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London, England, 1816-12-12 00:00:00

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MELANCHOLY WWIIIIIICIL
PORTRIMAMS, DIMMER 11.
'viva his Majesty's ship Timm, with Admiral
oda bag, in eight days from St. John''
41 home the Captain
crew. of his Majesty's
wrecked on the 24th
I, on the Soutb-west
also brings home tlif
the total' loss of the
detachment of 400 troops
Artillery, a detachc
et, and the 4th Roy' ,eteran _
on their way home to be disbanded. She went
, (precisely on the same spot where the CVOs
toshort a time before,) on the night of the 10th
ocinber, at half-past nine at night. In about
st; hour after she struck, the sea running over
mshed all but one small boat overboard. A
many of -the passengers were drowned before
could get on deck. At daylight the neat more-
; ihe Mate and four men volunteered to'go on
to endeavour to procure assistance. !mote-
. you heir reaching the Rocks, the boat was
to pieces: the Mate anl men succeeded in
•.*Bithe shore; but not being able to procure any ;
• ce, they went opposite the ship, and hailed
to send a rope on shore. After trying many
teal ways, PROVIDRNCR at last induced them to
a small rope round the body of a Newfoundland
gvhich they threw overboard: the dog immediately
fir the shore, but was prevented from landing
the surf drawing him back five different times ; at
the sailors, by lowering each other down, and by
feet succeeded in drawing the do.; on shore, ju. t
the point of sinking. The Master of the ship, on
,rd, made a large rope fast to the small one, which
as hauled on shore by the Mate and men s they then
:ed a sling with a block to sit in, by which means
those saved were hauled on shore. Out of
110 who were saved is a Mrs. %%won and daugh-
Her husband, Lieutenant Wu.sow, of the 4th
eterans, and his three children, were drowned—a
t melanehnly event, as she has not a friend or re.
Lion left in the world. Captain and Mrs. Pante,
the same regiment, were saved, but lost all their
hildren. Miss ARMSTRONG lost her father, mother
ther and two sisters. Mr. ARUM:LONG was sur-
eon to the Regiment. The Paymaster is also saved,
ad dad fortunately left his family at Quebec. Miss
Mango is among the number saved; also Captain
Wawa, of the,lo3d, to o horn glut praise is due for
exertions in conducting the men, and to whom
to Ladies are all indebted for their safety. Mr.
DIMON, of the same Regiment, was also fortunate
is putii..g the shore.
The ship went to pieces the following day, when
elm one that was left on board perished. Theiest
Ina all arrived at St. John's previous to the TIBER'S
kenmg, and were to have embarked in another trans-
pan for England on the 3d instant. The greatest
Oaise is titre to the cool deliberate conduct of the
Nana and crew of the vessel, in saving the lives of
de soldiers, who were in the utmost confusion.
Nothing could exceed the hospitality and kindness
the inhabitants ti the Island to the crews of these
two ships. The cause of both these ships. being
'recited, is from the very great indraft into the dif-
ferent Bays of tire Island—they both went on shore
is a thick fop This is mentioned as a caution to all
dips gang on that dangerous coast.
Arrived the Albinia, WETIISRALti from Java
for London, but put in here, being in want of
Mitt and provisions.

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER L.
Arrived his Majesty's ship EttIDANUS, Captain
from a cruize ; and the Concord, BULL, from
lewloundland, for Dartmouth. Just before dark a
surd was discovered a long way off, supposed to be
De Blucher packet, with a Mail from New York and
lislifax,—Wind From S. to W.N.W. fresh gales.
DEAL, DECEMBER tie
Came down from the River the Lady Harewood,'
4 Grenada ; Flora, for Zarbadoes ; Ajar, Earl St.
incent, and Reward, for Jamaica. Arrived the
lark, from Yarm-utli for Leghorn ; and the Dor-
t,from Shields, for Gibraltar. The whole of the
atward-boned remain.—%Vind W.S.W.
TEIGNMOU'I'N, DECEMBER. to.
Arrived the Dove, BULLY, from St. John's, New-
illttdland, with loss of main-mast and other da-
mage, and haViog thrown part of her cargo (fish)
tverboard.

