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I il ri of the Prisoner in a letter to his son, niFtsktrl A. anti referreti to in the first specification, in the se t said charge, and heretofore noticeti as the saute with that 'rut to the Little Priiier, The oil being further interrogated, stated the language o f the let's' . alluded to, to 110, Ord the British Gore 11111 l rust, .iis 01 )1,1 . 10,60N sr.ss!st tausse to be restored to them their Untie, 1811, agreeably to the forme of the Treaty 0! Ghent. . . Q Hy the Prisonrr.....Who is the Little Prince, or i• li• ho..en by Pilot other slim '—fie is ktiowii by the wino- of Tusieiiiikky Holm), •11.1 14 the serum! ciwr of th.• emu's U. By the Pi iSO er —Where is the feller yon alio& io, or in whose pos...ewniin !—lt was left in pussessiou of Little Vroire when 1 last saw it. Q. By t s Prisoner.—Has this Little Prince mu tither name than what you state ?-INot that I know of. Q.By the Prisoner —Do you swear that the letter alluded to Wall addreried to the Little Prince ?—I do not; it 1•141 Presented me ley the Little Prince to mad and Intetret iur him, which I did. Q. Hy the Prisoner.—Are you certain that the letter stated that the C1.0.f Magistrate of tledenited States r1111;11 have no knowledge of seltleineuts made WI Indian lands or iuju 'ties committed'—The letter suited that to be the belief of Ihe writer. John Lewis Phenix, a witness on e , e pert of the proNeetition, being duly sworn, stated, with regard to the first 'specification of the second charge, that ht-tug at Suweny, in the town, about the tint or 7th of Apia, he was awakened in the morning by 111 r. Authrister's receiving by the hinies of a Negro, who got it Iron* an Indian, n letter from St. Mai k., at that time stated by Ambrister to be from the Primmer. (2 By ihe Penner.—Did you toe that letter or bear it !-1 all, ore the paper, but dad Hut hear it teat!. V Ity the Presumti.—Did you stair that the letter wa• re reivril by so Indian exprms?--&, the black man that deli veled it paid. William Handily, a "Fitness on the part of the prosecution, heir% duly swum, and cunioienciog a ~tatetueut of what he heard the Chiefs e.tiy, 4111 l the Prisoner objecting to hearsay evidence of flint kind, the Court was cleared in order to take the rpiesti , ro ; when they decided that the Prisoner's obiection was not valid. The witness irns therefore recalled, awl stated, that fifteen or twenty days lifter the Prism:er arrived at Ocklocknee, tier Seminole Indians began to steal hursCa from the United States' settlements, nod committed murders ems the Satilla lt,ver, wind), he was informed by them, was at the tostii;ation of he Pri3Oiter. The Chiefs of the Little Villager in witi, neighhourlionil, then desired loin to write a few lines in the Pruoner, lowing those rep itt , , twit thA ire did out know that thw.e lie tv,i, excifitt 4 held loi.g been outlawed, soil cautioned him iiono.t ruch proceeding, et he 'eight be involre‘l in their roil:. This the *Stuns did ; when the Prisoner wrote a [on and insulting letter, which lost. upbraiding the witness for calling those Li chens outlows, and metering him of exciting the Indians to creel wan The witness was told fly Clnefr and Indians who had nen the Prisoner, that be adwiaed them to go to war with the United Statei, if they did out surrender them the lend* which had been taken from them, sod that the Britie&Govere mem would support them in it. The lonians that took the witness end a certain Mr. Doyle prisoners, which happened oa the tatle December low, told them that it vies by the Pri mmer's lintels; and on their arrival at Mickasuky (as prisoners), King (Nab sad all his Chiefs told them diet it was by the Prisoner's orders they were taken and robbed. *a their arrival at Simony they were told by the ladies's and Negro Chiefs who sot in conoril over them, that the Prisoner had advised that he should he given up to five or six Chocktaw Indians who were saved from the Negro Fort, who would revenge themselves fur the loss of their friends at that place. On their return from Sammy, the Chief King Hijah told them that he had got the Prisoner to write several letters for him, one to the Governor of Providence, one to the Bri tish Minister at Washington, one to the Secre tary of State in London, and one to the American Agent foe Indian Affairs, protesting agaitot the pro ceedings of the Canuiauding Officer at Fort &att. While the witness w:is et Suerany, the hulloes •Chiefs told him, that the Prisoner had arrived et that place with tiro kegs of powder on board his vs-earl; used whilst at tort St. Minks. aornobor tar March. Hillistrjah or Frai.cia, In-mi g ht an ort:tr trove tiw Prisoner to the Cownwindrot for two kegs of powder, with other articles which were in his posars+ion. Qettiloll both. (burl.