He said messengers were sworn to secrecy, but that he had got
glorious news; the best that ever was known for this country. He rang
the bell and called for pen, ink and paper, to write a letter, to send
off to the Admiral at Deal." So that he professes, as the first witness
says, to write a letter; and here he speaks of sending it off to the
Admiral at Deal:--"that was brought to him, and he continued writing
some little time while I was there. I took leave of him before he had
finished the letter; the candles were sufficiently near him to observe
him; that is the gentleman, and I have not the least doubt that it is
him."

On his cross examination, he says, "I came over when I was called by Mr.
Marsh to bring candles; I went and called the ostler, and waited till I
waked the ostler; I left the candles in the passage; I saw him write on
the paper when it was brought; I was sitting with Mr. Marsh when he
arrived; I had not dined at the packet-boat." I suppose the question
pointed to whether this man was likely to have been sober or drunk at
that time: I do not know that there is any thing extraordinary in a
man's sitting up till twelve or one o'clock; but that has been the
subject of the observation.

Upon his re-examination, he says, "perhaps I might be in the room, so as
to have an opportunity of observing him three or four minutes; my
attention was called to him particularly; he had a cap on sometimes, and
sometimes not; _I have no doubt that is the man._"

Eliot Edis, a person who you recollect was rather deaf, says, "I am a
cooper in the victualling yard at Dover, I was at the packet boat on the
morning of the 21st of February, Gourley was there with me; my attention
was called to a messenger who had arrived. I saw the messenger first at
the Ship, he was in a room at the time, walking up and down the room. I
observed his dress; he had a grey great coat and regimentals, scarlet
trimmed with gold; I did not particularly notice any other ornament; he
had a cap with a gold band, that was the colour of the coat, it was a
slouched cap;" upon that there has been much observation; "the cap
appeared to be made of a kind of rough beaver, I do not know whether it
was black or brown;" by that light you would not know very distinctly
whether it was black or brown; "it was rather flat all round, and had no
rim like a hat. I saw him sit down and write. I did not hear him say
whom he was writing to. I could hear him talk; but not