Star.
London, England, 1823-07-21 00:00:00

GENERA 1. ORDERS.

Head Quarters, Quebec, 2d May,1823.
(Extract).—The Commander of the Forces having made his
Half-yearly inspection of the 70th Regiment, preparatory to the
movement of it from this Garrison to Montreal, has great plea.
sure in again expressing his fullest approbation of the state of
the Battalion generally under the command of Lieutenaitt.Co.

lonel M`(iacooa.
The Commander of the Forces particularly marks the soldier-
like and regular conduct of the men, as much as the perfectly
gentlemanlike and pleasing deportment of the Officers.
(Signed) J. HARVEY, D.A.G.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS

WAR-OFFICE, JULY 18, 1823.
3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Captain Richard Stauntop
Sitwell to be Major, without purchase, vice Hutchins, de-
ceased; Lieutenant Wm. hlanfull to be Captain, vice Sitwell.
To be Cornets—Cornet Henry Phillips, front the half-pay of
the 10th light Dragoons, vice Sir Thomas Wollaston White
who exchanges, receiving the difference • Michael James Ro-
bert Earl of Roscommon, without purchase.
10th Regiment of Foot—Ensign Robert Birch to be Lieutenant
by purchase, vice hlolyneux, promoted in the lid Ceylon fitt
giment ; Henry Aitchinson Hankey, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Birch.
17th Ditto—Lieutenant William Martin Yorke to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Gladwin, who retires.
61st Ditto—Captain John Wolfe, front half-pay of the Regi-
nient, to be Captain, vice John Chancellor, who exchanges,
receiving the difference.
68th Ditto—Harry Smyth, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Mau, promoted in the 47th Foot.
69th Ditto—Ensign Charles Stewart to be ;lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Windsor, deceased; James John Hamilton,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Stewart.
76th Ditto—Robert Shepperd, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Tinling, promoted in the 67th Foot.
78th Ditto—Henry Holyoake, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice James John Hamilton, whose appointment has not

taken place.
86th Ditto—Edward Jekyll, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Bouverie, promoted in the 48th Foot.
2 West India Regiment—Ensign William Spence to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Maclean, deceased ; Joseph
Hanna, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Spence.
ss:nrr.
To be Majors in the Army—Captain Guy Carleton Coign, of
the Royal Artillery ; Captain Efate Christian Wilford, of
the Royal Artillery.

Major Henry Bristow, on half-pay of the 58th Foot, has been
removed from the Service.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 1591825.
Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Henry George
Boldero, from the half-pay, to be First Lieutenant, vice El-
ton, deceased; Second Lieutenant William Cameron Forbes
to be First Lieutenant.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding
of the County of York, City and County of the City of York.
Yorkshire Hussar Yeontanry—William Worsley, Gent. to be
Cornet, vice Lord Muneaster, resigned; William Augustus
Lane Fox Gent. to be ditto, vie* Hoiroyd, promoted.
Southern Re;gians vice t of Yorkshire (West Riding) Yeomanry CLorda-
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valry—Li;siesest Edward Tew to be Captain, .
Milton, realised; Cornet John Garland to be Lieutenant
vice Tew, promoted.
Craven Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry=Le Gendre Nicholas
Stable, Gent. to be Lieutenant.

Thursday the FrenCh Duke Da MONTMORENCY at,
rived at the George Hotel, Portsmouth ; and next
day visited the Dock-yard, Sec.
Saturday mornin; his Majesty's brig ALACRITY,
Captain PORTER, arrived at Portsmouth, from Valpa-
raiso and Rio Janeiro, bringing .upwards of a mil-
lion of dollars, the property of Merchants. She left
the former port Feb. 7, and Rio SOthMay. The follow-
ing is an extract from a letter dated Bahia, May 25 :
The Portuguese fleet sailed this morning : a fine
corvette was added to their number. Lord COCHRANE
was close off the port yesterday, with seven sail; he
is not strong enough to risk a general action; but, I
understand, Don Faux, the Portuguese Commodore,
has sailed with the determination of bringing- affairs
to a crisis. He was superseded by General MADEIRA,
Generalissimo of the Brazils, but the seamen of the
squadron would not allow him to be sent on shore.
The merchants here are shipping their goods and
treasure very fast, for security. This shews that they
are apprehensive of a general attacirop the town.
Many inhabitants have died from want. There is
nothing in the shape of bread to be had. A few
weeks, perhaps a few days, will decide the contest,
The TARTAR has the broad-pendant of Sir THOMAS
HARDY. Ile CREOLE is gone to Rio for provisions;
she returns here in about a month. The DORIS is also
at Rio, refitting ; to return to this port when ready.
The FLY is gone round the Horn. The tura a, Boo-
zer', and BEAVER, are at Bahia. Round the Horn.--
AURORA and BLossoM. ALACRITY, perhaps at Rio:
she proceeds to England immediately with freight.
IThe TARTAR or BRITON (daily expected to arnve
from England), will relieve the AURORA about Oc-
tober ttext."

