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the Rector or the Vicar, and for the Judge who 11 in re'iiity the directing men. Burke acted as
tries, it, to 'Morse ou their verdict any special cir- 'Mister mild they arrived at Guernsey, ai•d
curnatatices that may arise." Afterwards Welsh appeared as Captain. Oa
Further consideration to-morrow (this day.) elw gall) of June, they bulled from Guernsey—
• and, on the With, came into Dartmouth, where
COURT OF KINGS BENCH, Wrens:mitre, • Burke lauded mad went to London. He employed
•
Wytteastrat, DEMISTS 9. I • self, sink in London, it would appear, in iecon-
• rnig vessels destined to bill for French ports,
Terns, befiire Chief tender British license., in order that he might know
Sittiuzs after Michael",
Justice AelloTT and a Special Jury. them again when hr met them at sew. ‘l'heis he
returned to Dartmouth. he paved the debt incurred
on account of the vessel, by bilk on the house of
French and Co, After a dried of the circuit).
stances attending the capture of the Carlotta, the
Learned Counsel proceeded to state, that he
would falsify, by evidence, the affidavits sworn
in the Adam-ally Court here, relative to that
vessel, by Mr. A. B. French, Mr. Berke, and
Njr. wt.h.h„ He would prove, although they
diselciened any properly in the Saw Jens Bap.
that they had a complete interest in her—that
the house of French and Co. discharged all the
exswisses incurred by her repair, Sec.—that Mr,
Burke weut to Spain for the purpose of procuring
a decree or condemnation in this Admiralty Court
I,f Ferrol, egotist the Car/ntio, which had been
fraudulently cap.ured, the espeibres of which spoil.
cation, esisell..as those atte,slim .the
,snit M the
iddffatl Court here, relative tb that vessel. were
defrosted by French and Co.—and that Welsh, whn
swore he acted oily as Calomel for two suroalls, for
which he was to be paid 50/. per enorith, had held
the' sduatim for raght this, long after the Pitt
was slid to have beet% sold, for which p-rind he
vt, Itel was ultimately paid by French and Co.
I • 1315 French and CO. filed—and one of their
•SI elliarfildll of the name of CI t, ke. in
cx g their polwro, found n clue %loch led to the
desehy—osesit of the whole conspiracy. . Bitike
!say 1,4 il.m Ati.irtl of the essigoee, Mr. Clarke, en
h !swore of mimes., was re Moiled of .he large
ans,as lie himself owed to the estate, soil it was
. stimat,A ti, hen that he ought to be held to
Root, that Mr. Clarke cowid not hold
:) id, for Fvessels and Company were joined
eats aim la the adventure which had created
tto /V hit. On niopectiog the books it was found,
that isiosigh, in the latter part, the account
was a debit to Mr. Bork., the origin of it was
d, biie,l " adventure per fief"—and it was tout
transferred to Burke's name till July, 1813, when
the vessel wit lying at Guernsey. The account
heron " Adventure per Pitt it-Sths Augusline
tingle Frencli-2-slhs Mr. Burke-1-sth Lore.
gayta." Thus toll %stolid be found debiting
adventure per Pitt. at the very time when the
tweed was described its belonging to Spanish owners,
and when they had, by laajitry, procured a Spanish
feller of marque. 'indeed of having received any
thing for the vessel. it would but rosin] that a draft
for 4001. was given to -IMersendez—a second for
3201. ta Arcarbas.—sud a third for 5001. to
Leregayta. Th 4 trete' all drpwa ea French
and Co. and mire debited ander the head " Ad.
-*wee per Pitt, These draughts were amid to
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CONSPIRACY.
THE ZINC V. NATHANIEL. BOOLE FRENCH (dr-
ceased). AUGUSTINE BOOLE FRENCH. JOHN
FRENCH BURKE, MATTHEW WELSH, JOSE •NTO.

ND/ DE LA LOZAN, and BARTON.

