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London, England, 1834-12-27 00:00:00

can authorities, who admitted one of them named Parez as
evidence. The prisoners when placed at the bar were all
neatly and •cleanly dressed in the usual garb of sailors.
Among them were three of four men of colour (Peruvians)
and one negro. The Captain of the Panda (Gibert) and
the mate (Bernardo de Soto) were both very fine-looking
men.

The Spanish Consul was in attendance, and took notes
during the whole of the trial.
The pirate witness, Jose Perez, being sworn, stated that
he was a native of Marguerita and twenty-two years of age.
He entered on board the Panda at Havannah about two
years and nine months before. Captain Gibert commanded.
Bernardo de Soto was mate, and the other prisoners formed
part of the crew, which were thirty men in all. They fell
in with the Mexican on the 20th of September. The Cap-
tain ordered the Panda to go about and stand for her. He
then described the pursuit of the brig until they came up
with her. A sailor on the forecastle of the Panda then
fired a musket, and, the schooner being hailed, the Captain
was ordered to come on board, and he did come alongside,
with four men, in his boat. The third mate, boatsman, and
carpenter, and ore sailor got into the Mexican's boat and
went on board her. This third mate ran away at Naza-
reth, the boatswain died at Fernando Po a prisoner, and
Delgarda, the sailor who destroyed himself in Boston Gaol.
The third mate, on arriving on board, took the speaking
trumpet and announced to the Captain of the Panda—
" There is on board what you wish, what you are looking
for ; she carries 20,000 dollars as put down in the paper of
the vessel ; the money is in ten boxes, containing 2,000 dol-
lars each." The boatswain held up a handful of dollars and
showed them to the Captain, and afterwards threw them
into the sea. The Captain then directed the treasure should
come on board. The witness pointed out Ruiz, the car-
penter, as one of the men on board. (The prisoner here
violently abused the witness.) The witness then described
how the crew were driven down the forecastle and the
money conveyed on board the Panda. He was on the
foretop of the brig to look out. He saw the crew confined
below, and was afterwards told that a fire had been made
with the intention of suffocating them. The pirate's men
then returned to their ship, taking with them the brig's boat,
which they scuttled. The witness here gave an account of
the different places at which the Panda touched; until she
reached the Nazareth, where they purchased slaves. The
schooner went to Prince's Island, from which she returned
soon after in great haste, and was seen ashore at Cape
Lopez. The Captain told the boatswain at Nazareth he
had been obliged to fly in consequence of the affair of the
Mexican being known there. The Captain remained at
Nazareth four months, at the expiration of which the Eng-
lish came up the river in boats. As soon as they were seen
the carpenter, Ruiz, went into the cabin of the Panda,
took up the after scuttle, and put a match to a keg of gun-
powder. The crew then went on shore, and the carpenter
followed afterwards in a canoe with the ship's papers. The
English took the schooner off with them to sea, but re-
turned in fifteen days, and their commander came on shore,
and demanded of the African King that at least the car-
penter and mate, with the Captain, should be given up.
This being refused, the English began to fire upon the town
from the pivot gun of the Panda, during which the
schooner took fire. The English went away in three days.
After this the money taken from the Mexican was found
on the beach, and subsequently removed to Cape Lopez
and divided, the Captain having 5,0001., and the crew
6,0001., being all found remaining. Witness surrendered at
Fernando Po, and others were taken there and sent to As-
cension, and from thence to England. They were brought
to the United States in the English brig-of-war Savage.
(During this evidence a violent altercation took place be-
tween the witness and several of the prisoners.) Witness
understood two other vessels had been robbed besides the
Mexican, and they had boarded an English corvette eight
days after leaving Havannah.
The second witness was Mr. G. H. Quentin, the British
officer who first boarded the Panda, who stated the capture
as already detailed. He stated that the Panda was not
fired at, but a shot or two were fired at the men leaving her
in a canoe. There were about twenty-five men on board
the Panda when she was blown up. Two officers, named
Johnson and Percy, as well as the gunner, a marine, and a
boy, were killed by the explosion.
Simon Domingo, a Portuguese, who surrendered at Na-
zareth to Captain Trotter, stated he first went on board
the Panda at Prince's Island. The prisoners were part of
the crew. He had heard the prisoners confess to the
English that they had plundered the Mexican. He corro-
borated the previous witnesses.

Anastacius Silvera gave evidence as to the prisoners
being part of the crew.

Various other evidence was adduced, all tending to the
same effect.

