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C~ ) nets that he hada commission in the Patriot army,' under Mitiregor, and had expected a captaincy. The witness testified to the following. letters marked A. B. C. and D. and referred to in the specification to the second charge, were in the.hand-writing of the prisoner, and one marked E. iNote.—The letter marked A. is copied in a pre. virus part of these proceedings.) (a) —From Robert C. Ambrister to Major Edward Nicholls. " tiuwany, rear River Appalachicola. " DEAR Sin—Francis, and all the Indian Chiefs, have requested me particularly to acquaint you, that the Americans have commenced hostilities with them these two years past, and are mtking daily progress i.; their territory, and say they will proceed. That you are the only-friend they have in that part of the world, and hope that you will exert yourself in their behalf, and a-k for as much assistance as can be had. That the Americans ;:re at the forks of the river Appulacbicoia. They have w linen a number of times to England ant Providence, but have never rec.'ived one answei ; they expect the man never de livered the letters, but they have full hopes in my writing. They request you would make the Prince Rment acquainted with their deplorable situation. Tffe Americans have been very cruel since they com menced, and I hope you will lose not a single moment in' forwarding their views. They say they will be extremely happy to see you ; nothing would give t'v:n greater pleasure than to see you at this time. If they should not :;,:e you, :o send them out all news and directions, that they may be guided by it. " There arc about three hundred blacks at this place a few of our Bluff . people. Thy hog MO to w.‘y, they depend on your pronii;es, and expect you are on the way out. Tney have stuck to the cause, and will always believe in the faith of you ; and any directions you may give sead to me at this place, and I will do what I can. And remain, my dear Sir, most truly your's . "R. C. AMIMISTER. " ti. B. Francis says that you must bring the horses when you ;Ante out that von promised, and th.lt his house has been burnt down anti burnt his uniform clothes. " R. A." (C)—Front Hobert C. Ambrister to Governor Cameron. " Much co* !slB. 66 Sin—l am requested particularly by the Indian Chieis.to acquaint your Excellency, that the Ameri cans have commenced hostilities vith them a long time since, and have adv_nced some distance in their territory, and are still continuing to advance. That they (the Chiefs of Florida) have sent repeatedly to your Excelleucy, and have never received one an swer. They suspect Mr. Arbuthnot has never deli vered the papers to your Excellency. They wish me to state to you. that they are completely out of am munition, muskets, &c. begging your Excellency will be pleased to send the articles above-mentioned, with a few cannon, as the Americans build their boats so strong. that thcir rific-balls cannot penetrate their sides. To thecaptain the vessel, who will come down again. I have given orders to make your Excellency acquainted what time the vessel will sail for this place. Your Excellency will, I hope, be good enough to make the Wince Regent acquainted with their si tuaiioa. and ask for assistance; which they have pressed me very Lard to impress on your Excellency's mind, and likes is , : to send them down what news may be respecting tlicni and the country, which will be a great satisfaction to them.—l have the honour to Iw, C. " ROBERT C. AMBRISTER. " N. 13. They beg your Excellency will be as ex peditious as possible. That your Excellency is the only dependence they have, and who the Prince Re gent told them would give them every assistance that laid in your power. " noithicr C. ASISKISTER." 13.—From Ruben C. Amin-liter to Governor Cameron. ke. • •` Suerahnee, _oth March, 1818, near Fort tit..3larka. " Sin—l am requested by Francis and all the In dian Chiefs, to acquaint your Excellency, that they are at war with the Americans, and have been some time hack. That they arc in great distress for want of ammunition, balk, arms, &c. and have wrote by Mr. Arbuthnot several times, but they suppo,e h e never delivers them to yonr Extellency. Yon wll oblige them much to let them know whether he did Or not. a I expect the Americans and Indians will attack us daily. I have sent a party of men to oppose them . They beg me to imprees on your Excellency's mind to lay the situation of the country before the Prince Regent, and ask for assistance. " All news respecting them, your Excellency will do a favour to let u.; knew by the first oppowmity, that I may make them acquainted. I have given directions to the Captain to let your Excellency know when the vessel will sail for this place. I hope your Excellency will be ple.rsel to send them ammunition; I expect, if they do not procure some very shortly, that the Americans will march through the country. I have nothing further to add.