The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-07 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The following' case appears in the Philadelphia 31cr.
cantile Advertiser of the 7th June :

44 Just as one paper is preparing for press, we hear of a most
distressing occurrence. The world is aware of a dispute be-
tween Peter Randolph, Judge oft he Cirrnit C.onrt. and 'nutting
Wells, a delegate from Nottowae, in the General As.enay.
On Wednesday evening Judge liandolph rode to the Court
Rouse of Nottoway ; his friend and cousin, Colonel Greenhill,
was in his company until he came within a short distance of
Mr. Wells's I se. Wells keeps a public-house, the Piazza,
which k near the road. Judge K. went to the Clerk's office,
and on his return by W.'s house approached it as if to speak to
Mr. M . and stepped into the Piazza. Wells came to the dour;
no cons ersatiun ensued : the latter tired, and shot Judge IC in
the breast: he staggered out of the house, and had not yet
fallen, when Col. G. who had been to the gaol, and heard the
report of the pistol, came up, and found him wounded. ifillgu
It. told hint of what hail passed, and begged him not to hurt
Wells. The latter again came to the door, and ordered Col.
off. The colonel ganged to obey the command; when Mr.
W. fired at him and wounded him with two balls, one of which
struck on one side of theneek, and wounded round to the other;
the other is not yet funnel. After a short time, the two gentle.-
inert were removed. The physicians have not definitively pro-
nounced upon Judge R.'s case.—The ball was supposed to ha% e
passed through and lodged near to the region of the back-
bone. The above is a hasty sketch, and may therefore prove
defective.'

CIINtLESTON, M tN' tn.—Arrived the British brig Emperor
Alexander, Wan, from Dundee, and last from Falmouth
England), in 62 days. On the Itith inst. in lat. 30, 50, long.
10. Mt Bermuda, at two p.m. Capt. Watt descried a brig to
oindward, making for I • ; on approaching, he discovered
her to he a man of war, under Spanish colours; she hailed in
English, " w hence from. and where hound?" and was instantly
answered, from Dundee. Ordered to shorten sail, till they
came alongside, as they wished to board ns, in order to obtain
a supply, being very short of provisions.—They then lowered
their boats, maimed her with seven men and came on board;
informed us that the brig was a Spanish man of war, and de-
manded of Capt. Watt his papers, which he delivered, having
discovered that the pirates were armed with daggers concealed
in their bosoms. Atter has ing obtained the papers, they put
off fur the cosec of war, and about half an hour after, returned
with them. Not satisfied with this outrage, they began to
plunder, and robbed Capt. Watt of his watch, wearing apparel,
a pair of Bunter scales, a mathematical instrument, surd his
crew of the principal part of their clothing, a spare lower
yard, one coil of rope, and a number of spare pieces, and
about 300 pounds of heel and pork, which they made off with.
Capt. Watt, thinking that they had committed all the depreda-
tions they had in s iew, made sail, and endeavoured to escape ;
hut the pirates, diseoveriog his intention, ordered him to back
Isis main yard, when they again boarded, and desired him to
open his hatches, threatening, in case of refusal, to break them
open, which they did, and stoic a bale of Osnatrurgs and the
bouts oars, leasing with us two of their own. After they had
boarded us a third time, and while sonic of them wee e employ-
ed in robbing, the rest were endeavouring in 'perform a hiJekrr
died, that of murder; they attempted to stab Capt. Watt's
Mate, bin fortnnately without effect ; and not having succeed-
ed, made towards the cabin boy, who narrowly escaped death
uy running and secreting himself in the after-cabin. They
Men quitted the brig, wishes*: ('apt. Watt a good passage, and
Win; him he migist consider himself lucky in Bening on so.

PRICE 9.d.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

BOUM; OF LORDS, SATußnir, JuYE 49.
SALNION BILL.

Cotuisel appeared at the bar for the Marquis of flute. m head all
corporation against that part of die salmon preset-A:aloft bill which
seemed to deprive all corporations, except that ct London, of some por-
tion of their jurisdiction in riven. The sum of the argument wa...
that the bsll itself a as an excellent one, but defective in not saving the
rights of corporations.
The I.OIID CHANCELLOR said, that the matter stated at the bar
was well worthy of consideration, and ought to be attended to when
this bill came to its third reading on Monday.
The bill was ordered for a third reading on Monday.
The clergy tarns hill, the watch and and bIII, the hydrometet
the Elgin marbles bib, die new strict bill, and several others, were mid
a third time. and passed.
The pillory bill, with an amendment by the (mid Chancellor, passed
the committee: repiat on Monday.—Adjourned.
MONDAY, JULY I.
The royal assent was given by commission to the paper duty
bill, the loan charge bill, the Exchequers' consolidatiou hilt,
the HI itish and Irish spirits' trade bill, the, Scotch distillery bill,
the Irish stamps' ditty bill, the beer duty bill, the Claremont
estate bill, the silk-mattfacturer's bill, the habeas corpus bills
the spirit licence bill, the American passage bill, the oil and
blubber bill, the gaol fres' abolitim bill, the• lead mines' coal
bill, the small coal hill, the inland coal bill. the leather or tan •
tiers' and carriers' bill, the clergy farms bill, the insolvent debtors'
amendment bill, the Irish insolsent debtors' bill, the mines'
machinery bill, die militia pay bill, the mutiny act amendment
bill, the criminal lunatic bill, and some private hills, including
the New street bill. Commissioners, Lords Eldon, Redesdale.
and Shaftesbury.
The pillory bill and parish apprentices bill, were manct
from thu Commons with the amendments agreed to.