The licensed ship Orient, from Calcutta, arrived
the Downs the 9th instant.
The private ships Eglad, British Army, and Re-
Itet, were expected to sail iron. Calcutta in July.
The Company's exert ship Union, was expected
h leave Batavia the 9th of August. The Surrey in
fleut three weeks.
The Ocean, in coming ont of the Straights of
rind., tell LI with the Marchioness of Enter, Surat
Canit, and Hugh Inglis, all well.
The Earl of Balcarras, Lord Lyidoch, and Corn-
*Al, had passed through the Straights of Sunda a
tkrti before,followinr
all g
wpeliiv.ate ships were at Batavia, vie.
Harriet, Mary Anne, Cyrus, Ganges, Wolfe's Cove,
Princess Charlotte, and Jemima.
A brig, supposed to be the Mary, 'r- INDALL, from
Cal,is to Liverpool, got on shore, near Walmer
Castk, list night, but got off again without assistance
from the shore.
Tile Mary, WIRTItt
4 totally lost off Tory—lrmCorewLsiatnveerr t°
LlverPc4l.
The Good Intent, from Liver pool to YarilloUth, is
totally lost on the Ship-Wash Sand.

?COLIC IX44IIIVA7ION OF MI 11107E141

- MAMMON HOUSE.
irestercTiy the portons charged with haring been
conceited in the Riots in the City' were publicly ex:
amined before the LORD MAYOR.
Sussex *as present during the ta-
hicL nearly four hours.
:dismissal of two or three persons who
ioned upon the subject of fire-arms which
their possetsion soon alter the disturb.
',y, but whiek thrie was no evidence
fined in any tuber manner than by
prisoners Were brought to the bar

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to. the 'etimmenCement of the investiga-
tion, a Gentleman named Thomas Wallace stated to
the-Loan MAYOR, that he saw. in Cornhill, near. the
Exchange, on the day off the ricks; a man who ap-
peared to be. a leading character amongst the multi-
tude, bearing a tricoloured standard, and brandishing
it about. Mr. Wallace seited him just as he ran over
to the Exchange, and began to he active in encou-
raging the mob to point their muskets at the Ex
change.' An officer at that moment came up to his
assistance.
-Leadbetter:here observed, that he was the person
who collmed the standaed•bearer when Mr. Wallace
held him. He begged that the offender should be
given up to him,' but Mr. Wallace refused to do so,
declaring that he would not let him out of his hands
, upon any account.
.• The marshalman, under the im-
pression that the standard-bearer was sufficiently se-
cured, went into the Exchange in order tai assist the
LORD Mayon in his exertions.-
Mr. .. .
Wallace said, that no blame was imputable
to the marshalman ; that the standard bearer slipped
out of his (the witness's) hands when the riot became
most formidable, when muskets were presented at
the Exchange, and there was a general cry of—
" They'll file." The witness had a strong recollec-
tion of the standard-bearer, who was very young and
slight. The crowd were gathering round him, and
seemed inclined to use the most fatal violence for the
rescue of their leaders.
A boy, named Walter Vincent, son-in-law to a man
named Broacher, was charged by a pawnbroker,
named Saddler, with having offered at his shop a
pistol as a pledge.
The boy's mother appeared, and said that her hus-
band brought the pistol to her lodgings on Saturday
morning, where, after some quarrelsome expressions,
he threw it upon the table, and desired her to send it
to the pawnbroker's if she wanted any thing to eat.
Her necessities compelled her to do so, and the mes-
senger was her sem.
The Lotto MAYOR said the state of this case was
