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London, England, 1827-05-30 00:00:00

from what had been done to Mell at fit dolt, *ii
suffered
.in his health. -* ' - ~_i
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.The witness then gave sumer testimony to tee toner i
witnesses, but not with the same Positiveiess as it? 'hets.
took place the day heroic the man died. It WeS4Toe,
for the purpose of making,hins speak.; but he•did not:
speaks be was insenbiblit.. He was dipped '. 'SOCK
for about• two minutes:, them seas ;boil bear a 'UV.'
mate between the times of hr. being, diPied-flit had,'
nothing on but his jacket.,...He Went down toliefhirM
iwthe mornint about four o'clock: he was tben-Iti*M;
ing ; he saw him the neat miming at eight;e'clOcit.irnd
he war then dead. They lowered him Mt to thehillest,
and stripped his• person, but found no marks on him.
They did, Rot look at the part
.where the cat had been
plied. • He signedthe paper, stating that the deceased
came to his• death by pc eident, through fear ; he knew
the contents of it. They were engaged fort, tl?e' Ship
out and 1)0114... * • ...; ''l'
Cross.ezam;ned by -Mr. B-bonaatex...,‘At the time,
the man did look as it he had been . sulky.; the paper
they swore to was read to them at the notary's, and they
then went to the police-office to swear to it. '
Braluryrnan.—Hichech was slot examined; ills loiter
ports were examioed,.6uthe wno marks of burns thee.
Joseph Davidson, the secon 'of the vessel; Was
on watch bekw befote•l2 o'clock; be could not there-
fore see what took, place on deck; be saw • him hauled
up from the hold by Nuttall..sted the Captain assisted
hint. - His further testimony, wasA ,correirketive of. 01,
former witness's. •.. . .. ,„, . . .
-- Ckoesesamined by. -14i.:•:411104iLitioa..-.-Alonette t 4
contents' of both the papers' btfote be signed them, an
swore to one of them. • It, was -his- place to -.ugh the
paper, and to swear to itctoo.). .
By the Corer JUBTleimill ,bad been many years
arsea. He did not know-that if they had ec.nsplained,
to the Captain of a maisof.war, that he Would have pro-
tected them, and • have,taket,the person who had so.
misbehavedinto onstorly.:/fe did not thinks they had
taken afalse oath: they wished townie home in the vessel,
William Maindresa that. ebip'a carpenter, wet nest
called:. he
,assisted•ta put the:deceased into his hats-
mock; he was Insensible. ,The winless.. detailed the
facts before stated. He slid -not know that be,•had
signed any thing more than ~thastheintrait had died in,
'his hammock. Ho sired, for far of being served so
himself. He came home good friends with the Captain.
William Hunter, the- chief Mate, was celled..e.Mir.-
Arosaswadeslioelasking hies *ay:4lo'4oas. ~. . .
• By Mr. Ancit.eotte.—..ThwCaptain was-a mild, good.,
disposed man; hewer saw.way.thing wrong 00... bi
part. The deceased erasateamally-oomplained of about
a ft/straight after be joinsithe plsip. On the 12th-flesit,
the cook- was tied.,-to.-tholeistidiesis.. -He (witness).wite
with the Captainia ttarsophiendslairitient oa deck 4. di*
•. ware 7,4obbiee-thri. ddireamirtilllitik e'etates -.111
*repel the Captain. released . Mei, • and- had dose • no;
at other times when the crew were ill-using him.
The.cook was a sulky andoulten person, and the Cap-
tain and himself had a great deal -oftrouble with him,
On thelfich of September (the day•before- he died) he
was put on the boom forAwasiect of duty ;- the brine was
upset on-the tittarter-deek4 the deceased to .his certain
knowledge did not awalletwany of the brine; and so
person could force any part-of *down- his•throst, for
the boom was sir feet above the quarter.-deck; no per-
son that he Usat stood over him with a cat .to make him
drink the *rata:, He waspot overboard because, he had
• hanmeif... sbeeziatimatisitisody.alk over belo w.
uhisweelotasemesed hintroweriond there were** monde
