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

ADMIRAL:I"f SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced yesterday at Justice Hill,
Old Bailey, fir the trill of offences committed within
the jurisdiction of the Lord High Admiral of England.
When the commission MO being tend. Lord Sr irILL
seggested that the same of the Lord High astansA
should be inserted, otherwise the commission would be
impetfect la point of form. The REGISTRAR informed
his Lordship that the altered= had been attended to.
Lord Srowat.l, who molded, addressed the Jot-
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The cases for trial were *w in amber, though of ail
eauentely aggravated character. One of them w.„-
diarge of murder, committed under the mina ti di,:
Then was a lime of distinction to he draw
batmen the jut and accessary disci
pbee mercised to!
wards marieers. and that of a gross and brutal t
mem and this the would do Mel! to keep is mind
when the case came befbre them. There was umber
charge of a very abockiag demriptios tit was as offence
timid to have bees committed by a Sealllio,Agd an
which his Lordship wadi make so obserratioa. The
out was a cam of wordier of several persons, by the
teustiog of a steam boiler. through were e
sad the other was a charge of assault. allt were the
whale of die cases is calendar, and his Lordship
trusted that the Jury would give them all the attention
tbi!hedeserved.
Jury then retired, and at twelve o'clock maid
into Court, aid delivered in a tine bill agaitut Joseph
Brea, for eatuder.
Lord Eirowatt. was assisted by Chief Jocks Bur
end 1114 Baas VAUGIIAN.
AggrA *VS was chain arraigned, and pit OR his
trial.for the wilful murder of Francis Williams, a map
of colour, sad a mariner am board the ship Valiant, ea
the high seasof the Isle of Fiance, on the 15th of Sep.
%ember, HIM The miaow pleated Not Guilty.'
Mr. CLARKSOK opened the case, and Mr. Omen
stated the facts to the Jury.
Rohm Harris swern.—Shipped himself oil lewd the
Valiant at the I.t of August. The vessel was bred
to the Mauritius; the crew 'cadged of twelve persons,
the prisoaer was Captaiu; there was s man of colour
on board; his name was Francis Williams. Wiliam
appeased to be in good health . ben she ship was mow
sing the Line. he prisoner frequently ill-aced Wil.
Hams. who was cook and steward. The cetik used to
some op from the Captain's cabin, crying, and ClOrplaig
of ill treatment. The Captain sometiewes in-treated fat
deceased on dock, He some Wes tied the large he,
which' was used for taking meat from the copper, st
the caelea neck. This IPA is called the tomato.
When the teamster and the swabbing brash were net
to the deceased, the prisoner hers flogging him meet
the deck. and the cook cried est. bat nom of the um
dared to interfere. Oa the day.bifore the deemed
was found dead in his haeamockoeitness saw him ten
os the resaddiouse. The Captain then came as tied,
and desired the deceased to go es the main boom. The
Captain then took op a rope, aadfoceuionally attack
the deceased with It. After this had gone on tot 1A
hear, the deceased asked foe sane deka, and the Captsia
ordered some brine to be brought. and stood veer the
deceased with a cat, wail be smithies skink !pima s
of !nine. Ina short time the sloceased got sick in the
stomach, end complalaud of arsether aseestity t hot Oa
Captain refused to let-bisi leave the boom, and cm
tinned tinting him; the detested had no other clothe
on than a Guernsey hock. for the Master. had cat of
his trousers, a piece at a time, for sport. Ms vessel sal
pitching and going at the rats of three or fear beet' as
the deceased could net keep his seas steadily ou
the boom, bemuse be was weak from the sickness aihl
ill uneaten. Witness was deft whilst deceased en
iskiog the brine, but afterwards came down A pact
named rose was at the beim. The boons was s wit
dangerous siltation for a personlaWilliaies'i condi*
and be et length fell of it. He was then aniseed ter
to the other end of the vessel, and when he had donde
business there, the Captain desired him to go into LIN
bold to mend a bucket, for the deceased bad bees
cooper. The deceased did sot go immediately who
be was desired, and the prisoner strati' him with I
small hammer, upon which the deceased ran sway,
Witness saw the deceased in about a Tune at a
hour • he Wee sitting near the companies), ap
peered very iIL The Captsdar came and bit his
On the breast with a piece of African oaks and he fella
the ballast; the Captain then called for a tope, and i
was tied round the deceased, •ani the Captain via
r Haul away," and the deceased was lifted from tb
ballast. The rope was made fast on one leg ow lit
knee ; the deceased was tied up to the gallows by a toy
under his ara•pits ; ooe end of the rope being throw
over the gallows; this was done became the aecew
bad not strength enough to bold himself up; liotb
oozing from his mouth, and some one said that
wanted to drink; and the Master said. a Lei hit
get salt brine again." The Master toes
man named Bill Culotte to pet the poker is °I
fire, which Cassieger :de m& Witness soon after it'
the poker red-hot, in 6e prisonet's band, aid b
applied it to the back pert of the deceased, sPd
son of steam arose. The deceased by Ibis. nil
was almost insensible, ~110 that state he was 10E000
ilk deck. where he lay snake time, The prisover
the
caste, hauled op the deceased. and let him fall on its
deck. Witness nest saw the deceased hanging on lb
farmyard, and in a few °simnel alter saw biro lying o
tke unheard side of the deck, with the rattles in ki
throat. Some of the crew asked the prisoner *bathe
the deceased should be takes below? and prisoner at
veined " No—l will have the sulks out of him ill
d—d rascal." In some time after, bosun, the decease
was taken below, and pit is a hammock, in a pan
the vessel where no person slept; at this time he In
groaning, but appeared insensible of what was passial
She next morning witness beard that Williams was foie
dead. The fast allusion that the prisoner Wadi
't in witness's hearing was, ei I never knew a bin
man die before of the sulks." The pt oner that
tiered the body of the black men to be holled oil dtc,
;
and that • be should be sewed ap is his ham
The prisoner, addressing the crew, then laid, m
you see any marks on his body r Witness saw moil
on the face and body, but was Afraid to makei
s
mark. One of the crew, Awed Groves, said, .i Thu
pre no marks to be spin on a black man's body
be was a white man, there would be Pletlq
seen." The Captain made no reply to this. Tbf ere
all got some ram then, by direction of the Master:
Witaese nag knew any rum to have bees servo" °'
bikes On the voyage. The deceased was thou towed
ih 11,e Lamarck, and prayers halving been read o
Ilaidy, was committed to the deep. The privet! ti",
the crew to go du wen into cabin, and no
to sign • Paps to the effect that the deceased
mi.
the visitatiop of Gra& Groves sM4( " tll' cal,