very awkward, as upon the apprehension of Bseacher
hi; wile and son were the evidence to be brought
against him.—Vincent was remanded.
&Jrnhell was then put to the bar.
' John Curtis stated, that he saw Gambell at the
Exchange, in Threadneedle-street, amongst the mob,
but without fireursis.
Abraham Samuels stated, that Gambell had a gun
on the riot day, near the Mansion House, and that
upon being questioned as to the place where he ob-
tained it, -he said he got it where he might have had
as many more as he pleased. The witness saw him
approach the Eaclsaiige with the gon. which was
double-barrelled, and with which I,e seemed to be
very busy. He was near the Lord Mayor .it the
time, and made a rush at the do,r of the Exchange,
when the witness took hold of him. The comrades
of Gambell were, however, too many to be resisted
by an individual, and a rescue was made.
Gough, the officer, apprehended Gambell in the
Borough, on the riot day, when he had a musket in
his possession.
The musket was produced, and identified by Mr.
Beckwith, who said it was it: the window of his shop
at eleven o'clock on that day.
Carter was nett examined.
Mr. James Prince, who resides in Mincing-lane,
said, that at haltpast eve o'clock on the riot day he
saw Carter opposite the Bank of England. n ith his
bosom open, and to ail appearance in a state of in-
toxication. The witness was induced to call an officer
in consequence .cf the inflammatory language used
by Carter, who cried out frequently, " D—n my
b—y eyes, you may as well shoot me as starve me !
Now is your time, Britons; now is the time, my
boys!" Carter swaggered abort very much atter
this; there were crowds of people about him, but tie
had no arms. The witness put him into the hands
of John Brady, an officer.
Mr. James Ewart, who was with Mr. Priace dur-
ing this transaction, confirmed the evidence given by
that gentleman.
John Brady saw Carter tinder the above-mentioned
circumstances, and thought him either drunk or mad.
When the two last witnesses gave Carter into his
custody, a crowd came down upon him, but he
(Brady) presented a pistol at them, and swore that
he would blow the brains out of any man who would
attempt a rescue. Carter went quietly along with
him. Nothing was found upon his person.
Carter said he was very much in liquor on the day
of his apprehension, but had no thought of joining. in
any disturbance.
'lite Lotto MAYOR reminded him that he had at
one of the'private examinations, confessed having
carried the flag. •
Some respectable persons gave a high- character of
Carter, and mentioned that drink had the effect of
'making him delirious. One of them said that Carter
was born when his mother was out of her senses, as
a testimony of what was to be expected from him
upon any occasion of intemperate living.
The Loan Mayoa asked Carter whether he had
not beep before him upon some former complaint i
Carter declared that he never had i but said, that
he was lodged is the Compeer one night, in conse-
quence of the wretched state in which be was from
the immoderate use of liquor.
MG Teague mid, the account given by Carter, as
to his drunkenness, was true.
The Loan MAYOR observed, that-the character of
Carter, and the circatistances just mentioned,"rnight
operate to bis advantage in aaotber place. .
Richard Sionsateet a black mast, was that rat to
the top.
Mr. John Hall, of the Circbs. ill the Minartas, AO
„that haWent amongst the rioters. on the day of theist
exertion*. Me looked about for oroiebody to act wkb

