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talk but little understood. The writer ob- I serves, that lie gathered enough to convince j him that things were not going on well, and ; that the departure of Hon Louis from the U. I Stales has some meaning in it.j r RICHMOND. JULYHu. PIRACY. CASE OK THE I It RES I ST A RLE. The constitution <d the United State* confers on Congress the power “ t«* define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against tile * law of nations.”—Art. 1, sec. 8. “ The Federalist," (No. 42.) says this power “ belongs with equal -propriety to the general government; ami is a still greater improvement on the articles ol confederation. These articles contain no provision for the case ot offences against the law of nations ; and consequently leave it in the power of any indiscreet member to embroil the confederacy with torcign nations. The provision of the federal articles on the subject of piracies and felonies, extends no further than to the establishment of courts for the trial of these offences. The definition of piracies might, perhaps, without ineonveniency, he left to the law of nations ; though a legislative definition of them is found in most municipal codes." On the 30th April, 1790, Congress passed ** an act lor the punishment of certain crimes against the United Stales,” (among others, the crime of piracy,) the 8th sec tion of which is in these words : And be it enacted. That il anv person or per son* shall commit upon the high sens, or in any river, haven, bason or hay, out of the jurisdic tion of any particular state, inurdei or robbe ry, or nnv other otfeure which if committed within tlie' body of a county, would by the laws of the United Slates be punishable with death ; or if any captain or mariner of any ship or other vessel, shall, piratically and felo niously run away with such ship or ve«s«-l, or any goods or merchandise tolhe value of titty dollar*, or yield up such ship or vessel vohm tarily to any pirate ; or it any seaman shall lay violent hands upon his commander, thereby lo binder ami prevent tiis lighting in defence of bis ship or goods committed to his trust, or shall make a revolt in the ship ; every such offender shall be deemed, taken and adjudged to be a pirate and felon, and being thereof convicted, shall softer death : And the trial of crimes committed on the high sens, or in any place out of the jurisdiction of any particular state, shall be in thediMrict where the offen der is apprehended, or into which he may first he brought. Al the February term of the Supreme Court of Hie United vates, 1818, however, there came on ihe case ot the U. Stales vs. Palmer ct al.; certified from the circuit court for the Massachusetts district — Palmer anil others, citizens of the United States, had gone upon the high s**#, entered and robbed the Industria Ratia elli, a Spanish ship, of various article*. In this case, the question arose, (to use. the language of the Chief Justice) “ whether this Act extends farther than to American citizens, or to persons on hoard American vessels, or to offences committed against citizens of the United Stales 1 The con stitution having conferred on Congress the power of defining and punisliiug piracy, ihere ran he no doubt of the rght of the legislature to enact laws punishing pirates, although they may hr foreigners, and may have committed no particular offence against the United States. 'J lie only question is, has the legislature en . acted such a law ! Do the words of the act authorize the courts of the union to inflict its penalties on persons who are not citizens of the United Stales, nor sailing under their flag nor offending par ticularly against them V’ 'Phe court finally came to ibe decision, that “ the crime of robbery, committed l»v a person on tlie high seas, on board of any ship or vessel belonging exclusive ly to subjects of a foreign state, on per sons within Ja vessel belonging also ex clusively to subjects of a foreign slate, is not a piracy within the true intent <V mean ing of the act, “ for the punishment of cer tain crimes again** the U. State*, ’ and is not punishable in the courts of the United States." To supply this omission,.a new provi sion was deemed lo be necessary ; and it is understood that with this intention the last Congress adopted the 5th section of hip act to protect me commerce oi me United States, ami punish the crime of piracy"—passed on the 3d of March, 1819. The 5th § is in these words : And be it further enacted. That if any person or person* whatsoever "ball,on ill** liitrli seas, commit the crime of piracy, us defined by the lute of nations anil such offender or offenders shall afterwards be brought into, or found in, the United States, every such offender or of fenders shall, upon conviction thereof, before the circuit court of the United States for the district into which tie or they mav he brought, or in which lie or they shall be found, be pu nished with death. The case of the Irresistahle, which came before a special term of the federal court for this district, is perhaps the first chm* which has been argued under the act of 1819. 'f he reader will perceive from the following hasty sketch of Ihe proceedings, tiiat a point of sonic impor tance has also grown out of the new act of Congress. On Monday, the Hall of the House of Delegates was filled by a large concourse of spectators. The court was opened ; the Chief Justice on the bench.