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o p'Seafe thero: It’S
y such a one as Goff
Atmiguty gave h ; m.
Mr. Hay, li r , has got into
parliamentary habits; and talks
very fluently of the previous
amotion. On this subject I
will make but one remark.
The Ccnftiiutien has divided
the powers of ;he government
among three great depart
ments, .he Legifidtewe, Execu
tive&r Judiciary. These muff
be kept lepaiate and diltmCt
not only in their duties, but in
their pratliee The LegifU
ture act upon convenience, :he
judiciary acts upon right.
The gentleman, however,
seems to ilunk him fell’ hidden,
ly transported to the Lcgifli
tive Hal'; 2nd no doubt, would
soon think it very convenient
to hang-Col. Burr. — He tram
pies all our judiciary forms
under foot; if we make a mo
tion before the Court, he loon
• tips up ours with bis previous
motion. And where is his
doctrine 10 end. We certain
ly have the fame rights as the
gentlemen theinfelves; and as
they have moved the previous
quellion, wc will move, fir,
mat the Court liiall not hear
their motion. It is better that
■we fend these parliamentary
distinctions to the other tide
of the houle, where they ouglu
for ever to remain.
Mr. Hay fays, that, this -no
tion ought not to be rri?d cficn*
dente Tut Sir,Col. burr ought
to have the fame juiitce meted
out to him which is meted to
every olher perton. He hands
here on the lame looting, and
with the fame privileges as
any other citizen in his iituatt
on. 1 alien that any other
man would have a right to
this attachment; and that the
motion may be. matte pend lute
V.U, though ‘n is lometimes
made afterwards —“ Wby does
be make it at this time ? Why
does he not poftpoi.e it till al
ter the prosecution ?” AVhy 9
fir, when Cob Burr is difeharg
cd, and I hope he will shortly
he so, he may not be diipokd
to trouble the Court any fur’
ther—How tong this profecu
-110 ii will la it, no one knows;
perhaps a week—perhaps lorn
ger—it is already gone to !ar
beyond our expectations, it is
impoflible to conjecture. Now,
fir, may not huniar coiuempts
occur.? Is it not necclfary 10
reUrain certain people, by con
vincing them that Inch practi
ces make them liable to puniiii 1 ’
inept ?
But what has Gen. Yi’iikin
foi; done ? He has brought wt
nedrs with bin from N. Or’
leans by tiiihtarv force, ilehas
taken their dr: ohtums too, at.
nre<yex par t e, f o 11. hepu rp o! eo t
kcepii ■ g the*r leti iiiiony It raigiit.
I lay down this broad petition:
that the niati who g*i s about
collecting afhdavits —we have
already iten a volume o ( Inch
at this bar, (hi r. Hay • Dtd the y
come horn Hew Oileans ?) I
did not lay Nfwv Orleans: —l
inigiv have particularly menti
oned Mr. juikfon—who con e
heie with i'ne depolitions oNvit
neffes, thus bound hand 5c for t
fir,llaw them in this very court
examining wit neffes with alii”
davits in their banes and com
paring, the one with the other ;
demolitions taken not by com
million, but ex pane ; when an
intf rutted agentthus goes about
collet;mgdepok!ions, and with
ignorant.men, lhapmg them,
iidt a:- tic pleases ; 1 avow that
hv ate contrary to the Ipirit
and gen n ; of enrgevert merit;
1 llwu they are a comfYn-ut ,ppon
iff l jtWre.
men are liableto an attachment;
and from the very moment,
when the government took
poffefficn of Col. Burr's per
son ; not ftoiw the moment of
his erred by Mr. Perkins and,
Lieut. Gaines, but from the
moment 8 when Mr, Pei kins re
ceived orders to condufct his
prisoner to this city. Do not
gentlemen recoiled any iti*
ftaticcof libels,upon the courts,
when they were actually in
feflion ? Such have taken place
on this fide of the ocean as well
as oti the other ; ihongh not so
frequently in Virginia, where
printing prelFes are not so nu
merous, nor so extravagant in
the decide which they atfuuie.