—Were any mordent or tirprillin fatiottA committed um the White Settlemeo Ir. by the lodiana pretiou. to the Pit 1111 l es'a arrival at Orklocknee N•ote, earth our molder at Fort (Ltines, which wioi tolme ur about She time u( the arrival. (IL HOW 1011:4 have you re,olt..' 41119 Mg the 11):!ill14: ;hate In the Cuott whr:hee you with the hifirm 101solige, anti how long %lore you learnt tl it'—A. I have anion% Christ Ittnetveu years, moil Irk re understood throe larzoine Twelve Q. Do you believe the Setni•tolec umuht he re r..ontworesl the business of mo. etre and ~ - /treil.it tour on %11111 , InCIAA, had N Hot I, en at It.c intaig-ttiost of the aml a promise on hi.. , pet of British it.uts tit )))) ?—A. I du nut brlieve they would, 14111inl they h.nl been :tlittetd of ft)iti.h pratiction. l'he further examination of Ilan , tily 14 not pas - Ocularly luta I estiug A ritie•tio• being raised by • Nlesalier of the Coast as to thr jurisdictiou au the third CILo ge at tt ily stitocificiiiion, the (loon' Were r;ut.eil, alter mature riditAr.ruur., they deride:l tilid this Court ere incompetent to take cognisance of the offencesisllrged in that charge and specification. Pifer B. Cooke, a former clerk to the Prisoner, arid a witur►s on the part of the prosecution, being duly sworn, stated, that shout Dreensher or Ja nuary last, the Prisoner had is large quantity of powder and lead brought to S owstNy in his vessrl, which he sold to the Indians and Negroes; that, subsequent to that time, which he cannot recollect, Amhri►ter brought for the Prisoner in his (she Pri'onrr'►) vessel, nine kegs of powder, and it Lame quantity of lead, which was taken poseession of i,y the Negroes. The witnr,te al , o identified the fol lowing letters referred to its the foregoing charges and specifications, marked A, B, C, U, Fr, F, 6, and U, as being the Prisoner's hand-writing; also the Power of Attorney, No. 1, granted by the Indians to A. Arbuthnot : (A.) —From A. Arhohnot to hie ion, John Arhnthont, dated Foot St. Mask, April 2, MR, Nine in the Morning. " Daft Jon!—As I am it: able to write a loug letter, it is necessary to he brief. Ihfore my arrival here the COM mondani had received an express from the Governor of Pen sacola, iiifionting him of a large embarkation of troops, &e. under the immediate command of General Jackson, and the boat that hcought the Ilibpairh reckoned eighteen sail of ves sels, nIT Appaliehaenla. Ry n deserter that was brought here by the Indians, the Comniandaot was informed that 3,000 men, under the orders of General Jackson, 1,000 foot and 1,600 horse, under General Gaines, 500 under another General, were al Prospect lung . , where they are rebnilding the burnt fort ; that 1,000 Indiana, of different nations, were at Spanish EMIT, building another fort, under direr. time of American officers; that as soon as these forts were built they intended in march. They have cominenecd. Yes terday morning advice was receivA that they had appeared near --a-, and taken two of the sons of ll'euren situ all Indian. late in the afternoon three schooners came to anchor at the mouth of the River, and this morning the American fl ‘g is seen flying int the largest. " 1 am blocked here; no Indians will coins with me ; and sun now suffering from the fatigue of coming here alone. The main drift of the Americans is to destroy the black pm pulatimi of Suwany. Tell my friend Roleek, that it is ihroanig away his people to attempt to resist such a power. (ill force as will be down on Salm:donee; and as the troops advance by land, an will the vessels by sea. Endeavour to get all the goods over the River in a place of security, as also the skins of all sorts; the corn most be left to its fate. So simit as the Saltwainire is destroyed, I expect the Ameri cans will be satisfied and retire; this is only my opinion, lint I think it is conformable to the demand made by General Gaines