The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-17 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Speaker elect enti;ie;lth; house at about .1 y.tinter be.
fore two o'clock, when :loom :it for $lO members were present.
At two o'clock the Usher of the Black Roil istoa•tioneel the
house to attend the l',•ers, to hear the aovai ......... Isms. testi.
Slr. MAP:sates Scrroa accordingly left tee char. nd
went to the liust.t. of Peers, fulluk,,i by 11041 o) 1811.111
hers presets:. On hi. return lie add tit I• r blouse ha the
foliowitur ci ret :
•• I have to ac.pi.iiiit Iha bowie, that this house :tas bees to
the House of Press, where I'm: Lou as, rut hot la, 1 .I', ti,„, le.
Jetty's comlsts.l ..... Ita•e 1.111'1111.01 WA 11,5 y: , 11,0. .ess the
Pri owe lletrutit's ape, oval and rooftrotation lb.• ele,•flo.. by
this bowie of me as Speaker. mod that I did Pt. te.ti.on ley
claim, pelsliou, to all it. 1111C1P111114,11,1.111te.1 rights
anti prisileco s ; mute espetei.thy freedom of dismission and
deltaic, fieedttin for the ottem,tess, their aervants a... 1 est Ates,
front aril oad itiolt,tation ; I. etc accts to 1.1.• Royal pie.
seuce, at all limes when neeessoty ; aml loot toe .n•ust (Avow.
able eoustruetion shotahl be poi upon toeir °reecho ipt ; all
of which weir granted and ,11.0 well au as toll owl ample a
Inatturr as they hose been gr.toltl4 415,1 allowed by his 11itiesty
or oily of his ruyol predeers•ors.
Tito Si.e.iker tier lona, the teusal oath., aloud, and the desk
pro. ceded to read lover lite mum.* of the severai (mantle'.
Otie ocallter appeared from 11,‘Itordshoe, two from Berk-
shire, One from C.1,1111i idge•liire. and inure than 30 hoot Corp.
4011. Tlititlivroportion excited much ,
oil the part of Mewls, Tierney and C.nerati, wlw counted
use st mann rs.

A Lee of members then .(Ivaisceil so the table as they
were emird, a d tarok the ()Oil,. ill the u; ,Itnary
On the motion ul Mu. Itco,:tlett the loosed, Ihen—adjouraed.

TILE' ISLAND OF ii.6IATRA.

fly the arrival of the Kinston, front lava, intel:igenee of
much importance as affecting British interests in the Indian
Seas has been received. The 6:is's:tour of F.irt Marlborough
has displayed hi,. character, .acegy', and activity, since his
arrival in Sumatra, and has anxiously endeavoured to extend
the British ilitllleare over the whole of lb: t valuable and az-
tensive island. Suisatra has hitherto been very hitie misers.
1 he European establishments are entirely on the coast--
Europeans bad never penetrated into the Interior. All at•
tempts to du so, indeed, were reckoned desperate; no Lir.
ropeati would embark in them. The population 0: the bite-
' is r were considered as savages. and the momitains impassa-
ble, and yet the natives WOllllll still bring down their gold and
cassia, camphor, c'ec for which Sumatra hail from the earliest
ages been fatuous. The Governor ft It (bete was bid o.!e
alternative, and that was to open the road by going himself.
His enterprise was crowned with success. lie penetrated
inns the interior in Once diffei tut directions; to the south-
wind inland of Mauna, to the important provinces occupied
by the people called the Passuminalis to the northward to
Menatigeabon, the fat-fantod capital of the Malay Empire;
and inland of Benet-do', across the island to Paleinhang.
the result has been Ilse discovery of a 11l ilte of wealth a
country highly cultivated, and alromtiling in 'precious metals.
The pas,an 1111 l ales are an athletic line rase of aims, RI superior
to the people oss the coast as it is possible to coweiee; they
are agticialttsral and numerous.. At 51enangcalron he was
gratified with a population and country fully equal to any part
of Java. Within the space of miles the population does
not fall short of n minims. In short, it is the Goveruos 's
opinion, that, with a little encouragement, far ertsiter re-
sources are to be found in Sumatra than the British could
have derived from Java; but lt remaius to he.dotte. .A
cents n 1 government must be established, the .whole island
1111114 be brought under contralti, and the avenue* or tont•
merce, now closed sip, re-opened. Our readers are aware,
that 31eitangeabou was the place whence the taut that
gave Nlelatto the Millar of the Gulden elsersoosua woe carried.
'These discoveries have oat, however, been, imido without
great personal risk and fatigue. 'flee corotry csorld,smly be
explored 011 font—mountains 0000 feet bight wezekto Int mu-
sed, and rocks, precipices, cud forests to ire tranemed. For
many nights the party lia.l no stselter but .the„ beaves..they
could collect after their day's journey, and their jimmies
wele seldom less than from 20 to .30 miles a dsty, ovec rho
worst roads that ever were passed. Its this r alwiltkion. the
Governor was accompanied by Lady itafflett. Soe raa.oeca-
sentally carried on a man's back, but generally sval4ed, as the
roads were too bad to admit of bet beat% calrlgd War ghair.
Doctor Arnold, physician and naturalist, tett a SoelCrifick to
the fatigue, and stied of a violent. fever. Us. Ilinstiald, who
accompanied the Governor to Alemmgc atom, aas, oar he kith
of loge-t, the date or our last intelligetice trans Port dtae
dangerously ill with a dysciiiery, bui we hove Ilia
life will be spared, to carry home the important cobvestaqta ire
has made, butts in Java aril Sisinatra.
As this was the first appearance of the Estrupeao authority
its the interior, Lady Rattl,s was the most peacemule standard
the party could hoist. 11 wit, .inposoiLle for the ii.tti,co to
consider their union was Ilk V, when the Govt.' nor pia:ceded
unarmed, and coon led Ins to then tiospita;:ly.
'they ttnind Cite ernit.tiy 11..11:ifol not! its..goitieetit. Sit
TlLmota Stamford Rattles Ita3 (won ti tile trash,: open. Ault re-
fin used all the establishments. Ts eaties haco bet u catered
into will, the Ps hives of aiespa”gea ion.

