"I should imagine that proper persons could be found at Portsmouth and Plymouth, for five guineas per month, including all extra expences, to furnish every information wanted; and one person, on the same terms, to supply for both Chatham and Sheerness, as the communication between them is frequent,

and the distance but small.

"Harwich being a more inconsiderable dock, two or three guineas per month would

be sufficient.

"Woolwich and Deptford, being at a short distance from town, may be furnished by the agent there.

"By the above, I mean regularly to have a packet from each twice a week. Except in matters of great importance, where it might be necessary to send an express; and it is expected, that the agent will be reimbursed his actual expence on such occasions, over and above the stated allowance.

"If it is required to know weekly the quantities of stores and provisions contracted for by the Victualling-office for the use of the fleet, a person in that office is necessary, but not otherways; and such information may be had for about three or four guineas per

month.

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"A communication with a person in the Navy-office is very necessary; and every formation wanted from that quarter may be had for seven guineas and a half per

month.

"A communication with the Admiralty is also necessary; but, as that is for information only, no sum can be stipulated, but must depend on the importance of the occasion, and condition of the officer.

"A_communication with the Ordnanceoffice, I think, unnecessary, unless it be to know the quantities on hand, and what are shipped off from time to time, which can always be known for a small expence."

(All the papers throughout the trial, stated to be the prisoner's hand-writing, were proved so to be by Mr. John Vowell and Mr. John Palmer.)

Ostend.

I must bring you to the time I mentioned in February. Drop the other circumstances of your story, and inform the Court what passed between the prisoner and you in February.-I met Mr. Tyrie pretty near the beach at Gosport: he asked me, If I had heard any thing of the misfortune that had happened to Bowles, who was employed in captain Harrison's vessel to go to Ostend. He said, Captain Bowles had the misfortune to lose the vessel coming out of Boulogne. Mr. Tyrie said, He wanted to supply some ships going out to the East Indies with wine. He said, He wanted to get the wine home, and asked me if I would go and conduct a vessel home from Boulogne. I said, my business required me to go to Guernsey. He said, He should give me 157. or 15 guineas, if I would go and bring home the wine to Spithead, and the people that were there; and

that I should have a letter of credit for 50l. if I chose to purchase any thing. I asked him what vessel he had to carry me there? He said, He would have a vessel at a moment's notice; he could have one of Stevens's at the Point. I went with him there. Stcvens was indifferent about going. I told Mr. Tyrie the wind was too short to go to Boulogne. He then said, If I could not get there, Cherbourg would answer his purpose as well as Boulogne. I told him I had been there many times, but could never buy any wine; but he said, the gentleman he should send me to would supply me with what he wanted. I told him, it being war-time, it would be hazardous to go into an enemy's country; I thought they might detain me there. He said, No, he would give me a piece of paper of signals, which I was to make at my arrival there, that nobody should detain me. asked him if I should have my liberty to go on shore? He said, I might; but none of the people on board must go on shore: that I should be provided with necessaries.

Did he give you any signals?—He did; but, before I had the signals, I waited upon him at the Crown-inn; there he delivered me a packet.

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At what time was this?-Between nine and ten o'clock at night of the same day; I think it was the 17th of February; it was of a Sunday.

"Are you sure it was on a Sunday?--Yes; and I believe it was on the 17th; Mr. Tyrie delivered me a packet.

When you went to Tyrie's lodgings at the Crown, who was with him? Mr. Mailstone, and Mr. Tyrie's wife, or a woman that passed for his wife, was with him.

Did you observe what they were doing?Mr. Tyrie and his wife were both sitting at the table, and I believe they were both writing; but I did not interfere with their business, as I looked upon it to be letters of trade. Mr. Tyrie, after that, gave me a packet of letters. Look at that packet. This is the same, I believe; I am sure the outside is. It was between nine and ten o'clock when he delivered me this. Mr. Tyrie and his wife then set off, as they said, for London.

You mentioned before, that Mr. Tyrie gave you a paper of signals to protect you against the French when you came upon their coast: what did you do with that?-I carried the papers with me to London, and delivered them to Mr. Chamberlayne.

Look at these papers.-These are the papers that were delivered to me by Mr. Tyrie; and that I gave to Mr. Chamberlayne.

Cross-examined by Mr. Watson.

You say this is a paper which you gave to Mr. Chamberlayne? Yes.

What marks are there by which you know it? There are the two first letters of my name upon it.

When did you give that paper to Mr. Chamberlayne?-It was of a Monday; I think, the 22d day of the month; but I will not be positive to the day of the month: but I am positive this is the paper.

It was on a Monday; in what month was it?In the month of February.

At what place? The office in Bow-street. What carried you with that paper to the office in Bow-street?-A coach.

By whom were you sent there?By Mr. William Harrison, of Gosport.

