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cans making him light againfl his country, which he
declared he would notl do• on any account ; that he
with all the men who deferted from the HANK, were
perfuaded by the boatfwain to enter for the CheCapeak,
to proteB themfelves, which they did : Lient.Sinclair
afking them if they had not a fecond name. About
30 men went in the firfi draft with him to the Chefa-
peak, when Captain Gordon mullered them, and
they were mullered again in Hampton Roads by the
Commodore. He requefied leave to call one evidence
in again—to alk his Officers for a charader—and
then he threw hinsfelf on the mercy of the Court.
Lard James Townfhend Rated, that, prior to the
charges, he had always behaved himfelf as a quiet
Ready man.
Mr. Turner called in again, iftd reminded that he
was Rill nn his oath.

Q.._ By the prifoner. Do you recoiled my throw.
log my oar acrofs the boat, and not rowing after the
boat had been pulling tome tune for the (hare. and
after others called nut " pull away." A. Ido not.
The prifoner puUed away as the others did.
Lieutenant Carter, of the Halifax, on being called
on for the prifoner': chandler. Rated, that all the
time he was is► the (loop, he confidered him a Ready.
fober, attentive man, and one he could have entrufted
on (hors.

Lieutenant Karam had known the prifoner all
the time he had been in the Halifax—never knew any
thing againtt him—he was fober and attentive, and
occalionally with working parties on (bore.
The prifoner having nothing further to offer, the
Court adjourned, from the quarter deck, to confider
of the evidence they had heard ; and, after maturely
and deliberately weighing the fame. were of opinion,
That the charges againft Jenkin Ratford were proved,
and adjudged him to fuffer death, by being hung at
the yard-arm of filch one of his Majetty's (hips,
and at Inch time, as the Commander in Chief at Ha-

litas (hall dire& ; which fentence. being figned by
each Member, and the Court affembling again on the
quarter deck,the prifoner being brought forward, and
the witnefret and audience admitted, was read by the
Jadge Advocate accordingly. After which the Pre-
fident addrefred the prifoner in neatly the following
words:

66 You have now heard the awful lenience of the
Court—You have been found gnilty of deferting
from the fer vice of your country, which, at all times,
is highly criminal : if it was poffible to make it more
ti), it is, at the prefent cars, when Great Britain is
flruggling f.r her very exiitencg.
66 Your deferring from the Halifax, and entering
into the American navy, has been attended with
moil ferious and unfortunate conlegnences, affeeting
the peace of both countries.
46 The offences of which you have been found
guilty, are of fo flagrant a nature, that I cannot
flatter you with the teal hopes of pardon i I, there
fore, earnetli) recommend your employing the Ihort
time you may have to live, in making your peace
with Heavily.

" All who are now prefent, and have witneffed
this trial, as well as the crews of others of his M.jef-
ty'.s (hips, mull be convinced of the heinous crime of
defertion : more particularly fo, when it is attended
with mutinous and contemptuous behaviour to your
Officers—the fate of the unfortunate prifoner will, I
fruit, fink deep into your minds, and prevent the
continuance of an offence fo hurtful to your country,
tad difgraceful to the charaeter of Bririth feamen."

. Kaifax, September 5, rBor.
On Monday morning lafl, at a quarter pall nine
o'clock, the fentence of the Court Martial was carried
into effect at the fore yard arm of his Majelly'slloop
of war Halifax.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY,' OCTOBER z 6.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
3 per Cent. Confols, for money 6z }—for aec bait.
Omialum, dif.•—E:eheq. Bills, par zs. preen.