I repeat, that wbofoever does
anv att which influences the
adntinillraiion ol julUce, is lia* |
Me to an attachment. Mr. !
Wickham hoped that the court
would hear this motion to-nior- j
row.
The Chief Justice obfevv- 1
ed, that if the pradice could he ;
fit own to affect the decision oi j
the jury while they were in Ids j
hon ; the couii could not re
fute 10 hear the motion.
Mr. Hay. Whenever it is
brought on, I (Itall renew my
n.o ioii to suspend this enqui
r); until tire prosecution ill a1 i
be fulfilled.
NORFOLK, June 29.
On Friday afternoon, one of the fchoon
eri which have heretofore attended the
Briiifli iliip: of war, est anchor near the
for- - , a-.d 1:11 mediately an officer left her in
a I'o- t and proceeded up the river to the
Britifli Confui’s. Tliij information soon
fpreadthrough the town, and the efledl
produced may ’ e-fry conjeAured A
numberof put off frpm the wharvet,
after two of them had readied the boat
another officer who had remained on board
the ichooner, hoitteda white flag, the fig j
rial for a/.-. </ iru-r, for the firft time, tor j
certainly piml v. : t can f-iy so from our own j
knowlcogt)llie did not come up & a Jtag •/ j
truss % _ j
Before the officer reached the Britifli
Consul’s, lie was met with by a number of 1
citiaens, who olfered no personal violence; ,
but apprehending i’, or that the oflic r 1
might he detained, theconfut claimed the
protcAkin of the civil authority, and the
fantftiiy of the charaAer in which the offi
cer had come. The latter ground was not
tenable, as war docs not exist, and again,
the vend had not come up as a flag .1
truce ought. RefpeA,however,forthecivil
power, and sentiments of generosity, pre
vailed & in about an hour after his arrival,
the officer was put on board his veffcl, with
out receiving tiie imaheft violence or inju
ry, ;.nd immediately departed.
May this spirit of moderation produce
efTVA win re it ought, if it does not, it will
command rifpcet even from thofc who will
not he influenced l y the example.
Our diiboit readers will, no doubt, look
with anxiety lor intelligence from i.ns
quarter. Our duty will be to carefully
collect .>nd collate all the information in
our power, and puhlifli such only as we
fliail confiller may be interesting, and at
the sane tune, such at we belie e to be
correct. Wc Snail endeavor to avoid the
tbt.ufand idle rumours, which are daily
circulating.
Ycfterdav evening the committee received
iufo maticn from Hampton, that an at
tempt to bud at that place would be
made from the Britifli ihip, below, near
ly .Coo citizens immediately volunteered
their ferviccs to man the gnn-boats, and
proceed infhntly to Hampton, and they
will go off this afternoon, four in number.
No place can be better defended by gun
boats than Hampton, on. account of the
bar, which pteveuts the acccfs of large
velfels. There may be no real fouudati
nil in this htlief, hut the unprepared state
in which the Chefapcake was attacked, in
fpircs an uticomnftin vigilance and fufpici
-01l
T!ie folk w ing letters have parted hc
twccil tlic committee and the flritijb Conful \
which are publiil.ed for the infoimation of
the public.
Til OS. AH Ml STEAD, SVc’y
of 1110 Comiuittoc.
Britifli Consul’s Office, Norfolk,
A’iigini*. June 2J, iBo7.
