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•• The reports of friendly Indians concur in estimating the num-
of hostile Indians. Mei r 'in the Bed Sticks and Seminoles, at
ena-e than iawsi. indeliendent of the Blacks at and near Sawanney,
120 miles of tlit'place, amounting to nearly .too men, and in-
c reAsing by the ailditiai Olaf .1' runaway from Georgia side to get to
them. The friendly Indians inform me that the hostile party and
Marks have been promised a tritish force to assist them, from New
Providence. This promise. et ough 'mule by Nichols and Woodbine,
is nevertheless relied on by th _se deluded wretches, who. I have no
doubt, will sue for peace. as tht v find their hopes of British aid to be
without foundation. I have cc lied the militia from Fort Ilawkiris to
his place; and have directed Colonel Dually to cooler with your
Excellency upon the subject of additional battalion for the protec-
tion of the frontier from Oknitil, tee to St. Mary's
I hay 0 the hounour to be, &c.
(Signed) " En. P. Gemi ES, Major-Gen. Commanding."
SOUTH AMERICA.
Extrarts from too Fstroordi nary Grtnlfrof the Government
ofMexico, of Saturday, Nov. 1, inserted in a journal
rxtraordinary of the Governin cot ol llavannah, of Monday,
Dee. I, of the same year.
Official confirmation of the ca pture of the traitor Minn, and
the end of the invasion execot, d by him and his followers
against the faithful dominions t-f our Lord King Ferdinand
(whom God preserve:, is Soto is Marina, an the 24th of April
of the same year.
DESPATCH OF COI.. noN FBA NCISCO DE ORRANTIA.
MOST r 1. LENT sr VI the greatest satisfaction
congratulate your Excellency on my having taken prisoner, at
o'clock this dsy, the traitor Min in with 25 others. in the
pass of Venitilito, belonging to the estate of Tlachiqucra, where he
was with 200 men, nearly the h df of winan arc killed; among the
r the rebel Pedro Moreno, wl nose head has been brought to this
town, where I hive just arrived; and as soon as I have an opportunity
will send the despatch to the Ilariseal de Campo Dun Postural de
nsis. I advise your Exoellene,. of the fIII•XCSA. an account of the
interest you must take in it. Go I preserve your Excellency many

years.
Sitars. Oct. t 7, Ist7, R o'clock rot night.
Addressed to his Extxlleacy the Viceroy Don Juan 'lnez de
. A podaca.
DEAPATEII OF CAPTAIN D. Aol'ttTlN AGITYIIRE TO COT.OVEL
D. RAFAEL RRAcito, POLITICAL AND MILITARY COMMAN-
DANT OF QUERF.TARo.
I send your Excellency the en closed very interesting despatch.
which I have received for the Vicen which I beg you will tnins:nit
immediately. The enclosure contain.; the most important intelligence
of the capture of the traitor Mina obi e. the two Ilerrerays, a French-
aim and I bring the head of Moreno. The whole has been dune hy
Col. D. Francisco de Orrantiss, who ea tared Silao yesterday at 7 o'clock
in the morning.
Oct. 28, 1517.

TURKBV.
CONsTAPiTIEOPLE, DEC. s.—The Baron Strongnnoff, the
Hnssian Minister, in consequence of the delays interposed by
the Turkivb Government in all its transactions, was desirous
of giving another form to his negoeiations, particularly re.
greeting the liquidations still pending in consequence of the
treaty of Bucharest. His propositions have not been a2reed
to, and there seems lie possibility ot accelerating the progress
or the affair.
A question has arisen respecting the ill-treatment ole Tur-
kish vessel by the Commandant of the Russian port of Balah_
laua, in Ike Blark Sea. The Divan has demanded an expla_
nation of the linssian Minister, who, on his part, having no in-
structions, bas requested time to give an answer.
There have been great tumults at Smyrna between the
(;reeks and the Turks. The whole of the militia were two
days and two nigists milder arms. These contests arose out of
disputes respecting commercial objects ; and even time foreign
Consuls were in danger.