When theWalfingham packet left Lifbon, his Ma.
itfly's fhip lavezy was in waiting to bring away the
Englith Ambaffidor, I.ord STRANGFORD, and every
exertion was making to procure a fuflicient quantity
of tonnage to carry off our countrymen and their
dells. On this fubjed the following Circular Notice
war fent to the 13r.itifh Fano: y :
"SO—As ooe of the Committee, I have it In charge to inform
you of a communication made yetterday by the Conful, the flab-
ftsnee of which is, that the French Minilter and Spanith Ambaf-
hdor lave abfolutely demanded their paffpotts; in eonfequence
of Which, it is prefumcd that Britifts ftsbJedla have no time to tole
a preparing for their immediate departure, and [emit g their
deft.. As the Britt& veffets here are already engaged, the
Could propoles to engage Swedes, as he is empoviered to rake off
kalienage, but he wants to know the quantity of tonnage re-
Bind, and each member of the Committee is eommiffloned to
ask enquiry to that purpoie of a certain number of Members of
tit FaCtory. You are one of thofe that I am to make enquiry of,
akti therefore I beg you will let me know as loon as you can, what
Ilamity of manage you want. The Conful Paid that there is a
Mt of war going ft r England to•mornow, and that he will forward
tat letters that may be fent to his boufe today.
" %Way Evening, Sept. ay, [Boy." " Your'., &c."
The Wallingham brought as many paffengers as
it could flow. The following per fon, arrived by her:
Mrs Barker, Thomas Gonne, Efq. Francis Lupton, Efq. John
%triton, Efq. Mrs. Harrifon, Mifs Halation, I. M. Bulkley, Erg
Ws !Maley, Mifs Mary Bulkley, Mifs Harriet Bulkley, Mr.
.sku Bulkky, Mrs. Par Bulkley and Child, Mifs Sarah Bulkley,
4r. Stephens, Mils Campion, Mr. Chambers, Mifs Hicks, Mifs
P.sbaluriek, Mr. It. &luny, and Mr. Kelway, jun.
It is dated that the Portuguefe Clergy are decidely
adretfe to the idea of that kind of abdication upon
which the Patwca Rican? was laid to have deter-
mitted. The Clergy are not willing to go to the
Brazils; there are clergymen enough there already.
This Is one of the quarters from which we fufpefted
the Connie's would proceed which were likely to pre.
tent the execution of the magnanimous projea algibed to the Portuguefe Government.
The Clergy in Portugal of courfe will not abandon
'country that has provided fo magnificently for their
vertaionlent. They will not abandon their monaf-
trieii and bentEces, and tythes, let what will happen

to the Government. But they dread that they might
wit enjoy them with the fame fecurity under the
French, as they have done under the Portuguefe.—
The value of their dimes depends on the uncontrouted
authority they have acquired over the minds as wen
as the property of the people. And they jußly fear
that BOWATARTZ might not pay the fame refpett to
the gold and flyer images, the Virgins and Saints,
as the Panics REclwr did. They are to a man,
therefore, again( the emigration.
A number of yards have been hired, and fent out
from this country, for the purpofe of carrying home
the perfons and property of our countrymen.

The MINSTRIL floop of war, with the fleet for
Portugal, has come back and put into Falmouth.
Orders are Paid to have been fent down, to prevent
its failing.

The following article from Bayonne h copied from
the Madrid Gazette of the 25th September, received
by the Walfingham :

N BAYONNE, SEPr. z 4.

" On the t tth inflant, in the evening, feveral cont.
panics of artillery entered this city. On the 13th
arrived two regiments, one of infantry of the line,
the other of light troops, which have marched out
to-day, in order to be quartered in the neighbouring
towns. This morning, at (even o'clock, a detach-
ment of artillery, with fix guns, alfo entered ; feveral
other detachments of the fame corps are eapeaed."
We have Peen feveral letters from Lifbon : they
all agree that the greaten confiernation prevails, as
no one can yet tell what is to refult from the prefent
critical Rate of affairs. The general opinion, how.
ever, teems to be, that by the beginning of next
month the fate of Portugal will be. decided—The
only circumßance which leaves the matter undecided
is the following :

The mannfadurers in the North of France have
petitioned NAPOLPOn to allow Portugal to remain
neutral, urging, that if przvented from getting cotton
from Lifbon, !heir mannfaeures will be (tor, and
an immenfe number of people bz thrown idle. It is
thought that this may polfibly have fome weight with
the French Emperor, as cotton cloths are in great
demand in France, not only for its own confumpt, but
for the fupply of thole parts of Europe from which
Britiils manufactures are excluded.