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Bank of North America.
February 19, I 100.
NOTICE.
c.
SATURDAY next tht aid instant, being so»,
apart by authority, for payiag refpeA to the
Memory of General George Washington, the
public arc informed no bufinefc will be d»ne at
•hi» Bank en that day.
H DRINKIR. Jun. Cafcier. **
February 19. djt
Bank of Petinfylvania.
Ftbruaiy 19, ltoo.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
THAT no hufinefi will be dan* at the Rank
•f Pennfylranta, on Saturday the ltd inft.
it being the day appointed by authority for pay
ing refpeA to the memory of the late General
Walkington.
Notci mull be offered on Thursday for dif.
cnuai, a> the Board of DireAori will meet on
Friday for that puraofe j and all payment! d«c
on Saturday at thia Bank, milt be mad* on the
day preceding.
Br order of the Board,
JONATHAN SMITH, CatiUr.
Ftbnury 19. djt.
Bank of the United States.
f«br»irjr 19, il*o.
NOTICE.
THE public are informed, that no bufineft
_ will be done at thii Bank on Saturday the
•ad inflant, being the day let apart by autho
rity for paying refpefl to the memory of Ota
Waihington.
e. SIMPSON, Cashier.
February 15. djt
noir in run puns,
And will be ready for sale in Boftoa, New York
and in many other parts of the country,
By tit imtntj-ftctni <Uj ms fiirnmrj.
A POEM,
Sacred to the memory of
GENERAL WASHINGTON.
By Kicmit Anor.
AMONG the excellent Eulogies on the eha
rafter of this illuflrioiis man, we prafume
it will be highly gratifying to the people of the
United States to learn, that the talk hai been un
dertaken in verse, by a Poel of such diftisguifh
ed genius a* Mr. Alfop.
Why on thii day, when erst in fmile> array'd.
Each chearful mien the Sgns of joy difplay'd,
Why founds yon parting knell in accents flow,
And firings each heart in unison of woe.
Why drops yon veteran foldiei's hoary head,
His honel) pride, hit wonted ardoui fled ?
') hefe maiks of woe no private loft the cause,
No private grief the tear from millions draws ;
Bur all a guardian friend, and fire deplore—
T,-.e cuiiAT tbs UHiiral Washington's mo
More.
The above Poetical Eulogy will be for sale,
on Saturday the 2 id of this month, at the Book
fljre of William Young, corner of Chcfnutand
Stcotid Street!, Philadelphia.
Feij. 10.
PI.AIS TE RING.
THE Sublcriber having undertaken the
pltiftering of the Prefident'a hoofe in the
,cily of Washington, wflke* to engage twenty
■bod hands, to whom he will give gentron*
wage*. T° comnteuce from the ift of March.
February 10t
SALES
LANDS A*D SHARES
IN TIE
Population itfAJylum Companies.
On FrioaV the 7th day of Mareh next.
At 7 o'clock in the evening will be txpofcd ta
Sale bj Public Vendue,
At the Merchant! Coffee Houle in Second
street, in the city of Philadelphia!
THE FOLLOWING
LANDS,
>
s. n 5
1 312 42 Equinunk, Northampton eo.
7 2943 41 Lehawaxrn, ditto do.
8 3187 70 Buttermilk Falls, Luaerne do.
1 853 80 Equinunk, Northamptrn do.
« ——hf. Hitm ditto do.
3 1309 61 LehawSWw} <Jiua___do
3 855 a Cbrties Creek, d'tto do.
» 579 78 Equinußk, ditto do.
11 4714 81 Leliswaxer, ditto do.
4 14X9 58 ditto ditto do.
4 1:5; £3 Equinunk, ditto do.
6 1603 U4, Wyfankin, Luierne, do.
6 »iOi 97 Starucia, Northampton do.
9737 Buttermilk Falls, I.uzcrne do.
8 35°5 1)4 Ox Bow Creek, ditto do.
ig 8061 8 Meftiappin, ditto do,
30 8644 >OO -xJitt* d:tto doj
97 '1474 'I.) Tufcarora, jliO* -«fcr.
