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Anne, and inhndirati, -a Mnrin-r, corroborated the
testimony of the last Witness in its most- essential
point's. Grant added, that he heard Pierie say, that,
the taking of the vassel•wsidd beloMe. thou:and* of
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Mr Douglas; the second OiEeer Of the. Mary Ann,
had observed meetings among the crew; they were
of an alarming nature s• communicated what he had
he4rd lathe Captain.
Captain Webster re-examined.—The ship first be-
longed to him, but was afterwards made over to Mr.
Painier. The ship was consigned to Pick. itichlrd-
and Webster, generally. Here the evidence for
- prosecution closed.
The prisoners being called upon.flr their defence,
Jeelmed making any, but left it to their Ccunsel.
Mr!Amn.:Ews. on behalf. of Sennett, called

tiam Bov:cer,. it clerk in the Bank'nt 'England, who
h• .t 1 kkiwn hiim From his birth, and gave him An ex-
cellent character. -He had been bro tit up at Green-
wich school.

Mr. Justice BUIIROVO.III summed up the evidence,•
and the Jury, after deliberating about half an hour,
returned a verdict of o:tilty against Pierie and Nor.
{burr. Sennett and Reed were acquitted.
Sir WILLIAM Scorr, after a most impressive dis.
course, in which he recommended the prisoners to
prep,se for another world, as they could not enter.
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tam tiny hopes of escape in this, passed sentence of
death on konth.—The other prisoners were discharged.
Ingavi Naditzi and David Bruit, seomen, were
tnoicted im feloniously and piratically, in conjunc.
tion with some others, tarrying off the ship Roe.
bock, on the coast of Aft lea, on the Sth day of May
14st.

After the case was stated to the Jury, the following
account was detailed in evidence :

Will Buyd came on board the Roebuck as a Pal•
senger, off Cape Coast Castle on -the 21st of last
Match Captaiu Thomas was then.her commander,
William Carew, chief mate, 1. Wilson, second mate,
Rich..rd Howe lls, foremast man, John Wilk:, cabin
boy ; both the prisoners were on board at the time.
Torre weev also on board several black men, who

assisted in working the vessel. On the 4th of May
tan the Roebuck was at anchor between' three and
tour miles from the African coast. On that day Ca.
rew, the matt, came to witness and said, " You
seem very much down-hearted." Witness said, no.
Carew asked him would be be one of his (Carew's)
party. Witness said, what do you mean ? Carew
replied, the
sßoebuck was for America. Witness
told hint not to be foolish, to consider the conse-
quence of what he was about—that he could never
again chew his face in England alter such an act as
he proposed. Carew then answered, those that
will not be of my party, I shall take care they shall
.not be of any other party." A little time alter, wit-
ness asked him what he meant, and he replied, " you
shell know ti:ee enough." Witnesi did slot comma.
Matte the circumstance to the Captani•that night, he
(the Captain) having disregarded a similar commit-
nica.ion which he had made before. On the morn-
ing of the sth the ship got under weigh. The Cap-
tain had given orders that the vessel should stand out
to sea till ten at flight, and then go in shore again.
AR haltisest eight Careertiers!lo
"this is the night." •He (Careek)' then heeled in
the weather braces, in otder tv glee die vessel wrote
way. At this time.hhort was at the helm. Carew
ordered witness to go below, and bring np sit cut;
lanes; witness refused, as de did not know where to.
find then. Carew then s lid he would soon find a
man'who would do it, and ordered Howells to go
and bring them. Howells said to wiinese, that they
had better stop below, to which witness ',Ord. :that
if they did not come on deck they should lie mur.
dered. The cutlasses were then. brought up and
Carew distributed them—one to witness, one to each
of the prisoners, one to Shoo; one to Howells, and
one for himself. Care* and the prisoners then drove
the black men below, and fastened theM down. One
of them, named Quashee, was struck with a cutlass,
and made. some noise, on which the Captain awoke
and called trod; the cabin to know what was the
Matter, and Bruce told him it was only the bull tread.
ins eyerilie Wad przii, The Captain then remained
below. Carew then sent Howells for his bible, and
when it was brought he ordered the crew to sit rotind,
in a circle, and administered an oath to each of them,
that they shoold assist in taking the ship to America,
and thete dispose of her and the cargo to the best
advantage, and share the produce equallylanong
all, except himself, who should haie a larger share,
as •Eriastil.r. Prisoners were present. The with was
tendered to witness,• who took the'book in his hand,
and said to Carew, that he would assist in every thing
that, a passenger could, if he (Carew) would consent
to the oath be was about to take; Carew sad he
would. ',Witness then' *int en . his knees aAld
" you are now all assembled, and on my kneeil beg'
that. na innocent blood oar be shed, or if you intend,
tu.shed &fly, I beg, thasotaine may he the first.".—
-Carew .said he did not want so much talk, he might
be. Nee 'iheers. would be lithe; sheiX. "Hit*•(
_Mine's)
then took the oath, and. handed die to. Howells,
who said, 4 I so- the watt as Lloyd.", .Did.noi
Collect witether the. prisons* took, the, oath or not.
The Captain was all this time in his cot in the cabin.'
In a short time eirreW ordered witness to. go
below and send vp the I Withers refined' He
then told Bruce and Short to go and call the Captain.
Bruce went and told the Citplasti 4M a tornado was
comiag, -and Short said ,the same,. Ida added; that
Captain Carew. wanted him
.(Captain Thomas) .on
deck. The Captain. then came Up in, his shirt, and
Caren said to hini, " Captain, you bill consider
yourself no longer as Commander of this vessel; the
Itoebnck is no* bound for America." The prisoners-
at the bar were present, armed, as was. the witness
.and enme others. Captain Thomas said, “ Gon
bliss me, I can't help it," and asked for his clothes,
' which was granted. Brut* went dOwn also and
brought op the Captain's cot, and pet it intethe after-
hold. ' When the Captain was drefised he asked for
some tobacco, which be got; be then begged Carew'
w let him hare the shies,hoat and four hands (men),1
which were refused. He then asked for the negroell
Canoe and one band.. Carew answered, 4, No." but.
on the next day he should pave a boat, bar in such a
_state that be shoidd never reach the shore. Captain.
Thomas said, « Mr. Carew, I beet net almetved
.610 Carew replied, it was all his {the Captain's)