The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-21 00:00:00

vleclaratiOn is founded on the Act of 1748, which gives
the tobacco; the defendants pleaded specially Ike
Act of 1758, which authorizes the commutation it.'
money, at siateen and eight-peace : to this plea thy'
plaintiff demurred ; assigning for causes of dentarreem
brato.thst the Octof 1758, not having received the
Heys% issent, -had not the force of a law • and, se-
exerilys. ,thet Alto Kiegv-ie .Cesseeilirbefl.de4are.d t Alt
Act null and void. The case stood for argate'enron
...s.lie_gtonwsrer tfigembei,Terml 1753_4_ an d
was arms, by Mr. Lyons let thi Platigfr7rga.
Mr. John Lewis for the Defendants; `'whed the
• Court, very mucbte the credit of 'Oeir candour and
• Gillum', breasted' the Popular orient—by 'iostaln-
` ing the demurrer.' Thus far the' Clergy sped before
the' windt and concluded; with" good teason; the*
their' tritimph was complete ;lot. the Act of 175$
having been declared void by the' judgment on the
• demurrer, that. of 1748 was left' in foil force, 'and
•`• becaMe, in law, the only ofaudardlor 'the hurling of
the Jury. Mr. Lewis has so thoroughly coovinced
this, that 'he retired' from the cause;: inforMing
."Ms clitall that it had Deen,'in effect, decided agaiust
and that there remained nothing more for hire.'
totich. In fhii desperate situation, they applied te,
• :Patrkk Hoary, and he undertook to argots it •fer
them before The Jeri, at the ensuing Term. Accordr4
.oti the first day Of the following Decembers,
be 'attended the Court', end, on his Orin!, found oh
the'Coort-yard such a concoeroe as would have api-.1
palled any other moo in his sitnatino: They Were Mill
• the people of the county merely who were there, bit'
visitors from all the counties, to a considerable
'-tance around. The decision upon the deinorrer had,
produced a videflt ferment amongst the People, and
equal exultation on the pot of the Clergy,- who
'tended the Court in a large body, either to look
down opposition, or to. enjoy the final triumph if
' this hard fought contest, which they now considered
as perfectly secure. Among many other Clergymen,
' who Attended on • this occasion, came the Reverend'
Patrick- Henry, who was the plaintiff in another
• cause of theiathe nature, then depending in Court.—
When Mr. Henry saw hit uncle approach, he walked
up to hit carriagee, accompanied by Colonel Mers-1
* dith, add ezpristiba his` regret at seeing him there.—,
66 Why so?" enquired the uncle. 66 Because, Sir,"'
Said Mr. 'Henry, you -know thilt I have never yet
• spoken in public, and I fear that I shall be too mach
• overawed by your presence, to beable to do my duty try
rny clientit ;peonies; Sir, I shalt' be obliged to say some
. hard thingi of the Clergy, rind I am Very uneilliog
to give pain to year teenage:" • His erica: reproved
Mm for biting engaged its the Cause; which Mr.
Henry excused by saying, that the Clergy had not
- thought him worthy of being retained on their side, i
and he knew 'of no moral principle by which he wee
' holed to refuse a fee from their adversaries ; besides,
• Ate confessed, that le this controversy; bOth his
heart and judgment, ai well as his professional duly,
Wee on the side of the People; he then requested,
' -that his uncle would do him the favour to leave the
• ground. "'Why, Patrick," said the old Gentle-
' man, with a good-natured smile, "as to your saying
keid things of the Clergy, I advise you to let that.
alone—tape my word for it, you will do yourself
• mere harm than you" will them ; and as to my leave
lug the grotted, 'rfehr, 'my boy, that my presence
• tenni-neither do yen harm nor good, in such a case.
Rowever since you seem to think otherwise, and de:
•• sire it dew so earnestly; yen shall be gratified."-,--.
Whored poo, keillitered Ms-carriage ageivqvutili*
turned home:
• (To be,continued


AMERICAN PAPERS.
• : MORE INDIAN WAR AND MASSACRES.
By the Harriet, Newell, from Savannah, we have
• received the Savannah Republican of September B.
The Indians have assembled in large numbers, on the
• frontiers of Georgia, and threaten to attack the in.
s. habitants. •
limos' TUE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, SEPT. B.]
FROM THE SOUTH.
• We have just seen a Gentleman from St. Augustine,
who informs us, that between seven and eight hen-
, dred Indians and ----, are encamped nehr the Mua,
. quetee; and above one thousand in a strong encamP.,
anent, are on the St. John's River, who evinc,e 11.]
• strong hostility against the frontier people of tit,
State. They have declared themselves hostile, add
are determined to attack our countrymen as soon
as they can obtain powder and ball. Several of
. the Chiefs, have been at Augustine, eudeavouriog to
,get ammunition from the Governor of the place; and
, it is believed they have partially succeeded.
Our informant also states, that he saw Captain
. Obed Wright in St. Augustine—that he bad taken a
, Spanish protection, and intended in a few days to
go to the Ilavanoah.
Four whites, on their way to St. Mary's, have al-
ready been murdered by the savages; and we dread
• to hear from that quarter, knowing as we do, the
defenceless situation) of our frontier citizens. Why
- does pot the General Government station an Admit
ollitary force to protect these people from the tom.
• hawk and the scalping-knife? We believe no mellow
of oar ceeatry is. more neglected than the frontier
" of Georgia. What is the cause of this ?—Have we
committed any offence that merits such neglect
vtr • hope the proper authorities will torn an eye to
eat gassier.
Orders from the President of the United States
to, the Marshal of this district, -reached town yester-
day, to have all the crew of the Venezuelian brig of
2 war penoral San Martin, arrested and committed
to prison. The Marshal is now putting these orders
Leto emotion. We bate not learnt what has caused
. . ale step.
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. I FRENCH PAPERS. •

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'PARIS, OCT. 17.—Their Majesties the Emperor
Alexander and the King of Pressia, are expected at
.4 Paris on the 25th. Prints letters from Aix-la-Cha-
* pile, dated the 13th, state, that on the 17th the Em-
• peror will sleep at Vslencieuses„ on the 18th at
Matibeege, where his Majesty will remain the 19th,
and on the 20th will proceed to Sedan. The troops
of the three Powers of the North, stationed on this
Hoe will occupy aH the villages near the little riser
La Sadie. There will be some mauceuvres and shim
battles. The troops will then be assembled at
Femurs; where they will defile before the Sower's!!