The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-11-02 00:00:00

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1• - • ' ' ' CHAVIGE OF MURDER'
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i Howl-terater.—Capt. Cowan, the ('omets's:der attire Mk
;West betimes, has nodergune several esidalaatisas, us^ "i
diot' of the murder of Jphn MertaV. cook 'oT Said' skip. The
cause of his death was invests tee before I.Ord Tertingran, ill
Commander on thestatiaa, when he cleared the Capon; bent
the compbtint. Since his return to England, the charge lei
heel taken up by the friends of the deceased i - and •t appear!,
Oat on the filth of July last, this lokie waled front 'amain**
. London. About two or three,weetts after abet at
ceased, who had been ill same time, was fYing la th!l•Tilt j'arcrale
for sever:it days, when the Captain abused him fat &sling lb
take his money and the situation• of•coolk,, without *din de
I work; to which deceased replied, that hg caughka sioleat
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since he came on board, by st wpfaz on the foredastle, and
'illness prevented him from dfling his work : tilt CH lair *oh
noire4dy, bat took up ibe stave of an 01,11, floor cask, 'and he
him violently about his head : and ix a bon time after,he kg
ceased beating him frith' the stave, Jai took a rope's eat, mitts
heat hike with thht, and then obliged 'him to work the pomp
The Prisoner did not leave off heaths the deceased tittle nag
prevailed on to do so by the Mate. did ant hold or
his head after he received the beating, het west) ins onthedem
mast part of the time tfil his death. The blows wee the de-
ceased by the stave,were on his breast,' forehead, Mast oul
knuckles ; but the blows on his hands n ere supposed to he re-
ceived in endeavdtaing to keep off brows from otheryarts. He
worked the pump, and drew several buckets of water. Vs
wa- attacked with two strong fits after the last beating. He
lived two days and a eight after. During the time the Primate
• was flogging the deceased. he was heard 'to exclaim. that he
would have his 10 guineas out of his It —y soul. This was
supposed to allude to the money he paid a. crimp for the de-
ceased in the West Indies. The Mate had complained to dm
Prisoner agahisrthe deceased, and *ceased him of being inialt•
:rated. Deceased lay under theiong bout till he died. 'I. ,Nrse
was nd medical man or medicine on board. Deceased's Mei
was thrown overboard after they bad arrived at the Ha;
vannah. .
On Monday afternoon, the Prisoner underwent a final els-
mination. The former witnesses relaxed as to the strong rill
of evidence relative to the cause of the death. One said des
ceased ea, addicted to drinking spirits ; that he was motet
when he (Tune on board, and considered his illness occasioned
by excessive drinking. • • •
Lindsey, ape of the mates, considered detwa=ed to have died
of a feverish sicknets, with which be was attacked soon after he
came on board, and that his death was not occasioned by dm
blows nith the stave, which be considered slight blows.
• Sir. N. Collf.liNT Aid slut know the cause why spiv 4 the.lll4'
nesse, did net give their evidence so strong as on former °cis'.
sties, unless It Mar from fear of lasing a voyage by being lePt
la tows to give evidence at the 'Sersious. .Under. she circum-
stances he could not send the Prisoner to trial with the char
of murder, bat shontd hold him to Mil to answer whit may
objected at the ensuing Admiralty, Sessions, when the pored
might iudict or proceed as they thought best. If they %C r
at the office. they should be furnished with assistance and '
lions as to the modest proceeding.

Sir ISAAC HEAR% and his suite, arrived in tor*
yesterday from Views*, which he left on the Bth Inst.
having fulfilled his Weston, yekh the Order 01 the
Garter, to the Emperor of AUSTRIA.

MARRED.
On the Ist. inst. at Westminoter, John Milner, F. of trot.
cheater, Oxon, to Miss SpWit; of Prince's.court, Westminster'
0* the 29th instant, Mr. Worley, of Cheapside, to Mo. ger
molds, of Aldermanbary.

Di F.U.
Oil She 31st ult. at her ureic 's, James Cobb, Esti..l4ll/H1
ignore. Clunintte Willer Brown, nikl 13 %ears.
.. On the DO% ult. Mr. Thew Ewltitin, Of the 11d100149.
Toolty-street, Surveyor. _ I. '
On she 21st alt. 1r . Wrather, Eng, of Gray's inn...gnaw...141
On the 31st nit. nt Kanognte, to the Mtb year if her aft, '
ftioletlitaa.36latabetb baroness Coaynghans.
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