The National Register.
London, England, 1809-06-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

tain said, " I know, Jack, I have done wrong." The is itnesF
in return said, " I see, Sir, you have done very wrong." NV It-
-I,e3s then went up mid hailed this Elizabeth transport, which Ist,
ne:ir t nem ; a inia• with the mate and two men belongin; to I lint
came alongside, but they did not venture to go into the cabin. The
witness then Walt with theta to his Nia;esty'sship Plantagenet, iii
vri-e to procure a surgeon, hitto no purpose. On his return ti
ship, he found the mate on board. 'I lie Captain °Ogren
the o 'then to put on shore, to ;;o hoot for n Doctor. They
vent to the Fait:lish Barracks, out c.lttl:l not find ^ties—
Aftcr stalking uliiiut some time. witness asked the Prisoner it
br did mit mean to go inf. (wailing to his ship). to which th
prisoner answered, " No, hut son may go otr If you like.
The witness, howeser, snit k close to the prisoner until they
an &tool and Pertuguese soldier; witness told them whit.
it td hapeetted, :tool the prisoner was conveyed on shiiibitar•l. The
sl !mess toalerstoirl that is Ilse meanwhile a Surgeon had coine
r4.4` in the Audacious man of war, dressed the boy's wound, new
bin trim !Mt bi.d. When the'Captain crone on hoard, th.
Dtai. aped him how he came to use such a deadly weapon le
Ire pointing to the dagger. The Captain said, he woulo
I like. care he should not hurt any one else with it, and ins:antl
flocs% t• overboard. The prisoner was next morniog conveyed
on hoard the Audacious, and .the boy was carried to that ship
tate' hint. The Captain did abet appear to be at all convulsed.
agnate:l, or alai-mi.:l at 1!;e time of the witness first going (lowl.
into the A abin. The hoN lingered under the constant apprelien
•k: of death for the space of vine days, and died on the 14th
of November.

Mr. Irvine, the principal surgeon, and Mr. Bligh, assistant
ss!rgeon, of the Audacious, described the stature of the wound.
The Captain begged of each of the sorg,eons separately to do
st hat Olt,. could to save the boy's life. adding." for by so doing
-Yaw rtIAY tie the means ofsaviug mine." He said that tic had com-
mitted the deed in a lit of rage and intoxicatiun, actling, that be
bad been robbed and pluudered by the crew, but never said a
word against the boy. They were fully convinced that the
wound was the cause of the bo3't. death. Whilst the boy was
ender the most serious ayprehen.lon of his cii,olution, Mr.
Irvine took down in vs ritin.•2.9 his declaration, in which he stated
that Captain John Sutherland at first gave liim a slight wound,
upon which the boy exposed the wouiA to him, saying,. " See
what you have done to me ;" upon which the Coln:tilt inflicted
on him a second wound, which was inure &Iterate tfran the
former. This was witnessed by the two surgeons, and attested
with the mark of the boy, then almost d 3 ing.
There was another witness on the part of the prosecution, but
at was agreed by the Counsel on both sides, that it was unne-
cessary to call him. Sir Christopher Robinson stated the case
to. the Jury ; tile Attorney General examined the witnesses;
they were cross-examined by Messrs. Knapp and Gurney,
.4C:owlet for the .prisoner.
The prisoner 'when called upon for his defence, said that he
left it entirely 'to hie COunsel. Several very respectable men
gaoe the prisoner an excellent character for general. humanity
and mildness of dispnsition, previous to the present transaction.
Mr. *Justice Grose recapitulated *the evidence.
The Jury turned round in their box for ahant • iro or three
minutes, and pronounced the prisoner—Guilty, Deiah.
The Judge of the Court of Admiralty then delivered the awful
tuntence of the law in the most solemn* distinct, and impressive
terms.

The prisoner is a tall strong-looking man, about 45; he was
rather unwell, and way indulged with a chair. He was parti.
cuiarly agitated wbilst the Judge was pronouncing the sentence ;
and was supported out of Court by two men. The execution
Rill take place on Thursday morning next, at Execution Dock.
—.The Court adjourned till Tuesday, the 4th of July.

