The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-27 00:00:00

(11.-111, 11E(

This afternoon arrived his Majesty's ship
_, Samanng'
2s, Captain I)avitl Du 111 l 7,llfront Halifax, ones a tempts-
tuous passage of ninetyn days. There is no tews by her.
Resr.Admiral Winona lahy take was about to proceed in
the Jupiter, 50, Sir Wm. IVisetnan,
Bart. to Dertnuda, to
lie there 'hiring the wir.t,a• !waits. The Menai, Sappho,
and Dotterel!, wen+ to accompany 11'e understand
the return or the Samaraftg so England, after being so few
months un the North American station, is occasiotwi by a
discovery of the compl :le failure of Sir Sir Ilutnphry
Davy's experiments to p Ts( rye ships' coppers from devil/.
The Samarang was fittrd not at this port, ender that =i-
ncept chemist's direction, with the zinc preservers attached
to the sheathing metal, by means of which producing
galvanic action, it way expected the copper would he pre-
*, rved from corrosion ; but it is proved, that though the
oxidation of the metal is prevented by the defensive action
of the iron, the anienaletthe which this oxidation stied to
destroy, now prey in such security upon the vessel, that
the hottain of the Sstnitrate: is covered with worms, bar-
hacks, and sea-weeds, to a degree which prevents her from
being steered with neawsary safety. She is therefore re•
tunas! to England to be /lurked and re-cuppt red.
The Hussar arrived at New York Novemher 2, from
Tampico. 'rho Grasshopper arrived at Newfoundland
nth November, front England.
Captain N. Lockyer is appointed to the "bouncy, which
ship a ordered to Spithea4, to embark the Von 111 l issioners
going out to North America.

The number of men tit:played in his Nfajtaty's I)ock-
yards haring been reduced to the lowest ieole intended, the
wen are ordered to work siz days in the week, instead of
five, in future.

On 'Thursday the Depot of the 471 h and 56th Regiments
(eleven calkers and IS011111,) landed from the Wen( Wight,
and went into Ilaslar barrack,, to juin the Provisional
Battalion.

The Galloper light vessel (at the er.tranee or the Downs)
parted front her moorings in the evenitil of the 17th. A
buoy on the Galloper hail been washitl away, but is now
replaced.

A vessel called the Emma, lately belonging to the port
of London. was seized a few days since, by Mr. Thomas
' Mottley, Tide Surveyor of this port, having on board up-
wards of seven lons weight of untrianufactured tobacco,
which was secreted in casks, said to contain white ke-
ring'', but which lead double heads, with a few fish he-
mime them, and the remainder part beim: charged with
the contraband article. .1 young man named John Richard-
son was the ally porous on board, who has been convicted
as a smuggler, and sentenced to be impressed into his Ma-
jesty's navy.

It has been determined to extend the ('oast Blockade
service, for the prevention of smuggling. from Beach,.
Head to Portsmouth, and to !slave the same tinier the
etsminaml of Captain W. J. Mmgay, for whose hruielt of
the service a depot frigate will be stationed at Newhaven.
The new naval uniform is positively to be promulgated
officially on the Ist of January, and a general promotion,
both in the army awl navy, it is said, will take glace, on
the anuiverary of his Majesty's accession.
NAVAL A rem ?Mit:MTS.—Lieutenants T. Gregory and
Harwell arc appointed to 11w Rose ; Lieut. F. Gilhy, Gannet;
Lieut. W. L. Stephens, Jasper; Mr. Retallick, Master,
to the Athol ; Mr. Hubbard, Purser, and Mr. Portcua, Sur-
geon, to the Rose; Mr. Itcyttobbt, Assistant-Surgeon of
the Ganges, to the Coast Blockade Service; Capt. T. Ap-
pleton, Royal Marines, to the -Isis.—Mr. R. Burridge, of
the Phaeton, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
The following ships of war are building at Portsmouth:
—Princess Chsrlette, 110 guns ; Indvs, (teak) St! ; Pre-
sident, ; Fox. •16; Myrtle, 10 ; Mustrito, 10; Le-
veret to. The. Voluge, gs. is ready to be launched. The
folios ing ships arc ordered to be built at this Dock-yard :
Neptune no !Tuns ; Euphrates, Spartan, Theban, Pene-
lope, awl Thalia, of 41i guns each ; Favourite and Hazard,
Is-gun brigantines ; Rapid, Recruit, and two others not
named, Its-gun brigs.
_ _ .

As sno!hcr instance of the terrible effects of the memo-
rable hurricane on the 23d ult., some Plymouth fishermen,
a few days since, fliscoverwl, off the Ycalm river, the
topmasts of two large sunken ships, supposed to be West
I udiamen.

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The- Lady East, now Iving in Falmouth harbour, bas on
hoard 210 convicts, hound for New South Wales. A num- '
her of these rufStins formed the project of overpowering the
crew, liberating their fellows, and after running the vessel
On shore, making their escape. On Wolnesday night,
about In of the most desperate contrived to saw off their
hams, and made towards the place where the arms arc dc-
posited. Fortunately the watch beard the bustle they
made, and gave an alann, and the villains were prevented
from executing their purpose, and secured. The discovery
was made most opportunely ; for a few minutes more
would hart- pot them in posscssion of arms, when there is
no doubt they would hare butchend the whole of the
crew. The ringleaders were flogged on Thursday, and
every precaution has been taken to guard against a similar
attempt.

