Star.
London, England, 1802-01-13 00:00:00

balking about it. Che liertifint ealied *lit*
j..ockwood, and anted him ;file would look out?
be then went cut of the birth, and was taking.a
man but of every birth all the Way aft to the main
hatchway; as he came back he gave the Watch-
Word. If any officer came forward, the watch.
word was, Give me a chew of tobacco;' then he
went into the midihip birth, under the bowfprit,
along with Edward Taylor, who began to write
a letter ; there was no other man in the birth, or
:;cite, except the people looking on. An officer
came forward; they fang out, who will give me a
;;lew of tobacco? The candle WAS put out till the
Officer was gone, when they began again; the le-
*Cond. watch-word was,.' Knotk that rat down.'
An officer came down again, and the light was
put out again; as loon as he was gone, the watch-
word was, I want to water.' An officer came
,town, the light was put out again: Edward Tag-
lor and Chefterman went into Rowland's birth,
where the letter was fininted ; after the letter was
Enifhed and direeed, Taylor afked who had got a
foal ? Daly laid, Don't do that, you should not
(cal it. He then got a key of chef! and prefred
k on the wafer t then Chefterman and Taylor
went to the midihip birth with the letter, and I fol-
lowed to fee where it was going. Some converfa-
tionpatedbetween Taylor andChefterman toknow
which way it was to be conveyed to the Admiral.
Chefterman thought it would do if he could give
it to a Quarter-Mailer to put in the binnacle.
Fitzgerald came up and afked Taylor if the letter
was gone? Taylor anfwered—No. He faid, if
you will give it to me I will give it to James
Shaw, the marine, who will have middle watch
to-night, and he will put it in the Admiral's
Steward's birth ; Taylor faid, we want the Ad-
miral to get it to-night ; they could contrive no
way to get it to the Admiral that night, and
Taylor gave it to Fitzgerald. I heard no more
of the letter till I heard it read on the quarter-
ticck. I am fenlible there was no man but Chefter-
man and Taylor knew the contents of the letter,
except it was broken open afterwards and read.
On 'ruefday morning Edward Taylor came to me
on the main-deck, and afked me if I had any of
his yoking ? I told him no, I had not; he a(ked
rite if I was fore of that ? I faid I would overhawl
and fee to convince him, but I was lure I had not;
be told me if the hands were turned up to unmoor,
to repair to the lower deck as before. I told him
very well. In the afternoon I was on the lower,
deck in James Chefterman's birth; Chefterman
afked me if I knew Hazard, and if I knew any
thing of his carrying mefrages to the officers ? I
told him I never law him, and I had never (poke
to him ; Chefterman and Fitzgerald fell into dif-
courfe about it ; they wanted to put an end to him
by fume Means or other; Fitzgerald Lid, if be
was put into a bread bag they might heave him
overboard ; Chefterman feemed pleated at the pa-
liniment. Some other converfation paired I did
not hear. They made it up at laft to let him re.
main till the bufinefs was allfettled ; Taylor being
prefent at the time, Lid, you muff take tare what
we talk before him. I went away, and walked
the gangway with Taylor. I faid, Ned, I think it
in a foot& thing coming down on the lower deck
when the lcrlds are turned up to unmoor. He
afked me why, what could I find better? I laid
we Ihonid (hew ourfelves more like men to go on
the quarter deck, and tell the Admiral our rea-
fons, fo that every man might anfwer for himfelf,
if fp(%'<e to ; that if we went to the lower deck it
Would only give the officers the trouble to come
down and drive us up as before, and you may be
fare they will be down when the hands are turned
up, and very likely before we can get out of the
middle dock. He faid, very well, I (hall con-
fider and fee about it.' Soon after lie told me that
was to be the way, and the word Was paired, by
whom I cannot tell, that when the hands were
turned up to onmoor, we were to go on the quar-
ter deck. 'Clo Wednefday inorninz that word was
paired again tho Aril thing ' • one of derrick's weir-
mates came to our birth; be was the furgeon's
fervent, a black man, ast4 anted if his meWmate
was then? told him he was not there ; he
Paid he Was. gienew.bnre alma. the fhip, and he be-
lieved he wayospggy. I went to the lower deck,
where I wai 044 by one of .the prifoners if I
had feeataar thiag, of Verrick ?- I told hint I had
not; he told me he was fomewhere about the (hip
drank,. and mull be found.. Soon after I was
walking the middle deck, where I law Verrick
walking the (Larboard fide of the t.r•allery. X went
down on the:lower deck, and cared Cbeflarnan
and Collins ; I told them I thought he was npt
drunk; Collins faid he was drunk jug now. for he
lay *bin the Admiral's. Reward's birth. and he
dared lag.,he had been anecps and that might make
b 0;04144 again ;: that awn nothiug faid to
taut t night; the :ford was .palred when all
Itiaadhwere sunned up to unmoor,, to go to the
funeaitleand forerigging ; Taylor gave it me ;
Owners:tan. Taylor, Ward. Cook, and Fitzge-
r4d, were the only perfons I ever law pats the
word. On Thurfday the fame word was paired
again; our Admiral went um board the Comma-_
der in Older I!went down and- ailed, whether
they.. had or were going, to cob- Verzick yet he
dulitot thiulthe had: &me it; he.alked me if I law
hinulaft night; I told, him yes, and-did not think
be was drunk ; I went away from him, and went
to James Chellerman, End ailed him what they
titre goini to do,with,terrick? do with him,cob
him to be.lnre,.! I td.him I thought be was. not
drunk when I law him in-the gallery; I told him
Ward thought it might give him a caution not to
drink fi moat again; thatbe d—d ; botanic he's
a bit of athoffieet be is to be fereened'..—l wap
b.ld afterwards he was cobbed, but I did not fee
it ; he hid a dozen and a half ; the word was
paired by the prifoners to repair to the forecaftle
aild.,KwealgAisag whiptheAdmkalAame on board;
I v.-as tol it by Edward Taylvw—When the Ad-
sn:ralcante on botti-d, he produced the letter, and
a&ed if it was IntoVra by die,ftie cowpony that
Calk a was. :doge I ' AD heads. severed
• Yee.' Titi-Mapialtaaol it, end idled a recond
lime if they all knew.it i 'They anfweretl Yes.'—
Ht aiked the minions if they knee it ? They
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