The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-17 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

13n. 4. M. S. flaynes, of Queen Wale, London, insurance-
broker, •ar ten, 'at Guildhall.
lan. 7. I. Wilcocks, E. Wilcocks, and A. Frazer,: of Exe.
tel, bankers, at twelve, at Guildhall, London.
lan, 4. I. Avis, late of Timberscoinbe, Somerset, meal.
man.'at eleven, 'at the Luttrell Arms Inn, Dunster, So.
merset. •

lan. it. W. F. Spencer •of Gosport, Southampton, mer.
cer, at twelve, at the Spencer,
Arms Inn, Gosport.
Jan. • 3 CoWley, Sheffield, cutler, at eleven, at the Rose
and Crown Inn, Sheffield.
I;in. it. E. Stephens, sen. and E. Stephens, jun. Oxford-
street, carvers, at ten, at Guildhall) Loudon. • •
Dec. 31. D. Thomas, Pickett.street, Strand, linen-draper,
at twelve, at Guildhall, London. •
Jan, 14. T. Palagrave, Bennett-street, Blackfriare.road,
Surrey, insurance-broker, at eleven, at Guildhall, Lon-
don.
lan. 14. W. Elsingtcn, St: Sidwell, Exeter, hop-merchant,
at eleven, at the Old London lim, Exeter,
Jan. S. E. Wood, Tottington Lower End,-Bury, Lancaster,
cotten-inanuladuter, at eleven, at the Hare and Hounds
13ury. • '
Jan 30. R. ferment, Old 'Change,- London, faetor,, at ten,
at Guildhall.
(an. 7. Wellford, Old South Sea House,' Broad.street,
London, hisuranee-brokar, at eleven, at Guildhall.
lan. 4. N. Gibborn, ludd;street,-13runsWick-square, Mid-
dlesex, grocer, at ten. at Guildhall, London. ,
ig. I. Sproston, Liverpool, merchant, at ten, at the
Globe Tavern,- !obit-street,
,Liverpool.
Jan, 4, R. W. Hall, Clement's-lane, London, merchant,
at ten, at Guildhall'.
Dee. ,• I. Anstead and W, Priekett, of the Old South
Sea House, London, merchants, ai'eleven, at GU,ildha-11.
(an. 4. S. Huskisson (and not I. Huskisson, as before ad-
vertised), Swinton street, Gray's' Inn-lane, Middlesex,.
chemist, at eleven, at Guildhall, London.
Dcc. ri. C. liusey, Newgate-strcet, London, linen-draper,
ar twelve, at Guildhall.
lan if. S. Purse'', Milk-street, London, warehouseman,
at eleven, at Guildhall. ••
lan, rt. S. B. ‘Villiams, Austin-friars, Lontign, merchant,
at ten, at C uildliall.
• CIiRTIFIC4TES, fLvtuARY 4.
H. Polsford, Ilerkeley-street, Piccadilly, Middlesex, wine-

- merchant.' -
. .
li. Webb, Fntield, Middlesex, corn fafaor.
I - Cooke, ( ra vt,:eigi, Kent, carpetacr._
W . l' tact. Uo ton. le. Moors, Lancaster, muslin.manufac-

ttlfCr.
R. !hiller, Cheapside, London, glover. ,
I. Kirkpatrick, Liverpool, merchant
D. Ititrrcil, lermyn.struct, AVestinitLhter, jeweller.
%V„ Cluyi.s and 0. C;itiyi,s, Maranon, Cornwall, dealers and
chapmen..
Ti. P. GLodscin, f,earienirdl•streef, London, saddler.

3.1. 13r0u411, Cisiribzrwall, Surlily; mariner. . . '
I, liyro, Broad-street, leondon, iusurance-broker. .
S. Itirtshoni, Shrewsbuiy, mercer
1. eiklebeft, C. (' 13echer, arid 1. flargreaves, late of St.
Paul't, Churchyard, but n,w of Copthall-buildings, Lon•
den, airrcbants.
W. I-L le..ltig,'Fleer.lane, I.orido9,.e.lbinet-makgr.
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iNTERESUNG COURTS-MARTI/IL,

FIRST DAY.

