Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-08

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Room was crowded at an early hour,
such was the curiosity to learn the fate
of these two men. Previous, however,
to bringing them up, the other prisoners
were placed at the bar, and received
their sentences COR various felonious
acts.
James Heldgate and Robert Sutton
were now placed at the bar, on which
there was general movement among
the by ISLANDERS to get as near tha box
as possible, for the purpose OF having a
sight of the prisoners. On being asked
if they had any thing to say why sen
tence should not be pronounced against
them. Holdgate rose, and 10 subdued
tone of voice, remarked, in substance,
that be felt satisfied with the fair and
! impartial manner in which the trial had
been conducted; expressed his obliga
tions to the Court, Counsel, and Jury,
and concluded by returning thanks to
Mr. Thorp for bis kindness to him while
in prison.
His Honor the Recorder then address
ed the prisoner ia an Impressive manner.
| He recapitulated the testimony on which
they had been convicted, and pour
trayed to them the enormity Of the of
fence of which they had been guilty
He alluded particularly to the situation
in life oIthe prisoners. tloldgate's bu-
siness was of such a nature, that he
could earn seventy dollars week and
! Sutton was a man of family and making
good living. In concluding his ad.
dress, the Recorder observed, that the
Court had now the mos. painful duty to
perform, and hoped that the prisoners,
during their confinement, would en-
deavor to make atonement for THEFT
crimes. They were sentenced to the
State Prison for life.
During the delivery of the sentence,
Holdgate appeared very much detected,
| and wept bitterly most of the time -
Sutton, on the contrary, preserved a
most obstinate composure Of counte-
nance, and even during the charge of
the Judge, in which allusion was made
to the delicate situation Of his wife, moi
single sign OF contrtion was mani
| tested. ==
The Editor Of the Boston Cereinel has
letters from Smyrna direct, as late as
those received in London, but they
make no mention of any excuses com
mitted in the Turkish Capital, and state
that tranquility prevailed at smyrna
! The letters eudeavour tn carry the i'm
! thok ,bo,1 it,n nF n M
! p'lsTRIA in Gre ece is known, and that
| a responsible Grecian Government has
! been established, that the Sultan will
consent To an accommodation on very
nearly the basis Of the propositions OF
| the Allies; but that it must be volunta
ry on his part, as he appeared deter
mined never to submit to be dictated to
by foreigners. A large American force,
it was stated, had left Smyrna, TO break
up the nest of Greek pirates at Carabusa.
1t is announced, among other htera-
ry notices in the late English publIca-
tions. that Sir Walter Scott will publish
in the course of the next year, Practical
Essays on Gardening and Planting Sir
Walter has appeared before the public
under various characters, those OF a
law officer, poet, a novelist, an anti
quarian, dramatist, biographer; and
he is now about 20 add to the number
those of horticultural and writer oil
sermons, and even in these we shall be
happy to see him if be assumes them as
gracefully as his former characters.
Persever ance The Vermont Sal,
Company furnishes an instance Of per-
severance deserving all praise, in their
attempt to obtain water by boring.
On The 9Th of March, at the depth OF
gao feet, the chisel became last, and the
pole, which is three inches in diameter
broke, 90 feet from the bottom After
considerable time they succeeded in
twisting Oft the pole down to the joint
feet. They then, by means ofan iron
rod II inch in diameter, GAO feet in
length, weighing 1900 pounds, unscrew-
ed the first joint from the drill They
then screwed on to the chisel, and drew
with such force as to draw off the thread
of a / s inch screw, so feet from the
surface. On the 1st of April another
screw was procured when they .uccee.
ded in drawing the chisel By draft
: which was thought to be equal TO 40 600