—l am, &c. " ItOBEUT C. AMBRISTER." (r)--►ROK WUXI' C. .04;11.1STER TO TEIERIi. COolr. " of the River. " The boat arrived here alx:ut three o'clock on Thursday; the wi n d has bben a-head ever since : I have been down. The rudder of the vessel is in a bad condition, but I will manage to have it done to-night. The wind, I am in hopes, will be fair in the morning, when I will get under weigh and make all possible di.patch. I will make old Lewis pilot me safe. If those In dians don't conduct thems4v2 , 3 straight, I would use rigorous 111 , •111S with them. Beware of :Ir. Jerry ; 1 found him on board wls.-n I came. Kes.p a good look out. I have sent two kegs of powder and one bar of It.d.—Tour's, &e. " Tuesday, Three o'clock." " R. A. By the Prisoner—Did you not frequently hear me say that I would have nothing to do with the Indians in exciting them to war with the United States ?—I do not recollect. Are you acquainted with Lewis Phenix, and have you not beard him express against me, in con sequence of my wishing him to eilot me to St. Mark's? —1 never did. Do you know of my sending troops at any time to fight against the United States, and have I not been constantly with you, so that you would have had an opportunity of knowing if there had been any sent by me ?—I have not ; they might have been sent with out my knowledge. Jacob Harrison, a witness on the part of the prose cution, being duly sworn, said that some time in the latter end ofiViarch, or Ist of April, the prisoner took possession of the schooner Chance, with an armed patty of Negroes, and stated his intention of taking sit. Mark's. On his way thither, going ashore, he learned front some Indians that Arbuthnot had gape tv St. Mark's, which induced him to return. The witness also stated, that, while priAnet was on board, he had complete command of the Negroes, who con sidered him as their Captain. The prisoner took the cargo of the vessel up towards Suwany, which con sisted of, with other articles, nine kegs of powder, and 500 potinds of lead. The evidence on both sides being closed, the pri soner was allowed until five o'clock this evening to make his defence. The time allowed the prisoner for the preparation of his defence having expired, he was brought before the Court, and made the &fence marked M, which is attached to these proceedings. 'file Court was then cleared, and the proceedings read over by the li::corder, when, after due delibera tion on the testimony brought forward, the Court find the prisoner, Robert C. Ambrister, Guilty of so much of the specification to the first charge as fol lows, viz.—" And did excite them to wAr with the United States, by sedding their warriors to meet and fight the American army, he being a subject of GI eat Britain, which Government was at peace and friend- ship with the United States and all her citizens; but Not Guilty of the other part of the specification ; 1 Guilty of the first charge; Guilty of the specification of the second charge, and Guilty of the second charge; and do therefore sentence the prisoner, Robert C.' Ambrister, to sufFer death, by being shot, two-thirds of the Court concurring therein." One of the Members of the Court requesting a re consideration of his vote on the sentence, the sense of the Court was taken thereon, and decided in the af firmative, when the vote was again taken, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to receive fifty stripes oo hie bare bark, and he confined with a ball and chain to hard labour for ll calendar months. The Court adjourned, sine die. (Signed) EDMUND P. GAINES, Pilajor-Gen. by Brevet, President of the Court. J. M. Gussitt.t., Recoraer. DRFENCE M. Fort St. Mark, April YR, l 8) W. THE UNITED STATES or AXICRICA •. R:).31A1 ClIttIoTM AMIXIVrt Who, being arraigned before a Special Court- Martial, upon the following Charges. to-vrit Ist. Aiding and abetting, and comforting the InJians; sup plying them with the means of war, he being a subject of Great Britain, at peace with the United States, and lately an Officer in the British Colonial Marines. Charge 2d.