— Mr. Slanard, the (J. States’ Attorney, ap pcared on the part of the U. States; Messrs. A. Stevenson anti W. Wickham, on tire part of ihe prisoners; Messrs. Oil miT and nouldiu the two other counsel w horn the c**nrt had added to the defence, l»e»ng prevented from attending, the first ••by indisposition, the last by absence. . The prisoners (21 in number) had been variously charged in three different in dictments; one, (under Ihe act of 1319,) wasforrobhinga Spanish vessel; another under the same act, for robbing a Dutch vessel; the Ihird, under *he act of 1790, for robbing an American vessel, Samuel Poole was first put to the bar, un<>er the first indictment, charged with having piratically and feloniously set up on, hoarded, broil and entered “ a cer tain Spanish vessel or brig belonging t»* certain persons whose names are a« well as is that of the said brig unknown," and robbed her of Spanish millet! dnllnis. The prisoner being arraigned and lint jinv 'oipamielled, seveu witnesses were i worn in. >tt nur> Stun.yln von'h o' IS ) stave a clear and patlictdst »t*t< to# til ot thr transaction He stat'd, that lie hut h-longed In the armed vest'' (he Irresixtirhl'’ ; dial while she w r lying iu the port of Murganl'a, about a neic from shore, ahoot I o’clock in the morsinx she waa ent on! by the crew of the piivateer Creola. Such of the crew of the Irresistalde, ws wished to go ashore, were permitted to do so. The crew of the Creola said they were going to continue tile cruise. They did go on a cruise. They went oil’St. Domingo, where they did but little ; hut oil Cape Antonio iu the island of Cuba they met with several veS scls. (Cl. What colours did yon assume ? A.{ No particular ones ; sometimes one flag, some- 1 time another; flags of different nations. Cl. • W lm appointed the officers, and how ? ,A. They • were appointed by the crew of the Creola'; I [bill witness could not tell parliculatly the mantle r ot their appointment.) They brought too a Spanish vessel, ofl Cape Antonio, ftotn whom they took S'i300. During all the time of the cruize lie was on hoard of the li resista Ide ; towards the last of it, lie was made mas ter's mate ; before which time, lie bad been I before the mast. (Cl. Did you board a number ; ot vessels? A.Wedid. <i. Were they also plundered? A. Some of them w ere. Cl. What became of the money found in the Spanish ves«cl? A. It wa" shared among all bands. Cl. Did yon come info llie water' ol the l ni tedStat<s? into the Chesapeak flay i A. We did Cl. What became ol the vessel ? A Com. inodure Daniels sent down,and look posse'siou ol her* Witness said the crew bad abandoned and dispersed (One of (Iteijuryinen.) Was it Iroiu apprehension ? A. I cannot tell that. Being asked to specify the riitieieut flags un der which they had sailed, lie mentioned the v panith. Birenm Ayrean, and Kuglish. The Buenos Ayrean flag was flying when she took the Spanish vessel On cross examination. Stanley said, that he bad sailed In Ihcjli resist able about 6 or 7 mentlis before she was taken by the crew of il e Creola ; thin she bad sailed from Baltimore, to make prizes under a commission from Gen. Artigas (CJ. Did you not take vessels un der the flag of Buenos Ayres? A. No. Q. Did you uot conceive you bad a right to take them ? A. No. We could have taken them many a time. Q. Would you uot have taken the Creola, if found out of port ? A. No. Cl. Were you not apprized of there being a war between Buenos Ayres and General Ar tigas? A. I was. We had it in our power to take Buenos Ayrean privateers from Balti more, hut we did not attempt it. Cl. While iu the Irresistible,what prizes did you make ? A. A ship and schooner belonging to the Por tuguese.) Being interrogated further Iu* stat ed, that when tile liresistable was taken at Margaritta, he whs in her asleep,and so were her ciew; that SO or 00 of the crewel the Cre ola hud boarded her. (<0. Do you know Poole? A. Yes. Q. Did yon see him that night ? A No ; not till the morning. They drove ns below, and v'e had no chance ot seeing till morning.) in stated that the IrresistaMe was the strongest vessel ; she mounted (6 guns ; tlte crew ol the Creola had boarded her with two boats. (<l. Had you no centinel ? A. Yes ; but all were gone asleep. Cl. How do you know theny^n were boarded with boats? A. I heard the capt. so say, as well as several ol the people il How mairV were l here in the crew of the Irresistalde ? A. A bout 2.i or ‘.10 <l Was the prisoner very active ? A. He was. Q. \t ho seemed llie leader among them at t lint time? A. Ferguson, who was at teiwaitl- appointed ( apt. tj. Did you observe Black r A. Hv wa- 1st lieutenant at first, but they llioke liim.) Being further questioned, in a desultory way, lie stated that some ot the oid crew of the liresi.it.ihle were not willing to join ; tbit when told they might go ashore, it was too late, being as much as fifty miles from land ; that in the course of the cruize, they spoke about :tt) or Id vessels, English, French. American, Dutch, Danes; tli«t ll.ey boi.rded an Amtiicau vessel bound toSt. Jn go ; searched her Hunks and look jeweliy from them. (Q. When you boarded vessels, did you near an order to take Spanish or Por tuguese property but no others? A. No. Q, lint in boarding the American vessel, were orders given to respect American property? A. Y es.) Upou being interrogated particularly, how lie came to call the vessel they look a .Spa nish vessel, he said she bad a Spanish llag and Spanish crew ((J Did you go on board of her? Y No. but they drought tliecrewon board ot us to search their vessel. She was bouudfrom Cam peactiy to Havana. She had four or five hi lit r i rew, besides olficcrs and passengers ; was a very small vessel. Her captain told our cap tain in French he was a Spaniard.) The wit ness being intei rogated, said he did not him self understand'French or Spanish. Soon af ter he got to Baltimore, the witness said lie was put in jail, and promises were held out to him that lie should not be punished, if he gave evidence in Hie rase : that he was taken in the vessel in the I'atuxeut by the Revenue Cutter. His share of ibe money from the prize wa» S 20 ; as to the jewelry, it was set up and sold in Ibe vessel, and the proceeds shared out, of which he received S 7 more. They had also plundered a Dutch vessel, from whom tliev bad taken some hampers of gin—also one of Petiou’s schooners, from whom they took clothes, money, w itches. \c. which plunder was divided among the crew. Being asked by a juryman, if they weie to take Spanish and Portuguese property only, why they robbed the American, lie replied that ibey robbed the passengers only of jewel ry. but did not rob the vessel. (). Was the jewelry Spanish or American property ? A. I do not know. Q. Why did you take gill from the Dutch vessel ? Was that a Spanish vessel ? A. No, lint because we wanted it. Samuel Heaver—was one of the crew of the Irresislable, when she was seized at Margarit ta, in the month of March last ; when taken, the boa. ding crew loosed her sails, and stood out to sea ; hove to at daylight, and sent those ashore who chose to go —they said at first she was coming home to Baltimore ; but they went a-cruiziug ; she carried the Margarit ta flag gem rally ; but when hoarding vessels, they used uinereni nags—mey nnarueu a nr in, Dutch, French, American, 2 Spaniards ; one a Spanish brie off Cape Antonio ; took from her $2300. From the American vessel (the Supe rior,) they took a rask of water and jewelry.