The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-16 00:00:00

PRESENT :

The Hon. Sir ALZXANDIR COCHRANZ, K.B. Rear.A.dmi-
tal of the White, and Second Officer in the Command it,
Halifax, President.

CAPTAINS,
Francis Pickmore, lohn Erskine Douglas,
William Charles Faille, Philip Heaver,
Edward Hawker, Nathaniel Day Cochrane,

Being all the Captains of the rank of Post at this,
place. On the Court assembling, at halt past 'ten.,
o'clock—the Prisoner being brought forward, the ,
evidence called over, and the audience admitted, read ,
the Orderaddressed to the President from the Hun. H
G. C. Berkeley, Vice-Admiral of the White, and -
Commander in Chief at Halifax, Nova Scotia, &c.
dated the 2c.th of August, and the President's Order
to. the Judge-Advocate to officiate as such, when
the Members and Judge-Advocate were severally
sworn, agreeable to Act of Parliament, and the fol-
lowing Letter, containing the Charges against the_
;Prisoner, read :

"
,

His ilfales!,y's Sloop Halifax--Hal fax

ilarrour, 1.5111 Aug. 1017.

" I beg leave to represent to you, that the five
men named in the margin*, belonging to his Ma-
jesty's Sloop Halifax,. under my conamand; when
sent with.a Petty Officer in the jolly.boat, in Hamp-
ton Roads, on the 7th of March last, to weigh a
kedge anchor, which bad been previously 'dropped
for the purpose of swinging the ship by, taking the
advantage of the dusk of the evening, mutinied upon
the Petty Officer, some of them threatening to murder
him but the rest interfering, they desisted : how-.
ever, taking the boat under their own command, they,
succeeded in deserting, by landing at Sewers Point.,
" The whole of the above-mentioned Deserters.
have since been informed, entered on board the,
United States Frigate the Chesapeake, and were seen
by me, and
.several. of my Officers, parading the
streets. of. Norfolk, in triumph, under the American
flag. Afew days after the desertion, I accosted one
of these. men., Henry Saunders, ,asking the reason
of his deserting, and. received. for answer, that he
did not intend any thing of the kind, but was com-
pelled by the rest to assist, and would embrace the
first opportunity of returning. At that moment,
Jeukin Ratford, one of the said Deserters, coining
up, took the arm of the said Henry Saunders, de-
claring with an oath, that neither he, or any of the
rest of the Deserters, should return to this Ship,
and, with a contemptuous gesture, told me he was
in the Land of Liberty, and instantly dragged the
said Henry Saunders away.
" Finding that. my expostulating any longer
would not only be useless in obtaining the Deserters,
but, in all probability, have collealed a mob of Ame-
ricans, who, no doubt, would hare peoceeded to
steps of violence, I instantly repaired to toe house of
Colonel Hamilton (the British Consul there), and
related every circumstance which occurred, and apf
plied tohitn, as also to Lieutenant Sinclair, of the
rendezvoUs for the United States service, to recover
the said Deserters, but without erred.

Being since informed that Jenkin Ilatford has
been recovered, in an action, on board the United
States Frig Chesapeake, with. hisAtritannic Ma-
jesty's Ship Leopard, and now a Prisoner on board
his Majesty's Ship Bellona, I. have to request 79u
will be pleased to direct a Court• Martial may be as-
sembled • for the purpose of trying the said Jenkin
Ruford, for the within mentioned charges of Mu-
tiny, Doertion, and Contempt:
. have the honour to remain, Sir,
" Your most obedient humble servant,
" J. Towersutotta." •
" To the Hon. G. C. Berkeley. Vice-Admiral -
of the killiite.,_ancl CoMMAndOf in ynef,
Al: Halifax. N. S."