63 «J49J *3 —Wjpp«ir*gi ditto Jo.
13 9516 91 Meftuppin fcTunkanftoch,
Luscrnc do.
10 2CGOO o Allegheny do.
8 3439 50 Equinunk, Northampton do.
jo 34j6 13 Starucia, ditto do
a 747 100 Brodhcad's Crcek» do. do.
5 2182 68 ditto ditto do.
75 6000 o East branch of Lehawaxen,
Northampton do.
* 1 iso o East branch of Lehavrtxtn,
3 J iso
Northampton do.
75 30C.00 o French creek &e. Allegheny do,
10 6188 80 Toby's creak, Northamp. do.
37 0 Scbiiylktll, Berks do.
J1 j's7 J9 Conocanering, Allegheny do.
13 5191 91 ditto ditto do.
11 44C0 o Lebawaxen, Northampton do.
9 3324 44 Wappufmg, Luzerne do.
6 6293 135 Northumberland do.
_ 1,09664 17
' Six hundred and seventy-three Shares in
the Population Company.
Three hundred and twenty six Shares in
the Asylum Company.
CONNELLY St Co,
Philadelphia, 14th Feb
*
lit
HUGH DENSLEY.
WktrtfitMhd*
ALIO,
AND
%\ je (Sasette.
PHILADELPHIA, .
rXIDAY tTKNIHC, FEBRUARY 11.
No paper will be issued from this office,
to-morrow on account of the Public
Ceremonies in honor of Gen. Washington.
X
Demagogues contend that the peoptS of
France are dill free ; but admit that t'iry
owe their liberty to Buonaparte. Wretch
ed tenuie ! humiliating acknowledgment !
The political scene in France, for two or
three years part, has very much
that of the Koman Empire in tliofe Wleffccl
days, when the tiara was bought and fold
*t public tu&ion. By as unimportant an
tperation as the stroke of a hammer, have
the reins of power in France more than
once changed hands.
Cicero tells us of a Sonfullhip during
which the Onful neither atr, drank or
lept. It lasted about tiu-.he hours.
This would not be the cafe with a French
Consul, even though his term of power
Riould be reduced to so ihort a dnration ;
for the noncbtlanct of his nature would not
fufTer him to be deterred from eating and
drinking, however busy his office might be,
or however anxious his mind.
Tho comparison of the propbane rabble
to shttp, (the credit of which has been at
tributed by an ignorant English ncwfmom{-
er to a late French writer) originate*! with
the immortal Dean of St. Patrick's. I co
py the passage wherein it «« contained, from
his '* Contests and diflenttoils in Athens
and Rome," becawfe it lias a further appli
cation.
' " To defcribo how partict are bred m an
a(T:mbly, would be a work too difficult at
prefect, jnd perhaps not altogether fafe.
Ftriculojt plenum opus aleae. Whether
thole who are leaders, usually arrive at that
Ratio*, more by a fort of InftinA, or fee ret
Competition of their Nature, or Influence
of the Stars, than by the Pofleffion of any
gtat Abilities ; may be a point of muctr
difpwte : bht, when the leader is once fixed,
there will never fail to be followers. And
Man is so apt to imitate, so much of the
nature of sheep, (Imitatores servuto prcus)
that, whoever is foboltl to give the fir ft great
Ltap over tie Heads of those about him,
(althoogh he be the very worst of the flock)
'fliall be quickly followed by th- reft. Be
side», when pmies are once formed, the
Straggler' look so ridiculout, and become
so infignificint, that they have no other
way, hut to run into the herd, which, at
lea ft, wilt hide and protest them ; and vrh»re,
to be much considered, requirrth only to be
very violent."