MISSIONARY .ESTABLISHXENW AT TRAVANCORPLA subject
of judicial arrangement in the administration of justice at Travan•
•cnre. deserves moue..., :
The resident Missionary has by his own exertion. prayed from
the Court of Travancore. many civil Advantages for the native
Christians ; and anxious to improve the administration of justice
throughout ifravaneore, lie is desirous of engaging Missionaries to
lend their aidto that important object. The appointment of Christian
jtulges, to set with the tribunals establiseel in Travancore, is an
arrangement. as 'Colonel Munro rematka. lighly favourable to the
protection and respectability of the Christian.; there ; and is also
agreeable to the Bran ins and Nairs. who Sad, in the integrity of
the Christian judges, a check on the venality amid corruption of the
Nair judges ; he adds. " I annex a very great degree of importance
to the employment of English Missionanes in that duty. It will in-
sure a prompt and impartial distribution of justice to all ci.isses of
people, and will thereby conciliate their attachment to the British
government, and increase their respect for the character and poinci-
ples of the Missionaries themselves. It is unnecessary to dwell in
this place on the eminent advantages dot will 'be derived from the
plan. JI
Col. Munro most justly attaches to an efficient and extended sys-
tem of education, particularly in the English lauuage, great influ- 1
ence on the early and substantiul establishment of the Protestant re-
ligion in India, and on the confirmation of the British Power.
ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRAIIE IN CEYLON.—.This Med,
sure has been effected by the zealous and persevering exertions of the
Chief Jostict, who has transmitted to England all the documents on
the subject. Sic addressed a letter to the Dutch gentlemen on the
list of Special Jurymen of Colombo, and at a meeting held by them,
on the 1 tth July, tritti, they came to an unanimous resolution, that
nil children, born of their slavesafter the 12th of August following.
should he-free.
This example was followed without hiss of time, by the native
jiror; at Colombo. of the respective classes of the Alshabaddc, who
.are chiefly employed in cutting down and preparing for exportation
the Cinnamon ; amounting to about 25000 people :--of the Ilfolso-
,e,i,vvr, who are descendants of the Arabs on the coast of India.
about 30 or 40,000. who are an active people carrying-on a (Inv:niers-
-I.le pert of the retail tratle of Ceylon :—ol the fiedscrown, who, tlinti a
namemus 'and powerful class, who manage the fisheries, which
yield niargt revenue to government : of the Citifties, whose ances-
t irs emigrated from thepcniesula of India. and retried atTeylon for
trite and twinufacture ; they are not so numerous as affluent, and
are forthe most part Christians the nit46,-.. who belong to the
firm class in rank, wlient* most of the headmen arc elected, und-the
natiTeitottl owner.: are chiefly of tilt: caste. anti by the DuteirSix-
,eial .Itartuen of Jaffiriapatam and Gene. The generous exumple
gives to all others who assume a property in human beings. and
mho havelicreby given a plelge of their disposition to concur in those
farther immures for ameliorating the coniliiion of Ceylon, deserves
Highly the praise of all nations of the civilized and inure mpeciidly
of the yet.uncieilized world !

Artinquest was held at the White Bart, Tottenham, on the body of
!gory C0a1..., n widow, aged Ehzahuth Buckingham said on
Tuesday miming the der cased's dau liter told her, her mother had
been sleeping oWthe floor since Rattled:ly the loth inst. and would
not svak to her. Witness went to her. :tad tbund kn. as described,
.n• would room ; she ism speechless, but recollected them. The room
ranch trmv.:!y of brandy ; and a gallon bottle, nearly empty, Wai
by hot siee. Dr. Holt was called in, who she wr:s
mni bed, and offered her scone c;ittee: btu
41 from her mouth, and she ,!;untly after
s*,w Outright her heath was occasioned by
eceoninitiy.

TIIE NATION.AI. lIEOI,STETT.

