The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-30 00:00:00

(Extract.)

44 Letter from the Secretary of War to the Chairman of the
Military Committee
Department of War, Dec. 29,1819.

" Trade and inesents, accompanied by talks
calculated for the purpose, are among the most
powerful means to controul the action of sa-
vages ; and, so long as they were wielded by a
foreign hand, our frontier must ever be exposed
to the calamity of Indian warfare. By the treaty
of 1794, Great Britain obtained the right of trade
and intercourse with the Indians residing on our
territory; which gave her a monopoly of the
trade with the various tribes on the Lakes, the
Mississippi, and Missouri, and a decided control
over all their measures. The effects of this ascen-
dancy over them must be remembered and la•
mented, so long as the history of the, late war
shall be perused. The most distressing occur-
fences, and the greatest c:isasters of that period,
may be distinctly traced to it. This right of in-
tercourie and trade with the Indians, which his
proved to ns so petnicious, terminated in the war,
and was trot reset ved by the Treaty of Ghent ;
and, io the year 11 6, Congress passed a law,
which authorised the President to prohibit Fo-
reigners front rradwg with the lodiaus residing
within .our limits, and instructions have been
given ,unthr the Act, to prevent such trade ; but
it is obvious that the act and instructions to In-
dian agents can have but little efficacy to remedy
the evil. Without a military force, prope-rly dis-
tributed, the trade would still be continued, and,

even if it were prevented, that which is more per.
nicions would sill remain—lndian talks at the
British posts, accompanied with a profuse distri-
bution of presents.
This intercourse is the great source of danger
• to our peace ; and until it is stopped, our fron-
tiers rannot be sate. It is estimated that upwards
of 3000 Indians, front our side of the lakes, visit-
ed Malden and Drummond's Island, the last year;
~nd that, at the latter -place alone, presents were
distributed to the amount of 95,000 dollars. It is
dcsirah!,:. that this intercourse should terminate by
the act of the Ilri;iot Government ; and it is be-
lieved that it has been continued by its agents in
Canada', rat her in consequence of the practice be-
fore the late war, under the Treaty of 1794, than
by the direct sanction and authority of thatGovern-
merit. Its attention, has, however, been called to
it, through rite proper department ; and, as it is
wholly inconsistent with the friendly relations be-
tween the two countries, it is hoped that it will not
b.e peraiirted in future. • The occupation of
the contemplated posts, will, in the mean time,
put into our hand the power to correct the evil.—
The posts on the lakes will enable the Govern-
ment, not only to check effectually all trade with
foreigners in that quarter, but also to restrain the
Indians front passing our limits. On that side the
remedy will be complete.—On the Mississippi and
the Missouri, the posts at the St. Peter's and
Mandan village, are well selected for the same'
purpose. From the Lake of the Niroods, west-
wardly, the 49th parallel of latitude is the boundary
• est ablishvd by the late Co;ivention between the
United States and the lit Hsi) possessions.
_The
Hudson Bay and the Nor it West Companies have
several posts and trading Estahlishments, which
ate believed to be much to the south of this line,
and consequently wi hirkour territory. When the
bow‘dary is ascertained and marked, the po!icy of
the act of the 29th April 1816, already referred
to, may by means of these posts, be effectually
,enforced ; and in that quarter, as well as on the
side of the lakes, we shall have the power to e;;•
elude foreigners from trade and intercourse with
the Indians residing within our limits. The fa-
eili!y of communication by the Mississippi and •
Missouri, with our posts on those rivers, is so
much greater than that between. Hudson Way or
Montreal, • (particularly without passing through
our territory,) and the jiritish posts !lords of ours,
that our ascendancy over the Indians of those
rivers, both as to trade and power, ought, with
judicious measures on our part to be complete."

INGENIOUS DEFENCE.

