FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
L NDON. Jane zy.
1 RIAL OF J.iMRS HADFgL 'D.
Yesterday came on in the Court of King's
Bench. Weftmiiuler the trial of Janus Had
field for High Trealon. The court and all
passages near it were excessively crowded at
a very early hour. At nl:<e o clock the
four Judges oi the King's Bench arrived,
, and the prisoner w s brought into court.
He a peared to be calm and colleded, and
was neatly drefled.
Proclamation being then made by the
officer of the court, the pannel of the names
was cailed over, and the J lowing gentle
men were sworn upon the Jury :
Luke flood, E'q Foreman.
Thomas Bildock, Matthew Oliver,
Peter Adams, Thomas Windle,
John Giant, Charles Rich,
Webb Mallard, John Warren,
Thomas Bingham, W. Bhckmore,
and William Warfon, Efqu ires.
Proclamation being made a second time
for the witnefTes to give their attendance,
the cleik of the crown read the indiftment,
which charged James Hadfield. that he.
being a natural horn fubjedt of ourbrdthe
king, but being moved and seduced by the
infligwtioiy of the devil, as a fijlfe traitor,
_ tiotwithlUr.diu- the love and- obedience
every faithful ftiljeft ought to pay
to his m ijtfly.—on the 1 5 th of May, in
the 40th year of his majr fly's reign, at the
paiifh of St- Martin in the si Ids, malici
ously, traitorously and wickedly imagining
and com pa fling to put to death our lord the
king ; anu to fulfil that wicked pur pole, he,
the said James Hadfield, did procure and
obtain a certain pistol. gqnpowdrr and lea
den <Ws. with an intent t 1 llioo: at, kill,
and assassinate our said lord the king. There
were two other counts, char ing him wit.i
going to the t eatre Ccretly armed, and
with (hooting at the kin;'-, with intent to
kill th- king, againfV his allegiance, Nigainft
the form of the flatnte, and against the
peace of the king, his crown, and dignity.
"1 o this imliftment the prisoner had pleaded
Not Guilty, atkl put himfelf upon the coun
try, which country the jury were.
Mr. Abbott opened the pleadings on the
part of the profefcution. -
i / General then rose, and
addrefled the jury :—The prisoner, as they
had heard was indifted for H:_;h Treason, a
crime of the mniolt magnitude, and involv
ing in its pfobsbje consequence every thing
which was moil sacred in the infiitution cf
civil (Cciety. Ihe overtafU charged in the
lncnftment tvere all repeated against the per
son of the king. He wa» firtt charged with'
proc <riiig a pifl,.l, Ccc. He was next charg
ed with.going lacretly armed to the play
house ; and lastly, he was charged with
firinga piflol againlt the person ofhismaje
lly, all ol thriii v itli the fame intent, in-ne
ly, that of killing the king. Upon this
fubjea, of which' the jury had probably
heard much in private conversation, it wis
their duty to discharge every thing that they
/ had lo heard from their minds, and attend
only to the evidence which they ftiuuld that
day hear u ; .oo oath. It was-hit intention;
it he could, to (fate correftly what that evi
dence wonL be. He should endeavour to
do it concisely and truly, for the purpose
of giving them a corredl view of the whole
fubjett ; apd of facilitating them in taking
a view of the whole cafe, by concentring
the i' veral parts under one diflintt point.
1 he cr.me charged was that ot imagining
and contriving the of the king. The
law made that ima ination and compafling
criminal, if it were vpanifefled by any overl
aps. Ihe law made firing at any person
a crime of a capital nature. The evidence
would prove bevosd a possibility of doubt
the fafts, n:id he would produce them evi
dence to shew the conduct of the prisoner
both before and after he fired the pißol.
He wbuld trace him from the time of getting i
the piflol, nnd procuring the p-wder. He
would trace him from two o'clock that day,
when they would find that he procured two
pifto's, but 1 ic one behind hiin for a.reaf n !
which they would hear from the witnefs
fs. He would trace him from thence to the
tin e of his going to the theatre ; he would
fiiew the converfatlon w ich he held ref
pedf ing his intention of going to the theatre,
he wi.rild shew, that he concealed the arms,
so that thfcfe near him did not think that
he had any, until the moment he used them.