BUONAPARTE ii D LAS CASES,

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[FROM A FLE:1110,1 PAPER.)
M. de Las Cases, separated from a master who has never
ceased to be his friend, has brought to Europe an ample stock
of anecdotes about that extraordinary man, who has united in
his illustrious career all the chances on good and bad fortune.
Buonaparte always fixes the general attention—he is a lu-
minous meteor which it is impossible to conceal. The por-
trait of this great man has never till now been drawn, but by
a flattering or an exaggerating pencil s and it likely, that,
during his lifetime, the resemblance will never be seized. In
writing this work, reserved for posterity, we present anec.
dotes that yield us some features of the moral 'physiognomy
of the man whom sovereigns have now thrown in chains as it
punishment for having enchained nations. We derive them
from an artisje which appears to have been communicated
by Las Case o the Journal of Antwerp.
Napoleon at the commencement of his residence on the
Island, voluntarily received the English officers, and admit-
ted them at Longweod into social circles formed by the com-
panions of his captivity, and two or three of the principal
families of St. Helena. We are bound to say, to the credit
of the English °throes, that they never approached Napo-
leen but with that 'respect as bids his misfortunes cop 1111 l auded.
One would have believed that he saw the Emperor at the
Tuileties, surrounded with his courtiers. Ile made the
English journals be translated to him, and lie was allowed
only the Ministerial journals: he soon remarked those articles
of corrosive gall and insipid irony, in which lie was repre-
sented as successively surrendering himself to childish spleen
or disgusting caprices. He was so unjust as to believe that
those even whom he admitted to his society, and from whom
lie received the most abject adulation, were caterers fur
The Times and 'lke Courier. He then flamed the resolution
to see nobody, and did not even snake au exception in favour
of the Governor. Sir Hodson Lowe took a singular mode of
overcoming this determination , lie transmitted one dry a
request for en interview, snider the pretext of having to
communicate things of an agreeable and interesting nature.
He was admitted : but shat was the astonishment of Na-
poheen, when he perceived that the only object of his con.
vet sation was to itiforni him that the expenditure of the cap-
tives exceeded by 1,200 louis the funds placed at his disposal
by the Government, and to beg him to find the means of co-
vering the deficit. He sharply replied, "M. le Gouver.
near, I never intermeddle in such details. Never did any
complaint of mice descend so loco as you. I command, or I ant
silent. If after this you allow me to avant necessaries, 1 will
go to seek them in your own camp (pointing out his linger to
the English tents which are seen from Longwood), and these
brave soldiers will not drive from their mess one of the
oldest and the first soldier of Europe."

Is the private conversations which he often held with Ber-
trand and Las Cases lie sometimes indulged in effusions of
tiding which gave the lie to what has been said about the
aridity of his heart. In speaking of the double catastrophe
which deprived him of his crown, he sometimes said," Have
I done all that was my duty for that good people, the French?
Ought I not likewise to hat e died for them f They did so
many services for me; but they likewise abandoned me. I
deceive myself ; they abandoned me twice, in the most cruel
manner. The first detection may be excused, but fur the
second should they not have understood better ?"
They asked him why, among the numerous expedients which
presented themselves to him, he had adopted that of surren-
dering himself to the most cruel enemies? Witho►t replying
directly to the (pies ' , lie said that he had at one time the
idea of proposing his abdication ow condition of retiring into
Corsica, and retailing the sovereignty of that island : but,
added my enemies would not have failed to have said,
that after launching Fiance and Frenchman on a stormy
sea, I abandoned them after the tempests, to shelter myself
' in port."
He never speaks but in terms of eulogy of the city of
Lyons, and ou such occasions l►e discovers projects which
were never suspected to be entertained by him. For exit n-
ply, he said," It is useless to express how much I love that
good city : but one thing I am certain of, that I have always
been, and shall always be beloved by it; I had formed great
projects for its prosperity. It is so situated as to become tl►e
capital of Gaul Awl Italy."