A NC; OR, Per. 20.—0 n the 20th instant, during a gale
of wind, the ship Dale, of Glasgow, Thos. Dunlop, master,
from St. John's, New Brunswick, bound for Port Glas-
gow, run on shore at Penrhyn, near Holyhead, and is
not expected to be got oir. The crew, 18 in number, all
saved.

lliiiroan.—The inhabitants of the united parishes
of All Saints, and St. John, in this town. are about to
show their respect for the Rev. Thomas Lloyd, who has
been citrate of the above parishes for twenty-nine years,
by raising a subscription for purchasing a piece of plate,
which is intended to be presented to him on the Ist of
January next, in token of the sense the entertain of
his great personal merits, and also:the gratitude they feel for
his seal and assiduity in promoting. as well as ltis ability
and perseverance in carrying into practical the estab-
lishment of TaTi4/W1 important institut ions, highly beneficial
to the town of Ilertford.

The eight men, who we stated in our lart were appre-
hended on suspicion of being concerned in the murder at
Balton, have been discharged by Mr. Vekes. The Her. C.
P. Corte. of ltoon, has also discharged from custody, Dar-
by Ryan. called Grammy; and Michael Purnell, Esq. has
acted in like manner with respect to Martin Ryan. These
worthy and active Magistrates, whose exertions in endea-
vouring ti unravel this (lutal of mystery and horror have
been unceasing, did not consider there were sufficient
grounds, from a want of identification, to commit them
Observer.
A case was argued One slay before Lord Ilravforld, in
which the Counsel had rather exposed a petition irhich
that hasty Judge had laid down a few days previous ; and
his Lordship was so much irritated, that he snatched up a
ruler, and brandished it at the Counsel, as much as to say.
•' If I had you out of ('curt. I would cudgel you." "What
does h't mica by that ?" said an English barrister, who
happened to be present. "He is doing that which you
must have done oßen." said Erskine, " he is ltd..ing a sae
lo tAntr (crisp." " Why, that is rather a novel rule to take
into a court of justice." raid the Enlisinnan. " Not a:
all," replica Erskine, " it is only a rule ithi."

A few days since an exciseman calling at the house of a
good-humoured landlady, residing u Man a hundred miles
of Ensbarti, she consultial him almtit some liquor that had
been der sit;il in her cellar a/4 rroil. At the
words withont a permit.- the excist some rushed below,
and soon found himself up to Oa: middle in water. It is
raced's:a to add, that he made no seizure of the liquid
which the iate heavy rains had furred into the cedar with-
cut an excise warranty.-01i;
To rars►aye Nlxav enon r.rco.rtso
('‘wrespoudint d sins us to s,:y• lIC lately discovered
that by liaagilez 11101 ti at ovor a wool pile that was %m-
-il i. cover, fresh lIIC3t or dead ix:tiltry may be preserved
sweet for an unusual length of time, lie eanecives the
re;saa to lac that a deemai‘iisadm was ;:radually goicg on in
the pile, and a larr:e la tun of fixed air arose therefrom ;
and it is knots t!,.it the same 1:11.,:ct will be produced by
susreinling the articles evi.r liquor i r a state of fermen-
tation.

-.._.._
said that a piece of litne. the c:ze of a walnut, put
• which potstoci Whop, will be found
to
cti;x: mil.terinz the htavirAt lig'it :JO fati-

/if EL.! ND.

MR. 0%1)N ELL.

From the Freeway's Jwi neat of Thursday.]
The prosteution of this natitlenian engrosses the attention af the
public almost to the exclusion of every other topic. Dot little in
the way of edilitional informni ion lie gleaned tip A few facts,
however, are subjmned--and i, may be stated in proof of the anxiety
of the people, that the street opposite the Committee Hams, in
Capelistreet, was thronged to such excess durin; the greater part
of yestudar, by persona waiting to see Mr. (/'Corinell, that it was
with great difficulty a passage could be mule fur vehicles, or even
pedestrians.
Messrs. Holmes, Perrin, (Plsoghlin, and Shed, have been re-
tained on the part of Mr. IrConnell, as his Counsel, st the trial to
take plane en the 3.1 proximo. Mr. William 114, of St. Andrew-
street, luxe been retained as his Agent.
A gentleman from the Frermay's Juyntal attended at the Head
OfSe.: of. Police yesterday, but was unable to obtain admittance
into the Ifuarthruirm. The following we take from the I:resting
Alm;!.