At that moment he was thrown over the
orcheltra and he should alfoproduce evidence
to (hew his conduft at that pe iod. From
circumflances that had patted he was led to
fwppofe, that the answer of the cafe would
be, that he was in the unfortunate fltua
tioli of being ; /flitted with infan ty. It
would therefore, become his duty to Hate to
the jury what he considered to be the law of
the cafe. He sppiehended that by the law
of this country, tf a person was completely
deranged in mind, so as not to know what
were the consequences of his attioils, and in
capable of discriminating between good and
evil, that such a person could not commit
any crime because the will was wanting, a
certain portion of which was nccelTary to the
eHence of every crime ; but grievous indeed
would be the situation of every man in this
country, if thafe who had labored under oc
casional fits of insanity were to be excused
any crime that they might commit. In the
cafe of idiotry, of complete privation of rea
son, the person flood excused, because he
was not blrfled with the faculty of judging!
between right and wrong ; of an infaut who
had rot obtained reason fufficient to enable
him to judge between right and wrong ; but
when they were weighing the rc fult of an
aft in the. court of criminal jurisprudence, I
the jury would examine what degree of in-j
tell sconce psiTops mtvniitting the acl |
roli'fi.d a: tho tiise ol' doing it thus p;r- j
ions ot weak under (bindings-have committed
crimes, at d have b<—t> punithrd tor them
brCAftifo tlirv had lufficient knowledge to
Jftviw nature of the ad,, although t,heir
uii-t i Handings were below the Ordinary
ftandird. Thus again, in the cafe of *
chiK., they did judge not from his years but
from his capacity. If .he (hewed that he had
knowledge fufiicieut to jojdfe of the na
ture and con It queftces of tnefld, though not
I a complete view of it, yet that had
l Heen conCantly held ground fufficient to
, find th<>fe e;uilty who were of V€ttv tender i
j a g s He took the law to he the farre with i
refpeft so insanity He took it that it had
beeii si laid dnwn by perfors, for whom
they who jtood there had been uftd to pav
| the greateil jrereration Lord Chief Jus-
I ticc Coke ii. his pleas vl the crown, fay , f
" that a non co pos mentis could not commit''
j treaf i . but that it mud r.e an ahf lute
ma ne& ' And L»rd hiefjuftice
in commtnti.ig npcin this paflage, lays,
" th t the true way of judging was ic the
cafe of an infant ; and according M this
i doftriae was the oecifioq in two memorable
cases in the state trials " The firft io w r hicK
; he alluded was th«f cafe of Edward >rn<-ld,
| who was indicted for shooting at lord Onf
j low. 1 here was not a doubt but that the
, man was deranged ; and as - ith to
| lord O' flow hiitif If what was the opinion
of th* court in that cafe ? That the prifon
| r had a steady regular design, and took all
[ proper mean* to accomp'ifh his objeft and
hadtherefore diferetion enough to make him
ari objett of puni(hmcnt. T e court, in
summing up dated 'hatthf fa-'i was proved
beyond d< übt ; but whet 1 er it was malici- '
ous. must be deduced from the nature of
the insanity That if the prisoner was on- j
der the visitation of God, and knew not
what he did, r.e could not be guilty ; but !
that, on the other 1 and, it was not every
particular insanity would serve for exenfe ; !
bur it mult be one hich deprives a man of .
reason. and left him in a state • snot krow- I
ing more than a brute or an infant the na- '
ture of the a£tion he committ d There
fore the jury would deci e as to that faft.
Sucn was the reafoni-gof Mr Juliice Tra
cy on that cafe. That law had never been
contradifted, but adopted in succeeding ca
ses.
\To be tnntin»«?. J
June 27.
V,B ■ ix caif 1 Diii fhcufti
It is a bad way of fsrvi-g a good csufe to
endeavour to dif-uifc those faults by which
it has been loft. It is now as clear as the
day, that the two French Generals perfetft
ly fucceedcd in imposing upon the Auftrians
in ref[ :& to heir military plans and the
ilat* <f their armies. The fkilful manoe
vres of Moreau a d Ihe audacity of Buon
aparte on th* one fidei and the inconceiv
able security of the Court oi Vienna, and
its Gc erals on the othei, have produced
the ifafterous result of the campaign.
The fate of I aly is decided ; and Aullria
is forced to a peace by the deftru&ioa of
its army of Italy, the surrender of all the
llrong places of Piedmont, and the defenfii e
measures to which th* army of Suabia has
been reduced. Every one attempts to ex
p!a n th causes which produced the incom.
prehenfible difallers of Italy. For this pur
pose each has reiourfe to f\ftematic suppo
sitions
Wc now present thofc positive incontefta
b'e iafts, which tliruw full light upon the
simple and natural caufrsof those me,lit>cho-
which we h*ve now to dt-Jjlore.
Amongst the causes, some belong to the poli
tical system of the Court of Vienna, and
others are the confrqurtice of the chara&er
of Me lit s.