—l,eading and commanding the Lower Crack In ' dians in carrying on a war against the United States. To the first Charge the Prisoner at the Bar pleads .Not Guilty and as to the second Charge, he pleads Guilty, mid Justification. The Prisoner at the Bar feels grateful to this Honourable Court for their good ness in giving him a sufficient time to deliberate and arrange his defonce on the above charges. The Prisoner at the Bar here avails himself of the opportunity of stating to this Court, that, inasmuch as the testimony which was introduced it this case was very explicit, and went to every point the Prisoner could wish, he has nothing further to offer in his L!e fence, but puts himself upon the mercy of the Ho nourable Court. Rous:nr c. As t snis TKß . HEAD-QUARTERS, DIVISION OF THE SOUTII. Adjutant-General's Office, Camp four ntiles North of St. Marks, April 21), 1818. GENERAL 011D1:11 At a special Court-martial, commenced on the 26th instant at St. Marks, and continued until the night of the Seth, of winch Brevet Major-Gener.d E. P. (lames is President, was tried A. Arbuthnot, on the following charges and specifications; viz. Charge I. Exciting and stirring up the ('reek Indians to war against the United States and her citizens; he, (A. Arbuthnot,) being a subject of Great Blatant, with whom the United Stabs are at peace. • Charge n. Acting as a spy ; aiding, abetting, and comforting the enemy, and supplying them with the means of war. Charge 3. Exciting the Indians to murder and destroy W... Ham Hambly and Edmund Doyle, confiscate their property, and causing their arrest, with a view to their condemnation to death, and the seizure of their property, they being citizens of Spain, on account of their active and zealous exertions to mantain peace between Spain, the United States, and the Indians. To which charges the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. The Court, after mature deliberation on the evidence adduced,' find the ptisoner, A. Arbuthnot, guilty of the first charge, and guilty of the second charge, leaving out the words '1 acting as a spy;' and after mature reflection, sentenced him, A. Arbuth not, to be suspended by the neck until he is dead. Was also tried, Robert C. Ambrister, on the following charges, viz. Charge Ist.—Aiding, abetting, and comforting the enemy, and supplying them with the I. of war, lie bring a subject of Great Britain, at peace with the United States, and late an 1 Officer in the British Colonial Marines. Charge 2d.—Leading and commanding the Lower ('reek In dians in carrying on a war against the United States. To which charges the Prisoner pleaded as follows :—To the Ist charge, nut guilty ; to the 2d charge, guilty and justification. The Court, on examinati in of evidence, and on mature deli beration, find the prisoner, Robert C. Ambrister, guilty of the Ist and .21 charges, and do, therefore, sentence hint to suffer d eat h , b y being s hot. The Members requesting a reconsideration of die vote on this sentence, and it being had, they sentence the prisoner to receive i 0 stripes on his hire back. and be confined with a ball and chain to hard labour for 12 calendar months. The Comtnanding-General approves the finding and sentence of the Ctiurt in the case *1 A. Arbuthnot, and approves the finding and first sentence of the Court in the case of Robert Q. Ambrister, and disapproves the re-cousideration of the sentence of the Honourable Court in this case. It appears front the evidence and pleading of the prisoner, that he did lead and command, within the territory of Spain, (being a subject of Great Britain,) the Indians in war against the United States, these nations being at peace. It is an esta blished principle of the laws of nations, that any individual of a nation making war against the citizens of any other nation, they being at peace, forfeits his allegiance, and becomes an outlaw anti pirate. This is the case of Robert C. Ambrister, clearly sliewn by the evidence adduced. The Commanding General orders, that Brevet Major A. C. W. Fanning. of the corps orArtillery, will have, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, a.m. A. Arbuthnot suspended by the neck with a rope, until he is dead, and Robert C. Ambristen to be shot to death, agreeably to the sentence of the Court. John James Arbuthnot will be furnished with a passage to Pensacola by the first vessel. The Special Court, of which Brevet-Major General E. P. Gaines is President, is dissolved. By order of :sl.:j3r-Ger.eraJackson, (Signed) ROIHMT BUTLER, Adj.