— The money they took was shaied among the crew ; they sold the jewelry and divided out the money. When they arrived in the Chesa peake Bay, the crew was called together, and divided ; those who were forgoing out again went to one part of the vessel, the rest to an other; the strongest party was for coming in, and the vessel was brought into the Patuxent. Q Had you orders to respect particular ves sels ? A. No; we boarded one and all. We were prepared to take specie wherever we could find it. Q. What was the station of the prisoner in the Irresistable ? A. He was cap tain ot forelop, and master’s mate. Crosa-e.ramtnrd—hestated,that IHoftherrcw of the Irresi-table were set ashore at Marga ritla ; that he did not try to get ashore, be cause he did not wish to he drowned ; the boat being leaky, and tu'.l ol men and clothes ; that lie was below anddtunk when the vessel was taken ; that rapt. Ferguson had told them at fir-1 lie had a commission ; hut two days after hr told them he had not; that after Hies found tbeie vra- no commission, then tin y determin ed to hoard every thing. Q. When you went on l»'Hid of a vessel, were yon not told to lake nothing but Spanish 01 Portuguese property i \. Yea ; hut if we saw any sperip, it wasours. (->. Had you orders to lake money wherever found? A. Yes....He staled that he was ar rested in Baltimore.and was told lie should get a dollar and a quarter a day while attend ing as a witness. John Donuld—was one of the crew of the Crrohi; shipped at Baltimore under the If. Ayfeau flag, lot a'JO days' cruize ;at Margarit ta the vessel *vas sold ; and they had none to return home in ; and were told the governor of Maigantta m* ant to pu ss them. Captain Daniels had told some ot the crew, whom he wished to enlist with him in the service of Ve nezuela, lo which he had become attached, that if they did notjoin him, he would have them put into the fort, and fed on bread and water Donald said, when he was asleep be low one of the ctewol the Creole (who rose upon the vp«sei)rame down to his birth, and thicatened to blowout his hrairs if he did not join them in going against thejlrresislahle.— They went in i wo boats, and seized the latter vessel ; cun d the men and hoisted sail! The officers ot ih* Creole wire confined during the mutiny. Fnrgnann and Black were the leafl ets. Fergus' n was proposed on the quartvr deck of tin- In ‘i-tahl as captain —no one ob jeoed. and In was appoint d officer. They had Iroariled a s^ani h vessel, with logwood on board, an < took from her, (as hr under* sli od)$»7(M»|t> specie. I hey hoard' ll several vp. el* iimb i the II. A. flag ; came ;trio»- one n Pelinii'l vessels, «rnt a bout aboard ol nor, took i lit jewelry, filler** wci« several ailicles o* it on Hie table of the court)-- undeisioinl | Hi il this vessi I w ish piiali and had no pact r* They p*ul|tor Hie water taken horn the Amc* rican vessel ; but Hoes not know whether they paid tor onion* taken from (lie Dntchman. (*i. You never thought of putting a prixetnas ter on board of auy ot the vessel* you *av* ?— A. No; we would not have disturbed the ves sel).... Being croM-eahtuiurd. said there weie orders to respect American property, ami on* ly to take Spanish and Portuguese. John Mchadden—was l*t lieutenant on board ot tlie Creola, when she was seized ; gave the particulars of that transaction : on thegithof .March (lie mu tins took place : they seized all the small arms ; threatened to blow out tin btains ot theotllcer on deck—McF. was below; w lien lie went on deck, he touniiaO men aimed - tried to pacify and quell them ; they said they were n«t going to take onr brig, but captaiii Daniels’; oars not sailing last enough ; lie thought atone moment lie should have quell* cd the mutiny, hut Black told them, they would be strung on the beach and hung like dogs ; they then sung out,“ as we have in gun, let us go tinough with it they took all the a< ins from tin1 Creola ; they suit! all might stay who chose ; they wished none but volunteer* : only 4 or 5 remained behind ; capt. Daniels’ other vessel tried to pursue the It resist a hie next morning,then in sight (ahont‘20 miles otf) f rom the mast head. Being further interrogated, said the Creola had a commission trout Buenos Ayrw*; she was regularly commissioned ; the crew shipped at Baltimore; cruise was finish'd at Margaritta. They did not think themselves authorized to taken vessel under the Aitigas Hag; on the contrary, lie had known the two Hags ct uize together.Mr. Slunard—<4. Does not the commission e\pre*ly restrict yon from taking South American Spanish property? \. Yes ; it is against the propel ty of the subjects ol the king of Spain. Henry Child—had been the first oflioer of the Irresistahle—was below when the Cteola crew came on hoard ; lie attempted to go up with a cutlass, but was taken and confined ; they told him, as soon as things were arranged', they would give him the boat, and let him go ashore. Word was passed tore and aft lor every one who wished to leave the vessel to go in the boat : tie ami 111 men left it—the lm.it was in a leaky condition—milch baggage in it ; hut had any more been willing to go with him, the bag gage would have been llirownoverbnaid. They overhauled his and Capt. Daniels’trunks, tor the vessel'* commission ; hut finding none, Ferguson said he could easily make papers tor himself. W hen the Irresislahle first arrived at Margarita, Uie captain had taken all the pa pers on