Mr. Bot.LAND opened the 'sledding*. This was
en indictment against the Delendmitta for a cots-
llHrdil's Suter the hill war inund Nathaniel Bogle
French had died—Luz is and auto'. did not ap-
pear—Aso' the other parties had pleaded Not (rti-
ly, which was the 'ague the Jury were to try.
Mr. GURNEY said, it was hits duty to lay before
the Jury the filets which would be proved in evo
deuce ag unst the several Defendants included in
the indictment. They had been apprised that it
wits a case of conspiracy—and it certat• ly was o
peculiar in its cohnir—new in the history of Courts.
of Justice--extremely ingestious in its formasjsm-...
on its object moat atrocious—and carried into exe-
cution by ine.•toi es it lets atrocisms than its object
was base. Th, case arose out of the re,y eat
ordinary state of things which existed during t .e
late war. Naoolrois Bonaparte made war on the
count-ice of this country Ly Lis Berlin .sod
Milan Decrees, and it became necessary for tin.
casuistry to relabel, be she Orders in Council. As
limtaperte pr scribed dl vessels that ususslosti a' .in
English port. too Government conceit, si it right
to prevent Cie Freitelt nation fr etti-yistr,
coomiterce, except through ti,.-medium of"shills
winch had prev ggggg .ly Come to England, mod tak
an an English cargo—mall this tendered it is-ces-aty
tit heel. recount* to the licensing .ytnein. By ii,,.
memo% is time of all 011,1110%111 00000 our enatinerce »As
Curried into the cileu”'s casuistry, and a direct trade
wits opened with Frmice. These has muss press., wed
the property, exported and imported, from c.tptitte
or seizure, even though it belonged to an enemy.
The De-feminists on the records otopired to take
an undue, unlawful, and most wicked advantage of
this licensing system. The ',emotes who wer the
original parties to the conspiracy were, Meow*.
N. B. ['tench (who dad a sue lime unee), his suo.•
Augustine Bogle French, their Isartoeq -- Bars
ton, a pronto of the :lame of Simon Cock, not
included in the indictment. and Julio Wench
Burke, who appeared to have beets a most active
agent% The Weer of French and Co. was at one
time moat reaptetable—but it failed in 18IS. At
the time. this conspiracy cotionet.cod. •ti 1812. the
home, though it wait not generally known, war in
the most desperate circuatstauces—and the part-
ners hit upon the contrivance which he would state
to the Jury, to rrtneve themselves. The plait was.

given for
d the tteo

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Pau ? Would
►mount. if •ny

to cruise in the English Chaowel, for the purpose of
capturing vessels, coming from France, with British
licenses. Nothing could be swore bear than 'his
design, diode they would find acted ou with inge-
nuity, and persisted iu with the utmost decieson.
Fey the purpose of carrying on this plan, a ship
called Tlit Piee, the registered property of the
house of Freuch and Co. was, at emend of the year
HIM sent out to Velma. in Portugal, with a Cargo.
Mr. Burke was the perms who was to superintend
the whole proceeding. Nevi's; disposed of the
cargo. he was to proceed to Spain sod to make a
fictitious and fraudulent sale of the ship to Spite
aisli owners, as it was the policy of Split. and of
terry other civilised country. to grant letters of
marque to such vessels only as were the property
of subjects of that country. The fraudulent
sale having been effected, oath was made that
the vessel belonged to a Spaniard, and letters of
marque were granted. In this trausactiou the
guilt of the person who actually perpetrated
the freed. 'mutely. Mr. Burke, was not greater
than that of the individuals residing its Lou.
don. who authorised it. Burke made a fraudulent
sale of the vessel to a Spaniard named Mettendes.
But it was thought that oue transfer would not
cover the transact an well as two. so Meow,id",
through the agency of a person named Ascarbas.
sold the ship at enfUlliill to Don Juan Baptista
Larevayta. The name of the vessel had 'wen clump.
est from the Pill to the General Porter, and he
again altered it to the Sun Juan Baptista. A letter
of marque was applied for Ned granted—sod it was
worthy of notice, that this marmite's!, though
grunted in June, 1813. was dated September.
18 It, when the Pitt wes its England, the property
of French and Co. She wits fitted out in Cotonou,
with twehee carriage a Spanish crew and
co tttttt solder were provided. The commetsder, Jose
Antonio De La Lazes, wise engaged by Mr. Burke—
but he was a mere nominal Captain—for there was
a special agreement that he should do the duty of
first mete. The par ies would tint suffer a Spaniard
to have the full coo ttttt and, but provided an Eng.
helium's to act as Captain. A person named Au.
des.on took the vessel nut, but he was dismissed—
and, isi February lel% the other Deleudant, Met-
thew Welsh . was engaged by French and Co. to
cesnmand the vessel. and lie went out to Cutouts*
for that purpose. She sailed from Commie in the
beginuum ofJusle, 1813, Stoke and Welsh, with a
ere es of ;so men being en board, mud she com-
menced crue•ing in the British Channel. If any
hut an illegal act were contemplated, what neer*.
etty would there have been fur a Spanish letter of
marque—an English one would bare answered an
honest purpose perfectly. But the fact was, the con-
spiratorr,liaviog procured NSIIIIIIINII letter of marque,
were prep.ired toasty," We may now take veseels mi-
nor under English licenses. What are their licenses
to us. we hare a Spanish comnsisaion." The Learned
Counsel Biro proceeded to detail all the circuits.
stutters comsected with the crime of the Seta Jean
Baptiste, from the tone of her leaving Commie.
until site raptured, off Havre, the Danish brig
tor/orta, laden with IsrAittly. &c. Will Willing tinder
a British lerense. as they were afterwards fully sub-
mautested in evidence. It would be found, although
Broke and Welsh wished to pass themselves. off es
passengers on board this vessel, that they were

