The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-24 00:00:00

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United States of America, the said United States and their
being at that time enemies of our Lord the King, and his
Capt. W. Stevens was Master of the Seringapatantoi
whaler. He sailed in her in March, 1812, and the prisoner was an
apprentice on board that vessel. The prisoner was reputed a
Scotchman, which witness bad heard him say he was. On the lath
of Jnly, 1813, witness's vessel was taken by the Americans, in Lee
Bay, in the Gallipagos Islands. The prisoner was in the eringa-
patam when she was taken by the Essex American frigate, on board
of which the crew of the Seringapatani was taken. The witness
and his sons, his mates, were put in irons, in which he was set np
as a spew in the steerage, under the half deck., near to the door of
Capt. Porter's, of the Essex, cabin. There he saw the prisoner
and others of the crew go to that cabin. Witness hallooed to them,
that if they entered lie would prosecute them when he came to
England, as they wenld be traitors to their country ; and they had
no occasion to enter, for there was a cartel going round to the Ara-
ells or St. Helena. Notwithstanding the prisoner and the others
went into Porter's cabin, When he came out, the prisoner said he
did not know one place in America, when one of the sentries told
him to go in again, and say he belonged to Fell's Point. He went
into the cabin again, and came out with money in his hand ; when
witness told him he was a bad fellow. This was only two or three
days after their capture. A few days after witness was sent forward
on the gun-deck under a sentry where the prisoner was grinding a
cutlass, witness hoped he was not grinding that to use against his
country ; the prisoner laughed and said, " the Scotch and English
had not settled it yet, and he had as good a right to fight for the Ame-
ricans as for them." Witness had heard the prisoner answer to his
name when mustered ; and had seen him doing duty in the main top.
Witness was recaptured in the Georgiana by the Barrosa frigate.
In December last, witness was at Plymouth, when the Essex was
brought in prize to the I'hi:o3e. He there saw the prisoner, whom
he asked if he knew him. He said he did, and witness told him
he was come to be as good as his word, for he would prosecute
bim. Witness was treated by the Americans with great barbarity.
E. Lawson was master of the Sir Edward Hamilton, and on the
14th of `.zeptember, 1813, he was captured by the Essex. On hoard
of her he saw the prisoner, whom he had seen before on board
the Se.ringapatain. The witness was six months on board the
Essex, during which time the prisoner did daty as a seaman and
was mustered at quarters as one of the crew.
J. Hamilton was assistant clerk on board the Phoebe when she
captured the Essex, after a regular engagement. The Essex was
captured off Valparaiso, on the teBth of March, 1814. Witness saw
the prisoner when he came on board the Phoebe from Valparaiso,
about a week after the capture. The First Lieutenant of the Phoebe
asked the prisoner what countryman he was ; and he said lie was a
Scotchman. He said he had been sent ashore to attend the Essex
sick, and had there ran away. He was not in the engagement be-
tween the Essex and the Plerbe.

In his defence he said, he never fought against his king and
country ; he only entered to enable him to make his escape, which
he did as soon as he could.
Capt. Hillyer, of the Plimbe, here volunteered his evidence for
the prisoner ; and stated, that the prisoner was considered a man
of weak intellect. Verdict—Guilty—Death ; but recoramended to
mercy, on account of what Cant. Hillyer had said of him.
Sir W. Scott immediately passed sentence of death on him.

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER•

LONDON :
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24.

A private letter fiom Paris, dated Dec. IR, says, "The Am-
nesty Law will be discussed in less than a fortnight; the weighti
est interests of the state are connected with it. The motion of
M. de St. Roinain, on the propriety of excluding from the
Government Pens!on List the pitiless traitors who had voted
the death of the unfortunate Louis was heard with acclamations.
All t 4 wrongs of that much. injured Monarch rushed to every
mind. As the four opprobrious names were cited, the cry of
horror was strong and universal,