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vage, and ancnrifiiJd a doSrine, for
uny other purpose./ Will it then fol
low, that the custom and usage of na
tions furnilhed a precedent for the
demand for th,e persons said to be
mutinous BritiJn fearnan ? No! The
inuatrees quoted are either in no pav
tirular (imilar, or they are distinguish
ed by the confpicuity of the charac
ter demanded, and the enormity of
the offence. He has been such as to
be an objeft diitintfly vilible in the
eye of nations-—Mis offence such as,
under ad taw?., has been denominated
a great crime—a crime in itfclf, and
not one which is merely so under the
articles of war, or the regulations of
the navy. Here the demand was by
•v.-holcfale, and in its piecedent, such
” as would, if put into general pruclice,
have engrolHd the whole time and at
tenticn cf the executive ami other of
ficer; of government,’ unlcfs their du
ties lied been delegated to every ma
gi lirate in the country, and the de
m%nd complied with through the me
diutn or forns process, as fin pie in it?
nature as a fcarch-warrant lor
goods, but much more fa i!e in iri ex
eyution, and exiealive in i- . cf.'.ti .
I have then, l think, prov rl that
rhis demand was unauihoafed by dm
jaws, and unprecedented in the hill.-
yy and practice of Independent Hi
de ns,
CIV-IS.
FROM TUB
M&:. Elliott & UcUarJi,
THE conduit of the Erltifh Mlciftsrs
•s.nd their fhves, has been in couftnnt harmony
with all the imV.hoi.ts measures and schemes of *
their tn.vl mailers. Habituated to dijiirruih
. tija aiul treachery, there was no dee;*, howev
er flagitious, could excite the ball aftonhltiKent
in that person, who h .a kept a Heady eye upon
all their aihons, for a series of years pr.it. The
repeal of the Stamp Acl was only dropped for
a time, or until another meafuse could be con
veniently iubllujted, and at a fsaibn when fuf
picioa was kid to flee?. Tbs three-peace tax
upon Tea, was adopted in the fall c-pvFbtiou,
that ib tr.ilidg a him would be easily and ac
ceptably (wallowed. Hire, ambition and ava
rice received a deadly blow. Befog foiled by
American pricks, with Jhume and diigrace,
they tpok fltcUer taijir ike banner i cf difiF.iu
teiion and fraud, after having committed every
fpeciss of cruelty their favag® ingenuity could
deviie. 1 need not mention, in del?..!, their
ww.ton deftrudlion cf property, and of temples
dedicated to the Moll High, by fire and other,
wife—the outrages committed on infirm old
men, women and children—the putting to death
by Tar vat ion, by dungeons, and by prifon-fiiip:,
these cf our unfortunate citizens, v.hom the
chance e: war threw into their power—the dis-
Trent massacres, together with their putting
their wounded prifeners into barns, and contain
ing them with fire. Ccnfult the different his-j
torics cf the revolution faithfully written; in
them you will find a circumilantiai narration. |
In 1783, they made a treaty with us, they
neyc. intended to fulfil j hoping we were ihffi
ciently exhausted by their terrific war, we would \
not be easily arnafed into another couteil: For |
this purpose, they retained our western polls, to j
enable them to prcfecute their deiigns with
more fubtility and effedl. Our red brethren of’
the wilderness, by their means, were induced to
take up the tomawhack, and if poifillo, by |
their mods of warfare, to dtril out more fare and ’
deadly deftru&ion. Karralfed and worn out I
with a military life, they expe&ed us to folicit’
their amity, a.id become once more, their eoio
r.ifts. Bale wretches! Little they knew aj
good providence had furmlhed us with wifdbm
and energy, to penetrate their schemes, and fruf-l
trate their dsfigns—our open foes met the fane 1
fate with themielves and we came off more than 1
conquerors. It fee .ns thole humiliating 1: for.,
in four and twenty ye.trs have been forgotten,
and they hive ones more thrown the gauntlet.