slioie, to deposit them at the govern nitut house. Captain Caul—was the commander of the Creola—was asleep in the cabin, when the a larm was given; wassnflered to goto the upper slep of the gangway —was told they did not in tend to ininr* Ins vessel, hut to take possession ofthelriesistible-alter leaving his vessel.he had fired at them ; then went on hoard Capt.D’s other vessel,which chased themHhours in vain. Capt.C. being asked the date ol Ins conitnis ■’’hmi i*din uir ii.tu iit i ii st'iii iti mirnu« Ayres; but a copy lie bad ed it bore elate in Sept IMS. It did not justify linn in taking any but Spanish propel tv. Co/1/. Daniels—was the commander of the Irresistable—altet the alarm was given, he was ordered by the Governor to pursue her ; but to no purpose ; tier boat returned ashore with 20 officers and men. The Irrisistible bad been engaged by the Governor to sail to Venezuela in two days. The Evidence being gone through, Ihe Court directed the Jury lo be kept to gether, and adjourned till next morning. On Tuesday morning the argument commenced—and we are sorry we cannot pursue it in detail. There were both eloquence and ingenuity displayed on Ihe occasion.— Mr. Stanard addressed the Jury about an hour—On the part of the prisoner. Mr. Wickham spoke about half an hour, andMr. Stevenson about auliour. — Mr. Stanard closed on the part of the United Slates. Tin* counsel on ihe part of the United States laid down the law, and analysed the evidence—he called upon the jury, among other things, to lend their aid in putting down that system of brigandage, which was tarnisliiugthe reputation of our coun try, and demoralizing our seamen. Me cited the following passage from Bynker slioek, to shew w hat was piracy as defin ed by the laws ol nations : >V e ca l pirates amt plunderer* those, who, w tlimit die authorization of any sovereign, commit depredations by sea or land. \e. &c. The counsel on the other side, contend ed that the words of the act of Congress were too vague and loose, to authorize the jury to dip their hands in Ihe blood of a fellow citizen ; that piracy was a general term, not clearly nor sufficiently, defined in Ihe few of nations; that the great la thers of the church to whom you would look for a definition, gave no satisfaction upon it. W hat says! Grotius ? Not one syllable. I’uliemlorf? Profoundly silent. What Barbeyrac? Domat? Rutherford? Montesquieu ? Woltius? Valid? Not a solitary word, by way of definition: and the reason was, that it had been left to the municipal laws of different countries lo define it, and therefore Ihe law of na tions had not. Wo have only the defini lion of one Dutchman, Bvnkershocck, .1 _ _il. <L..i I * _ .. . . l)u Ponceau had expressed his dissa tisfaction.And, yet the jury were to say upon their oaths that piracy had been defined by the law of nations. Why did not Congress do their duty, ill the exercise of their constitutional powers, and make a rule which might he under stood by the judiciary ot the country ? It they had failed in doing their duly, it was their own look out ; but surely no jury would take upon themselves to say bv tlieir verdict the law had been defined when it was not ; or upon such vague, general expressions, take the life of a fellow citizen.—The counsel by way of analogy attempted to show that if Con gress had referred toother cases as de fined hy the law of nations, as territorial jurisdiction, the right of search, &c. how discordant the writers, and how unsettled the doctrines are upon these subjects... Men, too, highly distinguished m this country had differed upon the definition of piracy. The gentleman (who presi ded m tir.it court) trail in another place (in Congress) in the case of Jonathan i Robbins, declared tiiat not only an ac tual robbery, but cruizing on the high seas, without a commission, ami withan intent to rob, was piracy.—Whereas, now, the U. States Attorney says actual robbe ry is necessary to constitute the offence. Reference was also had to the constitu tion hy which congress is to define pi raciesand felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of ua ti n-:, to show, that the former are dis tinguished from the latter, as if not rank eil among the “ offence* against the law ol nations/’—The evidence wa-< then an alizerl, and commented on—Itwas the les finiony ol accom plices (alw ayssuspicious) and herebro't from the duresse of a jait, taking its colour from the hopes and fear of the witnesses. It was attempted to he proven that they had contradicted them selves, and each other—that there was no satisfactory evidence of this being a Spa nish vessel as charged inttie indictment ; That this act of Congress was passed but 10 days b.-fore they tell Margarita : they could not hive known of it ; and therefore it is as to them in the light of an cxpotl fir to law, A*c. «Vc. A particular and pa thetic appeal was made in lavor of Poole, who had served gallantly in the navy of his country during tin* lale war. Mr. Stauard replied to both gentlemen *1 considerable length.---He denied the [ vagueness which was ascribed lo the law of nations on the subject ot piracy, and the oilier points touched upon, lie s> p pnrlvd the authority ol llyukershoeck. Vattel, 11. I, clt. 11>, had denounced “ all villains who, by the quality and liabitual frequency of their crimes, violate all pub lic security, and declare themselves ene mies of the It man race. Thus pirates are brought to the gibbet by the first into whose hands they tall !” Illackstoue, the Vademecuin ot all lawyers, says, “ A pi rate is an enemy of the human race.” Even il w tilers on the Inw ot nations had adopted different definitions of piracy, where was the pefiiutiou ol it that would not embrace tin* case ot f lirsi* men— w hose lawless depredations came up to any defi nition ol it w Itich had ever been given ■ Aher developing this idea with great for. e. and ridiculing the pretension, that had been jiuggi sled, that these men had the right, uudt r The commission belonging to the Irresistalde, to capture Spanish pro perty, he returned to the analysis Of the testimony ; lie showed why the testimony ol ac* omplice* si ouh* be received ; otherwise, the most atrocious ••(Fences might escape with iuqninitv. lie conclud ed i*y a strong appeal lo the Jury in favor ot tin law—that the honor id our country required that the law should be put in force,aga;ust brigands who not only salli ed from its waters, to o l it plnnd' r, but returned to them as the scene, for its paitition, and as a sanctuary where they expected to escape the punishment of tin ir crimes. CHARGE OF THE COURT. The Couit (lien dim; d ill.