Star. — 1815-12-20 (London, England)

ALLEY—Prisoner was not on board the Essex when captured, nor did he ever see him in any engagement against his country. The case for the prosecution being here closed, Captain Hillyer deposed to the general good conduct of the prisoner while on board the Phoebe, but considered him rather silly in his demeanour, and of exceeding weak intellect. The prisoner in his defence said, that he had never raised his hand against his King or country, and that as soon as he had bad an opportunity ut so d .ing, he deserted the Americans, into whose bands he had fallen. Mr. Justice HEATH having summed up the evidence, the Jury retired for a short time, and returned with a verdict of Guilty ; but recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of the favourable character given of bun by Captain Hillyer. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, in an impressive manner pro. ceeded to pronounce the dreadful sentence of the law, observing at the sante time, that although the recommendation just made should not fail to be urged in the proper channel, yet there were circumstances attend. ing the offence of the prisoner, which deprived !inn (Sir W. Scott) of holding out to him hopes which might prove unavailing. The prisoner is a fine young man, about 20 years of age, and heard the sentence with firmness and decency. Archibald Campbell was indicted for starving and murdering John Thomas Raine, on the high seas, and on board the ship called the Samuel Cumming. The only witnesses for the prosecution were Edward Charrington and William Pearce Probyn, two mariners, who came home with the prisoner in the Samuel Cumming, of which he was master. The deceased, John Thomas Raine, was in a very sickly state of health, and was on board for the purpose of wui king his passage to England from Jamaica. The general evidence of these witnesses, consisted of very disgusting particulars relative to the prisoner's conduct on the one hand, and the death of Raine on the other, all of which was contradicted or falsified by the witnesses for the defence. In a written detente the prisoner stated, that this prosecution originated in the conspiracy of a tin bu. lent and refractory crew, because he had attempted to make them do their duty. His case was that of every Captain sit a merchantman who should be plated in similar difficult circumstances. He sh Ind call three witnesses, all ot whom had been passengers ou board the Samuel Cumming, and willingly entrust ' his fate to their testimony. Mr. Christie deposed, that he was a planter, and  came home in the daratel CessiminO. Prom c moment he 54w the deceased, he tkraight he cntild not long survive. lie had heard Captain Camthed give a general order to the Steward to give who( was lett at the cabin table in the sick. The crew was short of its complement, aud the ship very leaky. It was difficult to get the crew to work, arid hi, leto de servant War once ohl;ged t I assist at 11,e pump. The Captain laintself worked at it 3s hard As any of the crew. The deceased r.nee asked him 1,4 medicine, which lie adarta,i.:terrA to bairn, wi.en applied fur half a do%en of v.ifie. The Stewar.i, was preseat, then tuld the witness that Itaine dergaged. Au.. Christie confirmed the evidence of the •7i, witness, and had always coilb.desed the irribGet.. very humane man. Mr. Monkhouse, another passe:l7er, dr r,, t., mutinous firhuviour of the crew, and ex t belief, that 110113 that circumstance, and 1!;e ;tit:se condition of the ship, codling hut the ::ctive 11101.1 of Captain Canybell had secured their sale atitbal in England. Mr. JusCice Heactt aAted the Jury if it was 'lyres, sary for bun to recapitulate the evidence ?—whf, re. plied in the negative, and instantly actrunkti i boner. Thu trial of Jvha Samuel Brcriman alias BrueA, charged with the as:v(lyr • I the EXCiSerflal Of Jh tl, IS postponed till Imuary,,  Ilow.srttECT.--Yintetday a It:n7 investigation t, „,k place before Mr. bentsie, respecting a Virgety toodi has been committed "non the Commiic'unees ct Greenwich Ilo•pleal.—John Rush, beinnwnt; to i 's Majesty's ship the &meaning, and William a seaman, belonging to his M tjesty's frig.,to t, 7.: lacca. were brang:tt to this Otli;e, and chir,(•_: hy Mr. Senior Jones, belonging to the Office 3: U: wich ll spiral, i.n tispicton being c0r.c..rt,..,i forging certiricatrs 014tain Off It'opnotals, the father of Williant prisoner, was charged with being concerned in as tieing in uttering them.---"yhe prtioacrs were ted for further examine, .n.