Who is Mr. Wm. Harrison? The master of a vessel he has been formerly, as I am informed; and he resides at Gosport.

(The signals read.)

"Signals. A St. George's jack at the mast-head, a French ensign at the staff, a weoff at the gaff end, and fire two guns or muskets to leeward."

Mr. Morris. That is an exact copy of this paper that was delivered to Mrs. Hervey, which was with the papers that were in the hand-writing of the prisoner.

Look at that other paper. What use did Mr. Tyrie say you was to make of that, when he gave it you?-I did not understand the English of it; but Mr. Tyrie said, after I had

made those signals, a boat would come off to me, and I was to deliver this paper, and then the packet, and was then to be permitted to go on shore.

Did he say any thing about that paper pmtecting you?-He said, when I produced that paper, I should not be hurt.

After this conversation, you said, Mr. Tyrie, and the woman who called herself his wife, went to London?—Yes.

Did you keep this packet in your possession?-Yes. The next morning, when I came to think of it, I thought it not right to carry a packet of letters to an enemy's port, without knowing the contents of it. I took this packet to Mr. Harrison, and left it in his hands, to take down the directions: he brought it me again; and I had not kept it ten minutes before captain Harrison came in, and took them up off the table; and I did not see them any more.

Mr. Watson. You say you had a packet which was directed in the way that packet was which you had in your hand just now, and that this is the cover it. Did you open it?—No.

Did captain Harrison open it in your presence?--I was walking up and down the room when he opened it.

Was any other person present ?-No.

Do you know how many papers there were in that packet?-I cannot swear; I think there were five: but I did not take any particular notice of it.

Had you any conversation at that time about Tyrie with captain Harrison ?--I do not know any thing particular.

Did captain Harrison talk of making a hundred pound of the papers?-He did, while we were in captain Standfield's house.

Did he say how he was to make a hundred pound of them?—No.

Did captain Harrison tell you, you must make Tyrie look as black as possible, in order to get this hundred pound?-He did. When I arrived at London, he said, We are going to the office; I would have you make it as black as you can against Tyrie. I said, No blacker than the truth.

Have you had any conversation since with a woman that is in Tothill-fields Bridewell?Very little.

Do you know a man of the name of Ramsey?—Yes.

Have not you had some conversation with him about Harrison, and this transaction?— I may have had some conversation with him.

Did not you tell him you knew nothing about it but what Harrison bid you say?No; I am sure I could never say any such thing.

Have you had any conversation with Ramsey, in which you said that you swore to things in Bow-street that you knew nothing about?-Never, to my knowledge. I could not say a thing of that kind.

William Harrison sworn.

Examined by Mr. Batt.

Are you acquainted with William James? -I have been acquainted with him only since this affair happened: I never saw him before. Do you remember his shewing you a packet of letters? He did not show it me, till I entreated him to do it.

Look at this packet: Is it the same that James shewed you? That is the outside case. What did you do with that, when you had it in your possession? I got it to my own house. Mr. James told me capt. Standfield was a friend and acquaintance of his, and desired me to let him take it to him, to ask his advice. I was dubious to let him have it, for fear he should take it away. I opened it. Upon seeing there was a letter directed to the minister of marine, at Paris, I thought it could not be a wine-merchant's business. I then put them into my pocket, hasted to London immediately, and delivered them to lord Stormont's secretary, Mr. Fraser.

Are the contents in this cover the same as

N°I(The prisoner's hand-writing.) Mr. John De Lisle, à Cherbourg. "Sir; Mr. Cassin, of Calais, desired me, upon any occasion, to address myself to you at Cherbourg, he having previously satisfied you respecting my solidity. In consequence of his recommendation, I have sent a small sloop to address, on which you will please to load 150 dozen of the best claret, in hampers of 42 bottles; 50 dozen of Burgundy, in hampers of 36 ditto. Send me the invoice and bill of loading by post, and for the amount draw on Mons. Brodelet, in Paris, whom I have given orders to honour your drafts. You may supply capt. James with 501. on my account.-I am, respectfully, Sir, your most obedient servant."

"A Monsieur Jean De Lisle, Cherbourg."

N° II. (The prisoner's hand-writing.)
"Mr. John Totterell, à Ostend.

Şir;
This will be delivered to you by capt.
William James, to whom you may advance

Cross-examined by Mr. Watson. At what time did you carry them to don? On the 19th of February I went. arrived in Loudon on the 20th.

William Fraser, esq. sworn.

Examined by Mr. Serjeant Grose.

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You were, Sir, at that time, under secretary at lord Stormont's office? I was.

Where had you that packet from?-From Mr. Harrison, in the secretary of state's office. Are those the papers, as you received them? -They are: they are every one of them marked by me in my own hand-writing.

