The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-09 00:00:00

1823.

" rice Cause :for is,; ,t died on the Segfold!"

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tasted at. the West End of the Town • the persoo wiehing to
part from^lt owing to*bad health, atilt wanting a person wfici
can give strict attention to it ; the teals will be modertor
fixtures, itc.
For particulars apply (if by letter post paid) to Mrs. L: 5,
Homer street, Edgware road, London.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
(mu THU NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.)
We rejoice in every indication of the growing greatness
and improvement of our common country; nor areothese
.few, or of rare occurrence. On every side we perceive the
workings of a mighty effort to render the nation worthy
of communion and comparison with the greatest'llnd
noldrst empires. pas have adorned the earth with trophies
of their mental energies. The period is not far distant
when we shall be no more t runted by foreigners with the
wantof literature, roads, canals, statues, monuments, and all
other ornaments and conveniences of highly improved
society, than we are now for ignorance of the art of war,
or the imbecility of our government. North Carolina
has covered herself with honour by erecting a worthy
monument to the memory of our Washington, at the Seat
of the State Governm,at ; and now New England is about
to hssid down to' posterity a memorial, in architectural
simplicity and grandeur, of the daring deeds of the heroes
of oar Revolution. We hope the day will come, • when
the slumbering dust of Washington himself will be sur-
mounted by some majestic monument' raised by the joint
contributions of the whole nation, whose strength and
simplicity, whose grandeur and loftiness, shall be a
suitable memorial of the services and sublime character of
the man whose mighty mind could tear an empire in twain
for the sake of freedom, and hold in contempt the rewards
which low. ambitious. selfish souls are eager to grasp at
id successful revolutions. At such a shrine, travellers
;gtani every distant nation, would pause in solemn silence,
mid pay the tribute of their veneration. Our children
Would learn wherein imperishable glory lies, and vow to
Itensecrate themselves to the service of their country,
without daring to indulge the lawless wish of being its
oppressors. But our feelings burry us away from our
object, which was only to introduce the following Address,
*kith we find in the Boston newspapers :
TO THE PUBLIC.
, At the late session of the Legislature of this State, an Act
was passed to incorporate the Bunker Hill Monument Associa-
itien. The Subscribers, as a'Commlttee, and in behalf of their
associates, are directed to address the Public, in regard to the
objects of the Corporation.
The erection of some public monument, which should bear
lasting testimony to-national gratitude, 'nod cherish a national
feeling, has often been the subject of discussion and conversa-
tion, in thisspart of the country; but none, worthy of the name.
said the purpose, has yet been executed. It is tree that the
public records, thrproductions of the press, history and poetry,
are sure to preserve and perpetuate the remembrance of the
areatenettre 61 the American Revolution. NetertheTess, somas
grand and striking object, often recurring to the sight. and 1 -
pressing the mind with interesting associations, would be o ,
it is thbugtit, tastittter elects, nor unworthy for the present g
j.
aeration to rear, to the memory of the past. Tits first baUi e
'is the war of our indepondeoce, is an avast so disdoet-and
wally( la Its chatterer had consequenees, as not to be lost
.end overlooked in the series of great oceuvreeeest so import-
ant, as that no comparison diminishes its magnitude. The
heights of Charlestown bre associated in every breast, with the
noblest recoliections. They are the first point of curiosity
with every stranger; and without dispute, as we think we may
say, the Moat interesting spot in our country. If this be true,
.need we, or Gould we say morel Fortanately, the seen'. of
'the battle of Banker Hill possesses distinguished natural ad-
Melanges for the site of a monument. It is high, conspicuous.
amulet present not covered by buildings. In this last respect,
Its advantages, without some interference, such as is now con-
templated, will, in a few years. be completely lost; as the
progress of population and building is rapidly surrounding it,
are long the place where Warren tell, if nothing be done to
prevent it, will be covered by streets and houses.
Believing that the lime had arrived when a successful appeal
conk! be made to the community on this sthject, ate association
was entered into for the purpose of making such appeal ; and
as act of Incorporatioa was applied for, and obtained for more
mthveoiestly carrying the design into execution.
To solicit the necessary aid from the public, collect the
funds, place it ad interim, in a secure and productive invest-
ment decide on a suitable place, and make arrangements for
its execution, were objects which required time, deliberation,
responsibility, and system. For this reason, and no other,-it
was deemed expedient to proceed under the provisious of a
Corporate Charter.