COURT OF ASSIZE AT PARIS,

On the 219 r instant, the Court of Assize came
to a decision on the case of two individuals who
had rxore,sed their opinions in words, instead of
delivering the same in writing, by which they
might have bee:. able to prove their innocence.

Cue first of hese was a person named Cieux, a
iourotyinan eartveright. He had been drinking
on the 14th of February at'a public house, where
several who happe“ed to be present at the tirtSe,
were lamenting the melanelsoly fate of the Duke
de Berri. This person nor only expressed his ap-
probation of that ctime, but he even inveighed
against the King hints., If, by savage imprecations,
which we cannot repeat.
This Cieux made use of a singular kind of de-
fence; he called witnesses to show that he had
been speaking of a man named Le Rol', and not
of Louis XVIII. " Thi,," said he, 4` makes a
great difference; for what 1 said against Leroy
lam ready to repeat. He was a wre,eh who did
me much injury, and My, was condemned for rob-
bery." This equivocal mode of justifir.atioti did nut
mower his purpose. Cienx was unanimously found
guilty on the first charge, that of a pantie Outrage
against good manners. Bit the jurors declared only
by a majority of seven against five, that lie was
guilty of an attack upon the inviolability of the
King. The Court, atter deliberating on the
case, agreed by a majority o.'three voices against
two, with the opinion of the minority of the
Jury.—lint still there remained nine voices for
condemning him on the principal charge, and
only eight for his acqni t al. He was sentenced
to one year's imprisonment.

RESOLUTE CO\ DUCT oF A WOMAN.---0(1 Mon-
day afternoon, Alice Salter, about 19 years of age,
servant to Mr.Lanharn, baker, of XViticombe, had
occasion to go into the house of Sarah Perkins,
who keeps a tea-situp next door to Lanham ; on
entering the passage, she observed a man robbing
the till, and vi ith great presence of mind site
darted into the shop, and seized him by the col-
lar. lie struck her on the head with his fist re-
peatedly, but site held him fast, called out for
assistance, struggled with him, anti forced him
into the kitchen, where Sarah Perkins appeared,
and Salter with great coolness told her to run
for a constable, whilst she held the prisoner.
During Pet kins's absence, the villain swore
that he would murder Salter, if she did not re-
lease him, and slipping a clasp knife frottl his.
pocket, be attempted to cut her thrmit; but, dur-
ing the attempt, she lifted her arm up to her
neck, and received the cut on the fleshy part of
This murderous attempt inspired her with fresh.
courage, and site forced him into the COlll -yard,
where he was taken with the knife open io his
hand by Mr. Lanham and a constable. lie took
about 9s. front the till, and a pocket-book con-
taining two five pound and three one pound notes,
all of which were luckily preserved through the
intrepidity of the young woman. The prisoner,
Henry Warren, a most notorious offender, under-
went a long examination before THOMAS CLUT•
TEEBUCK, Esq. last night, at Widdicombe-honse,
Who sent him off this morning, with the wit-
nesses, for Taunton, where the Assizes for this
county are now holding.—(Bath Paper, March
28.)
On the 18th instant, William Kingan Smith,
weaver, in Airdrie, was brought to Glasgow in
a post-chai,e, under charge of a. messec44er, ac-
cused of being " actively employed, under the
pretence of obtaining Radical Retort"). assist-
ing at secret and select inee-ings, to induce va-
rious union societies of Radical Reformers in the
neighbourhood of Airdrie to provide themselves
with arms for unlawful! purposes•" 'After a pre-
cognition had been taken, he was committed to
jail for further examination.

