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natli, it is to depose as to what ha. been, not what '
is to be done. If not by the law, it is to hind him
to some well ascertained du'v. But here, t give
up his conscience to an unknown leader; and that
an oath administered by an anonymous ruffian is to
bind him, is a position so monstrous, it is strange
it could have futii.d its way amongst ti.e most igno-
rant in society. He hoped that nn man would make
a compromise with his conscience; but howcscr
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painful it might be, he would bring down the ven-
geance of the law upon a man of such description
as was then before them.

The At To rintv.Geri 22/st. then said, how happy
the Government would feel, if no me.isures of a
stronger nature would be found nece.:sary ; and
conchided by Adding, that he wished it to be known,
seneraily, that whilst an individual dare come for-
ward under these unlawful leaders, the arm of the
law was still suspended over them.
Prosecutor, &forge Mmer, examined by the
SOLICiTOII-G•MERAL.
\rtn.ss lives near Ballyconnel ; holds some land ;
reerdlefits the 9th of November last; was in bed,
when •hree mei came, with white shirts and semis.
Thee knocked at his door, and threatened, if he

did oar open it, to smash it. He got up ; his wife
hei.,g ill, tit prevent noise, he let them in. The Pri-
_ eon •r told hint he was Captain John. the Thresher,
from Castle'tar, who came to see him. Is certain
the Prisoner was one of thtm ; knew him near
twenty years. Ile was the spokesmin ;he called
for a hook. to swear him never to take tithe from a
ProCtor. Witness told him he should not S'.:leAr
him, as he would lot take an unlawful oath, They
tine:netted to slay him with iron bars, whirls they
carried. The bo..k was handed to him. They
stood two men deep; the hindmost man handed
him the book, and the Prison, r gave it into his
hand Prisoner proposed the oath : •• thai he would
never lair h s to/.e from any lout tt.e IfeClor, and
would not prosecute a riteetarie, and would be true
to their law s." He said he was a Protestant, art.
wonl.l be so till his death. Witness gave back the
book, and said he had na further call to them He
took the book in his band, but did tot kiss it. Did
not take the oath; neither said g• r... 1 nor had, but
returned the look to them. Did not refuse to take
the oath that he would not take his tithe from any
but the War. He that gave the book, repeated
the oath to him ; they ordered him to 7,0 ro church,
with white hand and scarf ; called for the rest to
slay li:m with iron bars. It was at this threat he
towit the hook.
T. the Bench.—lt was a wet night, but some
stars were getting up ; they tame about twelve or
one w•lade nu motion to kiss the book ; does not
know whether they thnught he kissed the hook or
; vas not a great distance from the hindmost
man ; had no candles ; had the book in his hand
when the oath was aomi..i,tered. They went away
sell sathfi,d, although he did not kiss the book,
and said, that all they wanted was not to prosecute
a 74reshir. He wanted them to come in, they
would not. Thinks they might see that he did net
e.ke. the oath. They slid not threaten any force
alter he gave back the book.
Cro4.l.crami,ed Ae Mr. Ftestitro.

Is acquainted with Prisoner twsotr years, and
liveu neat land to him ; knew him well. Supposes
Poisoner thought Witness knew him. being his
swig, hour brit g on nest land ; he told him he
was Captain John Thresher, from Castlebar.—
Ile was hat did a boric. Would not take any un-
lawful oath ; said. if he did, ha would not keep it ;
by wide of his oath, be did return the book.
Suspeets they knew he did not take the oath.--
Think. they were in a hurry to go away ; does not
know whether or rot they knew he did not take
the coath ; spoke loud enough for them to hear
his refusal of the oath. They did ask him was he a
Protestant Supprses Prisoner knew he was s Pro-
testant for 40 years. Prisoner was going to put the
Roman Catholic oath to hum, but vie others would
not let him ; when he refused to take the oath,
they threatened to slay him with bars; and Capt.
Carder, after he was threatened, took the book in
his hand, till the rath was repeated ; and it was
after refusing to take the bath they went away u-
tished. Thinks 'Fey went immediately after refusal;
does nut cons+u•r himself as havirg taken the oath;
did not at the time he took it th;nirs he did not
take it; was in habits of intimacy tor tC years with
the Prisoner. It was light, and be had no disguise;
does not know how he came to pass himself as from
Custlebar. though Witness knew him. Witness
said he would sot keep the oath; believes they were
is a hotly to get away; did not repeat the oath
after them ; they had light sufficient to see ha did
not ; dud not consider be had taken the oath when
tefo►e the Magistrate.
Counsel for the Crown having relinquished the
Piniecntion, on this indidlment, the Jury eepurred
the Poisoner, under the direction of the Coon.
Second ladiament under 27th or the King---6
Sec.— That he. Francis Donohoe did, on the Bth
Nov. tender an unlawful oath. &e.
Frowsier'', George ?fester, nt.mised icy she
Arrctener-Gstai•L.

