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10.th jury, all the laws in some to suppress
(writing.—Also to charge the jury, to pre
sim sU pdnons concerned in carryin .send
ing,orsccsi'pztngl challenge; and if any
þmmshlli bl {In-armed in such conne-,!he
said courts sits] , is they have jurisdicciott
of said eft-tius, proceed to the trisl of tiw
put: in the ordinary way, snd is not, shut
the ,prcscntment shall be citltcr cenitird by
.otdrr'ns the court, to sseh court as has ju
tisd'tctiott, or shall be considered in law .
sufficient sushurity {or s magistrate to issue
his wsmntsgsinst the mused, where an
ﬂaming court is necessary. -
And be it further meete-1, Thst when
In! jud e or muistrsts as this common
vedth. good close tosusptct any per
sowssas'psnodsarssi stout to be mpgssed in s
But], he myjsstt's his warrsnt to br to the
Wshshwþzt sndxis he shall t ink
' uppsswgtskt' ,}bstttsssreeognizasce to
"la?"-ends she]! insert its—the con
*. 4 ' that!" ye ' 'cs M not
' " med-t' . .Usihlctct were bound
- "] - umtybssimerited in s-dnel,
.. why-pot! sup-tale: say
- . ".ss " sigssM'ths tune Iimited by
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-the dimm of renow—F or remedy where
' ssof
" ssiBe if 'enected by the General Assembly,
* That any person who shall hereafter wilful
. ss N ACT
- ..TQ, Svr sts psiszLqu."
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" the exilting remedy far the sunprenion oi
si defiruetive he to require an eﬂ'nrt on the
si result of ignorance and barbnesiism, justified
&
death of either person, and in to ttomg
hell-kill bin antlgonist, or any other per
aon or peraona, or inﬂict such a wound as
that the pen'oa'injuretl shall die thereof
within three montha' thereafter, attch oﬀen
si'der, his aidera,_abettora and eounaellera he
siing thereof dulyconviued, shall be guilty
of murder, an'd auﬂ'er death by being hang
sissed by the neck ; any law. custom or usage
as thit cominonweaith to the contrary not
.withetamling. '
- ctind be it 'jttrllm' matted, That if any
non "hunter,-hall challenge another
tofighgaduel'with any weapon or in any
manner whosoever, the probable issue of
which they or mightrcault in the death of
the 'thallenger or challenged, or if any per
Kon than accept a challenge or fight a duel
' with any weapon, orjn any way wtmtaoever,
the probable none of which may or might
terminate in the death of the challenger, or
challen ed, each person th all be incapable
its holdtng'or being elected to any post of
fit, trust, or ctuolumeatxivil or military,
under the government of this common
, health;
* ' And be itfurtlter matted, That from and
"afterlthe patsing of this act, every person
who shall be appointed to any office Or plttc
eit'r'il or military, under the commonwealth.
shall, in addition to the oath now preacrih
in] by law . take the following oath : . " I do
solemnly awear, or affirm, (as the case may
bt)_tb_at ] have not been engaged in a due],
hy adding or accepting a challenge to sight
I duel, or by fighting : tlu:l, or in any Oth
er manner in (violssztion- of the act entitled an
In to suppress duelliug, (time the passage
ofthat act) nor will I be so concerned di
' reetl) or indirec'ssly in such tluel, during my
continuance in office, So he!]: me God."
And but further matted, That it shall
be the duty of the judges us the circuit
court- and the count) courttt, at their qu'ar.
.qua'tesiw the purpose, and the progrers and
_ly aodmaiiciomiy, or by previoulct agree
ment, sighte due] or' single eombat with
JW emit- can-",
nam'd-m.- a- round/a... :
. " 'l .
" nioiesi eonsdqnctence of which _m_ight be the
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W_Marom mtom of dueliing, in inade
Cpmequencee of the evil have become no
terlv.ses3ions, to give in charge expressty "
neither by the precepts of morality her by
put es the-legielature to arrest : vice the
[Pl'ned by the lezislatere of Virginis, Im
; . 26, law.] ss
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VVhen-n' esperience ha- evinced, that
nusiussbsi mg-Wllctnnm I!" —
-1A M'U If I.,ZssNct Q siWDE N,
ny engine, instrument, or weapon, the pro-'
er Guesite, : De :.
