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daughter Of the deceased, who stated, she lived at
N'. 25. Kiegestieet, Olt-street Roed, wncre her
. tether use reside, end was a razor strap-maker,
and mad to work ie Webber-rew, St. George's-
tieles. Witness did sot know her father meant to
go to we the • xecution, but it was on his way to his
• work; and as they never expeeted him home till
tight in the evening, his family had no ap-
prehension for his safety, till his usual time of
venting home, w'ien they sent to his work-shop, to
inquire, and to their great distress, found that he had
not been there since lest Saturday. Having beaid
of the dreadful accident, her mother apprehended
ha had been killed, when they went to Elizabeth's
Waite, in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and found
him amongst the dead. 'I he deceased was 67 years
of age, and has left a widow, and six children, the
youngest only seven years old.
Ann Distant, the next Witness, stated, that she
resides ar N 4. Baker's-terildiees. 01d-street Road.
Knew the late John Dilley perfeelly well, and saw
to EFiabelles Ward, is St. Bartholomew's
llaspetel, among the dead.
Eeeseete 'Fuzee was identified by William Ad-
dis, who stated. that he lived in Fox-court, Air-
s net. Clerk-nettle and is a tooth-brush maker.
Fee deceased was a beagle woman, 20 years 0.
Agee end a cousin of the Weress ; she lived we-
e.eue at No. 9, Batley-court, Welesqoare, Shore-
ditch. Witoess had not seen her for six months
paw, till last Tuesday, when be found her dead, el
Elizabeth's Ward.
Darer: Grover was identified by Samuel Grover,
his father. 1!c stated, that he lives in Tumniill-
- Clerkeuwell. The deceased was 16 years of
sge. and lived with him. 1) eels went last
Mooiiay to see the execution. an . W cm.bi did ice
see him again until elendiis ate ir an, in Eliza-
beth's Wald, Sc Barteolore. hespital.
Richard was io etitied be eearah
his mother, a • idew. 1 e d. cease was 13 years
of age ;he left her festive, No 4 Aleock 1 ne, Shore-
diten, scorn o'clock la ,t Moncl• enorni lg. to go
see see the execs ion ; Were's did act see him
again till two in the. afternoon of the same day,
when she found hi.n in Elizabeth's We'd, St. Bar-
thelnmese's Hospital. Witness has three children
left, tee seeier. of whom was 17 years of age last
July, and Lastly married.
Williams was identified by ono Wil-
„lianas, his meteor, who staled, that she lives
et No. 9. 14ot-street, St. Giles's ; her son
was twelve years of age ; last Monday morning.
he asked leave to go and see tee execution ;
rt-i-s assented, desiring hies to return at nips
o'clock to breakfast. She did not see him awaits
tid Tuesday morning, in Elizabeth's Ward, S-Bat•
tholumew's epstal Witness is a very poor wo•
nun, who gets her living by selling daffodils,
'slim-ewes, and water-ceases, in weich her KM
• ci to aunt leer. and was her chief support.
Abraham S. Rodriguez was iderrified by Tho-
m.; Sweet, servani to Mr Saul Roderieelies. father
of tee leceesed, a butcher, who resides at No. ;t3,
Weee."..pel. Deceased was between 13 and 14
ye.rs ot age, aud lived with hiS father. .0:i Mon-
ody 'naming tee deceased ado-3 wines; to acC311111.•
pa..y a ern to the co:cutlet. Winless refused, tad
strove to dissuade him trent going to it. Deemed
left .1 me ny ferns +, end w anew riew him uo MOM
un ! lie wee otougie to his father's house, (tom St.
B r• holotnew's
iseph "home was identified by Anne Thorns,
kis wile, who hers at No. 3. ur-deiuce court,
Spitalfiilds • Deceased left home at five technic is
the morning, awl took with biro a ba.itet of pies and
saute 13.uhury ears, for {be purpose of wrung them
to th...e who went to the ix. cutien ; did not solt
Seim ef.e- that, until linedey afternoon, in Eliza.
betties Ward. The deceased was is the hanit d
frequenting such meetings t he was 32 years of
age, five test two indics high. of slender maim
a, d e•ry ueahle to enacted with a crowd. The
dec. .see ha 1. ft hut .children, the youngest only
four o.•.nths old. While this witness was giving her
es ideece. she was so afrolea she cool I hardly spook.
William Tyler was identified by Thomas Tyler.
his father, a painter, residing at No. 39, Church.
street. Soho The deceased WAS an aeprentice to 1
David Hatfield, shoe-maker, who lives in Coppice-
raw, Clerkenssell. and was 18 years of age. Wit.
ness head tie deceased say, cn Sund•-iy night, he
should go to the execution on Monday. Wittiest,
was reading at the time, and did not take any no-
tice of what he had said; the d. ceased always slept
at his fateitr's house; did not see him any more,
ante he went to the Hospital, on Tuesday, at one
'Jock.
erseleem Reother was identified by William
Another, his father. who said, that his son, who was
14 years of age, lived servant with Mr. Webers,
Who lives in the Colonnade. Rawl-square. De-
ceescd went last Monday morning to see the execu-
tion ; no person knew wee became of hen, until
lie was hound in Eiizebetles Ward, Bt. 1/archaise
mew's Hopital.
(denim Carter was identified by John Carter,
bill father, who stated, that he lived at No. 11,
Geld Bath-fi lds ; Witness is by trade a silver po-
the Deceased lived et No. 5, Typo-street,
chic-v..li street, and was a shoe-makes ; he went
on Nieseslay to see the eecution. but never re-
turned. Witness ea ent on Tuesday to Elisabeth's
War,!, in St. Berthnioirew's Hospital, 11114 reran.
ed leas -intones' the dead.
.1 'ho Womble was identified by George Wilt-
shire, ef No. IL Great llolow-street, Manchester.
square. tarienter ; who stated, that the deceased.
.loin Wimble, I sal„ ed at Witness': house, and was
by trade a white-smith, arid ws,ked with Mr.
Licit. of Great Mary-la-Ronne-street. The de-
ceased was about eie years of age ; the last time
Witness saw him alive, was nn JwiJAy night
about ten o'clock; he seer tern eeei.i. in are-
beth's K ere. in Ste dereinlonireit's Hospital, oa
'lei -refry. at one o'c!ock, among the dead. De-
sewed was a single man.
Santee) Towler, blacksmith, lives in Lord Scar-
horo.igh's stables, Park-:err-:. Giosvener.sqteire ;
knew the deceased, John Wimble, and accompanied
him •o see the execirion. They bath arrived about
half-paw seven o'clock. Woriess and deceased stood
about tueetty yards inside the line of carrieges its the
saddle of the 014 Bailey. Auteut ten outliers after
they artiv:J, the crowd b..,n to press so eery
much. it was almost impossible to stand; saw se.
venal miens fell before either the deceased or wit-