He cannot believe that the two Emperors of Austria and
of Russia entertain towards him personal animosity. " They
only (said he) persecute in me the sword of that revolution
which made them tremble on thoir thrones." He said of Ney
Murat " they were. perhaps, the two bravest sums that
ever existed; but if they had bad but two ounces of good
sense more, they would, perhaps, have been the greatest of
poltioons." The English journals, containing the details of
the death of Murat, were read to him. When he heard the
word shot, he abritvtly interrupted the reader, and salt, • rue
Calabrians were more generous and less inhuman thee the
people of Plymotith—proceed ;"aud he listened to the details
of his lirother•in-law without shedding a tear, The tone of
these discourses, though in general severe, is rut remote
Hon eleasantry With General Bertrand dad Count Las
Cases in particular, he abandroed himself to allthe communi—
cativeness of confiding familiacity. One day lie asseu the
former what party he %%as of at fire commencement of the re-
volution? " Of the constitutional, sire, replied lie, since I
narrowly escaped death, at the Toite:ies in defending the
throne, and the iiiviolabitity of the inonacek." " And you,
Las, Cases," said Napoleon, pinching familiarly the ear in his
chanmerlaiu, " I shalt nut ask what party you belonged to,
you emigrated ; you wets essentially all aristocrat. Omit
you allow it, now, to be very strange, that of tiathree 1 4111
lie only republican ?" " Very singular indeed,* repli.-11
Bet trai' ; " lite tile, they made you pay dear fur it." It is
eery tine that he repeats frequently liberal ideas have rained
me; but he adds, Eliot mistakes recalled over his ultimate
"I ,•aly* he, "to restrain liomal ideas
first, in der to make them tuna with all their lustre After-
wards."

evening paper gives the foll9wing particulars respecting
the paiel s tiro alga by Conut Lab C.Aties,a Ida* ate said to liar,
ile.o:ved into the hands of the agents of tae Alien °dice.
A .in; die ilucuabills Ifelerxed to ace se•vrai one
wit ch is istliire•Aseil to Ili. Einpiess Maria Lgtu a, ...Lich put.
Imo •to gi.e. set Isollon the etfl, tout Napaleun 114
• 11 el cd, and 44' the ei 14111' with %hien Le has ea:aired
14,•••11. U 1•41111.1,lis J plan Uts Loie4Woo4l, which likt. ),0,11,44ex
Lis C.lNes 11U • th...%%11 dating h.t l'assi.:ruce in the i>tand, and
which pilstlL, to his Ilietlielr. the (-omit
A.:111.1111(4.N 141 1110 Atcbducitess iiie prvbent 44. a lock or hare
and he :kap . he won'd not surrender to
alts bat his eOll3Ol t, who 'is atone capable of' opine-
elating its Yalta:.

SAN

A second letter is directed to the Grand Dueltess of Baden,
and its principal purpose is to obtain an asylum for M. Las
Cases within the territories of the Grand Duke, should h.. be
refused admission into Great Britain.
A third is for Prince Joseph, in America, and it presents
only what. is called a faithful picture of the " torments" of
the exile at St. Helena.

A fourth is without any address, excepting to a Duke, in
blank, for whonitas Cases is said to have formed an affection-
ate regard on board the Bellerophon, and it is believed the
nobleman alluded to k the Dnke of Rovigo.

A fife: is for Prince Lucien. and a sixth for Cardinal Fetch,
atßome. After repeating the details to the Archduchess Maria
Louisa and Prince Joseph, M. Las Cases informs the Cardinal,
that there is no Minister 'of religion at St. Helena, that the •
Freneh inhabitants feel severely this privation, and that lie
is assured if Napoleon were allowed to do so, he would re.
quest his uncle to look oat for a cit4iyntalt, who. in addition
to his other duties of a sacred nature, would copy corres:Zii
from dictation. Las Cases ingnires of Prince Lucien, if he
could procure from I a place of refuge at Rome.
The letter in which these particulars were contained adds
the following remarks:—

" 'fhis tamely to obtain an asylum, •expressed in all the
letters from the Count, shows that he did not expect to be at-
lowed a residence in England. But the language to this
Archduchess Maria Louisa, sufficiently proves, that he should
have preferred to remain in London, if leave should have
been given. He acknowledges that his first object, on reach-
ing Europe, would have been to have placed at the foot of
the Archduchess, his most respectful homage, but that the
object to which his ss hole life had been devoted would have
induced him to have remained in England, to invoke the laws
and Ministers of that country in favour of the illustrious pri-
soner, in order to obtain seine alleviation of his miseries.
'fhe British Ministry,' he says, ' could not have been deaf to
my entreaties, because I cannot believe that they would have
been guilty of any personal revenge ; and I am persuaded
that they would content themselves with measures that, at the
same time that they rendered sure his confinement, would not
add persecution and cruelty to the restraints imposed.
Who,' says the Count, could better fulfil this important dnty
than I, wh3 have witnessed all the wretchedness to which
this august prisoner has been exposed ? That duty I will
fulfil with the utmost ardent zeal, and most faithfal loyalty. "
&c.