How soon did you mark them after you received them? To the best of my recollection, I marked most of them, I believe I might say all, in Mr. Harrison's presence.

Did you receive any more?I did not. Did you mark them as you found them in the cover? I did.

(The outside cover to the packet was in the prisoner's hand-writing.)

Direction: For captain James; to be opened upon his departure from Dunnose."

Mr. Morris to Harrison. 'Did you open the outside cover?-A. I did partly, but nothing else.

What was inside that cover? Letters.

Did you deliver the whole to that gentleman?—Yes; every piece of paper.

And none but what were in that cover Not one. There was a little piece of paper besides; that was signals.

Mr. Morris. Now we will read the papers contained in that cover.

"London, Feb. 9, 1782."
"Mr. John Totterell, merchant, Ostend.
"Per fav. capt. Wm. James."

N° III. (The prisoner's hand-writing.)

"Spithead, Feb. 10, 1782, 6 o'clock p. m. "Sir; If the bearer should not be able to fetch Boulogne, he will deliver you a packet, directed for Mons. Bonnier. Please to open it, and forward the letter directed for Mons. Brodelet, to the minister of marine, at Paris, with the utmost speed. That directed for ask him for his letter to M. De Lisle, which Bonnier make your own use of. You may you'll please to keep; and acquaint him that M. De Lisle has retired from Cherbourg. He will bring up without the port. order the vessel to remain there, if you please. Dispatch him again as soon as possible, and do not suffer his people to have any communication with the shore.—I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, CROIZE."

"A Monsieur Commandant,

à Cherbourg."

You may

No IV. (The prisoner's hand-writing.)

A cover, which contained two letters, No V and N° VI. the cover directed "A Monsieur Bonnier, chez M. Dufour, Sellier, Rue de la Cue, à Boulogne."

N° V. (In the hand-writing of a woman.) Sir; The bearer is ignorant of the business

he comes on-receive and treat with him as a wine-merchant only. Send with him the wine now remaining in your care, and as much more as you can get. Do not delay him. Forward what he brings to Mons. Brodelet with the utmost speed, and desire the commandant to communicate the contents of the note at foot, where needful.

"The Arethusa, La Prudente, Monsieur, and Recovery frigates, which sailed from Spithead last week (2d of February), are hovering off the French coast, to intercept a fleet of ships expected to sail about this time from Cherbourg, Havre, and other ports, with stores for the Bay, to rendezvous at Cape la Hogue."

"M. Bonnier, chez M. Dufour."

N VI.-(In the hand-writing of a woman.) "Spithead, Feb. 10, 1782, 1 o'clock, p. m. "At sun-rise this morning, No. 98 made the signal for the West India fleet to unmoor, and they are now getting under sail. The fleet consists of about 190 sail of transports, store-ships, victuallers, and merchantmen. No. 98, 111, and 162, are to convoy them to the West Indies, and No. 40, and 101, which sailed with the East India convoy, have orders to join them in the Bay, and proceed; No. 26, and 170, go with them about 300 leagues to the westward, and return.

"No. 122, 126, 119, and 136, are now on the French coast, waiting for a fleet of ships, expected to sail about this time with stores for the Bay. The information received here, says they are coming from Cherbourg, Havre, &c. and to rendezvous at Cape la Hogue for your government.

thusa, the Prudente, Monsieur, and Recovery frigates sailed?-They went out early in February, upon a secret expedition.

Do you remember the Medea sailing?—I cannot say I do.

Do you recollect any circumstance that happened to the Medea?--I recollect one of the East Indiamen being damaged at sea; but I can't particularly say what the damage was. I remember the circumstance of one East Indiaman being hurt.

Did the Endymion and the Anson sail about the beginning of the year?-In February they both sailed, to the best of my know ledge; they went either with the East or West India fleet.

sail?—I cannot say; but I think they went When did the Magnificent and Renown out with that West India fleet: then they sailed on the 17th of February.

Do you know what is become of the Enterprize?--I do not.

N° VII. (The prisoner's hand-writing.)
Gosport, Feb. 10, 1782.

"Mons. Bonnier, "Sir; Please to send by the bearer the wine left under your care by L. P. with forty or fifty dozen more of the same quality, if it can be got: this last let Mr. B. charge to my account. Give the captain all possible dispatch; and supply with what he may want for the cutter's use. I recommend him to your protection, and am, Sir, your most obedient servant, D. TYRIE."

"A Monsieur Bonnier, chez M. Dufour, Sellier, Rue de la Cue, à Boulogne."

Moses Morant sworn.

Examined by Mr. Batt.

"No. 177, with about twelve merchant ships, sailed on Friday evening for Cork. She calls at Plymouth to take the trade from them."

"A Monsieur Brodelet."

