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TTE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. liarri 9( ice Tho' from Love's , 23. chase, " from :outh, oot, to to be Li' e Ist Fo' ;bass, , from si who t'' eta 7aptain, P Major. raulia. B 'Atli at Cock cfP.,l M.D. ft' irgeon, Aug. 23 sign, wi l , 1826. to be Ad 1, ileceal he Laid to be Quartermaster, vice Nl‘Donald, appuiuted Adjutant Aug-. 28; 1827. _ itt West India Regiment—Lieutenant Nathaniel Came ron to be Captain, by purchase, vice Myers, appointed to the 6Sd Foot. August 23. Lieutenant James Mompesson, from half-pay hS(I Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cameron. August 23. . Cape Corps Cavalry—Joseph Smith P . m, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Amps, promoted. August 23. Royal African Colonial Corps—William Granville Sharp, Gent. to be Paymaster, vice Nott, deceased. April 1. ITNATTACIIED.—Captain Deane Josias Conroy, from the 53d Foot, to be Major of Infantry, by purchase. Sep tember 4. Cornet Richard 'Burge', from the Cape Corps of Cavalry, to be Lieutenant of Infantry, by purchase. August 23. Samuel Chethani, Gent. to be Ensign, by pm-chase. Sept. 4. MEMonANnA.-The undermentioned Officers have been allowed to dispose of their balf-pay : Major James Brine, half-pay Unattached. Sept. 4. Ensign Joseph G. Brett, half-pay 94th Foot. Sept. 4. The date of Captain Alen George Finey's promotion to the Unattached rank of Captain, has been altered from the 6th to the 25th June, 1827. Commission in the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. Sir John Honywood, Bart. to be Major-Commandant. August 29. CaMmissions in the Shrewsbury Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Cottnty of Salop. Captain Robert Jenkins to be Major, vice Lloyd; re signed. August 17. Cornet Baldwin Leighton to be Captain, vice Jenkins, promoted. August 17. Commissions in the Bedfordshire Regiment of Yeomanry . Cavalry, signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Bedford. Lieutenant William Hillersden C,olquhoun to be Captain. August 3. Cornet John Green to be Lieutenant. August 3. Commission in the King's Cheshire Regiment of Yeo manly Cavalry, signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Adlington Troop of Lancers.—Thomas Norbury, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Legb, resigned. Aug. 23. CIRCUITS OF THE - COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. AUTUMN CIRCUITS, 1827. NORTRRRIt CIRCUIT. J. G. HARRIS, Esq. Commissioner. Rutlandshire, at Oakham, Saturday, Oct. 20. Lincolnalaire—Lincoln and City, Monday, Oct. 22. Nottinghamshire—Nottingham and Town, Wednesday, Oct. 24. Derbyshire—Derby and Borough, Friday, Oct. 26. Yorkshire—Wakefield, Tuesday, Oct. SO. Yorkshire—Kingston-upon-Hull, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Yorkshire—York and City, Saturday, Nov. IQ. Yorkshire—Richmond, Tuesday, Nov. 13. Durham—Durham, Friday, Nov. 16. Northumberland—Newcastle-on-Tyne and Town, Monday, Nov. 19. Cumberland—Carlisle, Wednesday, Nov. 21. Westmoreland—Kendal, Saturday, Nov. 24. Lancashire--Lancaster, Monday, Nov. 26. Lancashire—Liverpool,lllonday, Dec. S. Cheshire—Chester and City, Thursday, Dec. 6. T. B. 80w534, Esq. Commissioner. Nertfortchire—liertford, Saturday, Nov. S. Essex—Chelmsford, Monday, Nov. 5. Essex—Colchester, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Surrolt —lpswich and Borough, Wednesday, Nov. 7. Suffolk—Bury St. Edmunds and Borough, Saturday, Nov. 17. Norfolk-Yarmouth, Friday, November 9. Norfolk-Norwich and City, Monday, November 12. Norfolk-Lynn, Wednesday, Nov. 14. Cambridgeehire-Ely, Friday, Nov. 16. Cambridgeshire-Cambridge and Town, Monday, Nov. 19. Northamptonshire-Peterborough, Wednesday, Nov. 21. Northamptonshire-Northampton, Monday, Nov. 26. Huntingdonshire-Huntingdon, Tuesday, Nov. 22. Bedfordshire-Bedford, Saturday, Nov. 24. Leicestershire-Leicester, Wednesday, Nov. 28. Staffordshire-Litchfield, Friday, Nov. SO. Staffordshire-Stafford, Saturday, Dec. I . Shropshire-Shrewsbury, Wednesday, Dec. 5. Warwickshire-Coventry, Saturday, Dec. 8. Warwickshire-Warwick, Monday, Dec. 101 Buckinghamshire-Aylesbury, Thursday, Dec. 13. • SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. W. J. Law, Esq. Commissioner. Berkshire-Beading, Monday, October 8. Oxfordshire-Oxford, Wednesday, October 10. Gloucestershire-Gloucester, Friday, Oct. 12. Worcestershire-Worcester, Monday, Oct. 15. Herefordshire-Hereford, Wednesday, Oct. 17. Monmouthshire-Monmouth, Thursday, Oct. 18. Somnsetshire-Bristol, Monday, Oct. 22. Somersetshire-Bath, Wednesday, Oct. 24. onierzetshire-Taunton, Friday, Oct. 26. Devonshire--Exeter, Monday, Oct. 29. Cornwall-Bodmin, Thursday, Nov. 1. Devonshire-Plymoitth, Saturday, Nov. 8. Dorsetshire-Dorchester, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Wiltshire-Salisbury, Thursday, Dec. 8. Hampshire-Winchester, Saturday, Dec. 10. Hampshire-Southampton, Monday, Nov. 12. Sussex-Horsham, Wednesday, Nov. 14. Kent-Dover, Saturday, Dec. 17. Kent-Canterbury, Monday, Dec. 19. Kent-Maidstone, Tuesday, Dec. 20. SNUFF.—In a pamphlet published nearly three quarters of a century ago, written by Dr. John Hill, ap pear, among other matters , the following cautions agains t the immoderate use of snuff. The Doctor endeavours to prove, " that snuff, by corroding the nerves of the nostrils, impairs, and often destroys the sense of smelling ; that falling into the mouth, the saliva becomes tinctured by it, and the acrimony of the tobacco so much injures the nerves of the tongue, that the flavour of fruits and the more de licate foods cannot be perceived ; that some of the fluid which the glands of the nose naturally discharge, will be drawn, tinctured by snuff, with the saliva of the saonth, into the stomach, and tobacco being a narcotic, will bring on all the mischiefs that attend a bad digestion; that the esop h a gus, the passage from the mouth to the stomach, while it receives the virtues of the saliva impregnated with mu ff, ntapat some time retain a portion of it, which by irritating the nerves, will occasion an inflammation that of snuff is able parts with whi c h i t comes in contact ne band Ca n re