It is intended to erect a Monument, whit's shall be eons.-
crated to the g Tat leading characters and events, both dibli
and military, of the American Revolution, up to the 17th of
June, 1778; to bear appropriate inscriptions of names end
dates. It so happened that this part of the Union was first
called on to act and to suffer, in the great revolutionary eon.
test. The storm of war burst here : and it may well be oar
1 happiness, as it seems to us to be our duty, to rear the firpt
1 enduring monument to events of so unmeasured an is.
penance.
As all the Provinces and Colonies of New England, which
now constitute the Eastern Division of the United States,
produced conspicuous actors, in those times, and sent soldiers
Il of tried bravery to contend in the conflict of that day, they
I have all a like interest in the honour and happiness of the
result; and, if the present design should meet the general
approbation, the generous and patriotic feeling of six pros-
perous States may, we have supposed, be safely relied on to
It rnish adequate means.
At present it is not practicable to define the character or
magnitude of the Monument which may he erected. This mast
depend, essentially, on the extent to which the feelings of alts
country shall be interested io the undertaking. The general
view, however, is to erect a Monument, widen shall he distin-
guished by simplicity and grandeur, rather than by elaborate or
elegant ornaments. Like the events which it is to common°
rate, we would wish it to exhibit the character of natural, in-
herent, durable greatness.
It is obvious, that if the undertaking is to succeed, it must
be adopted, carried on, and completed, by the Public. The
Association aspires only to the praise of hating attracted the
public patronage to the object, and, to the pleasure of bestow-
ing their own best services and labors most cheerfully and
zealously in firtlierancs of the design. it is composed of
gentlemen in different parts of the State, of such numbers as
to ensure intelligence and good counsel:. and of sued charac-
ter, we trust, as to ensure the puhlic contldence in the faithful
eppro,,riation of the contributed (tils. . . .
As soon as arrangements can be made, appeals will bd
made, through Committees, to individuals. Ail will 'have is
opportunity of contributing as their 'Witty or inclinetionmet
prompt. blob
The steeliest donation will be giadly received, and the k
blest citizen may have an opportunity of saying, that he hap
contributed something to testify his respect for the tabors WI
,sufferings of his ancestors, An exact account of ell salleeelitt
Jitma will be kept : thoseof each tewn entered separatelyoutt
1.4 name of each donor• recorded ins permanent %%Atne, to b "
'Mashed and preeersed in the Moeument. , • •
It•nemaias only..tbat we subunit this undertaking to Blot:threi,
Ilidacallith or I,a, entighteoeil sod patriotic. public. •, • I,' odtott
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FROM TUN PROVIDENCE MANUFACTURERS' AND
—FARMERS' JOURNAL, Aua. IS.
... ; •
John C. Hamilton was eipeuted in Kentucky a few
years since (1517), for the murder of Doctor Sanderson,
of Natillez, alj,ssissippi. A man has recently been
cxe-
cuted in Mobile, who confessed himself the intirderer of
Sanderson, and declared that Hamilton was innocent.—
(Southern Paper.)
The annals of judicial proceedings rarely afford a report
of a trial and execution, of a more extraordinary and dis-
tressing character than this. and it should be universally
circulate'', that judges and jurors may be guarded against
condemning supposed culprits on circumstantial evidence.
'Voting Hamilton, through life, had supported an unble-
mished character, and obtained the love, esteem, and ad.;
'nitration of all who had the pleasereof .hls acquaintance.
Aids coloryon with the young gerstlemen of Kentucky, he
'wit's in the haliit of spending the winter seasoa in the
more genial climate of Mississippi. On his return from
a winter residence in that quarter, he accidentally fell in
company with Dr. Sanderson, who being in ill health, was
journeying to the celebrated wateringplace at Harrodsburg
Spa, with the hope of recovering his lost health ; and as
he wasanxious to make something out of his pilgrimage,
he took with him a large sum of money, 'with which he
contemplated purchasing negroes on speculation. On his
way op the country, his infirmities increased, and as he was
apprehensive he might exp're on the road, lie committed to
the charge of Hamilton his treasure, having in his short
acqtiaintance discovered that he was worthy of unlimited
confidence. In a few days, however, his indisposition
abated, when be pursued his journey, and finally arrived
in safety at the residence of Hamilton, in Barren county,
Ky., where he remained during the summer, and received
from his young friend every mark of courtesy, attention
and hospitality. In the month of Ooctoher, Doctor Sander-
son made arrangements to depart, and on taking leave of
his hospitable, host, young Hamilton accompanied him
several miles on 'the- road, an.' then took an affectionate
farewell. 'l'en or twelve days after, as some hunters were
rambling through the forest, they discovered the body id.