ness fell. Before this, the Witness had been sepa-
rated from the deceased ; %Visions saw the de-
ceased fall ; heard the cry of " hats off ;" the
pressure then became extremely great, and he
was carried by the crowd nearer the walls of the
houses ; some person having fallen, he fell also, and
saw several persons fall at the same time. The
pressure was so great, on both sides of him, that
when those before him fell, he could not. avoid
falling also ; while down, he heard several cries of
" Murder." Those that bad fallen, felt upon one
another. Witness fell with his head outside of the
heap ; supposes he was down for about five mi-
nutes, could not tell how many fell at the time;
there were several under, and "several over hire;
did not know whether those that were under him
were dead or alive. Did not see the cr;rninals at
all ; neither was he assisted in rising; had it not
been for th, se who had fallen upon him, he would
have got rip sooner ; some of the persons under him
were entirely covered. After struggling ler some
time, he got on the top of the heap of persons
that had fallen, and the heap was so high,
that he got upon the heads of the mob, who
were standing, and crawled for the distance of four
or five yards in th•s manner, towards the houses,
until he got hold of a lamp-iron, when he was
taken in at one of the windows of the first story of
Mr. Richard Hazel's house, No. 16, Old Bailey,
near Green Arbour-court. After Witness got
into the window, he saw another heap of people
• beyond the heap in which he bad been lying. Wit-
nebs alco recolledis, that atter he had been taken in
a: the win low, he saw two men carry the deceased
.y, who appeared to be r •e dead. Wile he
wAs iying its the heap, he die'. n hear those under
him -peal:. Wi:ness heard several of the persces
who were above him crying " Murder !" and pray •
ing to toe Lord to liver t'••• .
The twreity.seveir ho,les that lay in Elizabeth's
Ward, being .:ow ..)1 r.ified, the Coroner asked,
if the reli t es er fr• a,,s of the ten boys whose
bodes la. in St. Sepulchre's C':urch, attended to
idetstily ':.em ? But none sue!. appearieg,
Brooke- Sexr.m of St. Sepulchre's C.,urch, sta ed,
that tie- bodies were brought by James Nary, a
c.nstalde, and that the name of • ...e WAS k. ward
Stone, whose father is a cooper, in Tottenham-
court-road, and the other of the name of Mansfield.