An excellent lcflon for those milk-hcarted,
etncilitting gentry, who call themselves
True Americans ! In comparing the multi
tude of mankind to Steep, in calling them
the multitude moutonnicr, this divine writer
is not, as our enragls conceive, guilty of a
lete tgalitJ. He alludei, perhaps, less to
the poor and lowly, than to those wretched
animals who are so aptly denominated by the
great Burke, " the poor rich men."
The emigrants to a nation, which set» out
•on the principle of indifcriminatrly admit
tiiif all who come to its fhorrs, will be for
the most part like the crew of a (hip bound
on fomc desperate voyage, a guineaman, or
one engaged in forced trade. The account
given by Gulliver to his Hnuybnhmm mas
ter, of th* men whocompofed his (hip'ccrcw,
wonderfully applies to most such cases :
" They are fellows of desperate fortunes, forc
ed to fly from the places of ttteir birth, on ac
count of their poverty or their crimes. Some
were undone by lawsuits; others fled for
treason ; many for murder, theft, poisoning,
robbery, perjury, coining falfe money, for
committing rapes or sodomy, for flying
from their colours, or defcrting to the ene
my, and most of them had broken prison ;
none of these durst return to their native
countries for fear of being hanged, or of
{taring in a jail j and therefore were under
a necessity of feekiag a livelihood in other
—"plate** ll —
Emtraß »ft letter from Edward Stephem,
Esq. m htard tf lit United State/ ftkaoner
Emferiuent, »/ it |tM, -LitUl. Malej,
eommauder.
Xeogut, JIB.«, rftoa.
Si*.
I have this moment landed here, after an
nnpleafant pafTage of fix day*. Nothing
extraordinary happ«a<-d daring our toyage
until the ill in (lint, when at 7 o'clock in
the morning, being becalmed in the middle
of the channel between the island of Gonaib
and Trou Corvet (a small iolel between
Mon.roui and the point of Saint Marc)
wc wera attacked by tea bargea, man
ned with negroes and mtilattoea, and
ataied with mufketa, fabrea and boarding
pikea. Several of these bargea carried can
non of 4 pounds and fwivela in the bow ;
and from the most accurate calculation I
could make, the whole number of people
on board of theaa amounted to about 4 or
500 —the large onea carrying 60 or 70, and
the small onea 40 or 50 each. They rowed
towards us with great cagernefa from Trou
Corvet until they same within long guu-
Utot of the convoy, when they divided into
fevernl small fquadroni, with intention to
board each of tbe veflcls. Captain Maley
had made the bed possible arrangement for
receiving them : The gun* of the th« Expe
riment being concealed and her ports kept
(hut, they could not diftingmifh her from
the merchantmen under titr convoy, but
approached her with the fane degree of
boldness that they did the reft. When thev
came withiif mu(kcl (hot of the convoy they
commenced a very heavy firefroin their great
guns and mufltetrv, which was inllantly re
turned by the Experiment, the brig Daniel
and Mary, and the schooner Sea frlowc .
fOiir grape (hot and fniail arms made dread
ful havoe among them, and obliged them
to retire out of the reach of our guns. In
this situation they lay on their oars for the
'(pace of half an hour examining us, and
consulting what mealur* they should adopt
They then rowed towards the island of
Gonaib, fired a gun and were joined Uy some
other barges from the (bore, which took
out the dead and wounded from those that
had been in the engagement, and brought
off a reir,fo*cemen( of men. After they had
continued thus reletting their force for an
hour and a half,they hoifled their mails and
fails, and divided into three fqaadrons of 4
bargej each : The centre divifi»n, confifti g
of the largest barges, displayed red pendants
fr®m the mill heads, while the van and the
rear kept the tri coloured flag Hill flying.
