The Eagle, or, Dartmouth centinel — Hanover, N.H., 1797-09-04 00:00:00, page 2

firry this fubjeAbe fore that enlightened
and impartial tribunal, with all tfe
lights which I poffeit. lam Sir with
due refpeft, &c->
term Mr. Monroe to the Secretary of Star.
7^ 3^, 797:'
Mr. Munroe regards Col, Pickering
toinform his colleagues, that the evi
dent impropriety of bis having any
communication otherwise than with the
admihiftrariod irfeif upon am aft for
which he holds the administrations re
sponsible, preludes his receiving trom
them, as individual citizens, any in
formation whatever refecting the mo
tives which governed them in the cafc
referred to. He declines this, with
the greater pleafore, becauft the course
he finds it neceffan to adopt for the
examination and determent of this
subject generally offers to those gentle
men, as individual citizens, an oppor
' (unity to Communicate the motives of
their cundtrft in that case <o the com
munity at large, through which chan
nel only can he attend tothem.
More of M'LANE.
After rhe w'ftnefs which we had in
Our last, the attorney general informed
the court that he had Several other wit
neffe% who were present, but as the case
was now perfectly eftablifbed, he fhduld
here close the evidence on thepart o f the
crown.
The prisoner made his defence in per-}
son. He obfetved, that he was fenfi-'
ble that a black cloud hungrier him,
but that it would fhortir fe^difpelled
into gentle fhowets—He had been in
dulged he said in every thing reasona
ble and was greatful to the court, that
they had permired both him and his coun
sel to speak, he was confident he could
explain what now appeared against him.
—(The prisoner here turned towards
the audience and seemed prepared to
address them.— The chief justice how-^
ever interrupted him. He said the
court will be happy to hear every thing
be could fay in his defence, but that
it mutt be add<effcd to them-—The pris
oner begged pardon and' proceeded.)
- He said he found it necessary to give
Z Abort narrative of his life—had- been
a merchant at Providence in Rhode-
Inland and had unfortunately failed in
trade ; that the expeOarioP of his fai
lure firft brought him to Canada He
learnt from a half brother, one Jacob
Felt, who was concern d in trade with
him, that Canada held out many com
merciab advantages , that this wai in
the fall of 1795. He advised his brother
to take a certain quantity of goods from
the store, and to proceed with themto
Canadato fee what could' be done. His
brother did fu= That he desired his
brotherto meet him ar one Greg's near
the Province line on the fiift of May,
and went there in expectation of finding
him—His brother was gone but had
left some goods there—heathen for the
firft time came into Canada St. John's
before this he had been about Lake
Champlain loitering away his time till
he was to meethie brother, and he was
two or three days at this time with the
witness Butterfield He proceeded from
St. John's to Montreal and put up at the
house of the witmefs Cufhing. He met
there a Mr. Moore who had come in, :
expecting to be employed in cutting
roads or canals and who begged them
not rd interfere in his (peculation—that
finding nothing could be done in this
way, he returned to Greg's where he
saw the witnefi Barnard, and alked him
a number of questions of a mercantile
nature; then he aiked Barnard respec
ting the loyalty of the Canadians be
cause if there had been a probability of
diftorbances, it would not have been
prudent for him to think of fettling in
Canada, and he must have turned his
4ho'<s to Something else ; that he re
turned afterwards again to Montreal
and having heard much of the moun
tain, he went to visit it; that upon his
return from thence to Cufbing'shoufe
the wi-nefs, Cufhing, told him he had
done wrong as he was much fufpeded ;
he answered ; why fufpe&ed ? that be
con'd give good proof who he was ; he
then produced from his saddle bags the
paper of which Cufhing had defp Ted,
from between the foies of an old (hoe,
where it had flipped by accident from
bis pocket book, which having fallen
into the wafer when eroding Lake
Champlain w * s much torn.
