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they were both dislocated by the 
force of the water. 
16th. M. Carney was indicted 
at the Old Bailey, for the wilful 
murder of his wife. It appeared 
that the prisoner had long used the 
deceased in the most barbarous man- 
ner, and on the 2d. ult. the wounds 
he inflicted by beating and kicking 
her, were such, in the opinion of 
medical men, as to occasion her 
death. The jury, in afew minutes, 
found him guilty, and he was exe- 
cuted on Monday. 
A copy of the following letter 
addressed to admiral Duckworth, 
commander in chief of his majesty’s 
fleet in Jamaica, arrived at the 
Admiralty -oflice. 
“ Cumberland, between Jean Ra- 
bel, and Cape Nichola Mole, 
~ June 30. 
¢¢ Sir, 
‘* Having parted with the con- 
voy, as I had the honour of inform- 
ing you in my letter of yesterday, I 
stretched in with the squadron, dur- 
ing the night, for St. Domingo. 
Soon after day-light, a large sail 
was seen near the Fortugas, steer- 
ing down Cape Nichola Mole, and 
from the cut of sails I judged her to 
be a French ship of war; the Cum- 
berland, with the Vanguard, were 
soon close up to her, the latter on 
the starboard side, and the former 
on the larboard bow ; in this posi- 
tion he received a few shot from the 
Vanguard, and, having fired one, 
struck to his majesty’s squadron, 
and was immediately taken posses- 
sion of. She proved to be the 
Cfeole, a remarkably fine national 
French frigate, of 44 guns, carry- 
ing eighteen pounders, and com- 
manded by citizen le Bastard, from 
Cape Frangois, bound to Port au 
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Prince, at sea one day, having gen. 
Morgan (the second in command at 
St. Domingo) and staff, with troops 
on board, the crew of the frigate 
consisting of 150 men, two of whom 
were badly wounded. While we 
were taking possession of the prize, 
a small national schooner, command- 
ed by a lieutenant, came into the 
squadron, and was taken: she 
came from Cape Francois, and 
bound to Port au Prince, having on 
board 100 blood-hounds from Cuba, 
intended to accompany the army 
serving against the blacks. 
“Tam, &e. 
“¢ H. W. Baynron.” 
17th. Drowned, in the canal 
facing Chelsea-college, about two 
o’clock in the afternoon, Miss Ma- 
ry Anne Staker, a very amiable 
young lady, in the 21st year of her 
age, rather delicate, with sandy hair, 
and of a sickly habit. Her mother 
is a widow lady, having no more 
children, except a son, who is a- 
broad in the service of his country. 
She took lodgings at No. 9, Upper 
Eaton-street, Pimlico, where she re- 
sided a few months for the benefit of 
her daughter’s health, of whom she 
was remarkably fond; and every 
fine day, generally took a walk in 
the gardens of Chelsea-college, com- 
monly called the Water Garden, 
owing to a canal which went through 
it. On the fatal day, the mother 
and daughter walked there as usual, 
and, after walking for some time, 
they sat down on one of the benches. 
The mother complained, that the 
place they sat in was rather cold ; 
on which the deceased replied, ‘* I 
will run and find a warmer situa- 
tion.” She then got up, and ran 
down the green, which went aslope 
towards the water. Her mother, 
thinking 