The evidence were then withdrawn. and the Right
Hon. :Lord James Townshend, sWorr..
a: Relate to'ilie Court what comes within your
knowledge of the charges against the Prisoner
A. At the time of the Prisoner's deserting, I was on
board the. Mermaid; on hearing a, firing of mus-
iketry kept up fei'irtr jhe Ship, about six_ o'clock in
r•the evening on the 7th of 'March, I immediately re.;.
turned on board ; when Lieutenant Carter informed
me that five men had rose on Mr. Turner, Midship-
: man, and deserted, with thejolly-boat. The next
morning I sent Lieutenant Masters to Norfolk, to!
iic-quaint'C'apt. Hollis and the British Consul of the
:desertion of the *men : on his return, he reported to
me.that he had seen-tome of them,-one in particu-
tar, Richard pubert, parading the streets, with the
American flag, then recruiting for the Chesapeake.
then went up myself to Norfolk, and told the British
Consul; and finding that the men had entered for the
Chesapeake, I applied to Lieut. Sinclair, who was en-
tering men tor her; and received for answer, that
there were no men entered for them .by the names.
I gave i but if any Deserters had entered, I milk'
apply to the Magistrates; I did, through the
Consul,. who, I believe, applied to the Mayor and
Civil Power. I also applied.to Capt.• Decatur, who
referred me to Lieut. Sinclair; but I met with no
success in recovering the men. I met the Prisoner,
with Saunders, the BoataWain's-mate,, after my ap-
plication, and asked them the reason they did not
return to the ship. Saunders said he would, and
immediately went with me about twenty yards,
when the Prisoner laid hold of his arm, and said he
would be d—d if he should return to the Ship—
that he was in the land of liberty—that he would
do as he liked—and that I had no business with
him.--The Prisoner was very abusive, the words I
do not recoiled. -

. Q. What answer did Lieut. Sinclair make to you,
the second time you applied to him ?—A. The-sumo
as before. I offered to point out . the men if he=
would allow, me to Co into' the rendezvous, but to
which he returned no answer. I saw some of the
Deserters at the rendezvous: the,Prisoner was not
among them.

Q.-Was the Prisoner abusive to you, personally,
or was the abuse general Chiefly personal.
Q. By the Prisoner. Did you-not semis Gentle
man to call me out of the house ?--A. Yes.

.
• Rich. Hubert, Hontykundere, fot)kin Ratford— Geffir rt
Noith, Wm. Hill.

a. Did I net come out et the same ime, and
stand at Saunders's back all the time you were talk-
ing to him P.—A. You came int. the str, e about
four minutes after Saunders.
en •Evidence now commencei for the P;osect.-
tor .and
Lima. Thomas Wren Carter (Ist), of the Haffax,

was sworn.

ouf
•' 4;1 date what,you know respeaing the charges
against the Prisoner ?—A. On the 7th of Mara
last, about six o'clock in the evening, being cOrry
mauding Officer, I sent the jolly-boat, with Mr.
Turner, Midshipman, and five men, to weigh the
kedge anchor, which had been laid out for swing-
ing the Ship. They were a long time there. I
hailed them once to know what they were about,
they answered, getting the tackle on board. A
short time after, the Quarter-master, Douglas, told
me lie thought they were pulling away : believing
they' were, I ordered a fire of musketry on them.---v
That riot having any eifed, I dire&ed some great
guns to be pointed and fired; one was, but the boat
being nearly out of sight, owing to the dusk, and a
Tender, .belonging to the Bellona immediately in
her wake, twas obliged to desist firing, and saw no
more of her. As soon as the firing ceased, a muster
of the Ship's company was made, when I found
that the Prisoner, with the other men named in the
charge, had deserted. Two or three days after the
petty officer returned, and reported be bad been
run-away with by the crew.
The Prisoner having no. litestions to. ask, 04i
Evidence withdreW ; and

