The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-18 00:00:00

Iv4V4L COURT MARTI4L.

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TRIAL OF THE MUILNEERS;
LATE Or HIS MAJESTY'S sill:. TEmtRA/RZ,
MELT) ON BOARD THE GLADIATOR, IN PORTS-
MOUTH HARBOUR.

THURSDAY,
.7.44.!•1": 'l4.
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This clay the Court-Martial re-assembled., when
the following Prisoners
were put upon their Trial,
viz.— ..
John Allen,
George Dixon,
• Edward Taylor, James Riley,
• Gecrge Comayne, Thomas Simmonds.
The first evidence called for the Prosecution was James
Richardson, whose testimony was precisely to the same effed
as that given by him on the Trial of the Seamen belonging to
the same ship, who were found guilty on the rzth inst. He
swore, that Taylor was the writer of the letter which was
hatided to Admiral Canipbell, as stated on the for Mer trial,
a , and that the prisoner came clown when Fitzgerald and Ches-
terman were talking of throwing Hazard overboard in a bread-
bag ; Taylor, however, said, that he hoped they would be
able to carry their point without committing murder. The
witness never saw Taylor or Allen assist the Officers in
quelling the Mutiny ; nor did he ever hear any of e
prisoners say, that they would not weigh anchor but for
England. On the Wednesday, he hTa
a Delegate, and speak of Chestermaneard as another ,call himself
John Ault-5y deposed, that'on Saturday the sth of Decem-
ber he heard Allen say to. Stevenson, when they were drink-
ing together, there would be-blood-shed before the week was
at an end. Stevenson observed to the prisoner, that somebody
might pay for it. The prisoner said, there was no fear ; the
best ethein were men-of-wa rs-inen, and knew which way to
go about it ; but as to the yohniLv Newcomes, they would know
what to do with them. On the Ist of January, Taylor and
Allen drank, " Success to the British Heroes ;" and observ-
ed, that there was no fear, advised them all to 'shake hands,
and to stick to each other. On Sunday, Allen:began to
lower the ports doa,n, and he lowered the how-port but one,
and desired them not to bar the ports. He wanted to know
where they were going, observing, that they were riot wijling
to go out of the land—they would fight for their King and
Country, but now the war was over, they would not go
abroad. He heard .Allen say on Sunday, that of the
Officers drew their arms, there would be -and.bloodshe On
Nonday he saw. him with Collins and Fitzgerald, and heard
him ask if any of them were prepared for their own defence ?
Yes, there is plenty of ammunition prepared for them in
ease they should be obstreporous." Allen said he was very
glad to Year they had something for their defence. On Thurs-
day, after the Admiral had had the letter on the quarter-deck,
.11en desired M'Eash, the marine, to pick out two men to
let the Admiral know they were all of the same mind. He
asked M'Every the same day, if he thought any of the ma-
rines would come down and join them ? .M 4 E very said, he
'would answer for twenty or. twenty-four marines. About
Five in the evening, when the uproar began, after George
tixon called all hands up, Allen said, now, my boys, don't
be afraid. George Dixon, when he went down the fore-
. hatchway ladder, said to every one, all hands on deck, you
b----s - bear a hand up t and he came up the main-hatch-
way with a gang of about fifty hands to-go aft and disarm,
the centries, to defend themselves on the tbrecastle, and de-
stroy those gentlemen among the mob. He observed lames
Riley, George ' Comayne, James Kelley, Fitzgerald, and
Chesterman, when they found the soldiers were under arms,
they rushed forward, and called out, deliver the prisoner.
.bixon, Taylor, and George Comayne acted in this manner.
Riley said no prisoner should be kept. Captain Eyles col-
lated lames Riley, and said, I suppose you are one of the
ringleaders. He answered, d—n my eyes, I have nothing
to do with the b---;--. All the prisoners, but Allen, were
present forward. Simmonds *was there more busy than any
of the rest they all cheered. On Saturday, the sth, he saw
Thomas Sitninonds, and he said to Fitzgerald he should
join the corps, and see more, to put the marines to rights,
in case they should turn treaeherous. On Sunday, when the
Ports were lowered, he saw Thomas Simmonds try to unship
the ladder. Nlr. Douglas, the boatswain, had his foot on
site ladder. Simmonds said to Taylor, I was very nigh

