The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-13
FORT WILLIAM, Dec. 10, 1905.

FORT WILLIAM, Dec. 10, 1906.
The Vice Prehdent in Council is pleafed to
prohibit, until further orders, the departure of
all fhips and ve(iels of every Description, from
the river Hooghly and from the anchorage at
Sanger.
BY order of the Vice PRECEDENT in Council.
THOS. BROWN,
net. Chief Sec. to The Coz.
The two Militia men, who were found gull
ty on Thurfday laft Of the mureier-of CAPTAIN
James Johntou, were executed in the Loll Ba-
ger on Saturday, purfuant TO their fentence
aud their bodies now hang in chains at place
called Melancholy Point, below Garden Reach.
OF the particulars of the horrid murder of
which theie wretched men were mot clearly
convicted, the following appeared in evidence
on their trial.
The IMP Perseverance failed from Penang
tor Pesue IN the month of April laft nothing
worthy or remark happened, until the third
night after they left Penang, when between
twelve and one O'Clock of that night the wit
nedes (who were an Armenian paiIenger, the
butler, captains cook, and klafhy) were a.
Iarmed with an unufual noife upon deck, where
they inftantly proceeded, and found that the
chief mate had been killed or feverely wound
Ell, and was then lying near the force aftle they
directly Jaw the captain coming out of the
, cuddy door with a drawn fword, when he adj
dreaed the gunner, and faid-" for Gods fake,
don't take my life, and I'll deliver up the ihip TO
| yon." He was then between the wheel and
the chddy door, when the feacunny, who fuf-
tered on Saturday, intantly plugged a create
into hrs heart he was then heard to exclain
y Lord" and it feems inftantIy died he
had wounded one of the feacunnies, but being
pent up nnder the poop, he had not fnfficient
room to WELD his fword in his defence. Hav-
II m lrcn ,aI -.
they ordered the captains cook, who had hid
himfef in the long boat, to take the wheel I'M
derthe pain of death if he refufed the Ar
men:an paiienger was then called the gunner
told him they had killed the captain, and fad,
we will now kill you" He begged hard to
tPare his life, and they did 70: they then or.
dered the ferang to lower down the punace
and put into her cak of water, fome bags of
oiicuIt, &c. and ordered the butler TO give
them lone gin, and chef of wine they then
took all the dollars and articles of plate they
could Ind, put them into dirty cIoath's bag,
and tent them into a boat with three feacun-
mes, woman and boy, the ferong and four
! Latcars, the Armenian butler, and cook. The
gunner and three feacunnies remained on board
tor tome time, during which they were employ
ed IN driving the Lafcars into the hold, batter
ing down the matches, which being acconplilh-
ed they fet fire to the Zip, by putting oakum,
! tar ana gun-powder upon the tarpaulins over
the matches, they continued on board until the
rigging had all been on fire and beginning to
tumble down they then went into the boat &,
Pubed off, leaving no lefs than ~ or 4s Lafcars
to perth in the flames they now proceeded
towards the land and kept ftritt watch over
the terang and his Lafcars, who were Obliged TO
pull the boat three cays and nights until thew
i reached an uninhabited Hand, fuppofcd to
have been one of the Arrows, where they land
ed. The butler, cook, ferang and two or three
Latcars, being permitted to go to fpring of
water, to wafh themfelves, found means of
making their efcape into the iuneles, where
they oontinued wandering for fome days, until
at length they faw Malay PROV, who took
them on board and carried them to another IT.
land, the chief of whom fent them to Pinany.
We have not heard how the Armenian made
hisefcape. 1t isfappofed that they murdered
the woman, and alto the other four al1ociates ::
and we are led to believe that the witne(Ies.
who 10 fortunately and provdentiay made
their e!cape, would have ihared the fame fate.
paiienger of the name of Palmer is faid to
have been alfo killed on board the lliip.