Star.
London, England, 1803-09-07 00:00:00

EXCIItION OF HATFISLA.

CARLISLE, Sur. §...-T his day brought to its clofe
the life of one of the tidikestraordinarpmeo that have
appeared in this swidderfa age. . Mr. Hatfield has
nett coneulted ititliiiii Aiiii led armiczto,mnlpfa ;
but in his line he *lnay,lie conadered,4
.ga§-Wpicfrs or,
a.BOnapaite. ''• • - ..
A notion very.geHivdlly preiriffii '4l itjuld
t
net be firotight-trrinita 2nd the' ; ,th van
was daily expeited ' 4.lt'li" the g':..' , .gstpassellce.
No pardon iriiinli siifh :M. 5 iit ,4t, laft•
itid.urVr" irk Wi.7.4.elfilatil°q
in the 6' -.1 it—)s e !ye e ' ' 11s vest
fx
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fora ciiitiiiial,4l% eft; it; ift /4 a 0 it?" 0
execotdd * not likliii irir • , fulloof now
iffOlrftheistibtidifit fu ci let) of titne be-
fore, that doe nada rdlm bb'reeetv;idk his*
jeiffsidiaili; end iti,vaiit• sill 11l hip,Oftl4;royftl
hiterfkrpneeisliet '" ' '' '' .' , ';';
~ ...
"The galliitfis lie ereef*diall night hetlieen liweive
- • . 'I •
and three. • litiptiiiiaidois (ravel northwards. nwly,
and we have
_not 'yet iteriVed' at
.gte elspiney. of a
&rip. ',Tile atFtus eitipltiyed is of ,the Roll ()Twill
diftriptiott. rad hie tied •in di:J*lmnd 'glut
' fii feet dilliati tuna each tither; 'A
biliitliki4 icrlA
them froth' itilleli'tlidetiinimg ii f . dtd.. He
mounts'i iireplacici italic it, and, .W. lA. the liovie
moves on; be'fait's tti.driatlibl fintence- Of law.
The plate ifitiectitfon)i theie4tl initticfl yf, Ole,
fiver Edda; 'iiii*Viiith fide 'a 'the town siren
the two Stidgetlt' 'Yell'iliiterriipen, crtosin4 knit'.
pto*Sice have ireed` &at' thib foleisinity ought to be
pithlie t and aefittlition codld bhei . better' calculated
coil their Wifluie him eta •I'reis sbonfind per-
cons ntight'be4 *Ty be'siithl9 he 1144 lag of she
criminal's 'voice. •' • - .. , . .
There Wii' Wide 'cotiofity to4tigar the feaffold
on the preterit oceifiOir, ;Li Mr' eldhad ones de-
claret (how his convitition that he seas'taliivell not to
i addrefs the fttetlattite ' The mariner - in Which he has
lately demeaned binifelf Would 'base commanded re-
, fpea-lutd Mir:anti beefitietter:*ita the lisiur When the
1 fury lb"cl'Un3 h'unty, lie his lieljaVed 'With the ut.
Moll ferenitf and elteerfelk. tie received the vihts
of all Who witted-to reellitn; gild' 'talked upon the
copies of the aili with the grindalkitifetett Or indif-
ference. He could lharetly ever be brought to fpeai
tot his own tiO» We neither bliantitt the verdict, nqr
-made ant confeika of his guilt. ' Hp id that'4,
!Itellno inrentroll'isi'defiaud thole slsW names he
forged s but was never heard to fad ibat he was to
die tinjuitly. 6 •••••• •
The alarming nature of the crime of forgery in a
commercial eottntry had taught him from the begin- '
ning to entertain no hope of mercy. This morning 1
by eleven he was in the chapel of the gaol with the
Chaplain. He 'continued performing bis devotions
for feveral hours. He had determined to have all ,
his bofiaets over before beartived at the fcaffold, that
he might remain as !hart a, time as potable under the
gaze of an unfeeling mob.
The poll coming in a little before three, and bring-
ing neither pardon nor reprieve, the Under Sheriff
and a detachment of the Cumberland Yeothanly im-
mediately repaired to the prifon near the Englifh gate.'
A pmdtgions crowd had previoutly affenibled. This
was the market day'. wod'people had come from the
diftance of ntaity miles out of mere curiolity. A
poll chaife was brought for him from the Bulb Inn.
,Having taken farewell of the Clergymitn who at-
tended him to the door, he mounted the Reps with
much fteadinefs and con:polbre. - The Gaoler and
the Executioner went in along with him. The latter
had been brought from Dumfries upon a retaining
fee of to guineas.
It was exactly four o'clock when the proceffion
moved from the gaol Patting through the Scotch
we. in about twelve minutes it arrived at the Sands:
Half the Yeomanry went before the carriage and the
other behind. Upon arriving on the ground, they
formed a ring round the fcallMd. It is Paid that Mr.
H. seabed to have had the blinds drawn up, but that
fuch an indulgence was held inconfillent with the
interefts of public juttice.
As loon as the carriage door had been opened by
the Under Sheriff, Mr. H. alighted with his two corn.
passions. A (mall dung cart, boarded Aver, had been
placed under the gibbet. A ladder was placed to
this Rage, which -he inflantly afeeneed. He was
dreffed in a black jacket. black (ilk waiflcnat, fullian
pantaloons, white cotton hocking., and ordinary
(hoes. He wore no powder in his hair. He teemed
at lean fifty, and there was fomething grave and re-
verend in his afpea, which for a moment made one
forget all the crimes laid to his charge. 'He was per-
feCtly cool and collected. At the fame time he (hewed
no difpofition to rfie game. His conduit difplayed no-
thing of levity, of inlet:Ability. or of hardihood. He
Was more anxious to give proof of relignation than
of heroifm. His countenance was extremely pale,
but his hand never trembled.