Their blood be upon them. It does not require !
the fp'rit of piophecy to declare the determine h
cio:i, if the c uitelt takes place—the spirit of 1
*73 has fiafiie i through the continent like light
ning and animated every American breast I
livery countenance flo.a a with ardor. The
r.al of the co.ilUtulc j authorities, is only want
ing to take ampie revenge—the fpi.it of party
has been i. vnoi ted at the ferine of cur .....
try, vvh'.kt brotherly love and afFeflio.n dance
hand a’ad heart found the pillars of our confti
tut;C
A: tereral judicious recommendations have
b •eu fubitii t : i to my brethren in arms, perhaps
it airy net be-uuletfoaable far a moment, re
ft,a,,* .heir aiv-.ntioa to aml- >r fobjefl. As wc j
au.i powrfulnation, as wellfoidiersasciti. teas,
We ought co r f'.i-'.e every thing that is national,
more Ape -iai f as we 1. we it within our can. I
trod. Tk j vv! iter of thin waspref: at at the Gge |
ol h .*.. ‘ and nad the pieafure oi .'_'rev|
the vjwsq.’idie-.l B.itilh paid under the Amcri-I
caivfla.;, to the tune of Yankee L>c Mb,, and!
lay ao'Vii tort.. a...-s. Xvcv, —s \vc a-*io a j
wv --iff of fij ‘f and quick marcher, i :•
Stoiiry-t mat, \v * ‘vingtoak marem 1 ..I tk.-
%m’ is, •*<*. - Kt w-. r.ct to ft .* ■’
ibid a Biififn march fi'Cfn being heard within car
lla,;cL Yankee Doodle was a favorite, and par
ticuiarly acceptable to our late venerated and be
loved revolutionary chief. I confefs its found
brings all the circutnftances of the revolution
frefii to my memory, and cheers my very heart.
There are a varit ty honored with the names of
our eonfpicuous war-worn .characters. They
ought to he used. These hints are throw-n out
wish a view, to arreil the attention of those, to
whom the province of regulating military affairs
entirely fctlonv.
~ AN OLD SOLDIER,
Of!be ft: -j-Jullonary Army.
Trial of Col. Aaron Burr.
FEDERAL COURT—-RICHMOND,
Monday, Alignst 10.
THE proceedings of this day were very
interetling; but, as an accurate detail of every
circumilar.cc would be too lengthy for the ha>
-its cf this piper, We ill all iurniih our readers
with a fltetch cf the tjttjl important only,
j M-uirice R. Pclkr.ap, Charles Duval, Return
! I, Meigs Janies Taylor, Tunis Dills, Ben rest
! Hezekiah Lewis, and Gabriel G. 7an
’ horn, arpeu -d and were re-.cg a<> vvitiief-
I les fur the Unit . 1 States.
] A fiiert t’.r.e v’s ere’ *--**cd by the cot’nfd
•Or the United i.i cc.apleatiiig the lul ol
their v. itnefee, which vra., detivered by them to
eu!. Burr j the r umber amowiting to r.a le
di- •. one hr ‘. .'i and tl. -y.ore , cf which a
Try? proportion re r-’- a'.S.mung.
Doctor vv ns. TYarf.lmv ■ khis city, who was
one of the ve ...,, was excar. dJ om ic. r. ■<• an
the ground of the h *<• he; Ith ci iris ’.vile, winch
.encored it neceffu.y inr bin to take a voyage
with hor to” the north. I.M, Rand - 1 k Hcrri*
for. cf Cumberiarid, Mr. Jatr.es KenLrfon ol
vYccd county, and i'lr David Bulloch of the
city cf Richmond, were feveijLiy ere used on
account of fickaefi. ‘iTereli cf the venire
were called over, and v.-e.m all y.xLrt to the
number of forty-three, Mr. Wiliia n 1 t'Dr.niel
of Stafford, being'alone abfeiit. They were
then about to be called one by cne, for the pur
pose of being severally challenged or accepted ;
but, before this was done, Cub Burr defined
leveruiy witneifes to be culled, wham it ap
peared ho intended to make u& of for the pur.
pose of supporting his challenges egainil tkofe
to whom he had objections. The mines of
ikofe witnesses were, David Briggs, Richard
A.lams, John Heuth, Temple G-wathmy, T.