ach. That the acrin nuly to produce - in those dangerous swellings and excrescences ; and that there is great reason believe that polypusses in th e now arr. occa to *ioned by snuff. Some time since, as two gentlemen were pass ing through COngleton in a gig, one of the springs of the vehicle broke. The younger gentleman proceeded on foot into the town, but the elderly one took the gig to a black smith's shop for needful repair. From his very pl a i n ap pearance the smith took him for a servant, and entered into very familiar discourse with birthAt length the gentle man said to the swarthy Vulcan, " If you were to put a thin plite of iron between the two pieces of -steel, they would weld the better." " I kn ow that, ' sa id the smith, - "but I thought if I did so, you would tell your master, and say it was only a botched job ; but if yon will; smite for ta e , I will do so, and the work will soon be done." The gentleman wielded the hammer, and by his adroitness gained great applause from the smith, who liberally pro mised him the share of a tankard when the job was com pleted. The gig was soon put in state quo, when lo ! the you ng man approached, and in most respectful terms ad dressing the assistant smith, asked his Lordship if he was ready to proceed on his journey : the smith stared at this appellation, and his astonishment was net diminished when he understood-that hid elpmate was not the Lord Bishop of Limerick, who has latelybeen tianslated to another See.••-• Macclesfield Herald. PIRACY AND MURDER. TRIAL OF THREE SPANISH PIRATES. RICHUOND, VIRGINIA, JULY 20. The peculiar circumstances connected with the case of the brig Cranford, which will be devehiped in the sequel, induced Chief Justice Marshall to hold a special term of the Federal Court for the fifth cir cuit and eastern district of Virginia, for the trial of the three Spaniards. The Court was held on the 9th inst.; the most material witnesses not being present, it was adjourned from day to day, until their arrival from New York. After they had arrived, four indictments, one for piracy and three for murder, were sent to the grand jury, who, after au examina tion into the testimony, returned a true bill as to each. The three prisoners, viz. Pepe, otherwise called Jose Hillario Casaris, Coign, otherwise called Joseph Miranda, and Felix, otherwise Felix Barbero, were all charged in the first indictment with piracy, and in each of the others with the murder of some one of the persons who were slaughtered by them. The Court was adjourned until the 16th, to give the prisoners time to prepare their defence. The prisoners having been arraigned, pleaded " Not Guilty" to all the indictments. Mr: Stanard, Distriet- Attorney for the United States, conducted the pro secution. The Court assigned Mr. Leigh, in addi tion to Mr. Schmidt, who appeared as counsel for the:arraigned. In compliance with a wish expressed by the prisoners, they were tried separately ; and consequently the testimony, being the same in each case, was repeated by the witnesses on the several trials. Edmund Dobson, the first witness called, was the mate of the brig Cranford. The brig Cranford was built at Troy, and registered last at Providence, from which port she sailed about the 6th of April for Matanzas, in the island of Cuba ; Capt. 'Henry Brightman, master; himself mate; and Joseph Dol. liver, Oliver Potter, Asa Bicknell, Nathaniel P. Deane, and Stephen Gibbs (coloured cook), mari ners. After discharging- their cargo at Matanzas, the captain told him he expected to have some 'pas sengers, who were foreigners. About a week be fore they sailed, Alexander Tardy came on board and stayed all night, but returned to shore the next day. But, while taking on board their homeward cargo, Tardy remained on board several days. He thinks it was about three days before they sailed, the prisoners Felix and Couro came on hoard, bring ing a small iron-bound box, said to contain money. The witness was ordered to put it under the cap tain's birth, in a locker, which he accordingly did in the presence of Felix, who seemed satisfied with this disposition of it. From that time till the vessel sailed, Felix remained on board, during which time much of the cargo was taken in. Pepe 'came on board the day before sailing. The passengers being all on board, the vessel was moved out a little from among the other shipping, where she remained until her papers were obtained, and there was no longer a ny cause for delay. She sailed on the 28th of May. Nothing remarkable occurred until the morning of the Ist of June. They breakfasted about eight o'clock. Tardy seemed somewhat officious on the occasion. He helped the witness to fried eggs, ham, and chocolate. Witness spilt some of the chocolate. Tardy insisted upon it, and actually replenished the bowl. After breakfast he retired to the state-room to get some rest, having been up all night. He soon felt very giddy in the head, and sick at the stomach. The captain soon came down : and when he ascertained his situation, invited Tardy, who professed to be a doctor, to come down and see him. Tardy did so, said that he was biliods, and proposed an emetic. Mr. Robinson, the supercargo, advised him to have nothing to do with his medi cine, and he determined to defer it until the next morning. He came on the deck and lay down on a mattress, where he remained all day quite sick, and vomiting occasionally. In the evening Robinson told him he had no doubt but that Tardy had given them all poison; and that, for the future, they must eat nothing but What was served up by their own cook; that Couro had come on board in.the capa city of a servant, and that he must be made to cook for the Spaniards. The witness had no suspicion at that time of being poisoned, as the cook had not told him of Tardy's agency in cooking the breakfast. In the evening about eight o'clock he went into the ':abin, and found the Captain quite unwell with the asthma and a cough, who invited him to sleep alengside of him, and said that Robinson would statttri-the same cabin with them. As the weather was warm, and he felt some solicitude about the vessel, he declined, and came on deck, where he lay about