to King Hatehy some months since: in fact, du all you can to save all pm can save, the hooks particularly. " It is probable the Cominavidant will receive some eon,. municatiou from the vessels today, when he will know more cert only what are their motives in coming off the fort. I think it is only to shut up the passage to the Indians. Twenty canoes went down yesterday, and were forced to re lit, is. The road between this and Nfickasucky is said to be stopped. Ilillisaju and Himathlo Mica were here last night, to hear what vessels; they will remove all their cat. the soil effects across St. Mark's river this morning, and perhaps wait near thereto for the event. . . " I have h. en as Wiens I ern to give you the substance of %%hal appears facts, that cannot be doubted : to enter into details in the present moment is witless. If the schooner is returned, reel all the goods on board of her, and let bee start off fur Illonnater Creek, in the bottom of Cedar key Bay. You -will there only have the skins to hide away. Bet ito delay Insist take plsee, as the vessels will, no doubt, follow the land airtiy, and p-chaps evert now some have gone round. I pray your strictest attention, for the mere that is saved will be eventn•aly inure to your interest. Let the bearer have se much calico as will make him two shirts, fur his trouble ; he has promised to rkliv.v. this in three, but $ give him four days.—l ant, Arc. ig A. ARBUTHPIOT." (ti.)—Flom A. Arbuthnot to Charles Cameron, Governor of Bahatnns. SlR—Being empowered by the Chiefs of the Lower Criek Natiuo to represent the state of their Nation to your Eac. Ilency, that you may be pleased to forward the same fur the information of his Majesty's Government, to whom atone they look for protection against the aggreigions and ereroachnients of the Americans, I beg leave to sub mit to your Ext. Briley the enclosed Representations, humbly praying that your Excellency will be pleased to lake an early opportunity tai forwarding the same to Great Bri tain. " 1 am ilintructed by Rowlirk, Chief of the Sahwahaee, to nuke the demand herein enclosed, be never having any shale i f the presents distributed at Prospect BMX though he rendered nosily er - Aestial services as any of ether Chiefs to the Thiiish rause while at war with America, and was at New thleann with a part of his warriors. His frontiers being snore exposed to the predatory excursions of the hack Georgians who enter his territory and drive off his rattle; he is obliged to have large parties out, to watch their mo tions, and prevent their plundering. And, being now deb eieut of rinintiosilisit, he pray, your Escrlltucy will grant (•mall demand, humbly submitting the slow. " I have the honour it/ be your Excellency's humble Servant, " A. A." 44 The humble Reresrotations of the Chivfs of the Creek Nation to his I:x(1.11.41cl Governor Cameron. a First, we beg Ireve to represent, that Edward Doyle and Ilamtily, lately Clerks at Pmrpect Bli ff, to Messrs. Forties, .ke. and who ►till 11.11i110 on the Appalschicola Riser, w e r•ousider a• the principal cruise of our prevent troubles ▪ 1111.111600.0g2. Handily was the instrumental cause of the fort at Prospect Illuff Lriug destroyed by the Americans, by which se lost the supplies intended for our future wars, "duce tiet. !Koh these own have kept their emissaries among no, ictielii.g to L:irass and disturb our repose, and that of our brethren of Ilse Middle mid Upper Nation; they spread osoussit ass rer.,rtc lust the Consists, :.ded by the Americans, Alin; to drive oo otT "Ur laud; they equally pro. joist* Wm," te.)--Fento k.. rhott.not to itesij Moodie, Di. enriopiog fetter: to Charles Batgut, Lsti. firitith 51inister at Wash iagtuu. " Sialinitnee, in the Creek Nation, 251 h Jsiittary, " Silt—The enclosed, coniaimmior, mewr of m,rtiomos mo. mem, 41,11 ileuimolitmg the iwnu li ite aittlittou of hi• ris wrileticy the British Aruba's% . ... , I flow he will, fur this lime, Porgivr the t. idittg expellee of poeleze, which I have tucleatoutetltu prevent um much e. yustiblt, by compresimr isotek ntnlfr► in one ►heet of paper.