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xi.'scur.sions. ft seems to be the wish of
rncli persons, that the Court would per
mit itself to be carried away by the ge
neral prejudice, and be so anxious lor
the conviction of the accused, as to sup
press every established principle 61 ju
risprudence which might operate in his
favour,however sound it maybe.—-The
following article, which appeared in the
De mocratie Press, a Philadelphia pa
per, of the 29th ult* exceeds in liugiti
ousness anything of the kind which we
have yet seen published. We are con
fident that the readers of the Repository
will view this shameful libel on the
Chief justice of the United States in its
proper colours.
“ F rdus horrible fuedus,
Cali inaqus Cicero juufcuntcr.
4t We often secy and often grudge,
To see a Lawyer rise a Judge;
But rehen we see a Judge descend,
1 urn Lawyer, and the cause defend—
But rehen we see a fudge demur,
And plead for such a wretch as Ji—,
’ Tis plain to all who think or reason,
That the Great Judge is leagued with
Treason.”
Trial of Burr.
Our information trom Richmond is
tip to the rising of the Court, on the
27th ult. after a session of five weeks.
On Friday the £6th, tiie Grand Jury
presented indictments for treason and a
misdemeanor against Jonathan Dayton,
John Smith, Comfort TYler, Israel
Smith, and Davis Floyd. The Chief
Justice, in the name of the Court, then
thanked the Grand Jury for their atten
tion and perseverance in this long and
laborious investigation, and they were
discharged.
It does not appear that the motion
for admitting Burr to bail had bee n con
tinued. His counsel on Friday prayed
the Court to assign him other apart
ments than that assigned to him in jail,
in consequence of its wretched situation.
The Court agreed that the marshal, if
he pleased, might procure a safe room
to keep him in. Alter inspecting the
rooms which Ilurr had occupied, the
marshal iuiormed the Court that with a
guard of seven men and n deputy mar*
®hal, he would be perfectly secure in
them.
Ilurr had informed the Court that he
had been furnished with a copy of the
•indictment against him, and that he
would plead not guilty.
11 w;u ordered that 12 jurymen should
be summoned from Wood county, and
36 from the adjoining counties.
On Saturday the Court overruled the
motion for an attachment against Gen.
Wilkinson. The Court was adjourned,
to meet again on the 3d of August.
On the application of Mr. Iiay to
Judge Marshal, lJurr has been confined
in die Penitentiary at Richmond* *
The President of the United Stater,
has, by proclamation, required all armed
vessels bearing commissions' under the
British government, within the waters'
or harbours of the United States, to de
part from the same without delay, and
interdicting the entrance of ail the said
harbours and \\ a*ers to the said armed
vessels, and to all others bearing com
missions under the British government,
except in cases of distress, or of their
carrying dispatches from their govern
ment. It the requisitions of the pro- j
clamation are not complied with, then
nil intercourse with them and all supplies
are prohibited.
No event of recent date has produced
a stronger sensation of patriotic feeling
than has fie n excited in the United
States by tlie late at irk on tlie frigate
Chesapeake. More unanimity in a dis
position to inflict chastisement for out
rage and injury has seldom been mani
fested. In Norfolk, H iltim >re, Wash
ington, Richmond, Philadelphia, New
York, and many other places, meetings
have been held, <»nd very numerously
attended, which adopted rc. ilutior.s ex
pressive of indignation nt the conduct
of the English, and a determination to
yidel the government every support in
obtaining redress. Committees have
been appoinf«*d, to correspond with o
thi rcommittees,and to prevent the Hri
t.-!i ves a Is from furmsliing themselves
w itli any supplies.
1 he intelligence published in the post
script in our last, of the English having
threatens l to bombard Norfolk, was not
correct. It appears, however, ilmt they
clid threaten to 1 ring in their ships, send
their boats ashore, and take supplies (,|
provisions and water by force, if tiny
were not furnished as before.
Frotr Norfolk, fttnr 20.
‘c Yesterday evening the committee
received information from Hampton,
that an attempt to land ar that place
would be made from the British hips
I below. Nearly three hundred cili/.ens
immediately voluiv .•.red their services
to trim tfie gwn-tioats, and proee-cd in
stantly to Hampton, and they will go off
this afternoon, four in number.” ^
It is reported, that orders have been
sent to all the officers of the navy of the
United States to repair to Norfolk.
The British frigate Meiampus, stati
oned off the capes of Virginia, has cap
“ fared and sent to Halifax, six outward
bound American vessels, and appears
to have determined to sieze all others ^
departing from or entering Norfolk.
We understand that immediately or.
receiving information of the i*sue of
the outrage off red to the Chesapeake
the Secretary of the Navy ordered Cap
tain Decatur to take commatid of her
and prepare her without delay for ser
vice ; and likewise ordered an inquiry
to be insituted into the-conduct of Com
modore James Barron on the occasion.
The Court of Inquirv is composed of v
Commodore Preble, and Captains Hull,
and Chauncey, and is to convene on
board the Chesapeake.
[Nat. Intel.]
It is said that the schooner Revenge
would he dispatched from Washington
to London, with dispatches.
— 1
'1 he late; t n ws from the continent
of Europe is dated the 15th May, from
Amsterdam, at which time there was no
information of any battle having been
fought in Prussia.
Stray Cow,
At the pl.uu'.urjn of Rh.vSON PUM- ’
PRY, in Brooke,County.
Taken up as a stray, a Black Cow,
about four or five years old, marked
with a swallow fork in each ear; has a
star on her for h ad, and a white spot on
her rump; her hind legs and half of her
tail are white;—: r horns have been
bored. 1 ii * own .r is desired to prove
bis property, pay charges and take her
a way.
June 20th, lHOT.
Western Stages.
Iln ba^ci.utr informs the Publick,
that he has ran the MAIL STAGES
twice aweek from Wheeling to New*
Lancaster, since the first of this month,
uid will continue to run them as long an
. ‘h roads will admit. A regular Line
( f Stages i ; continued on to Lexington,
in Kentucky. *
GEORGE BivYMEft.
J unc 23d* 1 «07.