The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-21


porc you. I sincerely hope that the interval which
has passed since the commission OF your dreadful
crime, has been passed in solemn endeayors 10 pro-
ptate YOUR offended God, and my most fervent
wish is, that prayers may find acceptance thro
the merits OF your Redeemer. 1t now only remains
for to pass the sentence OF the law, which is that
you he taken, OH MONDAY next TO place OF eXccu-
ton, there to be suspended by the neck I'll! YOU
dead, and your body delivered to BE anatomical, q
may God have mercy your soul.
The prisoner during the whole trial, which lasted
from 10 A. Nj. To T. NJ. perfectly calm aud
heard his sentence without thu least change OF
teaSnsc.
LoNooN, Nav 81.
TIE F.YECU1T0N OF BELLLYGIL3.L
The morning vet the guards were all in
ton ut fivc and many bodies Oi military were
bled BY six. At seven about 90 gentlemen, chiefly
men of rank, assembled at the sessions house. A
bout half past seven, Mr. Sheriff Birdl and Mr. She
riff Heygate, with Mir. Powder, their deputy,
rived in the same room. The lard mayor soon fol-
lowed. Headed by these Officers, the company pro-
cseded into the yard OF the condemned conyicts:
Here out small anvil on which to strike of
Belliu shams letters. In few miu,tes 3ellinsham
appeared, attended by the Ordinary Of Newsste.
Bcliingham looked n little about hrs s,ith a quick
and sharp manner, and observed GO IL IS very wet
morning" He seemed cain, collected and firm,
quite attentive what going forward lie wa,
desired place his lel. leg the anvil, whic!, lie
did, but seemed iittle afraid they would hurt him
he begging tiey would take care to hurt him
He ia pc rson thin and upright little above the
middle stature; and appeared in age TO be about So
When his irons OF, he retired Into a room
attended by Dr. Ford, the sheriffs, the lord maJ or
the executoner, some officers and two three gem
tlemen, to have his arms tied back with ropes, Sc
Here he put on Hessan boots, talked to the sheiis
with great ease, repeated shortly what he had said
at the rial, respecting the wrongs which he conceiv
ell himself to have suffered. Mr.. Sheriff Heygate
then said, he hoped at this awful moment he felt due
contrtioa for the dreadful act he had perpetrated
lie replied, " i hope feel all that ought to
feel" The sheriff then said, as he about to ap.
pear in the presence Of God, he trusted that all feel
ings of resentment revenge efadicated from
his mind he said, yes that no man could feel more
for the situation of Mrs. Perceval and her family
than he dd--that he was aware he about to APP
pear in the presence of God-thatit vain for a.
free from gui,t-that man was but corruption. Mr..
Sheriff Birch said, you hope for mercy from re-
pentance through the merits and ntercesson of your
Redeemcr. He said, yes he conscious oftI,e ma
turc OF the act he had committed, and added, YOU
know it is forbidden in scripture. MIR Sheriff Hey-
gate said he glad To find he was in that temper
OF mind, and asked if he wished have his senti.
mcnts made known. Beliingham answered, {" yes
certainly, wish most heartily to have them made
known" The sheriff then asked him if there was
any thing further he had 70 Say, any communication
he lad TO make to his fimily-ec replied, no; with
respect TO himself, his cares were of course over,
that all his concern was for his family, which he said
consisted of his wife and three children, all sons and
that he was most anxious that they should be pro-
yided for. He then turned round to a tabI. on
which the ropes for binding HE hands and arms and
the one with which he TO be executed, were ".
ing, and said g gentlemen, am quite ready .'-One
OF the attendants proceeded to fasten his wrists
gether; he turned up the sleeves OF his coat, and
clasping his hands together, presented them to the
man who held the cord, and said " so 20 When
tley were fastened he desired his attendant to pun
down his sleeves so as to cover the cord. The Off
Ger then secured his arms by rope behind him he
moved his hands upwards, if to ascertain whether
could reach
his arms we're sufficiently fastened, saying that he
might possibly struggle, and that he wished to be SO
secured as oprevent any inconvenience arising from
it, and requested that the rope might be tshtened
little, which was done.
During the whole of the awful scene he appeared
perfectly composed, his voice never faultered but
just before he left the room to proceed to the place
Of execution, ne stopped down his head and appear
cd to wipe oil tear. He then conducted TO the
fatal spot.
Beingham assembled the scaffcld accompanied by
MY Ford, the ordinary, the clergyman, the execute
oner, and one or two others-He assembled with ra-
ter light step, cheerful countenance, and con-
iident, calm, but not at all exultiDg air. The
last thing the clergyman said to him was, how he felt
to which he answered calmly and coectedy, saying,
g he thanked God for having enabled him to meet
his fate with SO much forttude and resignation."-
When the executoner proceeded to put the sap o.
We" his face, Belngham objected TO it, and expressed
strong wish the business could be done without it
but Mr.. Ford said that impossible The clock
struck eight, and while it striking, the scaffod
was struck away, and BeIlingham dropped out of
sight down as far as the knees, his body being in full
view. he did not struggle at first, and but very lit
tie afterwards, the executioner being below pulling
his heels that he might die quickly The body hung
tall pine O'Clock, and IT was down. was
placed IN a cart and covered with a sack. The as
sistart OF the cxecutioner and boy got into the ear
and preceded by the city marshal the body was con.
Veyed up the Old Bay, and along Newgate street,
end the body was delivered at St. Barthoomew's
hospital in Beiyard. The popuace then dispersed
tie took the sacrament this morning with great de-
Yotion, making the responses most correctly, and
showing lac was well used to the practice of the
church OF England. When this was over he seemed
Thuch relieved, and thank God he was now on The
point Of having end put TO the troubles in which
he had been involved tor the last three years. lie
hrmiy and uniformly refused to express eontrition
for his crime, or for Mr. PcrecyaRs fate, and he "a
steadily denied having any accomplices
The toho"ing placard posted up in tIe night
ana idso held on poles IN the morning by the coisa
bcs---
Beware Of entering the crowd remember that
/ 81 poor Creatures were pressed TO death by the
crowd when Holloway and iIagaftv were executed -
authenticated by J. POWDER.
NO tutnnit or accident occurred, during the cNecn
ton, nor any expression of the public sentiment, OK
cept that of pity for his deldsion.
CO IL 7Uere almost an iU16iefy to co;,baye
an assdssin 10 the divine Socrates - 6ut Socrates
could scarcely hare 6eea mare coal or determined
TUaeH he drank the UetIiocb, Than BeXins ham,