Fi.ifley, Jtttrtes Scott, y. Allen MTlae, Neil
M'-Coul, James Clark, jr. and Jededish Irfcds.
Some or these who were not ia court, were call
ed at the door.
Col. Burr inertly afterwards ofcfemd thnth'e
was icady to proceed with, the business ; and |
adurefiing liimfcif to the gentlemen compofir.g j
the venire, said that he liad underftoo-d tnat a
great many ct them laberd under a bias againit
him which ought to ciiquxhfy them from ter- j
ving on the jury for his trial; and therefore ex-!
horted them, as hondl and confcier.cious men, I
to decli.'ii it epeuly, as they were severally call
ed.
Kc'zekiah Bukcj oflYccd county, bring cal
led, was challenged for cause, arui aiked by
Mr. Boots (as coanfel for Burr) whether he had
I ever formed and eicpreffed an opinion unLvora
j! le to the accused. Mr. Bnkcy ar.fwered that,
I he had exprsfled an opinion before he was sub-!
| poenaed, but net fine;
j A debate of confijerab'c length eefaed cm
the propriety cf the qaelliou propounded by
Mr. Bottsj the comic! for the ‘United States;
contending that it ought to a Lime a move pre. j
, cife definite form; that no jury could be got i
it the qhelliou was put in such general terms $!
for scarcely a rr.au in Virginia could be found
who had not (from the various newspaper pub
lications and other fourccs of inicimaiion)
formed and exprefifed an opinion either favofa
; bly or unfavorably to coionel Barr j that it
| ought not to be said that a citizen's, conversing
on a fubjecl efuniverfal intereß (hall disqualify
him as a juror 5 that the court ought to fettle
the quefcion to be alkcd to each venire.:arm, as
had been done in the case of James Thorny fen
Callender ; ard that it should be whether he had
made up and declared his opinion that Aaron
Burr had bcc-n guilty of t.eafon, ai ibepiaa and
•an the d>iy tivhtanedlj tie idtSmenl. Cel. Burr
and l;is counsel infilled that there was reason to
. hope that twelve man couW be found, who
.r candid enough net to have formed an
opinion ngainll him before trial; that no pre- 1
[ cite form for the question to be put to the ve- 1
j r. 1.0 men ought to be adopted; but ail such j
j questions (houid be propcur.dei ns would dis- j
-over whether any partiality or bias evifted on 1
their minds ; that Cailender’a case was differ
ent from this; Since every perfua in that case
had the e - dence in his own hands cr the book’s
being a libel, but net as to the point whether
C Render had pubihhed it ; and the ; leftion
put by Judge Chafe related only to the uA of
publication j but in this case if a person had
formed an opinion againil colonel Burr, lie rauft
•nave done so without any evidence, other than
1 mere report and newspaper ftatemeats, and
j therefore ought to be feta fide, on tl:.’ ground
of an improper bias and partiality. The
: court .decided that exatninatioa cf t. n \xivre
men ihouid Tot. be limited to any precite quef
trt.il; tir.t it sv’s n clear prince is of iuitire
.hat rerfuns i; ‘.ended to be sworn on the petit
jury Should be determined to find their verdict
only accmcling to law and jidlice; an] the on
ly p.'iut to b-v'afcert.ineT vras whether they ‘
rev: -mp-'.rtkd or net.