EXECUTION-7 MS MORNING.

This morning the last awful sentence of the law
was carried into effect, in the Old Bailey, upon the
following unfortunate culprits, John WeOrd, aged
30; Samuel William Miles, aged 18; and Robert Roe,
aged 25. Yesterday, the unfortunate persons were
conducted from their cells to the Chapel of Newgate,
to perform their last public act of • devotion. • Such
was the desire to obtain admission, that orders were
procured, froth the Civic Authorities, by scores who
were unable to witness the solemn service. The She-
riffs entered at half-pasuten, when the Rev. 1)r. Coe-
ToN commenced reading the Service of the Church,
in an impressive manner, which being concluded, he
preached an appropriate discourse from Numbers,
chap. xxii. ver. 23—" Be sure your sin will find you
out !" After expatiating on the certainty of the im-
portant notification being completely exemplified,
lie alluded to the particular offences of which the un-
happy objects of his charge had been convicted, and
who were shortly to undergo the severest penalty of
the law. "One," said the Reverend Ordinary, allu-
ding to Roe, "has found that his sin has found him
out, notwithstanding detection was for a long time
guarded against, and justice seemed tardy ; yet
conviction has followed, and guilt been established."
Roe, evidently much perturbed in his mind, inter-
rupted the Preacher, and emphatically exclaimed,
No:' Dr. COTTON then alluded to Miles ; and ob-
served, that but a few months back he was surrounded
with cheering prospects, and possessed the bloom of
youth, both of which would be, in a few hours,
blasted by an untimely, stroke. 'fbe unhappy youth,
who Had listened with reverential attention to the ex-
hortation, became insensible, when his companion.
in misfortune used every effort in their power to re-
store animation, which was effected; but he relapsed,
and fell on the floor during the Sacramental service,
at the conclusion of which he bowed respectfully to
the strangers in the gallery.. The appearance of the
criminals, the solemnity of the address, and the ef-
fect produced on the inmates of the prison, cannot be
expressed ; each looked at the other, and seemed to
say.—" If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."
The crowd assembled this morning was very great,
and they seemed much interested in the fate of the
unfortunate youth Miles, who, it will be remembered,
was found guilty of uttering forged Bank of Eng-
land notes. Some circumstances of rather a peculiar
nature attended his case, and unfortunately these cir-
cumstances appearing fan aggravated nature, he
was left to undergo the ignominious fate. Although
several cases were clearly established by unshaken
testimony against him, yet the Jury, for three hours,
debated on their verdict, and as they afterwards
stated, in their giving in that of Guilty they were
obliged so to do, but they were all of opinion the
punishment of death was too great for the offence;
they therefore signed a written paper, imploring
mercy for him, and expressing their wish that the
execution of the law should in his case be. waved.
.The RECORDER refused to have this paper publicly
read, but assured the Jury that their representation
should be made known in the proper quarter ; this,•
no doubt, was done, but as the result proved the-
youth was not conceived worthy the extension of
Royal clemency : he had himself grasped at the ray
of hope thrown out by the effort of the Jury, and
fondly imagined his &min would have been com-
muted to transportation, and on the warrant arriving
for his execution, he was overwhelmed with dismay :
on the awful intimation being made, he gave way to
an agony of grief, but for some time the Rev. Ordi-
nary and attendants could not bring him to a sense
of his awful situation, but haviag gradually become
composed, he expressed his resignation with great
bitterness of feeling, and very devoutly besought
the pardon of the SUPREME BEING, into whose om-
nipotent presence he was so shortly to be summoned.
—The unfortunate youth displayed a mind far ex-
ceeding the common cast, and often deplored his ex-
treme folly in neglecting the admonitions of his father
and family (who are respectable); he very sensibly
observed—" Oh Goo, how tossed have I been on the
sea of passions; my first error seemed alluring, it led
me to the commission of a second, and now, alas, I
perceive that vice has only a momentary gratification,
virtue a lasting one."—Roe, another of the unfortu-
nate culprits, was impeached and found guilty on the
evidence of an accomplice; he was the leader of the
gang of burglars who plundered the house of Mr.
ONOVAN, Oxford-street • he appeared resigned and
very penitent, and behaved well during his confine-
ment. The other culprit, Wellford, was well known
in Tothill-fields, Westminster, and was considered a
ruffian of desftrate character; he was found guilty
for a burglary in Westminster.—Miles had been a
Midshipman, but had left the navy for some time.
This morning, at half-past seven o'clock, Messrs.
Lures and_THoursox, the Sheriffs, with their attend-
ants, arrived at Newgate, and immediately pro-
ceeded to the press-room, where the wretched men
were severally introduced and disencumbered of
their irons, and then bound; The demeanour of
Wellford was unshaken and deliberate; he seemed as
if perfectly careless as to what became of him, but
prayed, and attended very respectfully to the Rev.l
Mr.COTTON, and to Mr. Beluga. Roe was very calm,
and seemed completely absorbed in prayer ; he re-
turned thanks to the clergymen for their attention to
him, and said, " I hope for mercy, I have made my
peace with God."—Miles was then introduced ; the
wretched youth cried bitterly, and most incessantly
ejaculated, "Oh Goo," what shall I do, have mercy,
mercy, on me he was elegantly dressed in a moruning
frock, and black trowsers, and were a military stock,
he spoke to the Sheriffs, but seemed as if his mind
was going. At eight o'clock, all the preparations for
death, being complete' the culprits were led to their
fate: Wellford first ascended the scaffold, followed by
IRoe, they both walked firmly, stood erect, and looked
I around on the immense crowd, seemingly as if look-
ing for some acquaintances.
Miles was so weak that it was found necessary to
lift him en to the platform, where his short compo-
sure soon left him, and he burst into tears: while the
executioner was performing his melancholy duty, he
fainted away, but being revived, he loudly ejaculated
cries for mercy ; and in an agonizing tone was calling
upon ALMIGHTY GOD to receive his soul, when
the drop fell, and the unfortunate men were, after a
few struggles, no more..

