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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. 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