The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-04-13


January 10, 1897. 80
Letter 10 Mr. pInexnEy Maeer Pleupsttntia,y Of the
Uaifea sfates,4a1i1k,ent6 Rtt4bIe.
fCsunaned fran LaR
Ccjl ef The F,t4ek prfrAieer La pengeHnte.
F OR the full hi,ory of Iii. p,iy,,esr and her
pfIAe mutt refer you TO the documents The cafe.
fhe principal factt thecY About the latter end
OF June, or beginning of July CT the privateer LIE
Yengean1c arrived New York with available Spa
nh prize called rhe Frincefss de las Aturias. Don
Diego Pntado, the owner commenced init tor his
veisel, or the ground that lhe had been ahen by
Illegal prvsteer.. The iut, was inltnuted by M.
IroYp, rot wantonly, bpr upon Information which
afterwards verified by the oaths OF ieveral wit
uelses. Ii progrets of the. cauie hele Witnesses
contradicted by the witnesee produced on h.
half Of the csptors, for whom decree was finally
gven; the claihng evidence preponderatpg, in me
judges opinion, in favor OF the csptecs but he
retsy declared chat there probable CAME for
the ieizure.
After this rnit for the prize had been commenced,
the Spanith Coniul complained 10 Mr.. Rarrfon,
the diirict attorney, in his official capacity, Of
violation ct law, the part OF the pEiVa'eer La
Vengeance, 10 conitquence of which Spanl.h
lect had been Injured. hlr. Har lion Upon erqn'
found at leat probability tn. tie complaint
ipectiBg the prvateer Was true. his roh.bility
aroie from what he cnnfdered sfording the
tainty of r.arie( tsof snd therefore, in coniormi-
tY with MS uthCial dutY; commenced plCfcut0E
the OF Congteis torhdiiDe the arcHg Of pri-
vateers il our .pors. Ihe dscliion o. this and Of
the prize caufe depended the i&nie evidence.
The decion being in favor Of the eapIors, Nj.
Harrilon 9uieiced in it it respected tax priva-
apd be united with his Associate ccuncl IN the
prize caue in adviiing the like ubniE'on in that
| cafe. Bat the Spanlin coniul deemed it his duty
purdue the claim the in tbe latS reiort.
This can warrant no compliant for Mf. Harri!oR
remarks that perhaps there never were cau'as IN
which more contradiction spd irrecous'ltahle evil
dence offered, and in which the minds Of the
auditors divided, as to the real fate Of
facts. .@-g, ,.
The fecond public lus aeainft the rr;vatssr
for exporting a rms and ammunitien from the Upi-
ted States, when iuch cXPortatinn was prohibited
by lsw. The evidence which appeared in the other
cafes gave rife 10 this proiecu'ion and upon the
trisl the Judge, condemned the privareer An APP
peal from this fentence interpreted by The French
Conial- appeal was heard in the crcpir
court and upon neqv tpidence the senreDce Of the
! ditricI court was reverted.
Mr. Adet complains, that while >fuit
pending for the prize, and another gain{t he pr
vateer, the diItrict attorney Ghould eHhibi~a ie-
| cond information aeain!t the privateer, which
The was arreted anew for having eHposted Sums in
violation of law Of the United States " hich was
in force when the Vengeance iafed .frCm New
| York and that this Information was filed on the
pie declaration of Mr.. Giles, ihe mai!'a of tbs
court, who, as lntormer, was to thare part OF TIA
| con6lcation. AS Mr.. Harrilon remarks. it was in
fa.oer of the prVateer thar this ieccnd informant
on was filed, qJbAe The fri pending seesue it
| laved time. Had he onponed ,he latter Until the
| frft had been decided there might have been iome
foundation 70! charge of unnecessary delay Mr..
Harrilons fate Of the Gale ihews that this ieeond
| Information was not made the declaration of the
tnarihai, but the, evidence that appeared on the
| examination Of the f,rit.
MIR Adet having been Peafed to esu'ure the con-
! duct of the Attorney, Cle,s, and Maribsl Of the
diitricr of New York, in jultiee 10 them, have
added the other doconents in this aaie The letters
of MIR. F1srriinn ane, Adr. Tropp. They will an
fwer the double purPofe of iaitfying them and of
vindicating our government and tribunals
MFR. Adrt particularly nosiees the papers he had
received from St. Domingo &" Proving Us he fsya}
in the mott convincing manner, that The VsngsUrtLa
Vengesnce) had arrived at Port de Psix without
any armament or equipment W ateser, and hat t'e
had been fold srmed, and eqa'pPed wholly and
commifoned priva1esr, on the territory OF the
Reublic Thee documents were certificates OF the.
General, the Ordonna,eur and Of the siee'er part
Of the principal ieers OF ST. Domingo, de."--" lie
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