-General. Dun.—A Duel was fought yesterday morning, on Finchley- Common, between Mr. a surgeon, and Captain which arose in consequence of a dispute about a Mrs. C —n, a celebrated beauty, in High Life. The Captain was slightly wounded, and the affair terminated. Deur' . Y-LANE THEATRE.—The Pantomime went off much more quietly last night than on Wednes day ; of this comparative tranquillity the following satisfactory hand-bill, which was freely circulated in the Theatre, was doubtless the cause : " Thursday, Sam 7, 1819.—" It may be necessary to inform the Public, that Mr. Bradbury has no cause for complaint against the Management of Drury-Lane Theatre, he baying been in formed on Tuesday last, by a letter from Mr. Stephen Kimble, that although the late Pantomime. for which wily he was en gaged. had failed, yet the Gcnlemen of the Sub-Committee had empowered Mr. S. Kemble to assure him (Mr. B.) that kis en gagement should be as strictly fulfilled as if it had been success ful. This stemmas Mr. S. Kestbleasersres the Public is the fact.•. TH EVENING STA R . LONDON. BOTH TIM THIRTY THOUSANO POUNDS PRIZES MUST BE DRAWN NEXT TUESDAY, BEING THE LAST DAY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1819. rntcr. OF STOCK, THIS DAT AT TWELVE o'cr.ccit: Reduced 77i 78-3 per Cent. Cons. 770 ex. div. Cans. for Account, 7Si 79-3,} ner Cent. 87 87i 1 r.er Cent. 9.5 ,}-5 per Cent. navy 10.5t1 ex. div. India Bonds 92 94. pre.—Omnium pre. Exchequer Bills 19 20 pre. A few days since we called the attention of the Public to the manoeuvres pursued by the Bulls to bolster up the Funds ; our predictions have been veri fied, for this morning Consols have fallen to 78g. An immense quantity of Stock has been sold by the Jews and their friends ; the reason assigned for this fall, is the large payments to be made this and the ensuing month ; 10 per Cent. is to be paid on the 15th inst. upon the Loan ; 30 per Cent. on the 22d ; 30 per Cent. on the 30th, 40 per Cent. on the 12th, and 20 per Cent. on the ltith February. These sums, in addition to the payments now making of the divi dends, will require such large quantities of cash, that the pawned stock must be brought to market from necessity. DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN. The following Official Announcement of her MA SESTY.i Death, and that of her Infant, was received this morning : MADRID, DRC. 27, t sta. The Dith of December of this year will be a day of everlasting mourning for the Spanish Nlonarchy, on account of the loss of a QUEEN endowed with the most eminent qualities, and who was at once the or nament of the Spanish Throne, and an examJe of every domestic •i►tue. " It was nine o'clock at night when her Igas:vrti,.. being in bed, and conversing with some of her atten dants, felt all of a sudden seized with a convulsion, which appeased to go off about themd of two or due! minutes. Her MAJESTY recovered her senses, but con tinued in a state ofinquietude, which was speedily fol- lowed with another convulsion. From this moment the fits continued without interruption in spite of the most proper remedies which were immediately ad ministered to save the precious life of her MAJESTY. Every efant was unavailing ; the convulsions having la•ted about twenty-two minutes, the best of Queens expired. " The deplorable death of her MAJESTY having been estah:i.ined, the Cesarean operation was, by per mission of his MAJESTY, performed ; the child, which was an fryiotea, was baptiied at the moment it pre sented itself; this duty fulfilled, it was then ex tracted, and every means used to save its life, but to no purpose ; the Itifanta expired in a few minutes. " These direful events have plunged into the most profound grief the KIND our master, who loved her MAJESTY with all the tenderness which her virtues and qualities merited. Nor has the consternation been less with which they have struck the other mem bers of the Royal House, and particularly the In fanta Donna