The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-16

9reYS were drawn up rear Tue Circus,
and another diyifon OF the fame corps
was poted ON che London road. The
loor guards 10 tie rover, at Enightt-
bridge, aud che neighbourhood, we're all
under arms, and ready 80 march at .
moments notice. Nothing, in fhorr,
was omitted which could iecuyc perfect
order while the awful Sentence Of the
law, againit men who had conlpircd the
deltru6tion Of every thing thar is dearelt
10 civiiized iacleCy, was executed N the
preience OF thoulands Of lpe6atoTs.
The whole formed an intereiting, and
inpreiTive gpeaacle TO Bricilh mm,i
Jude L was the criminal law Of England
taking i5s moit awful couric in defence
OF the miideit contribution that the uni
veric can boat Some Of the mott
Imaginary forms ON this dreadful occa
hon were di3penicd with, to abatc the
parade Of national vengeance Indeed,
from the apprehension, to the exir, Of theft
8ate ulaieflttors, the whole was one
dignihed process Of dsiiberarive juaice,
tempered wirh the mott induigent hu-
manly. The iurrounding people, in
the COMMUNICATION of their iuffering>,
did nor teem 10 forget, that there was
all exemplary a1onemenc due to the mott
iacred laws OF their country, which had
oecn 10 dc peraEely violated By thefe
unhappy mcn
From The moment OF colonel Def
Pard's conviction he had begun TO pre-
pare himieif for that laif moment 1Flas
was TO clole all fublunary iccnes upon
him for eyerl During the whole Of
che inveTal between the period OF palI
ing and the execution of his cnCence,
he behaved wiki eompoiure. Much OF
has time was employed in wiring. iome
IN reading, the greater part with his
wife, Mrs. d. Soon after the war
rant was received, all papers ana every
thing he podeacd were taken from col.
Deip2rd. Byoughton, Francis, Wood,
Graham, and W ratrcn, attended cha
Pei on Sunday morning, a chapel with
in the goal and for is inhabitants only.
Macnamara, being : Poman catholic,
did not attend neither did col. Def
Pard, who has conttanJIy refuied the at
litance OF a Clergyman,
Abour four o'cloEk IN the afternoon.
Mrs. Deipard> accompanied by another
lady, had parting in5eryieu With her
huiband. The lcene thar enijled was
tender and affecting bur eyenat this
trying mcmcnC the colonel BETRAYED no
thing like un6ecoming weakness. The
lady who was preicnf, and who is, we
underltands near relation OF MRS.
Defpafd, was overcome by the Eli Ii;lzy
icenc, and wePt Bitterly. Fle eentlg
reProached her for thus Cuacrina her feel
lngs TO overcome her fo7citude. and "a
deaVoTed 20 raim her emotion. Abon7
NE o'clock 1t was ne1enagv thai MRS.
Deipari LIQUID leave rbe pri(onec, and
the parted from her hufband in 4 Care
OF grief and deipair, which IL would Be
ia'poilble to delcribe. The corpo
i1fe Inc had hitherto prelcrved could
40 longer reGtt the con6iGt Ct her feel
lngs So great was her emotion thar
We are informed he returned in a fhorr
time af1er, ior rho pu7Polc Of once more
gaming admiliionto her huG5and. This
rsquett It was imPoGible TO comply wirf,
ana Inc was at length carried into a
coach, IN aace OF grief and agitation
bordering On dlitractioa. The wives
and relatives Of the orher priGoners alto
attended TO take . lad farewell, and fbe
icene which took pace diTplayed, ifnor
roual deucacY, al ieait equal ttrenqth OF
emotion After Nrs. D@ipard had left
the colonel, he walked no and don.