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4. :on, • etwatato n. Latrobe, I. boles M'abia, 'Man - Yilipstrick. Thomas Roder, RiMert A. Now, Thema. T. 11.1 as Dinsmore, Aston, 'ty 4:l4ain 1114 is, E. Kih bys Thsoicue N,lghtvreli, 3.11., Catlin,! DP. ile , Men, Eirl Speollt. R•tilltt tgalliee. Walter Putnam. John Dana, 411ox ander Ralston, Mra.Van.•nr .a, Item. J 44 obi, Ranto...er , ale, Welts, rhelOss Welotroi, Joh.. Mx?, hoses Samoa! N. Luclutt, Stucl.:l: Samrei kt. 4 t. ler, Walter C Davison, 3.11, Barri, "thoesas N. Cushms, Nithalliel Evans, 3At•b Jaolsmil. %V 4114.4 m Platt, %V1!1,1111 White, Jarard Brake, Alorguir lk,‘ar, Thomas Calk:, I. rellemoti, Lieut. Sweatitlitets, Mr. Wearer, Col. 0-onvii.l, Motor M. Porter, J. B %V.ilhack, Mr. Vanhorne, t:r. Car. tnichael. Dr. Alison, 1* 01. P Road, .1 , .1:11 Ste,_l4en WooPar..oti, Daei.l NPESey, Hugh Allen, W 4:l4am litsis. Those were pri-eiri, whose names are printed in holies. ',the rest were absent. Such as have a • prefixed to their names, were esfaarirard at the for mer meeting of the Court. The rest were not. Of icOurse, most or al c f those, whose names are placed qtler that of H. I.4trohh, h a ve b een ~,b„* „ „a suet the adjournment of the Court. Mr. Hay begged Lave to mention, that he lard nothing more to :ohmic to the Court this day. was hi, duty to furnish the accused with a list of tire Jurors, with their places of residence ; and also of the witnesys. But there were many of the wit. risses, of whose places of re,idence he was corn. p'etely ignorant ; bevi-tal had not appeared ; many had been merely pointei out to him by the Attorney G e oaral for the ilr.ited States. It was clearly impos sible Isr him to :nal:: cut those lists before the day after to.morrow. _ _ The CHILE JUSTICE inquired then to what day it would he pro l mr to adjmun the Court ? Mr. Hey could not positively state by what day be should be able to prepare his lists. Mr. Burr observed, that it was not very probable be should avail himself or any privileges which he rofg'it derive from any delay which had occurred in the furnishing him with the list of the jurors ; stud, therefore, the Court might adjonrn itself to any slay which was convenient to the Attorney for the United States. Neither was it psobable that he should avail himself of any ohjsetions which might be 111.4.1 v to the cotreeiness of the names of the Ju rors or their places of residence. as stated iu the list ; unless certain tircumstances might occur atter the produSion of the list, on which 116 ought to found objvaiona to it. A snort conversation ensued upon the day of ad journment ; when Mr Burr observed, that as such a measure woull s: em in some measure to depend upon his own ctmsent, he should not hesitate to con sent to all aij 4triiinent, pr cvided it did not extend fruitier tnaa Wednesday. :sit. Hay had no objec tion to that day. Mr. Hs v observed, that it might be proper to have tie names of the jury also caiied over, though not to impannel them at present. It would be premature new to impannel them, as the opposite Giunsel had ant yet possessed a sufficient time to ermine the list, end as the Witnesses for the United beates were not present. Tne names of the Jurors were accordingly called. Tie ruune, ..f the Jea.; summoned fern Wood C..unty, to appear betute the Judges of the Court of the United States, for the little Circuit tis the uvula District, on the 9d sLir of Amp's, !WI, for the trial of Cot, A. Burr s • If stlisals Knsty, J amt. Beeson, • Jamie' G Laaley, V1•11113in Prior" .14/11e. tisane r.ria„ 14;,mrcil Sestander, Janne Compton, 1 homes CI CO, 11..1.11t4gt MOMSOO, Authority Buckner, rits. b Comsat, David Creel. Wood County, chats:coal Tirgirt;i. JOit.PH 'stasis!. LIST OF WIT AMOR! TOIL May CIRCUIT TWOS, HOT. coraritiven. Nitese• of the Jurors fr“tet tete body of the Distil& of Yrrjrma r ter the trial .4 Col. A. Burs _ . _ _ John Ili.iacegythiiw, Lore; roaltiatan ; ▪ Ramio:pli, Bi.:hinond City; John Bowe, Demme ; J o hn Roberts, ; JeiMua Chalßn, Amcha ; Jervis • Flenricn ; Milt Se den, dirt,, ; LAC' Truchart, vet ; riaitivania ; Thorns; Prcupei, Den. • ; John Staples, Amen a - le ; Filitard C. Stanard, • ; W