Knows the Prisoner (points him out): remensben
the sight of Saturday Sib Nov. three persona came
in his holm; did art know all the persons; the
.nuer was one of them; front the darkness of the
n;rt,t, he cannot say mote; cannot be positive the
Pi,ii.ner put a book in his hand; cannot be positive
fr••nt the clouds of the r.;es.t ; but to the best of hit
Moll and knowledpe—ithe Beech and Attorney-
General having insisted not • dire& answer rine way
err o.hi t); witness camas be pnisitive, being in the
rrfitit ; cannot say farther than to his skill and harm-
Prisoner ileyeatted.
Witness, by request of flu A TT O •CaPseat,
was viinautted teem the Table le the 1)ock s having
mere po.rtnsly. bctere the lileghtrato who cons-
sirtrd him (flee. Jos. Sena r) ** that the Primarr
had g'vea him the bort. and that he did. ender the
diseetssios. and by We aroma of the Pentane,
Ike oath."
The ydT&ttseat heehir bete femnif by the Greed
)wy. be wet itertr.ii.tely stemma, tebzil. as/
fused—Gull y l'erp.ry.
awn Geese.. Waging made Mat mieushos the
Menne el his crisis. esseitesi his se he pat is the
Peary, and eisseweede.7:riseafereed psi were per..


Duck for Dahlin, to he pot on board a vessel which
t, Pll the point of
This wretched man when he was called on
t) plead, that he was atrAid, if the other was con-
i:ted, that he shall be murdered.

The A c rotor ey •Gcr. rt Al. /iving declined to
prosecute the other three, wit were in custody, the
Commission closed.

REVOLUTION IN Jf. DOMINGO.

ADDRESS OF THE ARMY OF HAYTI TO THE GE-
NERAL IN-CHIEF, HENRY CHRIS FOPHE.

" Tyranny has been destroyed along with the ty-
rant! Liberty revives ! Since the 17th we have been
free! striking e:zample at revolutions effected by
Machiavelism, and which proves that a people long
1.1 bondage, it once made acquainted with their own
strength, though they may suffer themselves to be
abeised for a time by those they believed capable of
putting them in the enjoyment at their efforts, yet it
will never be possible to shut their eyes against their
true interests ; the incessant agitations which have
succeeded each other, have sufficiently proved this,
and that the objeft proposed had not yet been ob-
tained; that period alone when the Temple of War
may he closed.
" The principles you have already aped upon, and
which you have had the courage to communicr e to
the Generals, in the periods of o.3:barism, when even
our breath was construed into a meaning, and might
bring the heads of the most inoacent t. 'he scaffold;
these principles have b.en the eledric (lame which
his caused vie commotion which has been to strongly
felt, and ohich has carried away every thing with it,
to the In, en .at when Je in Jacques Dessalines, our
common r .cum., ceased to live.
" Vengeance has had its operation, and now the
army only waits ft r your presence to concur in the
formation of the social compan which should unite
es; of a constituuon, in w.ich every C tizen shall at
length find s-curity for hi. persan, and the sacred
right of property', emanatini, from the general will;
not like t• it mishaisen at which we have trodden
under —.a nude in the silence of the Cabinet,
without a, know letL:e of those most interested in it,
cad calculated only flitter the caprice of a single
individual, and, evc, in the letter of it, contrary to
eves), p.inciple if liberty. Thus long abused, we
have swain i.ot to separate, till we have seen the
n•is• constitutional at proclaimed ; that aft by which
we ought to be governed, until we have approved of
it, and sworn to obey it ; and until, conformably to
the usages of ancient warriors, we have publicly ac-
knowledged you tor the head of our Government,
and ',mite you upon our shields.
" Satisfy, General, the impatience of your brave
soldiers, of the whole nation assembled, who are ad.
soirees of your virtue., and to which nothing is want-
ing, at these moments of j .y, but your presence.
" Head-quaiteta, Port-au.Pritice, Wt. 21, 11406.
(Signed) E.Gwin. Minister . f War and Marine;
Gentual Cisismancliiit ..f the 2d Division of the ‘Ve.d;
Yayou, Van!, Gen-rals of Briride ; Bonnet, Adjutant
General Chief of the Staff; %Liston, Verret Lacroix,
E V. Mentor, Adjutants General ; Colonel. Yrancisque,
linuregarde, Ougitte. Dieudonne, Lamarre, Sanglaou,
.1. L. Mentor, Rouidet, Teriein, Metellu., and Gedeon ;
Chefs de Battalion Adam. Cadet, &mien, Halide Morro!,
Frederic, Le trade, Fhnbeet, Caneuax, Kiser, I.4ranc,
Llfordant, Horsens, I:Simile, Dahomey, Greaud, Cler-
roont, &tide.; Chemin, Cotarni..ary of Wai ; Inner!,
(sons). Bigot, Longue., Aille,. Peroni, &oda, La-
food, Bonbon, Jean Louis Dominique, Jean Philippe,
Jean Pure, Belly, Adonis, C.infidaid, Foiturie,
Siivain. &gnu de Lenonsourt, Ca.taing, L'otrnitie, Si,iou,
Gardel, Siirain, Roux, Legendre. Deatouchea, •urinan,
Sabo,..in, Vigil, Liberal, te. tollowad by a great number of
signatures."