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W,A in tWe'rentitiye die wont that *ai goirtg tomer& '
bet-nobody would act. The Mims" ies was one state
jet tremendous confusion. Simmons was in the midst
of the crowd, an was brandishing a tweed,. which
Jae knew stety well how to handle. There was an-
other person in the crowd, who gave the signal for
breaking , pen Mr. Hewsoes door. The witness
would know him at once, for he marked the activity
With which he was employed in the mob. Witness
took three blundetbusses and a sabre from the rioters,
aod was of opinion, that if he had received• any as-
sistance he could have taken half the multitude.
Simmons here said, that he was passing through
the Minories for the purpose of going to • Spafields.
and was met by a boy who had a sword, which he
offered to him, telling him at the same time that if
he did not take it he would he killed by the soldiers,
who were galloping through the streets. Simmons
said on this account he took the sword. but soon after
gave it up to a soldier, who rode up to him. and
told him it he did not lay down his arms he should
be killed.
In answer to several questions put by the LORD
MAYOR, Sammons said, that he was going to Spa-
fields because every one was going there ; that he
WAS not at the Meeting on the riot day, but that lie
had been at that which was held before in the same
place; that he wanted to hear the news about what
they were going to do, whether they were going to
send him and his comrades in distress home, and also
to hear the speech of Mr. Hunt in their favour. .
The LORD MAYOR here observed, that he had po- I
sitive information that it was the inient;o I of those
who left Spafielies, and advanced into tl e city in so
menacing a body, to procure all the arms trey could,
and supply those who remained in the pla:e of meet-
ing with the greatest dispatch, in order to carry into
execution plans of the most formidable nature.
Mr. Hall proceeded in his evidence. Simmons had
the swiad in his possession before Mr. Hewson's door
was broken open. Mr. Hewson occupied the apart-
ment above Mr. Rae's in the Minories, and the time
at which that and other houses were broken open and
stripped, was between two and half-past two. Sim-
mons did nothing while the witness was present but
brandish his sword..
Mr. V. G. Dowling stated, that he was in the Mi-
nories subsequently to the breaking open of Mr. Rae's
house, and that he saw the riotous conduct of several
persons in the mob, amongst whom was Simmons.
Solomon Hatt said he saw, the prisoner near the
Mansion House on the riot day with a musket, and
that he appeared very actil.e.
Simmons here said that Hart had declared a false.
bond, in consequence of his (Simmons) having re-
f used to accept of the witness's assistance in procuring
1 a ship for him.
Hart said lie could not he mistaken in the person
of the man. He took no further notice of him at that
time, than that of observing to him, that he knew
how t handle a musket well e but having heard that
a black man had been very riotous, and was wanted
by the L.snu Merton, it occurred to him that Sim-
mons was the man.
In answer to a question from the LORD MAYOR,
Simmons said he did not recollect a tall mulatto with
large whiskers.
Cathinan was put. to the bar.
Mr. Griffin was 5611 of opinion that Cashman was
the person who entered Mr. Beckwith's shop, and
laid hold of him tinder the impress;on, he supposed,
that he was the master of the house. A man, whom
ne believed to be Watson, jun. followed Cashman.
who upon entering the shop, drew a pistol from under-
neath his coat.
John Roberts. apprentice to Mr. Beckwith, de-
posed that he saw Mr. Platt shot, that the man who
slue him was young, and of small stature, and that
upon going into the shop, he cried out " Arms 1
arms !" Mr. Platt said, " For G o's sake send for
i a surgeon. I ant wuned ;" upon which the person
' who fired the pistol sdaid, " lam a surgeon," and
laid down the pistol. VitneM took up the pistol.
While this transaction uas taking place there were
about sir persons in the shop t they retreated,
but soon returned with a great mob, who entered the
shop. Cashman was at the head of the crowd. He
went through the premises, opened the drawers, and
examined every thing; but the witness did not know
whether he took any property away. Cashman was
about to take away a quantity of steel charges. but
the witness having told him they could be of no use
to them, he laid them aside. Witness saw him in the
countinghouse. with muskets on his shoulders.
The Loan Mason desired that the circumstance
relating to Mr. Platy, should not be repeated in the
depositions.
Edward Hone, foreman to Mr. Beckwith, saw a
sailor very active in carrying out muskets, but could
not :steer that Cashman was the person.
Mr. Lidyard, of Newgate-street, was in Mr. Beck-
with's house at the time of the riot in Skinner-street.
Cashman was the second man that collated Mr.
Griffin. The witness went to rescue Mr. Griffin. who
said to the mob, from a prudent motive, that he was
one of them, and that he knew nothing of the matter.
Mr. Griffin said to the witness that he bad got three
pair of handcuffs, which he hoped to use with some,
of the incendiaries. Witness found it necessary to
• fire at the mob, one of whom was wounded in the
shoulder by the discharge. The wounded man drop-
ped, but was taken up by his comrades.
Fagg, the marshalman, apprehended Cashman at
the Erchange, where he appeared with a gun on his
shoulder.—The LORD MAYOR recollected Cashman