- jurv in snb slanee that the prisoner at tlie liar w .is indict - ed ter ertnzing on ihe hi|li seas witliout any commission <N; hoaiding and |iliicd<*i ing a Spa oi'-ti vessel or vessels belonging to some power to die jurors unknown, and piratic-dly taking out ot such vessel a sum of money, which ilie ciew divided among themselves. The essen tial objects ol enquiry wire, whether Hie prt synei at die h.ir was engaged in such cruize witliout a commission, whether therobbeiv charged in the indirinrenl was committed hy him v.nd others so cruizing a« afoirsaid, and w livther the fact amounted to piracy umlerthe art ot’ Congress. ’I lie tact nt cruizing and plundering the accomplices, ami it was contended !>y the counsel for the prisoner that thev wrie totally umvoi thy ol credit. It is undoubtedly true that the testimony of accomplices is to be heard with suspicion ; and it their testimony should be improbable or contradicted by rirciiuistaiu es.or by other tes timony ; the jury might justifiably discredit it: but if all tin? circumstances of 'he’ease, circum stances winch could not be i.is'akcii or misre presented. corroborated the testimony of the accomplice, and in fact were meiely con nected by thifct testimony, it would be going too far to say that the facts supplied by the witness were to be disregaided because lie was an accomplice. But in this case one ol the wit nesses— Donald, bad been acquitted by the Grand Jury, because be was forced oil board the vessel, and his testimony concurred with that of the other witnesses ii. all that was material. If the robbery was committed, tlmir next enquiry would be, whether the vessel commit ting it, sailed under a lawful commission. There was not only no testimony whatever of a commission, but all the tacts given in evi dence were totally incompatible with the idea of sailing under any authority whatever. The crew of one vessel had mutinied, seized ano ther vessel, and proceeded on a cruize under officers elected by themselves. The question whether the case came within the act of Congress was one of more difficulty. It was impossible that the art could apply to any case it not to this. The case was undoubtedly piracy according to the understanding and practice of all nations. It was a rase in which all nations surrendered their subjects to the punishment which any government might inflict upon them, and one hi which all admitted the right of each to take and exercise jurisdiction. Vet the. standard referred to by the act «f Congress, as expres sed in that act, must be admitted, to be so vague as to allow of some doubt. The w riters on the law of nations give as no defloition of the cnnie of piracy. Under the doubts arising from this circumstance,the court recommend ed it to the jury to find a special verdict which might submit the law to the more deli berate. consideration of the com t. The jury retired but for a few moments, and brought in a special verdict, similar to the otic which we have given in full, below. A Jury was then impannelled, and the easeof ten others of thecrew (charged in the same indictment) was with their con sent submitted at once to Irial ; the evi dence gone through,and the Jury return ed the following special verdict: We ol the jury find that the Prisoneis P.ai ly Durfev, William Chappels alias William Cliappel, Daniel Phillips, James Thomas alias James West, Daniel Livingston. Luke Jack son, Stephen Sydney, Peter Nelson, I-aac Sales, and Peter Johnston, were in the month ot March 18lf» part of the crew of a private armed vessel called llie (reolla(commnnoncd by llie government of Kuenos Ayres, a colony then at war with Spain,) lying in Ihe port of •Margaritta ; that in tbrmonth of March 1819, the said prisoners ami others of the crew mu tineil, ennfinetl their officers, left llie vessel, anti in the said port of Margaiitta seized by violence a vessel called the Irresistable a pri vate aimed vessel lying in that port commis sioned by the government of Aitigas who was also at war with Spain ; that the said prim » ers and others having so possessed themselves of the *Htd vev-el the Irresistable, appointed their officers, proceeded to sea on a cruize without any documents or commission what ever,and while, on that cruize in the mouth of April 1819 on the high seas, ronnnitted the offence charged in the indictment by the plun der and robbery of the Spanish vessel therein mentioned. If the. plunder and robbery afore said tie piracy emler the act of the Congress of the United Slates, entitled “ /in act to pro tect the commerce of the United Stales and ptini'h the crime of piracy”—then We find the said prisoners,severally ami respectively, guil ty ; if the plunder and' rubbery above stated be not piracy under the said act of Congress, I then we find them not guilty. JOHN G. GAiVlKLE, foreman. The court then adjourned. Wednesday—John Green whs put to the bar it titter the 1st indict incut, 'llie de fence set up for him was, that lie had been forced to join the enterprize, anti did not assent to the proceedings of llie others. The defence tailed, anti the same special verdict given as in ihe case of the ten others. Same defence anti result in the case ol Thomas Smith. Henry Amy, alias Henry Andris, and John fuller, were pill to (lie bar—same defence, anti same special verdict. John Alien Stedmnn a inf John Wnldon were tried at once under Ihe 2A indict ment for robbing a Dutch vessel. Neither of them belonged to I lie crews of the Creolaor Irresistable ; but were part of the crew of llie Allas, an American vessel, tin y spoke at sea, hound from Tent-rifle to New Orleans. They joined ttie lire sivfable. The defence set up, was that they were ignorant of the character of tin* vessel when they joined Iter. Verdict of acquittal. ('I Iie«e men were not indicted lor robbing the Spanish vessel which was posterior to their joining.) 