The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-16 00:00:00

given t 3 me to have my tools ready, and also some candles
and matches, to make holes in the ship. Lyons
told me to do so; but George Carlos was the
first to give the orders. All the prisoners were present
when this was done. A fortnight before this I was told I
should have to scuttle the ship, but I cannot say by whom.
I made some plugs to fit the holes I was to make, because
I was afraid they were going to leave me alone in the ship,
and if they did so I should have the plugs ready to fill up
the holes when they left. On the day I was ordered to get
my tools ready, something wee said about its being
too early; but between 10 and 11 o'clock the same night
Lyons, George Carlos, Marceline, and Banana, and two
others came to me and gave m© orders to go down into the
hold. They all went down with me and told me to bore
holes in the ship. They were a•caed with knives and a
sling shot (a stick with a ball at the end of it.) I
bored eight holes with a two-inch auger. Four
forward and four aft. I did it beisg in fear of my life, We
all then returned to the deck. "Wl.en there Lyons said we
were to jump quickly into the boat. He said in English,
"Carpenter, now, quick into the 3oat." I did so. I saw
the small boat a little distance from the ship. The second
mate, the cook, steward, Frank Powell, Early, and,
I expect, the lamp-trimmer, as there were six in each boat.
I heard some one sing out from the ship for the boat to
return. All were called from th 3 boat but Frank Powell
and the steward. The latter woull not go on deck. They
sang out a many times for the steward to come up, but he
refused. Lyons, lam certain, was one who did so, but I
cannot say who else. I left the boat, and then I saw bottles
thrown at the steward. They s•,ruck him on the head.
He at last jumped overboard He took the rud-
der of the boat with him. I afterwards heard
him for upwards of half en hour singing out
to Lyons to help him. I dont know what Lyons said. The
last on board were Lyons, Lopez, and Francisco Blanco,
bat I cannot recollect the rest. TLe ship went down about
five minutes after we left it. I could not see the cook, but
I heard him scream out "Oh" as the water covered the
vessel. On the afternoon before the ship was scuttled,
Lyons told me to make fast all the things that would float
with big nails. I used the smallest I had, because if

anybody was left behind on board of her she might
rise as quick as possible. I cut the lashing of the spars.
Lopez said, while this was being clone. if the steamer saw
them the best thing they could da was to jump overboard.
After I arrived at Rocha I worked as a carpenter until tho
prisoners were captured.

Mr. Beard, on the part of the prisoners, said he should
reserve his questions for the present.
Powell said he had no questions to put.

Mr. Welsby said that was all the evidence he had to
offer. With respect to Williams, he could not put his
finger on anything that could connect him us a consenting
party to the murders that had been committed, and Frank
Powell, he thought, was also a non-consenting party to the
murders, or he would not have told what he did.
Mr. Henry quite agreed in that.

Mr. Webby-:-But with respect to the others, he should
ask for the committal of all the other prisoners upon the
full charge of murder, piracy, and wilful destruction of the
ship. William and Frank Powell he should therefore
withdraw from prosecuting on any charge.
Mr. Henry said he entirely agreed in that course, after
having paid the utmost attention to the evidence.
Williams and Frank Powell were then discharged, and
the other eight prisoners were fully committed for trial on
all the charges.
Williams and Powell have volunteered to state all they
know relative to the diabolical murders.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.