Hezekiah Bukey, Jasnes G. Laidley, jamas
Compton, Hamilton Mofrifoc, Yates S. Ccn
nel, Jacob Beefon, William Prince, Nimrod
Saunders, Thomas Creel, Anthony Buckner,
and David Creel, members of the venire from
Wood county who were prefect, were all chal
lenged for cause by colonel Burr, and upon ex
ination, rejected, except Hamilton Mormon
and Thomas Creel; refpefting whom no deci
sion took place. Those who were rejefled de
clared that, (from the rumours they had heard)
they believed him guilty'cf treason, and had ex
oreffed that belief. Jacob Beefon and William
that they had borne arms for the
pnrj:.oteiof fupprefiing the armed afiembage of
nuen oh Blannerhaffet’s If! an cl.
Os the rest of the venire men, Mr. Peyton
ton Randolph of this city was exempted (on
his morion) as an attorney pradtifir.g in the
court, no objeftion being made to his exemp
tion; and Mr. Joshua Chaffin of Amelia was
excused for ill health ; Messrs. William Pope of
Hanover, John Roberts cf Culpepper, Gervas
St'on-s, -Ernie Smock, and William B. Chatn
berkiine of Henrico, John Staples and Edward
C. Stannard of Albemarle, Richard B. Goode
and Robert Harkins of Chester,kid, William
Hoomcs of Caroline, Overton Andcrfon of this
city, Jerman Baker of Cumberland, arid Wil
liam R. Fleming cf Goochland, were challeng
ed for cause and rt-yfled. They all with great
candour and prom otit.; tie, ’ dec'arid their im
prefilons towards zLanm Ban* to he very un
favorable ; they generally, Rated, in fubftarc-r,
their belief that bswrs -guilty of treafor, and
acknowledged that they bad freely declared
their opinions cr the fubYL. K ; Lthion took
place with rcknit to Mefim. .Miles Seidotr,
Thomas H. Prciibr, and H.rth.unici ‘Stldon cf
Henrico.; John Bowe, Lewis Trueheast, John
VJ. Elite, Thomas Starke ad VA'lian White
cf Hanover, George ‘ ,V. Smith nf tie's city,
At midend Tbompfoti Mafcn cf LcXidcn, and
Dabney Minor of Albemarle. These gentle
men declared their belief that the inhniians of
Aaron Burr ha-J beer, hostile to the United
States, but were fiv.tbtful whether he insd ectr.-
mitted an overt sA cl trerfen,
Mr. Richard F. Parker ‘cf WMr.-crek.rA
cclnrel Edward .Currinyton and Mr. David:
Lajfcett of ..be city of Richmcrd, and colonel
Hugh Mercer of Fredericksburg were accepted
and fwern ns part cf t’re jiny.
Mr. Richard E, Parker laid tlv.t he had re
ceived imprcfiloni from newspaper puidica
lions, v. hi.!i were urfavorable tw colonel Burr,
but with regard to the treason had made up no
decifi.-e opinion. (Lionel Edward Carrington
said his impreSloKS were unfavorable to the:
views of colonel Burr ; but had. formed no defi
nite opinion, whether his intentions had been
to attack the Ppanifh terrkorie?, cr to commit
ijeafon. He ~So exprefied his opinion as to
Gen. VTilki’ fords conduct at New-Grleans:
faying tha*, if gcnenl V.klkinfon fir-cerc’y be
lieved, what he had Aid he fceikved, fie was
right s;i considering it as an extreme case, and
in acting as he had done. Mr. David Lambert
bad formed no opinion. j
Colonel Hugh Mercer upon being called said, 1
S! it was his duty to Hate, that an opinion which
he had for fame time pad entertained cf the
character of colbnci Bun*, was unfriendly to a
ilri&ly impartial enquiry into his case : tint he
was entirely uninformed as to the teftimeny
which would be introduced, and that he did not
recollect to have ever expTeffed an opinion either
as to his guilt or innocence.”
In the morning Harman BlannerbrnTet was
brought into court and Mr, Hay propofsd that
he ihould be arraigned on his indiGment: but
Et the iuftance of Mr. Betts, (!. : ; counsel) the
arraignment was postponed until the next day,
and Mr. BlanaerhaSet remanded to the peniten
tiary.
