The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-01 00:00:00

EXEC Urn ON OF LOINfA.

As the ,melancholy death of this wretched marl
is more detailed. than in the account we -before
erave we iireert it in the hopes that it may operate
e 2
as a warning 'against vice and misery. ._
The sentence of the law was carried into execu-
tion on Monday, on the .New Drop, behind the
City GaOt, in the presence of seven or eight thou-
sand spectators.
eelie arose early that morning, after passing the
eight in a sound sleep; and at half-past eight
a',elocle SIMS attended by the Rev. W. Fish, the
Onlinary.of ilk -prison At his particular wish,
an interview iras,allowed hint with the partner of
hie'gnilt—ilie scene was most affecting, an& the
contrition manifested by both appeared sincere.
They received the Sacrament together, and made a
most full and ample confession of their guilt. Af-
ter the convict Meerey had upburthened her mind
.of its oppressive load, she assumed more com-
posure, and seemed deeply impressed with the ex-
tremely awful situation in which she stood. La-
mas, throughout his imprisonment to the =pent
.of hiseieeirtion, retained an unbending fortitude,
'arising, we. are persuaded, (from, actual observa-
tion and conversation) from a conficienceof haVing
obtained the forgiveness of that Supreme Being
before whose bar all of us must appear.
'About eleven o'clock the . parting took place
between the miserable wretches—and here let the
reader imagine (for we are unable to describe)
one of the most distressing sights which it is
possible for human nature to behold. The prisoner
Edith Morrey wept abundantly—she appeared a
torn-down) broken-hearted woman—the enormi-
ty of her offences—the dreadful certainty of that
punishment she herself is about to undergo— 4
seemed at the moment to make a poignant and vi-
sible attack on her spirits—the confidence she had'
heretofore manifested forsook her, and when they
quitted each other never again to meet in this
world,- her trembling limbs almost refused to sup-
port ,heie "and- she was led, overwhelmed with
sorrow, (and vre!will hope repentance) to her cell.
Not sa ;Comas : be actually expressed an anx:ety
for the arrival of - that boor whiph was to usher
him into eternity, and give him 'a passport to a,
joyful resurrection: !
A little while after eleven be was conducted by
Mr. Hurst, the chief turnkey, to the different
yards to take leave of his brethren in captivity—
Hulston, the favourite companion, in the prayers
which he never failed making to the throne of
grace, was deeply affeeted, end when the last
friendly farewell shake of the hand took place,
tears started momentarily in the eyes of Lomas.----
We never saw men .stew such expressive signs of
sorrow, as Lowndee - and Greeneough, the two
rioters sentenced to, death by the Special Commis-
,
Jon, but whose pmeishment has since been com-
muted. , When he shook hands with them, he said,
Farewell-e-God ble.s you all !" end to Hay- '
wood, the boy. who was sentenced to death at the
same time, he said, " Mind thou be careful, and
never offend again." To 'en infant belonging to
a female convict he said, " Won't thou shake
hands with Jack 's"—and he particulatly charged
Hannah -Holland, the evonian who sleeps with
Mrs. Morrey, to tell his mistress rent to forget
her prayers and Bible—he should veryeoon be in
Heaeene e

All these little circumstances, however . trifling
thealselves,iferve to suety "the religious intrepi-
dity, if we.may be allowed the expression, with
which, he prepared fur death—awl we add, flfere
Was scarcely a dry eye: within' the walls of the
The. steps which lead from Mr. I-Lid,a‘m's
house to the felons yard, he went down with .he
utmost ulacrity and on his returning he ascend-
ed with the same agility, skipping up two or three
at a tnne..

About, twelve he was conducted to the Lodge,
from whence, after having a light pair of fetters
put on, he walked to tiloverstone, the boundary
(Y.-the city, Wherefie wasdelive.:edinto the custo-
dy of the proper officers. He put his hands to thy
cart in which he was to be conveyed, and juninel
in, when he fc.ll instantly On his knees, pulled otrit
a prayer hOok, mid continued. in or.
S,lll)lieltion tilt his arrival at the city gaol. in
BrAge-street ;Anne ietnalea, expressed the keenne,.l
of their sympathy in his unhappy' fate) by a cry

aopro4.(l;ng to a. yell ; it evidently ills.comFosed fov he immediately turned himself
o;ie o](l.e, and up. his hand. .At the door of
the c ity gapl, he jumped out of the cart, and -as-
smided the steps leading to the chapel ,with the
izame firnrytss which he had manifested throughout
the morning. Here egainAie was attended by Mr.
Vi.h, and was most attentive to his devotional ex-
ercises. lie was aboir€, half an hour before he
mounted the Platform, and repeated his
.prayett—
w;th- the worthy:. divine' fOr several minutes. He
then arose, and the executioner proceeded to per-
tom his dreadful office. 7