Goode, Cnclit timid; Nathaniel Selden, 9 1. toe Smork, ens., ; W dham Waidt.ist, Rirh -131,M4 C‘ik RICIArd E Parker, Weinnienland ; Jahn W. e, I 'shover Thomas Bt.iik, shim; %Villiaiu W bite, dAtit; Whom B Chainberlaine, Mew co ; David Lamle:it, Rich. mond Cty ; Itando'ph Ilarieturi, Cumberland ; William Ilo••rect, Laroline; Overton Anderson, Richmond City ; Illogh Mercer, Spottaylvania ; David BullLck, Richmond 14 Y JIPIntIII RACY. Cumberland; •Edward eirrimpon, Itch•nond City; Robert Haskiiii, Chesterfield ; William R. reining, Gnocliland; I;ciuge W. Smith, Richmond City ; Atmlsiead T 1.,31M•rn ; Da'nusy Miaof, Albemarle; IVidiana M' Daniel, Startuid JOSEPII SCOTT. Ittar:hal V. D. Those whose names are marked with a • were awns : all the rest were present. Of course only two were absent, out of the whole rents. Mr. HAT then requested the Marshal to deliver, as soon at ',whine, a corral copy of this list to the opposite Counsel. Mr. Ptlrron RA NDOLP !I inquired whether this was a proper opportunity for any man on that pan :id to ►tate his objetlions to the service The CHILI J u,T IC I replied, that it would be bet tar to were any ohjeaions, until the Jury were about to be impannell•:d. Mr. ll• v wised such of the witnesses as had not appeared berofe, to be recognised as the others had been ; and accordinly Messrs. Duncan, Nevill, M.Dowell, and Peters, were recognised by the Cletk. The Deputy-Marshal was then aSaut to adjourn the Court, alien Mr. Butt recalled to the recollec tion of the Court, the motion which he had made on se runner occasion, for a aa4pesa dares hers, ad dressed to the Pzesident of the United States. That motion had been partly complied with. He wished to know of the Cum t, whether is was not a matter ad right for him to obtain a sabpitia darer ter If it was not, he should then lay a specific motion be tore the Court. The CH ter insets' did not believe it to he the pa:lice in Virginia to obtain such a sahpePra u;;on 's mere application to the Clerk. The motion must be brought betote the Court itself. Mr. 1-1 v would say nothing on this subject, until he understood the °Nat of the publication. If 'it was to obtain the letter which was not formerly fur wished, lie would inform the opposite Counsel, that he Lad it now au.ung his papers, and was ready to plosl..stc it. Mr. kiurr.—Thst is one ohjea of the application. Another is W obtain a certain communication from Ceetieral Eatoa to the President of ilia United States, which i. ment.oneS in his deraition. Mr. Hair was not cettain, whit' tr he had that communication: but believed that it was among hi; papers. It it was there, he istould ?crtainlp produce it. Mr. Burr.—But if, after a search, the gentleman fires that he has not that paper, will ke consent out nt Court to issue a tabitepue to the President of the 'ln ited States u mier the qualification have mentioned? I laid) not, at the present exigency, to derange the affairs of tie government, or to demand the presence 4)1 the ex-cutive officers at this place. All that I want are certain paper:. Mr. 11 r c;ou1.1 not consent to such a measure ; he would rather that it should go through the regu lar process of the Court. Mr. Ilurr.-z-Then, Sir, I shall move for a : Alfred dares tecnes to the President of the United States. di reaing him to attend with certaM papers. This Audi/corn ss ill issue as in the former instance. I shall furnish the clerk with a necessary specification of the papers which I require. The. Court was then adjaurned till Wednesday, 12 o'clock. Strand Dag. WLIINLit) 4V, AV(. _5. The Witnesses on behalf of the United States were again called over; when it appeared that Commod.ae Thomas Truicton, Genet al William Eaton, William Duane, Peter Taylor, Charles Willie, John Graham, Samuel Swartwout, Julien Dopeistre, Paul Henry Mallet Prevost. Israel Mille, George Morgan, Thomas Morgan, Nicholas Perkins, Robert Spence, George Harris, Cyrus Jones, Simon Poole, Dudley Woodbridge, Ed mond B. Dana, John G. Henderson, Alexander Henderson, Hugh Phelps, General James Wilkin son, Chandler Linsley, John Mulholland, James Knox, William Love, David Fisk. Thomas Hart ley, Stephen S. Welch, James Kinney, Samuel Morley, Ambrose D. Smith, George Peers, Ab ner L. Duncan, John A. Fort, James M• Dowell, Morgan Neville, Hugh Allen, Israel Miller, and Henry Philips, were present ; Serjeant Jacob Dun. baugh was understood to be in town, but prevented by sickness from attending. Mr. Ha v then moved for a postponement of the trial for a few days more, on the ground that Wit limn, deemed to be important, were still absent.