The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-12-15

Kilkenny, then the head quarters of
Sir Charles AjsH, there 90 BE- tried By
a courJ martial for luch crime as might
chance to DC alledgcd agaihlt him.
In any other country the fcenc tliar
took place on chat location might rx-
cite no litcle horror, and afonifhmenr,
but with us, thefe ienlations are become
extinguilhed by frequency OF repetition.
am lntrutted. thar a proclamation
was lent iorth, oHering a reward to any
man, who would come forward, and
give any evidence againft the trai.or
ffe0sp. An unhappy wretch who had
bet n thotriy before condemned to die,
and was rhrn lying ready for execution,
was ailured by the propolal. His inte-
griEy was NOT firm enough to hedtate
long, between the alternative pfopoted,
pardon, favor, and reward, with PERU
ry, on one hde, t'e rope and che gibbee
on the other. His loyalty decided tlic
queitlon againtt his own foul. He was
examined; ani Htvey was appointed by
{ehe tenselce of a mild, and no doubs
enlightened court Ihartial to take
the place Of, The wirnes, AMI flcceed
10 the vacant ha!tor. Hsyey, 3du may
inppoic (cdntinued W. Ciurau) now
5hong'lr his l.gjours at an end; bur he
was mlttaGen; bis hotir was not yer COME.
You are probably, geneledien, Or YOU
my lord arc accounting for his dicape,
by the fortunate recolle5lion Of fo!ne
early clrcun'tanCeS, thar might have
tnote upon fhe fenti&:.i1y Of Fir C58rlSi
H{gl, and n1allr han believe, chat he Vas
In debt 70 providence gof che life Of one
innocent, though convicted vieti.n. But
II was nor 10; his etc;sp9 was purely ac
cidtnfal. The proceedings upon his
tfiai, happenct TO met the eye OF
lord CORVALLIS. The freaks Of fortune
are nat always cr,ielj ia the bitcerncls
OF her locuArity, you Ice me can adora
The mi!creancy Of the Gave, in the trap
pings OF power, and rank, and weairh.
But her playfulneis is nor always inIlu-
man; The will iomegimes in her gam
bois, fling oil upon The wounds of the
lufferer, The will fonletimes fave che
captive from the dungeon and che grave.
were II only, that ifie might afterwards
reconfign him 70 his deitiny, by the re.
prllai OF caprlclous cruelty upon fantaf-
nc COMMUNICATION. Lord Cornwalis read
the transmits of He5'ey's condemnation;
his heare recoiled from rhe detail of
ituPldity and bafbsrity, He daihed his
pen acrols the odious record and ordered
that RSoey ihauIi be forthwith liberated.
lcannor but highly homo him for his con-
duet IN this intanCe; nor, when tecol-
ie6t bis peculiar lifultion at that difaf-
trous period, can | much blame him
for nor having acted towards rh1c court
"l5h The fame Vigour and Indignation,
which he has lincr fhewn win reipeEf
TO rhoie abominablc jurisdictions. Hevsy
was nov a man agrin; he fhook the
duff OF his ieer againlt his pri(on care i.
ms heart beat The reiponlc to the anrici-
p4ted embrace Of his family, and his
friends, and he returned to Dublin. On
ins arrival here, one Of the firf perfons
he mer was his Old tIirn.i, ma,gy SaUdyf
in the eye Of poor He5ty, lutice ana
humanity had ibor1 the major Of bis
beams he no logger regarded him with
reipect or terror. He demanded his
mare oblerviag chat though he MIGHT
nave travelled - heaven on foot. he
thought 1t more comfortable to performs
his earthly journeys on horleback. I'm
grateful. villain, Gaid the maor; is this
the gratitude you flew to his maiefv
and to M, for our clemency to Won,
You ihah'r get poneiion Of the beat.
which youhsye forfeited by your rrea.
ion, nor can | fuppolc, that a noble mi.