Star.
London, England, 1802-01-21 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

DEAL, JAN. 20.—Sailcd the Mosta iNGTON, MEL-
VILLE CASTLE, TRAVERS, and LOYALIST, Eaft
lindianien, with feveral I.4reit Indiatren, &c. for
the River. Wind W. S. W. Wows hard. •

Gnat, wo, Jas. zo.—Paill;.l by, tie
—, from Eilboa ; Charlotte, Wit.i.wis,
from Martinique ; Ocean, HARRISON, frorp Sa-
vannah ; Landon,WlLE ON, from Demerara ; Ann,
TAYLOR, from Cork; Pallas, MILLING, from
; Rofs, JONES, from Philadelphia; John,
—; and Lefsther, BROWN, from St. Croix ; and
Antony Morgan, from Baltimore.—Sailed
the Jamaica, THOMPSON, for Madeira ; and Since-
rity, Surrtt, for Dublin.

ARRIVED
At Dover—Duke of Leetis, Mudgc, And Irlilnande, Gavi, from
Demerara; Sufptnfe, Win; from Antigua; Venas,Dafbill,
from New-York ; Thrin Galley, Johnfon, and Lord Damao,
Miller. from Martinique; •

At Clyde—Mack, Hill, from Charleftown.
At Liverpool—Royal Edward, Flanagan, and the Sally,
from St. Vincent.; FIIIIM from TAMEIiA; Difpatch,
Hill, from St. i.uur • Albion, from New York ;
.N.ohas, —, from Dantzick; Fortuna, —, front Wy.
burgh ; Beaver, Brace, and Mug George, Taylor, .from De-
merara.
At Briitol—Rolus, Evans, from Newfoundland; and Brlftol

Packet, from Portland, America.
In the Wtfcott, from Abode Mend.

...

At Jamaic;,—Nancy, Dryfdalc, from Virginia ;:Dartmouth,
---, anti Entcrur:ze, Rawfon. from Africa; Indian Tra-
der, Manlove ; N% 011ialltone, and Lord Rodney, Turn-
bull, from Livc,-2401.

At the Capc of Good Hope--Caniereil, Scott; Iris, Feadge.
wick; Sidlciby-Castle, Gardner ; and Elizabeth. Hawn,
from London.

Otf Carw Clear--yoErt and Mary, Bray, from Cbarirttown.
At Elmnuth—A ncr,car, Vt nn, from Lakimere.

At I'oolr—Edgeall, from Newfoundland..
At Derr.amr.l-1.-Ander' White, from London.
At Corns--ItalVnaore, Hurl:. from Kiltimorc; Dather, Phil-
lips, from Triniitoil; and Eliza, 1.aoil„ from --..
At Maltv—De:ta, fr Ncw York. _ _

.3t Charkfttmos—Bufy. L,wmot, and Thetis, —, from
terpool ; Gentiai Ogle: hoepo, and Ifistrell4, th cell>
from London.

Yeaerdav a Court of Direaors of the Fall,lrolia
Company was held at therindia-Houfe, whentapt.
Wisrtam Macsastaita attended, and was fworn
iris) the command of the Company's (hip the G LAT•
configned to China ditdt. The GLAT lON
H ordered to fail to Gravefend on the 2d of Fe-
bruary mat , to ltAy there thirty slays ; and be in
the llownl on the loth of March ; when lh.! will
be dit'patc!) .1 wit:: 'he Row. Cu ARLO:" TS) Bavais-
wsca, and Cknis.

TRIAL OF GOVERNOR HULL.

OLD-BAILEY, JAN. so.

This day at nine o'clock the Special Commiiilon
fat for the trial of gofiph Wall, .lifq. late Gover-
nor of Goree. The Commialon confifted of the
LORD CHIEF BARON, Mr. Juftice LAWRENCE, and
Mr. Jultice ROOK E. The indidtment charged him
with haring on the loth of July, in the 27th
year of his Maillly's.reign, cui d a man, named
Benjamin Armstrong, to be beaten on his bare ba.7k
with a rope, by which the fitid Armftrung received
certain wounds and bruifes, which caufed his death.
Mr Wall requelled that the Court Would allow
him to fit near his Counfel.

The Lotto CHIEF BARow Etid it was impoirble
for the Court to grant his requelL: the place where
he then flood (the bar) was the regular place for
all pet lons in his titivation; and the Court could
make no invidious di

