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in their proper pasture, M'Lellan 

 vvas labouring with his spade on 

 the confines of his fiirm, in the im- 

 mediate neiglibourhood of the field 

 where the body was found. This 

 man, upon his going home, told 

 his family that he had quarrelled 

 with RJ'Criiie, and he believed 

 that he had hurt him severely ; and 

 in about a minute after, he said, 

 in seemingly great agitation, he 

 feared he was killed, and desired 

 them to go and inform his family 

 where he was. While they were 

 doing this, he absconded, and was 

 seen wading through the river 

 Dee, about one o'clok on the day 

 of the murder. Though the most 

 active means are employed for his 

 apprehension, he has not since 

 been heard of. 



23. Deal. — The execution of 

 Lieut. Gamage, for the murder of 

 a Serjeant of marines on board the 

 Griffon sloop of war, pursuant to 

 the sentence of a court-martial, 

 took place this morning at ten 

 o'clock, on board that ship. He 

 bore his fate with fortitude. About 

 eight o'clock he was attended by 

 the clergyman, and remained with 

 him till about half-past nine, when 

 the procession began from his cabin 

 to theplatform, from whence he was 

 to be launched into eternity. The 

 clergyman walkedfirst; then Lieut. 

 Gamage, attended, on each side, 

 by two friends, officers ; several 

 officers followed afterwards. Every 

 one present was deeply affected at 

 the unhappy fate of this young 

 man ; the ship's company particu- 

 larly. Boats from the different 

 ships attended, as usual, round the 

 execution, and the same sympathy 

 was observble in each — " God re- 

 ceive his soul," burst forth from 

 diflerent seamen. He bowed and 



thanked them two or three timeSj 

 and seemed deeply affected with 

 the sympathy he excited. It is 

 said, that he spoke shortly to his 

 own crew, warning them to beware 

 of giving way to sudden passion. 

 As soon as he reached the platform, 

 he prayed again with the clergy- 

 man ; and precisely at ten o'clock, 

 the signal gun being fired, he was 

 run up to the yard-arm, amidst re- 

 peated exclamations from the sea- 

 men of, " God bless and receive 

 him !'' He appeared to suffer but 

 little. 



Previous to the execution the 

 following circular addres was sent 

 by Admiral Foley to every ship in 

 his fleet : — 



"The commander in chief most 

 earnestly desires to direct the par- 

 ticular attention of the fleet to the 

 melancholy scene they are now 

 called to attend — a scene which 

 offers a strong, and much he hopes, 

 an impressive lesson to ever)' per- 

 son in it — a lesson to all who are 

 to command, and to all who are to 

 obey. Lieutenant Gamage is re- 

 presented by every person who 

 knew him, and by the unanimous 

 voiceof the Griffon ship's company, 

 as a humane, compassionate man, 

 a kind indulgent officer ; yet for 

 want of that guard which every 

 man should keep over his passions, 

 this kind, humane, compassionate 

 man, commits the dreadful crime of 

 murder. 



" Let his example strike deep 

 into the minds of all who witness 

 his unhappy end ; and whatever 

 their general disposition may be, 

 let them learn from him, that if 

 they are not always watchful to 

 restrain their passions within their 

 proper bounds, one moment of in- 

 temperate anger may destroy the 



hopes 



