him, but confessed he was the man who um shipped the main ladder. Taylor gave the judge Advocate his will in favour Of James Brand, a seaman on board the Temeraire he was assured it would be delivered safe. The Court immediately dissolved. EXECUTION OF THE MUTINEERS. Portsmouth, Jan. IS. This morning the yellow flags, the usual signals for punishment,' were hoisted on board the Term., .raire, Formidable, and Majestic, and the following prisoners, convicted by a Court-martialeig Mutiny, And sentenced to die, were brought ; out to suffer death :—Cheste!mon, Collins, Miller, and Filz gerald, on board of the Temeraire ; Word on-board the Majestic ; and Mayfidd on board the Fortni d,tble. They appeared at the platform erected at the bows of the respeaive ships, deporting •them- Selves with. apparent contrition and resignation, which becanie them at ajilorottnt so awful. Their conduCt during the whole period of their confine ment; had . eVinced the. most perfed resignation to their fate, and consciousness that their toffence had 'merited it: They liad .begged the assistance of the Rev. Mr. JoN ES, Chaplain of the Temeraire. The manner in which they applied for his pious offices• in their behalf, will best tile state of thcirminds ; their humility, and the calm-compo sure.with which they anticipated-the dreadful hour. Their application was by letter, 'and in the follow ing terms " Gladiator, Tan. 7, 1802. " DE - A.1651R, , • . We take the liberty of thus humbly begging you, in the name of the Lord our Pod, to attend us, and administer unto . uy poor And miserable sinners the word of our blesSed Re :teenier, as the state we are now in is of . the most strious-na tute„.9ur. bodies not.only hein in danger, but our unprepared souls ; therefore Wt humbly. implore your assistance on this occasion. Do ,pray, not delay, as our time is now exceedingly precious; we. therefore ebnclLde, ,humbly beg ging your: compliance. "-Your's, with humility, " UNHAPPY TEMER AIRES." " ;Le.. Rev. Mr. j0,,,ei." • - 1 • His Majesty's Sblp Tenteraire. " REV. SIR, " We are now ready to hear you open to us those treasures of wisdom, in whose divine Author we desite to placeour su preme confidence, and in whoseservice we wish to be found." When : they came. upon , the platform a paper was presented by one of them in the name of himself and his unhappy comrades, which was read aloud to the ship's company. It was as follows : " Remerriber your duty to Uod, and for his sake to your King and . Country. You.rnust be sensible what was the chief cause that brought on the fatal consequences which now end So unhappily for us, and with so much remorse to you, if you rightly consider hOw much you have contributed by your support and 'Countenance to bring us. to this untimely end. " We refused to put that trust and confidence in the wis dom of our Rulers, which is due to them from all good sub_ jells ; they watch :or the. Welfare of us all ; and how dared we thenpreti:r our owia selfish pleasures and interests to what they saw necessary to the public good ! How could we find it in our hearts to forfeit all the praises and the honours which our Country had so gratefully bestowed upon her Naval Heroes, who have so bravely fought for her ! " How could we so foolishly suffer our impatience to get the better of us, as for the sake of a few months longer ser vice to sacrifice all the blessings of peace we had been toiling for these nine long years ! " Oh ! that we had made these refle&ions sooner ourselves But our lot is cast—our course in this world is finished. Make good use of what remains of yours. It cannot be long before we mJst all meet again before the judgement seat of that God, whom we have offended ; but who, we trust, has seen and accepted our unfeigned repentance, and will forgive us, as we do truly and freely' forgive ail those who have anywise offended or injured Us. Prepare you, selves also, dear coun trymen, for this forgiveness, that when we meet in the world to come, we may not meet in everlasting misery.— " Way for us--We heartily pray for you. " AMEN." • After continuing , a -short time in prayer, a gun was fired' as the fatal signal of death, and the wretched men were launched into eternity. The following Notice was stuck up on -Friday morning, at the entrance of Sheerness Dock-Yard : Ara v)!-Olice, Decrlnbei- 30. In pursuance of the directions o: the. Right 'Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the. Admiralty, signified in Mr. MarsdeiVs Letter °ldle 28th inst. we desire you will not al low any Seaman or Marine landing at the Dock-Yard, to pass the Gates, yr to enter, the Yard fro without. . We arc Sir Your humble Servants, A. S. HAMMOND, H. DUNCAN, I. HENSLOW. , Commissioner Cffir. DUBLIN, jArr. 4. W E have great pleasure in assuring our Readers that tlif health of , our excellent Chancellor; Lord CLARE, is c ons idered.by his Physicians as entirely re-established, and that the People of Ireland have every probable expectation, that he will be fully able in the next Term to preside in the Court of Chancery.. The importation of wheat, 'during the last week, was limited to, 800 quarters' front Holland, from whence near zo,ooo quarters of oats, likewise were iecei-ved. f