The Sun.
London, England, 1803-02-22 00:00:00

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venation with the Roman Catholic Priest, and with
a book in'his hand.
ZVhilst Despard was at the door of the Chapel,
the Sheriff PEPPER, addressed himself very hu.
inanely to him, and asked him if he could ret✓ler
him any service. The Colonel thanked him, and

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inCUTION OF, i11E441T0.10.

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[Vie subjoin some further ParTieulas of the Execution of
t hetraitors yesterday, which the early hour of our putting
our Paper to Press prevented us from obtaining-in time for
insertion.

replied that he could not.
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After those in the Chapel bed-received the' .s-
-itoes
Mrs.'IYESPARD, after having taken leaverof
,I,ear: crament, they were brought out, and their . ,
husband at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, came- were knocked . off. The Executioner then tise.
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again about five o'clock ; but it was'thoUglit a - -their'arms'aiiniands in the same manner as he h,"I
visable to spare the Colonel the pangs of a second before boUnd Colonel Despard and Macnamara. 1
parting,' She , Was therefore not admitted 'into the Notice :was then given-to the Sheriff that
fit ley
prison. She evinced some indignation at the re. were read. Colonel Despard,:who stood the .rs.fiii
fusal ; and' expressed a strong opinion 'with re- . retired behind, and motioned to Frencis, , who we
sped to the cause for which hereheeliend was to Making way for him, to go before him, Thu hind!
suffer.--. 44 He is," she said to the People, 4‘ to die had been previously prepared in the Outer Comte
for you." yard. It is the body of kimall cart, on which two
After Mrs. DESPARD had left the'Colonel for the trusses of clean straw arelaid." It was drawn by
last time, he walked up and down his cell for some two horses. The Procession moved in the
,followe
time, seemingly more agitated than he had been at ing order : ' . -
fr.
the period of taking leave of his. than_
-The Sheriff* of Surrey, the Clergyman in his Robez.lA.e,
six and seven in the evening he threw ' himself on Ives, the Keefer,..wrth a White Witn‘dtiii
the bed, and fell into a short sleep. At 'eight • ~otherDiacitaCi:arirastfiabnd 64rahamhe "weceuratiofiresrt put into the. hurdle..
o'clock he awoke, and addressed one of the Officers and drawn to the Lodge, where the inner.gaatcses, were
of the Prison in these words :—" Me—they dial' . ?gn' ,a`:(01 the
.! Tied.`Teriltrtd7etesntalr;;.,,dhnd
receive no information from me—no—not for all litiftrougnulciaand Wratten, then Wood and Francis.
brought
the gifts, the gold, and jewels, in thF,.pussession
La,t of all Colonel Despard was put into it alone,
of the Crown."—He then composed hienselfi and
and as sot)they had Hie -eyed in die
n as a cep cone
remained silent. . ,
hurdle to the staircase that leads to the scaffold,
the Colonel
After Mrs. DISPARD had left
.., he
they
,were escorted up one by one—the Sheriff, bit
lirra2rtastwhorld,
.was visited in the evening by the Gentleman who ,
had aaed as his Solicitor, who came to ask him RICHARD Porto, the Clergyman, Mr. Wu?"
woent, the Roman Cathblic Clergyman, N'ir'
where he wished to be buried ? He Was silent for or
some minutes, and at length replied, that he believed GRIFFITH, preceding them. Seven ' coffins,
n a
an
several of his countrymen were buried at P ' shells, which had been previously placed i
ancras: under the scaffold, were brought up and,
placed On
'he therefore desired to be buried there. Mr. Wink- the Platform, on which the drop is welted, A bag
WORTH, Chaplain of the Prison, had rapeatedly of. ,Of sawdust to catch the blood when the heads weke
fered his services to the Prisoner, which were al-
ways coldly refused. On Sunday Mr. WINK WORTH severed from their bodies,, was placed beside them.
The block was near the scaffold.
with.every degree of feeling,, made a tender of a There were about One hundred epeflotors. on die
Book to Mr. Despard, which he likewise declined platform. ' The greatest order and silence Were obe
accepting. It in WI appeared from his whole con- served.
dud, , that he wished it to be understood, chit he
As soon as the Prisoneri were placed on
the bur.
had no Religion, or in the common jargon of Mo. dies, St. George's bell tolled for SO= time. It wa'
dern Philosophers, that he was an Atheist. about half past eight when the Prisoners Were
Most of the other Prisoners, however, passed brought up to the scaffold one by one. ~,
much of their time in prayer, and with the ClergY. As soon as the cord was fastened round the neck
men. Macnamara being a Roman Catholic, was till
of one, the second waebrought up, anti so on
attended by a Roman Catholic Priest. Grahem the cords ev'etefiritened round the necks of all the
and two of the other . Prisoners, requested ' Mr. seven.