We are ItAttity to ri.o, and Cr.
logve obtisiuenl 1.,: obi, it to procee.!
theleduttle rostiNe, hoa Lint ett COI I eel. Wr
that 3i) rcri.ectatile oseu. b ill • of Ibt. City of t.ottlitia 1110 e
come 1011 Valli ilnneclllltltn 10 .4, A tsolllll forts,.
lug 11l ilggregitiC 311.11 Or 11./J,1)111).. ,% loch the 11.1116, tial%AnGes;
*MI 413 u lutist private aid boo beett I.4:l,thaetl to tho autouut of
40,0001. mute.

lAN. 17

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ADMIRALTY SESSIONS.

These Sessions, for the trial of offences committed on tlie
nigh Seas, im 1 1 hill the if! risdietion oldie Court Admits ty,
commenced oil Moodily morning, the Oid Bailey, before
the Right Hon. Sir W.-Scutt, Mr. Justice Park. and Mr.
Justier Best.
After a moistiltation of five hours, the Grand Jetty returned
iiitu Court with a tree bill against J. Drake, Captain of the
Chapman transport vessel ; and J. Clements, a marine, fur
the marder of J. M'Cartey, a convict on board that vessel,
when on its passage out to New South Wale'. nod abort 50
leagues off the Island of St. Jago. Tar trial did nos com-
mence till neatly three o'cluck.
The fume's Advocate (Sir C. Robinson) then proceeded to
Ohm in detail ille circninstanees of the ease, used es idenee
was Caned ill support of she charge.
T. Kiel wan was called by the .kitorney General ; lint the
Cinnirion ierjeatit objected to his evidence being received,
until it was see wii that lie was a competetit wit ne.s. The
Royal Pardon with the Great Seal, ta. the wI sacs. and Otiser
ennyttli. was then put In and lead. after which witness was
proereele d with The prisoner Drake was captain of the
Cheverly,. and Clements was a soldier on board. Befole
eke seri sr. J4gl), the trims weir examined, and many of them
Woad broken ; lit woald admit 164 were broken. Oil ti,,
171hof April there was a great alarm of tiring on board tar
ship•• On hie 27th or 28th, alsont dusk, there was anntlier
filing—the ferrate:- part of the convicts were confined lie.
teen drake,, towards the head of the ship. Before that
firing emismented, witness was in his birth.--Before this,
witness heard Mr. Baxter say to the pristmer (Clements),
",Cleineets, are yno there Clements replied, I am.'
Baxter Bien said," Raise n false alarm this night, and we'll
kill every bl—dy of them."—Orniento said," I will ;
but it is ton soon yet; wait till the gentlemen go to Led, for
we'll have mole time to play at theni."—llaxter s 4 id, " It is
a city good time now, for all the gentlemen are in their ca-
bins ; and when you begin, don't be col 1111 l ended by Captain,
Doctor, or Other', and I will be aecountabli.." Witness thirst
heard the tattle of * ramrod, anal Clements tale forward to
the hatch's-ay, and he made nse of some exptiv-iiiii almost
Irish. and said lie would let en, and put the innerly of the
gnu down the scuttle, and fired ; and after that there was a
ialog irons different quarters into the ;ilium, down the hatch-
ways, which emit • ed for an hone and a half. Souse since
after the tii ing hart ceased, Baxter, with several soldiers and
sailors Cili' iota the prison ; they bail a light. Witness then
saw Jid n WA, ifle lying dead iu his birth, and on the follow-
in; witniss examined his body, and lie appeuiad to
base been killed by a bullet, which untried at the bottom of
hiastainaell.
Ctoss (-seldom! by the Common Serjeatit. He believed
the shut so later eclair fiono the ?oldies' apartment, below
deck, and Clements above (leek. Ile knew a porous 0 Hoed
Crawley, ;me of thee ship's cress, and hail heard lie was in
110114. for 4.ollV4'yillgilia rnniruas to the prisoners for culling
off their bens. Wain ss Intake lei. terse' iron% with two brouni
slicks. he knife prod eve d, made into a saw, might be con-
wcnii (if it tf:IS, 11./1,1 me lief() to saw off irons. His is tins
he broke hi foie lie I,mt to Sr. Jago, seed he had a seeimil pair