He would explain how he came by
that paper, his wife was releted to a
family of the name of Eicher at New*
Port in Rhode-lfland. There was a
brother followed the fee Md died, tear
ing some property in France, which hi,
lifters oh account of the war could not
get^ He wished togoto France to get
this money to bring out goodtfo^t,
which would yield him.a Certhmiffe,
he went to the French Minister at Phi
ladelphia to get a Certificate; the Mi
nister was not there but his clerk whose
name he could' not remember, gave him
a paper certifying.. '' Tha+ the Mi.
nifter interested himfelf in his family
concerns,'—.He did not however go to
France but returned to Canada, here
finding that there hid been disturban
ces and that tie was fafpefted, he deter
mined to go back to New- York and
froth thence to France, on his arrival
at New-York,tie found that the French
took all American Vtftlreven those
bound to their own ports) and heathen
resolved not to go, but to return again
to Canada, as he was afraid cff his
creditors. On the Lake Champlain he
found he could procure timber oric/e
--dir, which he determined tb fell in
Canada and to purchase horses, which
he thought would yield a double ad
vantage, he met the witness Butterfield
and was recommended by hiin to the
witness Frichecte as a good guide to
conduct him into the Province, he ac
cordingly sent for him and came with
him to Quebec. He did not give in his
name at ot. John's because he did
not with to give his creditors a clue to
find him out and that he was so ap.
prehenfive of his creditors', that wh e n
he came to Quebec he asked the wroefs
Black, if there was any person iri Que
bec from the' Scares, as they might
know him. That when at Sajnt JNb
cholas, Frichette told himbhat some
Canadians were in jail on account of
their oppofirionto the road Bill-hind
that he thereupon afcd if Fricherte did
not think the Canadians would ti^a-.
gain, and en^avonr to refeue (heir
companions; treat Frichette talked to
him about arming the Canadian, tyjth
pikes, if any thing (bool'd happen;. That
fie brought two letters from Mr, Huof
pen, one for the wirnef- Black and the
other for Mr. Blackwood the merchant,
and that both were upon business and
Rated that he had timber to difpofebf;
he had nothing to objeft against the
witn fc, they might be honest men,
but that, all men were liable to be mis
taken, and that thev had gruffy mis
taken his views which w^fe 00t political
but mercantile : Hs ftjry &as a toy
plain one and the jury mft fee ftom'ihe
fair narrative he had given that he-was
an innocent man; He concluded his
defence by ah address t> the Deity,
praving him to put eloquence and per
suasive argument into the mouths ofhis
Counsel who Were then to speak in his
behalf: and toimprefs his innocence
upon the minds of the Court and Jury.
NEWYORK, At'G. I'6.
GENERAL PEACE IN EUROPE.
Yesterday arrived here the fc^tyfer
Prosperity, Capt. Martin, in ic days
from Sr. Thomae.
A gentleman who came pa^o^e, in:
the above schooner informs thi&
few hours before he failed, a MnKing,
(1 gentleman of reffr&hiliry) arrived
there from St. Kitts, and reported that
the Shark sloop of war had arrived at
that island from Birradoxs, the Capt.
of which said that a Britilh packet had
arrived there from Falmouth, ^nd
brought London accounts to th =z6 r h
of June, which fated that a GENERAL
PE ACE had been concluded in Ea
rop—one flipulation of which was,
that the British were to retain Marti
nico and Trinidad.
It is alfo4a id that private letters from
St. Kitt# received at St. Thomas, cor
roborated the report of Mr. King,
- ~r
?1 AUGUST 17,
CITIZENS—BEWARE!
On Monday and Tuefday night last,
attempts were made to set fire to a
house in the 7th ward of this city,—On
Tuefday morning two half burnt flicks
were found attheend of a pile of boards,
which had been kindled, but did little
injury—On Wednesday morning coals
were found in the cellar window—both
these attempts failed, though evidently,
intended <0 set fire to the building,
which, with others adjoining, are en
tirely built of wood.
We understand from good authority,,
that a number of villains werelaft nifo
detected with stolen goods on boarda
small vessel from Albany ;amohg which
is a package containingthe papers of the
Mayer of that city. Our magistracy
are engaged in investigating the
bufaefs.:there are strong presumptions
that the performs apprehended are the $
fame who caused the late Conflagration
in that unfortunate city.
