The Sun.
London, England, 1812-02-11 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWT'

DEM, PE11: 10.—The Astell, Asia, Prince Re-
gent,' and Coldstream East Indiarneu did not put
back yesterday.

Sailed this morning the Larkins and Auspicious
East Indiamen, and the whole of the outward-
bound convoy, under protection of his Majesty's
ships Rapid, Beagle, and several others.—Also sailed
his Majesty's ships Strenuous 3nd Forward for Leith;
and the Royalist on a cruize

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10.—His Majesty's ship
Rose, with a convoy, for the Downs; North Star
and Swan from a cruize.

Sailed his Majesty's shlp Porcupine, Goshawk, and
Derwent, on a cruize.
Arrived the Coldstream Eist Indiatuan from the
Dol.vus.

HIGH TREASON.

SESSIONS HOUSE, HORSEMONGER.LANE.

Yesterday the Court met, pursuant to adjourn-
ment, to proceed in the trials of twelve men taken
in the service of France, at the Isle of France. At
an early hour. of the morning the avenues leading to
the Court were thronged to an excessive degree ;
and on the Learned Judges, Chief Baron-MAcno-
NAL!) and Sir S. LE BLANC, taking their seats on
the bench, and the Court doors being opened, so
great was the pressure to get in, that the- constables
were fvr a few rpinutes overpowered, and great con-
fusi,in prevailed. Silence being at length obtained,
Cundell alias Conner, was put to the bar,
and the names of the Jurors were read over by Mr.
KNAPP. Several challenges were made by the AT-
TORNEY-GENERAL o❑ the part of the Crown, and
Mr. BROUGHAM for the Prisoner.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then proceeded- to ad-
dress the Jury. He Observed, that the Prisoner
stood charged with high treason, in having adhered
-to the. King's enemies. The statute by which this
was made treason, was the 25th of Edward III.; but
by that AO, no person committing an a& of treason
out. of the realm could be tried here ; but by' the
statute of . Henry VIII. it was proVided, that pri-
soners in the situation of the prisoner at the bar,
might" be tried by such a Commission as the pre-
sent : 'that Aa also required, that the treason should
be proved by an overt Ali; that was done in the
present case ; the liras he shoUld have to. lay before
the Juty were plain and simple ; he would prove
h,em, and there could be no doubt -of the result,
The prisoner was born.near Dublin, a subjeet'ot the
King, and was admitted into the King's service as
a seawan on board the Laura, one of his Majesty's
.

The first witness called and examined by Mr. GAR..
ROW was Joseph Wurth.—He Was a shipmate with
the prisoner at the time the Laura was taken, and
was confined with him a prisoner in the lile of
France. He had seen the prisoner in the French
uniform—saw him several times whilst the rest of
the crew were confined ; he was at large till the
island was taken possession of by the British. In
his cross-examination by Mr, BROUGHAM, he ac-
knowledged he left the prison at the same time the
prisoner did, and entered into the French service—
he was drunk at the time, and did not know what
he was about ; and when he became' sober they
Would not let him go b.ick—if he bad they would
have done something not right to him--lie was
ashamed of seeing his comrades after be had left
them—there were vermin in the prison where they
were confined, and a great deal of dirt.
Re-examined by Mr. GARROW.-Previous to the
witness leaving the prison, persons came every day,
and by otters of money endeavoured to entice them
into the enemy's service—nothing more was done
to them. When they had entered, howeVer, no
money was given them. The uniform was white,
turned up with blue. About 140 of the crew re-
mained in prison till the island was taken by the Bri-
tish.

Captain Woolcott examined by Mr. isitvrs.—
Was Captain of the Laura. The prisoner was one
of the crew. Witness was a prisoner seventeen
miinths, eleven of which he was on his parole, the
other si* a close prisoner ; he was then exchanged.
Whilst on his parole, he frequently saw the prisoner
in French uniform.

Mr. Wm. Brereton examined by the ATTORNEY-
GENERAL.—He was Midshipman on board the Sea-
flower, which vessel was also captu►ed and carried
into Port Louis ; he was part of the time on the
Island a close prisoner, and part of the time on p-
role ; he did not know the prisoner till he was
pointed out him by English Officers ;he was then
dressed in the French uni torn], red laced with green;
he had also a national cockade in his hat, and
.was in every respea a French:soldier. Whilst in
confinement, the witness observed the prisoner stand •
ing sentry over him and his brother officers, and at
such times he took opportunities to turn the English
prisoners to ridicule; he had frequently seen the
prisoner salute the French Officers one passing them;
but never saw him treat the English Officers with
the same respect.

Michael Macdonald and John Price deposed to the
same effeat. •

This closed the evidence for the prosecution.
Mr. BROUGII+4 then aidressed the Jury in be-
half, of the Prisoner, and -atter adverting to the so-
lnmn duty which had fallen on the Jury, namely, to
inquire into the guilt or innocence of a fellow-crea-
ture accused of the most odious and disgraceful et--
fence with which an Englishman could be charged,
proceeded to animadvert on the evidence which had
been produced on the part of the prosecution, and
the contradielion which existed in the evidence of
Mr. Brereton and the witness Worth, relative to the
uniform worn by the prisoner, and contended tkit it
could not be the prisoner who was seen by Brereton.
Worth said at the time he entered into the .French
service he was drunk—might not the prisoner have
been in the same situation ?. and if that was to be
considered as an excuse for Worth, it would operate
equally in favour of the prisoner. He would prove