The paper containing the instructions of the owners of
the Panda to Captain Gibert was then put in, and was a
curious document. They contained the fullest directions
for the safe keeping and lainling of the slaves he was sent
out to traffic in, and authorised him to deviate from his
regular course as he saw fit. Secrecy and the utmost pre-
caution were enjoined on his return to Havannah, and he
was recommended, if he failed to effect a landing at several
places named, to sail at once into Mantanzas, hoist French
colours, and say, if hailed, that he had come in ballast from
St. Thomas.

The case for the Government closed with the reading of
these papers.
The prisoners then proceeded to call their witnesses,
among whom were persons connected with the African
trade, who stated it to be customary to carry specie. Evi-
dence was adduced in favour of Bernardo de Soto.
On the 26th ult. the trial finally terminated, after fifteen
days' continuance, when the jury returned a verdict against
seven of them, viz., Pedro Gibert, captain ; Bernardo de
Soto, the mate ; Francesco Ruiz, the carpenter ; M. Boyga,
J. B. de Castro, A. Garcia, and Manoel Castello ; and ac-
quitted the five others, N. Costa, a boy ; A. Farriar, a
black ; J. Velasquez, A. Portano, and D. de Guzman.
They, however, strongly recommended de Soto, the mate,
to mercy, on the ground of his noble conduct in saving the
lives of more than 70 human beings, forming the crew and
passengers of the ship Minerva.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday John L nnard , a desperate-looking fellow, was
brought before Mr. ROGERS in the custody of police con-
stable 158 E, charged by Joseph Gibbon, Esq., son to Sir
John Gibbon, Bart., the Magistrate, with having been con-
cerned in a most outrageous attack upon him, and threaten-
ing his life.

Mr. Gibbon being sworn, stated that on Friday after-
noon, the 19th instant, he was walking along the end of
Oxford-street, near St. Giles's, alone, when he was sur-
rounded by about twenty characters of the worst and
lowest description, when a cry was raised of " this is the
;" on which he received a violent blow on his side
which knocked him down, and he was maltreated by the
party. On recovering himself he saw the prisoner, who
said, " I have got a knife, I'll do for him ;" on which he
made a rush at him. Finding himself in danger of his life,
he contended with the whole of the ruffians, and forced his
way through them, but not without considerable difficulty
and ill-usage, and he retreated in the direction of High-
street, and was pursued by the prisoner and his companions
until he arrived near a cheesemonger's shop ; when the per-
sons therein seeing the danger to which he was exposed
rushed out, and seizing hold of him, dragged him into the
shop, and rendered him every protection until his assailants
dispersed, and he subsequently quitted the place, and gave
information to the police, with a description of the prisoner
and some of the gang ; and he, with the assistance orliW

ness, was apprehended.
Mr. ROGERS asked Mr. Gibbon whether, in consequence
of the prisoner's conduct, he went in danger of his life ?
Mr. Gibbon—l certainly do ; this is the second time he
has attacked me ; and I have no doubt but I should have
been murdered had I not escaped into the shop of the
cheesemonger. When the prisoner said, " I'll do for him,"
he also said that I had transported two of their friends.
It appeared that some months ago Mr. Gibbon was pas-
sing through Holborn, when he observed a gang of pick-
pockets following a gentleman, and attempting to rob him.
He interfered, and assisted the police to apprehend the
thieves, and they were taken to the station-house, where
they were recognised as being old offenders, and ultimately
they were tried at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to be
transported. On several occasions since, Mr. Gibbon, who
was pointed out as the cause of their " misfortune," and
b was
whose sattacked to the gang, has been watched
n
public streets, when he has
received injuries in resisting their dastardly attacks, He
ae pe person
ys. them vell knowninthe
ie
has prosecuted several of the ruffians at this and other po-
lice offices, and the parties have been ordered to find bail.
Mr. ROGERS asked Mr. Gibbon if he had any witnesses?
—Mr. Gibbon said that he had not, but the persons at the
cheesemonger's would willingly come forward.
Mr. RonEas inquired of the prisoner what he had to say?
The prisoner said that he did not threaten to do for the
prosecutor, and denied having attacked him with a knife,
as lie had not got one. The fact was, that the prosecutor
was always following
him, and he had threated him if he
persisted in doing so he would knock him on the head.
Mr. ROGERS thought it most infamous and cowardly
Penduai end ordered tho prisoner to find good bail, for the
production of which he was locked up.

AfALBORPuGE_STRUT,
Upwards. of eighty cases, *fly charges of drunkenness,
wPrPdispospd a yesterday.
ae9rtr 'cite; 4 139Y.apparently not more than 12 years,
of age, Was charged with stealing a sovereign.
In his defence be said a gentleman, whom he drove in
his cab from Vauxhall-road to Hyde Park-corner, gave it
to him is mistake for a oglirß.,
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A policeman, who attenda tho absence of the gentle-