‘To Rritrjdier-Gcna o! Mulh'tvi, Chairman of
the Ce-wiKi'to .• ijpoinUi to carry into cffrtt
ike Helclutiona , la ~
SIR,
As I <!o not perfectly mid ft ft and how far
the conftri Hit t) of the Kcfolutious adopt
ed in the meeting held, ycflcrday, as they
refpecc the con; i.ut’ita ion between uiyfelf
and his M-i liv's ihip in the Chcfapeake,
may be supposed to extends I leave to
enquire ot y ou, Sir, as the Chairman of the
Committee appointed to carry those reso
lutions into cft-.C'i, whether .any or what
reftraiut it thereby intended to be laid ou
my communication with the ICingVfhips—
wl.ether tht schooners which have hitherto
as advice boats, w-ill be permit
ted m&afs as heretofore, uninterruptedly,
and Jj£ef there will be any o_tj Aiou to
iny f.-mily, g irg to, or
wßWte filips of war be'nw, in
such boats as maV be allowed to carry ray
eorrtfpondence, or to our going by & to the
Bay-fnde, and embarking from thence and
returning to the shore in the fliips boats.
I have the honor to remain,
With perfeA refpeft. Sir,
Your moft'obd’e. humble ferv't.
JOHN HAMILTON.
To Col. Join Hamilton, Consul for the State
of yitginia.
SIR.
In anfwcr to your letter of this date, I
am tlircAvd by the Committee to fay, that
the l'chooners hit I erto employed as advice
boats in the ferviee of his Britannic Ma
jeftf’s Ihip-, ca: not he permitted to pass
and re pal. as heretofore The Ctmmittce
view the uhjeA of the rcfelutions as in
tending to prevent supplies of every kind
being afforded to th. fe fliips, until the
p'eafure of our government be known.-—-
The committee can fee no obstacle to you
or any of your family communicating with
the officers of his Britannic M -jeftv’s flops
in either of the modes you mention; con
fident that no attempt will be made to con
travene ttic r-ftih tions reftriAing supplies.
The boats y u may engage in this fervic*
will be permitted to pass with examination
I have the honor to he,
With p-rfcA rtfpeA
Your mult obd’t. humble ferv’t,
li. Mil i t h.VVS,
Chai m'aii of the Cosnmittee.
Norfolk , June 16, 1807.
At a meeting if the Committee *t tie Fogle Ta*
v.-rn. on Friday June 23, 1807.
Prefcnt Thomas Mathews, D.-tnicl Bcddln
grr. J. W. \ urdaugh, I.tike Wheeler,
William Newfum,Thomas Newton, Iho
mas Blanchard, fheo. Arm flead.
Rcfclvel unanineonjly , as the opinion of
this committee, that the Britifli t liicer who
this u y hrougtit difoatches to Col. Ham
ilton not hav.ng hoifteda and ig before his ap
proach to our harbour, was not afterwards
entitled to be confulered as coming une'er
the protcAion of a flag of truce; and as
such he fliould not have been difekarg.
ed, but fliould have been held in custody
until the pleasure of our government was
known.
Refolvtd unattimmjly, That it is the opi
nion of this committee, that any Britiili
officer coming to this place, fliail he con
sidered as a prisoner until the decidon of
the government lha 1 s e known.
Uefolved unanimovjly, l ha the p-oceedings
of tin, meeting he regnla'ly puhliflted.
The Comnuttee of C rr. fp n lence laid j
before the Committee a let er from Mr. I
Hope, of Htmp.on, which ordered 1
to lie puh'ilh-d.
RefohcJ, That Theodorick Armifteid,
and Thomas Newton jttn be a committee
to afeer'atu the b ft means of eftahlifliisg
a Telegraphic cotnnun vation be:Wien til*
fca thor- anil this place.
Mr. James W. Murdaugh having inform
ed the com ini ttcc llt it a number of young
gentlemen had inftruAed him to elf :r their
lervices for the ertAion of batteries for
tin defence of the towns of Norfolk an j
I’ortfmnuth;
Refolded, That Mr. Murdaugh be request •
ed to return tlu-m the tranks of the com
mittee for th-ir patriotic offer, and trusts
that the time ir- not dlftant when an oppor
tunity will be offered for the difplav of
their seal.
THOS. M ATHEWS, Chairman.
TiliiO. AxMlsrxaD, St*r,.'jiy.