'ssrmcsisxzm LEGISIJ TURZ.
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* -.ct'siocttk.*.uw sssi'ﬂﬀes'fiifthesi
slirctctsi's'sisi'h been easiMdsiv—Wﬀ chief
; oomtnsionwea th- 'if_*')"_ "
L this sun with "the 'lﬄvﬂﬂﬄl "
) receiving} chapeuggw _ , . _
siding or abetttng. to 31, ct. "When
' such than-gage. so;-:e -:M_ main}? be .
so " , 'w ! t ' . ;si-j'd smy'ctpcrlun
.];sisisihsizpþm: 'and the—person so leaving the
one shall remain thereout, so as to prevent
his a'pprehension for the. [purpose of tritil;
or if any person thou fstgnt a due] in this
state, or aid or after-therein, whereby any
person shallsibc killed. lad then ﬂee into
another stauto "did his trial, in either
case it lhsli he the dmysid the executive.
and they are hereby directed to adopt and
porous all key-i step- to cause any such of
fender to be apprehendctl' and brought to
trial. in the-—county where the oﬀence was
, committed, .'When the due! shall have been
5 fought within the state—and when it shall
have been sought without the'state', then in
s that county where, in the opinion of the
executivs, the' evidence against the oﬀendcr
can be best obtained and produced Upon
his tritl. - ss
ss Be itﬂu'ther matted, That it shall be
the duty of the attoxnies of the commtm- (
wealth for the county courts to give insor- !
mation to the executive, whenever :: case 4
shall arise in their eeunties respective-T), ;
which will render the interposition of the 4
executive euthr-ritv under this act, necessa- *
ty. And the said attornies. either at the
first quartetlycourt of their respective coun
ties after the-commencentent of this act or
at the'time of their acceptance of their of
sices, where they shall hereafter he appoint
in be itfurt/ar'r marked. That in .n casee
where under 'h'i sixth eection of the above
recited act, bond ehall have been given to
no guceedin ; upon ny deed of tmet,
much and lhsill be, by the trmtee, ohligee
or nuignee, hie or her executore, or admi
nietrzttore in whoee poeeeeeion euch bond
ehnll have been given to etey proceedinge *
upon my deed ol trust. such hund that" be, '
by the truste-:, obligce or nesignee, his or ?
her executure. or edminietreture in wh e
pouenion euch bond may be, returned o :
the clerk'e office of the euperinr or inferior ;
court of that county in which the deed es ?
truet was executed or recorded. and the
clerk of that court only shall have power
to iseue execution upon such hande.
Thin ect eltall commence and be in force
from end after the [vening thereof.
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SALEM, You-cry 26."
We ought robe constituted that the navy ]
ofGreet Britein ie en engine -otsi injuetiee.
(my end 'erue'lty tonrde thie 'countr),
end (be only ohetaele' to the} perleet ss**_sree
acu- of the me""hictt ifi'; fill? was
are" of Bonepsierte toss eetubheh-si-not; only
because" it ie-c'ootittutllyideneqyed in "our
p-pm nmsiþssncssnm tPPCGHliy n siwe ]
ed, shall take the following oaths —--l do
enlemnly swenr, or affirm, (as the case may
be) that I will, to the best of myjudgment,
execute the duty imposed on me by the _act
for suppressing duelling—S\ help me God.
ss And be itfurther nue-fed, That all words,
which iron their usual constructinn and
common nceptation. are considered as in
sults, end lead to ficiencc and breach of .
the peace, shall hereafter he actionable. and l
no pit-a, exception or demurrer shall be
sustained in any court within this common
wealth, to preclude a jury from passing
thereon, who are hereby declared to be'lhc
sole judges of the damages' "sustained.
Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to deprive the several
courts of this eommnnwealth from grnnting
new trials as heretosnre. _
This act shall be in three from-the first
day of April next.
An act to continue in softe-for a [in:ited time,
on act passed on the t/iirtysint day qs
jailuary last. entitled " on act (one.-rit
ing executiaue, and for other-Purpasu.