ROWLAND HILL to send a Clergyman to them, Macnamaraewas first brought tip ;he still held a
which, he did. They remained great part of the book in his hand, and When the cord -was placed
night in. deep and earnest prayer. , round his neck, he exclaimed, with. the greatest
When Mr. Ives went to communicate the war-,
rant for execution to two of the.prisoners,Wood, .devoticin, " Lord Jesus,- have mercy upon me!
Oh !. Lord, look down with pity upon me."
and Graham, they said, that they wished to bye 'Graham.
soma conversation with him. .On Sunday afternoon,
he went to them, attended by the Clergyman, Mr. came. second.. He looked pale and ghaste
ly, but spoke not,
WiNitwoßTH. Graham, then entered into a long -
conversation with him, upon the motives of the Wratten was the third :he ascended the scaffold
with much firmness.
. the
Meeting at the Public-house where- they. were ap.
prehended ; but we do' not learn that he threw any;t steneLt,
' Broughton, ..the _fourth, smiled as he rail tin ,
scaffold stairs, but. as soon as the rope was e
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new light upon the subjea, or made airy discoveries' round his neck, he turned pale and piled ho n
of importance. ,
Macnamara spent the whole of the night in prayer.' , Wood was the fifth, -Francis the siXtli Francis
The Roman Catholic Priest left•liim. at a late hour as ended' the. SCIMII-With7"it-compesure whleh"-h°
an Sunday night, and came again earl}, yesterday. I preserved to the. last. Wood and Broughton, were
Morning. Graham, Written, and another, Wood;
equally composed. ' Of all of them Francis Watjh*
we 'believe. were the greater part of ale night'ene
..best looking, tall, handsome,, and well- made. eH„::
'gaged in a similar manner---they were Dissenters{ . and Wood we,e dressed in soldier's uniform. 11
Broughton and Francis were of'the Chnrch of Eng= rest Were in coloured clothes.
lend persuasion. Colonel Despard Slept from three . COloneiDespard was brought up the lest, dressed
to' half past, four ; the remainder of the night he in.boots, a dark brown great coat, hie, hair unP3‘!"
.passed in' walking.: up and down his cell. The rest .deretf. , . .
of the prisoners slept about -two hours., 'Pie Colonel ascended the scaffold with great firm'
All the arrangements for the execution were set. nesse . His countenance underwent not, the slighreh'a
tied on Sunday by Sir RICHARD; FORD and the change, while the awful ceremony of fastenieg t
Sheriff of Surrey, with the GoVerninent and the rope round hia 'neck, and placing the cap on hi,'
Magistritee. . Sir
,R i c HARI) FORD Slept on Sunday bead Was performin He lo3ked at the multitutls
night at Mr. CAR re eer e a Swine's, in, order to be assembled with perfeft calmness. 'The ClergP"
near the Prison. ' who ascended the scaffold after the Prisoners were
About six yesterday morningethere wes a very , tied up, spoke to him a few words as he Passed'
'numerous assemblage, as numerous as that narrow The Colonel bowed and thanked him.
lane could contain.—There are few houses in front Despard asked the permission of the Sheriff to
of the prison ; all of them, .however, were crowded ' . address a few wads to the People, who told him-he
with,speOaters.' The Dyer's. grounds to the left had no objedicin, provided nothing infiamtnatOr;
.of the prison were greditally filled, 'till at last all orimproper was intended by. him
the the moray'
tile peels that had a view of the scaffeld were corn. he spoke a single word of the kind lie would or4er
.pletely crammed, We Suppose that zo,oota persons the platform to be dropped.
might be assembled. ' They, behaved in a very The ceremony. of fastening the Prisoners being
orderly, manner. ' ' , finished, the Colonel advanced -as near as he enula
At five o'clock St. George's bell tolled, and con. to the edge of the scaffold,
tinned tolling for about an hour. - , ' . Speech to the multitude :
•, At half past six the prison .bed rang, the signalfar upwards
signal I " ellow Citizens, after serving my Country .- „,_„,,,t
for the unlocking of the cells. 'Mr. Wtmcw,ORTHA
..
