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Currituck Inlet, stopped at a tavern a short distance beyond the draw-bridge, where they deposited their baggage, and came into town. They reported that they belonged to an English brig bound from New Providence to Liverpool, which had foundered off the coast of North Carolina; but, among other circumstances, that of their having each a considerable number of Spanish dollars, which they carried about them quilted in belts, led to a belief that they had been engaged in some piratical enterprise; and yesterday our vigilant chief magistrate issued his warrant to have them brought up for examination, and accordingly Thomas Jones, John Radcliffe, Charles Rogers, alias Nicholas Wilcom, Philip Pierce, and Nathan Smith, were conducted into court.

Nathan Smith, a native of Belfast, State of Maine, was summoned as a witness in the case, and, being sworn, stated, that he shipped at New York, in the ship Curiazo, which ship was bound to Buenos Ayres, where she remained two months. He was then compelled (having no money) to enter on board the ship Union, a patriot privateer; remained on board the Union six months; was sent in a Spanish prize to Buenos Ayres. He then shipped in the Patriot brig General Rondeau, captain David Miles, and sailed on a cruise. He detailed the transactions on the cruise, which extended to the coasts of Spain and Portugal, and in the Mediterranean. They returned through the Straits, and proceeded to the West Indies. The witness then stated as follows:-"The captain (Miles) used the men very ill; and the

day after we passed the island of Barbadoes, the crew mutinied, and rose upon the officers. I was below at the time the mutiny took place, being a little intoxicated. I heard a great noise upon deck, as of a number of people in a scuffle, and now and then the clashing of swords.

"It immediately occurred to me that the crew were engaged in massacreing the officers, and, on going on deck next morning, I had but too good grounds for suspicions. The deck was sprinkled with blood, and six officers, viz.-Captain David Miles, second lieutenant M'Sweeney, the captain of Marines, the serjeant of Marines, purser, master's mate, and four privates of Marines, were missing, and several of the crew on board severely wounded. I was informed, that the officers and marines who were missing, were sent away in a boat. This happened about 12 miles from an island, the name of which I was ignorant of.

"The crew then took charge of the privateer, and appointed Robinson the gunner, captainhailed the prize-brig, which was still in company, and told the prize-master to go where he pleased. Shifted our course for the United States, and in two days made land; we then stood for Charleston, and, three days after, put three men on board an English brig, and paid the captain for their passage to England 20 bags of sugar. Three days after, spoke a sloop bound to New York; wanted to put some of our men on board of her, but the wind blew too hard: two days after, spoke an American schooner from Savannah for Boston, and put 13 or 15 more of our men on

board of her, paying 20 bags of sugar for their passage. Next day made the land again, which proved, to be the coast of North Carolina, when 15 or 16 of the stoutest men remaining on board turned to and plundered the privateer of every thing valuable, which they carried ashore with them in a boat, and abandoned the general Rondeau, leaving me and 13 more on board.

"Robinson (the captain) then proposed to run into Wilmington, and give the privateer up to the United States, which was determined on. Off the bar we were boarded by a pilot, who remained on board two days, when he left us, and went ashore with Robinson, and five of the crew. We were then chased two days by an United States' revenue cutter, and escaped in a heavy blow. The General Rondeau leaked very badly for two or three days after the blow, and as soon as we got her within 20 or 30 miles of land we scuttled her, and took to the boat, bringing with us only our clothes. We landed on Čurrituck-beach at night, where we found lodgings, and the next morning proceeded on to Blackwater in a boat, and there hired three carts to fetch us on to Norfolk."

The money which these men had, they say, was taken out of one of the feluccas captured up the Straits. One states the sum taken to have been 6,000 dollars, and another 14,000 dollars; but the whole was divided amongst the crew after the mutiny. A few bales of cochineal were also taken out of the felucca, which were on board the General Rondeau when they abandoned her. The amount found upon the prisoners

is 9,272 dollars, 25 cents, which has been deposited in the United States' Bank. There are two more of the party who came ashore at Currituck, but they were left on the road from Blackwater, being too unwell to travel.

After a patient examination of nearly five hours, the prisoners were all committed to gaol.