Ilctn POLICE-Or/Mt.—Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, Mr. nil.
dahl attended, ou behalf of O'Connell. for the ports-we of put.
ling several interrogatories to the 31agistratec respecting the in.
formations sworn against Mr. O'Connell. Mr. Kildold required,
at 11111 l gst other matters, te be furnished with a espy of the 'nits-
nu:::ons, and also with the name or nanws of the persona who swore
them. The Magistrates declined eumnlying with bis dehlanckt
and Mr. Kildahl retired.
The following witnestes wire summoned to attend at twelve
o'clock. but it was really two he oce any of them made their ap-
pearance :—Mr. John Byrne, No. 5, Cork-hills Messrs. 0111 a.
I rely, Vothition, Warden and 31'Calie, of the iftreeing Poe ; Mr.
}Arington, of:Vas/NCH's', News-Lrffer, and Mr. Joseph Leech of
the tee,Narr'il Jumrsal.
The examination of Messy,. l'oinalon, 'Arington, and O'Fla•
h?rty, net:Spied a considtrable time ; hut, IA it was strictly pr.-
vale, we are unable to maw the precise nature of their ',Weer:.
‘S'e, hotteeir, learned that the asses which they gave were
nearly simile to those wh7eh they rate on Friday.
Muses. Leech and Byrne did not arteed.
I.Frotu the .dusting Itgister.l
Mr. O'Connell having retain:Nl 31r Kiltlahl, the solicitor, among
his other proftseional hientla, who are engag. tl in his defence, he
(31r. Kilduhl) attended at the 'lead Police Oltire ar eleven o'clock.
There were present, Alderman Marley and Counsellors Lowe and
Graves.

Mr. Kildahl aniii—As solicitor for Mr. O'Connell, I requmt to
know if there be ary inforination on oath previously made before
any of the Magistrates, to warrant the Chief 31agistrate In calling
on Mr. rConnell to enter into the " Recognizance."
The Mngiatrate replied, that there was :in iiiiiirmi&on on mull.
Mr. protested against the ri.:ht of the May strafes to take
further informations, after an arrest upon an information theretofore
made before them.

The Alaghorates made ho reply ; lott !oohed at each other rot
eerie time.

Sir. Kildalit said. his next.duty was to term ir? front the 3lagig-
trates a copy of such informatotn ; and offered to pay any expense
that might sttentt the copying thereof.
The 31assistrateN refused to give any so^ll cep, ; but added, that
if they gave amity there would be no ex,tense.
Mr. Kildahl then distinctly called ott the 111 sgistrates to furnish
Mm with the name Of nano of the per* m or pers.ms who made such
infant:Warw.

This also the Magistrates peretnpetrilY refused.
Mr. Kildahl-IPcli, netwitimanding my protest, you pro-
ceed to examine any further witnesses respecting the charge already
made against Mr. O'Connell, will you permit such examination to
be attended, on the part of Mr. O'Connell, by himself, his Counsel
or Agent ?
The Magistrates—Certainly not ; but insomuch as Mr. Wenn-
neli is not subject to the inconvenience of cu'tudy !!) we con.
Rider ourselves entitled to examine such other witnesses for the pier-
p ..te of the said inquiry as we shall consider necessary, without
atlowing any attendance by or for him.
Mr.Kildahl then retired.

We bare rcainn to believe that on the return of Mr. Kildalli to
Mr. O'Connell, the latter directed Mr. Kildahl again to repair to
the Office, and to require to know who was conducting the pro-
secution.

Mr. lithlahl accordingly made the inquiry.
The reply the Magistutcs made WWI in these words :—" We
don't knot, and refer you to the Crown Lawyers."
Mr. Udall!, finding all inquiry vain, thereupon addressed the
following letter to .Me. Kemmis, the Crown Solicitor for the pro-
vince of beinster

" Saekeille-street, ()cc. 22. 1821.
" Si It.—As the Solicitor of Daniel t }Ng., and on his
behalf, I venom In be furnished with a copy of the informations,
by virtue of which he halt been held to bail to appear at the next
l'ommission, which informations were not only taken altogether
er.pnrtr. but the matter and rune-nisei thereof have been hithreo
withheld from .Nlr. O'Connell. Having made application for a
copy of them to the Magistrates of the Head Police (Wier. the;
fused to give i to me, and afterwards referred me to the Law Off..
cers of the ('town_( thercfare apply to you for it. You are of
MITIr aware. that it will be impossible Ow me to take any mea-
sure on 11r. until I shall have obtained such
copy, the es panses of which I ant ready forthwith to pry.
" I am, Sir, yaw most obedient humble servant,
" S. KILI).1.IIL.
" Wm. fiemmis, tiq. Crotn Solicitor."

lFrout the PrWin Morning Pod.)
!Iran Orrtes or PoLtet.—Yestenlay (It ednesday), pur-
suant to so:unionises which had been honed by the Magistrates of
this office. addressed to the ecvetal Reporters for the morning
papers. an examination took place relative to the published ac-
counts of the proceedings of the last day of sleeting of the CathoLc
Associat ion.

The summonses required t'ic attendance of the parties to whom
they vete severally addressed, before the Magistrates of the I lead
Office of Police, •• in order to hr rumbled by them touching the
proceedings of the Roman Catholic Association on the 1161 of
December instant, and to produce any note or notes taken by the
parties respectively of the speeches uttered upon that ercdsion."
Mr. Stephen Nolan Elrir rtd-
gton, Soars s News /.-leer, gave
evidence. the particulars of which we have not learned, and was
served with a salmons w attend the ensiling l'ommission.
Mr. Charles O'Clalierty, one of the Reporters for the DrAfirr
.Iforning was examined. Ilia es dlence was to the same
effect as on the preceding day. Ile stated, according to the beat of
his recollection, the general correctness of his report ; hut he could
not state the particular words alleged to have been uttered by 31r.
O'Connell. Ile rectified an emir in the report, which he said lie
believed was typographical; it was in the substitution of the word
ss opposition" for " oppression." 13 a sentence which should have
appeared thus:—" It has ken said that oppression drives a wise
man mad !"

