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Monthly Chronicle.
whicli cut away great part of their rigging , and made terrible havoc amongst the men , yet the ruffians fought with an uncommon degree of desperation , and attempted many times to board , but were as often repulsed with great loss . The Captain and all the officers were killed iif the height of thcaction—the former had both his legs taken off by a chain shot as he was firing a blunderbuss , yet the barbarian refused to be taken from the deck , and died whilst giving the v / ord of command . This loss did not the least intimidate the terrible crew , v / ho fought like furies , swearing' in various tongues they never would strike while a
man or boy was left alive . The Christians were equally obstinate , and fought like lions through the whole conflict , and shewed great bravery and naval skill ; they were to a man fully determined fo conquer or die . Unluckily , one of the frigates , which bore the greatest stress in the action took fire , and in spite of every exertion soon blew up , when most of the crew perished . Another misfortune presented itself a short time after , which was the loss of the Pope ' s cruizer , who was sunk by the enemy ' s shot after a gallant resistance . In this situation the other frigate was obliged to be towed awayleaving the A 1-
, gerine like a log upon the water , having her fore and main-mast carried away by the board , and her hull so much pierced and shattered , that it was almost impossible she could ever fetch Algiers . The pirate fought under the bloody flag , and mounted 3 . J . guns , besides peateraroes ; the frigates had 20 guns each , and the Pope ' s cruizer ten and eight swivels .
Home News.
HOME NEWS .
SHREWSBURY ASSIZES , JULY 20 . TIUAI . OF THE BISHOP Of BA . VCOK A . VO OTHERS F 01 I A RIOT . ^ T ^ HIS morning came on the trial of the Bishop of Bangor and others for an . A assault and riot , before Mr . Justice Heath . Mr . Adam was brought down by the prosecutor , and Mr . Erskine for the defendants . Each of them , it is supposed , were paid four or five hundred guineas as a fee . The former opened the case for the prosecution .
Samuel Grindley , sworn . —In February 1792 , he was appointed Agent to the Bishop of Bangor , and soon after Deputy Register to the Diocese . He had never heard of any complaint being made of Ins not discharging the duties of his of-. fice . On the seventh -of January , however , he found that his ofiice had been broke open by the Bishop's directions ; he returned the next morning , and reinstated himself there with his clerks and servants : his entrance was opposed by Jones , one of the defendants , who was followed by Rasbrook , the Bishop ' s house steward , and half a dozen servants . The witness , after presenting an empty
pistol at Rasbrook , which stopped him and the servants , fastened himself into the inner office with his clerks ; but a quarter of an hour after opened it to let in the Bishop . The Bishop entered in a great rage , took first hold of the witness and then of the witness's husbandman : then seized a second servant , and returned to . the husbandman again , and pushed him about , ile afterwards doubled his fist at the witness , and said he should be turned out . In this behaviour he was abetted and imitated by his servants , and by Williams and Owen , two clergymen ; the latter of whom was very loud and abusive . At last , the Bishop's lady and two others
came in tears , and prevailed upon the Bishop to retire . This evidence was confirmed by that of John Sharp , Thomas Pritchard , and . John Thomas . The latter represented the conduct of the Bishop as highly outrageous , and said that Roberts , his Chaplain , challenged Grindley to fight him . Mr . Erskine spoke an hour and a half on the side of the defendants . Kis principal arguments were , that Grindley had never been appointed Deputy Register , and that the riot had in fact been begun by Grindley . Judge Heath , in his clung ::, said , that undoubtedly the defendants came with the unlawful purpose of assaulting the prosecutor , and that it appeared to him to be the duty of the Jury lo find them guilty ; but if they thought btherwisethey would acquit them .
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Monthly Chronicle.
whicli cut away great part of their rigging , and made terrible havoc amongst the men , yet the ruffians fought with an uncommon degree of desperation , and attempted many times to board , but were as often repulsed with great loss . The Captain and all the officers were killed iif the height of thcaction—the former had both his legs taken off by a chain shot as he was firing a blunderbuss , yet the barbarian refused to be taken from the deck , and died whilst giving the v / ord of command . This loss did not the least intimidate the terrible crew , v / ho fought like furies , swearing' in various tongues they never would strike while a
man or boy was left alive . The Christians were equally obstinate , and fought like lions through the whole conflict , and shewed great bravery and naval skill ; they were to a man fully determined fo conquer or die . Unluckily , one of the frigates , which bore the greatest stress in the action took fire , and in spite of every exertion soon blew up , when most of the crew perished . Another misfortune presented itself a short time after , which was the loss of the Pope ' s cruizer , who was sunk by the enemy ' s shot after a gallant resistance . In this situation the other frigate was obliged to be towed awayleaving the A 1-
, gerine like a log upon the water , having her fore and main-mast carried away by the board , and her hull so much pierced and shattered , that it was almost impossible she could ever fetch Algiers . The pirate fought under the bloody flag , and mounted 3 . J . guns , besides peateraroes ; the frigates had 20 guns each , and the Pope ' s cruizer ten and eight swivels .
Home News.
HOME NEWS .
SHREWSBURY ASSIZES , JULY 20 . TIUAI . OF THE BISHOP Of BA . VCOK A . VO OTHERS F 01 I A RIOT . ^ T ^ HIS morning came on the trial of the Bishop of Bangor and others for an . A assault and riot , before Mr . Justice Heath . Mr . Adam was brought down by the prosecutor , and Mr . Erskine for the defendants . Each of them , it is supposed , were paid four or five hundred guineas as a fee . The former opened the case for the prosecution .
Samuel Grindley , sworn . —In February 1792 , he was appointed Agent to the Bishop of Bangor , and soon after Deputy Register to the Diocese . He had never heard of any complaint being made of Ins not discharging the duties of his of-. fice . On the seventh -of January , however , he found that his ofiice had been broke open by the Bishop's directions ; he returned the next morning , and reinstated himself there with his clerks and servants : his entrance was opposed by Jones , one of the defendants , who was followed by Rasbrook , the Bishop ' s house steward , and half a dozen servants . The witness , after presenting an empty
pistol at Rasbrook , which stopped him and the servants , fastened himself into the inner office with his clerks ; but a quarter of an hour after opened it to let in the Bishop . The Bishop entered in a great rage , took first hold of the witness and then of the witness's husbandman : then seized a second servant , and returned to . the husbandman again , and pushed him about , ile afterwards doubled his fist at the witness , and said he should be turned out . In this behaviour he was abetted and imitated by his servants , and by Williams and Owen , two clergymen ; the latter of whom was very loud and abusive . At last , the Bishop's lady and two others
came in tears , and prevailed upon the Bishop to retire . This evidence was confirmed by that of John Sharp , Thomas Pritchard , and . John Thomas . The latter represented the conduct of the Bishop as highly outrageous , and said that Roberts , his Chaplain , challenged Grindley to fight him . Mr . Erskine spoke an hour and a half on the side of the defendants . Kis principal arguments were , that Grindley had never been appointed Deputy Register , and that the riot had in fact been begun by Grindley . Judge Heath , in his clung ::, said , that undoubtedly the defendants came with the unlawful purpose of assaulting the prosecutor , and that it appeared to him to be the duty of the Jury lo find them guilty ; but if they thought btherwisethey would acquit them .