Maitia-FftaNcinse D'AssINE, who has lost iu the Queex the most virtuous of sisters. All hearts, on learning this most afflicting intelligence, have given proof of the profound sorrow which they feel for the loss of a Sovereign who was their delight. The unfortunate weep an august and beneficent mo ther, who succoured them with a liberal hand. The Arts have lost an illustrious protectress, who de lighted in supporting and encouraging them. In short, there is no class ef people for whom this day will not be a day of sorrow and of lamentation. " For these unfortunate reasons, the KING our Master has ordered that the Court do go into mourn ing for six months, reckoning from to-day, the 27th. The three Frst months shall be deep mourning, and the three second half-mourning." I-ler Matesry was the daughter of JoHN VI. King of Portugal, and of Cummorrit JOACHIM of Bour bon, Infanta of Spain, sister of FERDINAND VII. and by consequence his niece as well as wife. She was born 19th May, 1797. Ilamburgh Papers to the Ist instant ruched us this forenoon. In a letter from Constantinople, of the 25th Nov. an account is given of the very great rejoicings that took place there on receiving the ncws of the victory obtained over the Wachabites, formerly announced in the STAR. A car is preparing, on u Lich the Chief, who has been taken alive, and is on his way to Constantinople, is to be exposed to the gaze of the populace. The Paris Papers of Tuesday art ived this forenoon. . The death of the Queen of SPAIN; which we have noticed above, was officially communicated to the King of FRANCE on Monday; and the Court ordered to go into mourning for twenty-one days.— The communication is stated to have been contained in an autograph letter by FERDINAND himself to Louis. The Duchess Of ANGOULENIE has sent to MA RON, and several other Ministers of the Protestant Con fession, considerable sums to be distributed among Christians of their communion. Rear-Admiral DUPERRE has proceeded to )3rest, to take the command of an Expedition which is ready to ail from that port. The Chambers of Peers and Deputies were chiefly occupied on Monday with the proposition kr graut• irg a national recodiptnce to the juke of tifCHEj The Duke has addressed a very phiiseivoithy . both Chamber% expressive of a wish that they vi i i not think of ad ding to the already excessive burdens of the country, by any grant of money td him, fir services h?. may have rendered his country ; which considers to be sufficiently recompensed by t hi esteem of his fellow-cititens, the favour of his Kis s and the applause of hi 3 own conscience. In our columns of to , Jay we hive even the tea: elusion of the infamous p:ticeedinet against ad countrymen Attatrrzi Not and A anialtliti—lt so much of them as Mr. llit:xnon has thought At tit communicate to Congress. The subject will prebd: bly, ere long. come before the British public in son: ther shape ; for it is not possible that a transude* to which even the American GOtirignent has bet impelled to thin its attention, can escape the notice of the Bi itish Parliament. NA i'.ll. INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a Letter front the Agent to Lloyd's at Buenos Ayres, dated 25th October : " It i, reported that raleahuana is evacuated by the RoyaG•ts, and that part of them have returned to lima, and the rest is Lkenses have hien granted by the. Viceroy of Pita, adnintine English vessels tn. enter in CaHao, with carves tf wheat ; and in consequence, several vessels were loading at Va. paraiso for that destinatinn.— Ilia !Majesty's slip 1114440 w 14 had an eligagement with an Insurreut plivaterg in the Suutk S. as, but no particulars are known." CORK, J A NI:A II Y 2. Arrived the Aurora and Brilliant transports, from Portsmouth, with part of the 35th Regiment. JANUARY S.—Arrived a transport, with part tf the 18th and 35th Reg invents nn board. .I.ItiCARY 7. Wind S. blows fresh.—Came di:sva from the River last night, and remain, the Dick, HARnisos, Ceylon ; Faith, EVANS, for St. Kitt's ; Telds, ('HIL TON, for Pernambuco ; Boddington, —, for Ber muda ; Ida, —, for Jamaica ; and John, —; f or Madeira and Jamaica. Arrives this morning, and sailed for the River, the Antelope, LOW R EY, from the Cape of Good Hope. Remain his Majesty's ship SEVERN, and a Dad) sloop of war bound to Surinam. DOVRR, JANUARY T. Wind S. and bless hard.