On 'Wednesday
.last, Samuel hares and George
Rase, two seamen 'helonging to the Abercroinbie,
Captain Fahie, were tried for cowardiCe (a er;me of
singular novelty in the British service) and disnbe-
dience. of orders, on bedrd a boat, While.endeavoor-
ing to' intercept some 'coasters 'off the 'shores of
France, in which dwy they were rather exposed to
the enemy's shot. After a very shill, and detibe-
rate investigation, the Court sentenced each of them
to receive 500
After the tertnination of this Court-martial, an-
other was immediately held on the mutineers, ad-
vetted to in our last Taper, viz.
James Martin,, a black, aged 25, a native of St.
Domingo,
Manuel Joachim, aged zio,a Portuguese.
John 'Hockey IVillierms; aged '24, a native of Ire-
land.
John :;lellinglon, aged 17, a native of Stafford-
shire. •
The first witness called was James Boyd, a native
of Notth Britain, who stated that on the 25th ult.
the Diana frigate, Capt. Ferri.), having captured a
French brig, himself, George Grant, John Biptist,
a black, the prisonerS, Mr. AndreWs; midshipman,
IVließolem, quarter-master, alla Mr. Nicholas `Vine-
land, -Captain's Steward, were put oir board the
brig, to navigate her to, Plymouth. On the evening
of the 25th, , they patted cettipany from the Diana,
and everything was regularly and rateably con-
do6ted on board the brig till ll'ildaY;the 2Dih,•when
Martin became rather remiss in his duty. A little
after twelve &Chick, the next morning, ;Boyd, who
had then the first watch, was ,telieve,d by John
Mellington, one of the inisonerg; belfinging to the
GroWler.gun-brig ; Mr. Andrews, he midshipman,.
corning up soon alter to see that all was right.
Boyd, the witness, slept undisturbed till about three
o'clock, when he was awakened by Martin's loudly
hailing him to come on deck, bet aiot inimediatly
answering, Joachirneaddresed• him to the saute
eflea, when, although ,he feel on his'trOwsers and
shirt only, he complied with their wishes. On
geing up, Boyd saw noollier persons there but.Joa-:
chin, Baptist, and Martin' on the quarter-deck, and
Melltngtoe at the wheel; Martin had a crowbar in,
his hand, and Joachiet informed Boyd that he, Mar-
tin, Baptist, and !Wellington had token possession of
the brig, and meant to carry her into Brest, at the
sane time asking floydif he wpuld join hem, to
which he answered " No, I shall be hung if I do:"'
lifter this, Boyd called out the pane of Belem)... the
quarter-exiaster, but received no answer; on calling
it a second, time, he was informed by one of the
prisoners that Mr. Belem
,was deed,,a circumstance
that first infused into Boyd's mind sospiclons of
some bloody massacre. Ott this he sung out for
George Grant, who tirarle'a low reply, which Boyd
could nut well make out : Joacloto then informed
VOyd, that as he was a poOr sailor like himself, lie:
might go below, which he inStAriily did; fearful of
his life,, by jumping- down . on the,cahle tier, and
seating himself along with - Grant. Martin first,
mOuntedgusid over:them with : a 'drawn sword be-
longing to the unfortunate Mr. AndiewS, and then
Baptist rel'eved him. in. this., spite Boyl:lay from
three in the morning till twelve,,the. following dey;
(30th) when lie heard the prisoners remarking to
each other that two vessels were iii sight; soon
alter which, the only boat belonging to tlitePiaea
was lowered down from the sti.arn, and few mi..
mites ouhieeOeotly, Melinigton cried out loudly.te
jeeice4o who with Martin, had se,t, off ip the boit
for- the',l;retich coast, requesting hint to return and.
take him away with them, which they did not do„,
short time aftefvards Alellington avid Baptist
were, verhenrcl rejoicing tint the frigate could net
retie!,teem they were, the saitits. no) ct
lay some !title while in that tier till the beat„ bud