THE MURDERS AT WOOLWICH.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS RESPECTING NESBITT,
THE SUPPOSED MURDERER OF MR. PARKER AND

HIS HOUSEKEEPER.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 28.—Mr. HUNT, the
gaoler, had been dispatched to Southampton after
the young woman whom Nesbitt (the supposed
murderer) had seduced in France ; he arrived un-
fortunately too late; she had been embarked about
one hour and a half for Havre, where she is re-
ported to be gone, attached to the family of an
English Clergyman. Mr Ridout, High Constable
of Woolwich, arrived here on Sunday, and ou
being shown to the prisoner, they mutually re-
cognized each other. He, however, was very
sullen, and said but little- to Mr. Ridout. This
morning Mr. Jackson, son-in-law to Mr. Parker,
arrived here ; he has fully recognized many of
the things, particularly the watches, seals, tea-
tongs, &c. anti has deposed to this effect before
the Magistrates this morning, as has also Mr.
Jackson's son, who would swearto many of the
articles ; they are both bound in recognizances
to appear. Mr. Jackson, senior, married Miss
Parker 26 years since, and is a respectable watch-
maker,.of Walthamstow ; he visited his fat her-
iu-law the last time at 'Christmas. The name of
the girl with whom the prisoner cohabited here is
Ann Kirby ; his strange conduct had much alarm-
ed her, and latterly she had used every endeavour
to avoid him. About seven weeks since she ob-
served hint in the stage-box of the Theatre with
a young Lady ; upon questioning; him who she
was, he said her name was Butler, and that she
had two brothers, Attornies, at Southampton ; that
he had promised her marriage ; that she had a sis-
ter marrisd to a Mr. Booth, of London, but that
be had now sent her to her friends. In a few days
lie absented himself for about 3 weeks ; she first
met him on his return, last Saturday three weeks
(being the 4th of March) about 8 in the evening,
just arrived from London : he had got plenty of
money, and got change of a 101. note ; his:nephew
visited hint at her lodgings, and wished to be alone
with him ; they were some time together, and
when they came down stairs, she observed the
nephew put a letter into his hat, which they ap-
peared to have been writing. She now observed
a-very visible alteration ita him ; he could get but
very little sleep, repeatedly awoke, and would
jump up, exclaiming with horror, " What's that
What's that ! Do you see any thing ?" His
dreams seemed most terrific, and his body much
convulsed ; she attempted to make out -What he
said in his dreams, bitt could only make out that
he• was incessantly calling out " Betsey" and
" Sally." She often questioned him upon his
uneasiness ; his answers were, he could tell her a
geese:, but that he had already told her too much;
the two' men, whom be had before told her be
had killed were in duels; but with respect to the
woman, he would say nothing more (bay that he
struck her ; that she must not be acquainted with
all his secrets. He said he lived fifteen miles the
other side of London, where he had a wire and
six children, and that he kept a woman it, the
SASIIC. place. It seems a matter of great surprise,
but it is well ascertained, that he' was suffered to
walk about Woolwich several days before the
murder, although he had escaped, as before ob-
served, from a charge of burglary iu that town.
—On the evening the murder was committed, he
parted from his wife in Woolwich about 6 o'clock,
saving he should, never see her again. He next
morning took his place in the stage-coach for
Chichester, and overtaking the Portsmouth coach
at Mousehill, be left ehe other and walked on till
the Portsmouth horses had baited, and hailed" the
coachman, who took him up. A corporal and a
private of the artillery stationed here, went to-
day to see hint ; they knew him well ; he also
knew them; being old comrades, but he would
not acknowledge them. He had been very low-
spirited till this visit, but,'after they were gone,
he fell into the most dreadful paroxysms of rage,
foamed at the mouth, and uttered the most dread-
ful itnnrccations, saying he was made a show of.
He cauuot be got to eat ; he has only taken a
little tea since his confinement, till to-day, when
Mr. Ridout got hint to take a glass of wine and a
biscuit. He makes pitiful entreaties to have his
hands released, but every precaution is taken, as
self-destruction seems evidently to be his object.
He is to be taken to town this night, or to-mor-
row morning.