—Arrived last night the Lord Duncan packet. Captain PASCOE, from Okond, will a Nlail and pivsengers. Sailed this day the King George packet, Captain KING, for Calais, with a Mail and passenr,:crs. Arrived this afternoon the I.ord Duncan packet,' Captain HAmtvrox, and Ant, Captain BARNETT, from Calais, with passengers. PORTSMOUTH. JANUARY 7. Wind S.—Arrived the John Inglis, BAtt.rv, from 13eirgal, Isle of France, and Cape of Good Hope, out seven months ; the Maisters, from the Downs, fos Cork and Ceylon ; Orient, GALLILES, from Patrass for Grimsby, out +tl days—spoke the Ruby, off Ma laga, leaky, and supposed she must have bore up fur that port on 17th December ; and :he Ceres, TADDY. from Leghorn. Passed by the Alexander, Maftrim, from Batavia for Amsterdam, out 110 days. The William Pitt, for St. Helena and India, has beep obliged to cut from her best bower anchor in a hard gale at S.S.W. in St. Helen'!. Roads, and is gone down to the Motherbank, where she remains in safety. HYF, ANCARY 7. The French brig (ilda, from Chalon to Dunkirk, is driven on shore At the entrance of this harbour, in a strong gale at S.W. crew saved, but fears are en tin wined for the security of the vessel, as the wind arrears to be tncreasin'. CItAVESI.:NI), JANUARY 7. Arrived the Flying Fish, Smith, from Ostend ; Invulner Hudson, front Antwerp; twatla, Grant, from Bengal; (knee, Former, from • :.e South S. of ; Esther, Junes, from Sic C.itharine, !.j ton, from Buenos Ayres ; Busiris, Ralston, f • - RITA ; and the Minerva, White, horn Oporto.—Sailed Richard, —, for Cork ; the William and Thomas, for d: ; Martha, for Dublin ; Scott, fur ('adiz ; Nancy, Sta , Lx Teocrike, ik.c. and Upton, —, for Genoa. I'UN'toll-111DISF LONDON , JANUARY 7. - . [IMARM—The Mimeo( Orange, ('ollins, from terelam ; t :opera) Hurray, Carrington ; WiLiain and A DiVeti ; VrOW 110izabeth ' Steen; Speedwell, Sthson ; in and Ann, Eadie ; Jenne Francois, 'lrrAll liatobeke, from Am werp ; General Washinytun, Leacock, from Virginia; Nas , au, Tremayne.; George Daysh, I:4ltY. [Mill Saint Michael'.; Knighetem, Urnberg, from Saint titles ; Fountain, Mills, from ()puree); Commodore Barry, Kay, horn New Orleans. Ourwartos.—ltoben and Sarah, Wilson, for !Umbria' ; Gene rous Friends, Baldry, for Bremen; Fiir,t Blucher, Brinclinnn„ for Rostock ; Symmetry, ;Route, fur henna; James, Gray, Ga. Jamaica. ('I.►:A Rl , O ()I*TMAILIIK—Phesdo, Pounan, for Jamaica; Vreetle. Caude, for Zeihickitt• ; l4.pr, Clifton; Sea Nymph, .vollison. for Ilessitt t ; Tri.tl, I :tthy, tor I.istoni ; Amphiun, Leash', foe the 'Al.iliterrane.iii. Yesterday the PRI NCY ReueNT held a Privy Coun cil at Carlton-Howe, which was attended by ' The Pint Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Dquirtinents, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Presider: of the Hoard of Cantroul, the Alaster-General of the Ordnance, Lord Mu'grave, and the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's HL-nch. The Duke of WELLINGTON was introduced to the PRINCE RECENT, and kissed hands upon his lat;:1:: appointed Master-General of the Ordnance. Ilis Grace %vole the IlLiform of blue :aid gold, attached to the office of Master-General of the Ordnance. Raaaaatoea ' ► liErticr.—Yesterday the Rressaara made his Re port to the l'aixcx ItLuxwr, when the following persons Wee ordered for execution on Tuesday next : Ni!/inns Tra.y, for bullock-stealing ; &Then Mortis, for a robbery at Camden Tows!, Kni.ela, for highway robbery; and Wilhelm Leonard. for uttering forted Notes. They were all convicted at the last Oc tober Sessions. The rest, seventeen in number, were respited. CORN-EXCIIANCE, MARK-LAVE, JANUARY C. We had a few fresh arrivals of English Wheat this morning from Suffolk, and though the trade was un commonly dull, sales went off on full as g"od terms as on ;Wednesday. Barley and Oats were dull sale, and few samples were disposed of but at a reduction of Mondays prices. In Peas and Beans there was little or nothing doing, and pi ices are nominal. MARKET, JAN.s. Beef 4s Od to 3s I od to '7s M Mutton .. -45 Gd to G. f.ui I Park Beasts 580—Calves Into---Sheep and Lan.Ss 5630—Pigs 200. BIRTH. At Paris, in the Place Verdonle, on the 10th of Acetate, the Countess De Salis, of r. son. DM). On the 6th Instant, 'irs. Bury, or* of Mr. William Bury of .utlgate-hill. d pttbasliati. Flue; Temple-B.a. 6 e I. C 1, C C C or r, IC .a d IC i- d in