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From the Kentucky Commentator, July S.

 HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

 Beauchamp, tho assassin of Col. Sharp, has expiated his crimes.

 " The sentence of the law was executed upon him at the fork of the Lexington and Woodford roads, in the edge of Frankfort, at half past o'clock yesterday.

 An idea had gone abroad, that he would address the people, at tho gallows: but he made no attempt of tho kind he was evi- dently too feeble, probably rendered so by his attempts to commit suicide, by taking laudanum and by stabbing himself.

 Soon after arriving at the place of exe- cution, he observed that he wished to die ; and requested the music which belonged to two independent companies, which had been called out to preserve order, should play " Bonaparte's Retreat from Moscow" " which having heard, he desired the officers to perform the execution, and took his death.

 Deatk of Mrs. Beanek0mp.-During the trial of Beauchamp, his wife was brought to this town charged with being accessary to his crime and committed to prison with him. She was examined, and acquitted ; but, at her own solicitation, and his, was