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LONDON, Aprii y.
CO’JTINi- N : Al Al. I \NCES
A conli lerablc number of l*tte s were
r,n SimrHay rec, ‘vrd from H Hand hy a
veffcl which on Friday arrived at Grav f.
rnd One* from Rotterdam, dated on
YuefJiy, a o >unctd hat previous to the
denarturc <<f the Ruffim general, VVin
aincrerode, from Berlin, t if ki g prrf.n
ted his pi dure on afnuff b.<x, set in dia
monds. H.s Muj fly hkewite deliveied
to him, tvi'h Ilia own hands, a letter which
fee had himf.if written to the Emperor
Alexander, containing an ultunaiu nos
the Pruflun cabinet, on the fubj.-ct* which
have lately bttti in discussion, b tween
ti e two c t’-ts. I’ruflu, it i. said, per.
lifts in her rietcrmniation to oppose the
military p r jett* of Sweden, while Swe,
den l as demanded the afTittance of Ruflii,
by virtue of the third and ft •'ft articles, of
the treaty of to vindicate h r inde
pendent sgainlt tic menaces cl Ibufiia.
These letters, in oppolition to previous
and m e probable accounts, Ly, that
J.ubec continued on the 29th u!t. tore
fufe the contributions demanded by
France, and had applied to the courts of
fe’eterfbrrg, Berlin, and Vienna, for re
tire fa.
This morning a mail from Gottet.httrg
•nd I.ifbon arrived. By the former go*
v, rni/v nt has received dilpatches from
Piteifourg, vhkh are laid to contain
pofiuve alTurances on the part of the Em*
p ror Alexander, oi immediate and pow
erful co operation against France, Or
ders are Hated to hive been iflbed fi i.m
the Ruffian war department, to prepare
for actual Cervice, a force little ihwrt of
i30,0i6 m.n.
April 18.
Ditp,itches received ytfterday frem
t\-tci(burg are confidrni ly ltatcd to con
tain intelligence which is the (ulj;& of
much uneasiness to government, and is
txiruntly dill.tent from that underllood
to Inve arrived by the Gottenburg mail.
Tiny were brought by Mr, Parsons, the
rniifmger, who was a!fo charged with
communications from the
out of Stockholm. Avery confidera
blc alteration with refpedt to Ins becom
ing a acaloua and vigomus co operator
in the prosecution if hoftilitits against
France, is laid to have taken place in the
sentiments ot the emperor A!c tander,
w ho, it is now alfcrted, decines all deci
fi c oriflu’f interhnence in the war, and
contents h’mfelf with offeringha affitlance
for iff.&mg the r, ftoration of general
tranquility. No incoi (idcrable degree of
credit is given to this lfatement by per
sons of every high political connections ;
2nd we undeiftand that the sensation ex
cited by it, is to be attributed to the
depreflion felt yelterday by the funds.
Private accounts from Petei(bu!g, which
rcacn to the utlt u!t. do not fcrnplc to
(ay, that any poweiful co-ope otum on
the part ol Ruflii cannot be expected.
BOSTON Mav 10.
The (hip Bailie, for St. Andero, wi! !
leave this port with the fnlt favorite
wind. Pcfl'engers ti e Hon. Mr Bow
P'in, Mii illcr to the court of M dr'td
Mr? Ij v and in, Miss Winthrop. daugh
t rof 1. L. VV inthrop, 1- q and
George Syt uvan, Eiq. private ftcrc
taiy to Mr. li.
Capt. Appleby of Providence, who
bad been p .fonally ill treated by a Pri
tilh cfiiccr cf H. M. (kip Carrycfort,
pud had two of his men prifful, when
Carried into port, d< manded fatisfaftion
of said officer and thot him in a duel.
Letters from Hamburgh, inform, that
a Merchant of one of the firft Hsufes in
that ci'y, had been lately executed for
the crime of forgeiy.
FEW-YORK, May 13.
