Star.
London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

,STATE7.IENT OF AN,EYE-WITNESS:

On Captain FITZCLARENCE and his party arriving
within sixty yards of the spct, the patty were cr.
dced to halt, to fix bayonets, and to keep strict
silence. la a few minutes, the report of a pistol
was beard. Captain FrtzeLArtrxe^ ►nstantly or-
dered his rnea to el-large, and marched forward in
don'ole quick time to the house. On coming near it,
they stopped a man running; he presented a pistol to
the•breast of Captain FITZCLARLXCE, and threaten.TA
to shoot him, if not allowed to pass; the Serjeant
(Legge) turned aside the pistol from the breast of
Captain FITZCLARENCE, on which it went off, and
the ball wounded the Serejant slightly in the right
arm. The man was then secured. On Captain
FITZCLARENCE teaching the stable, he was met by
another man, a black (Davidson), who made a blow
at the Captain with a cutlass ; one of the privates, of
the name of James Ilasey, interposed his musket, and
received the cutlass on his band, which was slightly
wounded. The black then retired towards the door
of the stable, calling out to 'those within, " Come
forward, come forward, and let us kill all the d—d
red-coats. We may as well die now as at another

time." The call was not, however, attended to, and
the ruffian was surroundedsand disarmed. Captain F.
now ordered his men to go forward into the stable,
where all was darkness and smoke, and nothing heard
but a confused noise. The whole company hesitated.
Captain FITZCLAItENCE asked, " if none of them
would volunteer to accompany him ":'" Three Gre-
nadiers, and one of the Sixth Company immediately
stepped forward, at the head of whom Captain FlTZ-
cLanzscr: rushed into the stable. lie was instantly
attacked by a third of the gang, but, with the as-.
ststance of his men, soon overcame him. On being
seized, he called out, " Don't kill-me, don't kill me,
and I'll tell all !" Captain F. and his men then
ascended the step-ladder into the loft. The first thing
they saw was the murdered body of the unfortunate
Smithers. Near him was lying one of the conspira-
tors, wounded and covered all over with blood. He
1 also called out " not to hurt him, and he would tell
all r On searching farther, three more of the gang
were discovered in a corner, covered with shavings.
They yielded without any resistance; and one of them,
on starting up, said, " I surrender myself: I hope
you will make a difference between the guilty and
the not guilty —I was led into it innocently, and was
never here before." These four were all that were
found remaining in the loft.

A light was now procured, and the loft examined,
and among. the articles ft-rund lying about, were a
number of olunderbust,es, rifles, pistols, swcrds, cut*
lasses, bayonet!, spears, riles sharpened like daggers,
.flasks of powder, ball-cartridges, and two sacks full of
bombshells and hand-grenades. On seeing such. a
quantity of ammunition, Captain FIT7CLA n ENCE ob-
served, in supprize, " What was all this for ?" -One of
the prisoners answerei, " To se: ti. .e to the Parliament
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THE FISHERMAN'S SONG.

shallo:+, it skims o'er the Lke of Erie,
As the fighermtr. chant; his ri.de song to the wind;
And the notes which enliven his pilgrimage weary
Thus speak the emotions that swell in kis mind:

" steak, my ars.; kt the placid wave curling
At'.‘_At the full force of each severing blow,
And fie riisht-bre:•zl th at Tlickens-/Ceen over me whirling,
Convey me where rapeurc and tenderness flow !

" O!! thou home of my ancestors, neer may thy soul-tree
ENtend o'er the breast to life's miseries cold;
Nay the poor and unfortunate swelter beneath thee,
The heart wrung with sadiiess, thz sojourner old!
" Then my llor;a shall circle the beverage pure,
And the warm smile of checthdite.s tinge ev'ry cheek;
o',:r our sot-row. .vrong. soft oblivion will pour •
her slumbers la-,thean, and lull them asleep!.

46 And those treas-ores of life no misfortune can wrench,
Re%inn and !lope shall serenity spread,
And their ligat, which the infidel vainly would quench,:
'With it= glory illumine the fi.J.errnati's shad!

" Then, dash or., niy IsGat! scum the ►vicket ril ore,
And my cliilireu gall cling round their fond father's knee,
And welcome, thou brecue, may thy gulch' et nt"'er stop,
Till I tread the bkst dwelling of Ros.► and me 1"
llemingdon. R. C. •

HIS LATE MAJESTY, AND THE DUKL OF
KENT.

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