Smith, whose description is given above, is the only American of the party. The rest are all Englishmen. It is also stated that the crew of the brig was composed chiefly of English and Spaniards, or natives of South America.

Robinson and his five com

panions, who left the privateer off Wilmington bar, have been apprehended at Smithville, North Carolina, and 4 of the 15 or 16 who had previously left her, are also in custody at Wilmington, North Carolina.

20. COURT OF CHANCERY.Hudson v. Beauchamp.-Mr. Wetherell moved for an injunction to restrain the defendant from transferring stock to an amount exceeding 30,000l. The learned counsel read several affidavits in support of his motion, from which it appeared, that the defendant was a clerk in Hammersley's banking-house; that, from his situation, he had an opportunity some years ago, of knowing, that an elderly widow woman, named Anne Hudson, had a considerable quantity of stock purchased from time to time in her own name, from which knowledge he was induced to gain her acquaintance. Having succeeded in doing so, and having shortly after gained a great influence over her, it ap peared that she had the whole of her stock transferred in the joint

names of herself and the defendant, and at the same time she executed a deed of gift in favour of the defendant, of some portion of the stock. Anne Hudson died in 1819, leaving a will, in which the whole of her personal property was bequeathed to the defendant; the defendant had since obtained probate of the will with out citing any of the testatrix's relations, and this motion was now made in their behalf, they alleging that the will, as well as the deed of gift, were obtained by what, in this court, is termed fraud; in other words, by a series of attentions and manage ment on the part of the defendant, and by the ascendancy which he obtained over the said Anne Hudson. In order to show that she was a person easy to be made the object of such designs, several circumstances were stated in the affidavits by persons who had been intimately acquainted with her character and habits of life. From these affidavits it appeared, that when Anne Hudson died, she was nearly eighty years of age; that she was of very obscure origin, having been in her early years in a menial situation. She had no education, save what few lessons she had in the school of her parish. From a servant she became housekeeper to her late husband, who was first a waiter, and afterwards proprietor of the Thatched-house tavern, when he married her. Both being at Weybridge on a visit with some relations in the year 1805, it happened that a violent hurricane occurred, on which occasion several persons were killed by the lightning. This circumstance affected both the parties extremely. Shortly after the husband

died, leaving all his personal property to his widow, and she who before that time had never evinced a strong intellect, became after that period still weaker in her mind, childish in her manner, and, though so wealthy, was parsimonious to the last degree. In this state of mind she lived for several years in a house at Twickenham, where she was when the defendant became acquainted with her. He made her repeated visits, and at length prevailed upon her to return to town to Suffolk-street, where he obtained lodgings for her. When she was preparing to leave Twickenham, she cautioned a solitary servant girl, whom she employed, not to tell any person that she was com ing to town, and the report at Twickenham was, that she was coming to town to be married. She came to town, and resided in Suffolk-street, where her relations, as soon as they discovered her abode, naturally now and then came to inquire after her health. They were often refused admittance to her, and they had reason to believe that she was here entirely under the control of the defendant. Sometimes, they were allowed to see her, and on one of these occasions she complained of her widowhood, and said, "I shall not be long so." She was asked to explain what she meant, and she added, "I shall be soon married to that gentleman," meaning the defendant, who had just left the room"he is a nice man." The affidavits stated, that Anne Hudson, after she came to Suffolk-street, underwent a total change in the article of dress. She, whose usual clothes before that time were not worth five shillings, after that

time was arrayed in nothing but muslins and silks, and embroidered satins. Her time she generally passed in playing with her gold watch, and looking at itin admiring her fine dresses in a large mirror, which was placed for her convenience in the room, or in tying together bunches of flowers in all kinds of figures, fixing them to her head, and then separating them again. Sometimes the defendant would bring her home pieces of gold coin, and would amuse her with throwing them into her lap; she would put them in her pocket; he would pretend to steal them out again, and show them to her laughing. He generally called her his dear Mamma." When he came in he would kiss her; and when they parted at night he would kiss her also. In short, the affidavits imputed to the defendant every species of conduct which could be supposed to humour an old lady, and to increase the influ. ence which, by his assiduities, he first acquired.