Third and Let GRAND CITY LOTTERY of Freehold/baser Discballged
airtacdsTax, Upwards of 40V,0001. in Capital Prizes. Twenty Thourtnd
Wicket., to be drawn Li Guildhall in Four Days, bOOO Tickets each DtitsiZ,
tired Prise. There are Tweatellre groui.d Capital Prizes la this
ogilpisting of Twenty-nine excellent FREEHOLD HOUSES, situated hi Skin-
riertStreet and Pickett-Street, &c. which were estimated in the year 1806,
wl:e3 Building Ifiaterlals were such cheaper than at present, by five emineii
SurveArr, and proved by time upon oath, before a Coma:etre of the House of
Ctibaums, ta be worth upwards of 100,0001.: but as tt is desirable that the
Pbblie n110111(1 know the pre!eut improved Value of the Property, a new Survey
ardi estimate is now preparing which AA he p ts soun as it can be of -
tlitied. Tickets and Shane are on Sale h., 81RJ. BRA NSCOMBE,, aid CO.
!go. 3T, cornlii:; 11, Holborn; 3s, Haymarket; and NO, 'tinted; who sold
ace sl:ared Three of the Grand Capital Prizes hi the last Crty Lotttr.,. Fro.
lent Price. Ticket 81. Be. Yd.-'Halt 41. Bs. Od...Qtuuter Si. Ss. (M.—Eiglith
11. di. at.--Sizteenth o'. Ile. it. Tie tele will shortly 'Ube:Kee-4(lmoms
a large aw be bag etailis,

.4C. IDEA"' S 4.41) OFFE i

415

A young lady of the name of Wilmot, the daughter of a Sur-
;eon vi Dorchester, was drowned an Tlitir.::!.ty se'ttight, hot 11 tits
!he It(q1 If (itte aad Chelsea, in consequence an boat uu.kilfd) y
matinged having run down the boat hich she w with to
party of -ix pet S9IIS. 'Another person, a young krot leorin of the
natne of I)avi9, was under winter several minutes, but annuatims ,
NZIS rehturetl. Mitt.; IS' 111110 t SCR: Line 3 oung wollivin, went v..
fou r ear of age, had been from the country only two months,
Ind iv ai placed under the tuition of a music-master in Oxford-
SI I ret.

Stt OC KING AectfiltriT.—On Friday sennight, ns some of the
areillrry were p Mel i,ing throwing shells on a common near Seven
()elks, in Kent, it was ob,erved that one of them did not explode,
add every search was made for it in vain. An old 14 Oman, who
had taken it up, was passing at the time with a basket on her
ar,o. but the soldiers little thought she was in possevion of that
which they hart so diligently sought offer. The old woman wn
•ii her way to a neighbouring brick-kiln, where she produced
ier pr4e to the wen at work, who, after rolling it about, ob.-
.erved some grains of gunpowder to drop from it, and fooli.
:etcrinined on tiring it off; the old woman,. who most likely had • •
•,itnessed the effects of others thrown by the ~oldiers, gut out of
the way; a lighted tire-brami was then applied to the gtmpow.
ter, the.shell insaantaueonsly exploded, carrying off the arm of
rhe man who applied the tire. and killing his coinimnion iii me-
diately on, the spot.

EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Cornhil, tontlnn. Ineurerb uith
this Cl uspany are respectfully informed, thibt Path-leg yx Orin; at idlaitunier,
tasty I.e re.leuerl by A pplivitio:l nt this Office within Pifiren froin that
Pe iod, being read, agreeably to th:- reduced Premiums. biz. Coinobon
1 'ur knees to 10,0001. at 4.. per eft at.--11.tztrdous to (;,000. at
hnau'dotis to 3,000'. at bs. pier cent.—Adr.-ntares to llaslrer4 ;title
trbis Coinpla of 11:bot in facer. or Fire, b. itl .t
Incre :se a pir.
miunk.—D a na:N by L'irltuini; ru ide ;rood.-- N.• cLarge fcr ladoi
'neut., Attentions or Surve• A t of Sl. p. r • cibt. on
I
ui,ipping su-rtnce. .•••t•• 0:1 Insur ince. frolii 101. to Vv. N.r
east. u tactile Premium; and from 3' to 1.; per ceut. upon the Dut•. Fa mine;
..t/COL iustred (without Average atuse) at 2s. per cent. l'heCo.nit Terms
f.ir Life Insatuuce arc equally liberal, and pltiklis very triperior Claims to
Patrona;e. lYn. HGETIIA Vii, Se: 1'..14: •
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