--Fhoull inn, Cir, he pot to any trouble or expense, by this I rottSfr I give you, by brio; whole acquainted with the same, I will instruct Bain, Dunsbee, rind Co. to order puctilflli of the game. " 1 have the honour to Iw, Sir, " Your must obedient humble Seisaut, •" A. ARBUTHNOT." (*.Co. 0. I.citer from Ad),%lbw., to General Mitchell, I!111 January, IstS, stating, that as the Americana are necreomr , cm the Indians, if they, in return, commit caresses, General 3lite he I I should overtook them. The evidence un the part of the Prnaerntion being t ins( .1, the Priguncr reilticsted as a witiu,a Hobert (7. Amlnisier as one of his witiwaael, azaiiist whom criminal charges had b.tn filed, nod who was in (nobody on account thereof, to which thn iibjeciing, the Court was cleared to take its senae—when it was decided that Robert C. Am ltriater, now in custody for similar offences with the Pri soner, cannot he examined as evidence Wore this Court. Fort St. Marko, tStls April, Four o'Clock, P M. The Recorder having read over the proceedings of the Court with closed doors, the Prisoner was recalled into Court, and made the Defence marked K, and attached to these pro ceedings. The doors were then closed, and afire moat ma tured deliberation on the evidence adduceil, the Court find the Prisoner, Alexander Arbuthnot, Guilty of the first speci fication to the fi, st Charge, and Guilty of the first Charge— Guilty of the second specification of the second Charge, and Guilty of the second Charge, leaving out the words--" acting as a spy." They, therefore, do, on the most mature reflec tiost, sentence the Prisoner, Alexander Arbuthnot, to be sus pended by the emit until he is dead, two-thirds of the Court concurring. EDMUND GAINES, Major-General by Brevet, Pi evident of the Court. J. M. Glasse!, Recorder. DEFENCE K. May it plauc this Honourable Court, The Prisoner arraigned before you is sensible of the indul• grime grouted by this Honourable Court. in the examination of the case now before them. It is not the wish of the Pri soner, in making his defence, to try the patience of the Court, by a roiiiiite reference to the voluminous documents and papers, or to recapitulate the whole of the testimony which lute come before the Honourable Court, In the course of this investigntion. Nur is it the intention of the Prisoner to waste the invaluable time of this Court, by appeals to their feelings sir sympathy, thonli I am persuaded that sym pathy au where more abounds thou iu a generous American breast. My only appeal is to the sound awl impartial judg. ment of this Honourable Court, the purity and uprightness of their hearts, that they will, dispassionately and patiently, weigh the evidence they have before them, apply the law, and on these, and these alone, pronounce their judgment. If this Honourable Court please, I shall now proceed t. examine the law and evideace that is relied on, by this Ho nourable Court, in support of the first charge and specifi. cation. Wioslet, a witness on the part of the prosecution, says the Little Prince skewed hint a letter written in June last, sign ed N. Arbuthnot, reeptesting his frietidahip with the Lower Nation of Indians. The same witness stated that he be lieved the letter to 1w now in posscssion of the Little Prince. Herr, way it please this Honourable Court, I would call their attention to the law rclatiug to m idence, first presum ing that the rules of evidence are the same, whether in civil or military ti &male, McComb, 96—this point being con ceded, the next inquiry is, what are the rules of evidence with respect to the admission of letters or papers, of private cot. respoudence, in a Court of Criminal Jurisdiction ? May it Please this Honourable Court, must you nut produce the original letters and papers if they are not lost or mislaid so that they cannot be obtained, and in case they are lost, proof must be made of the hand-writing being the same of that of the original, before they can be received as evidence ? McComb on Courts-Martial, Peake's Evidence, Gilbert'. Law of Evidence. No instance can be cited where the copy of a letter was read as evidence, when the original could be obtained, much less the giving in evidence the contents of such letter from bare recollection. The only proof that this Honourable Court has of the existence of such letter being in the hands of any person, or its contents being known, is the vagrant memory of a vagrant individual. Make this rule of evidence, and I ask you where would implication, construction, and invention stop? Whose property, whose reputation, and whose life would be