Mr. Robert Turner,. Midshipman, of the Ha
fax,. called its and sworn.
Q. Relate. to the Cpurt what you know respect-
ing the charges against, the Prisoner 2—a.. On the,.
evening of the 7th of March I was desirec,t• by the
First, Lieutenant logo in the Jelly-boat, and weigh
kedge anchor; the Prisoner was one in the Boati.
with Hill, North, Hubert, and Henry Saunders
after we had shoved oti from the Ship and got hold
of the kedge haWser, and the anchor up to the bows,
it came on to rain very hard, and the weather being,
thiet, the men took the Boat Irony me ; when i hailed •
the Ship repeatedly, _until silenced by Hill, wbo
'threatened it I hailed the Ship any more he would
knock. my,bralas out, and heave tne .overboard.;-'
Hill said if it •ha'l been Mr. M'Grory in,,the boat, in.'.
stead of me, he would have tanned his hide, and
thrown him overboard. The instant the boat.landed •
at Sewel's Point they all jumped out, and left me is
her: Saunderi, I tbinit, would have returned, if.ha•
bad not have been threatened to have his Oral"
knocked out : I do not know if by the Prisoner its
particular; it was amongst them. Atter landing, X
saw nothing cif the men until Monday, two days
after,. when I saw the Prisoner at-Norfolk, with a
number of men, who had entered into the Amen'
Can service. On Tuesday I met Lord Townshend,
and informed him of the circumstances : shortly attet
saw the Prisoner and Saunders, Lord Townshend
speaking to them, and telling them, that if they
would return to the Ship he would forgive them.
Saunders wash.' the aol of going down u• the British
Consul's with me; the Prisoner said, if be attempt-
ed to return to the Ship, it' he was not able himself;
he would get more hands to assist in cutting his
blOody guts out.
Q. By .Prosecutor. Did it not appear tq you that
the whole time I was in conversation with SOM•
ders, and the Prisoner, that the latter was• very abuo
sive ?—A. He was.
Q. Did the Deserters cut the Boat adr:ft, and
shove liar• from the shore, making you jump etlt
up to your middle in water ?—A. After landing, Z
was left in the Boat, the painter was cut, the Boat
floated off, and I jumped Into the. water, and• waded
ashore.
•

Q. Did you observe the Prisoner assist in rowing
the boat, after it was taken from you ?—A. res
did ; four men were rowing, Saunders and myself,
were sitting in the stern sheets.
Q. By Prisoner—Did Saundets go out of the
stern sheets to look for the kedge buoy 2—A. 'HI
was out of the stern sheets, but I arn not certain ig•
he had hold of the hawser or not. • •
The Prisoner having no further questions to askr,
the evidence withdrew ; and

Thomas Douglas, Quarter-Master ofthe Ralifaxt.

called in, and 'worn.

Q.' Relate to the Court what you know retpea"
ing the charges against the Prisoner I had Oa
watch on deck, I think'abouthalf past five o'clocl6,
on the evening of the 7th of March. I was stau.o_;
ing on the starboard gangway, .when the men sliinw,
the kedge hawser, and got their oars out. I went
immediately to the gnn-room, and reporto tuLicv
tenant'Carter that the boat was rowing off from the
Ship. He came up irumeamely. I haying gollo
before and got the key of the arm-chest out of di*
binnacle drawer, and took out the muskets, with'it,
cartouch boa. (the sentry's nmket not' Ir.-7 off).
Lieutenant Carter, Mr. Smith,' and myself, trregi-P'
long as we could keep sight of the .bola.
. Da you know that the rrisenet was. onl of
the men in the boat I do.
The
.Prisoner having uo question to ask, the -Evi.
dome withdrew.:

Lieutenant James Musters, of the Halifax, Called ii

and swot-- n.
Q. Relate to the Conn what you know respeaing
the charges against the Prisoner?--A. On the fitly
of March; about six in the evening, the Prisoner
and four other men were sent to weigh the kedge
anchor.. Soon after it was' reported that they fork
desetteti. J-wenton deck and observed them pull'
ing from the -Ship. They Were tired at , several
times, but to ho:etfeel. I. was sent 'up. to Norfolk
the next morning, with a 'letter on service. I VI/
two of .the Deserters, but did not speak to thett
one of them with the American Flag, and the oche!'
coming out of a public houSe. The Prisoner wilt
not one of them. I know the Prisoner-deserted oD
the 7th of March froM the Ship. •

George Tincom' be, Master's-Mate of the Melal"

pus, culled in an4iieurn.
Q. Reiate.to the Court what you know respell*
ing the ch,irges against the Prisoner 1--X T wt's (3.41
board the LeOparct on the 2tid June ass passeoge4-
and *was ordered on board the Chesapeake with L°l2•
tenants Falcon and Guise to search for Desertersei
After the hands were sent on deck, was orderet,
below to search, and found the Prisoner in the ea,
hole; he was taken on the quarter-deck, and kIIQI
by Mr. Preiton, PUrser of the Leopard, as being
chatted tram her to the Halifax.