— He said, the utility of the delay hitherto :tad ap peared from the circumstance that a number had arrived since the Court was opened, and, therefore, from a larti.er delay, the arrival of others might be expelled. The CHIC? Joss ice observed, that it was indif ferent to the Court. After a thou conversation between the Counsel on both sides, it was agreed that a list should be famished of the Witnesses, and of their places of abode, so far as they had been ascertained; and that a postponement should take place until Friday. Mr. HAY proposed an arrangement, as lo the mode of cunduaing the trial ; the objea of which was to save time. lle said that the course pursued in Great Britain on such occasions, is for the Coun. sel for the prosecution to open his case and ex imine all his witnesses, before any thing was said on the other side; for the Prisoner's Counsel afterwards to state the case on his part; to proceed to examine his witnesses, and to make such observations upon the whole of the testimony as he should think pro per ; and for the Counsel for the prosecution to ter minate the argement by a reply. This be said was a convenient and expeditious method. But, in Vir ginia, the pratice is as follows: the Attorney for the United States, or for the Commonwealth, states the case on the part of the prosecution, and the Counsel for the accused also makes a statement on his part; after which the evidence is gone through on both sides, beginning with the witnesses against the Prisoner. This being done, the Counsel for the prosecution commences the argument, is answered by the Counsel for the Prisoner ; and then con cludes the debate. Mr. Hay observed, that this mode was much more tedious than that which pre vails in Great ; and therefore ought parti cularly to be avoided in conduaing the trial of Aa ron Burr, in which the number of Attorneys employ ' ed, and of witnesses to be examined, is so great ; especially as other trials equally tedious are about to take place • Herman Blannerhassett being now in custo.ly. and Jonathan Dayton, known to be in this neighbourhood. Mr. %Vice's Atd wished time to consider the sub let% not being prepared to determine whether the Counsel for Colonel Burr would accede to the pro posal; as this was a new mode of proceeding, to which they were not accustomed, and they wished to consult their client, who, on this day, was not in Court. _ • . hlr. Mr said he did not think this a matter of consent: but the Court ought to fie the priatice. The CHII4I Just ice observed, that it would be better to bri,ig on this question on Friday, since gentlemen, in the mean time. might settle it among themselves ; saying, moreover, he should feel a dif ficulty in departing from the settled mode of prac tice in this country, though he thought the English mode better than our's. The best mode appeared to him to be this, that the case should be opened fully by one of the gentlemen on the part of the United States; thin opened fully by one of the counsel on the other side ; that the evidence should next be gone through. and the whole commented upon by another of the gentlemen employed by the United States ; who should be answered by the rest of the Attorneys for Col. Burr; and one only of the Counsel for the United States should conciude the argument. Mr. II a sr, looking forward to other trials. regret ted this decision, as it would occasion so mach la- bony and fatigue, in concluding so many prosecu tion;, that he did not suppose himself cap.ible of undergoing it. He observed, too, that the Counsel for CM. Burr would have a decided advantage by this arrangement, since only one of those nu the part of the United States would have to reply to the speeches of five or more gentlemen on the other side. 1 he Cuts v haslet said, that