Mr. Graves inquired of 3lr. ()'Flaherty if he hail by him the
notes he tank of Mr. O'Connell's speeches at the meeting.
Mr. O'Flaherty replied that he hail not—that lie hat destroyed
them, it being his general practice to do so. lie, however. re-
quested to be permitted to supple from memory an omission in his
published report, namely, that 3lr. /Tunnel! said —.• Heaven fin.
bid that ever such midair should arrive !" ur *arils to that imprt,
which, in the report, should precede the words, but if that day
should come,"
Mr. Vousdort, another reporter for the 11u51;n1 Morning Prot.
was then called into the Board Flown, hut he respecthilly declined
answering any questions on the suldeet, conceiving, he said, that
it was not obligatory on I on to do.
.Mr. 31aveithe, a third reporter hr the above paper, wan also
summoned to appear before the Magistrates, but be was unable to
attend.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Jf firis (the camii./, gratlrmaaly, and literal carrrapondrat of
the nu Timer,) will be patient yet a little. he will have a better
opportunity of judging. whether the missed quay will really be
benelichil t.. the navigation of the Thames, an accommodation to
the public at large, and tend Equally to the embellishment of the
finest river in the world, and to the health and recreation of the in•
habitants of the metropolis." (Iris truly and accurately describes
the only uses to which the majestic Thames is now applied: Te
carry coal and country barges—to afford mull hanks fur them to rest
upon, and to carry off the streams of the common sewers:" Let
look at Petervborgh, at Paris, nay at Dublin with its narrow
lefty. and blush for his own London. An to expenditure and pri.
lit. a very short time will enable Civil, and the public in general,
to draw conclusions tie themselves. _

1 bascule honour to be your obedient Servant.
A FRIEND 'lO IMPROVEMENTS.
CATHOTIC AMIOCIATION.—A respectable Gentleman
attended some days back at the Catholic Association, and
mules the impression that it was a public meeting, re-
quested to gain admittance ; he was, however, peremptcrily
refused by a porter, dressed in green livery, who itif,,nreil
hint that no one could be admitted but a member, provided
with a ticket. We would beg (cave to ask his Majesty's
Attorney-Gmeral, whether the Association, by virtue of
this act. is not an illegal .Issoeiation ; and if it dues not
come under the Act of Parliament against Secret Societies%
—lrish 'limes.

A Dublin paper of Thursday ssys—AVe untlerstand it
is intended to prosecute the antrirr newspaper for an
alleged libel. which appeared in a late number of that
papfl, relative to the Royal College of St. Patrick, May-
numb.

Ms. SAvraY.—Yesterday, Mr. Savery, of Bristol, was
brought before the magistrates, for a final examination, and
after a patient and careful inquiry. was fully committed to
Newgate (Bristol) for trial. Mr. P. Protheroe is re-
luctantly compelletl to be the prosecutor. whose name he
has forged for 1.1,.000/. A person from Birmingham *le-
d to such facts, as left the magistrate no option as to
is committal.-1/al c Iferahl.

Thomas flohlsworth. Eaq. M.P. has just presiinteil the
poorer part of the inhabitants of Pontefract nith half-a-
guinea each, as a mark of his attachment to the free ard
ialeintident e!ecturs of O.:at ancient beron:i.

issommismommiimitaimimmesinsimiimerama
TRIdLoF LIEUTENANT FENIVICE FOR TNt
MURDER OF A NATIVE INDIAN.

BOMB t Y SUPREME COURT, JvLy 30, 1824.

Th Court haw* wet at the venal hoar, promoted wit& die
tvial oe f litittenant George !behave% Maven ',umiak Of Cie 24 &I-
talian lit Regimert Bombay Native Infantry, elaugad with the
mirk r of a Sheet Chief, at a rlare,cs!b tl Locher Warrah, ow
2:1e1 J3nuary causing him to be hangtd by the neck
uotil he died.

1 be c.ircuanstanees which appeared in evidence on this trial are
to she following egret
:situ:coast It. Itillamore. being railed and sworn, dated,
that he is Adjutant of the 2d battalion of the Id Pegimeht le. I.
nov at Hajone: that he is well arsattainted with the hand-writing
of Lieutenant renwick ; end that ele e'er* now ~dawn him p the
liand.writing of Lieut. renwick. and is addressed to the dummies;
that Ise forwarded it in Captain Morin, the commanding orator of
the battalion. and that in consequence of the Terrill of the said
I dist. he went, by unbar of Captain Morin, and pat I ieuterant
!'en wick undcr arrest.