The Ar I.olt N EY-GEN E RA L opened the cafe to the
Jury. He uhferved that the offence with which
the prifuner !food charged, was committed in the
year 1782, and therefore it might be a matter of
furprize why it had not been fooner enquired'
into. In the fira place he mutt tell the Jury that
the latenefs of the period made no difference in
point of law, as to the crime that had been com-
mitted : and that the enquiry led not been former
catered into, mutt be imputed to the prifoner him-
felf; becaufe he had thought fit to withdraw him-
felf for feveral years pia from juffice and there-
fore it was not from any want of attention on the
part of his Ilia jetty's Officers, that he had not been
goner brought to trial. He was then brought to
the bar through the medium of a Special Corn-1
million iffued by the Privy Council, in virtue of
an Aa of Henry the Bth, for the trial of offences
committed beyond the leas. The prifoner had
been Governor and Commandant of Goree, an
dud on the coaft of Africa ; while in that flota-
tion he had ordered a Serjeant of the garrifun to
be flogged, without bringing him to• a Court-
Martial, and that ponilliment canted the man's
death. The defence which he underaood the
prifoner at the bar intended to fet up was mutiny,
but although it remained with him to fubflantiatc
that defence, he hoped lie fhould be able to thew
that no appearance of mutiny or ditto' bailee wl;at-
ever exifted in the garrifon. But if filch a circurn-
ftance flsould appear to have exilled, and that the
Prong arm of power had been found' neceffary to
regrets it, he fbould not call on .the Jury to find
the prifoner guilty : on the contrary, his condua
malt be contidercd as highly meritorious. If,
however, he &mid fail in proving the exiflence
of a mutiny, or any other ad that could render
the feverity he had exercifed, neceffary, he mutt
be confidered as a perfon who had grofsly abufedl
the high troll repofed in him by' his Majelly—,
who had aged not from motives of public good,
but from a fpi, it of revenge and malignity that
deferved the highell reprobation, and an exempla-
ry punithment. if a mutiny did exit, he would
ark on vina principle of duty could the Common.
dant of a garrifon in fu ch itate, withdraw himfelf
from hi.: command, as the prifoner would appear
to have done, take away three officers with him,
and on his arrival in England, preferve a pro-
found filence on the fubjea ? It would appearl
that he made no reprefentation whatever of fuch
an event ; which, if it exilled, it was his duty to
have done ; and yet, notwithltanding the fileneei
of the pa ifcmer, he was to bet up for his defence,
the esifterxe of a mutiny, which it was necelfarel
to ieprels without any form of trial. It was al
rule in the army, that no offences were punithed
except by the fentence of a Court hilirtiaL There
were two kinds of Courts Martial, a Regimental
and a General one. The former was only cam-
poled of three or more Officers of a regiment,
and had the power only to infliet corporal punifh-
ment for finall offences; the latter took cogni-
zance of all offences, acid confilled of a certain
number of Officers taken from different regi-
ments. All the evidence given before it muff he
taken down in writing, and tranfini..ted to his
Majefly. The prifoner at the bar neves brought
the deceafed befute any Court Martial of either
kind. N 3 charge was ever exhibited againft him ;
no apcufer heard; be was never called upon for his.
defer; but without even a fhadow oflegal pro-
cedure, received 800 lathes on his bare back. '
There was not even a Court Martial at the Drum-
head, which in cafes of emergency, where prompt-
nefs was neceffary, had fometimes been held. It
remained, therefore, with the prifoner to jellify,
if he could, the aft he had done. If he confider-
ed an innocent min, why did he with-
draw himfelf from invefligation while thofeOfficers
were living who might have been li!s compurga-
thrs on his trial ? for the moll of thole who had
been under his' command in the garrifon were
now dead. But he 'had thought proper not to
come forward until the end of the year am, a
time when if wasiikely that no perfon could be
found to gite evidence againft him. If he was in-
nocent, let himilsew why he had Withdrawn him-
fell from trial. If • that degree of danger ex-
ited, fo as that the fafety of the army rendered
it necelfary for Mtn to do *hat he had done,
Gob forbid that a hair of Ms head fhould be
toudied ; hut if he fhonld not be able to &labia
a fatlicient jollification, the Jury, however pain-
fail it mull be to them, were bound to consign
him to the ptiniffiment- ordained by the laws
againft ftrch offenders.
EvattLewis,novi a Bow-greet Officer, was the
witnefs called (being examined by the SOLICI-
TOR GEN F RA L ). He faid he was a foldier in the
garrifon of Goree in 1782 ; he landed in April,
1779, and continued till the year 1783'; the com-
manders during that time were Lieut. Col. Rooke,
Capt. Ada ms, and Lieut. Col. Jot Wall. •A private
at fir!, he was made a corporal and fcrjeant by
Governor Wall. In July, 782, he.was.a corporal
doing ferjeant's duty ; he was the orderly feijeant
on loth and 1 nth July 1781 ; the Governor left
the itiand on the win His departure was an.
nutinced a flay or two before. He obferved rnr
the mornitil of the loth at the gate before the
Govcrnoet:lionfe a number of men coming from
the barracks way. They went pa a the Gover-
nor's to the Counri;li:ry's hotsfe. Enfign Deer.