although the gen tlemen who concluded should have to reply to live or atom speeches, yet those speeches would probably not contain more arguments than would, if one only of the Attorneys should speak, be condensed into one. '1 be numluer of speeches would not in crease the rumber of arguments. He uid. how ever, dist tb: coarse he had mentioned was only recommended, not determined upon by the Court. Mr. Ilan said it would be a vety difficult and laboious task for one gentleman to answer the many objedlions which would be started by the ingenuity of so many able Counsel. He should wi.b, asse t fore, at any rate, if the coarse recommended by tht Cann should be adopted, that two of the Conn 'el for the United States might be heard is reply. Mr. sores observed, that probably an arrange. ment right be agreed upon by the next day; and proposed an adjournment until then. Alter some unimportant conversation nn the sitb *fit, the Court adjourned, to sit again on Friday, at twdve o'clock. _ . 7 hi, Da4. RIDAY. AUGUST 7. Present theCor ler JUSTICE of the UNITED STATES and Cr ims Clalm:4, Judge of the distriZt of Vn gi“ia. The witnesses were again' called over, and seve ral, who had not been present before, appe.sred, and were recognised to attend until thschargod by the Court. The Counsel for the United States, however, not swing as well prepared to go into the trial as they expetted to be on Monday, (many of their witnesses being still absent) the trial was further postponed, And the Court wdjoutned until Monday next, twelve o'clock. In tto course of this day, a diffi:ulty was sug gested by Major Scott, the Marshal of the Virginia distria, as as 'sing out of the order of the Coto t, by virtue of which Col. Hurt bad been removed from the Penitentiary-house to his present lodgings. Ile stated that be had been informed, from good au thority, that the Secretary of the Treasury hail de elated he would not allow his charge of seven dol lars per day, for the guards employed for the safe keeping of the Prisoner; and therefore he might lose that sum, uhich he had hitherto been advanc ing out of his own pocket. The Cat EF Jess Ice declared the firm conviaion of the Court that the order heretofore made was legal and proper—that the payments made in pur suance thereof, would be' sansioned by the Court, and ought to be allowed by the Secretary of the Treasury. He could not believe that the Secretary would finally disallow those items in the Marshal's account. But as the officer of the Court ought not to be subjeaed to any risk in obeying its dirations ; and, if the Secretary should refuse to allow him a credit for the .noney paid, the Court had no power to compel him to do so ' and the situation of the Marshal was such that be dared not enter into a controvers7 with the secretary ; the Court was dis posed to rescind the order, unless some arrangement could be made by Colonel Burr and his Counsel for the indemnification of the Marshal. Colonel Burr declared that an offer had *heady been made on his pan to indemnify the Marshal; and that he was still ready and willing to give him utistaftory s-curity that the money should be paid him. in case the Secretary of the Treasury should refuse to allow the credit. After some desultory conversation, nothing posi tive was agreed upon; but it appeared to be under stood that security was to be gnat to Main Scott; and that Colonel Burr was to remain in his apart ment near the Swan Tavern. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, SATURDAY. OCT. S. For a long time past the Meatier has divided the labour of political striaures with The Arias, a demi-official Print, in English, eonduaed at Paris, by Aar HU a O'Connor'. All observations upon the condua of England, have been, indeed, left entirely to the latter Print, from which they are faithfully and generally copied into the other Paris Papers, a circumstance in itself sufficient to chew that the .4rgrs speaks from authority, or that they entertain a very high opinion of the writer. We gave, yes. terday, the comment of that Paper upon the Dutch Decree against British Commerce, and now copy, from the same source, the following article, upon the Copenhagen