Here, ,and for the first tinie, we perceived a tre-
-14,r throughout his whole frane, which remained
ed it a less perceptih'fcdegrce to `the last, moment
of his existence. After giving- some directions to
tie executioner, he was tied up, when, advancing a
step, he addressed the immense .crowd in these
words :

Gentlemen, take warning by my fate, avoid
evil actions—and may the Lord Jesus Christ have
mercy on all your seuls."
He spoke in an unusually firth- manner. • The
hangman then retired beneath, when having utter-
ed ,soine fervent ejaculations, at. a minute past one
he gave the signal for his departure by dropping a:
handkerchief—soon .after, the platforthfell, and
he was launched, we trust, into a happy eternity.
Such: was the Melancholy end of this unfortu-
nate youth ;' and we may- safely say, few have had
so generally the Conimiseration of all classes--
his youth—his simplicity pleaded pOwerfully in.
his behalfwhilst the wretched instigator of his'
crime, on the contrary, has the merited -execra-
tions of every one. ,
Lomas 11:'1,6; -in his 20th year, about. 5 feet 6inches
high, extremely stout made, and had a most hand-
some countenance—the profile as like iNir. Betty,
the ci-devant atom:ins, as it is possible for two
faces to be.

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L O. N.. ,D O N,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1312,

Government this day received Dispatches from.
Riga, of the 17th Angust,from which it does not
appear that any general action had ,taken-pIaCC,
- but various partial skirmishes, in which the Rua-
signs were invariably successful.—The Dispatches
altogether are of.a,yery favourable description. '

Last night another Gottenburgh Mail arrived:
•it brings the Russian official accounts •of the
battle of OstroVno, and of the defeat'of -017 m
NOT by the Prince WITTGENSTEIN. The Rus-
.
sians admit that the battle of Ostrovno WAS most
obstinate and bloody,-but they state that the enemy
Was repulsed 'and 'pursued for some distance. The
loss on both sides is .stated to have been severe.—
••The defeat of Marshal ClumNoT appears to have
been complete, and his loss in killed, wounded,
and prisoners niust
,have been I immense; he
might. well say after the .battle, that the Rus-,
sians were in..-to 6 strong a situation for hiM
to attack theth. Hitherto the success of the cam-
paign has exceeded our most- sanguine expecta-
tions ; we 'hoped that the Russians would not
risque a general battle, but that they-would con-
tinue to skirmish and retreat ; but they have done
More, they have defeated the French in several se-.
v ere actions, yet they have never suffered themselves
to be So far entangled as to be forced to_ fight a
general battle. The Russian army is Yet entire,
and its spirits elevated
,by a series of the most
glorious successes ;. it is hourly. acquiring fresh
• strength' from reinforcements, and ,fresh con-
fidence from victory. We are not, however,
among those who wish to underrate their op-
ponent's ; the French army is most formidable,
,Irom numbers, from discipline,
,from bravery, and
from the abilities and experience of its leaders ;
-but that that army must have lost much of its con-
-fidence since the commencement of the Russian
campaign there can be no doubt : they are en
gaged in a species 'of warfare totally different
from that s which they carried on in Austria and
'Prussia. That they are exposed to the .most
dreadful 'hardships BUONAPARTE has himself" told
us'; they.:.re, almost -.daily engaged intie most
sanguinary. conflicts ;- :victory they know, will
not be followed by the plunder 'of rich cities
and fertile districts ; -but defeat may involve them
in utter ruin. There• is every reason' to be-
lieve that the French:troops manifested their
feelings upon this subject, in such- a way as to
'induce BUONAPARTE to halt in his career; and
to allow' his army to rest fOr ten days. It is said,
but we trust -without foundation, that the Rus-
sians are deterrained to give battle in the neigh-
bourhdod of Snmolens.ko we-h Ope the Russian
. Generals will not abandon a system from which
they have hitherto derived
,such advantages, and
which has evidently' baffled all -the plans of BUD-
NAPARTE. '

Mr. ROBINSON, the •Messengei-, is arrived from
'Orebro. The Exchange of the Ratification of the
Treaty of Peate with Sweden took Rlace at Ore-
1-ro on the. 16th of July. The 'Dies- of Orebro
and the Court have returned to
• .