James Popjny stated, that he found the two
boys amongst several other persons lying on the
ground, they were quite dead, and very much
mangled. lie assisted w: h several other perstms
in removing the bodies. The whole of the evidence
being gone throng:i, as to the ascertaining the
cause of the der i of the 30 sufferers, the f'cronvr
proceeded to examine Witnesses as to the cause of
the accidmt.
Mr. John Wheeler, coppersmith, was the first
witness called for this purpose ; Witness resides at
No. 5, Old Bailey ; on the morning of the execu.
lion there was a quantity of small carts along the
Old Riiley, extending from the corner of Newgate-
street to Skinner-strcet ; the people pressed in great
nosed. ; a short t'me ..tier the execution he heard
some cries and groans, and went down stairs and
opened his deer, in order to render them assistance,
and let them into his house and back-yard,
when several of Lew fell down through faintness ;
hartshorn mid a.: sr was given to several of them ;
Witness kept hi door open. and let several hun-
dred persons pass through his house, and out of a
hack door, which leads into a court. By these
means he saved the lives of many. Witness, on
being questioned eoncernM4 his opinion of the
cause of the accident—sa.d that he believed ihe
earls were the cause. 21. they obstruned the way.
Thannis Ramsdcn, r,,l of the College of Phy-
sieiars. ants Assistant to St. Bartholomew's Hos-
Owl, stated, but not on oath, that he was sent for
last Monday meriting to the Hospital, where be
inland the R.:solen- Professional Gentlemen, many
of the pupils, and several of the neighbouring
p-ofessional Gentlemen, already assembled, and
rendering es cry assistance in their power to a great
many sufferers who had arrived, and to those who
continued to be brought in. He gave such direc-
tions and assistance as their cases required. Sixteen
persons were recovered, but twenty-seven were
so much injured, all exertions to restore them
proved fruitless. He went afterwards and saw
two boys in St. Sepulchre's Church, and another
at the Swan Public house. 'they were quite dead.
He had no doubt in his own mind that the several
persons she are partly recovered, were-indebted
to the prompt and able professional assistance
which they received from more than twenty pro-
fissional Gentlemen.

William Larkin Boswell, of Green Arbour-court,
Old ILlty, being sworn, stated, that last Monday
is:inning, about eight o'clock, he came to the top
of the Court, and placed himself on a high
stool, which belonged to a person in the Court,
he observed the mob to be very steady. About
ten minutes aiserwards, Witness observed a great
confusion, which was occasioned by a number of
people pressing into the small avenue, meaning the
passage by the pavement, between Little Green
Arbour-court and Great Green Arbour-court,
near the top of the Old Bailey. His attention was
takesf tip by the people nearly opposite to where he
stood, crying "Murder i" heard the cry of " Hats
off." at tne same time he heard the try of "
A few minutes after yards he saw a young
man struggling very much in the mob, and saw him
sink as it he had fainted ; a few minutes afterwards,
witness saw several persons fall together, a few
yards distant from where he had seen the young
man sink ; a short time after that, Witness heard
a great cry of " for God's sake, fall back,"
and several did fall back, 4h:oh produced
a ct asm, and enabled Witness to discover two
heaps of people lying unon each other, where
he Led observed the people to fall. The City
Marshal and several Constables came up, and
fist rned a ring mind those that lay on the
ground, and the people were fanning them with
their hays. '.'he bodies being removed, he recog-
msed t.se young mats that he first SAW fall ; he was
Sete Lind,: the pile, aid appeared to be dead.
'the e:id• oce being closed, the Coroner was of opi-
nion, that rouse persons that had been butt should
be el-ttl::llCti, as it was a case that could not be
too tar investigated, in order that measures might
be taaen to prevent any future accidents on such
occasions. le then adjourned at half past five, tell
*is o'clock this evening.

FOREIGN' ►NTELLICENCE.

(rim the Ihineb,trzh t orr, ' te,,, Feb. 14 )