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da that." .The prisoner Algid, ei What can. you sku
01 Groves replie4o, I._ think the best way to weara!
i; arable to ourselves,, is to, sign that it W 34 ias a , 4; , 1
cidenrel death." -Witness then signed a'. paper.‘lo
nut .effect, (twin i she refused, he would not bit
safe himself. The gip arrived. at the Isl
of e a irroqie;
it,gout a month.. • . lltilen... At: the ;Isle
Groves fell out .wishaghtslecond mate, and the. 4p-
tin sent bins ashort to the, Police, and desire qsia
new to say nothing abrar -him. f r tat be int.
bid nun. The crew were- cent ashore at the Isle,iel
France at diffeient times, and were detired by the . '
lain tow that the black man died in-114 Kamm
Visors went *Deters some one shore Who this per ' -,
was, be did not kirstrr ; , big all'bo,sassk Was, .wben thiel
iaok ass gives biltai'.. So-helP Ile. 0", he 464.0,ttis',
ivamock." - ::.. : t... . ~. . s., . -
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Witness was etoss,ezatuined
.14. gr; ADOLPHUS at
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Very great length. The tendency of she examination was
to thew that the witiesseo never intleaded to name whit
had happened naditifter .they, ni,to England, and
was so advised by axeman:aaMed.ftylrart, **a some
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Of them lodged.
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By the Celli iCarica-s-ltnatitows, that thesOaptats
gave him were on bit thighs.. When they were at. tbil
Isle of Franbe the Officers Of a man-of-war came vet,
board, but they did-not rnaEe any complaint of ill-
treatment of the cook. They did not complain of the
horrid murder-11)0 did not think et. to complain.
some of them did aventioa it when they went oh shore.
Some of them said that they meant to complain in Elga
land. Op bajloottficer anhipplimollielt nevem'
what w bets So i the rest said that Ise, rasa
it over to theni, 4lnwiitito, the purpose that the mart
died by the Visitation etVPD, and net from limy in%
hige on board the ahips:Arite words were nevito
over inhial
—Wtesenco.„.... .„. - . . '
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By a Juiiman6eti be .:signed the paper,oba
.seftr been All-ties* by tleetaptain? ' • • • .1'
Jelin HolMei, cabin-hoy., deposed to similar fact,
the. preceding ,winless.:,winless.:The . tormentors (flesh-fork
wee prit.down the. suada trousers, the ladles book
thaeon, andiheentnlebiaphruslifut clown. nil. beelt,fro.

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Oft oat !Jennies he was .ordesed to poke, the c001t3,4 •
tht 6111.0aLlsi and theinaster poked witneis op;,
for : • . .•. • ,
Tht)isats camel-rola the meet-of- stir when the yweie
It the Isle of, Buffos; he heard 'sometbiatpest, has
notbing while the Captain was there. • -- •
Cress-elansined by. litr,Baonastacir--itte 'bad
Canon-end Harris:ilea be hadheen In-England. "Aillsi
ifeeeasetV Ihrsa: weeks and • then gallop
reeked; the mots; turn- alsitt for cooking; lbey
said they bad -ratner;Wo Sitar tban-see the Man ill we
Theidister told cheated Hug theman themselves; behest
spoiled theSpdietittsAkidrdid not .:gerk done-Mainse..
He hadsseen theraserstenethe cook mbenthe Masterarpf,