Doctor Sanderson in a state of corruption, shot in several
places and mangled in the most shocking manner. As
Hamilton was last seen with him, and as it was known that
he had from time to time, made use of stuns of money.
originally the property of Sanderson. suspicion fell on his
head, and he was arrested, tried and executed.
Previous to his arrest, he was advised to teals as country
to avoid danger, but as he was conscious of his innocence, he
disdained to take a step which would cast a cloud of ob-
loquy and disgrace upon his character, and resolutely re-
wined at home. As the inhabitants of the country were
divided in their opinions as to his guilt, the affair gradually
died away; but Hamilton being anxious that a trial should
trite pl.tee, firmly believing that in such an event his ripe-
tation would remain unspotted, he solicited at the hand of
justice a trial, which to his astonishment and sorrow clos-
ed with his condemnation. The only evidence against him
was circumstantial, viz.—that near the body of Sanderson
were found a bloody-pair of pantaloons, anti a pistol, both
;bearing the name of Hamilton. Through the whole of the
trial he manifested that fortitude and determined coolness,
cbaracterietic of intsseenoe, and expired with a full convict-
tion that the real murderer goeld ultimately be discovered.
liflressaan the scaffold betoOl Manly leave of the workt
Apr: tiled not the least regret for Ills fate, bat lansentel
that his misfortunes would cloud the prospects of his family,
and shed an indelible disgrace en Ids memory. Thus,
through the weakness of the law, was an interesting young
man and a worthy citizen hurried from the world, and
I doomed to expiate on the gallows, that crime committed by
the bands of a villain and assassin. It may be proper for
the welfare of the world, to pass sentence on the accused,
on the authority of circumstantial evidence. but it would
be far better, by statute, to annul. the practice ; and it was
the opininn of Lord Hale, that it were better to suffer ninety
guilty persons to escape, than to punish, unjustly, one that
Is innocent.

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SODIN A MBU LT 8 st—The following extraordinary case of
Somnambulism has been communicated to the Editor of a
morning paper in an authentic manner. It is principally
important in a medical point of view, on account of the sue-
eessful use of bleeding as a remedy.
A remarkable instance of this affectioe of the nerves
occurred on Sunday evening last, October the sth, to a lad
named George Davis, I6i years of age, in the service of Mr.
Hewson, butcher, of Bridie4oad, Lambeth : at about 20
minutes after 9 o'clock the lad went forward in his chair,
and rested his forehead do his hands; and in ten minutes
started up, went for his whip, put on his one spur, and
went thence to the stable ; not finding his own saddle in
the prhper place, be returned to the house and asked for it.
Being asked what he wanted with it, he replied, to go his
rounds. He returned to the stable, got on the horse without
the saddle, and was proceeding to leave the stable: it was
with much difficulty and force that Mr. Hewson, jun.
assisted by the othtr lad, could remove him from the
horse ; his strength was great, and it nas with difficulty
he was brought in doors. AI r.,liewson, sett., coming home
at this time, sent for Mr. Benjamin Ridge, an eminent
practitioner in Bridge-road, Who stood by him for a guar
-
ter of an hour, during which time the lad considered himself
stopped at the turnpike gate, and took sixpence out of hiel
pocket to he changed; and holding out his hand for the
change, the sixpence was returned to him. He immediately
observed, "None of your nonsense-L.-that is the sixpence
again, give inc my change ;" when three pence halfpenny
vio.gi,oo to Linz. He counted it over, and said, "None or
your gammon ; that is not right, 1 want a penny more ;"
making the four pence halfpenny, which was his prepei
change. He then said " give me my castor" (meaning
his hat), which slang terms he had been in the habit of
using, and then began to whip and spur to get his bores
on ; Isis pulse at this time was 136, full and hard; no change
of countenance could be observed, nor any spasmodic af-
fection of the muscles, the eyes remaining closed the whole
of the time. His coat was taken off his arm, shirt sleeve
stripped up, and Mr. Ridge bled him to 32 ounces; no
alteration had taken place in him during the first part of
the time the blood was flowing ; at about 24 ounces the
blond began to decrease ; and, when the full quantity
name :I above had been taken, it was at 80—a slight perspi-
rstion on the forehead. During the time of bleeding, Mr.