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breaking th 6 tieek ; and TayloilWig Olaf; till the
break his neck; and sung out for shot and crow..
bars. Simmonds-' Taylor; Georg!! Dixon; and George Co-
mayne cried out for shot and crow-bars. Riley wanted a
gun to frighten'the_ Officers, J3tit they never touched a gun to
his knowledge. On Sunday hight; about eight o'clock, Tay-
lor wentfore and aft; to see if he could find any crow-bars—
he brought a crow-bar forward, and ordered the people, be-
fore they 'we'nt to bed bn the starboard bay, not to bring their ‘,
hammocks up till they were piped up. On Friday; Thomas i
Simmons said, he was very sorry he did hot kill two or
three of the gentlemen when he had it in his power, on Sun-
day: the '6th, 'and he said, He 'weuld sharpen and grind his
knife, to get revenge ; ,that his own comrades were gone off'
the ship, for they were all guilty of the same crime. Riley,
Dbron, and Comaynei were there ; Slmmonds said, he would .
go and destroy the marines when they were fast asleep in
their hatrimocks,enci in case they could not go throUgh with
it, they would die together, and blow up together. Dixon
knocked the witness down at the time, and told him. be
suspeded him to be one of the reporters,, and that he shoeld
not be able to tell what was going on before thejw.ort mgs.at:
an end; George Comayne swore by the Holy Ghost and the
Virgin Mary, they would get their revenge. All- the prison-
ers took.an active part as ringleaders Riley spoke ofsmother-
ing Mr. Staunton in his bed. The whole of thelarisoners
said they would not go to the West Indies.
Cross-examined by Allen. Did you ever see me drink with
Ward and Taylor ? A. Yes.'
Cross-examined by Taylor. Q. Who was present when I
'was drinking with Allen, Ward, and Mayfield ? A. The-best
part of the ringleaders. Q. Did you see me unship the fore..
_ladder? A. I did not; I only beard you sing out, " Break
the b—'s neck." Q. Did I take hold of Lieutenant For-
far's sword ? A. He made a grab at it, but did not lay hold
of it; and, if I am.not mistaken, the Lieutenant pointed his _
sword at him at the same time. •
Cross-examined ¢y Colwyn.. Q. I wish the evidence to ex-
plain which ladder he saw me go up when he saw Dixon go
up with a numberof people ? A. The main hatchway. Q.
Did you hear any remarkable expression, going up the fore- .
hatchway ; a man calling out as loud as he could, For shame!
for shame !no Cheering A. I did not: Q. Were any of
my messmates present when you was. knocked down ? A.
Yes; they made use of as bad expressions. Q. .Did you
ever see me have any conversation with Dixon or Riley, be-
fore you was knocked down ? A. I saw you very often with
Dixon. Q. Do you recollect where I was at the time the
ports were lowered down 1- A, I can't say where you was ;
but I heard you sing out for shot and crow-bars. I am well
acquainted with your 'voice. Q. Do you recollect what
part of the tbrecastle I was.standing on when you say I sung
out; Deliver the prisoner ? A. Before the wind-sail of
smoke-sail.
Cross-examined by Dixon. Q. On.what part of the fore-
castle was I when I sung out, Kill the Gentlemen ? A.
.I
never said it was on the2torecastle; it was on the main hatch-
way. Q. Where was I wheal said, Die together, and blow
up together ? A. On the lower deck of the larboard side,
close to the aftermost bit.
Cross-examined by Riley. Q. Did all hands go to their ham-
mocks, at the thaw they were ordered off the quarter-deck ?
A. All hands on the watch. A. What watch was on deck?
A. The first watch of the morning watch. Q. How long
after was it you heard me use that expression, 1 would mur-
der Mr. Staunton ? A. It may be about a quarter of an
hour after all hands were ()tiered down below.

Cross-examined by Simmondi. Q. Where was I when I said
I would sharpen and grind my knife ?• A . On the lower
deck on the starboard side, close to the aftermost bit. Q.
Where was I when the ports were lowered down ? A. As-
sist,ing in unshipping the fore-ladder.

Thomas Spencer sworn.
He said 'Allen was cockswain of the first cutter at the time
that Captain Valleck was talking to the marines. He ordered
E ash underneath the forecastle, to go and pick out one man
in the marines to Speak to the serjeant-major, tolell Captain
Valleck that all the marines arerto be of one mind on the sea-
men's side, if such a thing happens again : then the Admiral
will see plainly the Marineswill not stand true to their Cap-
tain. NI`E ash went away ; hut whether he went to the ser-
jeans-major I i.on't know. On Monday or Tuesday, he_said
to Walker, belonging to th waste, that he would kill Blake,
the boatswain's mate, the first opportunity. On Tuesday, the
Bth, he saw Taylor in his birth, with the other prisoners,
having a book on the table, a sheet of paper, and Taylor
Wiitleg on it. `On Sunday, as soon as the Officers called
out to tire, 'Taylor cried out to Eire and be d----d, and called
out for shut and iron bars, and said, Kill them ! kill them !
kill the b---s! When Lieutenant Forfar ordered two or
three of the midshipmen to heave up the ports, he went
and stood •on the fore gratings. Taylor went on the fore
gratings, and ordered the people to lower them again. Lieu-
tenant Forfar made a ptishat him, and he jumped over to
the other side i saw him try to make a snatch at Lieute-
nant Forfar's sword. I saw Comayne always with them.
Taylor, Dixon, and Siinmonds I saw on the forecastle at the
time •ot the disturbance. On Thursday night, as he was
coming up_the fore ladder.' he heard Dixon sing out, All
hands upon deck ! all hands upon deck ! He saw him on
the forecastle on Thursday, night, at the time the people
gave him three cheers, tie cheered too. He saw Riley
speak to Fitzgerald, underneath the forecastle, on the star-
' board side. He said he had been tried by a, Court Martial
once before, and he would be tried again, before he, wonld
go to the West Indies. On Sunday, when the ports, were
loweredoWn' Cook sung out, Unship the ladder. Sim-
Monds ran to the main ladder, and tried to lift it up, but
could-not; then he ran to the fore ladder, and lifted that
up, and sung out, when the Officers came on the lower
deck, Kill them ! kill them ! kill the- b----s ! He.gene-
nerally saw Cummings, with a mob of people, active in the
midst of them with the ringleaders..
Cross-ixamined by Alien. Q. Who was present when I was
talking to M'Eash ? A. I saw nobody else.
Cross-examined by Taylor. Q. At the time you say you
saw me make an attempt to take Mr. Forfar's sword from
hirn, were the fore-gratings laid on ?• A. They were.
Cross-examined by Comayne. Q. When there was a dispute
about a pig I had bought,* where was I, and what was you
doirig ? A. i was going to the Lieutenant on the quarter_
deck, to acquaint him, that Taylor said if I went up to the
,quarter-deck, he would pitch me down the ladder, and have
me cobbed. He said it should be settled by the ship's com-
pany to whom the pig belonged.
Cross-examined by Dixon. Q. What night was I coming
down the fore-ladder when you was coming up ? A. On
Thursday.
Cross-examinedby Riley, Q. Who was present when Fitz-
gerald and I were discoursing on the forecastle ? A. Nobody.
Cross-examined by Simmonds. Q. Did you ever see me for-
ward along with the rest of the Prisoners ? A. Yes, I did.
Mr. Douglas, the Boatswain, sworn.