or-lsorns either-on his fladrorhis hair. No one made any*
objection- to. signing tlipaper. - There was a glass of
geoggiven them on. dmslay•the man died. They had
alt‘had. grog on that voyagehefore. They were near
-yhe Lay, and -be theughc-diat the man -having fouled
himself, the putting him overboard would not do Keil
any bairn, hitt good. . Gloves struck the second mate;
and, himself,. and he made a -,signal -that there was 4
Alatigy: two Offiors came-• on- beard. The mashed
a full opportunity of complaining if they had thought
Nitsch*Captitinwas.mkShosc.: .. • • . •
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- :Ai - paper was ardoispatto the men before the no,
taiy. and they all willingly signed it. He bard Ca
several times say the t 'rOdiAtbielihe had denied in his
eiantioatiOn. '.
...a..-1;i1"--t • • •, • - •
Mr. A wintiws.Thil sunNutatat paper hire:
.• r elpt '". .* .'ik .Is*
self on the day She Mae died. N 6 . , •
_By the Cuter JUillki:-...He did not know that it
Vitae usual to desire Die C•ieW to 'es-amine men who died.
sties. tie inspeetsick
.lisis4uan liecau.st he had been.
ill4reated—he hadbeentll4eate4.by all the crew. On
hii'aolemn oath, be did ,iothilieve that liftman died
by any violence received frinn any one.
• This closed the case for the prosecution.
The plasma put .iti &Written defOce: it stated that
:he Wits iuncitent of the. 08%e ; that on the 12th of Sep-
tember be found the'deutiased made fast to the whisk' •
and the men were. finishing him ihe released him. .-
•A few days after this be spbtled the whole of the dintien.
flevedered him, to pick oakum ; heaubsequently fouled
himself, and he had a rope put round him, and had him
gently lowered down ihtn the water. It went on to state
that some of the Men were afterwards refractory; and
that he was compelled 'to take a rope's end to make
them de their duty ; and karat the prosecution was at the
ingOitltiiacemoAf anrwsoanw‘tialsleTeaonfdt hpreoinv geld
simien by Casson, which he had tiled; lodged.
William
•
:limes Harding, EgiiValiant Baker, Esq.- whilst
slumber of
~ether rev ‘. Milt Witnesses, gave theiso•
soder an eteellont:cbasictarclOr hdmanity, dilitieirej
and sobriety. • • :.,,.i'-'l7.- "• • •. •
. The LORD Chid Jlikkitif -said, that- it appears/trio
ins impossible that the Jury could find the pawner
guilty upon the testimony of men whose evidence va-
ried so much, and WhO had already sworn the reverse.
After remarking street length on the case, he said
be would read the evidence it the Jury wished it.
, The ' without troubling his Lordship, pro.
nounced the prisoner Net Guilty.

• Mr. 43011AC11 &AUTOS new Novel, "Reuben Apt. lei,"
linearly ready fee publication. The scene is laid in England during
the short reign of James 11. some of the most remarkable events
of which are, we understand, embodied in the story; such, for
sample, as the disastrous rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth,
the sanguinary 'Weston Assizes under Judge Jeffreys, and the
triumphant landing of the Ptinee of Orange. • The most prom/.
Sort of the historical characters is Judge Jeffreys.
The following is an exit act of the Law of Congresi
les s caution to Masters of British Vesselstrading to the United
Ihntest—" That if, &c shall convey into the United &am
*teeter number of Passengers than two for every five teas of meek
'ship, &c. according to the Cusials House memory, i penalty of
ddlars.tor. each and eery 'person over the ertaillet ahhlL
.. . _

4e.payable ; Awl ill tale thigiumber thaU tablet setsmor. mitt
,add number tti Allowed, tb ship or vessel to tic forlitte-g. Tbr
seamen, or usual number ofsha&b employed In navigatibg the ship,.
vino( smismesittoth 416 alidaineo for the:drew, all add coasted.
The not observance of the above law has subject/Annoy vestals
heavy penalties, and the brig Immo has b.-en lately condeintied and.
,sold for tht infraction of OAS"