Hewson related the circumstance of a Mr. Harris, optician
in H ilborn, whose son some years back walked out on
the parapet of the house in his sleep. The boy joined the
conversation, and observed he lived at the corner of Brown.
low-street. After the arm was tied ap, he unlaced one
boot, and said he would go to bed ; in three minutes Irons
this tiMe, he awoke, got up, and asked what was the matter
(leasing item been one hour in the trance) nOl. hari,i° the
slii#444se4 itecollection of anD thing that kid Ismail, end
wondered at hit arm, being tied up, and at the blood, &J.'A stroll Miening medicine was then administered, he wedt
:toledsi'ilepe.wittl,.l and the neat day appeared perfeetlir
deliiiity from the, bleadihg acid °versals ,
the medicine, ari4 has no recollection whatever ihf what
Nide of Mira:till), or linitielt were ever
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HORRID. MURDER. • •
. .
COLOGNE, Seer. iodividoal itemised of mina
twirlers has been arrested at Beal, a village on the right
bank of the !thine, opposite to Bonn. He has already
confessed three murders, the recital of which .is enotigls
to snake the mind shudder. The following is an acconnt
of the mesna by which these atrocious crimes were disco-
vered. An inhabitant of lieu]. named Moll, a shoemaker.
and Henry Ochs, of Cologne, a tailor, hail served together*
it; the same company of the 28th regiment. and were
united in the closest bonds of friendship ; they returned
to their homes after some years of service, and resumed
their former occupations. Mull came frequently to visit
his friend Ochs, who was married at Cologne. The
young married folk always received and treated him whit •""
much affection. The judicial atnhotity took cognizance
last year of the double disappearance of Moll's step-mother,
28 years old, and of his own younger brother: search wait
made after the persons, but in vain. Moll having given
rise to some suspicions, was arrested ; but for want of
sufficient proofs was discharged from arrest after a deten-
tion of some months, and resumed Iris connection with,
Oelis as before. The latter wishing,to make purchases at
the fair of I'utzyen, not far from lieu], held on the Mit of
September, set out on the 7th,
sbasini • procured sixty
Prussian crowns, informing, his wife that be would Cite
lodgings at the house of his hiend.Moll.. „After she haat
waited the return of her husband for eight, days, she began
to feel considerable anxiety, and sent a confidential, pet sou
to snake inquiries for him. This messenger arrived at
Bent on the 18th, and saw Atoll wearing the clothes and
using the pipe of his friend Ochs, struck with these sign.,
he returned to Bonn, and communicated them to the officers
of justice. The Judge instructor instantly dispatched the
civil power, and having surrounded Mol,l's residence, pros
seeded to make &domiciliary visit. They presently discovered
some loose planks on the hair of the workhouse ; on rais-
ing of which, they perceiied the extremities of mutilated.
bones sticking out from a hole filled with earth, like chq e
in which peasants usually'preserve their pota'o..s. Th.r
dug out three bodies in suceession: the first was recognistrit
as that of the unfortunate Ochs. While the officers were
busied in the work of exhumation, Moll escaped thronih
the window, sad baffled the vigilance of tile police
with such cantion, that they were no; able to retake him
until about nine o'clock at night, when he was discoveied
in the middle of a field, in which he had labd dosysi
through excessive fatigue. He was brought hack to tie
Judge's Office, where lie found'befOre him the three bodies
exposed to view : at first lie wishe I to deny every thing, but
the impressive and ingenious interrogations of the Judge,
pressed him so closely, thathe became confused and incon-
sistent in his answers, and in themd the voice of conscience
succeeded in wringing from him the horrible contession 'of
his crimes. lie then confessed, with hoods of tear,„ that 11,
months ago he assassinated his stepmother. He aftrrmarcis
avowed that he assassinated
.his own brother, because hi
p . il the power of. repeating .the focuser deetis ;he
moreover confessed the murder of his friend Ochs, who is
he committed on the night of the 7th of OAS motitli. An
inquiry into many othei murders is an.feot. vrhiclstis alto
attributed to this monster; and on which hp 041010106 es
to undergo ritninin4tion...M. Schiller. soli ko ceiOra!rA
poet, is employed in conducting the investigation of 'ibis
affair.

