The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-20 00:00:00

I'3 LICE.

THAMES OFFICE.
FATAL CASE OF MUTINY.

A consid.rable degree of interest was yesterday excited
among the South Sea Captain* and others of reopectabilitrin
r 1• fort Merrill! 'Oda, I. coup q f a report haring
b. en set on foot, that Captain Brinell, of the ship Emily,
Iy•ng in the London Docks, was to be finally ellailaesl on *
I Aarr,:r of murder, at twelve o'clock. A cumber of respect-
:dale sea-faring Captains attended at the office, shamus to
'Par the decision in this cane. ♦t half•past twelve, Captain
Russell, atteuded by Mr. Berry, an exteasire ship-owne►,
opprared, and catered the office, with a witness to cuutradict
yhe evidotte of their ad ars, who supposed Wednesday
(this day) to be the day appointed by the Magistrate fur the
trial enamination,aud consequently did not attend, whit*,
however, *as a tn.,t.ben idea. The evidence of the Captain
certaifily went to rebut the charge alleged against him most
• eisfactoiity, and proves! Ike antstittous state of the crew,
that it was premeditated m take the Captaiu's I.fe when
at ten; and unable to defend hennaif •sgaiust a set of iss•-
tinec.s. he allowed the crew to go on shore at Theme, and
Me order of the Governor oft hr island was,that ►armen should
nr on board by sun-set, which be (the Captaiw) enjoined
twin to obey; but which, however, they violated, parr posely
to cr,ate a mutiny. and stopped un shore all night, contrary
to the orders of the G .eeruur when they went on shore. He
{the Captain) admonished them for their condor; considering
suburdtustiun was indispensably requisite. Niggle was very
itnoeitiocot, and he certainly gave him a slight blow on the
• de of the brad, immediately after which he found himself
miriade(' by the whole crew, in the most riotous and eitutiauns
and indeed wa■ glad to escape o■ shore with his
life. Ile then wrote a letter In the Governor, claiming the
'interference of the military, when seven privates nod three
Lieutenants were sent to quell the disturbance. Lieutenant
]Brun, the commanding officer, then came on board, and
requested the crew to go is the boat to be taken ashore,
which they refused, sod came forward armed with harpoon
staves, handspikes, I.le. and said they slid not care fur all
the Dutch b—g—s on the coast; on which the Commander
ordered one mac to fire over their heads, which was dune.
'Smith, our of Ike crew, thee said,' Now is the time buy;
they have nothing hut blank cartridges!" and were about
to make a rush on The military, when a second discharge of
three gun. deterred their fury. Resale was abut through the
neck; Smith and Ellis through their bodies. The wonuded
men nett. taken to the hospitals, and the other ringleaders to
Orange Fort, a prison, who were adjudged as mutineer;
and treated accordingly, and the Captain was left to ;nose-
tate his voyage Lome with the remaining part of the crew,
He had since learnt that Smith died of his wounds in the
island ;, and Ellis, after being mat to Java, died, among
20,000 others, of fiver. Beadle recovered and came home.
Willi .m Miller, one of the mutineers, who turned King's
evidence, corroborated the whole of the Captatri's statement,
and said the mummy was premeditated.
The evidence of the Complaioauts was as stated in our
Paper of Wednesday last.

A somber of documents were produced from different
purse's+, particularly one from the uliicer ghat nownsanded
hie escort to fire, which purported to sties themttuuos sad
iineove.nahle state of the crew, aud that the Captain was
quite justified in the measures he adopted.
The Captain said be would come forward to 'meet al all
times any charge that might be alleged agaiosttrins, and ow-
intimidated face his accusers on that atrocious charge of
" murder," which, fur want of • foundation, fell to the
ginned.
Mr. Bal'saline, who hail previously mines to the Lords
of the Admiralty on the case, and received their assurer, very
/Ally delivered his opinion oa ibe subject at great !toroth,
and al last came to • cuaclusiou, that lie saw so right what-
ever he bad to detain the Captain, or is fact 'ay charge
against him ; and more particularly as the officer bad called
she Complainants, who did nut appear, he felt quite justified
to discharging the Case.
The Captain then left the office acquitted of any charge.
OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Lee (who •ppeared at the office
'nurturing an Mimi, at bee breast', were putt to the bar for
final eastniustion, charged by Mrs. Hogg. t, Charles 'wet,
Ciun mere saht oad, Stepney, Miss Winter. 23, Jawnictooreet,
Commercial road, and Maria Butcher, Charlewatren, Com-
snercuahruoul, with obtaining goods under false prat .
The Prisourrs took • house, No. 22, Vincent-street, C4lllll*
normal road, rind passed as sisters. They had a mass living
with litres, who, after they bail given orders for things,
would Cab them home. The Pr isomers went to Mrs. Mug-
ge!, andhook up things to the mammal of 71. Lea said her
busbaud was male of a ship in the Ducks, which proved to
he a notorious falsehood. Smith said her husband woo ked
for a Mr. Dempster, a carpenter sad joiner. The Smith that
woik.J for Dempster visa nut for, and denied sty know-
ledge of the lady that said she had honoured burn with her
hand.
Miss Printer said they had also been to her house, aid ob-
tained properly audit- the same pretences; sail of Maria
Botcher also. The goods thee had from Montt they im-
mediately went and sold far U. odd, to ••Jew, • circuits.
name which had been discovered since they were taken. Its
about five days after the goods were delivered, Mr. Hogget
was informed they were moving off clandestinely; he took
•n
officer and went to the house about oine at ; Le
tapped nt the door, and a failionable little mm, in • nate of
hoduly, put his head out of the window ; he made known his
• rrnnd, soil the little man put in his head axiom and said
he should not open the door to shim. Hogget, however, re.
solved upon watching there that eight, which be dirk and
the oral morning discovered the house was barren of fund-
tyre, the property had been all taken off per viouely, and
the pothers made off without being heard of till last Mug.
('2Y, *heu Mrs. lineeet mit the Prisoner Smith, by mere
•ce.dent, and gave Mr iutu custody, wbicb Icd to a disco-
very of Lee's abode.
The Prisomrs in their defence said, they were to have the
goods by paying 11.1311. in the pound fur the loan of them ;
they would pay for them if time were allowed, or glee *evil-
; op for the Amount.
The Magistrate firm committed them for trial for eh.
Inning good, under lahre prrtericei, but ow a ge_comide,a_
t!on of the circumstances, and the saceetainty of the par.
tel being properly indicted, he treated the Case sweet lire
Vagrant Act, and adjudged them to he rogues and yap-
blade, and directed them to be seal to the House of Cur.
realm', and kept to bard labour fur the space of three eaten-
jar months.