four hours, or until about 12 o'clock, when Dolliver, one of the seamen, came to the relief of the man at the helm. There was no moon, and the night a clear star-light night. He gave Dolliver orders to apprize him of any change in the weather, and then slept, he thinks, until between one and two o'clock, when he was suddenly &woke by a noise, the cause of which he did not understand. lie ran forward, and as soon as he got a little beyond the Windlass, he saw a man standing with a knife in his hand, by whom he was severely stabbed in the shoulder, (the witness's arm was still in a sling.) In a state of great excitement he ran across the vessel, where he found Potter, a sailor, standing in a reclined posi tion, who said he was stabbed, and-asked if they could get no assistance ? The witness seized a handspike from the long-boat, and attempted to get into the main-rigging. He found Dolliver and Pottef had both ascended. before him, and the blood from their wounds was streaming down . like rain over him and the rigging. He saw a man about this time leaning against the railing, who in a short time fell, as he believed, dead. He thought it was the captain, and spoke to him, but got no answer; he had since understood it was not the captain.— Whilst in this situation Potter fainted, and the witness and Dolliver prevented him from falling. Dolliver then told him that Tardy came to the helm, looked into the binnacle and about, but excited no suspi cion in his mind, though suddenly cut him very badly in the throat, and took the helm from him. Whilst at the mast head, witness heard Robinson and Nathan overboard and in the water. He knew them by their voices. They were in great distress, and im plored to be.permitted rto come, on board ; but the Spaniards said no, no, no. Robinson kept rather off, but Nathan came near the vessel, and entreated that a barrel, a plank, or an oar, Might be thrown overboard to him, that he might prolong his exist ence in that way for a little while, under the' des perate hope of succour from some vessel that possi bly might pass him. But his entreaties did not in the least move the hearts of the Spaniards. They refused, and even attempted to plunge a harpoon or some such instrument into him, and to strike him with an oar. Finding his supplications so inhumanly received, he sought and remained with Robinson, until they were both exhausted and sunk to rise no more. The witness also heard two bodies thrown overboard. He next heard the Spaniards talking about him ; and Tardy soon asked if he was above and was wounded, and told him to come down. He refused to do so, saying if be did' they would kill him, and preferred staying where he was and dying with his shipmates. Tardy told him the Spa niards said they would not hurt him, and that if he would come down, he would give him his word of honour he should be safe. One of his shipmates begged him for God's sake not to go down to be butchered ; he, however, did so, upon Tardy's assurances. After getting on deck, Tardy and the three Spaniards came around him. Tardy question e d him about the box of money, and said that the Captain before they sailed from Matanzas, had sent the money on shore, and that the Spaniards had de termined not to come to. the United States and have a suit abo u t i t , b ut t o se i ze upon t he Vessel, and do themselves justice. He agreed that he would assist .them in navigating the vessel. At his request he was then laid down by them, and Tardy ordered up ascertained from the medicine chest t o d ress h i s woun d ; b u t the Spaniards, as he und erstood them said, , c N o , no, time enough yet." Tardy hs.vit a him who else were aloft, ordered them to come down, . one at' a time. After a while, Dolliver cam , : down. Tardy stood at the, helm, and the Spaniards went 'round Dolliver, and after some conversation among them, he saw Couro stab Dolliver; Pepe then ran upon him, and striking him in the breast, he fell overboard. He beard Dolliver call to. Potter from the water, and tell him not to come down, for if he did, the barbarous wretches would kill him. Some short time after, he heard Potter tumble from the mast-head and fall overboard without a groan. After day-light, Pepe and Couro loaded two mus kets, went forward and called up a man (Biaknel) from the forecastle, who hadno shirt on, and seemed to be wounded, having, something like a handker chief tied around his breast. While Bicknell was sitting on the rail, one of them fired a musket at him; and he fell overboard. The other then fired, and the 'witness thought hit him, for he heard him groan heavily. They then called down the cook, who had hid him self, and was until then unperceived in another part of the rigging, ordered him to go to work cooking breakfast, which he promptly obeyed. The witness saw a knife lashed to a staff; two of the Spaniards without shirts, and besmeared with blood, with their bloody knives sticking in girdles about their waists. There was a bottle of spirits standing not far from where be was, to which the Spaniards went and drank. Tardy, observing that the witness was almost overpowered by the horrid butchery he had witness ed, and the appalling sight of the blood-thirsty mon sters, then exulting in their more than savage cruel ties, attempted to lay his fears by telling him that these Spaniards had been drinking all night and were not yet drunk, and that notwithstanding what had happened, and the appearance of their knives, they would not hurt him ; and he (Tardy) pledged himself again to that effect. The pirates then went to work in destroying all the papers belongi ng to the vessel, which were thrown into the. sea. Th e - leaves of the Bibles belonging to some of the men were torn out, and also thrown overboard, as were the sea-clothing of the sailors. During this destruc tion Tardy and the Spaniards kept up a constant buzzing; exulting and bragging of their exploit. The vessel was all a gore of blood—her deck, masts, spars, sails, *&e. The cook was made to take buckets of water and wash it away : where it could not be gotten off the sails, &c., he was made to paint them over, so as to hide it. Pepe, after one of the other