Q. by Capt. Eyler. Do'you recolleet my speaking to Riley
on the forecastle, on Thursday the loth ? .A. Yes, Sir. Q.
Relate to the Court the answer he made, and the manner in
which he did it ? A. After Captain Eyles came forward from
carrying the first prisoner aft, we got a gangway made among
the ship's Company for the Admiral and Captain to walk
forward. Captain Eyles walked forward till he came to
Riley; he looked at him and said, You d—d rascal, what
brought you here ? Riley replied in a mutinous manner,
with his arms across, I'll be d=-<1 if! know : I'll be d—d to
hell if I know. aptain Eyles said, I know you to be a
rascal, and turned round to walk aft. Q. Relate what you
saw of the other prisoners ? A. I saw Comayne,with the six,
forcing forward among the . ship's company : I heard his
voice, but could not distinguish what he said.
Q. by the Court. From the Ist to the t ith, mention which
of the prisoners you thoughtaaive ? A. I saw all, except
Simmonds. Q. Did you see one of them come aft to quell
the mutiny ? A. I did not. Did you see Lieutenant Forfar
make a push at Taylor ? A. I saw him make a push at one
of them.
Cross-examined by Allen. Q In 'what part of the ship did
you see me ? A. Passing among the ship's company.
7ohn ltilEash sworn.

He said, the first time Allen spoke to him was on the fore-
noon of Saturday ; he said Admiral
:Lord Nelson was in Leith
Roach, and they were trying to go to the West Indies, and the
people said they would not ; and he hoped the ship's com-
pany would !go the same away. He wanted him to go and
pick a.man outs to tell the Serjeant-major that the marines
were in the same mind as the sailors. . Afterwards, in the
galley, Allen came to him again, and asked him if he knew
if the marines were determined to stand the same way as the
sailors ? He told him, lie could not depend upon any man ,
and that I did not hear anything about it among the marines.
He said, they were determined to have a row that night., and
if the Marines should fire among them, they must take 'the
consequence of it : if they did, they would soon get a gun on
the lower deck.
Crass-examined by Allen. Q. Was any one present at this-
conversation ? A. No.

Benjamin Blewilt sworn.

Heard Allen say, the night before the hands were turned
up, that there were 175 marines, all their names down,
ready to come down.

. ltEchael Fielding sworn.

evidence went merely ia corroboration of that of the

tofegnink Eeing asked; mien ticutenant Don gi is
came down; if he heard an, one say anir thing abol
rnawlies,i he snswercd, to the lae't of his reeoftedi6n, RilCy
said so ; he knew his'vnice; he.eried out; Wad and shot !
The Cdurt Was now, cleared, find deliberated for
a 'considetable time: :Whi.2istriangers were re,:ad-
mittedi which was between fife and, six o'clock,
the Prisoners were informed the proseeution against
theiti was closed, and that the Court, in order to
give them an opportunity of preparing frit their de-
fence, would adjourn till half past ten to-Morrow

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morning.
Taylor addressed the Court as folloWs :—" I
'have nothing.to expett but death—l hgire deserved
it'by. my coriclua, and the breach of na.Vai disCi-
pline I have beenTuilty of, but I am unprepared to
die, and I .gincerely hope the Court will allow me
time to make my-,POCe with God."
These wretched men are.all youths under twenty
years of age. The Court then adjourned.

SECOND DAY-FRATIAY.
Neither of the Prisoners delivered in any written
defences:

EVIDENCE FOR ALLEN.
Danford Stevenson, sworn.
,"
Q. Do you recollect any time between the Ist and I ith
that I was in your birth drinking, after hours,. or making use
of any seditious words
.or toasts whatever ? A. He never was
in our birth drinking after hours : I never' heard him drink
a seditious toast in my life. I heard him say a certain num-
ber of marines had sent their names to the lower gun-deck to
join the mutineers, and that the people forward were barri-
cading the ship with hammocks, but if they would take his
advice, they -would let it alone ; 'it was a very unjust thing.
Q. by the Court. From the Ist to-the ith of December,
did you ever hear the prisoner say he would not go out of the
land ? A. No, Sir. Q. Do you recollect him expressing to
you at any time that he was not concerned with. the :nu tineers ;
or did not wish to give them assistance? A. No. Q. From
the Ist to the 1 ith, did you see any one of the six prisoners
assist the officers in quelling the mutiny ? A. No.

Thomas Gladman morn.
The evidence of tnis witness was nearly similar to that of
Stevenson.

TAYLOR's EVIDENCE.
Prisoner. 1 only wish to clear up, a$ far as I can, theoffence
Imputed to me a intending to hurt some of spy Officers—
with that view i wish to call Lieut. Douglas.

Lieut. Douglas sworn.
Q. byTaylor. Do you recoiled, upon tfie fore-ladder being
unshipped, my coming to you to ask you if you had not hint
yourself, and offenng you my hand to assist you in getting
your leg, from between the ladder and the cable ? A. I recoi-
led some man assisting me; I believe it was you. Q. And
upon the pcople-calling for shot, did I not say, Sir, you had
bettergo on deck, the people will hurt.-you,? A. ine man,
I believe it was Taylor, said, if you will go upon deck, we
will go upon deck. I believe, and ans almost certain, it was
Taylor.
Q. by the Coitrt. Do you consider- Taylor as one of the
principal mutineers ? A. Yes 1 do: he has been particular-
ly ative upon all occasions.

