The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-21 00:00:00

DEFENCE.

Daniel Brown.—Remembers the 15th March ;
was at Craagmore gulag about has hostile** ; it
was about eight or nine o'clock; saw Walsh
with a piece on his left arm in front of the par.
ty ; he was looking about ; moh very convesii.
rut on the road miens the fields ; saw Walsh
present the piece and fire; wittiest was three or
four yards from Walsh; saw other shots fired;
one was by James Hutchinson; soldiers then
began to fire like hedge-firing; saw no shot fired
by the country people ; some men fell ; one to the
right and one to the left, and the people began to
run off; AValales shot hit James Neal ;
was hit by Hutchinson's shot, and both fell. Did
not observe What mischief the hedge-tiring did ;
witness went away after the mob began to run.
[The warrant issued against the stainers having
been produced, lie was taken into custody before he
left the Court.]
Alexander M'Donnell...-Was at Craigmore,
went there when he heard of the row ; Walsh
was mostly in front ; he is the Mao who fired the
first shot ; in • minute or two afterwards then:
was another fired, and then n deal of tiring from
the soldiers, unites* was its a tidal near, and
heard the word of command from the officer, not
to fire till he gave orders ; was there a good
while ; ‘Valsll hit James Neal ; since lest •wat.
nest examined, Walsh. in Court. recommended
witness to get away, for he did not wish to hurt
him. on account of his brother ; witness replied he
would not.

John linwlins—Got a gnn the day rafter from one
of the soldiers—it was witness's brother's guts—the
mans-spring was broken, and the stock cracked.

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Colonel O'Neill—Has known the Prisoner since a
chit(' : he bears a good character; is the last insu he
would eijirct to have been found io sulth a business.

Serjeant NP A ffliey again 'called Prisoners were
rescued about the commencement of the firing.
The Learned JUDGE then, at great length, ex-
'dinned the law as it applied to the case, and recd.
!Moldied the evidence. His Lordship concluded a
very able charge, in which he poisord out every
thing tint bore out the guilt or exculpation of the
Prisoner, by directing the Jury if they had any
reasonable doubts iu their minds, to give the Pri-
soner the advantage of it.
The Jury retired for some time, and returned
with a verdict finding the Priainier Garity of the
felony, uuid rieguittimg hitu on the other counts of
the iudictmeni.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

roaTsvourv, *Vellum 19.
Sailer! the Alexander, Surer's, fur the Me of Fiance.

PLYVOUIIII, AUGUST lg.

Arrived the Defence transport, (rum Leaden, with seamen
fur his Majesty's ship Suprrh. Also arrived the Marcel-et,
WiblEnme, from Prince FAitrard's or, 3154 July. i■
lat. 45.35. long 51. 18. spuke the Constantin, Aiwa Ply-
mouth, with parseuxers; ais4 nu the 13th instant, in lat.
49 47. lung,. 13.50. spoke the 51enai, (rem Car Jiff to Que-
bec, with passengers.
rAr.mearn, AUGUST 17.

Arrived off this port the Jane, Dumatdsun front Mira.
Wein fur Dartnturits, out 2$ slays : apuke off Cape St. Mary
the Margaret, Crook, from Dahlia fur Quebec, cub pas.
'engem out seven weeks ; and off Scilly the Geduld, frum
Demerara.

DEAL, evict= 19.
Pawed by the hark of the Goodwin beads, the Amelia,
front Rotterdam for New York.
Arrived and sailed fur Ilse River use Vegas, Mattisoil,
from the South Seas.

LI vritrooL. •UGUfT
Arrived off this port the Lady Forbes, from Greenland,
with titirteeu ash.

AUGUIPT 18.
Arrived the Dee, Bros., from Grerisland, with
HULL, AVGUsT 18.

Arrived the Leviithaw, Kilehinewten, &um 13 wit. Si r..its
with fifteen fish, 4611 bath; 'snit Prriw verituce, fitout Grrta.
with tinier hshositioy butt..

winter, avourr IS.
Arrived Ike Mare, Juhusoe, from Greeulaud, with 6►e fish,
twes•y-6►e tuns.