Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-29

the bottom: For which purpose, they pro-
cured clinker-bult boat, sufficient To bold
them III, with provisions and other necessa-
ries AID, thus equipped, they wrote 10
their friends in this country On account OF
their success that the, might do the need
full at the different insurance offices and
then set out upon heir voyage.
Alter meeting with some rough weather,
which caused them 10 delay the execution
Of their pu pose, for fear OF their lives, they
at length, after two abortive attempts,
which failed throughthe vigilance, and
activity of the mate, succeeded IN scuuiing
her, in smooth sea, oEtthe 25th OF tehru-
airy, about nine In the escnlsg, in lat, 20,
80, N. and long. 90, 10, w. when they
shaped their course for the nearest land,
which was the Bahama Islands, distant
about 500 miles, and arrived at Nassau the
Sd of March.
r. III. Wolcott, the mate, who was rot
let into the secret, swore, that the first time
the alarm was given, that the vessel was
sinking, he exerted himself, contrary TO the
remonslrance Of Favours, and succeeded in
getting a sail under the bottom, by means
of which, they were abIeio clear her hold
of water, SO that he could examine the
leak when he found the bottom bored
with auger holes, which he plugged bur,
that advantage was taken OF his being aloft
with most of the crew, 10 bore Others in an
other place, which was the cause of her
sinking. But the principal witness in the
case was Lefevre himself, one of the con-
sprators and acquainted with the whole
transaction from Its origin, through all the
steps of its progress down 10 the present
time. The testimony which this man,
who discovered a great share OF intelli-
gence, gave, was so clear, so consistent,
never involving himself in contradiction, OF
even discovering The least embarrassment,
though closely and severely cross-examin-
ed by able counsel, that he commanded
| universal belief.
Ii ought TO be mentioned that the per
son the conspiralors first attempted 10 cor
| ruot, was j. A. Dursseau, FrcnchmaD,
who seems to have listened 10 the propo-
sails, but upon reflection, not only refused
to be concerned, but disclosed the media
ted fraud 10 Mr.. w. Lovett, of this town,
in July last, 20 f. Depap, and 70 several
insurance companies in Boston. In The
course OF the trial, facts came out that indu
ced strong suspicious that the defendant
and some Others had long been engaged in
similar frauds, particularly in the sinking
OF the brig Mary some years ago.
ii. fSrh ipta
case were, Messrs Emmett, Hoffman, on
the part of the insurance company, Fisk,
u. S ID. attorney, and Maxwell, ID A.
for the State, and for the defendant, Col
den and ID b Ogden. We were moi pres
ent, but understand there Was great dis.
play OF bar eloquence on both sides on the
occasion.
Tie Jury retired about l-2 past o'clock
this mo, ming; and returned into court just
after five with verdict GULLY.
MIR. Roget's amiabIs wife and sister, To-
gether with five or six children, We're pres
ent the whole time: / he sight of these
two highly Interesting and wretched fe-
males, and one of them, Mrs. K IN a sit
uation of all others the most affecting, sur
rounded too by her children, could not iaii
TO create so powerful an effect on the minds
of the court and jury, that nothing short OF
the most satisfactory testimony, and due
sense of the stern obligations they we're IN
der, could have produced his conviction.
N b. The names Of others concerned
with Roget, but who are absent, or not yet
arrested, are, from prudential motives, con
cealed.
P. S-N. b. We understand thar GER
tain men were offered Mr. Recorder as Ro-
gets bail, but he hafhened to postpone "a
king them until the next day, and in the
mean time the case was taken out OF his Iu-
risdiction, by IN indictment found, while o
court was sitti4g.--Ep. Post
APRIL Corrections No. being pc
sent at the trial OF Roget, which was rePor-
ted in Wednesdays paper, could only OBJ
tain The facts from others and though
took great pains to be correct and precise,
yet find that few errors escaped nc
some of trifing, others OF more material
nature ---For instance, the fraud IS rep
resented to have been committed al HAVE
de- Grace, when i; should have been al Par
is, where the boxes being stamped secured
them from inspection at Havre. Second, il
is stated that 8" in the course OF the ulai
facts came out that induced strong suspi-
cions that The defendant and some others
had been engaged in similar frauds, partic-
ulArly in sinking the brig Mary some years
ago" Here is an error in the name of the
vessel alluded TO il should have been the
Lr;1r rniahle Maru-Ann hnf am inform