Lieutenant Forfar sworn.
Q., At the time you drew your sword, did I make any at-
tempt to take it from you ? A. AS I. was standing by one of
the port tackle sails, on the larboard side, Edward Taylor
made an attempt to dome across the'.hatchway, -and looked'
forward, and something that I considered, meant the ship's
company were to, prevent my hauling the port up. 1 put
my hand to my, sword, and he went back again. I went to
look for him, but' he got among the crowd, and I 'saw no
more of him,till he got on. the quarter-deck; he appeared
much agitated, as if he had been in a passion,; I considered
him as one of the most aetive in preventing the. Officers from
hauling up the ports. ,
COMAYNE's EVIDENCE.
•
.• Miles 'sworn. , .
Q. Did.you ever see me in company with Simmonds and
Dixon passing any words, or aid anypart of my conduit lead
you to suspect I was a ringleader ? A. I never saw him Li
company with any but his birth-inates ; he was generally in
his birth.reading a book. -•
Q. Did you ever hear me swear by the Holy Ghost and
Virgin Mary, I would hive my reVenge, in company with
these people ? A. I did not. •
Q. Piave you at any time, in the birth, ego. herald.
inade any persons to keep their tongues 'quiet, and have no-
thing to do with it ? A. I have, often.
Q. 0 the Court. ,Do you mean between the Ist and trth of
December ? A. Yes, from the time the ports, were lowered
down, and frequently since that. Q. Did you gee him aid-
ing.and assisting the officers ? A. I • •
oyibe Court.. froin_the ist to the itth, did you see any
one of the prisoners assist the officers in quelling the mutiny ?
A,.No. •
gave evidence nearly similar to the fore-
other _witnesses bote favourable testi-
Avt.hWnedilcisoleanyndelaiii of Comayne. He frequently . advised
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Adniiral Campbell examined by Contayne. Q. Do you recol-
-114g-t-latPerillihigYla to assist the officers.
led my carrying the lante.in ? A'.. There were two or three
lanterns; there was a marine; and also a sailor. - Q. Did you
go aerwards to the manger ? A. :I believe I did: Q.. Did
you not order inc to hold the lantern in the manger ? A. Such
. a thing was done. Q. ‘Vas not your sword naked at that
time ? A. It was so; and I am sorry to say had been an hour
before.

GEORGE DIXON's EVIDENCE.
George Beach sworn.
-The eMetice of "this witness, was nearly similar to that
brought forward t„.
It I Y's EVIDENCE.
Wm. Lightburne :Worn.
This vvitnest's testimony was of the same description.
The Court having far exceeded the usual hour o
its sitting, adjourned till to-morrow morning a: nine

THIRD DAY—SATURDAY.
Wm. Clement, examined by Riley.

' Q. Do you recoiled, on Thursday night the Toth, when
We cheered on the forecastle, being ordered on the booms, and
afterwards on the quartei-deck ? A. Yes. Q. Did you: go-
down to your birth, after being ordered off the quarter-deck ?
A. In-imodiately. Q. Did Riley say he.wculd not go to the
West Indies ? A. He said it was a hard thing to go to the
West Indies, and he would not go if he could help it. Q.
From the Ist to the sith, did you see him assist the Officers
in quelling the mutiny ? A. No. •

EVIDENCE FOR SIMMONDS.
George Anderson, sworn.

• Q. From the ist to the rith, did you ever sec me forward
On the starboard bay ? A. No further than where he sleeps.
Q.
.Did you ever hear me male use of any bad expressions ?
'A. I never did.

Ay. I have done my duty in a boat since this affair haS
happened, and have been often ashore ; and, if I had not
thought mYklf innocent, it was in my power to have escaped
coining to a Court-Martial.
Court. Perhaps you supposed you might not .be taken.up.
Q. by Captain Bertie, to .Cosnayne. Was you. not. in, the :Re--
nown ? A. Yes. _ . _

Captain Berrie. •I know nothing of him to his disadvantage.
He was removed' not- for any fault, but •by the Surgeon,- in
consequence. of a. strain he got. I. always considered •him
very good seaman.
:.eiciszira/ Campbell.' • I took notice of . Allen as cockswain,
and thought he did hisduty.remarkably well. His behaviour
induced me to. make inquiries as to his conduct in general ;I
-
waS informed he was a good, a 'trusty than.' PuSed to tell
Captain kyles there.wa§ no necessity, for sending any. of the
young officers in thenboat. with him. When I was.told.that
Allen had been active in the Mutiny, I repeatedly asked it it
was the same •than who was cockswain;" was quite '''sur-
pris,cd when, I found it
-was. • - -
Allen.
I'am• innocent. Nothing was ever before 'charged
against me ; was always steady to any-duty. • •
Taylor. " 1 this guilty of the- greater part of the charge. I
have been unhappily,hurried.away without thinking.
.At the
tirae the affair happened,. I was .not twenty-one years, of age.
I had -a 4,cod, character in the ship befdie this transaction. I
wish to call lieutenant Walsh. to, speak on my helralt. •
_ . .• .

Lieutena.nt Walsh. 1 aiivays. saw Taylor do his duty; but
conceived he was a suspicious cliaratter. • , •
Comayne requested Mr. Walsh to speak to his 'cliaraaer.
Mr. Walsh said, he had been diligent and done his duty ; he
never knew any thing against him. • _

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Pixca. I have no question to ask Lieutenant Walsh.
am a very young man; I hope that will be takea into co;
deration.,

tignitheirig fekrtid td 4 ttim- to-r
eharader; said, lic.o.lad S'Y' cry rtentli-e
t',;lnayne.. I know there is no Merit ins seaman's doing his
duty ; but I honed may be allotircid to-mmition; that I haVe
{Seen eleven years in His iVlsjestyks service, and riever during
that time got a cat on my back, or ith iIl word, or was struck.
by any of my Officers. _

The Court was noW cleared.. After deliberating
above three hours, strangers were re-admitted.