.

W

. Did the Prisoner deity beloriging,tev thtl•Htili.
•
fax ?—A. Ple said he Was an 'American, and die1:110.:,
belong to the Halifax. . • % .
Q. 'On your going on board Ate Chesapenicesditt;
you hear any conversation • that, passeil, revealug
Deserters, whether -they acknowledged ,orb4flnic.4,l
hating. any ?—The Captain of hei-sayilitiviid.ißtA!
know they had any Deserters on 'board. , •
Q. Did the Prisoner stand on the.,chesaplaWs
books. by- his present,Aatne, .by what 9flierlT*.„.l
A. I think .by the name of,Wilson.. •
Q. Previous to, the Aion-betikeen' ,the Leopard
and the American ,Frigato,,,4
.Kóki 'know • if. there
.
was any correspondence, by,telter,•.betl.yeen Capt. I
Humphreys . and • the Commander of
.the:Chesal.il
peake,. to demand thelieserters then onboard her ?

Yes.
Q. Pid.you hear any thing that passed afteobe.
correspondence between Capt. Humphreys andilthAi,
Chesapeake I did hear Capt. Hamphreof sty:o
Commodore ..Barron you must be aware of:dhe.troe:-;"
cessity Fain underof complying with theocters!ol.,
my Cutnrnander in :Chief: yotAtapl,43:
as yottplease. _ _ .. • ,(,

Q. Did you undenstand.that as . a refusal :to•conW
ply with Captain litruPnaines...Wishes to have Itbez
Englsi. deserters given up frotp-•the Chesapeake ;ttk,
the Leopard .?--,Yes. . • • . • •
;Q. ,was it froth the time .of the first
sending tbe!haarott bpardthe Chesapeake, until the
action comtnenced.—A. The,.boat was on.•board the
'Chesapeake:lN:ant thita twarteys of an. hour, Nyhen •
the sigNl was made liar her, trot? the•Lenpard ; she;
retnrite(4 in 'About •-retOrniOntekerfter,) with-a•lettdr„
which Capt. Humphreys took into the oatiliti. pad,
read; 'theirWrdered..the guns to:be primed, tii•ed-One
gun atbwait her bows, and then hailed as before,
te;which a similar
.rfTly,vitta made Capt. Hum—
phreys then ordered • the fire to.cominence,• begin-
mpg with the foremost gun on the.fo‘Ver'deck,
gavehdr about three 'broadsides. Q. • . •
Were the crew, of tue Chesapeake mtriterosl'
previous to .rtiatford in the COalilible ?•
A. No;" not anti) afterwards.'
'.Q.' What other .Ueserteri-were taken '604116;th0;,
American' Frigatel—A. Three •.belonging
Alt..t4rnpus. - • • . ,
Were there iniiny Englishtnen..rotiOetikiii
board her ?—A. About twelve men and: b45..,-7,1.
Q. Were any of diode Ebgiishrnitit demanded;' car
any other men demanded, or taken out, except
known deseriers•?—A, 'No.
The.Pr.soner having aosquestions to.aok,.the evi-7
'dence. withdrew; and. • •
Mr. Frederick Phillips,"•illidsitipmcin the
•sti,drie: • ~
10. Were you' &Act dutk 'on•board,the
t t7te tii)le or the eont roversy between hetiand..thg
Atiiericart Fripte Chei'apeake Yes. • "-•-•
' Q, Relate to -the 'Ciitii-Ovhat you knotiPhttlpeet-.
Ong the charges aga(nit..'the 'Prisorrer
'Went ~n board the. .Chesapeake,. saw- the; Pricnner
standing or leaningigainst one of the eirronadeson
the quarter-deck.—.l knnw he'was taken out.oftha
Cliesapiake to thelieoparcl.
pelt length of Triii'lire'teilfs' our glying*the
Ot it till To-trkir'roW.- ~filie.:Prisoner was founti
iiiid-.vsecuivd.4ltbet tbre4tard,ainw 'of His 'Majesty.*.
Sloop of War Halifax 3 .