safe? Here I would beg leave to mention a remark made by the President of this Court, in the course of this inventigation, which war, that notwith standing the letter was proved by the witness to be in the possession of the Little Prince, that this Court could not notice that circumstance, because there was no 'rictus by which it could be obtaiued. I would ask the Honourable Court what means they have adopted, or what exertions have they made, to procure this letter? If the Honourable Court please, I shall here close the defence of the first charge and specification, believing that they are neither supported by law nor evidence, May it please the Honourable Court, I will now come to the second charge and first specification of that charge. In support of this charge and specification, the evidence is a letter written to my son. If the Court please, this letter was written in consequence of my property at Sahwahnee, and the large debts that were due me (ruin Bowlegs and his people. Nothing, I believe, of all illHammatory nature can be found on reading the document marked A, authurisitig the rip' on that Iwn prompting the Indiana to war. On the tont' try, if the Honoursible Conti will examine the docu. went marked A, they will see that I wished to lull their fears, by iufurming them that it was the Negroes, and not the Indians, the Americans were principally moving against. If the Honourable Court please, I will make a few remarks upon the second specification, and here close my defence. In proof of this charge, the Court have before them the evi dence of Ilamhly, Cook, and sundry letters poi - porting to lei written by myself, to different individuab. May it please the Court, what does Cook prove' Why, that I bad ten kegs of powder at Sahwalsuee. Let me appeal to the experi mice of this Court, if they think that this quantity of powder would supply 1,000 Indian and an squid number of blacks, more then two mouth, fur hunting? As to the tenet's earned In this ■pecifucatsuu, may it please the Court, the ►ules of evidence lairl down iu the first part of this defence will apply with equal force in the present case. It remains now, May it please the Court, to say something as to Hanthly t s testimony...nil may it please this Houour able Court, the t ule laid down in this case, as to hearsay evidence, will iw found without a pm. dent. A strong case was stated by ass intelligent member of 'lsis Court, on the examination of this part of the evidence. That is, would you receive as testimony what a third person hail Said, who , if present, you would reject as incompetent ? Apply this priuciple to the present case. Could atlllildial4 De examined 0 en DAIL in nuf C..orie of Iodic:110.r s the wetly of bftvage. 114nololy prov,e nothinu. Herr, may it ph .1.4. this Honourable Omit, 1 rlu.r. my rritly to 11.• charge's:mil speeifiratiutis pret.-ireil against me, beinE ruik tlml, 'hood iheee he 1.311. f. of crimiev, niv Judo* will, in the Lingtinge of the law, lo the or mrrr c. I Here cloves thr Irial of Arbuthnot —We shell give an or the mil met Anibiirterj (F,mri lA, Irashisolins (Vi s e Genelle.) I NTEIRC LIPTED DIX ATCD " Dahlman., December 4, IRIS. " 11te ELT.mr, rr S:R—The Cistilian Spanish Indianian, of about goo lons, ouze l from Lima to Cadiz, has lately been 1111.11111 . 11 by a Knenw brig of oar, off Cape St. Marv's. ller cm vs 1. Said to rvm.it of COppIT, cocoa, hark, and a large tona lity of specie. There were found on 'maid 111/111y love, u nit-sat and private letters, which abew the cotton yto lie in a very alarming stale. The following are trattsditt d extract , ' from one of the private letters, dated Lima, May 2A, which will no doubt he interesting to you, and which you are at liberty to publish, if you think proper. " Your obedient Servant. J. M." TRAN,LATION. " The Grand Junta assembled on the 20th irrst. by order of his Excellency the Viceroy, has reco►n meuded to make every exertion to fo►ward the troops to Tit!cart:too, with a view to gain the at tention of the Insurgent army in Chili, and prevent their attempting to invade this kingdom during the present year, and nobl we are reinforced from Spain. But although this may have such an effect. we are all much alarmed at the present state of things, for the whole regular force of tons does not exceed 3,600 men ; and they speak of embark ing no less than 2,000, which ►will leave us very much exposed. 