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that he had understood it was intended to endeavour to rescue 

 the prisoners: we therefore kept alert during the night, and in 

 readiness to receive them : at the same time informed the pri- 

 soners, it would be death to the whole if they attempted to 

 escape. — But they behaved very well, and appeared quite sorry 

 for their conduct. 



8 A. M. Lieutenant Dentaaffe, with an escort, brought Nimmo, 

 Sisell, Berwick, and Anderson, prisoners to this guard. At about 

 llj A. M. a General Court Martial sat, and tried the following 

 prisoners, viz. Nimmo, Sisell, Berwick, Anderson, Edgeworth, 

 Wilsey, and Seager of the regiment, and Gunner Kitchen of the 

 artillery : when they all (being found guilty,) received sentence 

 of death. At ^ past 7, A.M. the six first were hanged; and 

 Wilsey, Seager, and Kitchen received the Governor's pardon. 

 The remaining prisoners seeming rather dissatisfied that Lindsay, 

 Sefton and Hewitt, had not been confined, I informed the Town 

 Major of it. 



Thursday 26th.— All quiet during the night. The prisoners 

 having heard that Lindsay, Sefton, and Hewitt, had been ordered 

 to be tried, were cjuite satisfied, and said they deserved it ; as 

 many had been led astray by them, who afterwards quitted them 

 on the road. At 10, P. M. Lieutenant J. Scale of the regiment, 

 came to the Knoll with the prisoner Sefton who had been tried ; 

 and with the three men who had gone to give evidence against 

 him, Lindsay, and Hewitt. The prisoner Sefton, appears very 

 penitent, having continued all night in prayer, and requested that 

 a clergyman might attend him in the morning. 



Friday, December 27th. — The Rev. Mr. Boys came here to 

 attend the prisoner (Sefton) who appears very penitent. I read 

 the Garrison Orders to the guard and prisoners. At noon sent 

 the prisoner Sefton to James's Fort to receive his sentence. At 