TiiE SENTENCE.

The Piisoriers were put to the Bar, and the Judge
Advocate, in the same form-ns upon the last Trial,
read-the Sentence, declaring Allen, Taylor, Dixon;
Riley, and Simmonds,' Guilty off the Charges against
-them, and awarding judgment of Death ; and Co_
maylle in part Ouilty, and ordering him to receive
zoo laThes.

The Prisoners all exclaimed, le" rse,Lon.D's
be done!"

Taylor. " t hope we shall be allowed time to
Make our peace with,GoD."
President. It..does not. rest with the Court ; it
depends upon a superior power.
Dixon 'requested Admiral Campbell would come
to and hear what he would wish to say. The
Admiral. immediately went towards him.—" Look
'at this paper," said Dixon, while the tears flowed
from him. " I have a wife and a child ; see if

this will.have any effeft in. their favour when I am
gone.. The Lord have mercy on my soul."—lt
was a will, bequeathing his property to his wife.;
He declared. his innocence of some of the charges
against him, but confessed he was the man who um-
shipped the main ladder.
Taylor gave the judge Advocate his will in favour
Of James Brand, a seaman on board the Temeraire
he was assured it would be delivered safe.
The Court immediately dissolved.

EXECUTION OF THE MUTINEERS.

Portsmouth, Jan. IS.

This morning the yellow flags, the usual signals
for punishment,' were hoisted on board the Term.,
.raire, Formidable, and Majestic, and the following
prisoners, convicted by a Court-martialeig Mutiny,
And sentenced to die, were brought; out to suffer
death :—Cheste!mon, Collins, Miller, and Filz-
gerald, on board of the Temeraire ; Word on-board
the Majestic ; and Mayfidd on board the Fortni-
d,tble. They appeared at the platform erected at
the bows of the respeaive ships, deporting •them-
Selves with. apparent contrition and resignation,
which becanie them at ajilorottnt so awful. Their
conduCt during the whole period of their confine-
ment; had. eVinced the. most perfed resignation to
their fate, and consciousness that their toffence

had 'merited it: They liad .begged the assistance
of the Rev. Mr. JoN ES, Chaplain of the Temeraire.
The manner in which they applied for his pious
offices• in their behalf, will best tile state of
thcirminds ; their humility, and the calm-compo-
sure.with which they anticipated-the dreadful hour.
Their application was by letter, 'and in the follow-
ing terms

" Gladiator, Tan. 7, 1802.
" DE-A.1651R, , • .
We take the liberty of thus humbly begging you, in the
name of the Lord our Pod, to attend us, and administer unto.
uy poor And miserable sinners the word of our blesSed Re-
:teenier, as the state we are now in is of.the most strious-na-
tute„.9ur. bodies not.only hein in danger, but our unprepared
souls ; therefore Wt humbly. implore your assistance on this
occasion. Do ,pray, not delay, as our time is now
exceedingly precious; we. therefore ebnclLde, ,humbly beg-
ging your: compliance.
"-Your's, with humility,
" UNHAPPY TEMER AIRES."
" ;Le.. Rev. Mr. j0,,,ei." • -1 •

His Majesty's Sblp Tenteraire.

" REV. SIR,
" We are now ready to hear you open to us those treasures
of wisdom, in whose divine Author we desite to placeour su-
preme confidence, and in whoseservice we wish to be found."

When :they came. upon, the platform a paper was
presented by one of them in the name of himself
and his unhappy comrades, which was read aloud
to the ship's company. It was as follows :

" Remerriber your duty to Uod, and for his sake to your
King and. Country. You.rnust be sensible what was the chief
cause that brought on the fatal consequences which now end
So unhappily for us, and with so much remorse to you, if
you rightly consider hOw much you have contributed by your
support and 'Countenance to bring us. to this untimely end.
" We refused to put that trust and confidence in the wis-
dom of our Rulers, which is due to them from all good sub_
jells ; they watch :or the. Welfare of us all ; and how dared we
thenpreti:r our owia selfish pleasures and interests to what
they saw necessary to the public good ! How could we find
it in our hearts to forfeit all the praises and the honours
which our Country had so gratefully bestowed upon her
Naval Heroes, who have so bravely fought for her !
" How could we so foolishly suffer our impatience to get
the better of us, as for the sake of a few months longer ser-
vice to sacrifice all the blessings of peace we had been toiling
for these nine long years !

" Oh ! that we had made these refle&ions sooner ourselves
But our lot is cast—our course in this world is finished. Make
good use of what remains of yours. It cannot be long before
we mJst all meet again before the judgement seat of that
God, whom we have offended ; but who, we trust, has seen
and accepted our unfeigned repentance, and will forgive us,
as we do truly and freely' forgive ail those who have anywise
offended or injured Us. Prepare you, selves also, dear coun-
trymen, for this forgiveness, that when we meet in the world
to come, we may not meet in everlasting misery.—
" Way for us--We heartily pray for you.

" AMEN."

• After continuing, a -short time in prayer, a gun
was fired' as the fatal signal of death, and the
wretched men were launched into eternity.

The following Notice was stuck up on -Friday
morning, at the entrance of Sheerness Dock-Yard :
Ara v)!-Olice, Decrlnbei- 30.
In pursuance of the directions o: the. Right 'Honourable
the Lords Commissioners of the. Admiralty, signified in Mr.
MarsdeiVs Letter °ldle 28th inst. we desire you will not al-
low any Seaman or Marine landing at the Dock-Yard, to pass
the Gates, yr to enter, the Yard fro without.
. We arc Sir

Your humble Servants,
A. S. HAMMOND,
H. DUNCAN,
I. HENSLOW. ,

Commissioner Cffir.