Spaniards had fixed the rope, hauled up the dead body of the Irish passenger from below, which was thrown overboard. The com mand of the vessel was assumed . by Tardy, who knew very little of navigation ; the Spaniards know ing nothing about it, not being able even to splice a rope. The services of the witness were therefore necessary to them. From what he had seen of the men in whose power he was, he was prepared to execute any' order they might give him, even if it had been to throw himself into the deep. He therefore obeyed them, but with the faintest hope imaginable of ultimately gaining his freedom or saving his life. During the dreadful scene, the French passenger was near Tardy at the helm, and showed every mark of suffering sympathy. Tardy told the witness that the Frenchman was a good and intelligent man, and would be of some service to them. Tardy showed the witness a complete set of Spa nish papers fOr the vessel, representing her to be long to the port of Havannab, bound by way of Ma tanzas to Hamburgh in, Europe. (These papers were exhibited in court as part of the evidence, to show that the piracy was : planned, and the mode of executing it arranged, before the prisoners left Ma tanzas. Tardy told the witness he had paid nine doubloons for them, and if the Government knew he had procured them, the officer who gave them to him would lose his place. He explained his inten tion to the witness of going to Hamburgh, and con versed with him about the course to steer, the con dition of the vessel, her stores, &e. Felix appeared to be next in authOrity, and also said they were going to Hamburgh, and intimated to the witness that he should share equally in the proceeds of the cargo in Hamburgh with himself and Tardy.— But as to the other Spaniards, they were . to have only a little, as they were inferior sorts of men. This the witness was made to understand by signs. They then proceeded to' dress his wound, and after the sun became oppressive to him on deck, he was remove into the cabin, on reaching which he fainted. When he revived, he heard a noise, and looking round, observed that Feli x w as breaking open his chest. He told him where to find the key, which was procured, and the chest opened. His sea-clothes were taken out and thrown overboard; some trifling articles of clothing were taken with his pocket-book, and a small sum of money. The money was carried to the state room, and put into the common stock, composed of the money they got hold of. (The pocket-bobk was found in possession of Felix when taken by the officers from Old Point, and was in court.) The witness here related the conversation between himself and Tardy, as to the improbability of getting to Hamburgh without mariners, and with the small stock of provisions which they had. It resulted in a determination to make to the nearest port in the United States. The wind was favourable to their going to Savannah, or Charleston, bid Tardy would not consent to go to either port. He had resided at one place, and had failed there in' business, and was known too well in both to venture t'o either. They then determined to sail to the Chesapeake, and barely call at the first port for men and provisions. The witness here gave a long account of what occurred after they entered the Capes, and before they arrived at Old Point. They were spoken by four different pilots, all of whom Tardy refused. The last, however, attempted to go on b oar d, an d Tardy was induced by the witness to permit it, to prevent suspicion, as the name of the vessel had been effaced the day after the murder of the crew. • But before the pilot boarded,- Tardy gave orders to the Spaniards 'and witness how, to.deport them.. selves, so as to avoid the possibility of discovery. He conjured the witness not to betray him, he had . saved the witness's life, and he must be true to him. The witness says he quieted his fears, and was clapped on the breast by Tardy, who declared he was just as him, Sze. The otheedetails are unimportant. The vessel having been brought to anchor off. Old Point Comfort, Tardy announced his intention of going on shore, and promised the witness a good mess of eggs and fresh meat, for he : had been living on salt provisions long enough. The witness had no idea of staying on board himself that night, if by any stratagem lie could get ashore. He had seen one or more bundles of iron tied up, and had pre - viols!), ascertained from Tardy that they were in readiness to sink the cook when they killed him. The three Spaniards and the cook were sent aloft to reef the sails, and he proposed to Tardy to assist in getting the boat ready, and to bring it alongside for him. ' His proposition was Consented to with some reluctance, and he got into the boat to take out the ping to let the water that was in her escape, and desired that the French passenger should take one - rope and T ar dy the other, and let the boat down. This they aid. As soon as she toec'ned the water, instead of her alongside, he made for the shor e with all his his i s trength. He knew there were no loaded arms on board, and that he was safe. Tardy asked him as he was going off, if he would betray him ? He answered, no ; and hastened to the shore, where he related the sad story ,to the officers in command, and entreated them to go on board immediately, that they - might save the live s o f t h e F renc h man an d , the cook. _ Ferdinand Ginoulhiac, the next witness exa mined, is-ea native of the province of Languedoc, in France, and has resided as a merchant in Matanzas for seven years. He knew nothing of the brig Craw ford until he took his passage on board of her. His detail of the circumstances and time of sailing i and of the events of the butchery of the Captain: and crew, in nearly all the main p art i cu l ars, corresponde d exactly with the testimony of Mr. Dobson. On the Ist of June he noticed that' the crew were taken sick; the mate (Dobson) being much more so than any of the rest.. He . -did not know the cause; but was told, after the massacre by the Spaniard!, that the captain wanted to poison every body on bOrti, that he might get the money of the passengers. He slept on deck the night