Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-20

chorage in the Rio de Ia Plata. on the Sth OF
May last CAPTAIN &. informs, that the Buenos
Ayrean Government and Artigss, have made
all simistice aud IL is rumUred VIII both Join
against the Portuguese. Previous to tins, the
troops OF the former were daily deserving TO
ArtigaS.
The twocorvct,e ships uoRATIo, cant. Skin
Her aud CURLALo, captain Deiano, which orr
readers may remember sailed from New York
last September, for Buenos Ayres, still remain
IN that port, the former still under Amer;can
cOlOrs, owing, as ~ Is said TO some mi >mudeI
stanJn.g between. that government and tie
parties commemorative latter huisted the Cut
lia u tiag few days after her artISai, aud *
nov ~ readiness TO Join Lord Cochiab al Val
paradise.
HAMIIToN, (Ber) June ~ The detach-
ment of O2d regiment. under the command ui
Lieutenant Colonel Niinenes. which hss been
stationed IN Bermuda long time is unier OF
ders tn emharA tor Halifax, as soon as the
right wing of the 18th shall have arrived TO
garrison the place
Arrived on Saturday last. II. NJ. ship New.
castle, 50, Capt. Feushaw. from England, hav-
! my on board Rear Admiral Griffith, his Lady
and Family. and Captain aud Mis-. Johnson.--
Also, William Tucker, Esq. merchant, aud
Joseph Jessop. Esq Civil Engineer.
Renr Admiral Griffith, succeeds Rear Admit
raj Sir David Milne. as commander in Chief
on the North American Station. The Lean
der is about to return to England with Adj
miral Milne and the Newcastle is going 10
Halifax with Admiral Griffith
Letters have been received fiom England
which state, that il is expected, in case Sir
James Cockburu should resign his office as
Governor of this COLONY, that Lieutenant Ge-
| neral the Honorable Sir ". Lam,y will be ap-
pointed Ia the situation in Sir James stead
Al court of Vice Admiralty Sessions, held
AT tue Town Hall in Bridgetown. Barbados
OF tile 18th May last, at which presided the
Hon. Nichard Gotham, the sole iud.e. the
lion John \. Buckles. the Senior Member of
Co"nc'i on The Island his exceIiency rear ad
miral Donald Campbell. on that station
| and his captain John Wison-Thomas Joha-
son, (marineT,) was arrai2nej and convicted
OF murder. The circumstances as they an
pear"d IN evidence were-that the prisoner
being on hoard patriot privateer which had
captured IA Spanish brig, the Emanuel was
onr OF i've FShich were put on board her, with
directions from the privateer to take the brig
INTO santa hai gar.tta About eight days af-
! ter theH were So put on board a dispute hay-
M ans II between the prisoner aud one OF the
hVe, whose name was also Thomas johnson
aud WHO was the prize master. The prisoner
| S"eing said johnson asleep on deck in state
OF htoNcailnn. with the assistance of two
| others. whom he freateued stab with a
knife. " hey dld not aid him. NV the lie
| ceased Over board into the wafer icing unite
calm and the helm dashed, the ceased by
| swimming reached the vessel. and1Sid hold Of
| the maiR CHAINS. where he implored his life and
| begged 10 be allowed 10 come on board The
prisoner from the deck ordered him to let 90
DIS hold, declaring Inc never again should come
live on board the vessel. lie then seized a
Fart of broken oar, and putting ii into the
hands OF one of the two who had assisted tn
| throw the deceased overheard, threatened in
| stanily to stab HIM with his knife, which he
he Id III his let hand, il he did not heat the
dcceaSeds brains out. He complied on The
deceased receiving the second blow he sunk
anh was not seen after. The proc, e ,iinys of the
ourt were conducted under new RI, nre-
| Sc ihed by the W rit of Privv Seal, which ave
| the prisoner the benefit # tIial by jury. a
grand and petit, aud the right of chaiIe,tys as
| ~ ourts OF Over and IerminPr. The KINGS
Proctor, his Majesty's Attorney. General and
| Solicitor General, conducted the pro,ecniinn
on the part OF the Crown. The prisoner had
! th legal assistance of one Of the .entirnen of
| the bar. The witnesses being examined and
| thr council OH either side being heard. the pc
! TIT Jury retired, and after a short time re-
turned with a verdict nf Guilty. The untnrtu
| nate prisoner conducted himself. duriup his
lial, with becoming decency, aud when called
upon by the Chief Judge, before his convic-
uon, 10 State il lie had ANY thing to offer WHY
sentence should not be passed mpou HIM. said
briefly that he had nothing more 10 say than
what lie before said, that he was not -iiIty.-
The Chief Judge then impressiveIy aud with
great teeliug protOunced the aw fuI seutence
| OF 'he law, OIL which The prisoner seemed much
affected.
He was executed at II o'clock OIL the 23th of
May, OH the extremity of Tie Pier Head d-
reGtly IN front of the town.