'Co effect this remission of men, money, nod warlike stores, for their use, the Ju►►ta has also recommended a forced loan from 11w inha bitants of all classes, to the amount of 1,000,000 dollars, to be raised next mouth ; which has caused almost an universal disgust. I say but little on the subject; but yesterday, as you will find, embarked 20,000 dollars more in the Castilian, and intend to realise the remainder of my property, and go to Europe, as soon as it can be done. " We have, till lately, a secure way to remit dollars by Panama, but the Insurgent vessels front Chili now swarm in these seas, and capture many of our coasting vessels. The Castilian is the best opportunity, and will probably go safe, as she carries 20 guns, is well maimed, and sails remark ably fast. Every one appears to have confidence in this vessel, and as no man of war is soon going, I presume she will carry over 000,000 dollars in specie. •' The crews of the Insurgent privateer. which infest these seas, are said to consist principally of English and North Americans. We know nothing certain, however, as no one has as yet been cap tured by our cruisers—to their shinne he it said. " The old curate of Arequipa. who has been constantly in irons, and confined iii his dungeon ever since you left here, goes in the Cast throw. his revolutionary principles are not doubled by his best friends, the proofs are so clear: and the Court. at home have little more to do in this case than to exe cute the sentence of the law. Many others are as guilty as he is ; but, if the Government were to arrest nil the inspected, they would hardly know when and where to stop. " Osorio'a popularity has declined much ; but he will continue in command at Talcaguano till some one arrives hum Spain to take his place. No one, however, has any belief in our ability to recoil quer Chili. To keep the war there for a while, is all ere can do." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS . PARIS, JUIUARY 4. Yesterday, after Mass, which the King heard in his private apart►ututs, his M ijesty received the visit of his Seveste Highness the Duke d'Orleaws. The King then proceeded to his great Cabinet, where he received the Ministers of State, amonz whom was remarked M. Lanni, the Marshals of Pralice, the Deputies, &c. His Majesty Plltifequent ly transacted business with the Baron Louis, Minister a► and the Marquis Dessulles, President of the Counc►l of Ministers. It is asserted that Baron Louis, Minister of Fi mice, has recalls-11 NI. Jourdan to the functions of Cabbie( of the Treasury. General (Intlleininot, who succee,la Count d'Ectitterilly its the Depot-General of %Vas., enter ed on his functions on the ht itobt. In the streets crowds of people loess round the public notices which contain the Ituyal Ordinance for regulatiog the duties payable ou articles of sub sistence introduced into Paris. These duties are considerably reduced, and the reduction is hailed with the liveliest gratitude by the working classes. A woman of the crowd expressed the sentiments of th2se groups by calling the Ordinance a Christmas box It l'llenry IV. The bases of the Prwsistn Constitution are—a national representation, which will co-operate in the formation of laws, and grsie taxes according to a budget which will he submitted to it ; popular elections ; the respoosibiU:y of Ministers ; the lu berty of the press ; sod the publicity of jud►cial audiences, civil end criminal. The Hanoverian (7otistitiition will lie pnblished before the Ist of Fi-bruary next, but it is generally thoity!..t that it will be less liberal thou the Constitution of Prussic. Amin% the Governments of Cerrasny M hic 1 hav e hitherto arliieved nothing towards the esnihhshinent of representative Constitutions, are those of the kingdom of Saxony, of Mecklenhuigh 'Schwe r i n , and Strelitz, of flas•e Cassel, and of Heise Deems The nuke of Gloucester dined on Saturday at the Thuilleries with his Majesty and the it , ,ya! fttlide. A letter from Bourtleaux of the 3fnli of 1).