.He immediately untied his neck handkerchief, and
placed the bandage over his eyes. The Executioner
was extremely atikward, and Mr. H. found it need:
Cary to give various directions as to the placing of the
r"pe, and the proper method of driving away th. cart.
lie feveral times put on a languid and pitious (mile.
Ile at lati teemed rather cabals-Red and fain'. Having
been near three weeks under (entente of death, he
mull have faired mach, notwithaanding bis exter-
nal bearing, and a reflection of the tniferylie had oc-
cafioned man have given him many an agonir ing throe.
Having taking leave of the Gaoler and the Sheriff,
he prepared himfelf for his fate. He was at this
time heard to exclaim, " My fpirit is Aron& though
my body is weak."
Great apprehenfions were entertained that it would
be neeetary to tie him up a fecond time. The nonfe
flipped twice, and he fell down above ill inches. His
feet at lati were Anne touching the ground. Bat
his exceffive weight, which °tattooed this accident,
fpeedily relieved him from pain. He expired in a
moment, and without any fbruggle. The ceremony
of his hands being tied behind his back was fatisfied
by a piece of white tape loofely pa ffed from the one
to the other. But he never made the (melee effort
to relieve himfelf.

He was cut down after he had hung about atibottr.
Oa Wednefday lift he had made a carpenter take his
meafure for a coffin. He gave particular diredious
that it Monld he Farr', as he meant to be laid in it
with all his clnaths on. It was made of oak, adorned
with plites, ui.:l extremely handfome every way. A
heath fnllored with it to the grnund, and afterwards
bore hint a‘x a y. It was nutlcrllooll, that the body

was to. bebasied.;9 the Tv;fh of Burgh*, :abaft tenl
miles wet frtrui this e4y. It was here that Edward I.
was carried off by a dfentery, on his way to corn. ,
plete the fubjegationoC.Sootland. The Lord Low-
tiler has lately ereited a monument to his memory,
on the marilly fpot whete be had encamped his in.
ttincible army. Mr. H. has hail a great. teriar of his
OW/ taken up. He wes told.that it would be.fafer
iEbins sp be buried in this city, but he has preferred
rgbi,4 place extremely fequeilered. He is faid to
• vai.befaaeq”ainted with the parfen. Not% ith-
-0490f1g Hatfield's various and complicated enor.
Outs. .134 untimely' end. has excited • confiderable
conesniferation is this place. iii, 111111113 tn were ex•
lreMely Pained and iafittOktiug, and be mu painted
cif qualities which might have renderecthina an erne-
Abaile. to Aniete Y.
• -.Plortaqao much deplores his fate as the unfortunate
ihiedl pf his fedeSion—Mary of Buttermere. She
has remitted him money, has written him letters,and
with the.greatell difficulty has been prevented from
coming to vifit him. She looks upon him as the man
who gained her virgin love, and who for her fake
was led into,all his deviations from reftittielea _

It. is laid that he bas left behind him a ha Rory of
his life. We have no doubt that it will be-found in-
terefting and initruftive. May his example teach that
the brighten parts, and the molt valuablraccomplilb-
menu, unlefs dircled by virtue, mull prove the
mifery, and the ruin of their ill-Barred piffelfor !

•On this point another account fags,--" When s was ent
down, and interred in St, Mary's Church-ye-1 the sdissillplabre sf
interment for thofe who come to an untimely end; the parainuers
df Burgh objc&ng to his being land there."