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DECREE

RELATIVE TO THE FRENCH WI4O MAY TAKE REFUGE
IN FRANCE, ArTER }LAVING COMMITTED A CRIME
ON THE TERRITORY OF A FOREIGN POWER :
" Imperial Palace of Amsterdam, Oct. 23.
" Mtn lac.—Orr the report of our Grand Judge
Mi-
niqer of Justice, having for the ohjt:ct to enact in the
which a Frenchman shall have taken refute in France, af.a.r
having committed a crime on the territory of a Foreign Power ;.
" Considering Article 5 and 7, of our Code of Criminal In-
struction, purporting, .
" The first, that every Frenchman who shall have been
guilty, avit bout the territory of France, of a crime attacking the
safety of the State, conterfeiting the seal of the State, the ua-
tional money having currency, nas,4onal papers, ba:•lt bills au-
thorised by law, may be prosecuted, judged, and punished in
France, according to the disposition, of the French laws.
" The sea ood, every Frenchman, whh :!tall have been guilty,
out of the territory of the Empire, of a crime against a Ft ench-
man, may, on his return to France, be prosecuted and judged,
if lie has not been prosecuted and judged in a forei.m country,
and if the Frenchman offended, shall make a complaint again,t
him, considering that the pre‘ent question relates to crimes com-
mitted by a Frenchman out of France, and a:tainst foreigners.
" That the Frenchman ;:ccused of such a crime, cannot,
when he has taken refute in France, he delivered up, prose- I
cuted, and judged, in a foreign country, but on the demand rt
extradition made by the country which asserts itself to have
been offended.
That on our part, it belongs to our justice to offer no oh-
, stacle to the punishment of crin• e, even when it neither of-
fends us nor our subjects; on the other hand, the protection
whicb we owe to the latter, will not permit us to deliver them

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up to a foreign jurisdiction, without serious and legal motives,
ecknowledged and judged to be such by us.
" Having heard our Council of State, we have decreed, and
do decree, as follows :
" Art. I. Every demand of extradition made by a Foreign
Government against one of our subjects, accused of havillg
committed a crime against foreigners on the territory of Oil;
Government, shall be submitted to us by our Grand Judy:,
the Minister of Justice, to be determined by us as shall be
suitable.
" Art. 11. For this purpose, the said demand, supported by
justificatory pieces, shall be addressed to our Minister for Fo-
reign Affairs, who shall transmit it with his opinion to our
Grand Judge, Minister of Justice."

TURKEY. •
CONSTANTIXOPLL, SEPT. 20.—A formidable expedition is
preparing at Cairo against the WeeLabites, those indestructible
fanatics, who seem to spring. up as they are cut down, like the
heads of the Hydra. The Pacha of Egypt intends to entrust his
son, Jusum Pacha, with the command. He has thirty transports
constructed in such a manner that they can he taken to pieces
and carried across the isthmus of Sucz to the Red Sea, on which
they are to serve for the conveyarce of troops. It is, however,
to be feared that the Scheriff of Mecca, who resides at Dsydda,
niay .be better disposed towards the Weehabites than the Os-
roanlins; and, consequently, oppose by force of arms the en-
trance of our Pacha a troops into Dsydda. This Orneer models
his conduct on the old principles of Turkish Administration,
and consequently is addicted to prompt and violent measures.
The massacre of all the Mamelukes at Cairo, on the first of
'ay, as they were leaving the citadel, whither they had been
brought on the pretext of a procession, is a proof of it. The
troops of the Pacha, subset ently to the massacre, pillaged
the houses of the Mamelukes every whore throtioout the
city, and possessed themselves of an immense booty. Ilie most
beautiful women have been brought hither as slaves ; as likewise
the heads of the principal 13eys, and those of their adherents. ►
• l'he remainder are constantly hunted through the different pro-
vinces of Egypt. A general pillage was apprehended at Cairo on
the part of the soldiers, thirsty for blood and plunder, but the
dangers was averted by the prudent measures of the Pacha.
On the 27th of August there was a grand Council of War
held at the Turkish head quarters, at which the Grand Vizier
preaided. All the military chiefs and Ministers were present.
rhe passage of the Danube was unanimously resolved on. Galal
Eldin Mehemet, Pasha of Tschasar 'Lade, who was to command
in the camp in the absence of the Grand Vizier, arrived there
towards evening, and occupied the tent of Kebaja Bey. The
Grand Vizier came at the same time with his principal Officers
and troops to the place pitched on for crossing, this is above the
corn magazine of Rudschuck ; sixteen boats were there for the
purpose, five of which were large enough to contain 250 men each,
the others were smaller. All the preparatory measures were
well taken. The passage was ellected about the village of Stu-
bodse, with so little suspicion on the part of the enemy, that the
Ottoman troops had time sufficient to entrench themselves.
The Russian advanced-guard having at length perceived their
operations, fired two pistol-shots as a signal, and retired upon
their entrenchments. A small body of Russian troops then ad-
vanced, but were repulsed with loss. All remained tranquil till
the succeeding morning. The number of Ottoman troops who
had passed the Danube in the night in six different vessels,
amounted to 3000 mean, and was commanded by Mehinick-Bey-
:ejia-Hilar-Agassi, nephew of the Grand Vizier, the Pasha
Aydie, &c.
The next day the Russians divided into several bodies of in-
fantry and cavalry, advanced to the Turkish entrenchments
amidst a fire of artillery on both sides.
Some small detached bodies of Russians made a sharp and re-
gular attack. The action was severe, a great number were
killed and wounded on both sides, but the Russians were finally
obliged to retire. Two other corps which came to their assist-
ance shared the same fortune.. All the troops which came up
till noon were repulsed with the same valour, and the enemy
were obliged to retire, as well by the bravery of the Ottoman
troops, as by the loss they had sustained, whether by our resist-
ance, or frpm batteries erected on the right bank of the river.
In the mean time a powder magazine adjoining our entrench-
ments, had caught fire ; the damage it effected, and the impossi-
bility of our receiving reinforcements, made the enemy think that
our situation was very critical. They sent a person with a flag
of truce, in order to induce our troops to take into consideration
their situation, which appeared desperate, and to accept the offer
of the General, which was, that they might repass the Danube
unmolested; but our brave people answered, that they would
rather die than submit to humiliating terms. This being made
Isnown to the Russians, a fifth attack was made upon our en-
trenchments; it was sufficiently sharp, but so also was our re-
sistance; insomuch, that the Russians having Instanced great