DUBLIN, jArr. 4.

WE have great pleasure in assuring our Readers
that tlif health of,our excellent Chancellor; Lord
CLARE, is considered.by his Physicians as entirely
re-established, and that the People of Ireland have
every probable expectation, that he will be fully
able in the next Term to preside in the Court of
Chancery..

The importation of wheat, 'during the last week,
was limited to, 800 quarters' front Holland, from
whence near zo,ooo quarters of oats, likewise were
iecei-ved.

PARIS, JAN. Iz.

The justices of Peace for the Department of La
Vendee are fixed at the number of twenty-nine.
The Minister-of Police has made a second Report
to the FIRST CONSUL, relative to the forged Com-
mercial Bank. notes. This business approaches to a
,conclusion. The Minister haS obtained all the in-
formation he wanted, ,not excluding ever the con-
fession of the accused. The Chief of this combina-
tion is named Thierry, and was known before by
something Of a similar nature, being ;concerned in
the enterprize known by the name of L'Eclair.—
One of his accomplices is :named ithier, who is
known to the Police by the commission of many
crimes ; also Boyly, an Engraver, who engraved a
plate at the price of 35,000 francs. These three
individuals are arrested, and will be placed in the
hands of Justice as soon as the necessary proofs are
obtained. •

The Minister of Justice has addressed to all the
Tribunals of Commerce, copies of the intended
Code du Commerce, withkan invitation to make their
observations upon it. •
The Public Sitting of the National Institute, on
the .sth inst. was opened by the annunciation of
three Foreign• Associates, which was followed by
the following readings :
A Sketch of the Life and Writings of James
Cousin, by DELANIBRE :
A Memoir on the Education of the Savage of
Aveyron, by DEGERANDO :
Notes on the Public EXposure of the Produ&ions
of French Industry, by CArdus :

Report on the recovery of a Painting of R-aphael,
by BERTI-101,ET, GuYroN, Viric ENT, .and TAu-
.
NAy : _ _

Observations on an:ancient Roman Map, and on
the Geography of an Anonymous Author of Ra.
vennes, by BUAC II E :
Sketch of the Life and Writings of Dumoustier,
by CoLIN-DiIIAkLEvILLE . .;
Fl; AUF NG, a man of letters, obtained, in the
same Sitting, the Prize awarded .in the-Bth year,
on -the Leans of analysing the Relation between
Music and Eloquence, and on the Means of applying
the one to the other, without injury to Melody..

Madame PET I T-VANH-OV E and Citizen TAL-MA,
departed the dsy before-yesterday for ,Ljamr, imme-
,diately after the representation off:phi:en/a. They
had received the order for their departure th•ree,
boars before. Ivlademoiselle Rano ouaki.., who has
already arrived at Lyon, will remain with them
during the stay of the First. Consul. They will
play Amdromache, Semiramis, and Rhatia.
manthas. • _ _ . . __ _

HAGUE, J. I .--Pamphlets are publicly sold here
in the Booksellers' shops, written for the purpdte
of depreciating our COnstitution , and Government.
We find in the Journal of the North,,,two Letters
reiative to the reform which for some months has
taken place in our Constitution. The Writers of
these two Pieces, who are Partizans. of the Stadt-
holderian .system, appeared persuaded that the re_
turn of the PRINCE of ORANGE inro this Country,
and the re-establishment of his power,. is wished
for,' we will not say by the majority, but at
least by -a great part of the .Nation, -who have been
accustomed for these two centuries to this form of
Government. Even supposing this opinion to be
true, it is equally certain, And the Orangi,ts them-
selves must admit it, that neither the _situation in
Which we have found ourselveS since th'e year- 1795,
nor the-politics of our neighbours, will ever permit
this re-establishment. -

. LYONS, JAN. I..—The Minister of the Interior
has, in consequence of the death of the Archbishop
Of MILAN, addressed to NAJAC, Councillor of
State, our Prefett, the following Letter.
" CITIZEN,- •

" The death of the Archbishop of MILAN js a
loss to his Country, and an event which must bt
infinitely deplored by all, those around him, parti-
cularly when the.circumstances.accompanying-it are
considered. His _virtues, his great age, and the
distinguished rank which he held in the church,
created for him a veneration in the public mind,
which, to the last moment of his life, he continued
to deserve.

" It is my wish, citizen, that every measure
should be taken for the purpose of rendering the
last offices :to him, in a suitable manner. • You will
.sure to obtain the approbation;of. the FIRST
CONSUL in honouring the memory ova man so re-
nowned, and Of giving a new proof to the Members
of the Cisalpine Assembly, of the interest you take
in whatever "relates to them. -

" Receive the assurance of ►ny perfea comidera-

Lion.

Cli. M..TALLEYRAND."

The Counsellor of State and Prefed, penetrated
with the sentiments which hare did.ated this letter,
hastens to fulfil- the wish of the Minister. - He has
',riven all the diredions which are requisite in order
rliat the homage due to the Archbishop, to his dig-
nity, and to his personal qualities may be rendered,
with proper solemnity. The Religious Ceremonies
will take place-its the little Church of the ci_devant
•Oratory,
.near the spot destined for the sitting of
the Cisalpine Assembly.