On Saturday night, a most calamitous accident
occurred near Braban Castle. On ,that evening,
Sir HUGH INNES, of LOCII4ISII, was proceeding in
his own carriage from Dingwall, where he had
attended a public dinner, to Brahan, accompa-
nied by Mr. GILLANDzas, of Highficld, when jolt
below the farm square of Braban,, the earriage-
wheel nnforitinateiy came in contact with a large
stone on the side of the way. The carriage and
horses went over a sloping bank, and made a
complete snmerset—the driver was pitched to a
great distance, but happily escaped unhurt, but
the butler, who had been seated beside him on
the dickey, was. killed on the spot. The situation
of Sir HUGH and his companion may be better
imagined than described. Both Gentlemen pro-
videntially escaped With their lives, though se-
verely hurt, Mr. GILLANDERS having his collar-
bone broken. Sir HUGH and Mr. GILLANDBRS
were immediately conveyed to the Ci;stle, and
medical aid was quickly.ohtained, So that they are
now in a lair way of recovery.—(Edinburgh Cou-
rant, March 27 )

Saturday, as Mr. Leeke, of Chester-street,
Grosvenor-place, was passing through Henrietta-
street, COvent-Garden, he was robbed near
Messrs. Wright's, the Bankers, of his pocket-
book, containing a 2001. Bank of England and
forty 11. Bank-notes. He was not in the Elec-
tion crowd, and was not sensible of being robbed
at the time ; but afterwards, on discovering the
loss of his pocket-book, he recollected that a
man had pressed against him, near ,Messrs.
Wright's. Knowing the number and date of the
2001. note, he gave information at the Bank of
Englavd. Oct Tuesday the said note was paid
into the Bank, when information was sent to
Mr. Leeke with all speed, and, upon inquiry, it
turned out that the note had been paid boo the
Bank by a silversmith and jeweller in, Cornhiil,
who said he received it on Saturday afternoon of a
man, fur the sale of some.foreign gold coin, and the
time proved to be about an' hour atter the robbery.

SURREY LENT ASSIZES, MARCH 28.

CROWN SIDE.
MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING.

James AlMit and John Bunn, Esy , were indict -
ed under the late Lord Ellenborough's Act, the
one as a principal, and the other as accessory, for
feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously shooting et
Sarah Mitchell, with a fowling-piece -loaded with
powder and shot, at Chertsey, on the 27th of
December last, with intent to murder her. There
were other counts, laying the intent to tuaial,
disable, or do some grievous bodily harm.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. ADM..
rulus and Mr. ABRAHAM, and the defenCe by Mr.
Commont SERJEANT and Mr. ANDREWS.

