The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

POYA/S SETTLERS.
IllastslDieetlonit.---Three 'Scots mechanics came before
Alderman GanniT (who sat for the Lord Mayor). •One of
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the applicants was a yoling man Of decent appearance, but all
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three appeared worn out' by fatigue or disease, and were evi-
dently in lowest !ninety; they requested relief to return to
Scotland ; they said they were at that time in a starving condi-
tion. They were part, of the survivors of a number of per-
• sons who had been induced by infamous misrepresentations to
• quit their homes, and go out for the purpose of settling at a
• place called Poyais.
.Alderman GannaT, said he had read the statements in the
public papers respecting the unfortunate emigrants, and their
case was undoubtedly deplorable ; but the Chief Magistrate had
no poiver to send home the applicants, 'and they must take the
regular course of applying to the officers of the parish where
they slept; who were bound to give them relief, and assist them
in getting home.
Some small 'pecuniary aid was then given to the applicants,
and an officer was ordered to go with them to the parish officers.
They appeared Id be very reluctant to be sent home as vagrants,
or as cemmon 'pagers, which they consider as disgraceful.
They thanked the'worthy Alderman for the relief he had given,
and after they had been questioned in the Hall by several per.
sons, as to the state of their. fellow-sufferers, they went away
with the officer.
We learn, that opt of the 200 who emigrated, 45 only were
able to return from Honduras, the remainder, a small number,
having been left in the hospitals of' Honduras and!Belisse. Of
theforty-five who'were sent home in the Honduras traders; the
• greater part were in ill health, and several have died•in the pas-
sage. Some have been landed at Bristol, and the exact num-
tier of survivors cannot yet perhaps be ascertained. The suf-
ferers were distributed amongst 14 ships, of.which the lest,' .the
Ocean, Capt. Whittle, has arrived in the River. When the
emigrants arrived at San Josef, on the Black River, nothing
could exceed their anguish,'on finding that where they expected
a fine flourishing town, with nearly 2,000 inhabitants, there were
only two 'or three ruined huts, where two Americans had once
resided for the purpose of trade with the natives, during- thefa-
vourable season. The party, in the necessity of the case,•ex-
erted themselves vigorously, and succeeded in clearing away
some 'stunted' mahogany trees from aboUt 600 yards of sandy
ground, and in erecting a number of little huts and tents with
blankets, to protect them from the weather. Nearly all !their
proviSicins,. however,' had been wet with the salt water, in
landing, Ks they had been 'compelled to roll all' their barrels
for a considerable distance through salt water. The sun in
the day-time was intolerably hot, and the nights were cold, with
heavy rain. The whole of the ground about was sandy, and the
sand so hot-as to bvingfurtle'eggs rapidly to znaturity at some
depth. The climate soon began• to affect 'the whole, and
numbers daily began to fall sick. Their water was brackish,
'and the deaths increased. Twenty died in less than a fortnight,
and at length all were ill. ' Such as could. move about had •to
attend their sick brethren, end ell exerted themselves to the
utmost. The condition 'of the females was dreadful ; some
gave themselves up:tii despair. Nellie, a shoemaker, who had
obtained the appointment of 'shoemaker to the Princess of
Poyais, shot himself as he lay sick in his hammock. They
had not landed Many days, when the Cacique, or King of
the IVlosquito Indians, visited-them to reconnoitre. ! 'II e`atter.
.wards sent a letter, stating in substance, that hehed -made a
grant of 30 miles of land on the Poyais shore,, .to Sir; Gregor
APGregor, three years ago', lint that " Gregor having until
that time neglected to' take potiession, he considered thegrant
'as void ; and that had he then known Sir Gregor as lie did now,
he would never have made the grant. Finally, he declared.that
he Would oppose the •settlement of any one belonging toSir
Gregor within his territory i and prescrified, as the condition of
their remaining in peace, that they should shjure,Sir:Gregor,
and swear allegiance to him. The Cacique- came afterwards
to expostulate'
and treat. He then made large statements, and:
said he could .munter.upwards of .seven thousand natives; and
at a blow cut off the •whole community; but the *Wen -were
then, to use the expression of one of the survivors, " Past
fear." Death Was daily carrying!off the'objects of theaters
jealeusy, and a few weeks would . have • swept • off the, whole
of them. At this time six men • endeavoured to get. :to
Honduras in a canoe; but were cast away ; - they were for.
turunkly picked up by a vessel belonging' to Mr. Bennet; a
respectable mahogany- raerthant of. Honduran. That :gentle-
man,learning the dreadful condition of the settlers who-were
sufferinx, under the ague and fever and that the bloody flux
was rit raging am a' ongst theme' sent vessel, sad their 'the greater -o them to. the hospital of, Honduras. !The . retnauider
were fetched sdon after, and all the inhabitants s. the Governor.
General Codd acted Most nobly to them. The mortality
amongst the sufferers, however, continued. Colofiel Hall died,
the emigrants state, broken-hearted. Captain (Crow, and a
number of others, remain lingering in the hospitals of Pelisse.
Mr. Gouge, the intended backer, with one or two others,
,got
off to 'America, and the remainder were brought over gratui-
tously, as stated. The sufferers represent the conduct of the
Captains who brought them home to have been such as does
them honour.
To those who may wish to inquire after relatives who•went
from London,' and- tobtliers who may wish to make inquiries
frown motives of humanity, it may be acceptable to state, that
some of the sufferers may be found by application at die Scots
Wharf; and that there Are some families at No. 39, Nightin-
gale-lane, Shadwell.

