The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-18 00:00:00

this testimony-- su much ha I he shown that ha
was sunk buluw all sense of honour on this oc.
casion.

COURT OF KING'S RENGII, SsToitosire Dec. IG.
Sittings before Lord NLl.ENsonouGl!)in Goad-
hail, Lundun.
STILT ,1% 9 AciCSON.
The ATTORISKy.Gi N Leal. Staled this to be tau
action by II foreip hasiqr, against the Captain of
an Aim man ship the Logan, fur wages, earned
by tile Plaintiff, as mariner, on beard this ship, on
a voyage from London. to the Baltic, and hack
again, whit,' lasted near twelve mouths, at the
rate of 51.-per nionth.
Lt was clear that the voyage in qties!iiiii was
performed 9 and that the sailor nas oa board, am'
did his duly as 4 wanner ducing all that time, and
that Int had not been paid.
The defence which Mr.. GAnitOW was instruct.
ed to set up to this action was, that this crew had
iall deserted this ship before the voyage was at an
!end, and that, therefore, they hasp out only for.
kited all their wages, but also all their clothes,
according to the a ditto agreement they Ind en-
' tonal into with the Captain upon this occasion,
which agreement was founded upisn a law of the
, United States of America, by which it was prii-
isided, that if any sailors should desert an Amn
ifiran• ship before the voyage which he engaged-to
perform, as a mariner, was over, they should
forfeit.oll their wages; and that remaining 48
hours abioUt without chest and clothes, Bc.
shield be divined an act •of desertion ; sad the
only question east whether they had dune au in
this case? he einstesided that they had ; tut sabot
i the ship bad arriyed at Ikptford, they had all ill-
! MOM on le:tvittg it and coming on shore, against
the reMonstreticu of ilia Mate, by which the snip
: was put into imminent peril 'and lish.trd, fur she
thailto Cu:he ap to Prince gdnard's Stairs, a place
considerably-higher up the river, and these toeing
ou person left on board, hut the Male, It was
hOpOS.C.hie the shipcould stir without a fresh crew,
which the Mate was compelled to procure through
the tuctliuin of a pilot at ti.e *Liner, who brought
doled taileadacn, u ith wlithat aid the metal 'jag Oa..
sigated up to Prince Edearit's Stairs. This, Mt.
Canoe &untended tn lie precisely the rase tor
ii kids the. Is w of America. provided, and for too
enforcing of %silica this agreement was mitered
into, IL! utaiiii.iiiit d this to be a desperate action
bcultglit by way of experiment, to feel the pulse
Of the Jiiry, for if the Plaintiff wassnect,ssfol In
this, there were sigh' others brought by each of
the rest of the crew who had thus &veiled. Ile
entisitained, that if Ruch an action as this succeed.
ed, it would he highly injurious tip the naval sir.
airy of this country ; for so great was the• pressure
fur seafaring hands, that most ern the in were taken
nit in the Itoyal Navy, and therefore we were
antler the necessity o eng 'ging in our sersice a
trend of foreit;i4rs, e h.. w.iulit desert a ship the
moment she tame to ant liar in a brutish port, and
leave her to her fate, to her utter destruction per.
hepc, and so they would maintain their• &emits
against the .blaster and Coniniander fur wages. To
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Prole this crew had thus deserted, he calell the I Four brickilayers, iii crossing the S..rern, on
Mate, Wednesday,.:in the horse-boat belost!ing to the
Chao lea Mereck, the I)..fentlaitt's brother, ii ho
ucw lowtst4 pith, about a nii:e below Stirowsbt:iy,
stated, that a lien the vessel arrived at Del'11"111/ were drive* down the stream to ilia extent of tbu
she came fu anchor can Saturday, the 26th of : chliti, "Aids sud.lettly snapping, the hat 4•44
Septemher last. That the Captain tuft the: ship, "aft% Tile cies of the sufferers brought 9,•Ve.
came up to London, and ohm di
I SIC- _cave to have A
rag persons to the spot, bill as they were without
her brought up to Prince iiiistard4 St.nrs, about a boat of rams, they could only become inactive
mile and a half abuse: 04,11lintil. 'twat the whole spectators of the death of these unfortunate men.
crew insisted on loafing, and did leave, the abip On aterday se'nnight, during a violent gust •if
against his remonstrance, in consequence of vrfiich, wind, a large splinter was detached from (he aria
it became absolutely nuecssury for iiiin to procure 1 of a mill in ra;)id in,ition, at Cirist.charch, near
another crew to navigate the vessel up to this Liverpool, w Heft struck. a hitn.l young man,
place. lie did so, through the medium of a pilot, named Galley, eili such violence, that it instauta.
who bruu‘ht nine seam, ii with him to Deptford, neonstrdeprived him of life.
by whose aid the vessel was brnusiit up to' Prince A Gentleman of the name of parley, resident. at
Edward's Stairs. ,That two days after the crew 1 Britmone, in Yorkshire, while sitting at supper
had se deserted the ship, they came on board again, I last week with some friends, observed to them