In this order they rowed towards our bow
with great boldness and velocity ; and from
their manoeuvres we could plainly perceive
that this attack was meant for the Experi
ment, and her alone, and that they deter
mined V>y one vigorous effort to board and
carry her. Duriug their approach captain
.VWlty made a very judicious arrangement
of his force : He placed a very strong body
of tnu(ke!ry on the foreeaftle, and another
on the quarter deck : The oars on both fides
wert manned to bring her (larboard and lar
board broadside to bear as occasion might
require ; the boarding settings hoisted, and
the great guns all loaded and ready for ac
tion. As soon as they came within half
mutket (hot of the Experiment, ihe van and
centre of*this little fleet, ranged themfflves
on each fide of us, whilst its rear attacked
ut ob our haw. Th«y then commenced
a bri(k and well dtre&ed fire on all fides,
accompanied with dreadful (hrieks and me
naces. The guns of the Experiment how
ever, being well served, and the fire of the
Marines continsed with great (leadinefs and
a&ivity. we tit length succeeded in dri»ing
them off, afterafmart a&ion of near three
-hviiS?
In this feconl attmpt two of their barges
were fur.k, and 1 great numberin the others
killed or woundtd ; I am sorry, hnwver,
to add, that during the hrat of the engage
ment, and while they attempted to board
us on all fides, tvoofthe barges left the
fleet, aod (helteriiig themfelvcs from our
guns behind the schooner Mary, captain
Chipman, and the brig Daniel and Mary,
captain Farley, attempted to take them,
l'he firft barge accomplished its objeft,
boarded the Mary, and inhumanly mur
dered captain- Chipmau, being the only
person found on deck, as the reft of the
erew had either secreted themselves in the
hold, or jumped into the sea. The other
was funk in ibe ail of boarding the Daniel
and Mary, by a well direAed (hot from the
Experiment, which passed between the
mails of the brig.
As Coon as it wa« perceived thit the Ma
ry was taken, a few rounds of grape (hot
were thrown on board of her, which quick
ly dtflodged the pirates, and obliged tliem
to abandon her, before they had time to
df> more than plunder the cabin. After
the frcond attack the barges rowed towards
Gonaives, again landed their killed and
wounded, and took in another reinforce
ment. They continued in this position for
•me time, laying on their oars, and care
ully watching our motions. As the calm
loot■•••eAii ibm impi»lsble for the Experi
mi nt to pursue them, er for the vcffels ui
der her convoy to cfcapt. About 4 o'clocl
in the afternoon, observing that the curreo
had carried the brig Daniel and Mary, an<
the schooner WalKington, nearly out of th<
reach of our guns, they rowed off a thirt
time, with a dei ermifiation to cut off tbef
two vessels. This being perceived by cap
tains Farley and Taylor, commandtrs o
the brig and fchoonrr, ibey came to a refo
Union to abaudou their vcffels. They wen
induced so to do in coufiqueaee of thiii
crewg r. filling to defend therofelves, anc
from being too distant to be protected b)
the Experiment ; thty therc'ore came ci
board of the armed fchoaser with theii
crews and paflengers. Thty had fcarccl)
left their boati when the barges boardec
their refpeAive veflcls, and towed thtm of
in triumph. Every effort was made b)
capt. Maley to save them, but without cf
feft, by meant of hit oari ; however, h<
got near enough to reach the barge* wit!
hi» round (hot, which did them confiderablr
damage.
Observing thii, they detached two o:
their number to some distance from the brig
and schooner, either to prevent m from sol
lowing tkem, or to capture the two remain
ing vcffels that were ft ill under convoy o
the Experiment, should (he continue the
pursuit. Capt. Malcy judged it, therefore
most prudent to remain by them ; 'he calm
still continuing, it »ii very uncertain whe
ther he could have reached the two veffeli
that were already taken, while on the other
hand, had be continued the putfuit, he mull
have fubje&ed the other two to certain cap
ture—During the firft and second aaioni
with the barges, the Experiment fuffered
m f F»™, 'ijging and fail ; fortunately
no pcrfon was killed on board of her, aud
only two (lightly wounded- Lieut. Porter
received a flight contusion from a muikel
ball in his arm, and a French passenger was
ftrick in the breast with a spent ball. I can
not too much applaud the intrepidity, good
condu& of captain Malev, his officers and
, men during the fcv ¥ ral aftioiu in which the
I Enpenment was engaged. By their perfe
vtnng exertions the fch. Sea-Flower, and
Mary was saved ; and even the Experiment
oerltlf preferred fro« capture. Surround-
Ed M these vessels wert iy fiipe'rior number*, |
in a perfr A calm and attacked on all fidei,,
w thout being able to bring the guns of the |
Experiment to bear on the greatest part of
the enemy—it is really surprizing that any
of them escaped. The murder of the un
fortunate capt. Chipraan, and the lol» of
two of the convoy, are circumstances nan eh
to be regretted, but were notwithstanding
inevitable; the barges wire so aumerons
that it was next to impofiible to prevent
tlieni from boarding some of these vessels.
