The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-19 00:00:00

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scarcely had they reached the street, when the matt heard
his Captain utter an exclamation as if wounded, and in the
same moment he saw many arms upraised, and thrusts and
blows given in every direction with inconceivable fury: a
deep grown now pierced the air; the mate knew it pro-
ceeded from his unhappy captain, and in an agony he cried
out "My God !" A bayonet was at his thrupt in an
instant, and a musket levelled at him, and in this state he

was hurried into the guard-house, which Was tkite to the.

palace; the governor almost immediately after entered,_his
sword drawn, his frame agitated, hip countenante furl of

ferocity--in a fierce and hurried accent, he exclaimed to the
mate in Spanish, Tranquille! tranquille! meaning, thereby,
to enquire if he was peaceably inclined. As well as he could,
he made the Governor understand that he desired to see
his captain, and "guested to be conducted to him, (not in
his worst forebodings dreaming he was dead); is wish
was complied with, he was led to the door ; he looked out
hastily, and anxiously searching for him with his eye,.when
his feet stumbled against something—it was the corpse of
him who, but a few moments before, had stood: proudly
pre-eminent among his fellows—the bravest, the strongest
among many brave and strong men. The mate stooped,
and looked upon his face, it was covered with blood ; he
lifted his head from the ground, and called upon his name,
as if life was not quite extinct, the eyelids heavily unclosed
for a moment, then closed for ever--the mate wept : be
faintly entreated that they would remove. his. captain's life-
less farm from the place, and after this he is almost uncon-
scious of .what passed; he believes he was immediately
l'taken into the palace, there he remained all nightoind the
whole of the following day a prey to feelings, it may well
be imagined, the most acute. He had sailed with Captain
Stayers from boyhood ; he had risen into command under
him ; he respected him as his commander, and loved him
as his friend; his feeling!, on this occasion were such as
did him honour, and entitle him to the esteem of all who
value true affection.
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We him said the mate ,was kept .at'the palace during
the'next day; in fact, he was detained there as a prisoner,
the Governor dretsding, if he was allowed to go on board
his ship, and commune with his brother officers and the
men under their command, that he would inflict some ven-
geance for the murder of his captain ; and as all the Eng-
lish had• left the island with precipitation, and justly in-
censed at his conduct, he was under considerable appre-
hension that an attack would be made upon the island
he accordingly had the military called out, (and under this
name every male inhabitant is classed). In the mean
time, the consternation on board the ships was extreme.
The ardent feelirig so characteristic of British seamen,
burst forth simultaneously, and to batter the town about
his ears, and then, inflict summary justice upon Don Her-
rero, was the first and strong wish of the ere* of every
ship ; their commanders, however, with great moderation,
endeavoured to repress this spirit, prudently -considering
that it could do no good to the deceased,. and might he
productive of mischief to some innocent persons. In the
source of the day the Governor sent an officer on board
the several ships—this person, on his behalf, professed the
' greatest sorrow for the event, and offered such excuses as
he could in exculpation of his conduct; he further stated,
that it was his wish that the deceased should have honor-
able interment; that the several officers would attend the
•same, and visit the shore upon the friendly footing they
had formerly done. A consultation was accordingly held,
and the result was, they went on shore with their respec-
tive surgeons, determining to examine the deceased pre-
vious to his burial. On the floor of :the guard-house lay
the mangled remains of their friend—a melancholy spec-
tacle indeed--covered with wounds and blood : and even
at that early period, such is the effect of the climate, fast
hastening to decay : on inspecting the corpse, the medical
men enumerated the fatal wounds it had received, every
one of which was mortal.

After this painful inspection had been taken, the corpse
was decently composed, placed in a coffin, and borne to a
grave prepared for it at the back of the palace; all the
'English captains ofships, Mott of the officera of them,and
numerous seamen attending the melancholy interment.
The Church of England burial service was read in 811
im-
pressive manner, though in tones of sorrow, by one of the
most intimate friends at' the deceased : the earth then was
heaped upon one who through life had maintained the die-
outer of a brave and honourable
We would willingly pass over unnoticed the conduct of
those Spaniards who were either present at the burial of
this ill-fated Man or crowded the street as it was borne
along; it seems, however, wrong to do so, as it is a further
proof of the ferocity of their character, and of the total ab-
sence of all proper feeling at such a moment and for such a
bloody event. The utmost levity was displayed by t,ll. ;
laughter was heard, and coarse jokes were uttered—nay,
there was a sort of applause most apparent; and there is
little question hut that they considered the murder most
just and proper, the deceased being a heretic, and the refote
of no importance in their estimation.
It will naturally enough be inquired what the conduct
of the British was after this. That they placed no faith
in any representation made by the Governor is true ; that
they believed he was privy to, if not actually present at,
and assisting in, the murder, they hesitated not to avow ;
that they wished and still wish for inquiry into the matter,
and the infliction of an adequate punishment on the aggres-
sors, is equally certain; but no one felt himself competent
what to suggest or how to act for the best under these cir-
cumstances; therefore nothing was done. The Governor,
,up to the latest dates from the island, still retained his si-
tuation (though, it is said, under evident depression of
spirits), and no one had been called to account for the
hand he had in the foul deed--:-a sufficient proof that the
Governor was a party to it; for had not this been the case,
would he not, for his own honour's sake, for the honour of
his country; have caused some inquiry to, be made, and
some punishmenS inflicted upon the offenders? Such seems
the obvious course for a man of honour to heiNe pursued;
and failing so to act, he covers alike his name and office
with odium and suspicion. It is said, when the Governor
of Manilla heard of the transaction, he threatened to have
Don Herrero recalled and the severest punishment inflicted
u'po'n him : as the latter derives his authority from the
former,,it is certain all this might have been done : as we
have before noticed, however, Don Herrero still remained
Governor of the island of Guam and its .dependencies. It
is to be hoped and expected that the British Government
will not be negligent in this matter.

CBTISicOksF, runrm T
last Wednesday alarm and consternation, by
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iven,to
the report that a labouring man,
himeeifofaitildichiiisame ?if, tote,
had attempted to 'destroy
sisting of a wife and two daughters. The itimnfloyr,tucaintse-'
wretch, it appears,
great depression of the times, had no
gwroorlkmd
uu during
were t l i
Iliyas a but owing to the
shoemaker,
g the last week; his daughters, are
the unhappy father,
the same cause could not dispo.seof .
their work, and in
consequence the whole' family was reduced to the last
the habit of unikntigbeelacne:bbiuettofrogemt
stage of want and wretchedness. On 'Wednesday Jut
unable any, longer to witness the
distress of his wife and daughters, proceeded to a
neighbourin market town, and succeed I lin obtaining
a considerable quaiitity of white arsenic, which, on his
return boon),
lie mixed in a pudding, with the deter.
0(
g
millatio„ of putting an end to the lives of tlio whole
family. The consequencea were truly' horrible--the
father and daughters ate greedily of the unwonted fare,
Mai the mother, supposing to be the effects of hint-
w
ri, restrained herself from doing. daughter n hour
afterwards the father and his two were
corpses, npw lingers in a most dim-
gerious cud t
el; le Motherbutl littleliopes are entertained of her
ultimate recovery.