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On one of thefe occafions, indeed, when he 
thought the clergyman was rather importu- 
nately preffing his fervices, he obferved, 
pointing to his fetrers, * You fee my body 
is fufheiently fhackled, and you would 
fhackle my mind too,.’’ 
From the period of the trial till his exe- 
cution Colonel Defpard emploved a confi- 
derable portion of his time in drawing up 
and preparing notes fora flatement of his 
cafe to the public, which we underftand is 
now in the prefs, and will be immediately 
publifked, accompanied with a great num- 
ber of documents and teftimonials of his 
character and fervices. 
On Saturday, February 19, a warrant was 
iffued ‘or the execution, on the Monday fol- 
lowing, of E. M. Defpard, T. Broughton, 
Francis, A. Graham, J. ‘Macnamara, 
J. Wood, and }, 8. Wratten ; arida refpite, 
Guring pleafure, for the other three, New- 
masz, Tyndal and' Lander. As foon as the 
warrant was received by Mr. Ives, the keeper 
of the prifon, who communicated it to the 
ptifoners, all of whom received it with for- 
titude and refignation, Colonel Defpard 
obierved that the time was fhort, but that he 
was fully prepared. Mrs. Defpard main- 
tained her fortitude to the laft: when the 
took her final leave of him, on the Sunday 
atternoen, though it was. tender and atfec- 
tionate, yet it was firm, on both fides. The 
clergyman, Mr. Winkworth, again offered 
his fervices, but they were declined politely 
and with thanks—he faid his religion was 
within his own breaft. The night before 
‘the execution he flept from three till half 
patt four, the remainder he pafled principally 
in walking about the room where he was 
confined, t 
Early on Monday morning bodies of the 
military were ftationed around the prifon 
and neighbourhood; the cavalry patroling 
the roads from the Obelifk to the Elephant 
and Cattic, and down the Bogough road, and 
the populace aflembled in great multitudes 
before the prifon and in the dyer’s grounds 
adjoining, : 
_ At feveno’clock Broughton, Francis, Gra- 
ham, Wood and Wratten attended fervice 
in the chapel. Defpard remained in his 
room, as did alfy Macnamara, in prayer with 
a Catholic prief. The chaplain, for fomee 
time, refufed to edminifler the facrament to 
Francis, becaufe he perfifted in refuhing to 
acknowledge himfelf guilty of any crime, 
At length Francis faid, ‘* 1 admit I have 
done wrong in attending thefe mectings.”’ 
Before the fervice was over Macnamara and 
Colonel Defpard were brought ont, and had 
their irons knocked off and theiy arms bound, 
which was, in like mannacr, done to the reit 
on their coming out of chapel. _Macnamara 
and Graham were the firit put on the hurdle 
and drawn to the ftaircafe which leads to the 
Scaffold erefted on the top of the prifan-gate, 
preceded by the. fheriff, the clergyman.and 
the-keeper ; and fallowed by the executioner 
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with adrawn fword. The hurdle then re- 
turned and brought Wratten and Broughton, 
then Wood ane Francis, and laftiy Colonch 
Defpard by hinvfelf, As they afcended the 
fcaffold the ropes were faftened rownad their 
necks, and all of them behaved with much 
compofure. The Colonel afcended the fcaf- 
fold with the greateft firmnefs, his counte- 
nance never manifefting the fmalleft change. 
He looked down at the multitude with per 
fect calmnefs, obferving to Francis,who ftood 
by him, that there was a vaft crowd; then, 
looking up to the fky, he added, with the 
greateft northalance, “* It is very cold; F be- 
lieve we fhall have fome rain,’’ 
The ceremony of faftening the prifoners 
being finifhed, Colonel Defpard advanced as 
near as he could to the front of the {catfold, 
and ina diftin@, energetic, firm, and manly 
manner addreffed the people as follows ; 
‘¢ Fellow citizens, I come here, as you fee, 
after having ferved my country, faithfully, 
honourably, and ufefully ferved it, for thirty 
years and upwards, to fuffer death upon a 
{caffold, for a crime of which | proteft lam 
not guilty. I folemnly declare that I am ne 
more guilty of it than any of you who may 
be now hearing me.—But, though his Ma- 
jefty’s minifters know as well as I do, that £ 
am not guilty, yet they avai!'themfelves of a 
legal pretext to deftroy a man, becaufe he 
has been a friend to truth, to liberty, and to 
juftice—becaute he has been a friend to the 
poor, and the oppref{ed. But, citizens, E 
hope and truit, notwithftanding my fate, and 
the fate of thofe, who. no doubt, will foon 
follow me, that the principles of freedom, 
of humanity, and of juftice will finally tri- 
umph over falfhood, tyranny, and delufion, 
and every principle hoftile to the interetts of 
the human race.. And now, having faid this, 
I have little more to add, except, to wifh 
you all. health, happinefs, and freedom, 
which I nave endeavoured, as far as was 1D 
my power, to procure for you and for man~ 
kind in general,”’ 
This fpeech was received by the people 
with great attention, except being-occafion~ 
ally interrupted by loud huzzas. 
At feven minutes before nine the platform 
droppea. 
Colonel Defpard had not one Prnegle: 
twice he opened and clenched his hands to-= 
gether convulfively ;. he ftirred no Moree 
Macnamara, Graham, Wood and Wratten, 
were motionlefs after a few ftruggles. 
Broughtoa and Francis ftruggled violently 
for fome moments after all the reft were 
withort motion, 
their legs to put an ena to their pain more 
{perdily. 
After hanging about half an hour, till they 
were Guite dead, they were cut down. Co- 
lonel Defpard was fir cut down,.his body 
placed upon fome faw-duft; and his head 
ona block; . After bis coat had been’ taken 
off, tis head was fevered from his body by 
perfons engaged on purpofe to perform that 
ceremony. 
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