Had capt. Farley and capt. Taylor remain
ed <?n board the schooner and brig, it is
highly probable that both they and their
crews would have bern put to death, and
it is but doubtful whether after all their
vrffeU could have been prtftrved ; it was
therefore prudent in them to retire. The
Experiment expended nearly all her grape
(hot in the engagement, and as it would be
hazardous for her, to cruise against the bar
ges again, without this essential artiele, I
have ptevailed on Gen. Touffaint to spare
her i or 300 camiillers, until (he can receive
a fre(h supply—"he has also bten good *-
nough to lend her a long fix pounder to serve
as a stern chafe, the want of one during
the late aftion, was a very serious rnconve
r.ience, and fubjcifted her to much hazard.
Captain Mnley has thought if advifeable to
go to Purl au Prince and take in these ar
ticles, and get a supply of frefh water ; he
cxpedls however, to be ready in two or
three days torefume his Ration, and protest
the commerce of the Bite.
I h.ve received accurate information, that
the number of barges which now actually
infedt the coast from l'Archavc to St. Mar's
is not less than 37, and the number of pi
rates they carry exceeds ijoo. If you
(hould think it proper to fend more
cruisers on this ttation, permit me to fag
ged to you the necessity of furniftiing them
with a large ftipply of muflcet bailand grape
thet. I have the honour to remain,
■with refpeft and efcecm, Sir,.
Your j»oft obedient fcrvant,
EDWARD STEVENS
Silas Talbot, Esq. I
&c. &e. &c. J
[The j»a lantry and goodcocduft display
ed by this brave roan, merit the diltinguilh
«d consideration of this community. But
for this display of determined couiage,
through tlide repeated defperatc adtlons,
ayaiiill a molt dangerous enemy, leu times
his fuperioi in force, and having every zd
vantage in the mode of attack, the lives ot
sixty bntv« men had been 101 l to the coun
try, for those blooJy savages would un
doubtedly have murdered all who tell into
their power: He saved, btfides, a public
armed vell'el and hit convoy. Fer noble
exploits, under the Britilli govern meat, a
captain is sometimes thanked bv h s admi
ral and hs king, and always at leati by hit
country. The Britilh Cvngrsfs (whichthey
call Parliament) vote him 500 guineas and
a gol t hilled sword, adorned with dia
monds. Even merchants do him honor by
presenting silver vases and urns, and corpo
rations vote him the freedom of their cities,
and return him their public thanks, Now
many things which are regarded very proper
and honorable amonglt thofc enslaved iflan
derj, are here never thought worthy of any
attention. (So different arc the customs of
differeut countries) It is wifely concluded
that as America is the freeti and mod en
hghtensd nation on earth, it would be de
fending from this character, in a twofold
manner > firft, to copy after any other ra
tion, aad secondly, to give room to an idea
that American ioldieis aad faiiors need any
incentive to urge them on to c mbat in
their country's cause. And herein will <;on
filt the dilliodtiou and also the reward, that
the gallant, pet fevering and judicio«» offi
cer, whose exploit is above rccoidi-d, will
receive. But who is bold enough to deny
that it is more honorable t<> the countty and
the eaptain, than any other
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Feb. 20.
Mr. Harrilon laid the following refplu
tion on the table, for the confideratian of the
House, viz.
