The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-25 00:00:00

DER nr StSSIONS-

Sim* tint^ since, the Apprehending and commit-
ting to these Sessi.n. tot trial, the crews ot three
boats, changed with divers robberies. ttnikr titettm•
ststues peculiarly :churning to the peace suit safety
of persons residing near our canals and navigable
rivers, was stated.
Yesterday sen' i;ht, the trial of these persons cnrn-
minced (the three %1 esters had been discharged by
the committing Magistrates, not having been on
board their boats the tight of the robberies), when
Job's John Pone, Josion Iliorjfeld, kbov.-rd
Saxton, and Jobs Laos, were indiaest for felonious-
ly Acaling, on the 3d of November last, four hempen
bags, and %even ducks, the property of Mr Dome-
low, of .Chella ton: and Joseph Pas., Grows Sol-
€l.o, Jorepi 7trolls. and Roe, rt reimirecoe, were, hy
the same charged with feloniously re-
ceiving the same ponds, knowing them to be stolen.
The trial lasted more than two hours, when all
the Prisoners, noon the most clear and nth:lathery

evidence. were found Guilty ; And, after very great
deliberation by the Court, as to the proper punish-
ment, were sentenced to be transported for the term
of seven year..
'I he Grand Joey returned two other Bills of In-'
dieneent ayainst the same Prisoners, for other rob-
beries, but it was judged not necessary to' try them.
It appeared Iron the evidence on the trial, that
James Da 'kin. John Johnson. and Noma: Wheel-
dons *ore the Masters of three boats, the properties
of very respenable bout-owners, trading from Horn-
inglow, in this county, to Gainsltorough the three
cress.% (eselesive of. the Masters) consisted of twelve
presorts ; four in each boat. On the night of the
sobbery, they cleared out for Gainshorough and the
intermediate places r when they arrived at Swarkes-
ten lock, the whole crews combined to send out two
persons from each boar, to obtain what plunder tiSey
could proem e. and the spoil to be efultwerdl
di-
eid the whole crews
The six robbers, armed with bludgeons, set out
at dead of night, to execute these unlawful and ne-
fariou. designs. Their first attack was upon the
property of the Prosecutor, Mr. I/umelow, when
they broke open the barn, and stole the property
mentioned in the indtarnent. They next proceeded
to Mr. Formann's, of thellAston ; from thence they
went so Weston, where two of the party were disst
patched with the property stolen at Chellaston, to+
the boats ; the remaining four- proceeded to the'
hots.. of Mrs. Robinson. of WeEton ( where one had
lived servant), and, breaking open the fowl cote and
rabbi; p.n., filled their bags, and. joined their corn"
rade' at ShArdlow-grern All the plunder being I
then put on board Daykin's boat, and the crews
themomisoaid assembling in that boat, distributed
the property stolen among the three strews,: Sad
each boat's share was afterwards divigiell
toe rotative CllllO/6. • " r ri (1.1
The Chairmen s (D. P. Coes, Esle)e AV 'Mi.
impressive almoner, delivered the samosa, of the
• Coot ewe the Prisoner.. He pointed. out, In very
'• eiergetie terms, the enormity of the 41111C1Ifi they
hail bow guilty of. and Ina dreadful i4441/Ciaell"
rhea must have imivitablpeemseel, had the robbers
Mee issterrupLed while perpretr.ating them, nurait.
sous as they were, yams, leterwisau‘outaf ars, with
such deeprecora 'ciente weapon. that the country
called ha a severe and eff-aire example upon of.
fenders°, this descriptioo ; and, however incline to
lenity, the Court had barto• duty to discharge to
their country, too imperious to permit them to pass
any sentence against persons guilty of crimes of so
great magnstude,.less than that of transportation.
During the Cu erassares Address, several of the
Prisoners appeared muck affeaed, particularly at '
the allusion to the dreadful consequences that would
have attended any resistance of the robbers.

NAVAL INTLLLIGLNCE.

IPORTSAIOUTN, DM. ft.
Arrived the Chaim cutter, from a cruse.—Wiud
Westerly.
Dove*, JAN. '23.
The weather continues moderate, and the sea
aguin presents a moving prospea. A fleet of qua-
rantin •rs from the Streights. passed this morning
for the Downs ; and a few straggling vessels, in the
sums' of the Jay, have been steeringi down Channel.
MEAL, JAM. It
Pin back the Pertrwranee, —, for the East
Wirt ; Reno:save, Lrsr, for New York; and the
rest of tlie outward-bound which sailed under con-
voy of the P,e.pree bomb.
Arrived the 11.111.1 f frigate, with a convoy from
Portsmouth ; and the Afrefis sloop of war, with a
convoy front Gilnaltar ; and remain in the Downs,
with the Edgar, threrm, and Trrt.ro men of war ;
Privets frigate ; l'reirer• and Diverratiro bombs ;
(Pier sloop of war; and a fleet of gun-brigs and
transports —Wind W SAY .
CHATHAM, JAN. 25.
On Wednestliy, the Gi.ititio was taken into Dock
to be repaired ; she is to he fitted with all possible
dispatch, as a gore .hip for the Downs station.
The pensioners of the Chest of Greenwich. we
understan I, are to receive the money doe to tbern
at December, in the course of a short time, and the
raymeist will b.. made as Chatham.
On Wednesday. about !..ti horses and men of the
German Legion were landed at this place, from the
Paihrs transport. They had been buffeted about in
ahe North !Min, for three weeks, and the !moos. from
an king sandirg in the transport, laid themselves
diosn irnutediat*ly the slings were locoed from their
kitties, and w•-re gut up with gr.'s' diericulty. Tl.eir
legs are gwintrally in very bad cJuJition.

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