ang asked for their Cliblileri, which acre lacked ups that they•eat nothing, but he %rook! set them an
He pee them they key, and they had their clothes; example. He accurdingy took a large mouthful,
but this lie sail, ire did ander the terror of despe. which sticking is his throat, almost instantly suf.
rate threats %Ilia they held out to him: This routed him.
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was can a Monday, but on referring to his lug. it Kussiast sailor was, on Friday iii,;lit, hopped
book, it appcartd that he bad made the ratty iby three men in Sparrow Comer, tuiver-Iii:1, awl
of the desertion of these sailors uo the Wedoes. t ruhh,il ~f 101. its owes.
day following. . Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock, is a
It appeared by tic evidence of the pilot, that drt lettied with dung wis going Meng kin;sland.
he had brought down nine sailois to Wing this road, a boy about 13 years of age, crossing at the
vessel from Distford so Prince Edward', Stairs, t time, 6.11 down, a hen one of the wheels passed
at the request of the Mate. It appeared lurther, i over both his legs, by- which they were fractured
that none of these sailors Wit received. any of !is a shocking manner. He nas ire:it...Aid...ly
their mune), fir this voyage. ' • I taken to the hospitll, where it was (cancel etc must
The ATTORM EY-WhN yam. treated this defun= k
uari ergo amputatiou. .
with great indignation. Ile Maintailled that thelit Ott Saturday a woman and a man were commit.
sailors had not Ikqerten tills vessel, in the : teal to litirsomotwer gin!, for assaults. The nein-
true ssirit of desertion ; that they had an idea! ber of prlsooers for trial is usinsuallxgreat—uca rly
the voyage was at an end alien the ship came set,,,„ 1., half of ahem are fur felueim.
to her iimosings at Deptford ; and that theh A man named Baker, on Friday &ening, fur
being foreigners, could nut •be . Manned for so a Igitag ..4 iv
Og a aXer; linitertOOk to ear, at the Busing
thinking, since tile vessel would have staid (live i sit„. ti:•:ie the Turnpike, Newl,netosi,, a log of
had it nut been for the have which the Deli:naafi:, ,asio.tott of nine pounds,' four pounds of potatoes,
i-iti -o- Wel the fetitaTii, 'had' iibtaiiitol I. bring her 'la hooch of omit's, and a thieepensiy loaf, and to
up to Prince Edward's Stasis; to obtain which; drink a
.;;:flan of tuter, within all hour; and he
he cause up to London, but of 'Whieli ( ireutiiiitance. perf.,1.,,,..,1 the ittioitiat feat ia 61114 aorta dux
his crew knew ,nothing. That this was don. lifts mat,:iefi.
us order to give colour to this itio.t tiosiiiitiots
defence, and to furnish an excuse l,ir calling teria
4 desertion, stud thereby to cheat tittle tissue ho-
sing sailors of WA. a-piece, and lu 'rut awe the
pocket of the Deletulaut between .54101. and GOUT.
tat mosey berougitig to them: kilos,. Ti, a to*
the accomplishment of this most a ic,lit,l poirivisi.,-
th 6 Defendant •Isad called his own •brother, whu
lied sworn that which Ilse Jury could HA belikve,
after be had admitted that• he had entered in h.s
own log.hook the ptetended tle-ertion its this
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Lord ELLENOOP (MOH observed" that the only
question w as, whither these sa:lors actually itu.
tended to desert this ship or nut ? For if they
did, and Oad actually drist.rte.l, they could not
rn inicin this action. Wit after having beers on
this yiyage near twelve months, and not hating.
had any wages during any part of it. the proba.
bitity was, that they hat, no such lett:mien, ao
thore was near WI. each due to thew. and parti-
cularly as the seise' was ordered np to Parsee
ward's Stairs, at the request of the Defendant,
without the knowledge of this crew. As to the en.
try in the nig, by the Defendant's broiher, being
made two days after the event to which it refer-
red took plat e, his-Lordship could not help °li-
miting, it ee as an event of a grievously wicked
complexion. Supp.using the Jury to be of opinion
Ike Plaintiff as entitled to a verAct. the Itlat
due was 681. Io3.—Verdict for the Plaintiff, da.
usages bal. 1(1,.

Alm, broke. out, I _•t ac k ia a (lyre! hg.houlter
st 4.urbnitti*lt ttu, N!,ll(iik, %%hull in a %)urt time
eons:sated the sa'ne, an l gmitly tkouctieJ au a 4
gig tviettmits.

cause on IVeilsorsil.iy, wh. ni by his unto ooth, it
related to event witicis teak plsee uo the
day preceding. lie bait • high ecsingt and c.c.!
(Coll fur the AntericAn ets.naetcr ; it was brat.,
A plain, and a of %I: an the
Deteiklmit and h t brother were must ttlif.Sou'i. j
able si/eel-teem SO tooth i,ad they deg,:talcd-
tbeir cdiuntry in th:a rap •, 111..,t he n-4. ewlivitie-
I if tha Court were thr,ingc4 with Ais,, sirens,.
as it was uuw with EogNsamen, ausisue4 would:
tint Americans ft-51.0t tits insult whieo
.ties • case
uttered to their country; that the Defeadsol's bro.
titer nimbi hardly be Oh I. save his ide tact