A gentleman of this city has obliging
ly favored us with the following extract
of a letter from the island of St. Tho
mas t—
“ On the 4’h of April, Gen. Ferrand
was informed by the spies, of the in
tentions of Dcffdines to storm (ar to
o’clock at nightj the walls of the City of
St. Domingo, with all his army composed
cf ‘bout 13,000 men. Immediuely be,
(F-rrand) to< k the rrfolution not to
wan for the attack of the enemy, but, on
the contrary, to inak a furtie with a
part of hi* garrison, and dfrefted them !
against two of the principal batteries I
raised by the brigand*. The troops 1
chosen for the bold coup J; mnirn were
ready to march out, when a diet made
its appearance. Gen. Fen-pud, not
d-mbting but it was the reinforcement
cxj.eCted, maintained lnsfi.ft rcfolu'ion,
and ordered the sortie of his tioops im
mediately—they were soon engaged with
the brigands, whom they cut to pieces, j
and ttormol their workswith the bayantt.
The fleet landed about 1000 men, in the
tniJdlc of the firing of guns and muikit
ty, and were inttrnded to march in the
tear of the hcliegers, who made then but
a faint refiflance, end with the loss of their
other works and baggage, they fled in
all directions, leaving the ground covered
with their killed and wounded fodders ;
the garrison then eutered the city, after
being fatigued with pinluing the bri
gands.
„ L* tteis from the City of St. D Jtmu
po to St. Thomas, Rate, that the brigands
l ave railed round *he wails more fortifi
cation* in af.w deys thau General Fer
rar.d and his garniun can Jeltroy ia a
month.
“ A rumour prevailed at St. Thomas
of the French fleet having appeared off
Jacmel, where they bum: all th.. tii pping,
ticftroyed a pa t of the town and carried
away ionic brigand generals who came on
boa id, thinking they w ere an Engl.fh
fq'iadron when they firfl hove ia fight
with the flag.”
Phii.adei>i>hia, May 17.
Letters received from Spam, (late that ap
pr'-henfi >ns were enter'amed oF a defeen’
by the B itiih on Ferr I—and that troops were
arriving from the interior at that place.
NOKFOI.K, Mav ty
CAPTURE OF THR. BRITISH SHIPHE
LEN \
The Helena of Glasgow, a B'itifli letter cf
m rrpie, com nai ded .>y eaptainG Stewart,fail
ed fr m Morfolk for Ha badoe , ab u s the firft
of [atiuary. f>he had been reported as (hip
wrecked—the f 1 owing is yi extraA of a
letter from the captain to his frend in this
place, ter lived yederda’ :
“ Point Pctrc. Gaud. Feb 17, 1805.
” I am f rry to inform you of the capture
of the Helena, on the 10th itrft about 1 deg
wi id vard of Birbad cs, by the revolution
I French pnva eet, of 14 gun* ari.r 120 ntsn,
af tr acl fe afti .nos a,hours , during which
they made f< veral atte.nnts to board us, but
were repelled with considerable ‘ofs Befiues
theirgrea: guns, hey kepr mufquetry intous,
wi bout intermilfi tr, which disabled the Jhip
very much, wounded one man l'evere y, a"d
drove fcveral others from their quarters Fin
d rg it tmpoflib e to keep her any longer fr m
boardi, g us, (having no nettings, urd ‘he
1 weather being moderate,) I wai under the
necrlTity of surrendering. The privateer fuf
feied considerably in her fail- and r-gging ;
but they would never let 11s kr ow h w many
men they 1011. They must have left a great
1 many, f r their decks were full < f men, aid
I we fuppiied them pretty wtl. with gr.pe and
canniiler Ihot.”
BALTIMORE, May t 7.
To the politer els of an attentive and valu
j able correlp indent, the editors of the Ami
ri, an, are indebted for the following extract
of a let er, dated
“ Cadiz, March *5, 18->5. *
“ Notwithstanding the rigour of the lilock
adc, fumlry ntu'ral vessels, with cargoes,
have entered this bay. On the I# h, a Da
nifti (hip failed from this port with a cargo of
Lit, and was or lered back by the Engli(h,
which is a proof ihat they will allow ~o
veil. Ss to lad with such cargoes, and only
with ballaftoffand or (lores.
