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respectable gentlemen, gave capt. 
Macnamara a most excellent charac- 
ter. Mr. Justice Heath summed up 
the evidence, and stated, that, from 
the pressure of the evidence, and 
the prisoner’s own admission, the 
jury: must find a verdict of man- 
slaughter. ‘They were, however, of 
a different opinion; for, after retir- 
ing a quarter of an hour, they pro- 
nounced a verdict of—Not Guilty! 
12th. This day the chamberlain, 
recorder, sheriffs, aldermen, and 
city officers, attended the Jord 
mayor, and partook of a cold colla- 
tion ; after which they witnessed the 
ceremony of rewarding the respec- 
tive merits of the scholars of Christ’s 
hospital with half-guineas, _ half- 
crowns, shillings, and sixpences of a 
new coinage. They were also, ac- 
cording to custom, presented with . 
two buns and a glass of wine each. 
They then preceded his lordship to 
Christ church, where an excellent 
sermon was preached by Dr. Glasse. 
13th. A most violent tempest was 
felt at Olmutz. The lightning struck 
one of the towers of the cathedral, 
and set fire to it. This tower, with 
three others, were soon covered with 
flames, and in less than an hour the 
whole fell with a terrible crash. All 
the bells were melted, except one in 
the middle tower, of 30 tons weight, 
which fell through the roof of the 
cathedral. It was not till the next 
night that the fire was entirely extin- 
guished. . 
19th. At Gardenstown, coast of 
Scotland, it blew a tremendous gale 
from W.S. W. which increased to- 
wards the afternoon to a complete 
hurricane, abating only at short in- 
tervals throughout the night. Next 
morning a variety of wreck, scatter- 
ed along the shore, announced the 
destruction of some vessel at no great 
distance. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
Some of the inhabitants, eager to 
make a farther discovery, went to 
survey the western rocks, where, 
from the top of a stupendous pro- 
montory, in a curved shore, called 
Walcove, they discovered a large 
mass of wreck, which convinced 
them that this had been the scene of 
the unfortunate event they had 
anticipated. Actuated by aspirit of 
enterprising humanity, some young 
men adventured to crawl down the 
stupendous precipice; and, not- 
withstanding the fluctuating and fu- 
rious gusts of wind peculiar to the 
time and place, actually descended 
to the depth of 900 feet perpendicu- 
Jar! “On reaching the bottom of the 
rock, their attention and feelings 
were suddenly interested in a very 
striking object indeed ;—the only 
survivor of an unfortunate crew (1k 
in number) insulated on a fock, near 
the wreck, in whom the tide of life 
was fast ebbing! nor was it till low- 
water that these laudable adventurers 
were able to rescue him from this 
dread asylum. This, however, at 
last, they happily ecilected ; and suc. 
ceeded, weak and bruised as he was, 
in bringing him safe up the hill—an 
achievement which any stranger 
would certainly pronounce impos-. 
sible. ‘The wreck proves to be the 
Reliance of Newcastle, Willian Allen 
master, 198 tons register ; sailed from 
Shields on the 17th, coal-loaded for 
Jamaica. The bodies of six of the 
crew have been found, and interred. 
The survivor, Colin Burn, a native 
of Montrose, only engaged with 
capt. Allen on the 16th—of course 
was very little acquainted with his 
shipmates, but thinks three of them 
were from Aberdeen. People are 
daily employed securing what little 
remains of the wreck may drift 
ashore; and the poor surviving tar is 
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