. VIENNA, DEC. 23,---By several specific Edits;
' it has been forbidden, under the severest penalties,
to print the most trivial thing without previously
submitting the manuscript to the Censors, the chief
department of which has been lately united -to that
of the Minister of Police ; and, copsequently, the
Police of Vienna direding its attlntion to the execu-
tion of the existing laws in respel to Publications,
has discovered in the genealogical tables of two
Pocket ,Almanacks, an article contrary to the pre-
sent state of things in France, and which appears
not to have been laid before the Department of the
Censors. The two Almanacks were accordingly
seized in conformity to the -Edict. The Police corn-
. Felled the offending Booksellers to withdraw all the
copies from their agents, whether in the Provinces,
or in Foreign Countries ; and the booksellers are
moreover to be delivered to the punishment of the
laws, according to the dfgree of offence with which
they may be charged,

01D BAILEY.
.464

FOURTH DAY---SATtIRDATi.TANT. 16.

John DaHinton- was indicted for stealing eleven
guineas, and Bank notes- of '!ool. value, the pro
perty.of Messrs. Tianburtand Co.
Mr. RAIN opdied the case for the prosecution,
in the course of which he observed to the jury, they
would have‘to consider only of the circumstances
that applied to one Bank note .Of the value of ten
pounds, N0..24:26, and (tilted the loth of April
last.

The circumstances of this case are very extra-
ordinary, and deserve to be detailed. The Prose-
cutors are brewers, who suCeeeded'to the business
of Messrs. Truman and Co. and the 'Defendant was
their Clerk.
. .

Charles Wortley being sworn," said, " I am
Broad Cooper to the house of Messrs. Hanbury and
Co. I collea money for them occasionally. I
remember calling on various Publicans on the 9th of
June last. It is my praCtice to enter in a book the
notes that I receive. I did so on that day. I re:
member receiving a note of a person of the name of
Oliver, at Finchley, and it is entered in my-book;
it is . numbered 2626, dated the loth of April,
1801, for zol. I mark the numbers, but no'other
particulars of Bank notes: Upon my return hOme
to Messrs. Hanbury's brew-house, which is in Brick
Lane, Spiral Fields, I wrapped up ail my notes and
money in a bag, and in the morning I. gave them to
Mr. Claypole. That is, on the Bth I- received it,
andon the 9th, I paid
.it to Mr. Claypole, and
among them was the .note of tol. No. 2626."
Benjamin Claypole.—" I am a Clerk in the house
'of Messrs. Hanbury and Co. I recolleet receiving,.
on the gth of June, a bag from the last Witness, the
contents of which I. do not know. I put the bag in
the iron safe, in the Counting-house; and locked it
Up. The Prisoner at the bar was in the service of
Messrs. Hanbury and Co. at that time. Three
days after this it was called for from me, by Mr.
Wortley to give it to him,but then I could not find
it, although, at that time, the drawer in which I
had put it was locked."
. • On his cross-examination he said, " There are :a
.great many Clerks kept in the Counting-house, who.
have, -all.of them; access to the safe, which is Oc-
casionally opened, but the different drawers of •it
are loCked; The safe door is opened in common.
There are several draWers for several :uses. "Two
of them are to hold, cash of the day's collation.--
Each of• These draWers has a lock of its own, and I
have the key of one where cash is kept. The
key was in my possession the whole of the time,
since I put in the bag in question, to the time
I missed it. I had opened it several times.—
In the same drawer there 'was more money than
this missing. They were all tied up in a bag
together ; the bag was not asked for before ; there
were two or three other bags in the drawer, but
this was a very small one, and I did not miss it at
first. Nobody could have proper access to thiS
drawer brit myself. This drawer, of which I have
the key, has been found open once or twice, but
nothing missing except this one bag ; that drawer
being left open, was entirely owing to an accidental
omission in myself. I could not observe any ap-
pearance of the lock being forced open at all ; I am
slice that when I put this bag into the safe, the
drawer was locked, and I found it locked when the
bag was missing."
Patrick Smith.—" Jam Collefting Clerk in the
House of Messrs. Hanbury and Co. • 'The Prisoner
was a Junior Clerk in the house. On the 26th of
December last, as I was making up .my cash to
carry it to the Bankers, an a box made for that pur-
pose, the Prisoner came to me, and asked me if I
would oblige him with change for a tol. -Bank-
, pole ? I asked him if he chose small notes 'or
told ? He gave the preference to gold, and I gave
hiM nine guineas and an half and six-pence. I be-
lieve the Note was laid down on the ,desk, in a
place xlistinec from that on which my .own notes"
were, on the desk. I took up the nore, and I be-
lieve I asked him if he would mark it. He answered
me, saying, he did not know what I meant by
Marking..it. I told
,him that there were a great
many forged notes, and for that reason I always put
'the name of the person I received a note of, on it.
He said, it was almost impossible for him to say
who he took it of, for that, perhaps 'he had it in
his possession 6 or 7 months, but said he, if I write
my own name upon it, I suppose that would do. Said
I, yes, that will answer my purpose, and if you
write the name, I shall write. the name also on it,
as I always. did whenever I received a note. H 6
took, up a red ink pen, and he wrote his name
upon it in -red ink. I looked on the hand-writing
to see how he spelled his name, and then I wrote his
sirnarne in the body of the note,,and at that time
nothing more passed between him and me. I put
up the note afterwards, and put it into a bundle of
notes and other papers without taking any account,
which led to a disagreeable mistake. Iliad taken
an account of all the rest, but omitted to take an
account of this, .so that it appeared as if I was tol.
out of pocket in my account by not taking credit for
this note of 1.61. which I had taken. I carried the
whole to Messrs. Taylor and Co. Bankers, in Lom-
bard-street, and I paid that note, among others, to
them. I paid in the whole in the usual way. In con-
sequence of this mistake, inquiry was made, and I
afterwards gave information that I had this note
from Mr. Dallimore. I paid the note in at the
Bankers the same day that I took it
.of the Prisoner,
in the forenoon'of the same day." •