. A dreadful carttagerlas..tAkein • pike in Afrita,
among sotne.of the-principal From all
we have been 'en ibled to learn, it -a.ppears' that one
cif the Chiefs, a veitOiebr 'arid powerful- Prince;:- of
the, Tribe of*. the Mien teis, died,. and 'in confortnity
with the, custom was :buried, and -a large portion,OT
his treasurti deposited ih his gram The Chief 0f.a0..
thel- tribe fogad means -to approacirAlie
Whence be s't'ole the money ; the violation w his=
hovered--the Chief was, pursutid;':wlio it ptilr•
covered had
.takeri.refifge with another'Chi tat
*bah) lie shared 2ihe booty, --and these rW
.v,-
joined by a third. Theite thred Tribes k'
bf.the party aggrieVed with a very larVrtNx.i.,
()tie of the offending 'parties' proceeded to t ,t,t
lish fort. of .-Arlatnabcio, where 7606 wiatneri `'acid
children bad previouSly taken shelter : the fort was
attacked by the Asienteis' 'the defence of Which.
1700 of thetti were killed: .They- were afterwards
informed, that' the Chief OftbeTribe df whorn.they
were in search had escaped-to-the Cape Coast Castle,
for which place , they instantly :cottlinen,ced their
starch, andon their,arrival. there, he wasig.iycn tf
by the Governor, with whom they.separatedtoiCtUr
most friendly terms, and proceeded againtimseprdt-
of the other Oftenders,-;carrying, tire anddrettrderi
through the whole of. the 'country Ahrotighi4hitit
they marched. When at Cape Coast,', they had
proceeded .abopt .64u. English, miles : front 'their na-
tive country; and it is, aaiti,., that: in thee-course of
the march not less than frorolto: to 40,000 persons
bad fallen vitiittis to their ferocity. • •
Gregson, the ••Lancashire 'Pugilist, having given
anch.undoubted proofs of his bottom and strength, 1
in the contest at' Newmarket. with Gulley, liisH
friends and patr'ons are intinced to believe th:tt
nothing is wanting bat -a little improvement in the
science .to,rnake him 'a finished. bruiSer. They have,
therefete, given notice to the friends of both •Gulley
and the, Chicken, that,- allowing Gregson a reason-
able time. to recover his brniSes, and receive a 'few
le sons in the art of bo?ting, ,he shall fight all Eng
tami for,arty suns they choese.to propose:
PERTLISIIIRV fititvr...The• Annual 'Meeting of
the .Flutst. commenced on..Wednesday.the ;loth ult.
When the town experienced -an influx 'of genteel
crn'i)any ; among. whom WO noticed the Deke of
'runt, the••liarl of iNtaksFtEcn, .Lord''JAmis
'Aitlltany, Lord KINNSIRD, the Hots. MAC-
:OO;44D, Sir. PATRICK Mon RAI',
,&C;
and Friday there were hack -races, ,tvliich of-•
.fortieri some sport but• the wetness of the weathei•
-prevented that display of company and 'eqpipages
which we have Witnessed on .former occasions. A
most .unfortunate accident happened on Friday;:—.
The,scaltbld.ereaed on
Lthe race coursee for the ac 4,,
coturnodatinn. of the .SieWards ef the Hunt, gave
way, scan after the horses had started ; and all the
speelators upon it, among, whom 'were his Mice
,".the-Duke of ATnot., and'sorne ottitr 'persons' of dis;•
• tinaion, • wow precipitated to the giouritt, 'A scene
.
of 'great cc.mfusion \Vas for some'riiinut s ;
but
.we are happy to state; that- only two persons
`Were seriously hurt: We undbrstand the gentry of
the-Hunt colle4lecl:abOve 301,. the same evt.ning for
-the...relief, of The sutfere' rs. Balls \t are: held in the
-.Glover's. ball on Wednesday, Thursday, and Eiday
leniegs, which were welt atteffded. '