A he Court of Vlenna, as is well known,
did not permit the re-cftabli(hment of any of
the Sovereigns of Italy, and was confe
q'ie«ntly obliged to disperse its garrisons
over that v?ft extent of country, in oder to
rt (train it. It had 3 ,000 men spread in
vari us parts from Roufc to Ferrara, to
command thi tefpeA of the inhabitants of
ihe Papal teiritories, which it expeded to
retain notwithstanding the wifoes lostdly
proclaimed by the fnbjea* of the S vfr
eign Pontiff. It it ha.l restored the peopla
to their law ul rul' rs and had employed
tliefe 30,000 men to defend tha entrances
fine Alp and of Switer!and against the
army of rc-ferve, and tl.fct nf Geneial
Moncey, it is evident to the eyes of every
mili ary man, that the C nfular troops
could never have paflV the mounta ns, nor
have cef. t ded through the valleys- ,
excuse is fct up so. it on acount of its ijr
oranceof the (late of 'he army of reserve.
But is a cabinet cxcuf..bie for being igno
rant of that which all the public k ow
which all the Gazettes publiflied ? And
even in a d ,übtfu! cafe, fiiuuld it rot have
taken the rood common precautions of
dence ? Nothing, however, oft ha t kind was
done, as far as we have fcen The enemy
was already matter of P.acenza, when 1000
men from Parma came to reinforce th« gar
rison, which confuted of more than 600 j
men.
The faults committed by General Melas
are not less aftoni/hing. He had two parts
tb take : Either to colled all his fcaftered
divifionl. and concentrate them between
the Tenaro and the Po, and wait for an
opportunity of falling upon the Consular
army, if it undertook any ficge ; or to
march againfl: the enemy, with, ut giving
him time for fortifying himfelf on the
right fide of the Po, to secure his maga
zines, and to re-eftablifli his communica
tion with General Vukaflovich. The lat
ter part was what he determined opi ; but
why not march with all his forces ? Why
confine himfelf to fending 4 or seoo men
to re inforce Git i When we observe that
the lat'er, with 20,000 men, kept the
Victory ;,i balance during the wbole day with
various luccefs; when we consider that he
oniy yielded to numbers, and, after haviag
been turned on his left, we surely may pie
fume, that had Melas arrived .in person, and
with all bis forces to the battle of Cafteggio,
the l;fs of which prepired the disasters of
M rengo, it would have been attended with
a success very different from what it had
We will not revert so the essential fault of
Melas in losing fifteen days in vain parades
upon the Var ; but confine ourfslvts to this
simple cfnnfiderati >ft, which is clear, politivc,
and obvious to every reader.
For Baltimore,
THF BRIG
DISPATCH, •
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ttXlS>Fo fail on Saturday or Tuesday
lHAt' VI ill take in freight tn moderate terms-
Application to be made to the captain on board
at JefTe and Robert Wain's wharf, or to
Levi Hillings-north Sen.
WHO HAV>' FOR »AI.K,
84.000 lb. Gonaives Coffee, and eight
tons of Logwqod imported in said brig, the
Coffee entitled to drawback on exportation.
y\uguft2o. d^t.
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T TAVING procured a lufficient number of
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P'icatiou to JAMES O'H ARA »r HAA(
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March 4, tuthtf.
BY THIS DAY'S MAIL.
BALTIMORE, Augtift 22 .
BOARD OF HEALTH.
UNINFLUENCED by any expeditions
that may have been given'through any im
proper or inaccurate publication in the pub
lic prints—but conceiving it a duty we owe
to our fellow-citizens, the board, after hav
ing spared no pains to acquire a full know
ledge of the (hte of the health of the city,
especially of that part called Fell's Point,
both by per final infpeftion, as well as by
collecting all the information we couid db
tain from the Phyficiaus and other inhabi
tants on the fnid Point, are now enabled to
lay before the public a candid statement of
fa £is :
Wefhvard of Jorre's falls, the city atpre
fent is uncommonly healthy, notwithstand
ing a few folifary cases of sudden deaths
have lately happened therein.
On Fell's Point, we find an inflammato
ry bilious Fever now exists—it firft made its
appearance along the water next the cove,
In-tween the infpeftion honfe and the canfe
wiy and prog,effing gradually up B >nd and
- .eet-ilreet?! and thence spread in various
diredtion; into other adjacent streets.
We have rio hesitation in declaring it to
be entirely owing to our own local foorces
t of filth, vegetable anj animal putrefaction
and m.irfh effluvia within and around that
part of the city, particularly the foul (hore
of the cove abovementioned, and not to any
imported or human contagion. This being
alio the unanimous opinion of the faculty
in that part of the city, rtrongly points out
that the means of prevention in future, under
favor of Divine Providence, are in our own
hands, and that a rigorous and energetic
execution of the nuisance and health ordi
nances mud, and we have 110 doubt, will
take pla'ce.