After sunset, the court adjourned ’till Tuef
cny eleven o’clock.
— Hiimiii T i'i'Pi 1
Fore:?n News.
O
FRO.VI A LATE L.IENCH PAPER.
Copy of a Icilsr from 11. II the CAm Aan Ba
shar , filling the place of the Grand Fair in
GonttmAnop!i t to the ‘different Bashams,
We are perifuitdeci by the ulst*rtvt, mis and ]
authentic advices thri. we’ have fecceiSvt-ly re-1
ccdved that 11. M. the Emperor of the I reach!
having put htrr.fuf porfcr.ally at the head cf his 1
army, has vaHYntly foeght ttie LufiEus, defeat-1
fd them -fevcral times, and hi3 gained ever them !
viftorics 3S complete as brilliant; their ba’ : e.
all tlisir an’i manitionj a,;d a prodigioi a umber
of prisons of war, ore the gloiious fruits, of his
victories.
Not- Idiftanoing these fplendia fucceifes arte,
even after the lait buttle gained over the Ruf
fians, we hear tbit fame weak, or ill-intentioned
men were ipreaukg the report that the French
army had mifearrie 1 in its enferprizes, and that
fortune had not been so favenebie as it might be
wilhed.
The French arms deftinsd agtlaft th* Ruk
.lans, be hides being very numerous and e; ceed
ingly itrong, is ttul provided with wiiateter ir
neceftiary for their.. All those who have found
\ mind, air-indy know that tha muaeroos triumphs
tetn.t army lr.ve procured them conu-km.ibi..-
treasures j .1 ?„i iir.mev te quantity of ammuui
| tian, m hick r.udere them and i;!y more formid.oio;
t .viiiie the enemy ens. •’ ling itfelf propqrtioiiably
; will ere to ig fi ,and J felf er.t .rely exhaulled.
After a-i these ce.ifiderat.ons, the fublkne
A; u 1t..3 taken g*oed ca.c ...f to give any c.v
1 dit to the **Kke abfitrdities i if liSn
! that these were spread only by vile fpi,,. jß|
| rr.iferable tooh oft he malice and perfidy of
That enemy of Ottoman glory and rel.-iH:
starts with rage at the war which 13 so un>vsßi
declared against it, and reviewing with an r H
ous eye the natural and sincere stfliance and
mony which prevails between the Sublime
and the French government, endeavors to ftfl
far and wide the passion with which it ic bfcSjßj
We are already informed, bv the offici i;
port of the French am.baundor, near the SIH
lime Port?, by letters receiv'd Trora rl.fi,-I®
places, and by miniftero wo have at W; -
that the enemy in the last battle that hre tfi .H
place between them and the French army, K :<I H
been completely beaten and dispersed, to ..H
! jhame and confufipn of their chief. [ J
We also are informed, that another French
my besieges the great and rich City of DnntzicH
and is very near rendering it3elf tpafteroflt, (■ -fl
nct'.vithftanding all the efforts of the enemy, ’ ■
The Sublime Porte has not any thing G m-gH
at heart, as to make as public as pbifible v-l
splendid exploits and lofty feats of Freir.ee, fi-l
illustrious and invincible aiiy, as aLTo the w-aiH
nefs and cbnfufion of his deteflable enemy, ?. v : ™
1 sjC'j tramped under foot the nioft tarred ‘.reifijH
oi peace- |
We arb cor, feioas that all. reafonabfe men
beware to give any faith to these k- .and oi rurnonH
malignantly propagated by vile and mlk: ■ ■
