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EIGHT SEAMEN OF lIER MAJESTY'S SLOOP WHITEHALL, JULY 9,- ISO.. •
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PIA-mourn, JULY 10.—The prisoners were again brought up, passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Bari?
and Curium ria desired to make an addition to his evidence of yes- of the United Kicgrioin of Great lit itain and Ireland thrto
terday. On bOng permitted, and again sworn, he stated as fol. John Francis Davis, I?. q., Governor of llon;-Kong, and the
lows : Emanuel Jose Alvez was the man in the boat after he had heirs male of his body ',wilily begotten.
his head cut open by the English quarter.master. As soon as he CROWN -OFFICE, JULY 10.
came from the boat, on board the schooner again, he came forward MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
where the blood was, and took it up with both hands and drank it: PARLIAMENT.
Emanuel Francois Rozegres, a black, and native of the Isle City of Exeter— Sir John "I homes huller Duckworth, Bart.,
of France, was then examined at considerable length. He in the room of Sir William Webb Follett, deceased.
depose dto having been engaged by the prisoner Serva as Borough of Abingdon—Sir Frederic Thesiger, of Bryanston-
a servant, and to his having subsequently gone to sea in square, in the county of Middlesex, Knt., her Majesty's At-
the Echo, which took on board 434 slaves at Lagos. She was torney-General.
captured by the British. He was placed in a boat with six WAR-OFFICE, JULY 11, 1845.
others and towed at the stern of the prize. When he had 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Sir M. R. S. M. Stewart,
been there about half an hour he heard a noise from the deck of Bart., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
the schooner. He could not see what was doing, but about ten Clayton, who retires, July 11.
minutes after he first heard the noise he saw two bodies of white sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. J. C. Yorke to
men disappear in thi water. In the place where they went down be Captain, by purchase, vice Meade, who retires; Cornet
the water was red. I also saw two blacks swimming. They had R. H. P. Crawiurd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
blue shirts on. Serva said about two minutes after, " Haul the Yorke; J J. Thomas, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
beat up, there is no more danger." I still heard i 11... same noise. I Crawford, July 11.
heard a voice twice, and I rather think it was Serva's, saying in 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Captain W. Knox to be
Portugnese, " Kill, kill." Serve called to us to pull up the boat, Major, by purchase, vice Hamilton, who retires ; Lieut. C.
and I then got on deck, and saw four of the prisoners wounded on Deacon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Knox ; Cornet C.
the head. They were passing handkerchiefs over their heads. C. W. Doraville to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Deacon;
Another had a wound on the side. There was blood on the deck. Ensign T. H. Goad, from the 51st Foot, to be C. rnet, by
There was a large quantity OR the starboard side forward. The purchase, vice Domville, July 11.
prisoner then gave directions so as to get alongside the Echo to llth Rliment of Foot—Capt. W. H. Thornton, from the
board her. Several of the men objected. The other party 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Stanley, who exchanges,
then said, "We must; give it up. because we have no arms." July 11.
Serva then said, " Pass by the Echo, and fire into her mainmast." 15th Foot—F. IL Mylius, Gent., to be Ensign, without
One of the guns was their fired. Serva then claimed the vessel for purchase, vice Braylirooke, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Re-
his owners. The witness then detailed the circumstance of the giment, July 11.
ncapture of the Star. 46th Foot— Ensign R. W. Pipor to be Lieutenant, by pur-
The witness was subjected to a long cross-examination by the chase, vice Nooth, who retires ; E. L. Pretyman, Gent., to
solicitor for the prisoners, but nothing of at.y importance was be Ensign, by purchase, vice Piper, July 11.
elicited. The Court then adjourned to 51st Font—H. B. Westropp, Gent, to be Ensign, by put-
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FRIDAY.— On the prisoners ing brought up this day, the third
approver—a negro slave, who had obtained his freedom by touching
on the Bntl,h soil—was examined. At the time of the affray he
was in bed, and refused, when urged to do so, " to take any part in
the quarrel between the whites." He described the appearance
of the vessel, and the language used by the prisoners after the
English had been destroyed, and in these respects his evidence was
confirmatory of that previously adduced.
The Court then committed the ten prisoners on the charge of
Wilful Murder on the high seas. It will be for the Crown to de-
termine whether they shall be tried at Exeter or in the Central
Criminal Court.

chase, vice Rowley, appointed to the Ist or Grenadier Regi-
ment of Foot Guards, July 11.
54th Foot—F. H. Baxter, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Itl‘Culloch, appointed to the 2d Regiment of Life Guards,
July 11.
59th Foot—Lieut. H. W. Gordon to he Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Weir, who retires; Ensign M. P. Lloyd to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice J. J. Coghi:l, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd, Gordon;
uly 11.
66th Foot—Ensign H. U. Coate3 to be Lieutenant, by par-
chase, vice Kebbel, who retires ; R. Conner, Gent., to be
Ensign by purchase, vice Coates, July 11 ; M. W. Bell, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Davis, who retires, July 12.
67th Foot—Captain W. Lyon, from half-pay of the this West
India Regiment, to be Captain, vice the lion. A. G. Stuart,
who exchanges; Lieut. T. P. Onslow to be Captain, b) pur-
chase, vice Lyon, who retires; Ensign D. S. Miller 'o be
lieutenant, by purchase, vice Onslow ; D. Thompson, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M Iler' July 11.
S9lli Foot—Captain J. 'l'. Stanley. from the 1 lth Fn it, to
be Captain, vice Thornton, who exchanges, July It ; Ensign
J. Shuter, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Saunders,
deceased, July 2; T. J. G. Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Shuter, Ju'y 1-1. •
let West India Rogiment—Sergeant-Major G. Jones, from
London Recruiting ilistrict, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Wood, deceased.
3d West India Regiment—J. Halahan, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Burke, dismissed the service, July 11.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant F. B. Bayly to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, vice Burleigh, deceased, May 2 ; Li-u-
-tenant G. B. Tattersall to be Captain, without purchase,
vice Bayly, whose promotion. June 20, has been cancelled,
June 20; Second Lieutenant P. O'Gorman, to be First Lieu-
tenant, without. purchase, vice Bayly, May 2; Second
Lieutenant H nham to be First Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice O'Gorman, whose promotion by purchase, has
beers cancelled ; Ensign W. L. BraNbrooke, from the 1511
Foot, to he Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Swat-
tenham, July 11.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—W. King, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice English, whose appointment has
been cancelled, July 11.
BREVET.—Captain William Lyon, of the 67th, to be Major
in the Army, Nov. 23, 1841.
UNATTACHED.—TO be Captain, without purchase.—Lieut.
J. M. Isaac, from the 59th Foot, July I I.
HOSPITAL STAFF—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class A.
Foulis to be Staff Surgeon of the First Class, vice W. Fergus-
son, appointed Governor of Sierra Leone, July 11.
MEMORANDUM—The date of the commission of Ensign
and Lieut. Rowley, of the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot
Guards, is 7th July, 1845, and not 4th July, 1845, as pre-
viously stated.
Erratum in the Gazette of the 20th June, 1845.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—For Second Lieutenant C. C.
Durnford to be First Lieutenant, vice Bayly, promoted, read
vice Tattersall, promoted.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk.
P. Bennet, the younger, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; C.
Tyrrell the younger, Esq., to be ditto ; C. Lillingstone, Esq.,to
be ditto, June 27.