: of thirty years with honour and credit—l am broughttrt:''' r
but .!
the Clergyman, and Mr. GI Itli rtki; the ikoman let:igthtt have been strenuous in the caupe
eotwAittg f.stbeee
Catholic. Pries,,. the same Gentleman who attended jetf ',),';';,Y,;,u,,;e;',:r.rgee. :,17,1ii.rri's`741eVI:eernirsters know thati,
Quigley when he was executed, came to 'the prison, am so—but, however, (here same words which ie Ut Ort
him etetiil
and were immediately admitted to the Prisoners. ' were inaudible even to- thoie who stood nearest
.0 hot
and made the followieg
triumph
that the pribeipies of Liberty and Humanity V" ,
.At seven o'clock, five of , them, Broughton, . umph over lyranny and Oppression."
Francis, Graham, Wood, and. Wratten, went into' ' Some" part of this speech was allPla4,ded I,3Ycetl
the Chapel ; Colonel Despard remaining in his cell, rain persons who apeared to
and Macnamara praying in his cell with the Roman ' selies near for the} Purpose, but na
Catholic Priest., The five 'Prisoners conduaeil populace in general with the most perfal silencen•
ti
themselves with much decorum in the Chapel.— /.Did we think it necessary ea -Offer- an Y eninniceie
They attended to the prayers with'great earnest- of our own upon the condua of Col. Despard Oen
have place(' them
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ness, but. at the
.same time without seeming to lose , . awful occasion, we could point out frOtil it his awn
of
that firmness which they had displayed since their. consciousness, though.he protested his innoce''his
trial. Before they received the sacrament, four Of ,the justice of the sentence by which he suffered ing
them confessed they had done wrong, but not -to the ignominioue death. His expression of " his Having
extent charged against them by the evidence. The been brought there at length," had
that."e„.ted
fifth, Graham, said he was innocent of. the charges."' Trihii own mind, -,that his adions had before rac'oo.,
brought against him, but that, he had attended two , the most condign punishment; and his asserttn.,
meetings, the second at the instigation of Frencis. that His Majesty's Ministers knew him to he- 'he
It was, Emblyn, he' added, who called on him 'tie:' nocent,
.he must have known, ar the ninmenteoe
take him to the meeting, by Fretecis'seiceire,!. For was uttering it, tr, be a most deliberate and dia,`',.:4
seine time the Clergyman refused to administer the Heal -falsehood. He has, no doubt, expiated_ ',l_le
sacrament to Francis, becausenhe persisted in de-
claring that he had been' guilty of no crime. The and philosophical delicacy and tenderness ghat (•,! ~
Clergyman said. to him,trinies, with his life, but we pretend not to that tillsln
," You ethnic shy rattentleii it to interest the better feelings in the fate ots4,
meetings ?" He replied '" Yes.". .4 You.. knew inen; ,whose heart-appeared indeed to be al callOn of
they were.tbr the 'purpose of overturning the Cob- to every sentiment of religion, and every
stitution and Government of the Country. I' by humanity.
no means 'wish you to enter into patticnlafs--1 only As soon as Colonel Despard htlii ceased speaking'
wish yOn to.ackeowledge generally.", Francis' said, the Clergyman
,prayed with five of the Prisoners.
ar
" I admit I. have 'done wrong in attending those Macnatuara prayed earnestly with the Clergym 1
. opu
meetings," . . .
..
of his own persuasion. Despard surveyed the
• . not
The service in the ChaiA.lasted three quarters:of . lace,- and made a short answer, which we could
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an hour.'. ',Before ' it was over Colonel Deepard and ' 'hear, to'
some few' words addressed. to him °Y
Macii;tmara ,were brought doWn.from their cell`.. Francis, who-was next him.
each of
Their irons were knocked off, ,and their arms and Pile -ci yman now shook hands with
. e erg
and seemed r
emotion O
. .
;1;1 t;iis botitul with ropes. DeTard.walked up. and therm, Colonel Deseard bowed, an- ,ke Eiee
down he.f.te the Chapel door, hot did not enter the thank him as he shook hands with him. 1.- "he un-
Chopel. , I\lecnartiara walked about in earnest eon. culiocers pulled the cape.over the faces of t