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The appearance of Miles on the scaffold excited a
thrill of horror in the crowd, his extreme youth having
aroused at the instant universal compassion. The


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'iszretched man, ltoe, seemea, t}te peiturhtd mo-,
mints after his condemnation, to think he should not
have been convicted one evidence of his accomplice.:
The crowd displayed much feeling, and but fe%i
females were present.

EXECUTION Or TWENTY PIRATES AT
JAMAICA

KINGSTON, MAY tr.
About five o'clock on Thursday morning (the 221
of May), Cayetano Aragoniz, Josef Antonio, Manuel
Rebous, Antonio Fernandes, Tomas° Gregal, Francisco
Honandez, Francisco Guitira, Miguel Mio, Josef Ca-
vite), and Pedro Samosa", were taken from the jail
of this city, escorted by a company of the .50th Re-
giment, commanded by Lieutenant G..Tzet, to the
Wherry Wharf, where they were delivered over to
the City Guard, and were put.cn board two wher-
ries, which were towed to Gallows Point, near Port
Royal, by some boats from the men of war. On the
prisoner,' landing, Aragoniz (their late Captain), ex-
, claimed, on beholding the preparations which were to
clo,e the bloody tragedy he had so long acted—" 0
Dios mio I" (O!i, my GOD !) This was the only
ponding sentence he was heard to utter. The Catho-
lic Priests, who were in attendance, having com-
menced their exhortations, Aragonia, to his latest
breath, persisted in declaring his innocence. His sad..
request was, that. the executioner should not torttn.i
him, as be had, he said, never tortured others. This; •
we have too much cause to know, was not truly-
spoken. He declared to the executioner, that he
should direct a sum to be paid to him, under the ex-
pectation of his not allowing him to linger in torment.
Saragosan was a fine looking Man, about eighteen.
years of age, and just before the drop fell, turning to
his Captain, who stood next to him, said —"
Captain" (Farewell, my Captain). Aragonizt, prayed
fervently, but inaudibly ; the others were louder irk
their devotions. Aragonit never lost his firmness, not
even when the cap was &lawn over his eyes did he
shrink from his fate.
Miguel Mio requested the bystanders that wheel
the drop fell they would pull him by the legs, to put
him out of agony. Aragoniz died immediately—the
vertebi a of the neck having been dislocated:
The remaining ten prisoners were carried to the
place of execution yesterday (Friday, May 23), in a
similar manner to that which we have above detailed:
The greater part wept bitterly, more particularly two
young men. Whilst they were ejaculating the name
of their REDEEMER, almost inaudibly from the con-
vulsive sobs of some, the drop fell. The ropes being
badly fixed, the execution was not so instant as oil
the previous day.