There are likewise aufori^ & stolen
goods, four boxes of Havannah sugars ;
taken from a brig, and some cordage
taken some weeks ago out of theftore
of Captain Vine Elderkin, at the North
Riser. - —
Boston, aug. ra.
A COMET.
On the 16 h inft..M'. Merrick, who
resides at Little Cambridge, discovered
a Comet covering the star placed at the
insertion of the tail in the body of the
Little Bear. It was betweeri'& aod 9
o'clock in the evening ; and at the fame
hoar on the 171 b inst. he saw it advan
cing towards the star [m) in the
Dragon, cif which it had etched the
body , having moved at a rate through
the heavens twice as rapid as the moon,
On the ;&h,and 19 h inst. it will be
nearly in a line with what may be
called the pointers of the Little Bear ;
and about 8 or 9 in the evenings of thef?
days, if the weather be clear, it will be
seen to the weft of our Zenith, and not
very far distant from it. This Comet
at present has no tai), but appears as a
fmill nebulous or cloudy ftar,of a round
form, being most bright towards its
center or mudeas.
STOCKBRIDGE, AUG. 14.
On Thn fw morning last, ihe b)df
of J>hn Haxey of thi« town, was f>und
in (he brlok, neir Robbin's forge, in
Weft Stockbridge — The circumttaupes
of his death are nor certainly known,
but mod probable conjedarefris, (from
the appearance of the body on exami^
nation) that he stabbed himfelf twice
in the neck, with a dull knife which
was found in his packet, (hut & bloody,
and finding those wounds inefficient <0
produce immediate death, he went and
laid himfelf down in the brook ana
drowned. The water wis fufficiently
deepto run into his mouth, but did not
cover his whole face—He had been in
a degree insane fora day or two, and
appeared to be possessed of an idea that
several persons were pursuing him with
3 view to take h^s life, The Coroner
called a Jury to examine the body—.the
rerdift was, Infinity.
BOSTON, AUG. 24,
,'
Laleft Foreign News!
HIGHLY . IMPORTANT
& INTERESTIN G.
(The folh^ving a'tic!es are taken from Irifo
pnp&TG to 7*ly 4 # procured at fra from
an 4orican vgl at her pffgefrom
Ireland to Nicut-York, and received at
Marblehead, by the arrival there of an
armed b'^ from Guadalope.)
ANNIHILATION of THE MUTINY.
LONDON, JUNE 27.
In confeq race of th^ decisive mea—
fares adapted by the government, for
furpreffing the mutiny, on board the
ffiips, at Sheern-f#, &c. the loyal parts
of the crews began to excert them
selves ; and in a few days, the (hips
were delivered op to the officers; and
the crews surrendered at diferptipn.
Order being instantly reftoted, the
ringleaders of the mutiny were taken
into custody ; and RICHARD PAR
KER, who stiled himfelf president of
the delegates, was ordered for immedi
ate trial. The court-martial fat the
zjtjune, on board rhe Neptune, of
98 guns. Admiral Pelsey presided—
After a trial of four days, the prisoner
was called on for his defence ; which
he read.,, In this defence, he commen
ted on the evidence against him ; and
endeavoured to proves "that his con
dud had been in no instance, difrefpeft
fal to Admiral Buckner, the comman
der of the squadron ; —that he accepted
the presidency of the directory to check
'the progress of the bad spirit which
prevailed on board the fleet ;—.that he
had endeavored to prevent the effulion
of blond ; that he could notfoe accused
of difljyalty to his king and country ;
and proved, that the tunes always
pla^d round the (hips, were, " God
save the Kmg," # " Rule Britannia" and
" Britons strike borne." —That as a mark
of loyalty, when Lord Northelk came
on board the Sandwich, he ordered the,
band to strike up, " God save the
X%."~.Thit in a letter to his Lord
(hip he informed him " That an oath
hid been taken by the delegates of the
fleet, that they have never Gnv ^a-r.,-
nication with Jacobins and traitors ?"—
that onboard the.fhip, be6dcthe muiic,
that thev expressed their veneration for
their fovereigm; and that they had
been herird to fay, that, if there iv.ii
certainty that the enemy's, flee, was at
sea, they would take the fleet under ' ft ~-i
their proteaion, and. go in quest of
them; and that if the Dutch fleet werp
in the Texel, he, (Parker) would lead
the fleet in and attack them, to prove
to the nation that they were neither
rebels nor traitors : That on loyal days
the standard was hoisted at the mizert
&c."