ploceeded to some Alliance frotrt the ship, wht n
nutting.his hea'cl np through Itatchway he de-
scried Mellington at the fo.-ward in
the rigging Fooking our, and Baptist walking the
deck. Then desiring Grant to at:company him on
deck, and saying--" Now is the iime,", ire went'
up thither, witltbut his 'shoes or
.jacket, which he
desired Grant to go forward and fetch. In the in-
terval Baptist unguardedly exclaimed Ora) ,he had
killed one, and Boyd, after he had, put on the shoes
and jacket brought lino by Giant, seeing the hand.
bow-lines flying loose, desired "B ptist to haul them
rught, or they would ha 04. the rocks, at the pule
time going forwapt himself and giving them `a pull,
t'd
which he did in order to oairt sortie opportunity of
retaking the vessel. He also told ‘B tatist to haul
.the main-topsail-sheet horne,- fo—r the purpose of,
filling the tail, and while BepriSt, after he bad done
so, was making'a ttirn'rowid the bead-rail, yd
sud,denly•camebehind him, caught him by the feet,
and threw him outhide the bulwark. In the'eft of
doing this the black seized his thuMb with bis'teeth,
and held by his hands in the rigging so firmly, that'
he continued suspended fur some time, untti Grant
seeing the circumstance, came up with a piece of
wood, and struck him once or twice on the head,
and Boyd making tISC of his disengaged arm, got rid
'of Baptist, who fell into the sea, and- aftet struggling
some time with the waves, was droWried. Boyd
thert.went afr and laid of Mellington at the
helm, and with the LlSSltitallee of Grant tied his
hands They then put up the helm, and ho're away
:from the rocks. .

rtt this period Williams approaChed, towardfi,,theM,
EO,l pleaded his innocence Of being concerned in, the
murder : they made him fast also, and set.him down
by the side of the Mellingron'; 09' then tvore the
brig, and stood towards the Dana and A uiton ; and •
were boarded by a boat front the latier4n rhe,after.,
'noon of the 30th. While in a state of confinement,
Boyd saw through a sliding door, leading to the
cabin, soinething which h:rd the appearance of a.
dead body, and which one of the ptisoners, after.
closing the door, removt*l on Vie deck. On. Boyd"s
reaching the deck, Wier Joachim and Martin had
quitted the. ship, he found the n,linsail and ropes
contiguous to it covered with blood ;, and on the
quarter-deck lay a .cask* of tar ,wish the bung, out,
and the. contents running about in every diration,
obviously/ with a deign to conceal the inar.ks of
W) that had 'been spilt ; :Wellington was clot bed
iu Winsland's coat, which bad, been worn by,. him
the day before; and a liar helongiug-to Boyd, with
the word ‘, Diana" painted on it, was •fontavith
the name erao6d., Daring this horrible.htisiness,
'Wellington appeared very :Willi). in sheaving the
others how to trim the Milk; and Boyd heard him
say, after he had re-taken the ttrig, that Joachim
had killed Mr. Andrews, tie prize-master. As the.
frigates approached, :Wellington anxiously desired
therwould release his .hands,, while he put on his
jacket; Boyd replied, that- he could not do this un-
fl the Diana came alongside. Some questions were
proposed to this witness by the prisoners Martin and
Joaehitn,.bot they tended:merely to criminate them-
selves, and contained an implied confession of the
murder ;, though it appared that Boyd was•indebt-
ed for his life to Martin, who was ordered to!murder
him. The Court adjoarned to the following day.

SCCuND DAY.