, Proceedings of the Committee at the F.x
change Coffce-Houfe, on Sunday, 2S;h
June —Prefer,t Tiios. Matthews, Seth
i Fuller, Moses Myers, Francis S. Taylor,
I J. W. Murdaugh, Thomas Blanchard,
I.uke Wheeler, Theodorick Armiftead,
Richard Blow, Thos. Newton.
The committee of correspon
dence submitted to ihe meeting a
letter from sundry gentlemen (as
a committee of correspondence)
ot W illiaimburgh, whereupon
they were instructed to transmit
1 thr rebolutionu entered into on
, Friday last.
1 lit iohnl, That the letter from
the committee of correspondence
of WiiliatYubaig be published in
the papers of this Borough.
Whereas the committee have
received information from vari
| ous sources that the commanders
i el the British ships have menaced
’ die inhabitants of Hampton with
an invasion for the purpose of
1 procuring water. It is Resolved,
I hat application be made to
Captain Stephen Decatur, com
mander oft he (J. States’ Naval
ho.ee:ai this pluCC| to tl , e
bim-bu.us, in availing hitnstlf
ol the services of the Captains
and beamen who have proffered
1 incur, to proceed to Hampton, or
ns neat t k a s ,\e may judge propt r,
to co operate with the people in
thur defence, in any manner he
may juuge mom expedient, or to
uuas cirtiiinstances may dictate,
in pit venting th c execution of the
stud threat.
hushed, ‘I hat T homas Blan
chard, Seth Foster and J. W.
Alurdatigh be a committee ap
pointed to wait upon Capt. De_
catur with this application.
i?vf*.Vfi.Tkstth(.t!irnks of this
ccnimittec be given to the Kev;
Mr. Davis, for the appropriate,
eloquent and patriotic discourse
delivered by him this day.
To the Committee if Con efptndenee ft Norfolk.
WILLIAMSBURG, June 27, 1807.
Gentlemen , _
We conceive, that until the
decision of our government be
known, it is proper, just and bo
notable, that provisionary mea
sures of retaliation should be
with promptitude adopted. They
are justified by the pressing ne
cessity, that arises from the late
British outrage. Ihe unfortu
nate seamen, tv ho were wrested
from tire Chesapeake, anticipate
an ignominious and cruel death,
which we tear will be dieadtullv
realized.
It is therefore reewmmended
to the committee in Norfolk, to
adopt proper measures to secure
the persons of any of thc crew of
thc British iquadion that may be
found on shore ; and to use
such means as they may deem
proper to give information to the
British commodore, that if the
seamen taken from the Chesa
peake shall he executed, it will
be considered a just ground for
retaliation; and that the British
Seamen will he detained, to an
swer for the lives oi the Seamen
taken from the Chesapeake, until
the sense of the American Go
vernment can be known.
We salute you,
Champion Travis,
Baruiell Bus.set,
William Coleman,
Leroy Anden on, !
Tally Robinson,
Robert Saunders,
James Semple,
Armisteud 7 . Mason,J
Dibit, on Saturday last, at the
Marine Hospital, Robert Mac
Don aid , one of the seamen
wounded on hoard the Chesa
peake frigate. Yesterday his fu
neral was attended by nearly four
thousand citizens—the body was
brought over from the Hospital
Point, attended by a procession
of boats, 10 the market wharf, !V]i
nute guns from the artillery fir
ing during the time, all the Ame
rican shipping with colours half
mast. Arrived at the County
wharf a prrrcessicn was formed,
which marched up Market-
Square, through Catharine
street, to Freemason-street, and
from thence to Christ Church,
where an appropriate,impressive,
and patriotic discourse was deliv
ered to a most numerous congre
gation, by the Rev. Mr. Davis.
The following was thc order of
Procession.
Detachment of the Junior Volunteers.
Minister.
Chairman of the Committee,
Committee in rwo lines.
Surgeons of the Hospital.
THE CORPSE.
Three Matters of VcfTcls
f Pall Bearer*
,
i Pali Bcarcra
Three Madera of Veflcls.
Captain*, Mate* and Seamen, by four’s.
Bind—Drums Muffled.
U S. officers, civil & military,by two’s.