“ The ports-that are in a Hate of blockade
at this moment, are Cadiz, Ferrol and Car
iliagena ; of course the other ports are free
Vice Admiral Sir J Orde, informed the A
merican couful, by letter, on the ith, that
imperi 11s circumftanees compelled him to
order the b.ockade ol Cadiz to be ilrickly en
forced from titit time.”
WASHINGTON CITY, May 27.
Notice having b: en piibulheri
and circulated about four months
since thtoughout the Uniteil
Sta es of a resolution, bearing
date the 21st of November lalt,
which had been pafied bp th
iieut. governor and council of
Be (la u <>f Jamaica, prohibi
tm<', after the tx iration of fix
*'t>n hs from tnat riare, the im
-•or ar on cf piovifion and lurrt
” r m American or other neutrai
v ‘Je!s ; and it bav been re
reicn ed, .t the fame time, tha
re above mentioned rrfoluiioi
lad rak en 1 lice in conltquen t I
of infirudions from his Bmann.i
n.j fit’s government of so per
err.ptory a nature as not to l av.
he govrrnor and council an)
r. rude to attend to the remon
■trance which hid been n ade a
gaiufi the laid resolution by the
inhabitants of Jamaica; we arc
happy 10 learn from an authentic
source that no ciders have been
lent by his Britannic insjefiy to
the governots of his coionics in
the Weil Indies by which they
are deprived pf the discretion
formerly entrufied-co them of ie
laxingi under certain circumfian
ces, the riged provisions of th-.
navigation laws, and that it is
therefore prefumabie that as foot
as the explanations on this fub
jeft lhall have reached Jamaica
and the other British colonies in
he Well Indies it is be
-1 i. vrd fhtt they may he already
arrived) the i Rportation of pro-
I visions and lumber Uill .gain be
: p-rmi'U'd in American or other
j neutral v ff-ls
CLTARLHEJn* May 2 7 :
£x'r isl of a kit-’ fr m a refpckctblc iavfe
ln hingjhai, f yt. -n.J to a gentle-, an
in this siy Site l-T ntyub. 1805.
“ We have a diipat h just arrived here
from England, by which ~ e find a peti
tint of our Hcuic cf Assembly wv.s re
ceivrd in Parliament in t u mqft favora
j bie manner, and we Wc no doubt but
our poits will be op.-n to your trade,”
Me. a j o
“ dn orrrvdl at Boston Irirgs
necer.nts to the 9'* of Jp, i\ ; they flute
ti lt the Bretl jttfi’of ttentj-one soil of
the line ofter being oat one dsty, hud returned
it to fort ; that a W-y censUrable altera
tion bad taken fij in be sentiments of the
Emperor nj ; g'>eßiiig France, ntthp
it it now rjfentfl . \ff -ts ‘ ail deciflve ot
aSiv’ iytr ftrrrm kt ske year and con ents
I iff If teih rff-rmy hit njfljlame for ts
jetting t 1! Tenor attest of general tranquilly
ad: fr tflon which (nob nice ia jbe Er.fhjk
funds w..s attributed to this catsft.
11 J titers Termed u* Hamburgh from
Peterjhtrgh aflotl that Mr, N<rooisl*.*uo it
to Ufent a •..•mifler ts Prujfim it
fail to he very a&ively employed in erdjufling
tb( Jflirenc. between Rufli-s and Fr.mee,
II V he Ft eueb tr *fa lately drawn from
the fra cnafl received orders to repair
to tirir formerfleuioits, and every cflier ei
feat U ordered tlf bis pofl. Majim* u I|
\xe i!:~ rm-'-'-nd pr th- >r* ty of F.ng l nnc
Angerests, of Inland, and Mar merit that
nf Scotland.
“ Three per esnt. corfolt, on the 6th of
Ap’H, 67.
“The Philadelphia Editor sys, thit
ndn ilting the accovnU ftom Petnjburgh to
be true, he wcii and not be surprized if the
p< efer.tfummer Jhotildproduce an untverjal
pS'ice, and-that he is in this
opinion by the sentiments of hit Cones
pendent in London, <zobo in his recent
letters urges the probability of * Speedy
general pease , nuitb covfiderable force
“M, Jerome Bonaparte and lady
have arrived at Lisbon, from Baltimore.
CHARLOTTE CORDEE,
Assassinator of MARAT.
