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London, England, 1807-10-16 00:00:00

him You tame into the areet about four mi-
nutes after Saunders.
The evidence now commenced for the prefects/6r
and Lieut. Thomas Wren Carter (firfl) of the gali.
far. was (worn.

Q Relate what you know refpeding the cargts
againft the prifnner ?—A. On the 7th of March laft,
about fix t.'clock in the evening, being commanding
officer, I fent the jolly-boat, with Mt. Turner, mid.
fhipnrn, and five men, to weigh the kedge anchor,
which had been laid out for fwinging the flip. They
were a long time there. I hailed them once, to know
what they were about? they anfwered, prting the
tackle on board. A fitful time after, the quarter.
mailer, Douglac, told me he thought they were null
ing away : believing they were, I ordered a file of
mufketry on them. That not having any cried, I
direded Tome great guns to be pointed and fired ;
one was, but the boat being nearly out of fight owing
to the dufk, and a tender belonging to the Bellona,
immediately in her wake, 1 was obliged to delta fir-,
ing, and faw no more of her. As loon as the firing
ceafed, a mutter of the (hip's company was made,
when I found that the prilmer, with the other men
named in the charge, had deferted. Two or three
days after, the petty racer returned, aid reported he
had been run away with by the crew.
The prifoner having no quellions to allc, this evi.
dente withdrew ; and .

. Mr. Robert Turner, Midthipman, of the Halifax,
called in and fwern.

Q.._ Relate to the Court what poll know refpeaing
the charges againfl the prifiner• ? A. On the even-
ing of the 7th of Match I was defied by the Fir!'
Lieutenant '@b go'in the jolly boat, and weigh kedge
anchor ; the piifoner was one in the boat, with Hill,
Myth, Hubert, And Henry Saunders; after we had
thrived off from the.fhip and got hold of the kedge
Lawfer, and the anchor up to the bows, it came on
to rain very hard, and the weather being thick, the
men took the kiat from me ; when I holed the (hip
repeatedly, until ft enced by Hill, who threatened if
I hailed the (hip any mote he would knock my brains
onr,'anal heave me overboard. Hill laid if it had
been Mr. M.Gory in the boat, iriflead of me, lie
would have tanned his hide, and thrown him over.
board. The inflatit the boat landed at Sewers Point,
they all jumped nut and kft me in her. Saunders I
think would have returned, if' he had pot. been
threatened to have his brains knocked not : I do not
know if by the pi/ ner in particular; it was amonglt
them. After landing, I law nothing of the men mail
Monday, two days after, when I law the prifnner it
Norfolk, with a number of men who had en.ered in.
to the American fervice. On Tuelday I met Lnrd
Towt,fhend and it firmed him of the ciicomfiances:
flintily after raw the ptifoner and Saunders,
TOwnfliend r, raking to them, and telling them, that
if they would return to the (lip he would forgive
them. Sailnder.i. was in the a6t of going down to the
Ctitifurs with nie ; the panne; fa:d if he at-
tempted to "re,urn to the fhip. if lie was not able
himtelf, he would get more hands to affill in cutting
his bloody guts our.
O fly Profectitor. Did it not appear to you that
the whole. lime I was in converfation with Saunders,
and the prilvner, that the latter was very abtifive ?
A. He was.
O Did the definters cut the boat adrift: and fh"ve
her from. the Ihrre, making you jump out up to your
middle in water ? A. After landing,'l•was left in
the hoar, the painter was cot, the boat floated off,
• and l jumped into the•water, and waded afhtne.
Did you nbferve the prifhner:ifliff in 'loWini7
the b. after it was taken from you ? A Yes I did,,
four nien were rowing, Sautie!ers and royfelf were
fitting in the flail 111.:ets.
•
(:),..! By rzifoner. Did Saunders go out of the (fern
(beets to look for kedge buoy ? A. He was out of
the flern (beets, but I am not certain if he had hold
of the haweer or not.

The ptifoiter having no further queflions to afk,
the evidence withdrew ; and

Thomas I).ifiglas, Ll4l ter Mailer of the !War,
called in and (worn.

Q Relate to the Court what you know refpetcl-
ing the charges againa the prifoner ? A. I frad
the watch on deck, I think about half paft. five
o'clock In the evening of the 7th of March., I was
Handing on the flarb.ard gangway, when the men
flipped the kedge hawlet, and got the oars out.. I
went immediately to the gun room and reported to
Lieutenant Carter that the boat was rowing off :from
the Ihip. came up immediately. I haring gone
before and got the key of the.Alm chest out of the
binnacle drawer, and took out the muskets, with a
carouch fylx (the lenity's mulket not going off).
Lieutenant Caller, Mr. Smith, and !Well, fised as
long as we could keep fight of the boat.
Q. Do you know that the prifoner was one of the
men in the boat ? A. I do.

The.piifuner having no queftions to alk, die evi•
dence withdtew ; and
Lieutenant James Mafters, of the Halifax, caned
in and fa•orn. _ _

Q Relate to the Court what you know refpelling
the charges againtt the prifoner ? A. On the 7th of
March, about fix in-the evening, the. prifoner, and
four other men? were fent to weigh the kedge anchor.
Soon after it was reported they .had defeated. I went
on deck and obferved them pulling Worn the [hip.
They were fired at feteral times, but to nn effeEt.
I was fent up to Norfolk the next morning, with a
letter on fer vice ; I law two of the deferterf, but eid
not (peak to them, one of them, with die. American
flag, and the other coming out of a public.houte; the
pi ironer was not one of them. I know the pi honer
defected on. the 7th of March from the (hip.
• The prifotier having no. quelliogs to aik, this evi
deuce withdrew ; and
Mr. George Tincombe, Mailer's Mate of the Me
lampus, called in and fwot n.
Relate to the Court what you know refpefling
the charges againli the partner ? A. I was on board
the Leopard on the 22d of June, as a paffenger, and
.was ordered on board the ,Chefapeak with Lieute-
nants Falcon and Guile, to fearch for &fetters.
After. the hands were fent on deck, I was ordered
below to fearch, and found the prifoner in the coal-
hole ; he was brought on the quarter deck, and
known by Mr. Prellon, Puller of the Leopard, as
difcharged from her to the Halifax.
Q: Did the prifoner deny belonging to the Ha-
lifax ? A. He laid he was an American, and did not
bel ing to the Halifax.
Q. On cur g. ing on board the Chefapeak, did you