The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-06-23

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ailuoed Co, was nor Only very fick, but was
IdeiirioaS5 that he Coils, KEPT the KEYS, the
books, and tranfa6ted all the duties OF the Jail
de received all prifonets, and kept regular
account OF the names and caufes of commit
ment, IN every cafe, He declares folemnly
that no man by the rame of Hugh Tones was
committed 20 prifon by Dr.. z cad, or any
other pericn. This affidavit is confirmed by
Mr. Bcyce, the fergeant of the borough of
Norfolk. Coils alto iays that he was iaterros
iGated by Mr.. George Hay upon the fube0,
and that be Informed MFR. Hay that no fach
man had been in Jail. Il IS mot likely, If
Colls'S affidavit mad been taken and reported
BY Mr.. Hay, with the Others, that neither
Or. Read nor the aGembly would have had
any furthet trouble upon the buiinefs.
Ems cafe was to have been tried at the iefich
| OF the general court, which is juiE now over
| Or: Read came with bis witneless prepared
and anxious for a trial. The trial has bccn
IPoitponed by the attorney general, at very
great expeEcc &c Or. Read and fill greater
70 the comment sa,.h,
We uflderitand :iae DR. Read has many
points of defence. The hrit is the denial of
the tact. From the affidavit OF Coils, il would
ieem tElat this might DC Efficient But il ap-
pears that much invc5eracy and political mad
nets have been u(ed, and IS there is no tell
ing to what length party zeal may 90, other
points are kept in referve One is that no
iuch man as Hugh Jones eyer did belong 10 tie
tzsrnE'd''s. Another is, that at the time when
1t IS itated, that this Hugh Ioties was delivered
TO Col Hamilton, il 70 happened that Ham
HOE was ne in the fatsof Vifginiai Another
point IS that, even admitting all the faEts TO
De as they are pretended to have been, il
would have been RICH, for DR.. Read to COM
mt the man &c priion, and then deliver him
70 Col. Hamilton. 1t would Have been alfo
right fcrCol. Hamilton to iend him TO place
where he ought 10 be tried, This opinion is
iapported by thc ceaRitueion ef the United
Statcs, and By the treaty with Britain. This
init declares that treaties hall be the luprems
law OF she land, and thar all Judges are boun,
10 regard them. The facond declares that
perions guilty Of treaion. or murder, and taxing
refuge IN the otht ,untry. {aould be deliver
cd tcf trial; PROVIDED the evidence Of cri.ni.
nallty was luch as TO juftify = commitment
II the cffence had been conrntted at the plac,
of appreciation. We DO not, however, win
TO near great deal about the proprietv of de
: llverlng up one ofthele mutineers, The fcnf
OF the country does not go along with it
Robbins. Pieot was both pirate, and
monitor of tyranny. He richly deieryed HI
tate. DIR. Reads cafe retts upon nor
popular BATS
1t appears, by the conalonwsaith's tef
+, mony: that the man confchcd the cllme.
8 IS therefore aliedge5 20 have been right
| commit INN; ana being committcd, to delivt
= nam TO the representative Of 9 gorge the tbir
Another point Is 5hat no proiccution was Con
menced againlt DR.. Read, until more tia
Twelve months after the fact IS a,ieoged t
have happened
1t appears THAI all his Glamour and troubl,
! | originated IN tome tattling of one SctIF ofeI
! one gf err N1rfO!E republicans, who dined a
!. | private houfe in Norfolk, with the Brtif
l. coniul5 DIR. Read, capt T9u%tou and other:
: When ali parties were well frcighted wit
wine, Read was aRed what had become o
! one Of rhe nutjrec-s, who had been dclivcrc,
TO Him by capt. T ruXtcn Or Read aa(werc
= that he had gone to hell, zvbcfc all fycl
IegHnarei5 oMglt 10 g7, aliuding to one OF
borne who had died in Jail On the mex
day, Fofer told fonetbing 20 one StarEe, WI,
told iomerhing to Rirhar5 T.. Lee. the accu{er
who wrote fomething to the Governor, but +
: appears tnat the circumfai1ce alluded % in tn
conyiv;al correlation iuit mentioned an,
Lees letter 10 The governor, are by 10 mean
ahke. And It appear 5, alfo, chat for1e Of thief
buiy people have confrjYed 10 rlanufaGlure
man WV. Hugh ones To fHJ their purpofs
who never exited, except in their own i'm
as,lnat'ons. I- is for this th4, DR.. Read ha
had 10 much trouble, and for which the whol
. community have been rouzed 70 txecratc kir
IN tdc bIacked terms Of d,yeRaton.
w nave thought Proper 20 fay ~ 10 ruc
70 our readers. We hal Eorbaar to make
Jingle remark, which NAV rife prefudic
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