spies. Motwithftariding this the £ lDiitr.e
by a wife forefight, commands that in fui>H
th-.fe wretches feottld be watched, and that ti. -I
paSagcs Into his states be forbidden vatn :■
view to prevent henceforward the like iucou ,1
uiecces, ■
Yen, onr faithfU prince, will take care, hyl
the attachment arid zeal that. wo*, know in p.jß
to make as public as poHtbls the victories ; I
ed by the French army ; 70U will cause to c. ]■
and forbid every paifage sent bv* the eru -J
with an ir.te*Yon to piopogate iaiie and danttiß
ous reports. If
Constantinople, April 10,1807- l
(*) Since taken. I
Copy of a letter of the French Cons A LamnnmM
to the Prince of Bcnevealc, A. A.- 7 , du Jii ij I
My Lgp.d, I
The Ruffians have withdravn? from G.J-.'B
zov, the fi2d of April, tovrttrds-Bucbarei’i. -M
They this day evacuate Bv.char-il and VaikcJ
to repair to Moldavia. TL;.v werknsfs ard tel
1 inccefs of the Turks made thifretrciit it.dife.il
i frioly necessary. B
On the fide of Itmail, a defcrter-having coni
to announce to Pelivan Aga that the Rt i.ia*
were much engaged in preparing to depart, ana
the letter having been reinforced with the nil
guard of the army cf the Grand Wzir, has r.iJ
ted his troops, made them t .ke an oath upcn-t-tl
Koran, to conquer or b.e ; enuted than.-, io irrtrdl
| in two colarans of 5000 men each, and attack B
• the Rufilaas just ?t the break of day ; lie kiilß
> 2100 men, took 2‘)G prifionei-g, ard 3. pUi*h Z ’J’ J
baggage and artillery. Two - R'.Mlan gr-aredl
have bqe.n mr.de prisoners, f
! At the moment that this news arrived at Gill
tow, the Turks pursued. their advantages, aufl
the Rufinas retired towards Bender. |
1 We expect monie.it the main body
’ the Grand Vifir jhe was within thiee day.. mai J
■ of the Danube a few day s ago,
I The agents cf P.ufiia .fein th e g-tateft cco
fterration ; they pack up and run awry ; th4'i|
lamentations and grief cause comppkijn.
i File ail airs of re* s'l ticks go on wy we’ ;
J they will probably be r.t Bucha el v/iuua a ie4
• day a.
For CH Ail LESTO.V,
| TbC
;wSBS&£T3&SIis icß tons burthen, wA
buiit to C'laiieftun by *h : jnitn iCitbi.. -
• and Mr. Pritchard, oi t' : e re >y b; ft mate i*
• ’As, and as no pr.ins’ or ex* snee hen bet n
spared in fitting her (or a’Patk*!, her 3 -
• l” n. ujt C *&*[*■. “ * ’ \ i
j . O’ l” ‘r -
teiety, ate *ridi;be abt :.
For PREIGH r or ?,VSS. OF. 3P
f v*!v: *0 G.>puin Weft, oci bcatu, .t Iv.oui
| v, fia? fj or to
3. &’ C. 3i’GOK£,
Augiif 1-1 . q)
Saks for City Faxes
OIT tke ndcf September nest, beftre tree court hou.>*,
hct’ve. 11 the iur us 1 -. a.v •: e o’clock,
will he fc I it, the following
fer city uses—vir.
Lot No. U 0 Aether IVarf ntTfd as iU
f O a -U .5
property if tl'i.lhm HfitAr, h.i j:.,d 10 uAor.g
‘•John il/i -V.v — ta.< 1 dAI. 25 cts.
One fc unit of Lot No If, Ctfrpen'er': Tyi’>
utg, ■£). c.’.fr heard and buskin'?:, to fit’s fy the as*
.<cssnsTt 01 tht pr y rty of Jitary Pi mam — tax.
NO rfOliS. L\j Cite
Bn m gs c-i Lot No ,y, JAjl lythAg, Farsi
<a*arJ, to ‘satisfy the cFJnent m -•.? prc.ert)
John tVllka: . tax’il clods. 50
mars:f.l w
July 3