in was Gomm;frary. Governor Wall defired
ygfoi
they
ark w
cis;
eb agtoitnhge ytowtret ecdo.'ffnHi
fe.
Vettilltc!s Otte
fary to fettle about the thort allowance ot.prov,
vileornesd before
liciferligveenttotothEenegrolavit elor‘;lfthitneetodveelri..
Gover-
nor &tired witnefs to tell them to go back to
the barracks immediately, or he would flog one
half of them. They went back dire Sly ; they had
neitLer arms nor fide arms ; there was nothing
tumultuous or difnrderly in their behaviour. The
men came again in about an boor and a half.—
Witnefs told the Governor of their approach be.
fore they .came near his houle. The Governor
went out to meet them. He called out to Benja-
min ArnifiromE, who was one of them, and :raked
what lie wanie.! Arm:hong laid, "We are
going to tic ommiffiti y's." ilk hat was in Fs'
hand, and talked in a fubmiiiiee manner, as
ulnal. The . lamr told them to go to the
barracks, and ;Ley went. There was no nbife or
dilturhancc tl icy were without their uniform, and
unarmed. These was thine:J:ll-g due to the men
by the Commitrary. After dinner the Governor
went wit. and witnefs followed him ; there had
been come .oillcers at dinner, who came away
sooner than natal; he went by the main guard;
they turtv-al i.Vit and 'saluted him ; he went up to
the rator..•t, there were feveral field pieces
next the mails paid; the Governor then fudden-
ly. run pail witnefs to the main guard, and began
to beat one of the guard then under arms ; the
man was in liquor; lie beat him firtt 11,11,
(word, and then with a bayonet ; he put both. the
sentry and him in, confinement ; he ordered the
drum to beat the long roll ; s...iinel< was rent to
&fire the men to fall in as they weft,
arms—they did fn ; this was hetl.fre the usual titre
of roll call; the men wereirJ, re l to form ioto a
circle; the ofticers were in u e iiiilde of the rir t;
there were algont three ['Judie: men in all ; they
were drawn up two deep ; witnris s AS to
the circle on the outride, and could heat and fee
what was palling within ; he ob:ervcd the carriage
of fix potioiler bralght in ; Governor ipoke
to the rell of the officers ; heard him call Benja-
min Mmarcing out of the ranks; at that time
Armllron;; was in his proper place ; he came out,
was ordered by Governor Wall to (trip, and tied
up to the gun carri:rge ; he was then flogged by
a Mac: man ; there were five or fix employed, as
they changed every twenty•flve lathes; the rope
was not the natal inftrument of punifhment ; wit-
nefs never knew any one whipped by blacks before
or since ; Governor Wall Rood over them, urg-
ing them to' do their duty, and threatening them
if they did not ; he laid feveral times. q lay on,
you black b—s, cut him to the heart, cut him
to the liver." Armftrong begged in vain for
=icy ; but witnefs does not recolleCt in what
words. After the punifhment Armftronf was
taken to the hofpital between two men. ['here
was not the dealt appearance of mutiny or &for.
der ; he heard nothing of any mithehaviour be.
tween the time when the mess came to the Com.
miffary's houfe and the parade. The men Paid
rhry were advifed to apply to the Commiffary by
Lieutenant Fall. Armftrong died is a few days,
but winters never law him afterwards. There was
no Court Martial held in any thape upon Arm.
ftrong, nor wan he ever called upon to make arty
detente. The witnefs has heard of a drum-head
Court Martial ; was prefent at one at Chatham ;
then prifoner, as well as elfewhere, is allowed to
defend himfeif. None.of these ceremonies took
place here. Armftrong was in the ranks daring
the converfation between Wall and the officers.—
There was no fentence pronounced upon him ;-a
the fir ft words addreffed to him were, thofe ordering
him to ftrip. TliejGovernor went off neat morning.
(Crofs.examined by Mr..Kmowcts.)—Docs not
doubt there are fome things which he cannot re-
coned. Will not fwear that a [entente of Bco
lathes was not pronounced, but did not hear
it, and was in a fituation to have heath it ; he had
not confulted with the men, that they should
come up to the C.ommitTary's ; does not recolleCt
whether Armftrong was with the men when they
came up firft ; the number was fmall—not above
twenty ; they did not fpeak to the Governor;
there were more the fecord time than the firft
• Armftrorg was among the foremoft ; he walked
before them all.

IQ Did they come up like a crowd, or a mili.
Lary body, and with thetotlicer at their head ?—A.
They were walking like a military body in rank ;
they were in a long ftring ; they did not move like
a London mob. He thought it his duty to re-
pot t to the Governor ; he was not alarmed, either
for himfeif or the Governor; he informed the
'Governor becaufe he conceived it to be his duty to
do Co. He heard the Governor defire Armflrong
to go back ty the barracks, with fome threatening
words ; Armilrong made no anfwer, but wen;
away. Armflrong faid before that, awe are
goin- to the Commiflary's to fettle our arrears."
I'he Governor replied, " you do not know what
you are about." Armflrong at this time was
about a dozen of yards before the men. He heartf
no anfwer whatever to the Governor when he de.
fired him to return. He did not hear Armflrong
" I'll be if you leave the Viand before
the lioppages are paid," nor believes that the
words were raid. He (wears that they went off
quietly, without fhouting or making an uproar.
They dicimot fay they would give the Governor a
certain time to confider of it,nor did the Governor
then give me an hour to confider of your
demands." Witnefs did not fee Armflrong come
up again to the Governor near the fea fide. The
efficels came when the dinner bell rang, about two
hours afterwat cis. After dinner, the Governor
followed them almoil immediately. When the
Governor withed.to -put the drunken man into
cullody, witnefs did not lee Follett, the fentry,
point his bayonet to his breall. He law the Go•
vernor difarm him ; does not know for what rea.
fon ; cannot fwear whether e raid the Governor
fhould not enter the guaid-houfe. \len a drum.
head Court Mai th,l was tbrined at Chatham, they
hattpcn and ink, but there was Lone here. The
punithment took place in the pretence of the of&
cers..•. Mr. Ferrick, tl.e furgc"n, was there. Wit-
; net% don not know whether Armflrong walked to
I the hofpital, or was carried.