'Thomo* Walton put to the bar under the 1st indictment—lie came out of a Danish barque or Dnieb brig —in* vessel proved '<> be robbed after lie joined them—Acquit ted, ! T’rttnei* GglrsLif, ctiarge I under I lie 1st indictment, was one ot the frresittabfr— the defence was, lie could u *t safely leave her alter she \va s captured. A special verdict (withfew variations)»iinilnr to the rest. The court adjourned. LAST CLASS OF CASHS. Yrsterilay, the court proceeded to try William OlmppeU, charged tinder the 3d iudictuieiil with robbing an merican '■ vessel (the Superior of Baltimore.) Tins indictment, as will appear from tho former elucidations, re'ts, not upon the act ot IStt), hut of 171MI. 'Flic first, relates to Foreign vessels ; the last, |»y t ie deci sion ot l he supreme court, to our i.w n. Mr. Stanard oil In halt ot the CnMeit Slates—On that ol tile prisoner Mr. W. Wickham and Mr. James Kiddle, who at the request ol the court, assisted m the defence. B'ack, a vvilrv ss .on the p. rt of prosecNtiou, and wlm had been hist JLt. oil hoard the lrr»*istabh*, state I that the captain ol the Superior came on board the privateer, the capt-.tin nt which (Fur gusnii)knew liim to he an American capt. (an ucquaintHiice of I V. at H.tihmnrej list• In American captain told I’. In- had So 11• ■ sI> pas eugersaud property oiihunid Ins s bonne; ; and that F. th**u gave iusirucltofis t« his hoarding crew, to respect the American propeitf, but to Icing with them all the valuables they c<*iil t find on board befonging to the Spin isl» pass, ngers—Black stated that lie was tahl by F lu»t ihi' captain was an \inerican captain ; and mvs that lie fiinisfiff >aw the American rrt,i*tir. I he counsel lor theprisonei asked if lie knew the register to In* a g. nuineom—to which In* replied he did not. They then moved the court to instruct the jury, 1st, that to prove her to be an American vessel, it was necessary that her register, or an authenticate.I copy ol it should he produced i.i court; 2(11., that the capture of Spanish property in an American vessel was not piracy under the act of Congress. 1 he Chief Justice observed, lie had little doubt tue/i a capture was an - cf ol piracy in the eye of the law, and as to the oilier point, lie should suspend Ins ((pinion, mu, ii in<> jury stinuM i><> tu dined to think, that the Superior was an American vessel, lie recommended it ' < them to bring hi a spet ial verdiet.rcjn eei.ig tiie question wliether shecnuld lie proved to lie American property without the production ol her register, or a copy nil derseal—And that they might also re serve the point as to tiie Spanish properly found Mi hoard ol her. Tiie jury retired, ami brought in a ver dict o| not "uilty. The U. S. Attorney then stated to the court, that he had mi further business for a jury, and they were accordingly dis charged—the witnesses recognized to appear at the next term of I lie court in November next. The other eases under the 3d indict ment will lie over until the the proseeti tion can obtain the register, and oilier evidence as to the fact of American ow uership. The point growing out of the act of Congress of 1819, and reserved in the several special verdicts, will probably b adjourned to theSupreme Court at Wash iugton. In the case of Thomas Watson a noh pros, has been entered up by the attorney. The other prisoners will probably remain in jail out I tin* winter, to await their tale. have taken some little pains to report these eases to I lie public. The scenes of out rages on llie high seas which they develope, belong to the liisint vot'the times. Snell scene* ought to be understood. To re pi ess them, should be the wish of every American, who rallies his country, her character and her laws. We owe it to the civilized world to ar rest such lawless outrages, perpetrated bv vessel* and by crews who have their eqtiip meut and their saiicittry in our own polls. It the law be *o weak tiiat pirates can escape through its meshes, let us strengtlinn it. I,et Congress do their duty, and not leave it to judges and juries to do it for tlie.m 1/ the law then he undefined in ifs provision*, let them give clearer and in re practical definitions. -—m + —w - count; Mi ll FU. DIED] —At bis rt-suh-arr in Louisa county, on ilie 2fiih him. Mr. Ji 1//..T Bl'BNLKY, Jr. alter a lin gering indisposition of several months. He bail liver! to an advanced a*;e, and was neutrally respected by all who knew him. NO 11Cb*•••On the 24ill July I look fiom on of Irham Cuiisini* boat, one barrel of FLOCK, branded “ llaxall," aurl of the Kichniond iiispertion, miiifii line I'tna ■« » iirttiou is .. _ call, prove property and pay charge*, or l will sell u for the same. W u. PIOGOTT, Intpector of boats, Lock Harbor. Henrico, July 30. '2l..wGw NOTICE— ibereaa I enteied into a contract with Mr.KVRRARD HALL, of Princess Anne county, on the 22d of May IdlH, relative to lit* establishment of certain Salt Works, at Noll’s Island and elsewhere ; since which time circumstances have transpired, from which I deem the said contract null ami void from the com meucement : I, therefore, thus publicly give notice to all persons whatever, that I do not consider tuysell bound by any contracts which Everard Hall may have hitherto enteied into, or may hereafter enter into, hy virtue of said aforemenlianrd contract, or otherwise—hereby forewarning all peiaous from crediting the said live, rard Hall, on the faith of my responsibility. July 30. 