-cerr. her, say—" A cabinet messenger, who left 111.4 &id on the morning of the 24th, passed thrnoo this town on the night of the 27th, and falsified all the mimosa which malevolence had halustris onvly circulated relative to the fate of Spain and her Colonies. The most perfect harmony prevailed in the capital. A few d oss previous the festival of her Majesty the Queen was celebrated in the roost solemn mariner." CONSTANTINOPLE, DECEMRER 4. The fierce Ali(Wish, Chief of the Werliat,it e ., is expected here with the 'nova lively impatience. The Grand Seignior has caused a particular be prepared for the purpose of exposing him, his family, to the view of the people, *lon lie ire. verses the streets of this capital. Tue fate reserved for this prisoner is anticipated. The Sults!) has granted a large recompenve to the Viceroy of Egypt, and also to his son and gal.. hint army. VIENNA, bECEIIIIER U. The Emperor of Rus‘is, after hayitqg pripseti ten chi) a here, ert t,fi yesterday, at 11,111-vast !tree Hs the tooroiog, to retort. bl• way of Brunti, Ghats, and "re%eheo, to hi own .Store. The Eitnott,. Jew (Luker, A hrahgeo Illfrnhrisn ~ has again appeared no 'Change, to the great sots. nislinittit of our merchant!. lle has obtained st respite from his creditors for the poymvut of h:s debts, and now seeks to ►wain some part of the iufluence he °tree exercised; but the eclat of pub. Itc opinion that once burrountleill him, appears to us to be log fur ever. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 18i9. New York Papers to the 11th of last month have arrived at our Office. Br them we at length re ceive unfortunate reportvatoheoflicial of countrymen, A the :,u rNo nce l e i dinr soar Am. ilist u 'MISTER, before a Court Martial appointed by Jacgsov, the Commander of the United State+ troops in Florida. The documents telAtiog to this unhappy case have been coinruunicated to the Con gress by the PRCSIDENT. The charges preferred against A ROUTH VOT, alto sea* the first tried, were three: Ist, Exciting and stirring up the Creek Indiatoi to war against the United States, the said ARBUTHNor being a soh ject of Great Britain, with which the United States were then at peace ; id, Acting as a spy, and aid. log, abetting, and comforting the . enemy, supply ing them with means of war; anti, 31. Exciting the Indiana to murder Ws. HAsinLy and EDMUND DOYLE, citizens of the Spanish Government. The third charge, however, was nlmnstiat the corn mencerneut withdrawn, in consequence of a doubt expressed by one of the members of the Court respecting their competency to take it into .their cognizance. We should therLfore nut have H,► ticed it, did it not, its our opinion, *hew not only extreme ignorance of the laws anal riglin of nations iu those who brought it forward, lint au over-anxious solicitude to preprint* their or vice as many charges against their victim es pmsible, that the individual weakness of est‘i might be compensated iu the usirs4leciing minds of his military Judges, ley the general odium from the itnputation of a!l. lo the first place, the instigation to murder two into, if it lead really Itm petted, was in its nature a civil, nut a military at. fence; and, in the next place, the pererrwecontersi plated by the crime were siihject4 of the Spaia.4 Government, mid consequently did not require the protection of an American tributes). Witli respect then to the two charges brought against A RiItrXIINOT, we cenCeiee Domeier* eiceinia from the neeessitY of OrgUing upon the genrial principle, how' far they *borsht be ensu e ,irrrf! . . crimes ugain,t intertiatiolial law, until at lest the ckarKes are sulsvtintiated iu :sects. The t%ert act or specification of the tirat charge was, t.:it the prisoner had written' ik letter to 44 the L:' 's Prime," exhorting him not to coviiply with thP Treaty of Fort Jackson, and mewling the Lipper and Lower C.eeks to unite and he friendly. &e. — (See the specification of the ,first charge./—Now what says JOIIN WINSLET, the soli witness itt this specification for the prosecetion ? plc %taw'• that this letter advised the upper 1)7..1 of the itstf"q to unite in am i t y aett h the lower, slid recim.l l-1 " 1- ed them to forward their complaints (complaints f what ?) to the King of OttEsT flatTstx, by melts. of the G ivernor of Providence. 1•t 01' 4 etitlei , r'l can there he found ant• proof that tie ithfrartaha t e A R2LTTnNOT excited the Creek otli st.s • rn war The man, with that enlightened principle at Inane self-preservation. ly which we humbly the moires of of ►he poor chanced to he ceAt. nod no rloolit , spirit or citizens of the U, persecute their le.a • encroachments limited tracts of the iosatiahle gel resource from the .patiou that threatener friend to appeal Jtice of the British word shout war, or an With respect to acquitted the prisoner though he was found ing, and ob.