Trar.sated from toe French of M. da-
Erccu.
Charlotte Cordte was Lorn at St. Sa
turnin des Ligncrcftb, iti the year 1768.
Nature had bellowed on her a handlome
person, with fri-ling-, and mafru.ine ener
gy of understanding. She rcei ived her
education in a convent ; but, diifdaiaiiig
the frivolous mir.ui a of that fpccies of
education, (he labored vich cor.ftant as
fldtflty to cu ivate her own powers, and
hourly ftrtngthened thatbeut ofherima.
aination tdtverds the grand aod sublime,
y/hicn accorded w’th the infl xible puri
rity of lift makn- re, while it fitted her
for th t p rilous enterprize to which, at
the age of 25 (he fell a fclf devoted fa*
cr fiee. }
Her love of fludy rendered her care
less of the homage that her beauty
attrafted, and her deflre of independence
raufed her to refufe trany oflFers of mar
riage from men to whom her heart was
indiffi rent. But. cvtji Philosophy and
patriotism could not nlways render the
bread of t heir fair and heroic defcipline
invulnerable to the (hafts of love. 7he
young and handsome Belzunce, major
en second of the regiment of Bourbon,
quartered at Caen, beeome devoted to
her, and fucceededin inspiring her with
a passion as virtuous at profound. This
young officer was massacred on the nth
of August, 1789, by a furious multitude,
afrer Marat, in several successive numbers 1
of hi* journal called L'Ar tdu Peupk, nad
denounced r*i; unfortunate Belzuuce as
a counter revolutionist.
From that moment the foul of Char
lotte Cordeeknew no happiness, and re
pftfer only off the desire of vrngence up
on him whom she believed to be the au
thor of her misery.
Her hatred of Marat became yet
vehement after the rvents of the 3 ift of
May, when (he beheld him who had If
creed the death of Bslzunce now master
as it were deftinyof France ; while
rhe deputies, whfafe principles she loved
and whose talent*-die honored, were pro
scribed and destitute fugitives, and look
ing vainly to theiT country, to French
men and the laws to save them from the
cutftretchid fwOrd of tyranny.
; t was wliat Charlottt Cordee tefolved to
fntisfy the venp-ance %f her love, and
fuatch her country from the grasp of
the tyrant.
To execute with perseverance and cau
tion that which (he had planned upon
principle, was natural to the d< - te r mi i v'’
and Heady mind of Charlotte Cor. ee
She left Caen on the 9th of July, t”
arid arrived about noon on the third
at Paris. Some commissions with winch
(be was charged by her family and friends
occupied her the firft day after
val Early on the next morning she
went to the PSlais Rdjral, bought a knife,
and, getting into a hackney coaoh, drove
to the house of Marat. It was not then
poffiblc for her to obtain ah audiende of
him, though (he left noth*ig uneflayed
that (he thought likely to influence in
her favor the perfon9 who denied her ad
mittance. •’ -*- ‘• a
Being returned to her hotel, i!e wrote
the following letter to,Marat—
*• C iti re* —l am just 21-rived flfvm Caen,
‘t cur l. ve for your country inclines me to
fuppoie y on will lifte* with pleif re to the se
cret events of that part of the I
will present fflyfelf at yijur hoiife, have the
gnodnefs to give ord rsfor m adntiffion, ai.dt
grant me a ov'ineat’s private convene ion :
I can point out the means by which you
mav render op important service to'France ”
In the iear that this letter might not
produce the tffedi (he dtfired upon Mg
rat, fl.e wrotj a fccond letter, ftiil more
pn fling, which (be intended to carry"with
her, an. 1-ave for tfiin. in case (he was
not received. B was eipreffed as fol
low’s
“ 1 wrote you this morning, Citizen Ma
rat, Have you received my letter > fe cannot
imagine 11 is poSble you have 11,-hen I find
jour daov jlill cloftd againil me.’ I tntreat
hat yru will grant ire an interview to nior
ro y. { repea’, that I come from Caen—that
I have ffctmts to reveal to you nf the highest
itfp.or<itcey* the fafety cf the republic.- fle
tiiwsS.-i*.tatii.’l l y perfccuted forthe cawfe of
)ib3t|S£iT ro unfa; tun ate 1 to fay that is
fuificient to.ynwiilerre to voiir protection.”