_ .....
Abdul', bavirg been sworn, deposet*, that he is a Sabath',
in the 2d battalion of the lit litgintent N. I. aril was emeloyed aim
a detachment under Lieetenant Fettwirk. the prisoner at the bar -
that the detachment coosisted of eighty ticapnys, one subadar.
(deptment.) one Jentadimr, five !hurdlers, and dve Naigres, with
several troops of the flukowar's (*vein; that almost rentrtech
ntnnths ego, whilst *tethered at banner {Varna', are above detach-
ment, with twelve of the eavatry, was ordered nit by liittittrant
rensick to tight the ithtel• (OT thierum) in the neq,eitt onrhood
that abmit eleven o'clock at night, they got rra.b. "atched
ahem six eons towards a plate called :Minimills ; nh.Mmt four o'clock,
when within a C.ll of the raid iduce, they halted; at day-break
they, by order of Lieutorarn lepwiek, attickei the village ol
Semaria. The fight (minted till it was dear .e.tydij lit, end
all the Rheas tound in the vhilage bens lilted, eel their
hunger set on lire. Al:cr the fight, Lieetenau.l Fenwick tar
deponent then he made two Isheels prisoners, 11101 thus one lee;
woended a amens, in the hand. and was a very mop fellnw.
detachment remoinett at Summia till shout ten o'clock, and then
marched for their lines at 'Ammer 'Warmth {'ben nearly huh.
any Inck. Lieut. with, the cite:dry, proceeded en before them,
and lel the detachment meter command of the dtpsnent to follow
with the two Ilheel prisamere. lin the mei they net the Rajah of
Leaner {Farrah, who said to the detriment, glint many Es.glish
officers had colon there. but norm had done Steil geed merrier at
Lieutenant F. and psi • g net tine of the Itheeela, mid that was
&herrn Imrantratis, that he had utmout 400 Meets at his command.
and that if he, the Rajah, Mil caught him, he wiedil have killed
him immediately. About two o'clock they rearheti their lines a;
Loaner %Farrah, and after distniesing time dettchment, and placing
the prisoners in the quarter guard. the deponent reported the same
to Lieutenant F. at the Sa111.• thine telling him what the Rajah
had ash'. ; Lieutenant F. • eplied, " it is of no tansequinee, go to
your dinner." Abeut seven in the evening, having been sent for
by Lieutenant F. he went eo him in compan• with lots orderly, and,
found him near a mowrah tree, rid' sue.e Junky bearers, madam
of the misemera who hail been taken in the morning. Deponent
made a seism to Lieutenant Fenweek. who said " SOW'', lam
going to make a little le „maim (sillit)." The deponent asked,
what funtaelmu ? Lieutenant F. replied, "I am going to hang the
Iliterl. The deponent speaking in a low tone to Ideutenant F.
said," Sir according to the rules of the (thvernme..t. when
they give orders limn Europe, then the man shout(' i.e hanged ; this
is not pn.per." !Acme:tent F. sail, " never Will." At this time
some of the dont./ hearts were sin she tree, and a &miry havine
been brought, the prisoner was pieced on it, and the rope wan put
round his neck, but not rnperly, and the prisoner was alarmed.
and begun to shske. Imieteeneun F. 1114 an'ry, and desired th.:
deponent to Kt to it. Ileponent did so, anl put the knot tinder
the Itheel's ear, the other er.d hiving berm helore fastened to a
branch of the tree; Lieutenant F. then entered the donky to be
taken away, and the Itheel was kit banging, and the deponent im-.
medinnly went to his quarters. The name of the man who was
thus banked was Etclma Puggee. he Wai Patell of the village of
Statnaria, and commanded about 401.0 Dheils, and was a notorious
thief and robber.

I.ne Sing, Naique, being called, comborated the above
erid net.

Lieutenant-Colonel Itallentyne haying been called, stetcd, that
lie is Political Agent to the Bombay Go-etnment in the I‘lyliete
Caunta, and is under the orders of the Itesident at Banda. /las
been at Lnoner Warrah ; the country round belongs to the Rajah t
Loner %Venni'. who pays tribute to the fluieowar. and else eels.
The liajali it a sovereign wince. with power of life and death
in his own territories. The force wider Lieutenant Fenwiek was
part of the fiuieowaio s ibsldisry titer, and undet the orders el the
lirident ; V.ey were t pany's troops ; there was an alliance be-
tween the Giticowar and the Botnhay lloy.rriment a writteft
treaty ; he had seen it. There was to written treaty between the
Rajah of Ironer Warrati aid the Pimibav (internment. The I:a..
fah 11.1.1 triblltlTy 10, the Gineowar ; and the British Government
glisranteed the fulfilment of ,he tresiies with the Gina:war, by the
tributary states, to pay certain iptinas.of revenue or tribute. Ife.
hail made canimunieations hunt the Bombay Government to the
Rajah ui Lamer Warralt. through the resident at Runde, and rite
r Jig ; and the results of these cummunicAtions had been acted or.
by both Govemmems.
At the close Ballantyne's evidence. Mt. litwyr sub-
nil. tea that thehe was no avid. nee to prove the alleged nitirila to.
have been coninibtril in the territory via native Prince in Ir.dia.
alliance with' the liontbay Goetinntent, sufficient to prove the ju.
tied iction of the Court.