After he called his evidence, the
court was cleared at one o'clock, and.
the following sentence was awarded
against him:
SENTENCE of THE COURT.
I'That a Court-Martial, Hat;
affem'oled on Thursday the 421
inst. on board his majeftr's (hid
Neptune, and fat till Monday the 26th,
toft, inclafive, in porfuattc m of an order
of the lords commissioners for executing
the office of lord high admiral of Eng
land, fir the trial of Richard Parker;
on various charges of having excited a
dangerous mutiny on board the Sahd=
wich, and others of his majesty's (hips
at the Nore, under the command of
Vice- Admiral Buckner, of disobedience
of the orders of his officers, and of cofe
tempt to his f^periors. That the court
hid proceeded to try the said Richard
Parker ; and having heard the evidence
adduced in fapport of charges aod
also that advanced by the prisoner in
his defence; are of opinion, and do
adjudge, that the whole of the charge#
have been fully proved; in Confeqaeficer
of which, and in consideration of the
enormity of the crimes so proved, as
unprecedented in their natirte r as
wicked in their tendency,and as ruindua °
to the naval strength as to thepe2ce
and fafety of that country, the court
adjudges the said Richard Parker to
'fuffcr death, and to be hanged by the
neck, on board any one of his majeftj' a
(hips, and such time as the lords of the
admirality may think proper to ap
point ; and he is hereby adjudged to
fuffer d^ath according!v."
Parker, the Prisoner, with a degree
of fortitude and undismayed compo
sure; which excited the aftonUhroenc
and admiration of every one, fpokeat
follows: f?,
" I f bow to your sentence with all Q
due fabmiffion, being convinced I have,
aded from the dilates ot a good cons
cience—God, who knows the heart of
all men, will I hope, receive me. I hope
that my death alone will atone for the
country ; and those brave men, who
have afted with me, will receive #,
general pardon ;I am fatisfied they wilt
all return to their duty with alacrity."
President. It is in the breast of the
court to order you for execution im
medutelv, but we think it better to
give you time co repent your crime.
Prisoner. I return you my thank#;
for the indulgence.
The warrant for the execution of
Parker, the Mutineer, was yefferday /
signed by the Lords of t@e admiralty.
Friday next, between the hours of 12
and one o'clock, is said to be rhe time
for carrying into effed the awful sen
tence of the Court-Martial. We most
sincerely wish an aft of clemency coe|d
step between him and punishments
We urge this the more, as it would
certainly be prododive of much good. I 1
There are many persons of the fame ;\I
way of thinking. Parker appears to/
have been Aded upon by a strong eo-/
thufiafm, and he will not want his ad-)
vocates. To conciliate these should be
the measure of a wife Government; for
it is no leG politic chan liberal some
times to pardon prejudices that are the
effects of conscientious feelings, and
which are not always to be restrained
in their operations, by the power of
reafon.,'
The order went down yesterday from/
the Admiralty for the execution of
Johnson and Aihley, for mutiny on * 1
board the Pompee—they were to be 1 r
, executed this day.L
HER INTERNAL SITUATION.
PARIS, JUNE 21.1
L'Ectair fays—'One difordcr bring!V
on another. The Club of Jacobins en-(
genders the, Cipb of Monarchists. We
thrall have in a Abort time, if the Go-1
vernment dues not take care Vendean /
Republicans, and Vendean Royalitta— 1
In a word, a civil war is at one doors,/