The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-03 00:00:00

GENERAL CO(TI I' MARTIAL.

Yesterday a General Cottrt.Martial assembled at
Chelsea College, for the trial of .Ivlin Shaw, a
private in the I%t Regiment of Foot (manta, to in-
votig•ite the undettnehtiosttul chargeS, preferred
aguifl.t him by Colonel Rainsford, belonging to the
sand Regiment.
The Court having as.embled, Jolm Augustus
Oldham, Esq. the Deputy Judge-Advocate, them
ordered she Pristint.r, who had been brought under
a strong inilitiry escort Iron) the Savoy, to be
brought info Court, and stated to him, that if he
had any objections to any of the Members whose
nainus liccalled over to him'as follows :
PRESIDENT.
Lieutenant-tit:l3mA the ilqn. JOHN LESLIE. _

Colonel Cook,
Coloml Lambert,
I.Miorti Gritha*,

Lirutenont-Colooel Wood,
Ca wlk) i)orville.
( apt.' Alex. Lurd Saltou ti,
Capi io Laliturc

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.. 1414 t. , Captain Latour,
Mid. the liptt. De COurey, Captain Webs,
Captain Clifton, I Cuptain Feuer.
Lieutenant.Cul. Draper.

The first evidence Out wa4 called in was Serjeant
Swann, of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, who
said, that in the month of October, 1803, he en.
listed the Prisoner into the said rygirnent, at Ber.
wick.on.Tueed, and produced an attestation to
that aro. It was also stated by another Scrjeant,
that in calling over the roll in the evening of the
15th May, at Pertmanrs►rent Barracks, that Shaw
was theo missing, and continued absent till brought
back the Ist September, a prisoner.
A Serjeant belonging to the Coldstream Guards
war then called in, who deposed, that whilst he
was on a rcctu►ting party at Eainburgh, he inlisted
the Prisoner, on the WO) of July last, and that he
desettedirtun them on the tlst, and had never seen
him fill he µeat to thins lino ha a deserter, after
being brought back to Portman street Barracks.

Serjeant Ma:Jon:tit!, of the 11th' Light Dra.
guns, then slated, 'that he enlisted the Prisoner at
St. Albans, in August last, by the name of John
Bell, and here a certificate to that effect was pro-
duced by Capt. Peter Lawton, belonging to the
said' Regiment of Light Drago.nts, V 4 III) deposed,
that !PI paid the Prisoner 11. Is. uti• his being attest-
el. It was then proved by Col. Clay, Inspecting
Field Officer of the 13edford Recruiting District,
that the Prisoner, tinder the name of Bell, received
81. including necessaries. 41°

The proceedings on haat( of the prosecution be.
ing.now ended, the prisoner was railed apish, fur
:his:defence, who briefly stated, that. he liming gut
[instivticate4 in the evening, he deserted Iron) the lit
-fiergiment :wt.. Foot Guards, fe tau! of the MK.
itlovnees yr returning to the rtginient in that state,
NO :led, kinkto. commit the tw 0 other breaches
itio:-.ihrikki•ist. War; and therefore left his en.
,happy sittiationito the mercy of the Court.
file was then orderd!: again into custody, and
ieenduett d back to the Savoy, is here he wilt remain
.liNhis sun teace be prouisilipttod to bito.

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And on being asked if he objected to any of the
above 'Members, and having, stated tiutt be did not,
the charges were then read, viz :-
Ist. For haying -deserted from the sail! Regiment on or abont
the 15th of mid continuing absent until the Ist of
September hit, when brought hark to the Regimont under a❑
escort, from St. Alban's, where lie was apprehended.
J. For enlistiug with it recrultiieg par,y of the Coldstre2m
Guards. on or about the Ritli of July la.t, in Edinburgh, and
fraudulently rereiVing frog, that party the sum of 81. Ibis. and
deserting from it on tlte'2lst of the said ulaialt,
$.l. For eniiiqing Its the name of John itcll with a recruiting
pally or the I Ith tight I)ra4nnos, a, it. Albans, in A dost
la•t. and there ft autlulently from Captain Pelt.'
ttttt 1111. that Regiment, the sum of imp guinea ; niso the sum
of Sl. iiirlooliiig tw•crs.:•,ties, from Calomel Clay, liatpoctiog
Field Officer of a Recruiting District.