rectamined by Mr. &attest cannot....'
i.d not fee Mrs. Lacy; If in the Government
Honfe the mnft have been farther from the fame
than hint ; if fuch expreffions had been ufed as
a. 1)--0 you. you (hall not leave the Wand till;
the ttoppages are paid," he mutt have heard them.
Roger Moore examined.—l was a private fn
the garrifon in 1783, at Goree ; was preknt on
the toth July ; the troops paraded between four
and five o'clock. The Governor ordered Lieu-
tenant Fall to form a circle after the parade was
over. The officers, confining of the Governor,
Captain Lacy, Lieutenant gall, and Lieutenant
systianley, had a converfation for fome little time
in fide the circle. I was not near enough to hear:
the officers (poke gently. Armftrong was not
leen Ipeaking.to the officers, or they to bim ; he
was to the right of the Company of Serjeants.
Goecroor Wall called Armftrong out of thermic,
and reprefented him as the head ringleader of the
mutiny. Armitrong made fome reply, and (poke
to the Of ;he was dole to the Governor. In
a little time the limbers of a fix-pounder were
brought into the circle. Armftrong was tied up
by the Governor's orders, having been (tripped.
One of the mulatto men, who was interpreter to
the garrifon, received orders to intim& the Blacks
what they were to do, and which way they were
to Inflia the puniihment. I think there were
about three or four of them. He was puniffied
aids a rope ; it appeared at a diftance about an
inch in diameter. There were no knots. He re.
ceived eight ipmdred lathes ; I counted them,
they changed regularly during the puniflussent like
the drums of the regiment, each giving twenty-five
firokes. He died in the !pace of four or five days.
I law him carried to be buried. I law no mutiny,
except being diflatisfied, not having received mo.
ncy for fhort allowance, and that, talking with
each other, they obferved that the Governor and
the Commiffary were going off the ifland, and if
they did not get a fettlement before they went'
they never fhould. They had been on fhort allow-
ance for fome months. Armftrong Paid that he
had been with the Governor, who promifed to
fettle every thing: the men teemed overjoyed, and
were quiet after this public declaration, and the
parade was regularly formed. Armftrong, when
be was punifising, afked forgivenefs, and laid he
would never be guilty of the like again. The Go-
vernor t.Ad him that he hoped it would be a warn-
ing to him. If the manner of forming the circle
was to be called a court Martial, I never Taw
like it before, or fine. He was charged as a ring-
leader of the mutiny, afterward:. he was called out
and tied up in a few minutes. There never was a
fettlement of the !bort allowance money to this
time. I do not know what is become of the officers.
I know that Lieutenant O'Shanley died on the paf
(age hone.
Crofs-examined by Mr. Guawsy.—" I was in
the African Corps ; there were three companies,
tome of the men were drunk on that day. I re-
:member the Governor being called out by Surgeon
Ford, and he went to the main guard. It was not
before ; but while the punifisment was taking
place ; there were Come difturbances with the cen-
try, a man was in liquor. The drummers were in
the different companies : cannot fay whether they
'vac fober. I did not fee any cater or pieces of eats.
ilteverheardanyfueh expreffions as—Cuthis beast,
cut his liver. lithe), had been sled I mud have
beard them, I was nearer than the former witneft.
The Courr—s. Was you paths* (Aber r
A. " I was fober."