• CUTTING AND MAIMING.
GUILDIIALL.—Phabe Allen, who. was 4harled at.this office
about a month ago with stabbing her husband, and has been
detained in the Gc`tnlpter,ever since till his life should be pro.
nounced out of danger, was brought up .yesterday, .before the
sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman MAO NAY.
John Allen, the husband, appeared to be in a very weakly
state, with his left'arm still in a sling, and was obliged to sit
the whole time he was giving his evidence. The prisoner, on
the contrary, seemed a robust healthy woman, and exhibited
towards him throughout no other feeling than that of rancorous
resentment.

The husband stated, that he was waiter at the Horse-shoe
and Star public-house, in the court of that name in Meet.
street;' that his wife did not reside with him; but had been
charing at the house during the week; that she had frequently
conducted herself towards him with great violence, and that on
the morning of the 20th of September (when this occurrence
took place) between eight and nine o'clock, as he. was cleaning
the bar 'windowt, she threw an open knife at him, 'and with
such force, that though by bobbing his head it missed him,
it went through the' Window; and almost to the bottom of-the
Court.

Prisoner.—That's false, for the window don't open.
He proceeded.—When he had finished, he went into. the
tap.roorn to take his breakfast. She came in and took up a
knife—

Prisoner.—That's false, for I was cutting bread and butter
at the time.

Witness continued.—She had been cutting • the bread and
butter, and made a stab at me with the knife ;.,*hut iny
servant caught her arms, and held her.
• Prisoner.—Ohl you- false wretch: He wasinet there at the
time.
'itness,7-Thinking her temper had turned,, he then let her
loose, upon which she again caught up the knife, and-exclaim.
in g." Now I'll do for you," stabbed the knife at with her
whole force, and if be had net held up his arm it •must have
entered his body 3 he received a very deep wound 41' his arm,
seven or eight inches in length.
Prisoner.—That's becauSethetopened it at the Hospital.
• The witness said he had been' confined .a month to-morrow,
-and had only ipeen iwonounced•out of danger this, day or two.
Mr. Alderman M:aox E on had no PreViautivarrel ?
Witness.:—Oh yes, many; Sir; but not that day; She gets
drunk, and makes away with my things, and has distressed me
very much. ',married her six 'years ago. did notknow much
• about her; but she turned out to be an abandoned character.
Prisoner—You false wretch, you ! I was in a good place
whin you.married me. •
Mr. Altiprtuttn MAGNAY—Watshoin liquor at this time ?'
Witnesi—N?„ Sir • she had not been drinking that morning.
William Smith, the porter; eopflritied this statement. •
Mr.• Tanner, a dresser in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, de-
posed to, the nature of the wound,.which.might, he ,aid, have
occasioned death. ° The main artery of the ram- was divided,
and other principal *easels injured.
The prisoner put fin a. written; paper as her -defence,. which
she said. she had taken-advice upon, •and- desired might he
read. It began by 'Stating, that she had always done her duty
toa her husband, during the six years- she 'had 'been• married
to him, and assisted .to gain. their livelihood by honest enf-
pleyinent. That he, on the contrary, had formed bad con,
nhiens, and had even injured her health ; that she was in bed
whin site heard Mm send the min ta call up Ann,' the•servant.
That, she asked hint for fis., the sum the Magistrate had or.
dered him to allow her weekly; ,and that he made answer,
that he bad none for her; that Ann -wag going to leave her
place, and that he should, o, and spend a week'or a fortnight in
the country `with her. This Provoked her ; sho forgot the knife,
and struck him, and she did not know that she had the-knife in
her hand till she saw liiin'bleed; and this she affirkned 'was the
true state of the eireuniatiinces.
Allen, the husband, declared Ibis statement was altogether 1
false; diat Slie had often threatene•d to murder him, and still, he heard, professed thdsatrusilispOsition.
she, was fully comutitta under Lord Ellenborou A ct, for
the capital folony.