My Lord; I am also of counsel for this unfortunate foreigner. I have no
observation to make, except merely to call your Lordship's attention to
this;--it is confirmed by Lord Yarmouth, that the defendant was a
voluntary servant to the interests of this country, his services were
therefore praise-worthy, and he appears by his affidavit to have been a
material sufferer by the loyalty of his ancestors. These circumstances,
I hope, will be taken into consideration by the Court. Your lordships
also see, that he was a person in an extremely distressed situation, and
at the time was suffering imprisonment, in consequence of the ruin of
his fortunes, which he has mentioned.
_Lord. Ellenborough._ Is he in custody now under this charge?
_Mr. Park._ He is in custody in Newgate, my Lord, under the Alien Act.
_Lord Ellenborough._ There was no application made to put off the trial;
a day was mentioned to the Court, and the counsel on both sides, stated
their wish that it should come on; no impediment therefore existed in
the way of the defence.