Mr. A nvecavE.Uniertxr. was heard in ansuer, and quoted
% Cleo. 111. ear. L 7, sec. 29, width be contended wan utirepralot
either expreesly or ituplictay, anti which gate the Courts of Oyer
and Terminer in India, jurimliei ion aver British subjects in India,
for mimes committed within the Company's limits.
After hearing Mr. ;ruin in reply, the Court teemed the poi e.
and directed the trial to pureed.
Alumni Putout, sepoy, of the 2.1 battalion Ist regiment N. I.
deposed, that he was orderly to Lieutenant Fenwirk at Loorer
11 arrah, on the day when a Meet waretianged ; that be was de.
sired by Lieutenant Fenwick to tall to him the Mmitadans of '.he
'Lasky bearers, and in prtsenee of deponent ordered the 3luticadnat
to bring to a mowrah tr. e, about Ino paces from the lines, four Joe.
Pry bearers, with a ilooley and a rope ; Lieutenant F. &torpedoed
deponent to bring the two Ilheel prisoners under the mownh tree.
which he did. lle camitbondett the testimony of Shaiek A ht.llla.
the Subsdar, as to the hanging of one of these Bhtr.l , with the
exception that he, the dejautct, did not hear the order gut en :itor
removing the &oleo.
Jaggs Oogul lnseed. that by Lieut. Fenwiok's orders, he rat
down tne bony eat the Ithett, and threw it iota the titer, alum a::
hour Win it was hanged.
The Cut c r .11731. IC E, in summim; np, recapitulated the leadlng
points in the eviderse, and directed the Jury particularly to the
difference between the taking away the life of as enemy in the
heat of battle, and the art a destroying it in cool blond ; that in,
this case twelve hours bad rimmed from the capture of the two
I:heels to the time that Lieutenant Finwich gave indent to hung
one of the prisoners; that this mast he admitted to be a sut:etent
time for any man to become awl t and if the Jun were sainted
with the truth of the evidence that had been addveea. there could
be to doubt that lacuteiiar.t Fenwick is guilty of the clime at
murder. That the question of the jurisdiction of the Coot
was one which Mil not rest with the Juicy ; although ilte tir
sorer at the kilr would have the advantage of any objection on that
laud whit,' tit!g!,t lie hereafter urged. in arrest of Judgment.

The Jury ro Will, and silty an haut's consultation, retartied
verdict of find, y," accomrudeit by a 'wrong recommendation to
mercy, op account of the inexperience of the prisoner., and the Fe.
majority of the cireumstar.ces undir a hich he was placed.
As fir as we can learn, no day is yet tited by the Court f:.:
hearing the discuasion respecting the jurisdiction of the Veurt
Lieut. Feta/is:Vs case.

(o) " To Lieut. and Adjutant T. Dinsmore,
" 2d Rat. Ist, or then. Regt. N.I.
Hajoote, 7)d Matrb,
" Sir-1t has now become my hull lot to come turning end d‘e-
play to the timid what I run it. loupe wish to conceal, if I ever
did, and in the hope that a speedy investigation will won true at
end to my mental distreis. However. before diachargivig what
allude to, I must he to express toy regret at hiving written a
letter. dated on or about the _'!nth of January, DU!. disrating oe
pretending to diapiite the justice of my brother editors. The lrtet
to question was 'al him was extremely irritated ; aed I Laps
will be forgireo partially. if not wholly.
•• To comae to the point e—when I commanded a detachment at
140IMCI. ‘Varrah, under circumstances I cannot disclose at present.
I caused to be hung up a Meet Chid; named Etcha Luggte,
the 2.1.11 Jan. 1021. Conscious as 1 am, that every thing to my
disadvadrastage will be laid hold of cried'' in certain quarters,
I sh ill at least :ate the benelt of haring voluntarily come tarward
to dischwe the abut*; and knowing, as 1 hope too, that a jury of
my country will hunorwhly acquit me. if I am net UN conlideni
in my counsel. I shall not now say any thing re :rutting the treat-
ment I have received here, it is quite enough to drive it *ct Our.
d aclusin c. If demising me of at rupees per 11101fIVI r any obfis:.
I envy r.ut ti.en itelirgs. 1 ir quest you will lay this letter behre
the eutuniaounng °nicer.
•• 1 have the honour to he. Sir. your most obedl.tt
bun ble Servant,
tre:Oklik R. VEN aK.
" Lieut. 9d.—.ht.•.

Rtcn Pa;.ri u.--On the inst. an old morosu, in the
most alp:trent indigene:, was hron:•-tht to the house et' the
Overseer, for the rarish of N'spytty, %miler t!le
circumstances: she was found sitting by the river •ide,
and upon being intcrrog.ated, said, that she felt
.nrrat rain
in her thigh, in consequence of a fan she hail in crossing,
the stepping stones over the liver Conway that morning.
The w;re of a lab:urer assisted her from the side of the
river into her cottage, and was about ta ball: for h, r a
little oatmeal, which she carried in her hag. The hesbstul
coming in won afterwards, perceived a small bundle in the
bottom of her hag, and hail the curiosity to inspect it. when
it was felted to contain nearly 1301. in gold and Bank-
notes, 30s. in silver, and nine in copper, ttretller vr th a
security on the Caro:wren Bank fur 6u/. :he gave her
name Msrgaret of Carnarven ; we should add,
that such was her avarice, that she begged f'-elm a ser-
vant girl to get an embrocation to anoint her tbigli with,
saying lia.l no money !—Nc; !it Weir 3 Cr:Litt.

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nto's cncw•.

Leutenant !Aran
Ali.hirman George Strode
Ican. Selmen
.11n.? Selman
Two :-.,rrrnen

ricLvcces cnsw.

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. PARTICULIRS OF TILE MURDERS
1// LIEUTENANT LAYTON, OF THE HARES, AND
Ills BOAT'S-CREW, BY PIRATES.