put on Wan, is high lasted until hr got tie New Swill,
Ile wenete: I hut me the 17th April these were not 120 Cl.)
viets as hail ?toil' irons broken ; but before the ITtli lie
raw that a great windier were broken. He knew that a
lever, a nt' an iron hoop, and a piece of lin tit shape of
a knife, weie fotand iii the birth in which his comrade and
witness lay ; and witness was flogged fir that offence, and lie
received a double pitoisliment for speaking co the euuelei•
in Latin! They were accused of hissing taken an oath to lie
tree to each oilier, bat witness never saw an oath aili ll ill istered
in the prison, and the man who had told them so was a con-
vies. There was 3 totiviet named rraneis Murphy, but
witness was not present when lie said it was his intention to
niarder all the crew, by the trails of God.
Common Serjeant—" Baxter is stead ; is he pot 'l'
Witness-" He was alive whets I last saw him."
Mr. Justice Park—" It at so staled by the King's Advo-
cate in his opening."
Cron caamination eontlnned—He had heard that the con-
victs broke the door leading to the magazine front its hirers ;
bat he did nut hear that they tried to break down the hulk
bead that led's° the magazine. I)onalweishil Leo were made
pi:quiets on the poop aftesw.rils. Witness saw a file in the
Wails of one of the soldiers, but he did not know that it had -
been in the possession of rex a convict.
Examined by Mr. Justice Park.—lle was designed by Sig
fattier to he • Priest of the (Insects of Rome ; the Bible
krall.l was not his. Although he heard Clements say he
arculd " let go;' be did not see him point the gun ; it was
t'eo dark. lie had nothing to complain of, mild the 19th
of April he was brought hack to England by a Captain

T. Kelly deposed, that on the 28th April, as he w.ts lying
:41 his With, he heard's soldier on deck, he believedCleinents,
ray—'• Who in that talking Irish below ?" and one or the
tansies answered that there wss nobody talking, Irish, or
n :king any noise ts hatever, ands vet /AM Anse, (he believed
o:.e.nents) said —" yon don t keel, quirt I'll let .o," and he
t:i,l tile.• Witness was *mewled the first fire, and the boll
tens still within his breast. .

H. Cook, a soldier, heard the firing. and lie was convinced
:)"err was a general ri.iss ansoagst the convict..
Crowesattnised. --lie was ClisiVittred the rising saved the
•itip. The eons sets crier( out "fire away and be
we wntlfoo quarter, and will give thnir." Fie tlis: inetly heard
thens 'ugh, and he had un doubt Out the attempt was
ID Mu to break she bulk-brad to get at the magazine. lie
heard two convicts declare that these was a conspiracy iss
:carder the otlicers aid crew, and take the ship, Noel its et i•
wo nisi hate been the slay after sac left St Jago, it the Nor-
thumberland, one sof hi. Majesty's 71'•, MO not hove in sign?.
This c:oaed the case on the part of 11w prosecritinn.
Mr. Justice k now Wort nett, that there was slot a tittle
of evidence against Captain lb ake ; he *nasals! not, (beret's's,.
liink it tweensary to pot him ou hie elotenee ; and it would
he fur the .Ivry to say, whether, ausid4 such eondieting
tiiiiitily nn the part of the convicts, Iso singlet to call en the
prissier, (lemmas. !or his ele ewe.
The Jury imoseili.eirly that it Was not their wish
to put hos Gni:ship Ito (IMHtIUIIIIIe, and pis/nuanced the prison-
ers—Nat Guilty.
The L.vsned Judy:- then tank an opportunity to eulogis
the Gave. omen, it,, lee etegiem rho ease before a 'moth! trims's.' I ,
and sssss v, I led is eon the evidence of the cons Wt., its sesas •
severe, atipropt i Sic. —The iievestivislioli taste)
11,1441 arses, at uslucu Muir Ilse (441111 Jar". returns-41 atr -*
bill of niurs:t r ssgaits-t Joists ale (use Captain), .Xseaansles
brwar, and I:3islopiem Iliestard, arising out 01 the smile sir
ttialitatiCe4-1 hcir trial stood for Ike first thing on Tuciol.ky
moio.og.