Crofs-examined by Mr. GUILIBT.—Heard none
of the foldiers fay they would not allow the Go-
vernor to leave the ifland ; they only raid if the
Governor did leave the ifland; they timid never
be paid. Arrdrong went through all the three
companies, faying, their demands were to be Lair-
fed. While the punintment was inflicting, the Go-
vernor was called out of the circle ; but on what
a.count witnefs does not know • does not know
what had become of the catthat day; heard no filch
ex preffion as " Cut his heart, cut his liver ;"
and mull have heard them had they been tiled.
Thomas Poplett examined by Mr. Wooo.—l
v as Lieutenant in the African Corps, at Goree,
in July, 17112 ; I faw the parade formed on the
• tcth Jaly, between five and (ix o'clock in the
evening; I was within the walls of the premifes in
c‘htch I lived ; the parade was formed two deep ;
the circle confided of the Lieutenant-Colonel
Wall, the Officers. feveral black men, and the In-
terpreter; there was a guts.earriage ; the officers
prefent were Captain Lacy, Lieutenant Fall,
• Lieutenant O'Shanley, and, I believe, Enfign
Ford. Serjeant Armltrong I fiiw (tripped, and
faaened to the gun-carriage, and flogged on his
bare back by feveral black men; they were fie.
quently changed at every-25 lathes; I think he
received Sco. I faw him fupported towards the
Hofpital ; I was about 40 yeas dillant, on an
elevation of t t feet; I could diftinab, fee what
peed ; I have the fame rope that was ufed e I
had it from one of the men.
[The Wittier: here produced the rope, which
was one of near an inch in diameters and which he
declared he bad kept ever fusee.]
The witnefs then proceeded—l cannot fay that
the rope was knotted—l never few a punithment
inflieted by fuch a rope in the army. If the pit-
niffraent is meant to be revere the rope is gene-
rally of long line ' • if moderate it is made of whip-
cord. I did not know Annftrong had been con-
viaed of any crime, or tried for any offence about
that time. The ual whip is made of nine 'tads,
and tied with a bit of thread, sad the handle of
wood. I did not hear him ebasped with anhttainti
I
before he was called out for paniffament.
Captain Lacy was' dead fix or (even ears once;
he was living in 178 t andcommanded at chi-
chefier. Lieutenant 'Shiutley Toed on his pafage
home, is the fame tranfport thee I came in ; I ar-
rived in England on the 34th of February, 1•184-
I believe Enfign Ford is dead. I have beard Lieu-
tenant Fall died in the Fleet Prifon. I faw no
mutiny, and believe there was none. I know Mr.
Deering, the Committery ; I don't know lebether
he is living or dead, I have not fees him for two
nr three years. I was a prifoner at large, under
cadence of a Court Martial. I was reftored to nay
b his Majetty.
cro • d by Mr.At.t.sio—l did not fee

'what rated al the dOatitansis bottle l t tMdfl IN
there in the morning.
Mr. Ferrick examined.—ii I Was Stagedn td the
garrifon of Goree, int*. I retolled *hat petted
on the loth of July. My quartets *ere near the
Governor's hoofk. I law the Go:sterna on the
, evening parade. I was feet for about one hour
before funfet ; there were prefent the Governor.
Captain Lary, Lieutenants Fall and O'Shanley.
and Enfign Ford. Armftrong was in the at of
being punithed when I entered the circle. When I
came in the Governor faid, " This damned infa-
mous fcoundrel, lam going to punifh him." The
Negroes were punifhing him with a rope's end.—
I looked on. I undentood he received 800 lathes.
Nothing pared between the Governor and me.—
The punithnient appeared rather revere, but I do
not recolleft that it was worfe than the ufnal pu-1
nißmarnt, or that his cries were greater. I at.
tended him afterwards from day to day. at the
Hofpital, he lived till the isth ; I fuppofed from
that tinie to this that the punifhment was the caufe
of bis death • I did not make any obfervation to
Governor Wall on the Rate of the punifhmento—
(The witnets was asked tome queftions as to his
redo* for not fo doing, when Mr. Keowi.xs ob-
jetted to the queftion. The Court, after a short
confultation, ruled, that the winters was not bound
to give any anfwer founded on his own opinions.]
Wharfs proceeded.—There was not the fmalleft
appearance of diforder or mutiny on that day,.
Celle Baeom.—Was there,, in your opi-
nion, any chance 44 of his death from e Bogging?"
Witnefs.—My prefent opinion is, that there was
a great chance of his dying. Captain Lacy, Lieu.
tenants Fall and O'Shanley, and Enfign Ford, are