KNOLF..PALACE, &c.—it was stated last week, that
Kilole-castle was in imminent danger, front a fire breaking
out in the Venetian bedchamber. The conflagration arose
from a defect in the fins of the bake house, called the con-
fectioners room; by the ravages of time it was in a damaged
state, and hail communicated to the grained arches and other
oaken timbers, so that hail not a timely discovery been made,
the whole edifice would most
rove
have been destroyed.
The Venetian bed chamber a rove alluded to, was so called
from having been slept in ley Niehola Molina, the Venetian
Ambassatku. The pictures saved were, Catherine H. of
Russia, grandmother to the Emperor Alexander ; Lionel,
Duke of Dorset; Elizabeth, Duchess to the latter. The state
bed and hangings were placed there for the reception ofJames
11. The Venetian drawing-room also buttered in an incon-
siderable degree. The pictures saved were, Isabella of Bra-
bant, Margaret of Austria, Mrs. Abingdon, Miss Oxford
(the fair Quaker),and Monsieur Campchinetze. The latter
was Lieutenant Colonel in the Swiss Guards when they were
overpowered by the furious Jacobins in the Tuileries, at the
commencement of the French Revolution, and lay many hosts
concealed among the dead soldiers, till night afforded an
opportunity to escape. Being convifsaut in the Enr,..lish fan.
page, he passed himself for a native of this ec.mintry, and
quitted Paris in the disguise of a servant. He I...ved for some
time as an hostler at an inn wt the road, till Kt length, he was
so fortunate as to escape to England, wherein he was a resi-
dent is the family of the Duke of Dorset until his demise.
FIRE IN SHEERNESS DOCKYARD.—On Friday night, the
9th, inst at about half-past nice o'clock, this place was thrown
into the greatest consternation, by the ringing of the alarm
bells in the deck yard, the heating of drums, and the firing of
the men of war's guns. It was occasioned by a tire having
broken out in the house belonging to the strain engine erect.
ed for carrying on the new works, situated in the southern
part of the dock-yard, near the kilns used for burning cement
stone. '1 he most serious apprehensions were entertained for
.he safety of the arsenal; and what was more distressing to
the feelings of the spectators, was its contiguity to the work
house, which, from the pressure of the times awl want of
employment: is crowded with suany unfortunate individuals.
—Providence, however, averted the impending danger,
and idiom 12 o'clock we bad the pleasure of seener the
rasing flames subilited,with only the loss of the engine-house.
No lives, it is understood, have been lost, bitt one pour man is
severely hurt.