We have already briefly noticed the horrible murders of
lArtstctuint Layton, of the Icarus, :tn.l leis hoat's•crew, by
piran e, at the We of Pines. We how give the following de-
tailed particulars of that shocking event, from the QatLer
i;da:te of the Nth ult.:—

Ills Alairsiy's sloop ['sprain J. G. Graham. al‘ee deliver.
'g al [lmlay! the vecie with which she wait freighted, tor govern-
ment, 'sibyl on Monday the Itth list. foe Habra,: rod Jamaica.
'tor emine..t tartlets robleted tyCaiitain Graham to the 01117 be flt
beAltalwil,. in IWP1.11.0116! piracy in the %Vest rn kits lion
m tie that 43 of the civilised world, sod k will rativ.
'action to hear of his meeting with that reward which the Noble
Lard who preside' at the limed of Admiralty is ever :trey to eon.
61 ea thaw °flirty' who deserve well of their cooonv.
• . .

Ifwarr tier command of Captain UT3114111, the learns his been
more &inmate ice Jennison:: pirmical vessels, and extirpating those
colt:emus hordes of Moiety crotches who take refuge when pursued
oft the Spanish islands of Cobs and l'ines, than any of the other
iimliers employed on that haesrilmis and unpleasant servi..e. %Ve
zee happy to find that our neighboors, who have amino fly MAIN..
aril with us to put clown Miry, juitly appreciate the exertions of
Aneta Pietism.
rbe melancholy account of the nu.nfer of Lientenant liaytf.n snit
put of the Icarus gig's crew, reached us some time ago. .1s the
circumstances were not detailed, it may he interesting tit many of
sins traders to learn Me following particulars, r related by an eye-
witness :—.14 February last, Lieut. Layton was despatched by apt.
tiraltain, troll the cutter and gig of the Icarus, to bring out tram
~.der the tsi- of Panes a piratical felucca which hail taken shelter
Mtn. As eke boats approached the shore, the felucca swept up the
river Seta and anchored about two miles above the enhance of
the river Mal Pais, which is a ma-row btanch of the Santa Fe.
i.ieutenasit Layton proceeded.up the Sunni F.', and, without meet-
ing opposition, set hre tee a piratical establishment of eleven bores,
and also destroyed a vessel which had leen recently launched. rn-
t•inninntely. on his way down, he determinod on looking up the
'del Pais, being convinced that the felucca must have escaped up
the river. After directing the cotter to await his return at the
mouth a the Mal Paiii, Lieutenant Layton proceeded upwards.and
having ascended some distance. came in sight of the felucca, which
nand been moored rinse •o the shore, and on the instant of die gig's
mii,euxance round a pomi of land within one hundred yards of the
pirate, a tire of grape and canister from two great guns was opened
by the riwnly. aid Mr. strode (a midshipman) and four seamen
were killed en the poet. Two of the gig's crew swam to the shore
wind a voile! of noteketty, and succeeded in getting on board the
cutter. The I.:attrt. its 'nears from the confession of Benito Capel
( which we give below), flyleaf the gang afterwards taken, dragged
thy Lit utennut amp the reinainingseanian on shore, and having tied
them ma tree, extorted loch information as they
.deeded requisite,
and roiled their bloody sink by stabbing them in various placer,
and cutting their threats,
Captain flame, of his Majesty's ship Hussar, the senior officer
on. the Cabe station when this deplorable transaction took place,
was an incensed, that he determined on rooting out the wretches
lien had barn guilty of such atrocity, anti therefore directed Capt.
Graham to use every means in his power to secure or put to death
t,oketors in the dreadful tragedr above detailed. Captain Graham
list log lauded the mews of the Icarus and Speedwell. scoured the
Wand, whirls is one hondreit and fifty miles in lengths and after
e'er; months of most arduous wrier, he was an fortunate as to put
to dich six of the yrincipal wrenches, took five, who were sent to
.'„et,:ern foe trial, aril had the satisfaction of finding the CaplAttt of
11- '.etu,Llt dead in the woods. llu of the gang who was post to
d wi.s w Canadian, names) Pierre Rousseau, though calling him.
w••:, 'f tneilee I be maintained a desperate aingle.handed
!•'et with one re the crew of the Icarus, who finally eucceded in
+011..g his opponent. The inhabitants of the Isle of Pines, when
tart tir.md and ('spy. Graham was serinuely determinist on averig.
to et:: death of his officersand men, rendered him every assistance
d , tit a- /Mint, atgl lee in port 'andantes his scores, tee tile active co-
w ',nisi so which was visit given he the people of the
lb, addition to the above exploit, the hunts of the learns, under
t*.i. • 0-emand of Lieutenant Croke', a pliant and meritorious ohfi-

trot rumv,ly employed afourirthe coos: of Cups. from the
rc. •'le of 3lay until the month of Atmore last, and mask several

• fir s, at.d Pin to tlenih I,.srt of the iiesperitterellosts limning the
• the szssels ta!:im. Lieutenant Crolter ascertained, that at
4:4)0 likaelit, Mow the hay of Llunda, a great resort of pirates, no
less than twenty vessels Sad been brought in at diflirent times.
within six months, and that the cross, exceeding rote hundred and
thirty men, bad been pot to death in the most wanton and brutal
r:anner. It was at City° /Manch° that the Henry, an American
brig. was re.aptured by lieutenant Croke:, at Ma Mldar.t the work
ut murder was about beginning.

