The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-25 00:00:00

P4OERS.

We this day present to our Readers an account of an inieresi-
ing Trial which has recently taken place, and 'which has
excited the inure attention, in consequence of its haying
been taken up by the American Government, and urged
with all the zeal and perseverance which could be wished.
by the corrupter and conqueror of the World.

(FROM THZ UNITID STATE?. GAZETTE.)

A case occurred on Monday, in the Court- of:,
Quarter Sessions, which excited some amusement,
and considerable •satisfaEtion. Italy, and Switzer.f.,H
land;and Holland, and Portugal, and Spain, have I
all, ali fallen before the power ofNapoleon, and it is
now our turn to present a rich repast to the maw of
this devourer of empires. - The blow which was
aimed has been arrested by the spirit and the nerve
bf an American Jury. Buonaparte has now an. oc-
casion furnished to him, which should afford him
serious reflection ; and if his reasoning be cool 'apd
correct, he will find that America is not lo•be stab-
slued while such feelings and sentiments, as the dis-
cussion of Monday produced, glow in the bosoms of
our countrymen.

In the fall of the year 1806 a Swedish Schooner,
with a cargo of considerable value, both owned by
a Swedish subjea, and under the care of Mr. John
Naglee, an American Supercargo, sailed from, this
port to the Isle of Cuba. In the voyage she was
,captured by the •Privateer Dolphin, commanded by
Captain Brouvard. This is the mare who owns the
vessel which lately entered the port of Philadelphia,'
and, under the pv-tence of wanting provisions and
repairs for a long cruize, was furnished by. our Go-
vernment with those articles, which the embargo
laws prevent our own citizens from carrying toeach
other. -.1

WbEn Captain Brouvard captured the Schooner,
the usual scenes of outrage and atrocity were com-
'witted; which in thiS age of " the freedom of
the seas," accompany all French captures: 'Pistols,
and swords, and sabres, were exhibited to alarm the
fears of the crew, and to ,shew the power of French- .
men: The Schooner was then plundered, and sent
to Baracoa, a.port in the island of Cuba, Here a
netv'scenebY plunder occurr=ed, and before any pro-
ceedings were instituted to procure the cor,detn
nation of the vessel, one-half of the.cargo was smug-
gled on shore, as well to avoid the restoration of it
in case of an acquittal, as to defrapd,
,the Govern-:
mcnt of the dutieS. ''An, attempt was made by
Captain Brouvard, with the aid of a file of soldiers,
to seize.and imprison- the Supercargo,,,who, finding
his life in danger, applied to the -.Governor
~of the
port, who was a Spaniard, and who ithmedlately
Interfered to rescue Mr. Naglee from the fangs of
the Frenchman. The Schooner was then ordered
to tl'e city of St. Domingo, where she soon after'
arrived. Mr. -Naglee, appNbensive of his life, -if;
he went in the Schooner, took hi 4 passage in .aft-
other vessel ; and at great expence,. and with con-
siderable. difficulty, follo-wed her, but not in suffi-
cient time to save his property. Before. he arrived
his vessel' and cargo were delivered up to Brouvard,
and his only solicitude was to provide for his return
to his borne.

13rouvard had robbed. him of a pair of pistols,
which it was his wish to regain, and for that pur-
pose he applied to hhn, but. without success. He
then made an application to General Ferrand, who
commanded at the city of St.. Domingo, and ..Brou-
v,srd was ordered by bitTi to restore the pleitolsa„—....
After some time they ‘kere returned to Mr. Naglee,
but the case in which they were contained was cut
and defaced—the locks of the pistols were broken,
and the barrels filled with slush ! But, such as
they were, they w:ere the remnant of his property;
and he found himself now reduced, by the villainy
of Brouvard, from a state of comfort to that of
beggary. He smarted under a sense of his wrongs,
v.e ,
and when he was about to leaveSt, St. Domingon is
do
return tb Philadelphia, he seized an .opportunity to
say
.to Brouvard; " am nOW in your
must submit to it ; but if I ever catch. you in any.
part of the United States,,except Christ's Church,'
Bate my revenge."
Two years elapsed and the time for revenge ar-
rived ; Brouvard entered the port of Philadelphia a .
short time since, after having plundered. an Arne-
rican.vessel at, sea, „and, occasioned the death of a
respe&able passenger, 'Mr. Campbell, and three or
four the &cis,. Here Ins vessel was ordered to be .
repaired, and by the orders of our Government, an,
unnecessary quantity of provisions was furnished'.
him, while, at the same time, and by the same or-
ders, the-cifizens were prohibited, from receiving
froM their sister Slates eVen.a barrel of flour ! While,
the Schooner was repairing at the ship-yard, Brou-
vark'accompaned.by the French Vice-Consul and
a Fienchman, and dressed in. his eniform, went to
inspect her. They were met in the, street, by -Mr.,
Naglee, who, addressing himself to Brouvard, said,,
"-How do you do, Sir i" Brouvard replied,;" Very
well; Sir, I thank you." " I suppose," said Mr..:
Naglee, " you do not rernember-tue." " Oh, oui,.
tres lien," said litouvardi and held out his hands as
if to greet, him. Niglee instantly seized them in
his left hand, and proceeded to take his promised re-
venge. He struck Brouvard " several severe blows,
when the Vice-Consul interfered, either as a peace-
maker, or as a partizan.of Brouvard. His own tes-
timony was, that he interposed, in the former capa-
city, and laid a gentle hand upon each, for the pur-
pose of parting them; and in this statement he was
strengthened by the oath of the Frenchman who
accompanied him and ,Broevard. The witnesses
for Naglee, however; liad
_another. story to tell.—
They swore that, the Vice-Consul seized Naglee
alone violently by the collar. This latter story,.it is
presumed, was the impression of Naglee, for find-
ing himself attacked from behind,: he took-the pre-
caution of extending Brouvard 'on the grpund by,.
one honest lloux, and then turned .to defend himself'
from his assailant. Not . much, hOweveri was; ne?-'
cessary for this purpose, ,he gave the great Napo-
leon's Vice-Consul one blow in the stoma& and.
P..
the Vice-Consul fell.
Having thus defended himself from an assault, he.
proceeded to perform the promise which he had
made to Brouvard at St. Domingo, which he exe-
cuted to his own latisfadtion, and, we hope, Co the
satisfaaion of his .countrymen. After Brouvard had -
been beaten a second time, his epatilettes covered
with dust,
,and his tremendous cockade ingloriously

0 ! what a fall was there, my countrymen I"