21..lit Wm. RLACKLRPOK. Mil. Wll.I.lAM /,. A DA l/.V Yim~will please to lake notice that I shall, on the uinih • ay of Oc tober nt *t, between the rising and setting of ihe sun of same day, at ihe bouse of Saiah Williamson in Ihe county of Fluvanna, proceed to taka the aflnlacils of I him.as W. Oiimhundrn and others, to be read as evi dence in a suit in chancery in the county court ot Am lierst, in which I am defendant and you ere plaiiliilf , , MARY K. WOOhLINO, Adm’s of ■’"'MO._2I..WGW Joseph Wooding, dec. James Hirer Land Jar Sate ~ 'TH1K subscribers wish lo dispose of a tractor LAND -i lying In ihe county of Powhatan, on James riser about 21 miles above Kichmoud, anil in Ihe neighbor’ hood of several manufacturing mills. Ihisiraci con lains by a laic survey 3ftr.i acres-one third of w hich is well limbered, the cleared land of prime quality, clay foundation, and may lie greatly improved by ibe use of plaster and clover ; is well adapted to the culture of tobacco, corn, wheal, and other kinds of produce raised in this part of the stale ll is thought unnecessary lo give any luither description, presuming persons dis posed to purchase will view the laud, which will be shown hy Mr. W. Wii.son, who resides on ihe place, I he above tract of Land will be offered al public sale ai Powhatan Courthouse, on Thursday the 16th day of September nest, under ihe management of W.C. ei li. CLARKE..,, terms, one half cash, the balance in two equal payments, at nine and eighteen months, i* bese emed by deed of trust on the land, Jiilyao. 21..ids RVl.I.IAM 4 SWANN. IN CMANCRKY....AI a court held lor Prince Kuwaiti county, June the 21st, imp — ItaviS Hill.....(\rmpl yin a ft .SC* INST Sarah Mitchell, John Tliurmnud and dosha his wife Clement Ilavis and Beisey his wife, Joel M alkina and’ I'oliy ins wife, Richmond Htalham and Rhoda bis w.fe Gresham Thornhill and Jobannah his fr, Jo-mh Mil.’ Hams and Martha his wife, and Samuel |i |it,| nn in fain under the age of twenty one yeai*.. hefend'aaft. Joel Watkins, |r. is appointed guardian uu Hie infant defendant Samuel d. Hill, for the special purpose ofrlw. fending bis interest in ibis suit, and rame the complain ant by his counsel, and Bird Ins hill ; and the defendants John Thurmond and Dosha his wife, Josiali Williams and Maitha his wife, n„t having entered their appearimt r and given security according to an act of the General Assemble and me rules of this court, and ii appeann„ lo the satisfaction of ihe court that they are not inhabit, ants of this state; on the motion of the complainant by counsel, It it ordered, that Ihe said defendants John rtiorinnml a"d dosha his wife, Jo-iaii Williams ""•» varlba his wife, do appjar here on the lifsl day of October conn nesl, and answer ihe complainant’s bill, and that a ropv of this order he forthwith inserted In some one of Ihe public newspaper printed In Ihe city ol Richmond, for two months sue cessivey, and also posted at ihe frontdoor of ihe conn honfr of ibis county. A copy—Teste, B, J. WORSHAM, D C. 3n,> *"* 24,,wkw» r! crui i*;tO m Washington, July *i£.— It is now understood, Ili;«t th** jcnixul ol tin* Pre*,i duil at »lie Seal ol (jf>vt*rniu<-*tt ha* been anticipated too soon. IK> is not upw ex pected, we believe, before tin* K'li or lOlb of next lUOIltb. (.Vert. Iut. LORD l»N NON. M’o ropv tin* folio * in"• letter front his f.ord* ship from (jali-Matci's Messenger, an KneincJi daily paper of nuirli repute, w hich is piindsh ed in I'41 is ; To ti>s Editor of thr (.((/("Mini s Mestrnjfer, Sit:—In various etunbersof your Journal, t have m-vii mentioned a»voik entitled ••'l ne N umpire,” with the addition of my .-. tine .1* •bat id the :t*'t|ior. 1 am not the autliot. and he»n lira 1 d of the work in question lin'd now . in .t mote teceiit paper, I perceive a loiuiu iiiiiiiinriatioii of '* T lie Vampire,” with dm addition of an aeeount cl my “ Healdciieo in the 1st nidnt Mitylene,”aii idand wlihh I Itave eeca.siou.ill v sailed by, in the course of tiavel ):ng same years ago through the Levant, and "here I shall have no objection to reside, hut where 1 have never yet resided. Neither of these pciformaocesare mine, dr I presume (h it it is in illicit' unjust nor ungracious to request that you will favor me by contradicting die advertisement 10 which 1 allude. If the bunk is clever, it would lie base to deprive die real w 1 ill r. whoever he max he,ot h*.« honors; and il stupid. I desire die responsibility of nobody's tininess licit inyown. ' imi xvili excuse the troulile T give you ; thn imputation is of no great importance, and as long at* 11 xvas confined to sin inisesand reports, I should have received it. as I have many "•hers, in silence Jim the formality ot a pub lic ad vert iseinent ol a hook 1 never wrote, and a residence where 1 have never resided, is ra ther too mile ,. ; put ticulai ly as I have no no tion of the contents of the ohe, m the incidents ol the other. F have, besides, a personal dis like to Vampires, and die little acq pauii anc* 1 have xvitli them xvould by no means induct; i mi* to divulge: tlicir secrets. Vein did me a miicli less injury bv your para graplisaboiil aiv " devotion'* .v • ali.nidonmeiit Ol soeiety for till* s.ih'.* of religion’' which sip pearc-din your Messenger during last lent • all 01 vxhii h tie lint ti*uiufi*d >11. ••h i • I,... ; .1 il i not C'OIMirttliel them. Iictt.itine* they aift i merely person;,I, whetra* the other* in some : di-ert-r concern Hie leailer. You will ohii.;*-me i»\ coniplvin" with mv rctpicsl tit coiilratli'-iioti; ! a.*urc yon Ilia I 1 know nothin!; *>l rh- worker wot kit iiiquex- • lion ; anti have rh* honor lo be, (as the cor rcspouileiiix *o rnntjazim « say)* your comtaot re; ')- i ’ anil vei \ obedient hiimbie wer* tint Vfmce._BY HON. TVIihu t-H'lltiam Patter ton ,( 7'A.mas A. Pan . -meuy, of lie tit to o' I aitcrsnn \ Pnnsonby. having assigned n> llie subscribers (heir block of good.* ai.il *1*1.ail Hie d.btj due and .a us to (lie raid rim, i„ i,u,i lor Ihe beliedt nt I . r- i: i. , ihe business mil |,e ..tried " ic i • . of (lie liugteei. 4s ;' tl.** ivigl. is, (o carry into exent lion ilir purposes oi • - es gpeedilv i.ostiblr all person* rqd-t't * t- me *aid drm are requested i.» niakr l.m.i. . m !« (hr subscribers, or iheir authorial *11 persons having claims against the said tlmi, twii make ibeu known ions. H '., 1.1,4m KYLE, , Ptllf.tr MAYO, it a!. /' 'tenon A Thomas A. Ponsonbg are appolnt ert o'ii age i- niibfnll pot* ers to transact any business relating to the trust above rijciilintied. , , H It. LIAM KYLE, Ju|y 80-_*»..»