[Passed Februury let, 1810.
85 it enactel by the general assembly/.
That the act pasissd the thirty-first day of:)
].tnuary last, entitled " an set concerning
t'Xecmions, and for Other purposes," he
and the same is hereby declared to be and
remain in force until the thirty-first day of
May and no longer : Provia'ed always, and
be it further enucted, that nothing here-in
contained shall operate, to take away or
imnair any security given or. right vested.
under the above recited act, but that all of
them be, and they are hereby maintained
and enlorced ; and thst each end every re
medy provided by the said act for the pro
secmion of such rights and securities shall
be and they are hereby renderedctperpetu- ,
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EXECUTION LAW.
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God ﬂmﬂttomisikgts mwsdehkw
in] in making : la .v to sor' iizl sz'zr te's crime-,
any of the ships of that navy from enjoyssmg
the hospitcttlity ul our ports .th hﬂslh ire.
si'ssWehhvc frequently made consid: rshle ,.m.
gress to bring. at; out it lives to this Opiii. it.,
when We hiveleen atte-ate] by secsiuttpss
si of Bri'ist't ships at w -r recsi-it ing our vessdlsin .
si me]. -r their cum ov to:- prc-tcthn—of their
si wresting them lrom siFremh privateers,
! whichhad tuLen them as : [wit prize, and
! restoring them to their on ners- oantl o. their
;bestomng coml'tirts and ced: tesies upont
i them in mew se. . Sttcit thinss sometimes
'rngger our helies -. ul m..lte us almost
_! qutlllon the insuliilv' .itt eten of C -ngress
' itself. Among uth: r instances of the nat
tttrc we have meztzi-mzrd, rain.-lated to pro
l 'tlnce this sceptical ell'. ct upon our :ninds. is
[ the following, received by the Freetlom,
capt. ["tird, receuily from the lnthun seas
(! seems that thefA'tnei'ican brig .-\poilo,ili'
distress for water. had been for many days
unsuccessful!) etzdeuturing to beat up to
the tshnd of Sz. Hcic na, w hen she was ob
served in} his Britnnitic Majt tt .- ship Li
on, then in port tthieh went out utttr her
and towed he r in. We tlon t know whether
this may not he c mxid red as an ahridge-_
ment ol thejicea'am cj the test-as, an'tl deserve
the punishm nt ol excmnmunication (tom
our pouts , hot how-.- ter that may be, it
made a diﬀerent impression on the Aureli
ss can captain, who expressed his gratitude in
the following letter.
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which she had very nt-ztt'fy'si t't.t-.'htd tare-si
viously, )our disapputntfnrnt and dan
ger could not fail of making me r--j.-icc
that no t-xsi-gcnsiy- as his umctmc m tjcst)'s
len-tet- prcvmtcd m} doing what, on.-ler
the exiating circumstancts, would, I am
sure, have been the will of thy run-reign
[na-ter, whose ship [me as you so luftv li.-4
letshe, Imn tmsi !oycd in the cause.- of lut
manity. and scrvirqble to susioj-ss-cts us A
mrrtt'a.
!: is a great bit-sting tn possess ample
mrtml of performing acts "s kinds:-ws; but
" no particular acts of mine h we hunt ex
hibited in the- present intunce, however
much ] am gratti'mbssþy your very hand—
; .cknwlctlgmrnt.'1 rzmnot ﬂat!" my
If
'th the idea of.:le-so-rt'ing m much in
] prnilc. lam much indebted to
the udvncc and perse-wring .tctivity_ns
the (officm and ntcn un whom the remit of
may-ndeavon mure immcdimcly depend
t' . than on any unless ] could inn-: ; and
ctl g'mcer-ely tongratulnlc you on his nsi.A_',.-$.
ty'n nh'tp having performed this dussv no
nucccnivclv. _und.-t lltr very save-rabie cir
cumnancu whi- h attended the. attempt, as
to eﬀect the cmtpiutu accmuplishtncnt at
your Wishu. " '
( am. sir. Your very obedient
_ .-Hu:nble canst. --
. (Signcd) H. ]. ]]EATHOOTK,
. Cut-tain o! H. B. M. ship Lyu. .