of the Ist of June, and about two or three o'clock he was roused bya noise on deck. He found Tardy at the helm near which he lay. It was dark and he could not well distinguish things, but he saw two men struggling two or three yards from him; one of them fell. He did not know who they Were; Pepe told him afterwards it was himself killed the cap tain; but Felix insisted that he had killed the captain. After day-break they loaded two guns, called up a man from below who had something tied round his breast as if over a wound, and ordered him to jump overboard, , which he did, and as he went one of them fired, and, as he thinks, missed him. The other shot him after he fell in the .water- They then hauled up the dead body from the cabin. They examined it, and remarked that the stab was the finest they had ever seen in all their lives`„ it had so completely severed the heart. Three or four days afterwards, he heard them say that the mate and cook were only fattening to be killed. Tardy as snmed the command. The reason he gave the wit ness for saving his life was, that he was his country man ; that he had been a pirate for a great while, and-had never injured a Frenchman, and should not commence then. As soon as Dobson made off in the boat, Tardy appeared greatly alarmed, said two or.three words to Dobson, who replied in one word —none of which he understood. Tardy then told him he was "a lost man." An American vessel had anchored not far off, and Tardy spoke it, and obtained from it the use of their long-boat to send to the shore for his own, and two hands to row it. In this boat the three Spaniards embarked ; after getting some distance, they returned, saying they could not get the boat; but Tardy ordered them to proceed, and they did so; . but the. Spaniards not go ing where the boat was, Tardy became more alarm ed, expressed his dreadful apprehensions of the con sequences; and announced his determination to cut his throat. [lt was conjectured' that the Spaniards were sent off to secure or despatch Dobson, but pre ferring their own safety made their escape.] The witness and Tardy went into the cabin, when the witness took possession of some articles that belong ed to him, and then returned on deck. In a few moments he understood from the negro (the cook) that Tardy had . cut his throat. Mr. Joseph Brough was the next witness ex amined. His testimony corresponded with that of Dobson and the last witness, as to events after his going on board. He witnessed the tragical end of Tardy. • Captain N. G. Dana, in command at Old Point, to whom the story of bobson had been related, after its extravagance had gained some credence with the subaltern officers, gave the necessary orders for Dobson's confinement, for boarding the vessel, &c. Dobson having told him that the vessel was built at Troy, and that her name was effaced, and having satisfactorily answered a few questions as to the localities of Troy, he went on board with a party of armed men, and found that Tardy was only just alive. The prisoners had lost no time in effecting their escape. They were aiming for Norfolk, and would not have been overtaken but for the zeal of the party in pursuit. Mr. Servant, Colonel Jones, and Lieutenant Robert Anderson were examined as to these particulars. Mr. Westwood, the Custom-house officer at Hampton, proved the identity of the papers found. on board the vessel.— An inquest was held over the body of Tardy, and he was. buried on the beach, at high water mark, with his face downwards. The trial under the indictment for piracy com menced on Monday, and closed on Wednesday. On each day one of the prisoners was tried. In rdl the cases, the testimony was submitted to the Jury without argument from the bar; and the jury, a se parate one in each case, after a retirement of but a few minutes, returned with a verdict of " Guilty." Yesterday Chief Justice MARSHALL proceeded to deliver the sentence of the Court, and fixed the day of the execution to Friday, the 17th of August. Felix and Couro seemed affected by their sentence, but Pope remained unmoved. They were tried under the indictment for piracy only, Mr. Stanard, United States' attorney, consi dering it to be unnecessary to arraign them for murder. The Richmond Whig gives the following descrip tion and particulars of these bloody butchers : Since their condemnation the pirates own them selves guilty of the crime of which they were convicted, and say they deServed to be hanged long ago for previous atrocious crimes. Tardy was undoubtedly the master spirit which concerted the plan of horror which was afterwards exe cuted on board the Crawford. He seems to have beets the coolest, deepest, and most uncompromising villain on record. lie was buried at low-water mark near Old Point Comfort, with his face downward, and every mark of ignominy. Three hours afterwards he was disinterred, his head taken off, and despatched to Baltimore for the inspection of the Galls and Spuriheima of that city. They will probably find the organ of destructiveness finely developed. Of the three Spaniards convicted in this city, two of them represent themselves as natives of the province of Gallicia, in Old Spain, viz. Felix Barbeto, and Couro, alias Jose Morando. Felix Barbeto is the eldest of the three, and their supe rior in rank, intelligence, and address, as much as in age. The others refer to him, • and style him, with much respect, Don Felix. His con nexions in Cuba are said to be respectable. He is rather below the common stature, his features goad,, nose slightly aquiline, and of an intelligent, though we should not say bad, countenance. He was probably in full understanding with Tardy, and hired the other two to assist in the execution of their hellish plot. He has evinced more sensibility during the trial than the athers. Couro appears about fe thirty r es y, keepingearso f age, his mouth oflarge,heavy andstupid constantlyhalf op e n, which gives an expression almost idiotic to his coun tenance : but he is said, nevertheleas to be the gayest spirit of the three. Pepe, alias Jose Hilario Ca sares, is a native of Cuba, of the middle height, well and even symmetrically formed, handsome features, and a bold, and even undaunted aspect. He seems to be, and undoubtedly is, a man ready to perform whatever his employer would 'command, whatever danger he might encounter and blood wade through. They are all swarthy, showing the Moorish blood, and whiskered; they are even thought, in dial lenging jurors, to have had respect to whiskers. The Richmond Enquirer suggests that it is in cumbent on the Government to inquire into the fact of Tlirtly's haviiig obtained fictitious papers from an officer in the Custom-hOuse at Havaniiah; and, if it be so, to make-a formal representation to, the Spa nish authorities.