Retained, That a committee be appointed
to enquire whether the United States t ave
any title to the vacant lands in the fhte i.-i'
Tenncffce, and report to the I-loufe i'ticli
hi\t on the fubjett as may come to their
knowledge— together with their opinion (if
the title to the lands Ihould be in th;- United
States) upon the expediency »f feiiing the
said lands, and the mealures ntceflary to be
adapted to accompli(h the- sale.
Mr. Spaight moved the following' reso
lution, which was agreed to by the 11ouic-,
viz.
fiesolved, That the committee of conn
nMrrct and manufactures be directed to en
quire whether any and what farther credit
may be given for duties 011 the article of
produce imported from the Welt Indies into
the ports ot the United States, and that they
report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. I hatcher prefcnted a petition of
Samuel Haley, of the state of Ma(lac!>uf»tts,
praying aid for continuing in repair docks
and wharves which he had erected on a cer
tain i(land, the utility of which had bceu fre
quently experienced by mariners. Referred
to the lecretary of the treasury.
Mr. ClaiWn* presented a petition of A.
roller, attorney for John Pkchytine, hfr e ;H
interpreter to the Chadaw Nation of hC
umns, praying compenlation for services ri jn
-sred while in that capacity.
Referred to the committee as claims with
power to rtport by bill or otherwise.
Mr. D. F-fter, from the committee o{
CU|»S, made report on the petition of ' '
W,ck K " hn ' the Player thereof OUB ht"
not to be granted—in which ,fie Hou fc C o«
currcd.
A me'ffage was .received frqm the p.,,
dent of the United States, by his Sf cretary
Mr. Shaw .nformmg the ho#fe £
Prrfident did this day approve and (ur n the
a£ intitu ed « An aft to fufpertd i. pit
.ft intituled an aft to augment the army 0 f
the United States, and for other purpose- "
which oiijinated in this honfe. *
The bill intituled « An .ftTartherlo fuf
jieud the commercial intrrcourfe between the
United States and France, and the depen
ac.isu-s thereut," was read a third time, and
upon the qucftion shall this bill pass T V
Mr. Randolph c*Ued the yea, ailo [ nj
which were agreed to be taken. '
MriTri. Macon, Egglcfton and Nicholas
spoke against the passing ot the bill—and
Maflrs. Marlhall, Gallatin and ShtpUerd, in
'•*vor ot it—fttai a long debate, the question
was taken as iollows : W
TEAS.
MelTrs. Alston, Baer, R.irtlctt, Bayard,
Bird, Brace, J.Brown, Champlin, Claiborne,' •
Candit, Cooper, Craik, Dana, J. Davenport,
F. Davenport, Davis, Dent, Dickfon, Ed
mond, Evans, A. Foster, Freeman,'Gallatin,
Glenn, Goode, (<. Goodrich, E. Goodrich,
Gordon, Grwy, Giil'wold, Grave, Harper,
Hartley, Hnller, Hend#rfon, Hill, I inlay,'
/ones, Kitehell, Kittera, H. Lee, S. Lee,
Lyman, Linn, Marshall, Morris, Nott,
Otis, Pige, Pinckney, Powell, Heed, Rut
ledge, Sewall, Shepherd, Smilie, Smith,'
Spaight, Stanford, Tiliafenn, Thatcher, J.
Thomas, R. Thomas, Thompson, WadC
worth, Wain, L. Williams, Woods. 6$
N A Y S.
Mess. Bailey, R. Brown, C.bclle, Christie,
Clay, Dawfon, Eviction, Elinendorf, Fow
ler, Gregjj, Hjhim, Holmes, J-icklon, Leib,'
Lyon, Livingflon, M.icon, * Muhlenberg,
New, Nicholas, Randolph, Stone, Sumpter,
A. 'l'ristK, J. Trigg, Van Oortlundt, Var
nuni, R. Williams.i jS
Immediately after the Clerk had finifhed
calling the members, Mr. D. Foster, said he
had jult (lepped to the-door, and had no idea
liis name would be callrd before he was rea
dy to ant'wci-—upon which the Clerk again
called his nam:', ind he voted in affirmative
—but it was objefted to by tire house, anal
considered ;.s a rule, that if a member did not
answer when firft called lie could not after
wards be permitted to vote*
Mr. Livm,jlton submitted to tht Houfc
tlif following refblutions, vis.