Nate were elmean-nehey 11, cobbed!' him with. a ewe:
He we:lashed toabbseinclkaul the Master went on diti,
bathe did poetises, what hp said ; he did not knew?'
that lielegid, if. lab num did wrong he himself would
punish biewor theta* sudasbed the man frOm the wind-
- law The-black thin, in leis presence, did not upset the'
pantkin with the brine; be suit him drink one panikin
of brine. Tesereacire not constant complaints that the
man was %gip ele - Delp picked oakum after he mislaid
to be cook. There were tree King's ships at the Isle,/
France; a signal teas aside that there was a mutiny.=
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board; the;.ol Saertrof-ariGisise ship:awe -en-
Grotnesurasiakentrau lbws: he mock the
mate.--"ltzwaS 'effete' this 'that the. Captainalitr
went on *shore. .Wkness, never got the rope's entk4eiti
had been beaten !with the broom. if any of •Alle

men wished to dtpsak to the Officers on litter& awl
of the ships thee, they could have done so; she wits
vilhintail. Thigh:ceased had dirtied himself awake
hold—..it was after he had taken the brines There was
a had smell. • •
By the CHIII Josmice--He meant to sWeertbe;3
111 e
Captain and another man pulled the dearased.lpgrtit
the leg, with his head hanging downwards; they lauded
him up " hand omit hand;" the depth was more Aar
it feet ; the vessebents 210. tons burden. Grover- (mei'
plained w the Offiellts of the King's ehlpof other things
Alm happened, but net of what happened to-the itoo4,
By Mr. Baitio T./(l!Hott4 u.:—The men, hid punished
the cook wheat iiis'Captaiti, will nor present. They
punished him with a itave, Tbe Captain had seen them
punish him, and hi had laid, «Clive it him-we 11.% .

By a Jury mett.—Tite- Captain struck the -chofritlik
the cat btfose he On hio • ander the ballast, heel&
•it a stave.

' YliUiam Citsodi a itaikatialiaboikdffit Valiant, sate
tialmont dettilatioThi'ffteilding itititesies, as to billow
tCok plait on theafrieibritin;the hold, and the hiding
Of of the decea.sed'iifttilf. leg from the ship's hold; &c.Tha etidentt.of Ibis svitaeis was. in effect the•same at
that of titilit4et taro; tot with gieitt:•iaiiiation as to
time and circumstances. • . 7' 7 • •

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ct CiiStiAmi4ecl. by. Mr. Anoliaiiiiiin
vent on thbie, the papa
.Ihay signed and swore to ,
Wad ,over to Mein -.1#., the Gentleman who gave
them the .booli;: Hipp, was thern when it was mkt
over,: • Illeiladi ', fl ..... ~
_Aunt& With. the Captain''
in the river,. jisi,,:2. ~ ; not: siren that hi . did not
My to the Capti6o !I
.. i loit'd-41, you may db ski tad
Ilea but lop.zaafir • , ' .for it; kir knew he giveL
tke Capp,..il,afre '; . •.' • * -keew a
:lathed Anditeit . i .1 d` teat sty- w hire, "AI 11:101
this nosiness was . —. ..t lie' do 'hilt trial; for J lope
to make a v.:Ulf-v.44i 'of it yet; fbr if we'can'get
this f—•-. hankeic t Zooid not car/ a d--it about
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tting a farthing, ot,litrif Mil jet him hati.ged:t .
could come upon Meal-for their etpeines," nor anythi g•
of that Sort; He did di that he would have sail& 1
lion,. or some justice: . Adateivi did write a letter total
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ratherfiti him, whefein ii:veVihrittens that he (wit
- - 'lgitldir.fa.us (dse Ca in),.
lot. it ia.ittimit of Jtistlee,
4--d.rhatal *Ski and all. the,
'll.-• would have its course i 'Mid
lidd image ley as soon asthst

Ind further stated that Captain
9,0001. and that it would go

Annidtatra.—He was not the
give information in London 94
, be was sent for by Stewart.
3c.x...'—He was on deck the greatet
is to the death of the cook: bit
ilog and but him f9r_ trOh9:pet,
two or three.dals iiereisAte;
bait with an item hwg!isb,
lumber seaman, deposed that ;till
times for not. ceckifig the dib=
,as by the ship's company the
lashes. He did not appear,

tees the chief evidence at
hoped be would suffer for
he bad beltaeed'aj. a 4
ttst, and hi lhoPett.the.law
that he shopld maks! ti tQc
wis over. ***
The letter wet read, an
w*l odder bail for
with hiaa:
lii•exatnined 14 Mr. 41
Est person that went to gi
that had taken place; he
$y the ClllO ifil‘Tict.-
Mtn( the day Ps4liutis
..tanst see the Captain fiJ
rth sh4rt intermissions;
Captain singed the Gook's.
Janet Nuttall. 'wroth,
took was punished four ti
Per- tirst time it wa
L.-vain gave the ant six