such geroUtit
this dotoveTy.
v•• imfir, r the
fury was di

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I. the IN
indiy, and
no pedal

Irisel *touch-
ier' a int.% of
never before
COSIONUCt t

pevii,
diverted a Coleo( Justice. _ lice
woo, that the Ciirlotto was roomed to her own-
ers, end the San Joan Baptista was con-
demned, in the Court of Exciirtiort, us belong-
ing to British.subjects, who had fitted her out to
capture, under a foreign Big, vessel. sailn.g under
the protection of British liceuser. Berta.. did not
appear this day, he had absconded... Anvil sys. au
outlaw. • Mr. A. B. French did stemilorward. lie
raid he was not a ;wit to this transaction—but lie
would prove, out of his own inouth--and by his
own books, that he was. When he found perjury
would not do, he stated to Mr. Clarke that the
Pits was always the property of French and Co.—
that the sale was s colourable one—and that he was
led into the business by Mr. Welsh. Perhaps it
would be stated, in defence, tiret some part of the
property was French, as war argued, uusticeess.
fully, in the Admiralty Court. He did nut care,
even if this were the feet, for the crime of the
parties—that of conspiring. to do an illegal act—
was completed before the capture of the Car.
lotto, brfore they had done a single overt act.
They might be told that it was a common
transactiou amongst British merchants; but he
knew too well the high and honourable cha-
racter of British merchants to suppose that
a statement would be believed. The Learned
Counsel then proceeded to call his witnesses.
Henry Gritakill, one of the Clerks in the Privy
Coasted Office, produced the order iu Council Of
the 27111 of July, 1908, authorising the issue of
census licenses, permitting a trade with France.
He also produced the petition of the owners of the
Coriotru, for a license to import a cargo of brandy,
wine. and juniper-berries. Wanes,. .toted, that
the Privy Council refused all new liceioei after the
cud of December, ISM They, however, allowed
licenses fur voyages already commenced. Licenves
were granted by the Secretary of State, in compli-
ance with au order of Council.

John Sowerby i. employed in the Office of the
Board of Trudr, but he hront;ht no piper., with
I , tieing informed that Mr. huiti.kill would pro-
duce the neeemary dOCUIIIrtits.

Mr. Gaitskill was again esmniind. fie produced
several renewed or extended Iwtnseo. fur exportation
to France, dated SO late as June, 1813. No origin,'
licenses were granted after December, 1812—but
extended licenses were issuud to emible vessel, to
complete voy .grs which luta been commenced um.
der licenses previowly granted.

Philip Frebbard, Fog. of the Horne Department,
produced the original liceime, of the date of pr-
(.miter. 1812, and the reheard licen.e, dated
June. 1813, under which tier ship Carlolly beard'
from this country to France. and returned with a
cargo of brandy. &c.
Mr. Rich, a searcher •t Grovrienil, drpowd,
that, during 'heron 1612 and 1813, ve.sel. sailed
under liccoNe to the ports of France. 'l'he ►trials
that so 'idled were always loaded.
Mr. 11. M. Young, Clerk in the Register-office
•t the Custom house, produced the registsr of the
ship Pat. Site vs. registered iu the ,awe of Au-