The Wheeling repository — Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.], 1807-05-28 00:00:00, page 7

a Miss Russel, both of this city, and
this morning the bridegroom arose,went
"to the church yard, and there shot him
se'd with a pistol upon the grave of his
iormer wife.
1 he brig Alonzo, which arrived at
this port yesterday, left Bordeaux on
the 4th of April and the River on the
8th. It was currently reported that she
brought Paris papers containing bul
letins from the grand army to the 73d
and that they announced the complete
overthrow ot the Russians under gen.
Benning .en, who was represented to be
a prisoner. We do not learn however,
that her Paris papers are later than the
30th ot March. A file of these is in
possession of the editor ot the Mer
cantile Advertiser. It furnishes us
with two additional bulletins (the 65th
and 06th) and these are the only arti
cles ot sufficient interest to be worta
translating.
The Cotton Factory at Patterson,
N. Jersey, w as destroyed by fire on the
night ot the 18th inst. including all the
m .chinery and a quantity of unmanu
factured cotton. The loss is estimated
at upwards of 20,000 dollars.
Captain Strange,of the brig Fair A
merican, GO days from Alicant, informs,
that Buonaparte had demanded of the
king o 1 Spain, 30,0<X) troops, a part of
which number actually marched from
Alicant for Madrid, while our infor
mant was there—anil captain Strange
Was informed by the American consul,
that the 30,000 men thus demanded had
assembled at Madrid, and that they left
that place on the 8th of March for
France. [This is a proof, that Buona
parte stands in need of more help—lie
finds the sturdy Russians more than his
match.]
IV 11 £ E LI N G,
Thursday, 28th May, 1807.
The latest authentic intelligence from
the French grand army, states that the
whole of it was in cantonments.
The New-Lftncaster paper of the 15th
inst. gives the following gratifying in
formation respecting Col. Lord’s ship: —
We have the pleasure of being en
abled to state (thro’ the politeness of
Col. Lord who passed through this
place on Wednesday last) that the ship
John Atkinson. o>vncd by him, wliieh as
stated from Louisville, had stranded
oti Sandy Island shoal, afeer lying there
a tew days, was got oft’ without having
received any injury, & on the third day
Of May sailed for Orleans with a full
cargo.
The Rufus King, and Tuscarora,
still remained last on the rocks of the
tails, filled with water.
The Volunteers.—There would he no
difficulty in raising the corps of volun
teers required by the LT. S. in the wes
tern country, were it not for the^unpo
pular standing of Gen. Wilkinson—this
the only barrier, while Wilkinson is
commander in chief. The Government
has sanctioned his conduct, and were
the volunteers to tender their services
with a reservation respecting Wilkin
son, they are fearful of dying in the face
oi the Goverment which they have uni
formly revered. The conduct of Wil
kinson, to the western people has been
a stumbling block ; and to the Burritcs
foolishness. [Chiticothe pap,]
Lieutenant Mead who was sent round
from New-Orleans with Swartwout, left
the garrison at Newport, on Friday last
to join his regiment.—He informs; that
shortly after his arrival at the Federal
City, an order was received to have him
arrested—that he was confined for some
time; but there not being proof strong
enough to convict him as a conspirator,
he was set at liberty. He further states,
that Wilkinson is ordered on to the city
of Richmond, as an evidence against
col. Burr ; from which place he is to
proceed to Washington City to answer
certain interrogatories which will be put
to him, respecting his own conduct.
CCincinnati Spy.
Communication.
Burr’s trial, it is supposed, will com
mence on the 22d inst. The runners
who have been employed, in. the West
ern Country, to collect testimony, have
generally had the queries printed, which
are to be answered by the interrogated.
\Chil. Fredonian.]
A correspondent observes, that he is
unable to understand the above para-,
graph.- It has heretofore been deemed
a fundamental principle of our criminal
jurisprudence, that no testimony could
be admitted, except parol evidence giv
en either to the grand jury, or in open
court. In the prosecutions carried on
against Smith and Ogden, for their son
nection with Miranda, arv attempt wav
made to deparc from this rule, but it
v/as soon abandoned. In the late pro
secutions against Burr and his associates,
there appears to have been a partial de
parture irom this rule, in admitting the
affidavit of Wilkinson, It seems, how
I ever, from the above paragraph, that
some farther attempt is to be made to
I overset the criminal code of the countrv.
> The Executive would not have employ
ed Runners to take exparte depositions,
unless it was expected to use them,when
taken, as evidence against Burr. Them
is no risk in predicting that these depo- -
sitions will be rejected bv the Court.—
To admit them, unless with the consent
of Burr, would be not only a most dan
gerous and pernicious innovation upon
the existing law, but a violation of th<*
best principles of justice & sound police.
The Executive cannot but know that
testimony collected in this manner will
not be listened to by the Court. For
what purpose then can it be taken ? The
Editor oi the Fredonian must be mis
taken. These Runners are perhaps em
ployed merely for the purpose of ascer
taining who are in possession of facts,
which it would be proper to prove a
gainst Burr, with a view of procuring
the attendance of such persons as wit
nesses.
Any attempt to use testimony collect
ed by these Runners, or rather Procura
tors, against the accused, without his as
sent, will certainly be unsuccessful. And
should this be the case, there is no doubt
but a torrent of abuse will be poured up
on the Court. The envenomed bitter
ness which has already been manifest
ed toward Judge- Marshall, is a certain
prognostic of the treatment which the
Judges who sit on the trial of Burr may
expect, should the Executive fail to esta
blish his guilt by legal testimony.
Three Dollars Reward.
Strayed away iro;n the Subscriber, a
boutthe SOthof last month, a dark brown
Mare Colt, three years old this spring p
the only mark now recollected, is a small
snip on the centre of her nose. She had
been shod before, but had only one shoe
on when she went away. The hair was
cut short off her tail, but she was never
dock’d. The above reward and reason
able charges will be given, to any person
who will bring her home, or give infoj
mation where she may he found.
LANCE LOT A R MSTRONG
Wheeling, May 29, 180r.
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