- • Arrived at Gibb's Hotel — The Right Hon. Lord Wriothesley Russell ; the Right Ho n . Lady Georgina Russell ; th e Ri g ht H on . Lord Hawke ; the Hon. Captain Edward Hawke, R.N. ; Robert Frankland, Esq. M.P., York s hi re , an d L a dy ; Colonel Cooper Gardener, Newark ; Ralph Fenwick, Esq. ; Miss Fenwick, and Miss Julia Fenwi c k ; R o bert Fenwick, Esq. and Lady ; Col one l Russell ; John Brown, F.sq.. Limerick, a nd L a d y , M rs. Richard B rown; Miss M‘Donnell; Henry T. Hope, Esq. Yorkshire; Captain Bowles, RN. and Lady ; B. Wilmer, Esq. ; Andrew Stein, Esq. Kennetpans • Joseph Lobo, Esq. ; William Holdon, Esq. ; John AVedderburn, Esq. ; ----- Crawford, Esq. • Set off from Gibb's Hotel—The Right Hon. Lord Hawke; the. Hon. Captain Edward Hawke, R.V. ; Sir J osep h an d L a dy Ratcliffe, Yo r k s hi re ; Frederick Dr. Ro bert Jones,R4vill ; wili ne Esq . 7i Hi a i m ddersfild; Captai n Mi tc h e ll, R.N. ; Forman, Esq . and Lady, Glamor ganshire ; Miss Forman, and Miss Johnston ; Major andWe Webb; 'Captain Forbes, li.N., ; Colonel Cooper Gardiner, Newark ; Joseph Pitt, Esq. ; John Jones, Esq. and Lady; Henry G. Trail!, Esq. ; Samuel H. Bury, Esq. ; j n iseph Alexander de ß r an D u n e n r c n a i n an , E sq : Fleming, Esq. ; S. Lepard, E sq. . James Green, Esq. ; a nd John Green, Esq.-7-Wainburgl: Evening Courant. THE lIARvEsT.—The fine weather which, with very little exception, continued to prevail throughout the preceding week, was very favourable.for the harvest, and these is now, we believe, little grain in this county, except in some hilly or exposed situations, which remains uncut. By far the greater part, indeed, Was been housed in fine condition,—,,tirerpool SPORTING.-RECEIVED THIS DAY. WARWICK RACES.—TuEsnaT, SEPT. 4. T. G. Sturwrrn and J. DRINKWATER, Esqrs. Stewards. ' Mr. T. H. ATKINS, Clerk of the Course. The Guy Stakes cf 50gss. each, h. ft., for three-yr-olds. One mile. Sir G. Pigot's h. f. Colombia (Arthur) 1 Col. Yates's br. c. Sharpshooter 2 Mr. Day's b. f. Passion Mr. Day's b. c. by Whalebone 4 Thirteen drawn.--Won cleverly.—Sharpshooter agst the field. The Leamington Stakes of 25 sots. each, 15 ft. with 100 sous. added by the Town of Leamington. Two miles. Mr. Thornhill's b. f. Garcia, 4 yrs (J. Spring) 1 Mr. Dilly's b. h. Escape, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Craven's bi - % h. Eldorado, 6 yrs 3 ' Lord Warwick's ch. m. Double Entendre 0 Mr. Tomes's b. r. Granby, 4 yrs . Mr. Beardsworth's b. c. Don Diego, 4 yrs 0 Mr. I. Sadler's br. c. Jocko, 4 yrs Eight drawn.—A pretty race, hut won cleverly at the end. Even between Granby and Eldorado.----4 to 1 agst Garcia. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 50 soya. added. Heats, two miles. (7 subs.) Mr. Yates's b. f. Garcia, 1 yrs ... walked over. St. Leger Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 soya. ft. for three- yr-olds. Two miles.- Mr. Giffard's cL. c. Pantaloon Mr. Yates's br. c. Sharpshooter 2 Three drawn.—Won easy. —2 to I on' Sharpshooter. ABERDEEN, FORFAR, KINCARDINE, & BANFF RACES.--WEDNESDAY, Auo. 29. The Meeting Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 5 ft., with 20 added from the funds of the' Meeting, for all ages. Twice round. (17 Subs.) Mr. Fraser's hr. c. Hartlepool, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Maule's gr. c. The Apostate, 4 yrs 2 Won in a canter. A Plate of 50 sovs. given by the Citizens of. Aberdeen, added to a Subscription of 20 soya. each, for all ages. Twice round and a distance. The winner to he. sold for SOO sm. if demanded, &c. Mr. Gray's b. c. by Catton, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Maule's br. Is. Prosody, aged... 2 THURSDAY.—The Ladies' Subscription Purse of 60 sovs. for all ages. Twice round. , Mr. Gray's b. c. by Catton, 4 yrs ...... 1 Mr. Fraser's gr. g. Richmond, 6 yrs 2 Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added, for all ages. Twice round. Three subscribers, or no race. Mr. Gray's b. c. by Catton, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Fraser's gr. g. Richmond, 6 yrs FRIDAY.—The Caledonian Welter Stakes of SO Boys. each, lo ft., with lo added from the funds of the Meeting. Two miles. Mr. Fraser of Lovat's br. c. Hartlepool Mr. ?Joule's Prosody 2 Lord Kennedy's b. h. Caccia Piatti A rattling race, and a deal of jockeyship shown ; won with difficulty.-2 to 1 on Hartlepool. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, p.p., with 50 added by the Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Heats, twice round. Mr. Gray's b. c. by Catton Mr. Maule's br. li. Prosody 1 2 dr Mr. Fraser's br. c. Hartlepool .. dr The two heats well contested. nber, 1 mncil t the Ri lis Maje9l day, b] 's Princi 1 to app( : Commi ' all nut i White, 0 be a )1 Lppoiutivo tarrister-' try, in linen It, 111 01 ) surren , a Sarace et, 13101 Yorkeh at two, ,nd Spit)) ad, gla! e, and 0 Gee, Ni r, at 'Whitt rail, Chat er-Liue. ner, Sep t f Corranil , Templ ll Afitcbe !eatersbir" rthenvisi t ; h, her ard, ja°'! ‘ Wet, *ree g vorA'l ire, tanner • bui)dios'' V. Edgio4" . Lamen t end-atree i t; tfard ter; ClO O , d, Swan ! Claompoo o t i titer, an Valianc e ' br e weri- i f imberlati °l o v i u gtoof m o te H. txle xl and ( P re, spade eld, Lard-stree t ' Ar. Wate r ' W. We' et ' Wood / ,eth 111 P !n, wigal 'aline, Maxsve Townsetim' Iker, 'far J. il l pt. 10 at it-Surge s to be Al tires 11 PEDESTRIANISAL Yesterday morning a foot race of two miles took place on the Kelburn-road for 50 sow. between Captain Parker and Fish, the runner from Nottingham. The Captain made all the play at starting, and maintained his supe riority until within fifty yards of home, when Fish made play, passed him in grand style, and won the race by about ten yards. Betting was 5t04 on the Captain. PAUL'S WHARF ROWING MATCH. Yesterday a handsome wherry, given by the Ladies and Gentlemen of St. Bennett's, Paul's Wharf, and its vici nity, was contested for by six watermen belonging to Paul's Wharf Stairs, in three heats, the two first boats in the first and second heats starting for the third and grand heat. They, had to row from Blsickfriars Bridge, through the centre arch of Southwark Bridge twice, and up to the prize wherry, moored off Paul's Wharf Stairs. They finally came in as follows :—Blue; first ; Orange, .second ; Green, third ; and Pink, fourth. Blue was entitled to the boat, and a few pounds were dis tributed among the others. DEAL AND DOWNS REGATTA. AUGUST 80.