-tting the 'he so acted was tl '✓EIAMPLY, who stated some of the Indians ,led them to go to ,of ten kegs of pow( that were it not for th the prisoner, the Ind' war. This HAMOLY inserted in the first o the In by the p ratter, and in the thin ,whose lives were said Ite conduct of the wow these circumetui :e dipititerested %vitt' ferrdit fur a greater sli him to innme.., troth AngUTUNOT's of the United States evitielick is altogether Watt% against every p: it is aim) ileArsAy Ar theu2selves were prese witnesses in 1111 Am it was well ob•er could the words molly, who, if pr , lent ? The lett* such as would iv chant or trader the seat of w:tr of having the su Britain bubroitt, (;overnmeist. was iu the prisoner's quantity, altogether aliens to contend agai army. and cuts, iti cie of trade, being r liuutitig expeditions. protection for thee cattle, against intlivin for this purpose. the much right as the cit a British subject has titan to supply the trial. we conscientioal the lent sktriow of the charges against likely to mislead I ,proceeding; than the 'ions charged, and for such persons to proof. We fear, t prejudice in the ten AMIUTIIINOT—for n mice or wilful rrror On the whole case, contents laid before tion in paying that t NOT wail Y barbarou shalt not now enter bat shalt merely ►tal fenced him to be put ed their sentence, tht be should receive .tr -tined to hard labour hryvever, cer.‘urril t free of the 'Aeroflot'. Such a uutlt•r iti4rtial :1.4 action viva:d be A Dutch Mail w ille•Cth ituitant. et the great nut. •asstls.•t•imputed to the pol Air, fidtaigo to the Nouse i(inatrar►nta) in tile. ever asserted, that it Court of Am.*, and • ' swell au account of 'accused. Her Modesty the E le he day before cede .041 , NI i...r enlvitic c. take Irate it,f their at aceimi im !tied her ott Which place the _ cordial tApreltii4ins of her Joutury to St. 4k. Emorefis riaileil sepulchre of the ity winch tensed the "'offerings lot chanced 'griefs, and unrelenting the citizens persecute • at ent.roa ' ry limiter mm the Mr sat resouro • irpation the . • friend to justice oath word shout tell'-preserve With yrs acquitted t ; though he r in ihie g A , : a po i d ys a : l i i , some of tl tried them f ten keg , that were ii the prisoner war. This inserted in t • the Indians racter, and whose lives lie conduc ram these dibititeret 'credit fur I riii-ve him rom Anew of the Utti evitielck is "nate% agai it is also theU2seives witnesses in it was well I could the w snotty, who, lent ? The such as trot chant or lr.l the seat of of having tl Britain bul Governmen was its the gig/witty, I thane to col army. and die of trade ltuutiog exi protection cattle, aged for this pu much right a British si titan to st trial, we co the least sl the charges likely to to voceeding• 'ions chart for such t proof. Wo prejudice i Mkt/Tsai: mice or mi On the wit] cutiaents Is 6011 iu say SOT Will w shall not I but shall it fenced hire ed their sel he should tined to ha I.o.vever, t',r- free of roxerutititi. tinder 1114' as action A Dote the 4th itu 191' the sti **4 to the pato Altsiigo to Kinstructios Never meth Court of A well 6141 at recessed. Her Stivii stile day lief, plan- St lu 181:c (case which 1.14 c, Cordial call II her paint. 4he Eaupre6 se I sepulchre ao toddy Fes of ou le poor be east. doubt d it of say i.e unit • it iv.s p tents sr • acts of Me graft on the reateiled teal fro ritish Ca Or On a 1. t to th prisoner ound sg the e was th stated Indians o to we powd t for the e lodi IMOLY lint eh, the pi he third e said t f the urrtstani svitW. eater sli. possess, (IT'S tie States t ;ether every pr sov de • presen iinetiea rved by i of a thi resent, tens add Murall auxiou r, or by offering ted to The p isoner's ;ether i d &gait in fact eing re tions, thew odioid e, the he citi yet lathere ls entiousl rw of e dust th «I per an the and ws to w, too, IC rain fur not, rt.rOr MSC, as before that th• rbarous enter ly btat be put ee, th ive .tai show. red tii. ICCOI ovit a law. dbeh err'r t. Th another 'puled Howie this a hat it , and I it of the E t , terda muce. heir out . t II 1:11111. 0119 of St P. Melt die lat. 1 I