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of the theatre-royal at Edinbureh, 
and well known over the three king- 
doms for his merit asana@tor. 
OC T'O BER. 
A letter has been received from 
Samuel Burt, the perfon convicted of 
forgery, but pardoned on condition 
of going to New SouthWales; dated 
from on board the Scarborough 
tranfport, Falfe Bay, which contains 
the following account: 
« On the 12th of February, our 
fhip having feparated from the Sur- 
prize tranfport, the Neptune being 
a great way a-head, and the fea per- 
feétly calm, the conviéts began to 
whifper from one to the other their 
mutinous intentions; the plot being 
¢ommunicated to myfelf, I readily 
agreed to the {cheme, aflenting to 
every propofal ef plunder and mur- 
der, until fuch time as I became 
completely matter of the confpiracy, 
and the ringleaders of it. I then 
apprifed the captain of the fhip, and 
the military officers, of the danger 
they were likely to encounter; and 
fo thoroughly did my information 
prepare them for the bufineis, that 
with little or no trouble the ring- 
leaders were fecured, and the fcheme 
entirely fruftrated.. The particulars 
being enquired into, they made fuch 
confeffions that human nature would 
almoft fhudder at the thoughts of. 
Several of them have been flogged 
with the greateft feverity, and others 
of more dangerous defcription are 
at this time chained to the deck, 
and it is fuppofed will be tried and 
executed immediately on their ar- 
rival in New South Wales.” 
The circumftances of Burt’s cafe 
were rather remarkable. Being re- 
220] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1790. 
jected by 2 woman whom he wifhed 
to marry, he committed a forgery, 
and immediately afterwards furren- 
dered himfelf at Bow-ftreet, for the 
purpofe of getting hanged. Being 
confidered as an objeét of compat- 
fion, he was offered his majefty’s 
moit gracious pardon, which he 
twice or thrice refufed. ‘The lady 
at length confented to marry him, 
and he then-beeame as folicitous to 
live, as he had before been anxious 
for death: but, during her repeated 
vifits to him in Newgate, fhe caught 
the gaol fever, and died. ; 
Macleod, the Scotchman, 
azed 102, walked ten miles on 
the Hammerfmith road, for a wager 
of 100 guineas.” Two hours and a 
half was the time given, but he co- 
vered the ground in two hours and 
twenty-three minutes. 
A Spaniard, calling himfelf Jofe 
Seylink, was apprehended at Ply- 
mouth by two boatmen, on fu/picion 
of being a fpy. He was carried be- 
fore admiral Greaves, who fent him 
to the mayor of that town for exa- 
mination.—His papers being in- _ 
fpeéted, it appeared he came from 
London on the 1ft of O&ober, and 
went to Oxford, Bath, Briftol, and 
Exeter, and from thence to Ply- 
mouth, and wifhed to go to Fal- 
mouth. He was anxious to know 
how many fhips were there, wifhed 
to view the dock, magazine, &c, 
He feems an intelligent, fenfible — 
man, and had many fhrewd remarks 
on the government and police of 
Great Britain in his journal, which 
Was written in French, | 
Jofe Seylink, the Spaniard, 
underwent another examina- 
tion—but nothing material came out 
againft him. He fays he came hither 
to view the arfenal, fleet, citadel, — y 
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10th. 