loss, in killed and wounded, reared precipitately. They were
pursued by our troops', who took a gun ; towards nightfall the
Russians brought down all the artillery they had on the left- of
the Danube, in order, either to compel us to repass the river, or
to prevent our receiving reinforcements. They brought it be-
yond our intrenchments. The different engagements lasted Irons
morning till night, both sides fought with great determination,
and the result was in favour of the 'Yaks, who distinguished
themselves by incredible acts of valour. The Russians kad "700
killed, many wounded, and left us some prisoners. On our side
the Pasha Aydie was severely wounded, Silibtar Aga slightly,
and Agalar Agasir Halil Usta Was killed.
His Excellency the Grand Vizier had intended to send rein-
forcements in the night, but apprehensive of accidents from the
darkness of it, he deterred doing so till the next day. Of 15
Russian boats which were lying under the left bank of the Da-
nube below Guergewo, 12 were towed up in the course of the
night to the place where the Turks had crossed ; but they, who
had observed them at midnight, commenced a fire on them
whi,:h lasted till morning, and obliged tlrem to retire. The
Russians lost one boat, which was sunk, five of them were able
to anchor under Rudschuek, seven others attsnved to fall
down the river and thus escape, but only four effected this with-
out without considerable damage, the three others were very
rudely handled, and made the left bank in order to land the
troops. Th& boats before Rudschuck probably withdrew about
the same time, in consequence of orders r,xeived by sigirals.
His I:Act:fleecy the Grand Vizier, who perceived that the at-
tempts of the }gun boats had not only failed, bat that the enemy
had also withdrawn from the banks of the Danube, hastened, on
that and the following day, to send the brave troops who had
crossed the river provisions, ammunition, and reinfovcentents.—.
GaAetLe de France, Nov. ‘27.)

1111:144 ND.

CATHOLIC DELEGATES.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, N0v.16.

This day the Court of king's Beech, pronounced judgment on
the detnerrer to the two pleas of the Catholic Delegates.
The Court was, as usual, very Much crowded.
0:1 the Judges taking their seats, the Attorney-General was
sent fur, and the four Judges proceeded to give their opieiotis
vriutint
The LORD CHIEY JUSTICr. said, that as there were twe bless
of abatement put in by the Traverzers, to both of which the
Attornev-Getteral had entered a demurrer, he would no: ice them
separateiy. In the plea of want of freehold, one of the oh "c tiuns
which he should first notice was, that the persons were not izeown
to be freemen—nor was there any proof that the.eite et Dublin
was included in the class ut corporate towns ; that the ci.erter of
the city of Dublin ought to be produced in proof; but in his opi-
nion this objection could not be emertained a moment. If any
rouf was necessary to he produced that the Comt was sitting
in the city of Dublin, would not hills of indictment, foiled by
the Grand Jury of the city of Dublin, he sufficient !---.110. plea
itself, if not otherwise supported, would answer this übjection,as
reciting the indictment to be in the county of the city of Dublin.
Another objection is, that they should possess certain quAlica-
tions, as being peek et levies. The plea makes bat one objec-
tion, that is to freeholders; they have stated no other cause of
disqualifications ; it was then the duty of the Attorneyeeleneral
to have brought proof, that these persons were freemen of the
city of Dublin, or that they were pry" et legates. They mie lit as
well have required him to bring proof that the pampa] had no mi..
nors, aliens, ur outlaws, sworn on it. These objections cannot,
therefore, he entertained a moment. The objection relative CO
freeholders is admitted to be a good one in counties at large, but
not in cities or corporate towns; but freeholders every where
must be probe et legates homines. It is conteneed on the part tf
the Crown, that freemen are probe el legal.l, and that this qea-
lification is general to all. We should have expected from such
great authorities as Coke, Hale, and ilawkins, something deci-
sive on this subject; but precision of opinion is not to be found
in them.—His Lordship then quoted Hale 2, 155, where lie says
the Jurors must be freeholders. This, he conceives, only re-
ferred to counties at large. His Lordship then cited Hawkins
2, chap. 25, sec. 19, the two Statutes of Edward, all which have
exceptions in the cases of cities and boroughs. He looked upon
it that misdemeanour: were to be tried by common law.--,His
Lordship reviewed the authorities brought forward h yboth sides,
and commented on them at length ; and ended by s:ating, that
nothing had appeared to him as sufficient to warrant the plea.
His. opinion, tnerefore, was--that the demurrer should be al-
lowed.
In this opinion, Judges DAY, DALY, and 9115ORNts COD.-
Cured.