Volunteer Companies^
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen.
Commen Council.
Citizens by four’s.
RICHMOND, June 27.
At a meeting of the Richmond
Troop of Cavalry, held at
the Eagle Tavern, on Fri
day Evening 25th june,
1 807 ; called by order of the
Captain, for 1 lie purpofeof
exprelfing tl'.eir sentiments
upon the late outrage com
mitted on the flag of the U.
States ;
On motion of Andrew Ste
ven foil seconded by Dr. J. H.
Foufhee, the following rolo’.u
lions were adopted :
r i he members of the Rich
frond Trobp of Cavany !, a ..
beheld with the deeped indi ■’
nation the late base, and u; -
manly outrage committed f •
the Briiifh Ihip Leopard, U p O J
the American frigate caiuxhi.;
Chesapeake.
1. Resolved, therefore, that
being ju fitly fen Able of the hap.
pine Is enjoyed under our pre
sent government, as by ! aw
efilablifihedjWedo view with ab.
hoirence and detefifiation, t |,j s
outrageous and daring attack
upon our liberties, end tie
murder cf our fcarnen, as ?.
mounting to a declaration of
war on the part of Great En
tail) ; and an attempt to tram
ple upon the rights, and |ji 0l!
with the lives of cur citizens, j
2. Reiolved therefore, that
we will defend, at the hazard
of our lives and property,ev.-.
ry attackupon ihegoveinmen
Sc liberty oi our country ft ora
every foreign power u-hatc
ver.
3. Resolved, that Dr. j, ]j
Foufirec, William Ft-nwick. tc
Andrew Stevenson, be appoin
ted a committee to drafts fin
able address to the Panda;o;
the United States, from thij
company, making a tender to
him of thei’ fervicc,-,,whcnevtr
the situation of our country
fihall require, 01 he thinks no
cefifiarv to demand them.
B. SHEPPARD Cipt.it. T.C.
Altefl,
Wm. TEMPLE, fecmsry
From the Pstexsbvrc PcForncnc.
The citizens of the town and
Petersburg, participating in the
feelings of tlieir fellow-citizens,
of Norfolk— filled with the
lame horror— electrified by the
fame spirit of indignation—as
sembled at the couit-hcufc,
June 26th, 1807, for the rur
pofe of taking into confiidera*
tion the late unpreccden/rtfoEti
rage ofi Great liritiir., iw Lfl
mariding the privilege cfl
fcarching a public armed vtrfl
fiel of the United States—
peiling a submission to that titfl
mand, by attacking the
United States frigate, wiir.B
our jurifdidion, when unp-B
pared for refiiiance — wrcr.-B
iug and murdering our fei!jß
citizens, and lorcibly iciitß
and carrying away four ci ofl’
crew of the faiti frigate ß
ill. Resolved , That Wiitiß
vents occur of a nature
citing to the public at
is the duty of the pcop-c V
express their IciiiitDentstor lK
information and goicirrce w
the government, iiroo^ 1 -* 1 "*
a manly approbation 1
is due, and thc Urongdl afl
mod determined rtp:ob* -B
ofafts, hoflile to the
and derogating from !^eU ' 5 B
ty Sc independenceotourcj-p
try. ,B
2d. That by the lawsan-H
sages of nations,a
is always exempt and free i>(B
examination or search, v B
foreign vellel or B
3 d. ‘1 hat this premcuitß
outrage is conlideied
tamount to a declaration B
on the part ol Grcat-'d'* J
and as evincive oi an a*-®
cileable hollility to this ft 3! B
4 -h. That we enter*
confidence, that the g° B
merit of the Unite j J la ‘ vS B
, adopt tire moll decifivf 3 ;| 1
gorous inealuies to - ■
paration for the ■
wrongs ludained from > 1 B
venmient of Gre.it
s th. That ibis
coniider as infamous, ■*-'
who mav furnifh lu??'l"B
ny kind'to Isriu& I
fels. I
Committe ofCorres
pontlence.