George Grant was'called in and sworn his eyi.
deuce tended throughout to' corrobOrate that given
by Boyd, though in 'consequence of his sleeping
nearer to the eoinpanion ladder, he was enabled to
speak more particularly of the transactions of the
fatal night: About.threeo'Clock in the morning he
was roused from his sleep by •somethinufalling
down, andrirritnediately he heard groans from-80.
lem, like those proceeding (tom a person' in the
agonies of 'a painful dream. Soon afterwards, some•
thing was removed tothe deck, and heavily dragged
°along. When the noise had ceased, Joachim call•
ed for Grant, and as he was getting up he called a
Second'tim., asking hint it, he intended to remain
in the brig. Gpot immediately ascended the lad—
der, with his trWsers'inhis hand, and asked.where
the brig was ; but his further progress. was stopped
at the lop of the companion by. Martin, Joachim,
and Mellington, who told him they hall taken pos.
session of the brig and meant to carry her into
france. Joachim desired Giant not to be 'afraid,
that he was a poor sailor, and must go balow. and
be quiet ; and ai he was retiring, he oveOleatd one
of the prisoners observe, that " ,the OtliCer,
Steward, and Quarter-master,were put away." On.
pioceeding doWn . the hatchway, and accidentally
looking through a sliding door into the cabin,lie
saw Seine person lying there covered with. ia quilt.
Martin soon afterwards came down, apparently with'
a weapon..in his wind, and. s "If the rest were
agreeaple, I am the fellow that Would kill.yoU.pre-
sently." While Grant was on deck, he, remarked,
That, Baptist wat dressed in Mr. Andrews! uniforth
coat, a striped
.waistcoat; and pantaloO43.,and lie
hedrd Mellington desire Williams to relieve .him at
the helm, in order that he might go down
,and
pot s'utue clothes on : when he came back, he told
him (Williams) that lie must steer the brig in that
direttion,,pointing his hand towards the. coast of
Franca.. Grant terminated his testimonyby eic•
pressing, his belief that the prisoners, Laixe..toin
'were the murderers. • •

The next prisoner called, was Lieutenant Spar-
rdw, of the Diana-, who probed his pursuing
Joachim and Martin, alter they 41 escaped from
the brig, and overtaking them, .'when within a
cable's length only of the breakers otf •the
,Saints,
after firing two shot oVer their heads A'bandle,i
containing some wearing apparel belonging to Mesita.'
Andrews and Winsland, was found in the boat.
Lieutenant'MAJden, Royal Marines, the next wit-
nefis, proved that on Joachim and Martin's being
brought on board the Diana and searched, Mr. An-
drews' watt h was found on Martin.

Seijeant. Ingram,' Royal Marines, was the next
Witness and related • !lie contession of Mellaigton,
while in irons onboard the Diana, to the following
etied :—After Mr. Winsland had been Murdered,
he was left below' three .or four hours, when a rope
liasiug been fastened round his middle, he, Martin,
and Williams dragged Abe body up on deck,' and
BAptist and some of the others threw it overboard.—
The left side of Mr. Whisland's head was smashed
to pieces. Mr. Andrews layon the deck after the
mortal blow was given about half an hour, before

. • t
wa•
his' misery was terminated in h res. Toactirni
attacked Mr; Mem with rt pwaed strokes upon the
head : he groaned much, and would have spoken iii
a few minutes, had not,Baptisrand Martin prevent-
ed it by ihrowfing hiM overboard. Will:anis, ano-
ther of ,the priSoners; confessed also to Serjeant.
gram, sliat he was on -deck when the Mutiny began,
loving- been apprised Three or Inur days before by
Baptist, Joachim,: and Martin, of their. intention
take the brig into France, but he did not make the
scheme known to any one, not having sufficient
judgment for. that purpose, nor being aware of the
constvences. Tom he saw Joachim strike Mr.
Andrews, when he was about three yards distant ;
Martin killed the qua'rter master; and Baptist Mtn--
deied •Mr; Winsland, but he 'aspisied only in drag,.
ging. up the body of the latter.
Serjeant. Lowe, Royal Marines, the next witness,
deposed as to the' voluntary con fessain of Joachim on
board the Diana, who stated to him that atter the
mutioy had commenced, he went on deck wish a
crow-bar, and going aft, struck Mr. Andrews-twice
-with it. Martin, who was standing in the hatch-
way, then called up. Mr. Bolem, telling him that be
was wanted on deck, and as he was coming up the
ladder, wounded him on the head With an 'axe, and
immediately went down and repeated his blow. Mr.
B. lay some time groaning, when Martin exclaim-
ed, " Throw the overboard, arid don't let
him make a noise."' When Joachim went on deck,
Mcllitigton was at the beim, and while he was
there, Joachim proceeded to the sky-light, where
he called out to -Baptist that there 'was no time to
lose. He then heard the axe chopping' for some
time. -Halt an hour afterwards, -they tied a rope
round Mr. Winsland's middle, and dragging him
through the sky-lighf, threw him overboard. His
head was cut to pieces-. Joachim knew of the
mu-
tiny taro days befOre it openly broke out, and tisit it
was intended to.earry the brig 'into France.