_PHILIP MAI o._ ff Wort In/ of Notice. rptlE SUBSCRIPTIONS tothe CP.MR tL COLLEGE, J with the other property of that institution, being Iransietred lo the UNIVERSITY OF MKGIMA.it de. v« vea on me, as Proctor of that institution, to t sll on all dKlInqueni siihseribers, to pay up the balance llial is due on iheir subsci iption. The buildings and improve ments art-pi..grossing ; and I trust (befriends ol that Institution tv'll not sutler them to slop l»r tbr vtstit of that aid voluntarily uttered by them. I Ibcrtlme re quest all delinquent, to pay, w itboul delay, die nslances due on their subscriptions to AL&X AN Dt R UARKkTT, Ksq Buisar o( the University of Virginia ; or it moie convenient, to deposit the same in the Hank ol Virginia to the credit of the said Bursar. A. S. BROCKENROUGH, P. V. V. •»» v™-_M..S1 Jtoar.uhe Navigation Company. A T a meeting of the ItirecMrs ufthe Roanoke Navi tr%. gallon Company, held on tbe 14.h dav ot Maicb lasl.it was ordered, thail he atockholdera in said com pany pay into ibe treasury by the first day of September neat, 1 EN DOLLARdoii each share of slo<k by them fceI?V, H. JOHNSTON,Treasurer. Halifax July 30. _ -M..Ult Virginia Land Office, '£}(l July, 1819. | N conformity with an act of the t.enerai asiernbiv I entitled.An act lo amend ibe seveial laws con cerning escheats,’* .passed February 14th, 1911, | do hereby make known to all whom it may concern, liu; it appears, by return of the esebratnr for Ibe county of Isle of Wight, that tbe following real estate, of which i certain “ Joseph Holuies, D. M. an Irishman," die,; seised, has been found, by inquest taken aicoiding to law, to have escheated lo this eoiiuiionwealtb vis Two lor. of round in the town of Smitbdeld, ili’ilin giilshed in the plan of said lown as No. 31 and 33 ctx which tbeie is a tolerably capacious dwelling-liou’se— end iwo tracts of land In the aioiesaid county 01 isle - f II V c u' containing 130 acres situate unii miles S. W.frwm Hie court-house, adjoining the lai.dt of A.lam Fnlgbam and other* ; the oilier containin'- 3i «»«.«■ *be neighborboot! of Mmithtleld, nine miles 8. E. from the couitlioiise and adjoining the lanm. ot Samuel Whitneldand others* WM O. PENDLETON, Reg'#. rT The Editors of the ” National Intelligencer," nuli Itshed in the city of Washington, will please mien tl e above in their paper, weekly fur sir weeks in meets, slon, and tiansmu (heir account as heretofore for »av lllellt’_’-M..v»6w tVM. G. PF.NDLEION. IN CHANCERY.... At a conn of Ouaileil) Sessions conliuurd and held for Louisa comm , on Tuesday the l.’ilb day of June, 1919— ' William Tyler.Plaintiff, AOAIKST J ’ " illiam M’Gehee, John M’Gehee, Augustine M’Grhr* in Ins own right and as surviving i x’or oljobu M’Gehoe deceased Agness M’Gehee, Sarah M’Geher, Reuben Cason and t.iicyh's wife, formerly Lucy M'Gthrr tie.. well M’Gehre, administrator of Edward M’Grhee der’d Nancy llyrd,fate Nancy Bond. Cyrus Harris sod Eli/ : Iiis wife, late Eli/ : Bond, Robert landlord and I’atsv Ins wife, late Palsy Bond, Thomas Byid and Lacy his wife, late I’atsy Ruiid,Thomas Byrd and Lucy Ins wife late Lucy Ronrl, children anil legal repi esenlaiives i f Thomas Bond and Elizabeth his wife, late F.liz- M’Ce bee, Thomas Bond, William Bond, Maty Bond, and i«^ sepli Rond an intant, all iliildrrn and legal represents' tires of Wright Bond, who was son of Ihe afore.* |J* I homas and Elizaheib Bond, Joseph Grady and Cai* bis wife, laic Caty Yancey, and John Yancey, chlldrtn and legal representatives of Jane Yancey, who « daughter of ihe aforesaid Thomas and Elizabeth B ind ™uaU!'.\MJ,ll|!fr,J7,e. H’.,M"»®rr. «>«*'•' Armstrong and Eliza K. bis wife, late K.i/;i K Mallory, thules r Mallory an Infant, children and legal representatives of I homas MfiMoiy, 9on of I horusoii Mntlorjr and ftfiftaiii’a his wife, late Susanna W’Gehee. Thomas Dickerson and Maria Ins wife, late Maria Mallory. Fleming Mallor# and Jiidiihhiswlf*,late Judith Mallory, Mahala Manor* Sarah Mallory, Mary Mallory an Infant. Virginia Mallor. an Inlant, Patrick Mallory ail infani, Itoorrl Mallory •,* Infant, Hubert Military an infant, all of whom except I Iiomas I ickenson and Fleming Mallory are child.. and legal lepre.enmives of Robert Mallory, who was a son of Thou son Mallory and Knsanna his wife formerly Sn.anna M’Gehee, George Mason, surviving husband of Barbara Mason hi. wife, late Barharv Mallory danehter of Ibomsnn Mallory and Susanna l.is wife, formerly Rosanna M’Grhee, Jasper Lane and Anne his wife late Aune Ma'lnty,daughter of the aforesaid Thomson and Susanna Mallory, and James M. Hickeisnu and pat,,, his wife,late Palsey Mallory,and Amanda F. Malloi. an infau', which raid Palsey and Amanda F. are ctnMr. •» and legal representatives of William Mallory, who was a son of ihe aforesaid Thomson and Susanna' Mall.rv ' formerly Rosanna M’Gehee, Dabney M’Gehre, Morde. a* Cooke and Anne his wife, late Anne M’Grhee Baloh Tandy and Matilda bis wife, lale Matilda M’Gehee which said Dabney, Anne and Matilda are iliildrrn and legal representative* of Edward M'Gehee, a son of Job. M-Geheede. . .Defendant The defendants Dabney M’Gehee, Morderal Cooke »nrt Anne Ins wife, late Anne M’Gehee, Ralph r,.j! and Matilda hu wile, late Matilda M’Gehee Rohe.r Langford and Palsey his wife,late Patsey Bond Thom*. Dickerson and Maria his wife, late Maria Mallory Hem ing Mallory and Judith his wife, lale Judith Mallory Mahala Mallory, Sarah Mallory, Mary Mallory Virs’mi Mallory, Patrick Mallory Robert Mallory Slid Snsauna Mallory, not having entered 'heir appearance and security recording to law and the rule* of thif and It appeiiriuj ’.the ssti.fani • of the court that they are aot ialuhitanls of this state : on the motion , f the olaintifT hy his rounsel. It *» Entered, That ihe laid defendants do appear here on ihe first day of orr„ her cou11 oral, and arswer Ihe hilt of thr |>lnmnK anIf that a cwpy of this ot, er be forlhwilh inserted m newspaper pnbltrheil m the city of Richmond forrieht weeks snrce.slvely.ani' p..«ird at the froll, ri ',0f * ‘ tonrthoufe of this lounty on some conn day A copy—Teste, JOHN HUNTER, p.c t e jB,B !* 9l..wn ,• '