On cross-examination,- he said, " It was very
well known at .this time, that a ,number of notes
were lost from the Counting-house, in June last,
of course, it would have 'been very easy for the'
Prisoner to have got change for this_note any where
else, as well as with me. The Prisoner did not fix
_the precise-time when he said he received the note,
but said generally he had it six or seven months."
James Lenclibury, Clerk in the house of Messrs.
Taylor-and Co. Bankers, Lombard-street " I re-
coned the last Witness, Mr. Smith; snaking a pay-
ment at our house, on account of Messrs. Hanbury
and Ce. It was a payment made in bills, notes,
and d-rafts, tied altogetherin a single bundle. I
think, in about half an hour afterwards, appliCation

was made to me fora iol. note, paid by Mr. Clay.
pole. I opened the bag, fOund out the note by the
number, and gave it him. I believe I should know
the note again."
The ,note berg sbewn to the Witness, he said
it was the same that he received and delivered back

again.
Mr. Claypole being called up again, said, "
went, on the 26th of December, to the house of
Messrs. Taylor in search of a id.. note, and I re-
ceived it from the last Witness. Then I delivered
it up to Mr. Holding, who is chief Managing
Clerk of Messrs. hanbury and Co."
On cross-examination he said, " Orr the zd of
ibis month, I believe, a 251. note has been found
dropped at, the door of our brewery ; and, I be-
lieve, that, very note was delivered over to me for
my_care: That was since. the Prisoner was taken
into custody. The Counting-house is ftequented
by Draymen and Publicans, and a great number of
people, and if any things are dropped about it, a
great number of people have an opportunity of tak-
ing advanta,,,cre of it certainly.
Mr. Holding, the Managing Clerk of the House
of the Prosecutors, looking at the note in question,
No. 2626, dated the loth April, 18ot, for tol.
said, " I received this note from- the last Witness,
on the 26th of Decenii3er last, and it has been in my
custody ever sinee."lhe Prisoner had an employ-
ment to post the Cellar Book at our House. I have
left him, at four o'clock in the afternoon, there,
posting a Cellar-Book, and when there has been no
other person in the Counting-house, and, I believe,
it his frequently 'happened that he has been left to
post books, after every other Clerk has been

gone."
Mr. 'Wortley, the Cooper, was then called up
again, and he proved that he received this note of
,a person of the name of Oliver, at Finchley, on the
Bth of June, and paid it to Mr. Claypole on the
morning of the 9th of June, and this was proved to
be the same note as was afterwards changed by the
Prisone'r with Smith, as already stated, and. paid in
by him to the Bankers, end afterwards brought
back by Claypole, and delivered to Mr. Holding.
John Armstrong, a Police 'Officer, who appre-
hended the Prisoner, proved, that he shewed no
difficulty ; on the contrary, he shewed the greatest
readiness in the way of searching his lodgings,- Bcc.
but nothing was found that had the least trace of
connexion with any of the property lost by the Pro.
aecutors.

This was the whole of the case on the part of the
Prosecution.

?risdner, in his defence said, " I never stole
nor embezzled any property whatever: The whole
counting-house well know that I have received
money trom my Brother, from the West ladies,
.and
for whiCh I appeal to Mr. Holding."
Mr. Holding said—l very well know that he
received a bill of lading of cotton from his brother
in the West Indies, which bill of lading was put
into my hands, and I got it sold for him and it pro-
duced so or 601., so that certainly he might very
well, honestly and fairly,. be in-possession of this or
a larger sum of money, and.he had also-received a
hill of Exchange for sol. so that the whole together
amounted to rather more than tool.

Mr. John. Evans said, " I am a Merchant, and
I live in Frederick's-place,. Old Jewry. I- have
known this Young man now at the bar, about
twelve months ; he bears ihe best or charafters ;
he married from my house a very valuable servant
of mine, whose brother is now in my service:
From the regard I had for that servant, and her
brother. living with me, and being -the- friend of his
mothers and from the charaler I had of himself, I
gave him leave to be a constant visitor at my house.
When I found the young couple were to be-•married,
I had so good an opinion -of him, that I not only
advised that the marriage should take 'place, but
finding was so well conneded, and his friends
taking so:much notice of him, that he was likely to
do well, I gave them some furniture I had to spare,
and 301. besides to begin with. I have, since this
charge has been exhibited against him, made a good
deal oAnquiry about this young man's concerns,
but I have not been able ,to trace any thing what-
ever either about his lodgings, or in his mode of
life, of his manner of spending his moniy, or 'em-
ploying his time, that looks like a suspicion that he
hasbeenl4ii'g improperly."
Mr. Holding being called up again, said, " the
bill of lading was sent to me about twelve months
ago, .and I think he received the proceeds within
these five or six months. No pains have been spared
to trace the remainder of the notes lost out of our
house, but we have never been able' to trace any
more than this.
Several other Witnesses appeared, .who were all
respeaable, persons, and they gave the Prisoner the
best of characters.

The CHIEF BARON Gummed up- the' evidence to
the Jury,, who brought in a verclid of Not Gitilty.

George" Allanson, a young lad, was charged with
stealing on the 16th of Oztober last, two Bank of
England Notes for the payment of 2001, each, one
Other Bank of England Note for the sum of 251. and
one O. Note, the property of Messrs. Combe and
Bridgman.
The evidence in support of the Prosecution com_
pletely proved the charge of hich had been made
against the Prisoner, and he was found guilty, but
as he appeared, previous to this unfortunate transac.:
don, to have sustained a most excellent chargier,
the Jury recommended him to mercy.

MARRIED.
At Whitby, Joseph Thompson, Esq. of Welton, in the
East Riding of York, to Miss. Mary Walker, second daughter
of Henry Walker, Esq. of the former place.

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