- 31UrdeTed.
- Killed.
- K Mill.
. 31 t• rdered.
- Escaped.

Capt. Per, a native of Minorca - Mun t ed )send.
'id Captain, Lorenz., murdered the seaman - Escaped.
Sebastian*, (murdered Lieutenant Layton - Killed.
Pepe, a l'oetnguese - - Killed.
Cardtagena, a black - - • Killed.
- -
- Padre, a Pormitnem - . Killed.
Fro .z. Morellos (Ilene Boosseau, • Canadian) - Killed.
Pepe, a Portuguese. carpenter - - Kilkl.
Jean Catalan, am gunner who fired thereat guns . *Escapee,.
Jzlian, Pape llgaliago, Silva, Diostysio, Antonio
Ihngrego, Jean Alandionillio, Miguel Cahalan,
Waniiel to Portuguese), 31amuel Illie, Ray-
mond (a Frenchman), Antonio Bassamo—all
seaman - - - - Escaped.
Jemm; (an English Mach), Benito Capel. Juan Taken and sent
Camino, Juan Lopez, Joseph Lunu—ali scan- to Jamaica foe
- new- .- trial. -

RIMACITULATION 01 rtheccA's cititnr.
Found dead in the wuuthi - -
-
Ki'iil - - - -
- Taken priloll/41b - -
Lbuiped - - - -

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Cor.fessiou llcaito Cassel, one of the murderers of the learus's
Rig s crew:- -
When did you join the leluceis ?—The letter end of June, IltZt.
When you Joined her did you know her to be a pirate?—.Yes, 1
did.
When did you come to the Isle of Poles. and whose employ was
)6.41-1 cause to the ishind a few, days before 1 joined the fe.
Bocce. 1 was in Al ynharr's employ.
Why did you leave &I
Why employ ? vessel was laid up.
Was you OP board the felucca when she tired on our lost ?
Yes.
Who Bred the guns, and how many were tsiil ?—Jean, a tall
1.;•41, a now living 111 or hear St. Antoine. Two guns
..:re bred.
Were any of the pacers or men taken ? -The Lieutenant
and ace man were taken alive.
What became of the officer and man taken alive ?.
post to death.
fly whom were limy ki11..1 P—sehastiano killed the Lieutenant,
and Lorenzo, the zit Captein. killed the man.
What was done with the gig ?—She was kit as high rap the :Dal
Pais as possible.
What became of the felucca P_-She was slink.
When was she sunk P—Detween ten and twelve o'clock the day
slice the 'nett were killed.
S'lLire was she sunk ? —Lower thiwit the nvir.
When did you gain infortnat lost dint the tiir was rinsing up the
rii P—.ll,nit a quarter of an hour lohotellsool.
How ind you gain that information %--Pruitt two men who were
Joking out at the entrance of the dm.
In what manner was the officer and 111%11 taken alive ?—They
went dragged nit of the water by men who; went in for them.
Slow long after bring taken were they put to death ?--.lbout halt
at. hone.
What was slime with the bodies of the officer and man killed ?
'lloty were left on the beach.
What W.s4 done with the bodies of those kings: in the boat T—
'flre trot was token higher no, and the towhee fanciest on the beach.
Were any ninakets s• the gig after the great guns P....Y0t,
t erty•l 'oh
flow w..re vac armed P.- .11.ith a musket and sword.
flow o fon did you ire
Did psi know that two men esesped from the host P—l Itearol au
front th.hw who were in front.
Were h., own purser,' who escaped from the boat?—No, we
heard that they get on hwird a boat lower down.
where ass the fritter's fitted Out ?--Above the Embarador, ws
the riser :toms re.
flow many men had t:te fe:ur when she tired sit our beat ?-
7'..venty.tive.
et dose with the gint and small arms of the.feluers a hen
slow 111, sunk Hid on shoe' m.o. the felt ro.s.
Alit • IL:• felucca was sunk. did you go to ltivnlivres house. nit.:
whs you P—Yew, I dim!: aid rirhashswe, Silso, and
, • ,• with me.
..-wine of the relit Of the (VI/ ?-11117
!, 111 it' toe titst of tar g rod arnmitie non of the f
CA it runs I‘,.r: battik in hut', Cie ammunition was I:cpt in
i',lie and Seltssiiano.
if site of the crew are now evrt 'yea in co.t.:ing
-:•. •...: it w list are thenothes those SO employed )—.l
t. dr..... any of them ate entiploi ed.
wirer was the 0r,,, 5.14 man kale! ?—Tic 1.,. sue.
nue ti .4 in a tee. 1617110/eil I•I the lvit st-lv, and his iltros: etc.
'IV mss,. was till' to another tree, rind litleol with a sword.

'—They were

c , lay afterroott. the Alexander coach oh its wav
out of I.ectiq to liAlifax, was tAcrturtic.l thc
Y.!'. I I ttielit.l Oil, the p:eture de.ohr, in Boar-lan...
to Ow wheels having got into an opening 'told:• in
th • Ntr • ;tie purpot.,, of r.pairing the coal gas
.

. .
4%.,. 4! was wily gentle; ant, though the .
wt.; wial eutaidcpa.rengers. tome of t:tert
ware ex,!opt Mr. Bites of khlifalt, whJse wide
was so 4.nc: !y sprained Olt he t•ot pursue his