The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-15 00:00:00

REGIMENT.

-Alexander Campbell, Brevet Major in the army, •
and a Captain of the 21 st regiment; indK.:lteci
,tier the wilful and felonious roupler at Alexander
Boyd, a Cdptain in the said regiment,.. by
•him, the said. Alexander .1.3. yd, with a pistol bullet.,
"Co support this indittment, the first witness pro-
ducea was

Geo: Adams, who stated,' he has .been AsSistant
• Surgeon in the nit regiment since April twelve
-months ; he knew ;Major Campbell and Capt. Boyd.
In June, 1807,-they were quartered in the'barrack's-
'in.•the County of-,Armagh, side of Newry. On
the 2301. of said. mouth Captain :B. died trom
-wound' he received- by a 1;iist:01 bullet, which -pene-
trated at the extremity of the'fsiur false ribs, a!!.1
kdged •in the cavity 'of: the belly. :Tira
the regiment was inspecited by General Ker.; atter
'o(l'l64)e:o.km:lhr General and Officers- messed
-logether ; about -eight o'clock all the Odicers
lett tile mess except Major C. Captain B. Wit-
ness, and a I,ieuietiant A conversation then
co.ntnenc94 -by .Majo'r G. stating, •". k,ientral Ker'
corrected him that diiy -about a particular ruod'e•of
, a word of comniand, when lie cniceiitd be
gavekight ;" he 'mentioned: how he gave it, and
ii right
General corrected him.
.Capt. Boyd re-
ruarytEd; " neither was correct according to Dundas,
'.urttion'is -the King's order." (This observation wit-
nessstated was ;oak itt thQ Usual mode of conver-
sation). Major: C. said, " it Might .nut tj iiUcord-
ing tt, the King's order, but sii;l he concei%ed it W_Zi
not iti-cortett." Capt. B. stiii inisted "it was not
Correct, aecordingt6 the -King's order."- They ar-
gued this some time, till Capt. B. said, " lie knew
it as:well'i•as ally wan ;" Nlajor C. replied, " Ile
-doubted that much." - Capt.' Boyd at length'said,
"Ite kiiew it bettor thou hi.n, let him -take, that as
lie liked." Major Campbell -then got up and said,
" then, Captain - Boyd, do you say.l ain wrong."
Capt. B. replied, •‘.I do---! know I atu right ac-
cording to the King's order." "•• -

M,tior C. then quitted the -room. Captain B.
remained after hint ter soute tittle ; he lest the room
before witness or Lieutenant Hall, but no obserta-
Oen was made on his going inure than ativ other
Gentleman that had dined there. Witne,s aod
-Lieutenant Hall went out together in a short time
alter; they. went to a second tness-room; and there
Captain Boyd came up and spoke-to them (the con-
versation was not admitted, as Major Campbell waa
not present at it). They then went our toe,etbr,
and witness left Captain Boyd at Lenten:int Detvat':,.
In about twenty minutes after - he was called on io
visit Captain Boyd ; he went and found him sitting
on a chair vomiting ; examined his wound, an,:
'conceived -it a. very dangerous one ;: he surviv,
but eighteen hourS; he staid with-him tilt he Oleo.
during which time he got gradually wnrse. till hi..

I Ou his cross-examination, he stnted there was
something irritating in Captain Iloyd's manner of
making itye observation alluded to, so much that
j he conceives Major Campbell could not, consi.tent
with his feelings, pass it °ter.; but if a Calahil ex-
;
planation had taken place, he ants not cuttcet►c the
melancholy atiair would have occurred.
4:4'.,lknkiuey stated, that he i 6 Lucs6 waiter di the

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