The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-26
Exfrn7 fer IL. Trial.

81 he prfoser was called upon FOR his defence
havJn been told at the examination OF each wisnefs
thar he might a& any queiiiors he p!e1ied Alter
t'rins Tor Mort time with the Judge advocate, he
turne into court and tated-that the evidence bro,
again him 10 lrong there but li,tls iAft for
him TO lay IA his defence hut tlat the reaOu ior Ia,
hdirg in coal.hole for Of the Arntaicaus
maloug him ish, asainN scounry, which he d:ea-
red he would not do any account, tina, he with AL
the men who dcierted from the Halifax, periua.
ded by the boaiHa to for The Chsiapease,
protect themfclvss, which they did lieut.. SINCLAIR an
ed them If they had iecond uau'e. About 20
men went with HIM IN the 6rn draft the Chcia-
Peake, when capt. Gordnn muGered ;hca,, and tho y
were mutered again in Hampton roads by the Com.
moddre. He rtqueGed leave TO Gail one evidence IN
agai'i-to aiS his officers FOR charaaer--and then
threw himielf on the mercy oF the court.
ne following is from the obicryatuns IF the Pref
dent OF the Court Martial in p!oncuneiug the fen
tence.
{. You have now heard the awful fcn,.nce of tho
court-fou have been found guilty of jeertng from
the ierviee OF your country, which, al, TIRES, is
highly or'mnal if il, poiliblc to make If more
i", 1t is at the precnt ors wsn O. Britain is nrug-
Cling for her very exinenec.
Your deiertng from the Halifax aad catering in
TO the American Navy, has been attended with nolt
ferrous and unfortunate consequences, affecting the
peace of both countries"
Ex'ract from remarks fubioined at Halifax TO the
irai. When the Chchener left the Wei Indies
men e belonging the royal artillery, 20 the
18th regt. and to the 37th) who had been unwell.
bus who were getting into fate Of couvaleicerce
were TENT on board her, that in voyage to the a:es
their recovery might be perfected. Theft men defer
ted from the Chicheaer, and with their Brtfh uni.
forms on, entered into the American fervice They
were Teen hore after hey had enter 3D. by the fer
jeant OF marines OF the Chicheter and one of them
mad the impudepce ia offer flake hands with him
nut he rejected his offer with becominp contemn,
lhefe men were applied for by capt Douolas, the
commanding officer of the quairon in the Chelapeake
and the anwer he received was, if any fuch men had
emitted, they were gone up the eountry with de-
The American noep of war Walp, which failed the
beginning of June, with the Preidents objections to
the pending treaty. additional proof Of friendly
intentions carried with her three Priti(h de(erte-s
II doubt can lill remain in the mind of any perfon
whether Commodore Barron knew that the men who
were taken OF his fhip were Brith dererters, we
copy the following extracts from their own voluntary
confeiiions:
John Straehan, after giving an account Of his de-
iertion from the Melampus the irlf of Feb in com
Pany with Ware, Martin and Little, fays, " that they
went to Norfolk, where he, Martin and Ware. enter
ed for the Chelapeake-that he knew the faces eff f.
veral Engliihmen on board the Chefapeake, but did
not know taeir names-tliat COM Barron pronifed to
protect him."
William Ware fays " that when they came before
com. Barron, at the Naval Yard at Wafnqton. he
Promfed to protect them, although they were defer
tiers from Brth man of war;
Jenkn Rstford before his execution acknowled
ged, "that ne was born In London, aud that he vo-
unfairly entered into his majeay's ieryee,"