It was stated, for the defendant, that a complete negative would be given to the imputations made against him; that Anne Hudson had, in truth, the benefit of the best advice; that she had a great regard for the defendant, and if she excluded her relations from her will, it was because she disliked them.

The Lord Chancellor said, that this appeared to be a mixed case of deed of gift and will. He wished very much that the defendant would be able to explain the transaction of having the stock transferred in the joint names of this old lady and himself. He thought the case required expla,

nation, and therefore he granted the injunction.

YORKSHIRE ASSIZES.-All the persons in custody, against whom bills for high treason had been found, were brought into court this morning. They were brought forward to be spoken to in parties of four. Three, T. Ferrimond, J. Smith, and J. Pickering, are not in custody. Twenty-two were this morning brought to the bar. The Barnsley or Grangemoor division were first called, and of them the first was W. Comstive, a good-looking and well-dressed young man. Of the Huddersfield division, of whom there are only four, the first was J. Peacock, aged 45. Each party, as they were arranged at the bar, was thus addressed :

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Mr. Justice Park.-The grand jury have found true bills against you for high treason. It is my duty, therefore, to tell you, that you have a right to apply to the Court to assign you counsel, not exceeding two. William Comstive, what counsel do you wish to be assigned to you ?

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W. Comstive. My lord, I hope you will give us a few days to consider.

All the prisoners in the first indictment, 18 in number, made the same request, and obtained the same indulgence.

Mr. Justice Park. You will have copies of the indictment, a list of the jurors, and also of the witnesses, sooner probably, that is, a longer time before your trial, than is required by law.

On the second indictment only four were called: the first was John Lindley (aged 50). They obtained the same time for nam ing counsel.

Several hours afterwards, when the grand jury had finished their business, his lordship said that he could not discharge them. This would not be a discharged commission. It was to be adjourned to Saturday, the 9th of September; but unless they had notice, they would not be required to attend.

John Blacker, aged 35, was charged with behaving in a riotous manner, and exciting and encouraging divers disorderly persons to riot and endanger the public peace, at Sheffield.

Mr. Raine conducted the prosecution. The charge was a riot of a most mischievous and dangerous kind. Sorry he was to say, that this was the second time he had to prove a charge of this kind against the man at the bar; he had but just left this castle, where he had been imprisoned two years for riot, when he headed a most dangerous rabble in Huddersfield, and at the very time when the alarming disturbances at Barnsley and other places took place, and at a time when all the authorities of the place were at Pomfret attending the sessions. The man at the bar had a pistol, which he loaded with slugs and fired several times, but without aim. The object evidently had been to take the barracks, and the cry was "Hunt and Liberty!" The jury knew what that clamour for liberty meant.

John Phipps, watchman at Sheffield, said there had been upwards of 200 persons assembled. They marched in separate parties through the town. They were quiet and peaceable. He heard a pistol fired several times. He heard the party that went

down the Hay-market shouting. The people were shutting up their shops. It was half-past eight. Witness said to Blacker, "If you don't mind, you'll get into a hobble again." Blacker replied, "Touch me if you dare."

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John Stevenson, draper, saw about 200 assembled. There was a good deal of alarm. The prisoner had a long pole, with a bayonet at the end. Another had a stick, with a sharp instrument in the end of it.

Thomas Johnson, draper, went to the barracks to communicate the proceedings to colonel Ogilvie, the commanding officer. The barracks were a mile from the town. On returning, he saw, about half-way, upwards of 300 persons. He heard, "Be firm, my lads! all in a mind to the barracks." As he passed them, he heard that expression frequently repeated.

Blacker, being asked if he had any questions, said he had only to say that Johnson had perjured himself when he had been tried before, and that he now said not a word of truth.

Mr. Justice Park made some remarks on charges against witnesses and depositions, and concluded with saying, "Many take oaths when they ought not."

Blacker.-Yes, my lord, or I should not have had two years in this prison before.

Joshua Johnson said, the prisoner had expressed himself dissatisfied that the meeting was put off, and said he would have nothing more to do with them. On another occasion, he said, that he would not scruple to shoot any magistrate, even Mr. Parker, that attempted to apprehend him.

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