Resolved, That it appears to thisHoufc,
That a perfoil c.-.llun; hirofctf Jonathan Rob
bins, and claimed to be a citnen of thf Uni
ted States, imprcflVd on board a Britilh /hip
of war,*,was committed for a trial in one of
the courts of the United States, for the
alledged crime of piracy and murder com
mitted an tlie h'gh (eas, on. boaru the Bii
tilh frigate HenTiioi;o.—That a requilitioil
being fubfeqitent to Inch commitment made
by the Britilh minister to tie Executives of
the United States for the delivery of the'laii
person (under tlte natixr ol 1 homas i*,fi>)
as h fugitive under the 27th artide of the
treaty with Great Britain. Tlte Prclulerjt
of tlie United States, did by a letter written
from the department of state, to the jua/e
who committed the said person for trial, '
officially s declare hie opinion tt> the said
judge that he 1 ' coufidered an offence com
.mitted 011 board a public ship of war on the
high seas to havcbeeji committed within the
jurifdi&ion of the nation to whom the iliip
belongs," and in ccJnfeqnence of fbch opinion
it fid conftruftion, did acvife and requefl the
ft id judge to deliver up the pcfon so claimed
to the agent of Great Britain, who ihould
iripyar to receive hvm, provided only that the
' fl'ipwl 'ted evidence of his criminality should
be produced. That in compliance withfuch
advice and rcq.»eft of the: Prelident of the
| Ufliti-a STtile;, tlie' faiJptfiTon'fo"co'wi:i>ted
j tor Iri il, was by the judge .as the diftriA
court of South Carolina, without any pre
feut merit ©r trial by July-, or any inveftiga
|ion of 11 is claim to be a citijzen ot the Uni
ted Slates, delivered up to an officer of his
Britannic mnjefly, and afterwards tried br a
court martial and executed on a charge of
mutiny and murder.
ResdveJ, That inasmuch as the conftitu
.ion of the United States, declares that the
judiciary power, ftiall extend to nil
arising under the constitution, laws jnd trea
ties of the United States, and to all cases o
admiralty and maritime j-.'iiftiiftion,and
that the tri*l ot all crimes except in cases o
impeachment, fliall be by jury) |_ uc
trial (hall he held in the (late where fact)
:riine fliall have been committed, but "W
lot committed within Any the" at
iich place or place:; as Congress may uj
iave diredled. And inasmuch as it '5 '
■efted by law, that the • cflencs of roV r c *
ommitted on the high fear (hall be deemed
o be piracy and murder, and that " the tiw
>f all crimes committed on the high
n any place out of the jurildti-iio' 1 8 " n y .
•articular state, fliall be in the ,
he oiTlndcr is apprehended, or into w IC
nay be firft brought." Therelort tlie e f er
|ut j flions whether the alledged ciime o pir*
nd murder, was committed within t f ®
Litivc jurifditlion ot Great Britain, " "
t comes within tiie purview of tie »
ventv-feventh article ? And whet er
lerfon ftatinr' th.U he was an America" C. -
,en, and had committed the !. C kit
■v?.s acrvfed, in attempting to reg a •
ibprty IVoni imprifosimcDt
•e tie'.iveieu up. wit!«-ut an/ invejbg 311
>ib c'.im t ■ ci:';;:ei-fM;.i. or i•"»
s defence,
. • :-yi h)ti>(: |v t:i' iinl't'-iai enquiry* *?
£r,r iron, t., a V, CS cor.ftitut.oni ,1
• i.i, r: ! calls of Eilir'«r:ilty,and n»»it«P>
the sac
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