It was licrusceflaiy to present the se
cond letter ; for, when Chariofte Cordee
arrived at the houft of between
seven and eight in the evening, and fpokc
tmpreflivtiy of her desire to fee him, to
the woman whs opened the door, Marat,
who heard her from W bath, where he
then wes, concluded it was the ptrfon
ilrom wuom he had recejwd the letter of
tbe moniing, and ordered that (he (haultr 1
immediately be admitted*
Being left rtoac with him whom she in. 7
tended to cmmoUte to the oexes ot her
lover and the iojurqs of her country, end
fitting clofc by fits file, file nnfwered will.;
the mod felf-poffcffion hi* e ger qu<f&nr
concerning the deferibed cepnties tftai
were as Caen. He demanded
names, with those of the ir.agiftrstes f
Calvados, all cf whom ike named accu
r*t. V While he wrote aicmnrtndums j
of their convocation upon Lis tob!c3,!
Cbarlottee Cordee merfured with her I
eye the spot whereupon to strike ; when J
Ma-at having said that all these fltputirsj
and their accomplices (hould presently
txpiate their t'eafon upon the fcaffold
her indignation received his words as the
signal of vengeance; she snatched the
weapon from her beforr., and buried
the entire kni ein his heart ! A fiugle
txclamatiofiefcaped the mifirable wretch ;
,‘ Far me!” he said and expired.
Tra l auil and unmoved amid ft the ge
neral coirtt- rnation, Charlotte Cordee, ?s ‘
if (he propefed to atone for the murder ’
however Ihe deemed ic ncetflary, by a
public deaih, did not attempt her cicape. !
■ he had received several violent blows on
her head from a neighbor of Marat,
the person who ran into the room on
hesring the news of Iris nT isl arion ; but
when the armed foiee a-rtved, (he put
berfe'if undtr their protcCiiou. a offi er
oi the police drew up mi'.u tsof the af
lalfiiiarion, which Hie eh ,rfuily sig ned,
and was then conveyed to the pnion of
the Abbey.
Calumniated, abused, and even person- j
fonally ill treated by the faction of Mi- j
rat, she was three days espefed in her
1 dungeon to ali their iofults and til |
be ore (he was brought to trial. During
this interval, (he had foui means to write
to her father, imploring his forgivenefs ;
for having thus difpoted of her life with, j
out his occurence
It was in the presence of the men abou* |
to decide upon her death, one (hould have
fecn Charlotte Ccrde, to have felt the ‘
grandeur of Ik r charac cr. The records!
of the trial and her own letters, give buts
a faint pitture of her noble and dignified!
deportment. If (he spoke to her
judges, it was neither with the wild i
energy of a demoniac, nor did she j
assist the language of innocence ; it
was with the fell tatisfatlion of a volun
tary victim, who feels it natural to devote
her life to the faivation of her country,
who did not welcome death as the ex
piation of 3 crime, but received it as the
inevitable consequence of a mighty effort
r© avenge the injnries af a nation. While
the curies of an incensed and prejudiced
people resounded on all (ides, (he betrayed
‘neither scorn nor indignation. W hen
(he looked upon the angry multitude, her
.eyes expreffid a generous pity for the
fcffcrings a id delufi in of her country
men. If Ihe difpifed the men who lat
in judgement on her life, (he forebore to
insult them ; but replied to their reiter
ated questions with a composure and pre
fence of mind that allouifhed them :
while her face and person were animated
with the bloom of youth and beauty, her
words were graced with the eloqucuo
of a sage 1
The defence made by her council de
serves to be recorded here from its pem
culiar cropriety in their circumftanees
11 You heard'” fai and her council a! ogethe
confounded by the courage (lie had difplavei
L “ the ai) Tver cf the prisoner • (lie acknov let
ges her guilt ; ihe eve r acknowledges, i 1
very delioerate manner, her long predettrmi
nation of the event She has not fuffertv
any of the mull revolting cf its circnmttai ce
to pais unnoticed by yi u She confeifes the
tvhoie charge, ami does norfeekinany raa.