The case proved in evidence was in substance
this :—sThe prisoner, Mr. Bunn, was a respectable:
and sveal'hy Gentleman, living at Chertsey, arsrli
the prisoner Alidis was his coachman. in that
evening of the 27th of December last, the prose-
cutrix, a young woman, a servant out of place,
had been out with another woman and two youths
to see a friend at Weybridge. Be: ween 1.0 and
o'clock she and her companions determined to re-
turn home by a different route than that by whicit
they had set out, owing to the roughness and dis-
agreeable nature of the latter, and they chose to
adopt a path which led through Mr. Bonn's farm-
yard, and which was stated to have been, not mere
than 3 years since, a public way. It seeental that there
were two gates at opposite sides of the farm, yard.
The first they entered without difficulty, and ;vont'
coming to the second they found it was fastened.
Whilst trying to open it, and at the same time
determining to return back, a dog began to bark.
•At the same' instant the prisoner Alidis, who
lodged in a lone house about a quarter of a aide
from that of his master, opened the casement of
his window, and cried out " It was a
moonlight night. One of the young men an-
swered " Ho! mate ;" and before any thing fur-
ther passed, the prisoner discharged a towhog-
piece at the group, .the contents of which wounded
the prosecutrix dangerously in one of her thighs,
and slightly touched the rest of the party. The
prosecutrie fell upon the sitoulder of one of the
young men, and the wiser female addressing the
prisoner, told lan that they meant no harm—that
they were wayfaring travellers—that they hadof-
ten gone that way before, and thought there was
no harm in doing so again. The Prisoner warned
them to be gone, and said if they did pot he would
fire again. No name was given by the •prosectirtax,
or any of her companions, nor any explanation given
where they lived, nor iva, there rime, from the sud-
denness of the transaction, to do so. The prisoner .
'was in his shirt, and had apparently started from
his bed, in consequence of the alarm given by the
dog, and discharged his piece, under the impres-
shin that there were thieves in his. waster's yard.
In consequence of the menace given by the
pri—
soner, the prosecutrix and her companions infusediately made the best of their way ow of the
farmyard, to avoid any further danger, and with
great difficulty she was got home. She was cen- -
fined a considerable time, from the .wound she
had received, and appeared now to be an incur-
able cripple. A few days afterwards, the pri-
strner,• Mr. Bunn, was applied to by two a
the same party, for some relief for tile prose-
cutria. He told them that the other pi alone(
was an honest and faithful servant ~, his, .and
that he had only acted by his orders, end
that he (Mr. Bunn) would have done lie same
under the like ciremnstances. In consequence of
an application to the Magistratts at Ch"ilsCy,
Mr. Bunn, however, aareed to maintain the pro-
secutrix during her illness, but he afterwards re-
newed of his kindness, and said that she must
look to her pari,h It appeared that no conspaint
had ever been made by the prosecutrix against
Mr. Bunn, as an accessory, the charge being con-
fined to the servant Midis ; but at the As-sizes
both- were indicted before the Grand Jury.
Mr. Baron GARROW strongly reprobated the
prosecution against the prisoner, Mr Bunn, and
charged the Jury that they must acquit both pri-
soners., for if even death had ensued it would not
have been murder. This was the criterion fry
which sect) an indictment could be supported un-
der the Act in question. His Lordship, however,
lamented that Mr. Bunn should havc,suffervd his
pity for the suffering of the prosecutrix to abate
under any circumstances.
The Jury found bbth prisoners Not 'Guilty:

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
EXAMINATIONS, NEETINGS, &C.
Alexander Gray, eloth-mercliant and haberdasher, Irvine,
to he examined in the Sheriff-clerk's Office, Ayr, 3d anal rith
April, et 1.
Creditors of James Tassie, leather-dresser, Pollockshaws,
near Glasgow, meet in the office of Kerr and Malcolm, wri-
ters there, 14th April, at 2.
Creditors of Thomas Sutherland, merchant, Edinburgh,
meet in the Merchants' Hail, here, 14th April, at 2.
Creditors of the deceased Thomas Harper, canae-malier
and merchant, Edinburgh, meet in the Royal Exchange Co
fee-house, here, lath April, at 2.
Creditors of itrastel Chile, manufacturer, Langholin, meet
in the Crown lon there, ';'!h April, at 12.
Creditors of the deeease.d James lam, merchant and ship-
owner, Arbroath, meet in Fairweatker's tavern there, SOL
April, at 19.
Creditors of Jatritt Ford, of Finharen, merchant, Montrose,
meet in the Star inn there, 10th April, at 12.
Creditors of Patison and Connell. merchants, Edinburgh,
will receive a dividend at the office of David Paterson, an-
countant there., 27th April. s
States of the afnlis of John Robinson, general agent,
North Back of Canongate, Edinburgh, lie with the trustee—
No dividend.

States of the affairs of Thomas Eddie and Co. merehants,
Forres, iie with the trustee—No dividend. '
David Gillespie, merchant-tailor, Saint Andrew's, has ap-
plied for a discharge.

BIRTHS.
On the 29th instant, the Countess of Dundonald, of a
dau4liter.

The Duchess of San Carlos was yesterday, at half-past oriel
safely delivered of a fine boy, to the great joy of the family.
heing die second son; he will hear the title of Comte de
l'Union ; the Duchess and child are doing as well as possible.