LOADAU, JAN. 27.
At the moment when the Emperor's orders were
issued far the first Locos of the army to go into
winter splatters, between the Pasiarge and the Vis-
tula, Marshal 13ernaciorte received intelligence, that
the Russians were on their march, with a consider•
able corps, to attack and surprise him in hi. canton-
ments. ft seems to be their object to advance
against Osterctle, and by that means to cut < ff all
communication between the first corps and the rest
of the Grand Alms. ; and with this view they at-
tacked, and carr'ed our pnst at Liebstadt, consisting
of about 200 men, nn tie 23d inst.
As soon at Marshial Bern a:100e rcceivad certain
advice of the enemy's intei.:ions, he shd not lose a
moment. He immediately called in the troops
posted 'at hibing, and g-ve orders for those at
Christburgh to draw towards Mohringen
delay, where they found the Bth regiment ; and
though the Marshal had troops at Lolkemis and
Braunsbetg on the Pai•ssrire, he succeeded in col-
leding them all on tne 25:h at Muhringen. The
Marshal arrived in person about two in the after-
noun, jn.,: a: the enemy shewed himself upon the
height,. H? seemed at first to have had a line of
cavalry, and manoeuvred in such a manner, as to
ru.•ke it appear that his object was only to recon-
Leitre. lie wished to gain time, in order to bring
up troops against our right wing; but Marshal
Bernadotte perceived his design, and immediately
formed in order of battle, while he ordered a batta-
lion of the 9th light infantry to advance against the
viilitee of harrerteldschen, which was de:ended by
several battalions of Russians, and six pieces of can-
non Thi. battalion advanced with all the courage
and impetuosity that distinguish the French soldiers;
and notwithstanding the murderous fire, and the
warmth of the adion, in which the Eagle f this bat-
talion was taken and retaken, the battalion succeeded
in defeating the enemy, and gaining possession of
the village.
The Russians, who defeaded themselves valiantly,
again attacked the village with Linen battalions;
but the Eh regiment coming to the assistance of the
Fe nch battalion, they were driven back.

Being compelled to retreat, they formed behind
the village, while their ii7ht and left extended to-
wards the wood; and frt.zen lake. ; they occupied
both sides of the road between Molningen and
Liebstadt.

Our line of 'nano!, consisting of the Bth, 27th,
and 94th regini?r.:s, immediately advanced against
the enemy's Irons, upon the heights, which W.IS pro-
vided with a formidable artillery. A very heavy fire
of small arms took place. General Dupont, in the
meanwhile, had orders to move from Neuhoff to
Wie.e and Geolgenthal, fur the purpose of turning
the right wing nt the Russians. At the same time,
the stoops arrived that were to at against the ene-
my's front. A battali-ai of the 32J was the first
that advanced. The enemy were driven back, and
very roughly handled, and a very great carnage took
place among them; they were pursued more than
two leagues, till night put an end to the affair.

The Prince of Porte C"rvo was not engaged in
the pursuit, bec use atrial)! :2000 Russian infantry and
cavalry, cut ff from their main body, f-aced them-
selves into Mohringeo, which they found without
defence; the troops that had defended that 'since
haJ pushed on, and were busy in plundering the
carriages left behind by the Russians.
A battalion of the Sth, which was selefled to
drive the Russians out of Mohringen, advanced
vritl; fixed bayonets, and overthrew all that opposed
them. The Bih Chasseurs followed the remainder,
killed a great many, and made a number of pri-
soners, and among the rest, the Colonel who com-
manded 11:e expedition.
This affair is so much the more glorious for the
first corps, because the troops began their march of
16 leagues at midnight, to arrive at the field of bat-
tle, where the Marshal Prince of Ponte Corvo had
scarcely 8000 men, against 14,000 of the enemy's
fresh troops. The enemy's loss is considerable, ex-
ceeding 'lOOO men; ours is reckoned at 7 or 800
killed and wounded.

The French infantry have this day given fresh
proofs of their courage and uncommon intrepidity.
Notwithstanding the fatigue of a long and tiresome
march, they ascended the leights where the enemy
was posted, and who defended himself with great
obstinacy. Dreadful defiles, and tti or 19 pieces of
caniion, could not restra:n them for a moment. 'the
cavalry distinguished itself by the tine charges it re-
peatedly ma 'e upon a superior number, and thus
claim a part of the glory. In fine—generals, offi-
cers, privates, ail did their duty : they all vied with
each other in courage and devotion.
We have made 400 prisoners, and taken two
pieces of cannon. The prisoners assure us, that
Gen. Aurepy and Prince Doigurucki are wounded.

The result of this glorious day has been the
checking of the enemy in his rapid nrucii, and
astonishing him by a display of valour almtht un-
exampled; besides preventing the execution of his
projet, which was to surprise the Grand Army,
and compel it to repass the Vistula.
The Prince of Ponce Corso remained upon the
field of battle till two o'clock next day, And made
many excellent but slow movements to cover the left
Naak of the Grand Anny, while he gained time to
early off the wounded. He retreated but t'.ree
leagues on the first day after the affair; he remained
ql hours at Liebemull, and arrived at Loban on the
27th, when he took 3 poli-:on behind the place, there
to wit for the enemy, whu did not make nig ape
pearance.
This long and tedious march gave the Crand
Army time to rolled itself. The Emperor put him-
self at its herd, and has since recommenced opera-
tiaras. The enemy is caught in his own snare, and
will soon repent the imprudent step he has taker.