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Mr. Ebor Bunker, who commanded the Al- 

 bion, had been at Pout' Jackson in the William 

 and Ann transport, and was now commissioned 

 by her owners, Messrs. Champions, to give the 

 whale fishing on the coast a fair trial. For this 

 purpose the ship was fitted out liberal, with 

 every store for her own use, and every com- 

 fort for her people. 



On the 2d of July, a horrid murder was ef- 

 fected on Mr. Samuel Clode, one of the mis- 

 sionaries from Otaheitc. This act of barbarity 

 was committed at the brick-fields, in the hut 

 of one Thomas Jones. His brains were beat 

 out with an axe, and his throat cut so as nearlv 

 to sever the head from the body, which was then 

 thrown into a sawpitfull of water, and covered 

 with bushes. Here it remained only until the 

 following morning, when it was discovered by 

 a labouring man, who went to get his hoe ; 

 which, to prevent being stolen, he had been in 

 the habit of hiding every night in the sawpit. 



Suspicion falling upon four persons, they 

 were apprehended ; and the criminal court be- 

 ing convened, three, Thomas Jones, (a soldier,) 

 his wife, and John Albury, were, on the clearest 

 evidence, convicted of the murder, and sen- 

 tenced to 'suffer death. 



It came out on the trial, that 101. which Jones 

 was indebted to Mr. Clode, tempted him to 

 effect his destruction. For this purpose he told 

 that unfortunate gentleman, that if he would 

 call at his hut in the evening he would pay him. 



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