Star.
London, England, 1802-04-16 00:00:00

• THE it 1.4 E MUTE eler,
lately executed for the murder of Ca:uaiti Pigot,
• f the Hermione, made the following coulefi:on a
,f7w minutes previous to his being turned ofr
" That he went into the cabin and forced Capt.
Pigot overboard through the port, a% bile he sv.ic
alive. Ile then got on the quarter-deck, and found
the Firft Lieutenant begging for his life, tiying he
had a wife and three children totally dependi!ig on
him for corpora ; he took hold of him and :alike'
in heaving him overboard alive, and declared he
did not think the people would have taken his life
had he not fiat took hold of him. - A cry was then
heard through the (hip, that Lieutenant Douglas
could not be found ; he took a lanthorn and cit-
elle, and went into the goo-room, and found the
Lieutenant under the Marine Officer's cabin ; he
called in the reit of the people, when they dragged
him on deck, and threw hint overboard. He next
•.:anght hold of Mr. Smith, Midfhipman, a feutile
enfued, and finding him likely to get away, lie
(truck him with his tomahawk, and threw him
overho:lrd. Tire general cry next was for plating
all the Otlicers to death, that they might not air.
pear as evidence againft them; be feizcd on the
Captain's Clerk, who wasimmediately put to death.
There, he fetid, were•the whole of his aaiens dor.
ing the murdering of the Officers. He called
GOD to witnefs, hoped he would forgive him, and
faid his mind was ealy atter making the above con-
feffion."

Friday fe'no7ght the Coroner's inqi.za w.is licld
at Melts on the body of farmer Jenkins, fuppoled
to have been wilfully murdered by his fon.ta-law,
John Horder. A reward was immediately offered
for his apprehenfion, and he was taken on Satur-
day ie'nnight, near Shafteibury.
Laa week Charles Watfon, a perfon who attends
the delivery of coals at the lhnre, Aberdeen, flip-
ped his foot, and fell into a (hip's hold, by which
his legs and head were dreadfully bruited. He is
however in a fair way of recovery.
On the 3ift ult. Captain Kennedy, of the (loop
Henry, of Sunderland, at preterit in Aberdeen
harbour, v.-rent alhore in the afternoon,and returned
to his veffel about midnight, when he appeared to
be in ordinary health ; hut after remaining for a
thort time upon the deck, he fell down, and it was
obferved a great deal of blood was iffuing from
one of his legs. His mate carried him below, and
taking off his (locking, a confiderable wound was
obferved on his right kg a little below the knee,
which was dreilld in the heft way that could be
done at the time ; he was put to bed, but after ly-
ing two or three hours he got up, and the wound
again began !.:leeding. The mate fent for a forgeon,
who came immediately, but juff as he ftept aboard
Capt. Kennedy had expired from loft of blood.—
The Magifirates have made a minute inveaigation
as to the caufe of Captain Kennedy's death, but
nothing has turned out tending to criminate any
perfon ; and it is rather fuppofed he had received
the wound by a fall, or fome fuch accident. His
watch and money were in his pockets when he
came aboard, and he never made a.iy comilaint
of having been affatilted, or even that he had met
with the fmalleft accident: and there was noother
mark of violence on any part of his body, except
the wound on his leg.