Tn Msr. thfim [Iris-. Mtc'r
Am. Brsstg Apollo,
Be- plnsed to accept my grateful thanke si
for your in.-ty kind assistance in- going wild
his 1i:si_j otv's ship Lion, :it'terthe Ainerican
brig Apollo. under m)- cmnmosid, and your
hunt-mit tnwnig her into t'tia hat-bar.
Had you not thus had the goodness feel
ingiy to consider the situatioa that 1 then
atnml in. the condition of th: Apoilu, m) -
srlf and the crew must have li.-en perilous
in the extreme ; this you will bt pie.-med to
;llnw, when l (it-cture to you, sir, that I
had not ah!-Ye twenty galluns ui' W'ttt'I' on
board at thtsi: time l_ anrhoted in ches-: much.
and the utter impossibility of gflining it,
jest no ocher alternatiVe than by bearing
away for itume port ofSuuth Asnrricsit, watn
such a slender otock of water for eight
pe0pie. '
] have the hnnnr tn subauihc mctt'st-lf
your ever gtatelul, humble and obedient
servant,
(Signtd) W'M. BRAG "
- )[asler Amrrzt'uu ing" Astcllo.
Copy of Captain .Ueathcotr's Amwcr.
H.B . xix. s/H'p Lion, St. lie-[ma Read-s,
Sf'þtcmber 29. s
Sm,
sn re-piy to your letter of yesterdziy's
date (which ] have just received) I cannut
refrain from first indutgsimg in the per-inn:]
gratisssicati'm of assuring you how it.:ppy it
makes me to CORSidLs myself thi- m dium
of hcnesaction t'.) one so sensib-z ot oblige
tion as you Certainly are.
Bcing well aware of your dfsrreusu! pre
dicament (knowing the ec.i't:ity of water
nn hoari and the 'nainrr (is your cargu)
when ! saw the Apolin utter two (I ty; hurt.
beating, so far to the leeward of the island
as to preciudc all hope of her ru-gciining.
without assiztance, th': :inzhnruue here. a
'10 Capttin Health ote is his Britnnnic ma
jrs t 's :tlni; . Lia—n.
&. Ill/ma [tom/s, 53]!!- 28,1809u
Sllt, L
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's'ct- *_>s_-.'., ct .
si'si'sif wss—NOREOLW-ymwn; 1" -
' ssA'rrifEdfiþibf-simdrssning .ssl'fiptsi Cndizct it,
' echduner But! Bashrd. CJ tain Losizdwsisi
This ssssnsiz-siunsi-ctm pott 'o - Cndiz m, the
ﬂﬂd Of ,Dl'cmbcs. but CJPto lo. "" "or
on thou [Or ten days !)csmr- he niieJss m!
iltat-ethe high latitsaetion to inform
your Lurtlship. that despatchel have been
received from Lord Collingwood, dated the
30.h'oslast,.and in of the slﬂ'ltm month,
which annouuce that a French cumoy,
Wl=lLll sailed from Toulon on the Llltof
Ocsiuber, deetined for Bareelonzt, composed
of:} :hips of the line, 2. frigltel of th
!ztrgrat clsim. and: smaller, with-20 arm
ed sil'ranoportu. laden with store: and am
.munition. had all been dretragrd'. with the
exception of the muller 'srigntee. The
ships of n'ist were deltroyetl on- (lie coast.
and the armed trusports in" the. house of
the aquadron, tun-"li'st the command uslirut.
Tnylonct, in the B-y ! Bone, on the lot
inn. ] um sorry to ny thnt in this weet-sn
."ul and intiessid enterptsitu, that 15 olsi out
men tvt-rr killed and 55 wounded., ] have
VJ LUABLF." FROPERI'Y .'
roninbtsii - ,
A three story BRlCTk WAR-B
HUUSl-L at she cumch' Union lust! him?
moon. 98 such-on! Upon Him-fly had 44
see: 4 inches fro.:l . upon Union-um. 00
:upi (thy lum-Nun man-ma, Ran; - '3 .