[In No. XIV and XV, which contains a numerical list of the fleet, No. 98 is the Princess Caroline, No. 111 the Endymion, No. 162 the Alarm, No. 40 the Magnificent, No. 101 the Renown, No. 20 the Berwick, No. 170 the Albemarle, No. 122 the Arethusa, No. 126 the Monsieur, No. 119 la Prudente, No. 136 the Recovery, No. 183 the Medea.]

Mr. Serjeant Grose to Capt. Harrison. Do you recollect at what time in the year 1782, the Princess Caroline sailed from Spithead I believe, in the month of February.

Can you tell me in what month the Are

Tyrie was brought to the office. The constable who apprehended him said a great-coat was left at the round-house, where he had been all night. I thought there might be something in that great-coat. I went and took these books (producing them) out of the pocket. I asked Mr. Tyrie if he had a greatcoat at the round-house? He said he had, and had three books in it; which are these: they are three printed lists of the navy.

John Frodsham sworn.
Examined by Mr. Batt.

You are clerk to Mr. Wright and the other magistrates at Bow-street?—I am.

Did you go to the lodgings of Mr. Tyrie?— I was directed by the magistrate to go and see that the officer did his duty in searching for the papers. These papers were found at his lodgings; they have all my initials on them. Some were found upon the tester of the bed; some in the trunk, and lying about

How long have you known him?—We served our apprenticeships next door to each other in Leith, in Scotland.

Were you applied to by him to be employed in any business?--Yes, at the end of last November, he told me he had got some employment for me; that I was to go down to Portsmouth, and that he would get me commissions to buy poultry and live stock for the East India ships. On the evening before I went away, he desired me likewise to send him an account of all the ships of war that came into port, or sailed from Spithead. I was to let him know what ships sailed with convoys, and what arrived. When I seemed surprised at that, he hinted to me, that he did not send off any advices without shewing them to the ministry.

How came he to hint that to you?-Because I thought it was astonishing that he should send me there to do such a thing as that: another reason might be, that I had known, or heard, before, such things were done; that people had been in custody; and I heard of one man in particular, that had done it, that was an acquaintance of both of us, a Mr. Wardlow.*

Did you set out for Portsmouth ?---I did. What did you do with respect to these commissions he gave you ?—I wrote him different letters, acquainting him of some ships that arrived, and some that sailed.

Do you recollect any particular ships you sent him an account of, or any thing that passed upon the subject?-The first thing in particular was about the sailing of admiral Rodney's fleet: he in different letters desired me to send him an account of it.

Did you do so?-I did not. Just before that, I received a letter from him that gave me some uneasiness, and I resolved not to send him any particular account. He was very urgent for me to send him the particulars of the fleet of admiral Rodney. I resolved to make some excuse for not sending it, and I did: I told him in two letters that I had advised him that the fleet had sailed, when indeed I had not sent him any such advice; and I alluded, in one of my letters, to a list I pretended to have sent him a day or two before. I had another letter from him, desiring a captain Bowles to take a list of admi

* Qu. Waltrond. See the preceding Case. VOL. XXL

Were you to furnish captain Bowles with intelligence, by desire of the prisoner ?—Yes, for captain Bowles to take a list in his own hand-writing. Captain Bowles was to sail to Boulogne, or some port in France, to load wine, to run on board the East India ships.

Was Bowles to take that list with him to Boulogne?-He did not say he was to take it to France; but I have no doubt that was the intention of it.

How long did you continue this intercourse with the prisoner, by letter, from Portsmouth?--I went up to London immediately after this, and captain Bowles went with me.

What communication had you with the prisoner in London ?-A good deal at times. Captain Bowles and I were at his lodgings at several different times, and captain Bowles then went down to Gosport again; and he was from Gosport to go with his ship either to Chichester, or to some other port upon the coast.

Was that said in the presence of the prisoner?-It was.

And what was to be done there?-The pri soner was to meet him there, and to give him his dispatches about his business.

Did you say any thing to the prisoner afterwards, at Gosport or Portsmouth?-Yes. The first time he came, captain Bowles was returning.

Do you know what time that was?-The particular date I am not certain of, but the queen's birth-day was one of the days he was there.

What passed between him and you there? -He asked me many particulars about the ships that were expected, and told me a great many things relative both to the East and West India flects; and he asked a great many things of me concerning them: that was the East India fleet that was to sail shortly under sir Richard Bickerton.

Who was with him during his stay at Gosport?-His wife and captain Bowles.

Did you see any thing of any packet of the prisoner's writing while you was at the Crowninn?-Yes; but that was when he came the second time.

What was that day?-The general fast-day. I know it was.

He came again, then, on the fast-day?----He did.

Who was with him?-His wife.

What did you see him do?-I saw both him and his wife writing letters at the Crowninn. I think, either upon the Sunday or the Saturday after this, I think it was the Sunday after this evening captain James was there: he said to captain James, he might as well

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