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night of the With April, lad hoard the prisoner
Clements at, " Let go, let p," shortly before
the firing. The Ode shot was immediately followed
by a general firing upon the convicts ; by it.
M'Ardle and another were killed, and several
wounded. When the convicts were killed. there
was no mutiny nor resistance among any of the pri-
soners below. . .

This witness underwent le long tnos-examination.
in the mouse of which he admitted, that, when the
muster took place, Ovoid 35 men were found with
their irons iitf; they were Hogged for it—thnugh
Price of the iron. were. he Pala, kipoekell off by
'oder of the Dtwtor For the benefit of their health.
He solemnly declared, lie never paid to any body
that there was a conspiracy to seize the slim and
carry her to America. after murdering the officers.
Ile had no koowledge of, nor any belief in, the ex-
istence or any such conspiracy.

John Browne cramined by Sir C. Ruutosoo.
Was one of the soldiers on board the Chapman,
and recollected the firing on the evening of the
SlBlll April. He was corporal or the guard on that
slay ; he did not ter the bring begin, for he was
then in the cabin, and about eight o'clock he
heard a great rushing down below—hr iminsdiately
came out. and heard it said that the convicts had
gist upon deck. Ile paw none of them slwre, but
still heard a terrible noise below iii the prison.
'.l'l►e firing app►ared to him to last ninon ten ',d-
ilutes. He could not say what soldiers fired the
shots, as the evening was dark.
Cross-examined by the con MO N• SENJ EA NT.
We (the soldirit.) slept on our u•nas los nearly
six weeks for fear of being murdered by the con-
victs. Shoofly after the ship tailed from Cask, at-
tempts were made by the cons icis lu pick the locks
or the ship. A sailor rinmed Cris.% ley was iota in
irons after the 17th Amid, mid kelit so until she coal
of the voyage. Worn ;mil I,ncy, two others of
the slip's crew, were krpt iii the same store. 'They
were all put in irons for nolii.g the comiets
with thugs to pick the locks below, prior
ro the the officals and crew were in cosi-
apprehension of lusiog their lires, hunt ass
iu-
truelrtl rising isainiag the cum iets. Ile lecolleeteil
heurii.g Fr:mei, Murphy, one of the conru•ts, con-
fess that a cmispiriacy did raise ovetiog them. After
the had teased tor the 28th .vitae's went dower
into list prison with alters—some *Mop like bistro-
lin 1114 were foriod a*q*ug the pri•uurrs. They
sail to Mr. Baxter at Ilse time that lie ought to her
thankful hr was:to:comp:billed ly Cu poral Browise,
day would throw a blanket over him, and take
hi' life.
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1,1 nii.rver to questions front the Judge, lie said,
that a hole he was its the calm, and bates( the firms;
consaienced on the night of the 28th, he was alarm-
r.l at benortsig a great 'mist and cuufusiou issue rionl
Ihr priomi of the ship ; it will greater thou was
aver hefare heard in a ship. The prison was sepal-
rated by a bulk-lived frosn the 'mil the
noise was like Iliat of a number ul per.uni pressing
alpinist this partition.
George Cook, ttttt nher soldier, who was on board
the Ciorpoza, said he ',collected the firing on the
end' of April. Ile first heard LI musket fired f
the aft-part of the ship, .1.111 going toward. the spot
he heard there was a general rising among the men;
the general firing lasted fur about lei' minutes, and
he did nut know who gave the orders fur filing, nor
did lie see Captain Drake until it wee over.
Cross-crund.ted by Mr. ALLEY.
He had no doubt the tiring saved the ship, and
the lives of the officers and crew. Wlnle the
firing was going ots, he heard several of the con-
victs exclaim, " Fire away and be d--s 1 ! you'll
soon Inge your ammunition; we went quarter,
and will give none, we'll rows have the slap." He
tiistioetly heard the convicts rush in a body, and
bear down the door which opened into the hos-
final ; it adjoined the bulk-head which aas be-
tween them and the magazine, mid in the litter
the areas and ammunition were kept. If the con-
victs gut into that place, the ship would have been
inevitably lost. He recollected the mustering of
the men to examine their irons, and more that' 80
of them had broken them. IViniess heard Cousin
and oilier convicts% declare they 'omit to hate risen
and seized the ship, and murdered the officers and
crew, merely keeping alive the chief-mate, until
1w guided them near some port, when they were
to dispose of him also. They were only prevented
Husking this attempt at the titue they meditated it,
by the Aorthowoberland sisals of was corning in sight
on the inurning after they left Si. Jago. Several
flints and cartridges were stoles' from the soldiers on
board between the 17th and •2811) April. Some saii-
ors were kept in custody in hour for aiding the con-
victs in their preparations to snake the attempt. A
feint attempt was to have been roade by oue party
in the aft side, and a real one at the other, so as to
break flown the bulk head. This lie had braid Col-
lins declare on board the chip. He had no doubt
in the world that when the firing took place, the
prismiers were actinnly engaged in commencing
their operations below, and attritaptivg to break
down the barrier which cloud between thew and the
tnagazine.
The evidence being here closed for the prosecu-
tion—

Mr. Justice PARK observed, that he had not
upon his notes a tattle of evidence against the I'6.
sinner Drake, the Capt“iii of the Chapeouti. lie
maw, therefore tio necessity of putting low upon
Iris def.nce. With respect to the other isuner,
Clements, he had no wish whatever to elicit from
the Jury any opininit by anticipation—fur it was
their exclusive prostrtve to soy 111111. it particular
weight should attach to the evidence ; but he vas
at tier same tune, ready to hear any tottservistrop
which they may think tit to address to the Court
before even he called on Clemente for his defence.
The Foreman of the Jury nide that the Jury had
quite made up their muscle use the whole of the come,
and were ready to give u verdict without giving the
Court any further trouble.
They instantly retarued a verdict of Not Guilty'
for both Prisoners.
Mr. Justice PARK said, that now they had re.
corded their votelict he was ready to slate. riser the
opiaiume of the Court was in full secordaure with
dirks up the present case. it was one of the deepest
Waporterwer to the country. The charge viol one of
murder, sod its which tier lives or more than one
person had horn logo. The law of Englund was he
wader of humus life, that it required the most
teti-
uuts eauliwy late every Ms where it appeared to