A HUUSE-and LUF oacu si
ed by.!mob sctdp ; {My Lo"! dom- :4. secte/4 :
on 11 20 sect alicy s: it um he su-dphugm; :
inch-:: on Uni-zin-umcl. _nbd 97 sm I, , :
n' diiidc'd n':- lazy—bon die-miscdssS-ctqsi—p'f'; :ss 3.
A vasicant 'si LO'ssi bsimdmg
Duke. Pltdnk. ;;M Well-omen", 'hinc- ,
bunhosnvgnu-siez' " . . - '
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YUW. Wct'ﬂysssidss -' -r. .ct'ct' :* si ,. wit: .
si , ssJWlimkyss
. * d'. s". {- 't .- -ct' -_' m.; . .} 1 : I ,
. . .- ,. 0.
Twcn/y Dollars Rcwa'rd.
AN AWAY on Friday the Pith imt.
(a Nezro Man th." named BlLL—ho
calls himself Bill Pugmc, bclntfcting to the
suhecriher, living in Charles count], MutCus
Man yland. The eaid slave is a house net-vant,
thlls and drit'cssia cut-singe very yell; he is
I? ye Il'8 of atte. 5 sect 9 inches high. lmasl
face. hawdsumo lively eyes. in very sond o!
strong liquor, plnys on the fizldle—hnsid on
and took with him she with! him: nankeels,
. dark cloth coat at out-alle, two seeken of
Bennett'a cord. two lndia entton Ilflstl, and
with rttﬂl-rs nno pnir of good boot-, one hat
hall" wox-n. an'-I nnndry other wearing ago;-lorel,
not luffieiently known to be nelldeocrlhrd.
"she said olde took . liddle with him. and it
is expected that he intend: to no to Ynderltk
'l'own '(Marylttllcll. The lbdn reward will
he paid t'nr wearing the all elnve ln on
public jail. and moone-ble chap- ll' brook;
to me in Charleq county.
WWQW- losisst 19"?! Decssmiw.
With ?ilsshctsi' .' , iii.;ﬂ [on-{run law-.sid "...
T-ne- cdnzain not in 0 sisiFO-siurctce . .
sicepfynddresse'ictﬀbﬄsigw'fﬄkhsﬀrnt t: (:.
.people on the present "L'. "fish-Which
are too long for non-laud ' act'isisinsesirtion].
thixdafsssþssedgetj... 1 si; ". ,:
Cnptain Langdon case, that it tra. r.,
parted that the Fsmid'icscsi Within the 23
ﬂolengues of Seviiie, and that (he B - ict—h
army would immedietssety ehcudti Spain,,
PossirCR'tP'r. " si
Our pass-er was j-ui Feiidxsssq' preuss x-ct.
the ship Bctsev, capt.' __ anoint, must! Fn
4-0fdays from Lilbol ; by'fie'sipt- Watio'n ye
were politeiy formed withss_iile_l ps ,Lsibon
paper: to the 19.h of Dce. fron siwhichasi
have not time to procure t'uehtidnesijnr
.zhio paper. We nndentand thy: gothsizg
important hssad occurrcd ; account: from m;
British army at Badajoz are pubiiehrd to
the 12th of Dee. but we do mit know win
they state." -'
From apaper of the 16th of D-fcteemhcr
we procured: trmfatipn of the following
nrtiele: ,
- Linen. Dec.- 16.
The dav before yesterday the British
parkctaﬂ'it'rd here. brin in; London in
ttlligenee to the 29th es ov. The 'lr'ti
eke of the most interest we do (oil-owe:
Oﬀicial intelligence had been received of
the tle-traction of a French qui-dronmhich
he: been communicated I? lotjd Mulgrave
to the lord mayor in the ollowing letter.
Adminlty Office, 29": Name-ber, 1809.
'Mv Lo'd. -*si
honor w Be, &c.
MULGRAVE,
To the right honornble the Lord dle-yon
The London paper of the 292h Novell
her etys, tllilt Burmpnsttrha-l atznnunced to
the Rings assumny and VJ—si-stpimlia.,tlten
a: Parts, this. it: he; determinz—d to UNUDIR
the title of Emperor ot Germany
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