The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-17
at its suSnity, and the deepest shame for their own

at its sublm;ty, andthe deepest shame for their own
Ittleuess
Son the eighth, the eoroner's jury arrived, con-
sisting oil sixteen Farmers, and commenced taking the
different dispositions OF each party. The evidence ON
the part OF the keeper OF the prison, consisted OF the
very soldiers who committed the murder by his
ders The verdict OF the jury, to the dismay and
tonis,ment OF every uuprvj udced man, was-Jvsnf-
G6Le homicide : F.!
" The following facts were fully and completely
proved, on the part of the prisoners, and complizc
the substance of their evidence before the uy cfin
quest, viz:
That the hoc in the wall was unknown to more
than threefourths of those confined in the var where
II was made, and not aperson belonging to Mes L. =
D aud 4, knew that such thing was ever made in
teaded.
&c That no Kind OF combination fo, the purpc~c Of
escape had ever existed or even been thought OF; aud
nothing had ever been said or DONE directly adi-
recty TO gave color To such charge OF suspicion
" That curiosity, and nothing else, urged ,hcm to
the gate, and that this curiosity was excited by the sud-
den ringing of the alarm hell
hat the lock on the gate broken by man IL,
a state OF lntoxIc2ton and done without the know
lege of tlIc prisoner.
&c That the few prisoners that were forced through
the inner sa,e, could not resist The presu Of the
erewd behind, who were pressing forward to learn the
cause OF the alarm.
"That no violence offered by the prisoners
but every one commenced retiring, when they saw the
troops advancing.
That capt Shortland toak sole charge of,he truops
and was heard to ORDER them 10 fire.
That the prisoners were all that Wide run
hrg before the soldiers to gain the inside OF ther pr
"1'hat the soldiers followed up the few last
prisoners, and shot them as they were entering the
dour-
That two men were actually killed inside the
PRISON.
That some few, who were unable to gain the in
side OF the prison, deliberately aised at and shot
by the soldicrsir from the ramparts, while striving TO
getin
That a subaltern officer, who assisted capt S. was
seen to be assisting in the killing OF boy not more
than 10 years old.
hat prisoner applied to captain Shorthand
stop inc hor1d massacre, the prisoners
hrias, but received in answer, return, you id
rascal I" :
:" Ard lastly, that singular circumstance preceded
te afair that leaves room for conjecture but car
RES conviction at once to the mind, that the whole was
cool, premeditated and deliberate murder which
circumstance is ths:-Each prison contained four
doors, whch were always kept open, until the sound
OF horn warned the prisoners retire for the night,
alter which the doors were closed. But on this nue..
morabe evening, no horn had sounded the prison
ers were walking in the yard of their prisons aud vet
the tlt7,feys had been in and locked all the 6oars
who was meditang his evenings amusement first
gave orders to cut off their retreat and then began hi,
attack IN front. Instead of four DOORS the hunted
wretclles had all to fly TO one-chuaked the uassag
were slaughtered there. Others were hunted singly
about the yard, and wantonly butchered by the bav
onet or bullet. 1t also proved that capt S. had
hold oil one OF the muskets, in Conjunction with SOL
der, AT the commencement of the firing.
Mr. Beasey, the American agent was irnmedi-
atey made acquainted with all the particulars herein
stated, upon which investigation OF the subject took
place at Plymouth under the direction of Mr. B. at
tended by Mr.. Williams and other agents and further
depostons to be taken previous to the prisoners
leaving England, Sc"