in the crowd.
Cashman said, it was its intention.te join the mob
that morning, because he was staving. He bad fried
every thing : was sent from police office- to police
office, wit Lout receiving *lief: the preservation of
his file, and not riot, was his aim. •
Hooper was put to the bar. . •
Mr. John Hodgens, of raternostergow, seized him
in the act of stooping~ near the nerds-east gate of the
Exchange. He expressed a wish to speak with the
Lord Mayor, and the witness brought him under the
Piazza, having first taken a brace of pistolifrem
derneath bis goat: they were primed and loaded: the
one contained slugs. the other a bullet.
Prestos was next brought to the bars He advanced
with great boldneu and intrepidity, and from the dif-
ficulty of pncoring., his usual libation of In, owing
to his •wansesst, messed in mush beitterbetalth than,
when we saw him at Pipafields.
Mr. Linnersley deposed, that be saw the prisoner
'kite blinosics.ou'ibeshLY4f the riots, is the midst.

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off' cite hiet—he sip Mai ttlttee, Ina ISA remerat,etta
his features with the greatest distinctness, The mob
in which he was, was shouting and hooting at the
Lire Guards:
This witness was proceeding with his Aide:see *ben
.the prisoner intertupted him by saying, that he cc- ,
knuwledged every thing. now charged against him,
and would anticipate every thing that could in truth
,be subsequently stated. He began by tomplimeuting
the Lord Mayor on the meritoriousness of his eon,
duct, and thanking him for the indulgence with which
he had been treated by him. He would enter into AO
defence of himself—he relied on the purity of his
motives and the rectitude of his actions. He acknoW-
ledged he was in the Minories on the Monday of the
riots, and had no doubt he was seen there by the gen-
tleman who telansed to that effect; bet he was not
there for :..ny end thee- deserved blame, or justified
suspicion : business drew him to that quarter; and
he had the gratification, while there, of discharging
one of the most important duties of a China : he saw
two micznided rorn with arms in their hands, who
might have become the victims of the military force'.
he took the weapons from them, threw them away,
and thus saved she nun. at whose escape be rejoiced.
It was no uncommon thing for him to be in the Mi.
not=es. independent of the interest excited by what .
was going torw trd at that time, as he bad relations
there, had lived there himself, and had there earned
many thousand pounds.
The LORD MAYOR reminded the prisoner that it was
in evidence against him, that he nut wily was in the
Minories with the mob, hot in the waggon at Spa.
fields along with its acknowledged leaders.
Mr. Bradford, who saw him there, deposed to
this fact.
Preston did not dispute or deny this evidence. He
was Secretary to the Committee that managed the
business of the Spa.fields Meeting. If his conduct
while acting in that capacity Was a crime, it was a
crime which he would be proud to commit again.
Though freed to-morrow from the charges nbw pre-
(erred against him, he would never hold his tongue
or alter the line of his behaviour till the ftrievances
of his country were redressed. His ditty, however,
he would execute temperately and constitutionally,
AS he had hitherto done. There was no plot to dis-
turb the public peace—there was no conspiracy but
in the imaginations of those whose guilty consciences
accused them of destroying the liberties or fattening
on the spoils of their country. He acknowledged he
was in the waggon from which the pretended con-
:Orators descended, but he was there exerting his in-
fluence to prevent riot, and giving his advice to be-
have orderly and peaceably. This was likewise the
wish and the endeavour of that great and good man,
that patriotic and worthy character, Mr. Hunt, who,
lie was sure, bad no knowledge of what was going
forward in the City at the tune he was addressing
his countrymen in Spafields. That great man was
exerting all his endeavours to restore the rights and
to reduce the distresses of his country—to reform
public abuses, and to weaken the influence of those
who destroyed the constitution Of their country, and
degraded the royal dignity.
Here the prisoner was asked if he was in the mom
at Spafields when Mr. Hunt was speaking, and what
were the topics of discussion 1 elle answered, he was'
in the room one pat t of the day, but there was sues.
' a crowd and contusion that he did not know, or could
not sec 'llea, what was going I,.rward.
Mr. Kiimersley repeated his deposition that he saw
Preston bug the mob in the Minories, while they
were hooting and insulting the Lite-guards. Being
asked by the prisoner, in what cress he was at the
time the witness stated the marks of ideatification,
and it became necessary tor the .prisoner. to account,
for his motive's for appearing in the Minories so soon
after his being in company with the waggon-orators
in Spafields. The reason why he left the first scene
of action was, that he heard there was mischief going
on in the city, and, as his attendance WAS not re-
coifed at Spaflelds, he went to learn its extent, which
he heard was more alarming than it afterwards
proved to be.
The LORD Meson told him he had only one thing.
more to ask him, and he would hear his confession on
that point, it lie chose to make it voluntarily. It war
in evidence before him, that he (the prisoner) was he
the waggoitat Spafields—that he was seen passing
Cheapside —that he joined the mob there—that he
walked with it past the Mansion-House—and that be
was with it when committing acts of violence in the
Minories. He would now ask *hat he had to say •
about the colours and the...v*ode: used on the oc.
casion ?
The prisoner answered, that there were many of
these colours made, that he conceived there was no
harm in them, that they were made under the in.
spection of the Committee, that he had got several
yards of riband in a present, which he had used for
making cockades, thinking it quite innocent. With
regard to.his passing Cheapside, he was not sure but
he might go that way from Newgate-street as well
as by any other road.
The LORD MAYOR remanded the prisoner till
turday, telling him that in the mean time be might
prepare for his defence, or call his friends er advisers
to his assistance.
the Omelet replied, that he required no defence.
He had already made up hii mind : he had only 10
say, that he had acted consclentiously—he bad no
connexion with bad men. The crime that was per.
petrated was done through intoxication. There was
no plot—no conspiracy—no concealed scheme of
treason. dr bloodshed. All, was done openly, and an
wes already known.
Wilson, ta Lifeguardsman, who was stationed at
the minorseer was questioned as to the conduct of .
Simmons. The witness took the sword which Sim..
mons was brandishing ; but before he could do Fhb.
received a blow botn him, which cut through bis .
coat and waistcoat. Witness struck Simmons with
the Hat of his sword, upon which the latter gave up his

weapon. •
The pistols found upin Hooper were producea,
and William Mills, shopasan to Mr. Parker, firsiboras
stated that he sold them on Saturday week to a person
who said hisname was Watson.
Hooper said Watson gave the pistob to him on the
1 Sunday previous to the hinting. He judged they
were loaded, but did not try. and never fired them.
William Mills said, that the person who bought dm
pistols returned in an hour and a half and .purchased
another braes. The witness identified the pistol tonsil
upon Wows sec. as we of them i and auk' found

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