ner to juftifv herUf —This immovabc tem
per. this abfctu e rlefertion cf herftif in the
vec presence I may fy, of death . th-.s ab
fe ce ■ f all remorse ; these are so far front
b’ natural, tt-at they can only be ref Ivi-c
in o that political phrenzy, which places s
.not guard it the hands of a maniac; and it
it for yee, citizens jurors to determine what
w ght the coniidevation oughtto have ie the
baia ce of j cilice ”
After tbe tumult and loud applauses
that followed her condemnation had
cfcafed, (lie addrtfled herfelf to her coun
cil—
” You have defended me,” (he said “ in a
manner as generous as delicate : it was the
only one that could have rendered me that
service which was in your power: accept
my thanks and my elteem. These gen
tlemen inform me that my property is con
fiscated ; but there are feme little debts
to pay in my p; ifon ; and as a proof of the
esteem I bear you, I give the performance of
this my last duty into your hands ” (
The hour of her pumfhraent had !
drawn immer. (e ctowdi into every ave-!
nue to the place of execution. When
,(hc appeared alone with the executioner!
jin the cart, in dcfpite of the constrained J
attitude in which (he fat, and the dis
order ol her dress) for, with a littlepefs ,
of malice, they had <h spoiled her of eve
ry thing that could contribute to the de
ceucy of her appearance) ibe txcit and the
silent admiratbn of those even who were
hired to her. One man t'one
had courage to raise hie voice in her
praise : he was a depury from the city of
M.rftz—R.is name was Adam Lnx, He’
criecV —“ fire’ is greatt jhan Btu Pus P’
Hs publiflied the fame feruifcent, and
figntd his own .condemnation. He was
Ihortly after gullotined ’ ‘ ,
■ Sk .
‘F*?m tmi BOSTON PALLADIUM.
*
By cap*. Nc(h, from Halifax, we nave
been favored with the following account
of the triaflfeaud condemnation ofthe4fii: .
Happy Couple, of New-York t
j The Happy Couple, Thomas IV. Story ,
Mater. ARk
This case was lately argued a.:d de
cided in the court oi vice-admiralty at
Halifax, upon two very implant points;
The one coneu#i um*armament of A
tncrion veffid*—tko.oihcr4fci'peclcd tin
right of carrying contraband articles t.
those parte of St- Domiuguj under thi
domination of what is now the
empire of Hayti. The bng
Coqple, failed New- i o’k in irn
tnontk>l Odobur last, tpttplitjy true •
jimi fieted for wfcr, with a Cargo ccafift
OW'chiefty oT gunpowde** Bound to th
pefftofeGsasivc: and Port au Prluccf—
Sue bad JBffier her convoy two fchoonup !
j :he D'.-'h and w ipn, f.cib f wr.
!hr.i slfc gunpt,:w.!er on board, bou to
j t he fame ports, and both cf which were
armed vessels. The three vtffU failed
I under the following inftruhtious fruru
their owners :
The captains of both the febooner*
have orders to follow your dire&ious as
to the route of the passage, and to obey
such signals as you may, in the course
thereof, give for their government, either
in failing or in case of your and their
l having recourse to arms in defence of
1 yourperfons and the property committed
!to }our charge, ‘and the piotedtion cf
| your guns, which we confider 10 coivipe,
■tent to the fecunty es ail your little
! squadron, that nothing but force unfore
feen misfortune, or bad management in
case of rction, or trparation, (which we
think, with care, is to be avoided) as to
render the riik very (mall indeed ; but in
caf; the latter ftn.u’d happ-n, we have
appointed Turks-island as the p!ahe of
rtnhzvous, and that which ever arrives
there fi 11, (hall wait ten days to give an
opportunity f or the others to join them',
j If, on your passage out or hom?, you
; ;hould be m-t with by any armed vessel
1 desiring to speak with you, it is our wish
‘you would avoid it if p.dfible, but not
!to leave the v.fftls under your charge ;
and if it (hould happen that any such
vnTel (hould come so near as to order you
to come on board them, with yotlr own
j or in their boat, you will of course, by no
1 means consent to leave your owa velfsl ;
J act if they choose to come iu their owti
; boai and examine your papers, you are
’ not to prevent them (all neutrals being
! obliged by law to submit to be visited,)
i and in fuen case you will have hoftagt*
1 for their good behaviour ; but (hould
they infill upon your holding out your
own boat, and in case of your refilling
1 threaten to fire upon you, it will be well
to have the firft blow, and give them a
timely sample of your force ; however, a*
we arm only for felf-defence in a lawful
way, we in the molt positive manner for
bid your attempting to take poffeffi m
of any veff.l which you may engage,
even if (he (hould be so disabled as to
furrendcr, but leave them to help them*
selves as well as they can.”