TTIP. NATTOXAT.

• ettpt. 1N•14.e applit-.1 to the Com tln hp permitted 'id bo
hailed !Os hi* •ppencanee till the mornitig; but Mr. Justice
l'ork said it enntil not be permitted. IVltittever the anerift
of the cage might be. he on* now Indicted for murder, end.
he (else Learerti 'Judge) was not bound to know suy of the
fact* of the mi‘e.

Mr. Atte) (warred Mr. Dewar to be called ; and that Gen-
tleman bastion:answered, Mr. Alley requested him to tale his
place by Capt. Drake, which he did, and they both took up
their abode Id undid for 111.• MOO;
The GfaMl Jury Ones" (Int a bill for murderagainst two
other looming ; but Intend a true bull aeainst T. Mac Donald,
ler an attempt to violate the person of a young girl on the
high berm—The Com t was then adjourned.

TCESD
Capt. Drake. Dr. Dewar. and Limit. Birtird, of the convict ship
Chaprnaa were again tried for the wilfitl murder of D. Mac Connick.
during the. saute mutiny of the eonrietVOl) board the above ship. on
her passage to New Smith Wales. The evklenee was flimflam) that
given on the former trial ; and uithont troubling the Judge foams
up. the Jury said, their minds was mad: up on the sub'yoet, sad
pronounced the prisanore Not Guihy..-wThe Gentlemen balmii, and
were immediately discharged.
T Ni.l)onakl sahlew

Meek, a girl ten years
to violate her prson..
6,;1r1, her father. and
a gunner on !mita
Malta on the Bth of

and his (brighter, wk:
prisoner, on the night
to bed and she soon

her own cot iutu that of the prisone►, where the diseuetrugiiherties
charged in tLe indictment took plecs. ller cries were soon heard in
deck, at.:l Bennett. the soldier, wont below with a light, but tba
prisoner said that, Le did not watt a light, as it was only the child
woo lind falleo out of bed. The child, however, stated, thattlo
prisoner, on hearing some person appro..ch, threw her from ids owy
rot to her own, anti with such violence as to canoe her to fall out of it.
The role attracted her father, Sr. whom she gated what had hap:
pened on the following morning.—On the SI st of October Coen were
such appearances as lett little doubt that he had not only effected his
diabolical purpoee„ but had communicated a loathsome disease to
her. This circumstance was made known to the prisoner, and he
iaid that could rot be, and that he would stand *overhauling."
The father applied to the Surgeon's Mate ; but he refused to give
his assistance ; and the prisoner said the child should be examined
by the matron (the Captain's wife) and the Meter ; and he after-
wards said they would have nothing to do with it.
Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence, and the Jury imme-
diately found the prisoner—Gudty.
Sir Was. Scott. in the mist impressive addrets, sentenced him to
two years imprisonment in Newsrate.
The Learned Judge then enquired of Mr. Brea, why he did not
apply to the Surgeon of the vessel himself?—Mr. Breck said, be-
cause t",e prisomn had promised to speak to him, to clear his own
character.
Two ptisoners were discharged by proclamation ; and the Sessions
then adjournod to the t 9th of April.

'clump 4.
athletic Ml,ll. WAS iioiet44l., 01' $04411011 Vial%
rs of age, on th;i tpth of ftO 0,09 L bud, tytwa
n.-1t itp_pcareyl fron‘..gio4g4inoit tkal44,
a soldier named nennett, Of i 0110%3
his Majr.stl'A ship M'ernlidon,( htch gun
ottober. Mr. Week, irth 111 ihireht ;
were paesengers. Illtfe • elert"tirla 'hit tient OW'
ot of the loth of f kinbor. • Her father pi* het"
full
asleep, and inthat slate wan convey:A front