-2ND DAY. The sports of this day excited far greater interest than those of yesterday. At one o'clock, eleven boats, all from 11.1 to 18 tons burthen, started. It was then blowing a pretty fresh breeze ; the distance was ten miles, and for the first three, the little fleet kept close company; they were then going nearly before the wind, but when it be came necessary to tack, three of the boats shot a-head of the others and exhibited such superiority in sailing close hauled, as to deprive their competitors of the slightest chance. The race between the three was extremely inter esting, and such was the doubt as to which would win, that the odds were shifting almost every five minutes. Within a mile of the goal, and when victory appeared almost certain, the headmost boat carried away her mast. This accident excited a lively sensation among the spectators, and many not acquainted with naval tactics, were quite astonished at the despatch with which a jury-mast was rigged by the persons on board. - The officers of the Russian squadron expressed them selves highly gratified by the race. They were not, how ever, able to partake of the amusements on shore from the circumstance of their being under orders to avail them selves of the first change in the wind to proceed in their voyage homeward. There was a concert in the evening, which was nume rously attended--among the fashionables were Lord and Lady Torrington, and Lady Bloomfield, who, by the bye, has become quite a favourite with the visitors at Deal during these sports. Her Ladyship presented the prizes to the vic tors after each contest yesterday. Lord Yarborough, Co lonel and Mrs. Munro, Captain and Mrs. Pigot, were also present, as were nearly all the officers of the Ramillies. Nothing could exceed the polite attention paid by every officer on board that vessel to the numerous parties , who visited her since the commencement of the races. WINDSOR, SEPT. 4.—Yesterday, his MA JESTr did not leave the Castle until a quarter after five, when be proceeded direct to the Royal Lodge. His MA JESTY was attended in his carriage to and from the Castle by the Lord Steward, and Lord Sr. }IRIAN% In the other carriage were the Hon. ARTHUR STA NHOPf, Sir WILL:am KEPPEL, and Sir EDMUND NAGLE. Yesterday afternoon, the Earl of FIEF. arrived at the Royal Lodge on a visit to his MAJESTY. The Members who attended the e L LCo o o rd rudijeL P ivi : N l sD . ' S en i s E tue ß Ar s ds r aT O : : ‘ , aist ro t r thi d lei te l3 Ga i tpl ::: 4 l jv , ceur Afr Y . tilsc foll owing lITTsKissoN, Mr. WYNN, Mr. CHARLES GRANT, Mr. FRE MANTLE, and Mr. GREVILLE. The Duchess of CLARENCt took an airing yesterday morning in her carriage and four, mid visited Prince LEOPOLD, at his residence at Claremont. The Royal Duchess returned to her seat at Bushy Park in the afternoon. The Dukg of CLARENCE came to town yes terday morning, and transacted business at the Admiralty. Mr. liusKlssoN transacted business, at the Colonial Office yesterday, for the first time, as Secretary of State for the Colonial Department. Mr. WlL3tar NORTON and Mr. :ItLaT, the Under Secretaries of the department, had interviews with the flight Hon. Gentleman. - A Board of the Lords of the 'treasury was held yesterday at the Treasury Chambers, Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS had an interview yesterday morning with Viscount GODERICII. Mr. LEWIS afterwards attended at the Treasury as one of the joint Secretaries. Mr. CALCRAFT visited Viscount GODERICH on Monday. Viscount . DUDLEY came to town yesterday morning. Hit Lordship transacted business at the Forc;gn Oftie, with the Ambassador from the Netherlands and flit. Sardinian Alinistei. The Right Hon. Sir CHARLES STUART and the Right Hon. VEE.TY FITZGERALD visited Viscount GovEßiot yesterday. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON as commande r _i n .chi e f, held his first Levee (since his re-ap pointment) thi s mo rning, at the Horse Guard s , w hi ch was military very characters,utunerousl among-attendedb w y born anwumerber elsir joli of dist ii ingi T te r d , General CROSEIM &c. &c, • SPIRIT OF THE •Pt'Bl_lC The Ministry is now completed ; the agita tions of hope and . fear, so far as these sentiments had been excited by any doubt on which side the balance of power would preponderate, have happily blown over ; and when history can no longer be made subservient to mischievous and factious ends, it may not be without its use to bring together a few particulars, not extensively, at least not publicly, known, which have occurred in the course of the late negotiations, and have more or less affected their issue.