The gunpowder amounting in the
whole to upwards of four thousand bar
rels, vvs deltined for the empire of Hay
ti, under a contract made with deffalines
by fome merchants redding at New*.
York ; and the object of the armament
was absolutely to force this trade through
the Fiench privateers cruising off the
2and of St. Domingo The btig and
the the ichoor.er Dash delivered their re
(pedfive cargoes at St. Marcs, the Ana
h. ving foundered at sea, and the brig on
tier voyage back to New-York with a
> .-turn cargo, aid with the (hip Alert,
if B ifton, also a. tned, and another vcffel
mder her prote&ton, was captured by
.he Catub ian frigate,and brought to Ha*
iuax for a. judica ion. The two impor
ant points before mentioned were very
(piliy argued before Alexander Croke,
°q dodtor of lawn, and judge of thie
vice-admiralty court of Nova-Scotia, a
c.viiiar, of very abie and distinguished
aka*. The judge in giving his fen
i. observed, ** that ihtre were in this
„afe two circumftri'ces of a atw and ex
traordinary nature, which had very pro
perly engag. and he attecitionof hismajelly’*
cruizers ; Upon the firft ground it ap
peared that neutral vessels completely ar
med and fitted for war, had been disco
vered failing on the high fias united ia
convoy under one common plan and one
common set of mtfructions. Self-defence,
he remarked, was one of our moft ia
cre-d and imprefeeptib’e rights, and up
on this general principle-—men who form
part of any government, are allowed to
arm for their own fafety and proteftion t
’ position obviously admitted in the
cases of the Maria Eifabe, as had been
properly ot'ferved by counsel for
she claimants. It tva s not material in
the present case, whethS- the convoy
| was or was not armed by the authority
of the government of the Unified States j.
: that was a question between the Ameri
can government and its own subj £fs.—
j An authority, express or tacit, might be
! reasonably presumed, as it was not to be
suppose i that the fubjetfts of any coun*
1 try wonldadl in violation or their ows
laws. With regard to the inftructioss
giver, to the matter by his owners, the
judge observed, that ; lthougn they were
in fj;nt refptdic objefiionabie,yet, taking
them colit dlively with the affidavits, cf
the matter and others of ifct crew, who
positively swore thtre was .no intention
whatever of rtfiring the fearrh of Bri
itjih cruiz.rs, even of inferior fare”, there
WS V’° .ground to fiippofe that
or rtfiftknce.wafl intented by them.
As to the mode of search, ihe billegc
rent had a light to f-.d a taat on board
for purpofe, ar.d it a Britiffi efuizer,
under any .circumftaiice of suspicion had
ordered the matter of this lhip to come
qn brardof him, afld he.hafl rtfufed, the
judge said he would have held the ves
sel and cargo, failing fuch inftruc
’iens, liable to confiscation. But in the
prelect case l*e woyld a(k again it whom
were the inftni&ions given >
wdiom were the armament intended ? 1 he
master fays it wastufely i;itenl9ed again ft
■ he Fre„ch, and indeed there foems to be
* general why the Americans
fttoutii hafey beta armed in thit trade, as
‘ty were Applying ||k wfland of St.
Domingo oppoluon to the French
jnyateenq who. were comrnuUug depre
iaiicas on their commeree.
T:ie judge ih:n remarked, * that ns
7 the ex&mi.Uiaaifaud ethibw in the
■tttic, ir appeared a and übt .tf.at
Cure was an adual wdS.v for au aiv
•aaent poa iucli a and a there