Seri.. 24.—We understand that the inhabitants of Beal.
fired with detestation of the 'murderer Moll, assembled lost
Saturday. and destroyed his house, .whichi "as sit:sated lit
an isolated spot at the extremity of the eillage. After they
bad demolished it front roof w fotiadationr they collected
the combustible materials set them on fire, and scattered
the ashes to the winds. Psis act of siinultaneous indigUs-
lion was performed in a moment, and (we are happy to
learn) was followed by no other cocess.—(Constitutioariel
of Serterday.)

KING'S Basic's PRlSON.—Yesterday the Marshal (WM.'
Jones, Esq.) held a Court of Inquiry in this .prison, f-ar in-
vestigating the circumstances attending the late disgraceful
outrage, assault,and discipline of the pump on Mr. nimble.
That gentleman recapitulated the whole of his evidence, as
deposed before L. B. Allen, Esq, the Magistrate of Union..,
Hall. He produced the letter he bad received from Jacob,
stating that be was recommended to apply to him profes-
sionally by Mrs. Pigott, which induced hint to visit the
&nab ; and confirmed the subsequent vloience and loss he
had sustained. Many witnesses were examined, who fttWr
corroborated his stateuitint as to the assault ; when,,
after a long and patient hearing, the following prisoners,
against whom warrants had been lodged at the last exami-
nation before Mr. Allen, were committed to close con-
finement in the County Prison in Horsernonger.lone Vii. :
Major Campbell, Captain Schnitzer, Jacobs, and Heyton.
The other prisoners, Elvaston end Wright, who have
" levanted," and exposed the" secrets of the prison house"
in favour of M ritouhel, were for the present committed to
safe custody in the strong room over the lobby in the Bench.
'l'. Pitman, the celebrated racket-player, who was impli-
cated in the charge: and not being a prisoner, had beets
committed to Horsensonger-lase Prieon by Mr. Allen, has
since been admitted to bail.
On Taesdav, the 30th ult., a bottle was picked up on
the beach at Walton, Essen, under the cliff, opposite the
Naze landmark, which contained the following note
:
"This bottle was thrown into the sea from the Von Pagel.
at Helvoetsluys, Saturday, September 27, 1813. at 5 p. tn."
—by which it appears it drifted 120 miles in 68 hours, mitt
shows the set of the title in a retnarkable manner, Ow
wind during the period was fair to take it to the spit ost.
,which it was loan I.
Sins?, APRIL 3.—Captain Edwardsen, df the Snapper
brings; from New Zealand two chiefs, one of whom is
riecompaMett by his wife. Otie of them is a youth of Map
116,.and. the othrr is 30 years old. Tne name of the
history ie brieflY eh 'follows n 1807, or thereabouts. the
h-lhatyni:r7res:deedl4,,an Englishman by birth, and whose
patched a boat's crew, consisting oefitfihte•er
Sydney ship y ifsealie. out of this port, was cruising
Irtitertheis
hsatontitioe.naednaoat
(James Caddel, the present chief), to one of the island's.
in quest of seals. The boat was taken by the savages in.
the vicinity of the Southern Cape, and the hapless men.
with the exception of Caddel, were killed and eaten. For-.
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sniodoofn
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mnpt
a'. part of New Z•slind to indulge
aduttiinoeephterodeliatlheor;i:n.;tabrre.
escaping from a wretched captivity, Caddel lirnaintitiergned
sinalnd scailpstioluteinotfdetahteintylltainrde.i.nseAnsbiobulyt
was allied to a Chiefs daughter, woo also .is sister to a.
Chief: and by this two-fold tut, he becamea a Prince of ma
swill intiaenue among such subjects as those barbarous
despots are destined•in the present constitution of thin4s
to have the control of. Coddel lost his own language, es
I Well as European custduts, and soon bream: transformitd
from tba Eriolisli sailor boy into the daunriess and teirifv-
ipg New Zealand. Mei ilicetinieztl some are mnentatien
to induCe hint to visit New South Wales tt and he
would not have cline without his partner; to whout he
appears to be ten !erly attached.