The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-19 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENC E.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. ]9.--Sailed his Majeoy%
ships Revenge and Partridge, With the convoy for
Spain and Portugal.
The Countese of Elgin cutter, with her convoy for
the Downs, remains at Spithead.
FAmwourtr, DEC. Ig.—The Venus schooner,
fiopkins, from Lisbon, for London, parted from
one anchor this morning, brought up with a second,
and rode out the gale until assistance WAS g;Veff her
from the shore, when she hove up, and run ft,rther
into the harbour.
YA.RMOUTII, DEC. is.-4E has blown a gale f;,
several days past, but we do not hear of any d,
haring been done on the coast.

Hmtvirctv, Dix. LB.—Arrived the MaWar, fron
Sheerness, with the loss of her rudder, two auchorb)
and one cable, with other damage.

SESSIONS, Dec. Is.

C. F. Palm, S. Telling, with --- Wright (not
lady), were indicted for the murder of ;
venture, on the high seas. p •of the A:.
Maddii, Apprentice to Capt. Keith, &Posed rot :he.
vessel was from (guidon and sailed as a
.Saute Sca
crew consisted a 14. in the middle of A
, bettvixJ`l.
the evening and four in the morning, P.l , who 4,,,ee -",
Mate, was on the watch. Witness was on 7. —"D"
eppnwit
the cabin, and the weather being warm, a sk)tivi,t,
communicat,ll with the deck, was left opca, and !Mei:a-
hoy, who was steering the vessel, called through the thorn'
to the Captain that something improper was t-..n;ac'a.'
upon deck. The Captain iraantls went on deck in Ili:
shirt, and returted below. imintstiately calling up the Mate,
observing, liastil), " Turn out, t.irr. oat!" Smith, the Mate;
neat tin deck immediately after ; and witness, who V. 3% gill
below in the cabin, shortly after heard him ran out " 0 len!,
0 Lord ! ' Whims got upon deck, where the tree hail as.
sembled, exceptini two hlark men and a boy. Shards. after,
witness observed Capt. Keith in the main chains. and Paha net
canting him over the.ship's side. The Captain did nut mem tu
struggle, nor did Palm say any thing at the time. In a mown
or two afterwards. witness heard Smith's voimr from the %AN
calling out, " boat, boat No efforts were made use hf to sue
the Mute, and the vmel might have been at that time 50ket see
from land. The Captain and First Mate having here thus le.
posed or, all hand!, w ere called below, excepting the Any tits!
helm ; and Paint, who was then Commander of the reset, NI.
ministered an nth upon the Bible to each of them—that nit
hoped never to seethe light 11 hefte,to if they ever divula,.4 es
Secret by vs hie!, the two persons came by their demi). 'Pieta*
black men were not called on to take the oath. Palm's shit
was bloody, and he at,erts arils pat on one of tic Captaia's,sel
threw his own overboard. Ile afterwards sent witmss
Captain's dmk, and he took a SI bum from thence, and icire it
to Palm. and he blind the Captain's and ship's papers. Wi,fien
heard PAM say, he had knocked the. Captain HI the head, 3
having first struck him. The vessel was very leaky, and sae acs
afterwards skuttled; when the crew took to the boats, ad
gained land, after having been four days and Bights at set.
They landed on an island inhabited y blue s ; and Paha ad
Wright got on board the Dart, for Liver , and atelier wee
taken up by a Portuguese schooner, hen wins's' arrived it
Liverpool, the Prisoners were confined by sickness, in the Hu;
pital there, where the boy first saw them. It was agreed tgby
that the Captain was dragged overboard, whilst towing a who's,
and that Smith, the Mate, died of a contention. Wilms
L first told this story; but he subsequently confessed to his meth/
the real facts, as sworn to by him in evidence. '
Mrs. Keith, the whinw of the deceased, know both the Prlsnk
its, and had seco them since they lauded, but they gave hq oo
iutUrraation respecting her husband.
The next evidenc.e, was the voluntary confesvion of Tellirg be-
tas the Police Magistrates. It stated, that a any, Veurge,
lying at at bola, during Palm's wateb, the'Calion awe yrs,
&wk, bar his shirt, and asked Palm, • the second Mate, whit try
1 going forward. struck[ him with hemmer, wit,* de
-Dspear" in said, " You have done me," I hfurmant hemd the fret
Slaw call out for assistance when is the water. All the ere!
were sworn, vii tit., exception of the Blatkr. Glasses of rote
were h.tuded to each of thein.and they were shot lay two Otiedtt
with pistols, when in the act of drinking.
On the Prisoners bring called on fdr their detmce, Pala
stated, that he knew nothing that was ening on In the schttoior
when the Captain Caine to him upon deck; and a seaman, lamed
Peter,tnid Imo the cr, w were atitsu t to kill the Captain an,l chni
Mate, and also him, Palm The Captaiu called up the Mate, 34
then seized Palm round the waist, and some one of the tux
/struck the Captaio at thesaine time with a hammer. whiny the
Ll:apt:tin afterwards cot'huld of and struck Palm. The Capin
called out, and Telling came to the spot, and •leshted Palo fie
throwiteg him overboard.—(llere Telling looked at Palm with
an air
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and mit:atm
The Jud en passed sentence of Death,
non Monday nest.
The Jury retired for some time, and returnedC°ariebrQdraictel,elif. hePrwi3halo:lrallrh.e baY
admitted

for execul