1802. J 
believes Armftrong called for mercy ; but 
does not recolleét in what words. After pu- 
nifhment, Armftrong was taken to the hof- 
pital, where he died ina few days. There 
was not the leaft appearance of mutiny or 
diforder. There was no court-martial held 
in any fhape on Armftrong, nor was he. ever 
called on for a defence.—-The rope with 
which Armftrong was flogged, was about an 
inch in diameter.—The Governor went off 
next morning. Several other witnefles were 
examined; they all agreed in there being no 
mutiny. ‘The prifoner’s letters and returns to 
Lord Sydney, on his arrival in England, were 
produced by a clerk from the Secretary of 
State’s Office, and read. They ftated that 
the garrifon had been for feveral months on 
fhort allowance, but make no mention of a 
mutiny. The prifoner’s counfel called the 
following witneffes :——Harriet Lacy, the wi- 
dow of Captain Lacy, who fucceeded the pri- 
foner in the government of Goree, faid the 
“men came up twice in a mutinous manner to 
the Governor’s houfe. They amounted to 
between feventy and eighty, and their de- 
Mand was for fhort allowance, not due in the 
prifoner’s time, but in that of his predeceflor. 
She proved a confultation with three officers. 
On her crofs-examination the fwore pofitively: 
that one Carey, and not Evan Lewis, was 
the orderly ferjeant on that day, at the Go- 
vernor’s houfe, which Lewis contradicted. 
Sarah Faulkner faid, fhe heard the deceafed 
and others defire ferjeant Befon to make out 
an account, and the latter anfwered that they 
were net aware of the confequences of fuch 
proceedings ; to which they replied, that if 
the Governor fhould not comply, they would 
have his life. She alfo {wore pofitively, that. 
Carey, and. not Lewis, was the orderly fer- 
jeant at the Goyernment-houfe on that day. 
Lewis as pofitively confirmed his own ftate- 
ment. John Faulkner fwore that there was 
a trial; shat Captain Lacy charged.Armftrong 
with mutiny, threatening to ftop the Gover- 
nor, and to bring the ftores on fhore. Arm- 
ftrong made no defence. The Governor had 
retired without the line while Captain Lacy 
and the other officers were deliberating, that 
is, from a quarter ofan hour to half an. hour. 
The fentence» was then pronounced, that 
Sco lathe@ fliould be given him, by the inter 
preter and his people; the furgeon was pre- 
fent during the whole of the punithment ; 
the rope was not thicker than a man’s little 
finger. The above was the chief of the evi- 
dence produced by the prifoner, as applied to 
the fact, which, on crofs-examination, proved 
extremely contradictory. In addition, he re- 
ceived a good and humane chara¢ter from 4 
number of gentlemen who had known him 
for many years, among whom were General 
Forbes, Governor Mackenzie, &¢. After 
which the Chief Baron fummed up the evi- 
dence; whenthe Jury retired from the box, 
and alter deliberating about three quarters of 
Mentury Mac. Ne. 34. " 
Remarkable Cafe of Fofeph Wall. 169 
an hour, returned a verdiét of Guilty. After 
trial he was conduéted into a cell; and was 
fo far favoured as not to have irons put on 3 
but a perfon was employed as a guard to 
watch him during the night, to prevent his 
doing violence to himfelf. His bed was 
brought to ‘him in the cell, on which -he 
thtew himfelf in an agony of mind, faying, 
it was his intention not té rife until they 
called kim on the fatal morning. The fhe- 
riffs were precife in their orders with refpect 
to confining him to the-ufual diet of bread 
and water, preparatory to the awful event. 
As Mr. Wall had been twice refpited, it was 
doubted by the public whether he would be | 
executed or not.—-Newgate and the Old Bai+ 
ley had for feveral days been at intervals a 
{fcene of tumult and confufion, by the refort 
‘of people of all defcriptions, anxious to learn 
the final refult of the Privy Council, who 
had held feveral deliberations on the conduct 
and cafe of the late unhappy prifoner. One 
of the Sheriffs on Wednefday afternoon wait- 
ed upon Lord Pelham, to know whether a 
further refpite or pardon was in contempla- 
tion, when his Lordthip ftated, that there 
was little or no hope; and defired, that, if 
the Sheriffs did not receive official orders from 
lim tothe contrary, the fentence was to be 
carried into execution in the ufual manner in 
the morning. Mrs. Wall went to the prifon 
on Wednefday evening. About eleven 
o'clock, fhe took an affeétionate adieu of her 
hufband.. The fcene wae fuch as demon- 
ftrated all the tender fenfibilities which they 
poffeffed in favour of each other. They at 
laft parted, Inan agony of defpair, his laft 
words were, ‘§ God blefs you, my dear! take 
care ef my children, and endeavour to repre- 
fent me to them in as favourable a way as 
poflible!” About two ‘in the morning, he 
{aid to the two men who had conftantly at- 
tended him-in the condemned cell, ‘*°Tis 2 
very long night ; I wifh much for the parti- 
cular period when lam doomed to fettle my 
laft accounts.”? Ina few minutes after, he 
obferved, ‘*I moft earneftly requeft. that £ 
May not be pulled by the legs when I am 
fuffering, but that the cord may be, placed 
properly, and that I may be allowed to de- 
part as fairly and eafily as is conafiftent. with 
my fenterce.” The crowd began to colle&& 
at the early hour of five o’clock; about fix 
there appeared at-leaf% feven or eight thou- 
fand; at feven more than three times the 
number; and, in three quarters of an howr 
after, the ftreets adjoining, viz. Snow-hill, 
St. Sepulchre’s, Newgate, the Old Bailty, 
and even Ludgate-hill, were. filled with 
{pectators from all parts'of the town, to the 
number of fifty or fixty thoufand. About 
eight he afcended the fcaffold,drefied inan old 
light brown mixed coat and black velvet collar, 
pantaloons, and flippers ; he held a han/ker- 
chief in his hand-his appearance produced a 
very difgraceful f{enfation in the mob—-he 
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