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C. • , -,, '„ :, , •"'"."'!'e*"'"'""' . , , . .
Ad the curtain Was •letting :down last night at
Sadler's Wells _Theatre, .to: prepare for the. water
cit'e in 'lll/e flood-:pa?,yqn, a: qtaarrel en in ro e need
in'theiifOrrof some .people cried out " a 'fwitti'''
itlitre,eckinnition was ,mistaken for a cry of 4‘,/trit7'
' tc*as alienefit night, .arid the house was crowded,
I, , iie.effea of :•sucli.'an alarm may be conceived,' but
I
;cannot ',be: accurately described ; 'every part was
'terror and. confusibit ; the' people in the gallery,
:pit, and boxes, all pressed.e.agerly forward to the
'doors, but' could not obtain egress itvtime,:toan4tiver
ithiii'lmpatience. ' The pressure; was dreadful tiOe
!next to 'the avenues were thrown down anti run
lover by those Itriniediately bebind;Withotif distinc-
' • -
!ow), of age,or sex. Of those quitafn the rear, some
'became desperate, and. threw theenselres from the
:gallery into the. Pit,,,anct frail) the boxes upon the
:stage. ,4 horrible :discord of screams; ;oaths, and
eialarnations; reigned. throughout. On,the exterior
of the Theatre,,the scene was not :less.dreadful ; at
every door and avenue 'might be seen people drag-
ing uu,t the audience, whose strength was exhausted,
a ntr.who w.ereUeable to erred, their escape, but had
Just strength to gain the passage or been forced for-
ward .by tlid.crOW(.l behind. Not' less than 50.w0-:
,Inen were fainiing, at the same time, on the inside
awl outside of Abe ,house. The, petierm ers, who
.had. not heard .the exclamation 'that excited this,.
•alartn,.,.catne forward on the stage, full of astenish-
• trielit-und surprise . at the scene. before'them,and
some of them:catching the alarm,' ran away in their
diethes, In this frightliil situation the Manager:
carneibiwayd with a speaking trumpet, and assured
. the, anctience,lhat there was not the slightest danger
or canSe,fdr the alarm.; that there was no fire; that
he conceived the alarm was excited by a set of pick.-
, pockets;..for .tbe perpOse:pf Cenunitting depreda-
tions i and. that One' of them- was then in -cus-
Jody., At this time about - two-thirds of the au-
dience - bait effe6ted iheit escape .frotri the pit and
boAes, _And ' about one-half from the ' gallery,--
Tlie remaining Ceti:Tally in, the pit and boxes
recovered- considerably front 'their alarm ; but
:01.ii.asiurthie .of the -Manager• had not 'the least
.' efki4
~,Apon ..the people'. in the' gallery,.. '
4,Find-
`, the., crowd not 'clearing away' with. a :rapi.;.
dity equal.te.their impatience,.,,they conceived that
their egress. Was ,dtstrtitted, and-cried chit- that-
the; doors -were. hastened, • The Manager 'deClared
they. were,not, and continued to assure them that
there. was. not ..the slightest catike_fer.. alarm.' They-
.were;not, however, to' be satisfied i' they broke the •
sides of thegallery, and thusloroed their way into
the house, .-and ,down .the private passages. Inn°
persons were •itt..thelfonse. Ot these, we lament,.
. lEi lost their lives. ' They consisted chi,tly of
women and children, wiro.leaped . from the gallery
into the pit, or were 'thrown (Javan the gallery stairs.
Among them were two beautiful girls, supposed. to
be sisters. The 18 bodies; ore lying in the house.
Many more, it is feared, hover been, killed ; as in
every
.direction might be met men carrying away
women end children in their arms, with broken,
bones, or apparently lifeless.—Two. teen, suspe&ed
of:being the' promoters of the alarm that led to this
dreadful catastrophe, were lodged, last night in
Clerkenwell 43ridewell..- A Mr. Dobson, of Cole-
. tuati4treet; gave 'his addressAo Mr. .Dtbdin, one of
the Managers; ''and proillis.-4 to appear again-et thous
.for riotous beha.viour ditrilig the whole evening. It
- was impossible for the Managers, by any diligence,
ip...liaVe prevented this—neeitlent ; every -thing that
than could ' do they 'did to attest its progress.; they
flew td.every part of the house to inspire confidence,
and convince the audience of., their error,. regardless
'of the havoc that was. making of their, property ; for
all the girandolea, musical instrumento, &c, • were
.br9ken .t Rieces, and The •interior. Of the house en-
tirely destroyed.; they thought only of allaying the,,
fears of Abe audience, and administering relief to..
theAnfirers.. Medical assistance was called in from 1
all..quertara.; :not fewer than 30 Surgeons were pre-
sent
before 12 o'clock, and by their exettions many I
;persona were relieved, and some restored to. life. .4
',great nuMber of. constables were also called in to
preserve order by keeping oil' the accumulating
crowd, and assiiting the . friends of the injured per-
' sons, to find their) .0ut,:.,... , ~. - • . oi
, . A Coroner's Inquest.was .held this day at Sadler's
Wells; :On . the bodies' of the unfortunate persons
; who lost their lives last'night -at that place. The
verdiet,had nut; been given when this Paper was put
to Pres's. The Isliugfon Volunteers attended, and
avast inultittide.iereasSembled round the place::.',