Captain Walker, of the Northimiberland,and the officers of
that ship, Lieutenant Griffin of the Swan cutter, and Captain
Brown and the Alerts of the Ordinary, with the military
officers and soldiers of the garrison, assembled on the first
alarm. The latter were finder arms the whole time. and
were of great service in keeping off the spectators. The in-
habitants of site town were at one time under serious appre.
lieuions, as the lire was not far from the Fountain tavern.,
and the resideisoe of Mr. Aliller, in High-street. At the
former, the landlady of the !anise had but recently lain in,
and was removed on the 6t at alarm being given.
Sir Robert Barlow from Chatham, who sup.veintends during
the absenoe of Commissioner Boyle, was here yesterday to
investigate ?lino the cause, %skint; it is suspected arose fe.inn
carelessness. The damage, hoswever, has not been so great
as was at first .expected, and %Welt it might have been but
for the prompt and effectual assistance that was gis re.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN IGHTON Jan. 12.—This mows
ing about so noblemen and gentlemen assembled at Standiml, ntl.r
this town, to enjoy the diversion of the chase, with the stibser iptiott
pack of harriers. After running in at the death of two hales, they
took the directions ff fitichling. At tin: spot Captain Curtis ob:serveil
Master Wetherall, u tine youth about 14 years.of age, nephew of
Mr. Sergeam. Itomingion, mounted upon a spiritow hone, with his
feerin the strips of the stirrups. The Captain warned the boy of
the danger of ridieg in that manner, and requested him not to joie
in the sport of the field. Untortunately, at that moment the hounds
passed in full run, when the animal started oil; and in less than ton
minutes, the youth was seen to lose his seat, rand hung suspearle.l by
the straps. His head was knuui:ed ligains Cie new laid aims :a a
most •dreadful mannur. The borse, tint iIL itself ineumberett,
plunged, and quickened its speed down Sian.lend.hill, whilst the
gentlemen in.the chase were endeavouring to sup eareer.of the
isaiutal. The hounds even joined in tile pursuit, std when the
horse was stopped. actually stool at buy. We sincerely regret to add
that Le youth was literally dashed to pieta, and was lifele s.
TIM melencholy event has occasioned the wog faunal sffiictiou Ur

• front colt!. ''t'iter put her irtt
at the ntrrareitt Bland issttetl
14.4 e! iv • ,w,:r4l, died. W
ant exabbive
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JAN. le.

RIOTS IN LONDON.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, THURSDAY, JAW. 15.
(Special Juries.)
BECKWITH V. BRIDGES AND ANOTHER.