Expedition, published on the Bth of September, before the result was known at Paris If we would counteraa the views and intrigues of our enerni. s, it is necessary that we should see the light in which they exhibit us to foreign natims, and know the full extent of their calumnies and misrepresentation:. Upon this ground, we have never hesitated to copy reflations upon this country from the Foreign Journals, though often couched in offensive terms. The following is the article to which we allude : gg The English Proclamation, published before Co. penhagen, has removed all doubts with reaped to the motives and end of the Expedition. The Eng• lish Government solemnly declares in it, that the Treaties if Tilsit are acts of hostility committed against the Maritime Sovereignty of Great Britain. Although it names only France, the reproach is addressed equally to Russia, and this coojedure will appear so much the more founded, when we con sider, that, at the same moment, several Journalists have raised their voices against what they call the infidelity of that Allied Power 1 and a pamphlet, lately written under the influence of Ministers, pre. tends to give the Kr, t. the Polities/ Condra ff Ala anahr the First. It is very true that the writer ap pears to excuse that Prince upon the ground of the negligence of the late Ministers to give useful aid to the Coalition, but the result of the proofs, and of the mode of reasoning, is to represent the Em peror of Russia as a dangerous enemy of England, and the Treaty of Tilsit as the first of of hostility. The attack on Copenhagen proves, that the English Government acknowledges no neutral Power upon the Continent. According to this logic, there is no longer a State in the world against which England may nvt urge the same reproach, so rave in its • .. li. _~- • "~?wK~ yv Anne, and insolent in its farm The pretext epos Asa it is founded, is the fear that France nii g i t miss the Danish navy. This reasoning appe ars to resemble that of a brigand. who should rob the us. yeller to save him from the siemens of Wag his money. Supposing that this pretence had some probability. honour and prudence advised at least to wait for some ostensible proofs. It is aukwaid to commit gratuitously such a political crime. Nria tory would have appeared less odious. Defeat will appear an hundred times more ignominious. In the one case, and in the other, British honour can. not survive, among posterity, the horror of such art aggre.sion. Moreover, the last English Journals afford the most melancholy idea of the situation of that power, which, like a madman, carried away by the rage of impotence, labours incessantly to make for itself new enemies ; as if the war wh;rit it has sustained these fifteen years was ri-t suffi•:;to t for its ruin. The misunderstanding with the C..iird States every day assumes a more serious ChaLlaii ; and if reparation for the outrages eornmitmd at Can. ton by the F.nglish sailors, be not speedily made to a Government so jealous of its rights as that of China, we are justified in remarking, that England will soon fiod itself at war with all the great powers lof the world." A letter from Alexandria, in Egypt, dated the 12 1 o f J un e, says—"" Messina WU a paradise, ia comparison to this place ; all around appears a de. solate parched up moor, without a vegeta bl e or even a tuft of grass g...wing on it; nothi ng b ut the dry burning sand, no springs of water fir many miles; what water we get we are obliged to buy, and that but very bad. The 21st, 311 t, Sids, 7dth, Ds Ro [As's, Chessman Britanniques e a Company of Artillery, two Troops of the sorb Light Dragoons, are the Regiments, betides our's. who are now in garrison at Alexandria; and after the overflowing of the Nile, which will take place on the 17th of this menth e we shall make another attack on Roseus. The Chief General of the Arabs, who fight xgainst the Turks, on our side, saute into Alexandria yesterday. The main body of his coops lies about three miles from hence. He was saluted on his entrance by all our guns oa the battery. Ho reviews the first brigade of our troops this evening. which consists of' the 31st and 621 Regiments." We