Vt e are happy in stating, that in our visit
to Fell's Point yesterday, we found that ft nee
the fall of rain on the 17th instant, there
leems to he a suspension of the contagious
influence of the atmosphere, the number of
new cases having greatly dimimftifd, owing
to the coolness o( the weather, and an un
common high tide, with a fr< (h S. F.. wind
which is washing and cleanfing-the said foul
fh"re.
Findi' g -t difficult to ascertain with ac
curacy the number that have been taken
| sick and that have >ied since the commence
j ment of the disease, we can only fay that
, the phyfiewns, one and all, informed us, that
but a small number, comparatively fpcaking,
o their patients have died. But being de
sirous to d<al in fass and not in conjecture,
we called upon all Jie praftifing physicians
on the Point and obtained from them the
afttial sumber of their patients at present,
and among them the uumber of those which
j in their opinions are dangerous.
Ihe total number of sick being 11 j
Supposed dangerous t 2
fliii compared with a daily return of the
burials, which we fliall cemtinue to pnblifli
from this day forward, signed by the feore
tary, will enable our fellow citizens to judge
for themselves ; as it is the mortality of a
disease that ought to designate its malignant
nature, and not the number of the diseased.
As occasion may require we shall give fur
ther information of its operation ; and we
earnestly recommend to #ll concerned, cauti
e>ifly to avoid all exciting causes, among
which are, imtemperarxe in drink and diet,
catching c<<ld from thin cloathing, night air
or rain, and violent exercise or labor under
a hoc fun.
Thus, fellow citizens, you have now be
fore you an undisguised view of the real fta:e
of the prefctu dif.-afe—whether we are cen
fuied by some for being too candid, »r by
others for notufing a more terrific name in
describing it, is with us no consideration.
Placed as we are, as guardians to watcb over
the health of the city, the faithful difeharge
of our duty alone has governed us, and we
trust always will.
John Slump,
Adam Fonerden, | Comra'rs.
Jjsepb Torvnrend, J> of
llezekiab Waters, | Health.
William Jackson. J
Ci',y of Baltimore, August 21.
LIST
Of tlie Interments in the different Burying
Groundt in the ci'y and precinfts during
the iaft 24 hours, ending Wednesday
morning at iunrife.
Well Side of Jones's Falls.
Adul s. Ch ildrm.
St. Paul
Methodist o o
Roman Cntholic O O
Prefbvterian O O
Bapti'ft O o
German Lutheran O o
Do. Reformed o o
Do. Evaßgelical o o
Dunkards o o
Pottersfitld O O
Eafl. Ditto.
Christ Church O O
Prefbyteri no o
Methodist I o
Roman Catholic o 1
Friends 3
Pottersfield 1 2
Total 6 4
Bth mo. 20111, 1800.
For the 24 hours ending Thursday morning
at fun-rife.
Weft Side of J nes's Falls. 1
Adults. Ghrildrtn.
St. Paul © ,
Methodist O o
Roman Catholic • o
Trade interdi&ed with Baltimore,as
well as Norfolk.
WS/b mo. 2 i ff, ifjoo.
HEREAS the Board of Health
have received information that
a contagions disease, dangerous to the
community, now exists in NORFOLK,
(Virginia,) and als o the CITY OF BAL
-11 MORE, being, as ; s represented to
us, equally sickly.
Whereupon Resolved, with the as
sent and approbation of the Mayor, that
all ve/Tels from thence, bound to the
Port of Philadelphia, bring too at the
Lazaretto, to receive a visit from the
Resident Physician, and there wait the
determination of the Board.
| And further, that noperfon (or goods
j capable of retaining infection) from
NORF >LK, or BAL TIMORE (hall be
permitted to come to the City or Coun
ty of Philadelphia, until they produce a
fatisfa&ory certificate of their being at
least 15 days in a healthy state, f;om
thence, under the PENALTY OF FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS agrcsable to
the 7th feftion of the Health Law, half
of which will be paid to the informer
on con vision. All proprietors of Sta
ges, both by land and water, are desired
to govern themselves »<* nr£ iibal y .
By order of the Board,
EDWARD GARRIGCTES,
Prcfident.
Peter Kf.ysej , Secretary.
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OF
The Right Honorable WILLIAM SCOTT,
Miclatlmas Term 179 5.
By Chailes Robmlon, LL. D. Advocate.
Volume I.—Paut I.
v-Thrfe Report will be continued regularly;
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Augutt 13,
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Prefbytetun
Bap; ill
German Lutheran . w
Do. Reformed o o
Do. Evangelical o n
Potter field
Eafl Ditto.
Christ Church 0 r
Presbyterian 0
Mcthodift t
o
Roman Catholic ' 2 o
Friends r t
PotteraficW o c
Total, 7
Bth mo. irft, ißoo.
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