dead; I do not know whether Mr. Deering is dead
or not. The inftrument with which Armftrong
was punithed does more mifchief, becanfe it bruifes,
and does not cm like the [tripes of a cat. I did not
know it at that time. His back exhibited evident
marks of bruifes, but was very little cut; he patted
blood both ways, and was atlhmatic in the lungs.
Loan Ca :sr Baao rt.-1410w long had you been
in the practice at that timer'—" Two or 3 years."
Crofs-examined by Mr. Know'. Es. —At that time
I did not know it was a dangerous punishment; I
had no medical experience with refpedt to ropes. I
did not dare to interfere; I faw Armftrong that
nigl4, he was not then dreffed ; it is not common to
void blood in the urinary pelage ; I never doubted
thatthe punifhment was the canteof his death, from
that moment to this ; the body never was opened ;
the abforption of blood is common i • I thould have
forbidden Armftrong the ufe of ftrong liquors in
his fitnation ; it is pollible the ufe of them might
have proved fatal.
Re-examined by Mr. Fistotect.—l attended
front day to day, and did not know be had any
(pirituous liquors.
The Couar.—" Was he in a good (late of health
previous to the punithment " He never was
under my hands at all."
William Roffer examined.—l was at Goree in
1782, and affilling the Surgeon in the hofpital. I
remember tome tierfons being brought to the hot-
pital on the soth of July. I attended on them
tfwring the whole time they were there. I recoiled
Benjamin Armftrong being there. I attended him
till his death. When became into the hofpit.4 he
Paid that he had been punned by black men with-
out a Court Martial, and thould certainly die—
never but that once he faid Co. His back was ex-
ceedingly bruited and fwelled, and as black as a
new hat. He continued to grow worfe and worfe,
and appeared to me in a dying Rate. 1 never had
any hopes from the day he came in.
Crofs-examined by Mr. GURNIT.—He never
drank any thing but the garrifon allowance ; thic
was half a pint of brandy. or a pint of wine, each
day ; he had that allowance, and might drink it
if he chofe.
Re-examined by Mr. AlltOrf..--I had no reafon
to obferve that he hurt himfelf by drinking brandy.
The Court.--" Had you any orders not to lethim
drink his garrifon allowance ?" A. " I never had."
John Butler, Serjeant Major in the garrifon, fa w
no appearance of mutiny, but was not prefent when
the party went to the Governor's.
Richard Bain examined.—l was a Serjeant in
the artillery. The day before the Governor left
the iuland the foldiers came to me, and told me it
was the Governor's orders that I should make ant
an account of what was due for thort allowance to
each man. I did make out the account, and gave
it to the Governor.
John Clarke examined.—l was a private In the
African corps in 1782. I did not hear of any mu-
tiny. Some men wore going on the loth of July
to Mr. Deering's to alk for their rights due to
them. Armftrong headed them the firft time. Go-
vernor Wall called him ; but I did not hear what
liaror any objections made ; they went back.
as. not with them the fecond time.
The Court.—" Are you fure this was the fiat
time P-A. “ I am fore it was the Het time."
Crofs-examined by Mr. G us): y:-.-Armttrong
headed the party the firth time ; they contifted of
an or more. perhaps 30. This was about nine or
ten o'clock. Annftrong and the Governor talked
together; the party walked in rank. I can't fay
whether he headed them the fecond time. I don't
know what became of the cats. I did not fee any
one in liquor. I was fober. The barracks were
about goo yarcit from the Governor's houfe.
ftrong faid the Governor would fee us fettled with.
David Powell merely depofed that no mutiny
happened on the loth of July.
Mr. ATTONST GEMEILAT. now propofed that a
letter, written by the prifoner to Lord Sydney,
fhould be read,
Charles Pearce produced a letter, filmed Jofeph
Wall, addrefed to the Right Hon. Thomas Towit.l
gond, dated sloth Auguit, 1782.
Lieutenant Poplett was called to prove the band
writing of the pittance. The Return of tikanrei-
fon, and by the prifoner was then read.
The prit's letters and returns to Lard Syd-
ney on his arrival in England were produced by.
a clerk from the Secretary of State's and
read by Mr. Shelton. They Sate that the garrifon
had been for feveral months on fbort allowance,
bat make no mention of an/ thing like a mutiny.
A loyal Proclamation rn 1784, offering a le
warder sod fit Govcraos WaM s apprehonfiak