understand the Earl of Notations has had the offer of the Cc,loselcy of the second Regiment of Dragoon G midis, vacant by the dealt of the Marquis Tow/unapt). lo case he should accept Geaer.il Gw vase is expand to be removed Eros the v 2.1 Light Dragoons, mid General CILACIUID, who is married to the Duchess of llawcarme, has the promise of the vacant Dragoons. Sir Rosser Witmer had not left town, as re• ported. yesterday. at one o'clock. The Danish Navy. *nits arrival, is to be moored in the River. at Black Strikes. Orders have been issued to prepare accommoda tions in the Southern as well as in the Eastern Dis tries, for a large portion of troops, which are daily expeffied to return from the Baltic. Extrae from The Beettinv Carrier, of the 14th of March, lOW :--- 4 . We are happy to hear of the ar rival of His MAJESTY'S ship Sceptre, Capt. Biwa. Elate t and the Dada:hewn, Captain !Door cm, ac companied by two small prizes, at Point de Gabe. on the 15th of February, from a cruise off the Mauritius. We understand the Serpoo has beets eighty days from I.er cruising staGen, until he: arri val at Point de Galle." Government, we understand, are determined to retaliate upon the enemy by the adoption of a airs. sure commensurate with their rigorous system of proh.t . tion against our trade and commerce. Indeed Ministers owe it to their own consistency. The CRANCSLLOII of the Excessive& loudly cendemsed the system of the late Adminictation. as not suffi ciently strong to meet the system to which the enemy bad resorted. though not thee exercised with its present severity. Dispatches have been received frau Admiral Baacexav on the American station, and from our Minister, Mr. East' ar. They were brought to Portsmouth by the Cattle schooner, which sailed from Halifax on the 4th ultimo. The tumou of an immediate rupture . with America has been since repeated with increased confidence; but we do not apprehend that the dispatches contained any thing to encourage the report. Nothing has lately occurred to inflame the difference between the two countries. and cause America to rise in her deina•ds. The lie. veer remains at Portsmouth, reedy to sail at a mil -1 men's notice, on the arrival of Mr. f.lostos, 'el.o is to be the bearer of the 'knish I.7ltilirsitroa, to h s Government. Parson and CISSISTOPIIII are not content with a divided sway, but still remain .hostile competitors for the whole empire of Kota Letters from that Island, dated the 30th of August, state, that CISSIISTOIIIII is said us have contrived a plot. the first (Ned of which was to cut off Petrov , — The plan was conceived. and intended to be ear euted, on a large scale; but it was discovered at Port.au-Prince, and Parlors escaped the fate that was prepared for him. Although the plat was thus far disconcerted, the rage of retaliation which it had inflamed, was not extinguished when the ship sailed. which brought these advice:. On Wednesday was taken up at sea by one of the Torbay fishing boats.a leather* beg of letters, winch was brought - home in the &lime Wes: Indiaaten. Capt Fleets, from Surinam, trufortonately a reckrd on Sunday last, in a he-vy " ale of wind. to hoot sic leagues to the westward 4,1 Torbay ; when the Car tain and tourer five othen perished. Much of ti.e wreck has been be.mght into Torbay. The reuses, were all tot waded to Loudon by post. I t pretext apes France appears to I ld rob the tea. Moe of i ss i at rocs had some ind at least as is aukwat dto L I clime. Vie. II • Defeat will ontinious. In honour can. ror of such art glish Journals ' I he situation of carried away inceasantly to e war which it 11.`r suffi•:;tnt • pith the U..ittl loge chariot, ; imitmd at Can. edily matte to at as that of that Ragland tt e great powers rpt, dated the a paradise, is 1 appears a der g vegetable or I ; nothing but 1 of water fir ' e are obliged be 21st, 3lst, Britain:litres. 1 s or the 20th besides our's. nandria ; and rhich will take we shall make ief General of ks, on our side, ki main body ans hence. He rr glans on the t of our troops 3lst and 621 stoat has had toad Regiment e death of rhe should accept ▪ f 111•0•04 from . real CILAUFUID e awcastta, has ft town, as re-