The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-12 00:00:00

Wi tnesc *was presed 'When the seamen qtfire their de-
positiotts before a tivistrate at Montserrat,
they did not then stir r:at the•hoy was su,Tended
by the hAels. The, 4positions then taken were nra
into his hands, in order to he brought home ; but
they, were lmt Out of his cabin,' and hefild not know
how. The Prisoner was on hoard his Brig, and had
aceen to the cabin.

Abia Dowhary swore, that be overheard a conver-
sation at a grog house in Montserrat, in which
Scott said to the other witness, " you all say as I
say, "no fear but we shall do him.'' This was be:
for© they were examined before a Magistrate at
Montserrat.,

Wm. Hoskins, a Purser in the Navy, swore, that
_*bout three months ago be had'a conversation With
Scott, the Surgeon, in Which Scott told him that
the Prisoner Jtad exercised great severities upon the
hip's Company. .He had swore to the Ship's mor-
tality list 'at Dominica, but what was contained in
it was not true ; and he had done so from being
afraid Cif Chapman, the Prisoner. ,Scott then added,
that, had be not been punished by the Captain on
the voyage from Dominica, to Nlontserrat, he would
not have said a word' about the boy, but now he
should. - •

Captainßrnwn,!pf the,4/40, an African, trader,
was on the Calabar Coast at the same time'with the
4db. One day the 'Ilion() hailed him, and when
he went on board of her, Captain Chapman,•-the
Prisoner,, said his life was in danger, from ills crew ;
and the crew then appeared to the witness in a mu-
tinous state. Witne‘4 told theni, that if they
would not he Tl'uiet; he should be forced "to lay.his
Ship alongside- them, and force therm to return. to
their duty. , • •
Jonathan barCey, an African CaPtain,'7Said, that
the Prisoner once,‘on the death of hiS Surgeon, Or-
formed that,ofiice in his room,, and executed it Vial
.great, humanity..
Sir SIMON LE pi.mqc then proceeded to Sum up
the evidence at gtleat length.' He observed; 'that if
'the facts .as 'given in evidence were to be belieyed,
there could be no doubeofthe.guilt of the Prisoner;
and of their amounting to murder. The only ques-
tion was as to the credibility of the:Witnesses. It
would be for the Jury to weigh well theiendency
of the different evidence they had heard, and decide
according to the best of their judgment.
The Judge having finished his chargO, the Jury
withdrew to consider of their verdict about nine
o'clock at night. After continuing shut up till
about one o'clock in,the morning, the Judges sent
to enquire whether it 'as likely they would come
to a speedy determination about their verdi&. The
Jury replied that it was not then
_likely.. Precisely
at three,o'clock in the morning, however, they re-
turned to Court, and brought in a verdid of NOT
GUILTY.

The Prisoner was then arraigned on two other
charges ; one fur the murder Of, John Hanson, and
the other for that of Henry. Johnson, on the high
seas ; l)ut there being no .evidenee, lie Was of course
acquitted of these also: The. Court of Admiralty
was then adjourned.
The Irisoner throughout condu&ed himself with
the greatest coolness, or indeed rather in a way ap-
proaching to indifrerence,i, 'He is a little man, with
lharP an 4 .r4ther harsh . features.

Curley, the. Brighton Shepherd; and Cook, the
Soldier, ran .yesterday mtrning,.atßlackheath, 130
;yards-, for 3ogs. a side. At twelve o'clock a great
(.:onconrie or spe(.tators assembled, and the ground
was measured under the garden-Wall of her Royal
Highness The Pi im,cess of Wales. The judges were,
for Cook, Mr. Giles, a respe6table fishmonger,--at
Billingsgate; and Richmond, the Black, for Curley.
They both held a pocket=handkerChief at the Win-
ning.post. The two swift-tboted heroes- tossed up
.for their ground ; Curley lost the toss, and had the
lower side of the road, which was veri touch against
him.. The oddS were seven to. three :in favour of
Cook. At one o'clock" they started, at the firing of
a pistol, when they ran elbow to-elbow all the way,
and came in together, in 13 seconds; it was adjudg-
ed a dead heat. The stake-money was returned,
'and the bets declared void.. It was the opinion of
all present, that Curley Would have gained the race,
had he had the preference of the ground.

111RTBS'..
On Tuesday last, Mrs. J. Nforminsell, of a Son.
On the twit inst. in Nottingham-place, the Lady of the
Hon. Captain Hood, of the 3d Guards, of a Son.