ival given 18 tattite, tbgetter with two letters,
wrote Gnce his return to England to Lord Pelham.,
They Merely mention his refolution to Rand his
trial; and rcqueft that he might not be taken into
cu ftody.
The 1211 Witners was Mr. Oldham, Deputy+
Advocate General, who'fwore, that no return of a
Court Martial upon Benjamin Armftrong, in the
year 1782, had been made to his office.
Mr. ATTORNEY Genteel. informed the Court
the cafe for the profecntion was clofed.
The Courty-4, Now is the time, Prifoner, for
you to make your defence."

DEFENCE,.
The Prifoner—" I muft beg your Lordfhies at-
tention for a few minutes—my voice is very low ;
but I'll endeavour to (peak fo as to be underitood•
....On the toth of July, I rather think the accident
happened on the r ith of July, but, however, I'll
confine myfelf to the toth, the garrifon was paid
off, and I prepared to embark for Europe. On
the morning of the loth a certificate was prepared,
that all were perfealy fatisfied ; unfortunately for
me, that certificate was given in to the Secretary
at War's Office, and is not to be found. On the
loth, about eleven o'clock, all the men came up
to the Government-Houfe ; I went out to them ;
they made a demand of that allowance for provi-
lions due fmm Captain Adams. I told them I
bad no right to pay them. In a very (hart time
they d4erfed, and returned to the barracks.
About two o'clock they returned, very much in-
toxicated with liquor, and infifted upon having
their demands complied with. I expottulated
with them for a long time to no effect. I ordered
Serjeant Aribilrong to march them back ; he
flood with his hat on, and Paid " He would be
damn'd if he would, till I fettled with them, or
their demands were complied with." I then or-
dered the men to face to the left, and march ; the
anfwer was, " They would be damn'd if they did
not break open the (tore:, and fatisfy themfe! yes."
Finding them furiouily bent upon extremities, and
having no refource, if they had proceeded to ex-
tremities, I begged an hour or two to confider,
and would then give them an anfwer ; they hefi-
tated a little, and at length agreed, upon condition
that I (bould not leave the Wind till it was fettled.
Armftrong then marched them back, (booting, and
making a great noife. When I returned to the Go-
vernment-houfe, I tent for the officers of the corps,
and in the interval, between their arrival, I walked
out, and was proceeding to the main guard,to know
the [tate of the garrifon, and whether they were all
concerned? I met Armftrong, Upton, Paterfon,
and feveral more ; they told me of what I had pro-
mifed, and Paid, I should not go to the water-
fide till it was fettled. When I returned to the'
Government Houfe, I found the officers there :
they all agreed that immediate punithment was
neceffary to put a flop to mutiny. I ordered Lieu-
tenant O'Shanley to go to the drum-major, and
have the cats ready ; he returned, and reported
that the dram-major told him the cats were dc-
iiroyed, and that I had bell get away as foon as I
could, as the men were all agreed that no punifh-
ment fhould take place. He then propofed punn-
ing by the linguift and the natives ; this was ac-
quiefeed in by Captain Lacy and the other officers.
I told him to go to the main guard and-order the
punithment, that they might not be alarmed,
knowing they were going to be punned. The
parade was formed. The officers arrived, confining
of Captain Lacy, Lieutenants Fall, andO'Shanley.
I Aced the men if they had any claim to make
One man came -forward and Paid he had Ilion
allowance, due from Captain Deering. I then
called upon Ai mfirong, he having no claim what-
ever. While Armftrong came forward, Enfign
Poiu came running to me from the main guard,
and informed me the man that was confined was
breaking from his arreft, and coming to the pa-
rade. I ailed Ford to confine him ? He replied
he could not, as the guard would not obey him.
There being no time to he loft, I went to the main
guard and left Captain Lacy in charge of the pa-
rade. Upon the s'oldier's feeing me he retired into
the room, expefting to be fupported by the main
guard. He was retiring, when I forced him into
he Guard-houfe. While I was pulling him into the
Guard-houfe the centry at the door clapped his
bayonet to my breall, laving, " I Ihotild not enter."
I (truck it out of his hand, and put him prifoncr
with the other. Having replaced the guard, and •
flopped the diforder, I returned to the parade :
this evening I had ordered the artillery to parade,
being afraid of the African corps, a cireumftance
which never occurred before, that of the two corps
being on the parade together. Upon coming to the
parade, I ordered Lacy, Fall, and O'Shanley, to
form a Court Martial. Ferric(-, the Surgeon, was
on the parade at this time. Armftrong was brought
forward, and charged with mutiny ; as I did not
chufe to take away their lives, I chofe to form a
Regimental Court Martial, I had it not in my
power to form any other. While they were trying
Armftrong I was outfide the Court Martial, Lacy
came to me, and reported that they had ordered
him 800 lathes. I returned into the circle, and told
the prifoner of the fentence of the Court Martial,
which was 800 lathes, to be inflieted by the I.inguift
with a fmall rope's end. This was (hewn to the Sur-
geon before Arrnfirong was touched. He approv-
ed of the cord, which is not fo bad as a cat of nine
tails. The punithment was then inflided. There
was no other mode of punifliment ; the African
Corps have no halberts. I do not know whether I
am to (peak to the other charges.
*LORD CKIEP Bsaoa.—" No, Sir, only to the
prefent Indi&ment refpeEting Arm4ong."
Prifestr....." On the eveinn4 he was taken to the
hofpital he drank fpirituous liquors to fuch an er-
ect*: that be was intoxicated. I thought it was =-
celery to the prefervation of my health to get
away, being very ill. I arrived in England in
Anna of the fame year, and found a number of
charges exhibited againft me by a Captain in the
African corps; thefe charges were tried ten mouths
after, and Captain Roberta was reproved highly
bc/2;il:hhiajeltr for prefuming to bring thoib
of which many were groundlefs. I went
down to Bath, after meeting chore charges, and
heard nothing further till two meffengers came
down. The chief mercury informed me that be
came from Uri Sydney. l iliktd bins if he hull

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agrMative. Wifkingto bib tb time f ordered a
poll-coach And tour liorfes from the Bear lon, I
(topped the coach when we got about flu nr tivo
miles out of Bath, as there was a pet fon neceifiry
to be with me in London ; we dined atMarlbn,

rough, and afterwards pro,•‘..cded to Rending.
where I ordered (upper in the ulna/ way. I tl.;1;
left the inn, about eleven o'clock. My rvafon.for

this was, that I did not know the charges agailii
Mei and various reports having been fpread, that
I had ordered a man to be !hot from the mouth of

a cannon, and other arange 'furies, I then thougLt
that it would not be fur my fifty to i.azarti
trial, and withdrew nayfelf, conceivin;7, the public
would not linen to the charge againft me without
prejudice. No opportunity offering till the Fe-
lon, I returned to England—l am here now to
anfwer the charge, and -leave my cafe to you, tor
Lords, and Gentlemen of the Jury."
The witneffes were then called for the prifoner.
The &It winters called on the part of the pri-
cotter was Mrs. Lacy, who (fated that the was the

widow of Captain Eacr, fo frequently mentioned
in the former part of the proceedings. She was
in the Government Hoeft, at Goree, on the loth
of July 1782, when feveral foldiers came there to
claim the payment of what was due to them for
the short allowance they were placed on, while
Mr. Adams was the Governor. The &it time

they came was about nine or ten in the morning;
in number they might have amounted to feventy
or eighty men. They flopped oprofite to the Go-
vernment Houfe, and were headed by Serjeant