- It is desirable, in the first place, to ascertain what were The ori. ginal views of the King with regard to the fittest mode of repairing the loss of which his Majesty and the nation had alike been sensible in the death of Mr. Canning. Did his Majesty send for Mr. Peel, or for Lord Eldon, or Lords Ba thurst,or Colcheste r , t o succee d th at Gentleman, and t o sup e rse d e hi s R principlesigh t HMoen b l.vil y le theirs ? It h a s for _ some months been shouted in our ears, that Mr., Canning had played off some sort of magical deception to en trap the senses of his Sovereign- s -tO separate him from his real friends—to render him deaf to the voice of his own Royal wisdom—to en. thral his Majesty by tricks and legerdemain against his predilections—against his declara tions—against his own happiness, his judgment, and his conscience. Well, then, the magician -dies, when, by every law and precedent of " gra marie," the spell ought to perish also. Of course, therefore, his Majesty, no longer mystified-410 longer cheated—with no chimeras of liberty or commerce, or national improvement, or popular affection, to cajole him—would enjoy the benefit of his own clear organs of intellectuaLvision ; the penal laws would at once resume their natu -1 ral likeness to the spirit of Christianity ; th e Holy Alliance would again put on those charms by which the virtuous Castlereagh was de bauched ; prohibitory duties on .foreign goods would recommend themselves as an infallible nostrum for the extension of English . com merce ; the rigid exclusion of any but English ships from our harbours, would secure us against all retaliation by neighbouring states; the Bri tish landowner would be best protected by the inability of the manufacturing labourers to buy his corn ; and, as for its effects upon the multi tude, famine itself (to the 'restored eysight of the King) would lost its fictitious terrors. Such, in all strictness of logical reasoning, ought to have been the changes wrought upon his Majes ty's opinions by the death of a man who had succeeded in upholding those opinions th roug h foul and unworthy practice. To the astonisinnent, there fore, of the Tories (no doubt), His Majesty did not, on Mr. Canning's death, appeal to Lord Londonderry, or Eldon, or any other of this much-honoured school of statesmen, to re establish the good old Government out of which. he had been swindled by the deceased Prime I Minister. The King sent for Lord Goderich, —Mr. Canning's colleague, it is true, but with nothing of a necromancer or wizard about him, that we have heard alleged on any respectable commu nicatedtlieaeobmfi n b t e h e t r e e h d T a )do been y o ee C authority. What then, was the insensibly,order by his Majesty (after the recover y of a o pb r io d nses G te,s_ o s d ecit e o - , leis reasonymwohr more which that ear i nl t abt r e e cr i s n rich ? Was it even to ca ll i n the assistance of restore by degrees, and as it were sp °n i e rit o b r &c. ? No, it was this—distinctly this --- , 6 t 0 continue the Cabinet of Mr. Canning v or " rather to reconstruct it out of the materials which he had left in it when he died l" Here, at least, we find his Majesty a free agent : no conjuring, surely, can be ascribed to Lord Goderich in the voluntary summons sent him by his Majesty, or in the command which followed it. Lord Lans downe expressed his willingness, on the above condition, to remain, but urged the, expediency of strengthening the Government by the accession of Lord ?Tolland. This recommendation was vitt overruled, but merely postponed for the present, as not coming within the principle on which, until some fit vacancy should occur, tla Admi nistration was to be formed. Some days after wards, Lord Goderich—omitting to consult his colleagues—offered the Chancellorship of the Exchequer to Mr. Herries, with whose financial talents a long co-operation in the Treasury had familiarised his Lordship. But Mr. Herries,.on the ground of ill health, at once . declined the offer. Lord Goderich then procured a letter from his Majesty to Mr. Herriescalling , upon him, as is conjectured, to reconsider his refusal, but did not immediately put it into .his hand. The effect, however, of this letter was-to induce Mr. Herries to accede - to it, of which Lord Goderich received intelligence on the night of Mr. Canning's funeral. In the 'meariliine, Lord Lansdown, and' the rest of the Cabinet, did not hear of Lord Goderich's offer to Mr. Herries, until they heard also that he had declined it., For, the day after the f unera l, _a C ounc il was sum moned at Windsor, and Mr. Herries having then apprised Lord Goderich. of ,his acceptance of the office, was summoned to attend it. ' But the Noble Lord not anticipating the.slightest objec tion on the part of his colleagues, did not com municate with them on the su - bject, his.former announcement that the Right Hon. Gentleman had been solicited and reyiised, not having ap peared to them to require any distinct expression of their sentiments. On the arrival of the other , Ministers at Windsor, they, found Mr. Henries there; and when Lard Godericlt explained the reason, they declared their inability . to recognize an appointtnent so introduced to them, the cir eumstances which the re appeared giving the trans , action the air of a direct nomination bythe King, unsanctioned by his advise rs . Besides this, they entertained a false (as it has since turned out) impression. that Mr. Herries was not cc • dially disposed to the liberal syst em of po li cy on which the Administration had - been established. From this double cause arose their opposition to Mr. Herries, and their c on ti ngent resolution to re sign. The subsequent facts ofthe case are as follows: Ist. It was proved that Lord Goderich had re commended Mr. Henries to the King—not his Majesty to Lord Goderich : the constit , , i ti o „ at objection was here o verturned in the crutset. __ 2d. The King having assented to Ltird Gode rich's recommendation, agreed tci wave that as sent in favour of Mr. iliiskissAi or Mr. Sturges Bourne (Mr. Tierney, we. repeat, had been al ready applied • to by his colleagues, . and had, without a momead hesitation, refused), and Mr. 'Terries offered to serve again under either of them as Secretary to the Treasur ' - 8d On' - both . of the a bove gentlemen being * .-- • pressed re peatedly and declining, his M • ajesty is reported to have said—" I have 'tone all I could to avoid a nomination which, since my first agreeing to it, I now..under stand would not be agreeable to many of my Cabinet ; my resources are ex hausted ; I must - revert to Mr. • 'Terries and I whose, servic h eart ily t r u s t t h at a man, ' ' es I so highly value as Lord Lans owne d - - 's "1 , wnnot, un der the circumstances in whichlAd n myself, see cause for breaking up a GoiernMent which