Tug TliKATtis,-;-The Tragedy' of The Mourn,'
big Bride-was repfeSented last night at CoVent-gar!
den Theatre4 and*Was brought forwatd in. a very '
magnificent manner. The part of Osniyn affords
no 'great scope for the powers of an' 4&or, and
KEmaLe 'Made as much of it as it admitted:, That"
of Zara indeed, gives ample room tbr theatrieal
skill, and Mrs..SiontiNS sUpported it with admirable
ability. It is absolutely iMpc!ssible that •the
cha-
ra4ier Could' have been personated with nibre
cess.:. All the conflicting , passions %vete expresse&
with. a, faithful adherence' to, twilit,: and-'-with,aW
tbe grace and dignity consistent with S.uch a variety,
bf tender and energetic emotions. MisS NOIITOi.O
gave interest to the part of .dirneria, but her true:
bent is" Comedy. .
As'Mr. Co tut t hassttcli a htitnerons tribe of vocal:
:perforniers. under his ttiition; it is a pity that heJ
cannot. devise sunk; pia alike that of LANCASTETtiI
the schoolmater, ancriezitih them to sing with the
same. ;elerity as the latter
.enables nis_ptipils to reatti
. and write. however, be. acknol,vledgedv
thatiCO”tt.s supply of singers is already fast enough:.

- •
. The Doek.rea of the West India Docks has
made a. lt-epurt to the Diredors, alledging that the,'
accident, which liappnecl'to the Gtncral Aliranda•
West Indianian, ripen entering the Docks some
days since (as we mentioned), 'was. owing. to the •
uniscotidea of tile Captain of that V6sseli'whdattedll
against the counsels of the Dock-tnaster, end. the,'
Pilot he had on board: Haying noticed "tho. aeeidetv.•
we think h but candid
.to state the. report, a copy
which is posted tip at I.r..oyp's. • ,;-.1•••
CORN-gNi;iiiitit,r, OCT. i6.—IX/heat to-day' is in
considerable sinpply, mostly of second and ordirary
les, and sales tliereut are heat' y and cimiper,
bet tine k:ts.-tps its pt ice I, Barliii-rs dulljote, and
'lather lower Malt likewise; White Pease.are ttiot:
dearer ;
Oits .cotSider:ible," jiff !iiiferier ".-sateplest,,gy;
lower; apd the ttacus of lilutir as'uur