Arm thong. He addreired the prifoncr, Governor
Wall, anti that if he did not comply with
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their demand they would break open the Aores,
and fat;sfy themfelves. They came again fame
time afterwards, and from their manner the could
pot confider them to be fober. 3'he Governor

next went to them, and Armftrong fwore, that if
their requeit was not complied with, the Itores
fhould be broke open. The Governor requetkd
to have a few hours to confider of it, and defired
them, at the fame time, to return to their barracks.

They then went away fhouting, and making a
great noife. They Paid the Governor fhottld not
leave the ifland till they were fatisfied; and Arm.
ffrong, as well as two others, of the names of Up.
ton and Paterfon, fpoke in fo threatening and
alarming a manner, as made her apprehenfive of
great danger. It was a quarter of an hour before
the Governor could perfuade them to depart; after
which he fent for the Officers off duty, of whom

her late hulband was one, and Lieutenant Fall and

Lieutenant O'Shanley the others, whom he ac.
quainted with the mutiny going forward. It was
agreed among( them, at that meeting, that they
thould not confine all the offenders at once, but
take them feparately, and try the ringleaders by
Court-Martial. The Governor then fent to Sour-
ly, the drum-major, (tearing him to be prep.:red
for executing whatever the Court might determine*
and, on the return of that Officer, l.: reported that
all the eats-o'-nine tails were defiroyed in the
morning, and that the Governor, for his own
relay, thould immediately embark, as the men
were refolved not to fuhrri:t to any of them being
punithed. j,ieutenant O'Shanley propofed that
they thould be punned by the linguift, and hie
people, as the regular drummers were enga-yeel in
the mutiny. The Governor ordered the Court-
Martial to prepare, and Lacy to have every thing
ready to hold it on the parade. 'f he I;nguift was
fent for, and came to the Government Hour: with
the Officers Lacy, Fall, and O'Snanley.
Crofs-examined by the TORN EY GT DIE &AL.
She Paid, the confidered the Government Houfe
ill Goree the fame as her own, as her hatband had
been appointed to fuccecd klr. who was-to
have embarked the following day. S7te conferred
that the had been fometimes to vifit Mr. AVnii in
Newgate, during the abfence cf his wife, a=.; well
as in her pretence, but denied that the had ever
remained there all night. To her knowledge there
was no Mort allowance during Mr. Wall's time in
the fettlement : what the men claimed had oc-
curred under the adminiftration of Governer
Adams. She did not know Evan Lewis, and was
certain he was not the orderly ferjeant on the 'orb
of July : that duty was difcharged by a perfon of
the name of Kearney. Believes the Commilrary
Deering to be alive, but had not feen him for a
confiderable time. The three perfons already
named, viz. Armflrong, Upton, and Patcrfen,
had feverally ufed threatening exptellions to the
Genera/. Her hnfband, loon after his arrival at
the ifland of Goree, had received a coup de Pill,
which rendered him incompetent to do butinecs,
and the had never proved his Will, in order to re.
ceive property under it, no great !hare of property
falling often to the lot of half-pay Officers. She
denied having ever figned an affidavit with her
hnfband refpaling this affair, though the thould
not be much carpi-get' at any affidavit he might have
made during the time of his derangement, in conc.
equence of the caupdefoled the had before adverted to,
Evan Lewis was again called, and swore that he
knew Mrs.Lacysand though. Ihe mull have known
him. He perfilled in affecting that he was the or-
derly ferjeant of the Governor, through the whele
of the morning of the loth of July 1782. •
Mts. Lacy was then again examined by the
Counfel for the prifoner.—She affirmed that Ihe
was, and (Lill remained, the intimate friend of
Mrs. W. and never visited the rt it-oner without
her knowledge. Her hnfband remained in poll-el-
fion of the Government of Geree for fon:e Limo
after Mr. Wall's departure, and though in a vet y
debilitated flate generally, in cordeouence of the
coup de fold, might have been able to dive evidence
refpeaing the Drum-head Court Martial alluded to.
in the year 1784. He did not die till the year 1787,
Mary Faulkner ilepored, that the is the wik
John Faulkner, now a penfioner of the Artillery
Corps, and was at Gore; on t)ha L oth of July, t 7S 2,
when a party of Irons so to 6o of the African c 0,1,4
applied to the Governor, beaded by Armaroilg,
for their thort allowance money, infifting nu its
being paid before he left the ifland. The Governor
asked two or three hours to confider of it, atat
Atmfirong (wore, if he did not comply with thc
demand, they " wculd break open the ttores, and
fatisfy thcrafrives. The men were much in licpct.
'I Wad nut Anfiboutiug, la a eery difordirly