An action on the Ist Geo. I. c. 12, commonly called the
Riot Act. The first count of the declaration stated, that on
the 2d of December, 1816, diverse persons, being in num.
lee 12 or more, unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously,
aesseehled together in the parish of St. Sepulchre, and unlaw-
fully demolished, and began to demolish, the house of the
plaintiff. The second count set out certain goods, the pro-
perty of the plaintiff, injure& destroyed, and carried away.
On the part of the plaintiff, Mr. Gurney stated, that the
present action, as prescribed by the very wholesome statute
on which it was founded, was brought against two of the
respectable inhabitants of the ward, who would not be called
upon to pay the sum recovered ; it would be collected by a
general rate upon the hundred. It was unnecessary to enter
into a detail of the particulars of those riots, so disgraceful
to the persons concerned in them, and so injurious to the
property of many individuals in the line of streets through
which the rioters proceeded. The attack commenced upon
the house of the plaintiff, a gun smith in Skinner-street, for
the object of the infamous disturbers of the public peace was
to arm themselves so as to be able to inthnidate the peaceable
subjects of the King into submission, or to resist any attack
that might be made upon them by the military. Young
Watson, of whom so much had been heard, and who had
unfortunately escaped justice, first entered the shop of the
plaintiff, demanding arms; anti on meeting with remon.
*trance by Mr. Platt, a customer, he drew a pistol, and shut
that gentleman ; he was secured, and the mob instantly com-
menced an attack upon the house, breaking in the windows,
both wood and brass work, declaring, that they would dee
molish the house completely if their leader were not restored
to them. The damage done to the house amounted to 611.
Is. 4(1. A certain number of the arms taken away had here'
restored, but greatly injured ; and the value of them, in their
deteriorated sten-, was 3031 13s. 6d. The value of the guns,
pistols, Sec. of which no tidings had since been obtained,
was 9111. 19s, ; making, in the whole, 1,2811. 13s. 10d., the
amount the plaintiff sought to recover by this action.
Huber-' the foreman of the plaintiff, preyed maw facts
already before the public, relative to the attack noon the
plaintiff's shop. Young Watson came in demanding" Arms!
Anus!" and the mob re-echoed the cry. When he was
taken, some of the rioters exclaimed, "We will pull
the b—y house down, we will have him out." They beva
their att ick i 111 l mediately. This relation was confirmed by
Mr. Lydiard, alto also proved that several of the crowd
threatened to demolish the house.
J. H. li mgliton, J. Hunt, and C. Jones, tradesmen
employed in repairing the injury, proved that their various
bills amount p.l to 611. Is. 4.1.
Mr. Parker, Mr. llortimer. and Mr. Nock, three gun-
smithsoleposed that the sum of 3031. 13s. O. for gnus, Lee.
damaged, and' 111. 19s. for such as had been taken away and
never returned, was reasonable.
The Common Ser4eaut, on behalf of thi defendants, con-
fidently a relied that the plaintiff had no pretense for claim
ing 1,2811. ander the Riot Act, which provided, (in conse-
quence 44 nnmerous disturbances and destructions of meeting
houses,44-usat the time it was passed,) that the party injured
'humid have his remedy against the hundred, if the mob either
demolished or began to demolish the dwelling house of the
plaintiff. II had )seen decided in many cases, that in order
to supper. this action, it must arise out of a felony corn.
milted eatvessly under the act ; tile proceeding of the mob
must he dt:ected to the demolition of the house, and if the
rioters lad any other purpose in their attack, the action
could tint be maintained. Here. it seemed clear that the
design was to obtain arms in the first instance, and afterwards
to liberate their leader, young Watson ;and if they plundered
the shop, that was a felony, but a felony of quite a different
kind : it was a burglary, and was punishable as a burglary,
Mid the sidle, ing party could obtain no compensation from
the hundred. For this reason the plaintiff could not recover
for tle arms stoke, though he might perhaps, for those
daunt ed. In Griesley v. Higginbotham (I East. 1:16) the
Court of King's Bench had held, that a baker suing under the
Riot Act. coud not obtain damages for a quantity of flour
which had been stolen from his premises daring a riot, in
which his premises were assailed and injured.
Lord Ellenborough.—'There no damage was done to the
building, containing the flour stolen ; that case Las no rela-
tion to this—it is not ad ;dera. You had better open the book
at random, and mote from it what first presents Itself.
Mr. Tindal, t with the Common Sergeant) read the note of
the case in oi (14. r to convince his Lordship that he was mis-
taken ; it appeared that considerable damage had been
done to the building to which the warehouse from whence
the flour was stolen was a lean-to ; but it was held by the
Court, that th. plaintificouhl not recover for the Hour stolen
inasmuch a- that was a distinct felony independ. nt of stet. I.
Geo. I. ; he culled have ,damages only for that a hick was
destroy. (1 ur dannived. He further mentioned a case before
Mr. Jui-tier Le Blanc at York, where that Judge had decided,
that a party could not recover for furniture etoleffilirom
dwelling house that bad been begun to be demolished iu a
riot.
Lord Elleahcreough.—lf it were unconnected with the act
of demolishing, I should certainly be of the same opinion.
I he Comunn Sergeava further referred to Read v. Clarke,
(7 'l'. R. 406 )'for the partial demolition of the house of a
Quaker, who would net illuminate for one of the victories of
Lord St. Vincent.
Lord Eliesibuion4ll.—l was counsel in the cause, and I re-
collect that it was held hut to be a beginning to demolish,
because having the power to demolish if they chose, the crowd
went away without prosecuting their purpose; they abandoned
it altogether.
The C )))))) non Sergeant added, that in Lord King v. Chain.
hers, the same point haul been determined: Lord Elleatborongh
then observing, " the acts of the mob must indicate a purpose
to demolish the house." In the present case, the purpose was
slot to demolish the house, but to obtain arous and to liberate
their leader.
Lord Elleeborough referred to the evidence of Holm and
Lydia' (I, for the declinations of the tioters, remarking that
the (pies:ion was. su hole r iheir purpose was MI Ili Will down
and dillindlsit the house, had they not been paciffelt by Ica' Mee
that yon tug Watson bad made his escape? They ut general
contemp,.. lima of that u:du Is came ithiti the Act.l Hni Loral.
ship add.•4l. that he ;Would ropuest the jury to divide the
damaee• or the aims iejereal Keil fur those stoked iuu order
'Apt th. c.,,,m.03 Surat oil wickt afterwards, it InS thought
ca,s,t 'Tot.
11,41:s it yiss clear upon the evi.
duce that t 14: abtus returned Le :hue were oho KO in