Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-12-16
The following IMPORTANT Tract,
was on the aist plt. communicated to1
Congress BY the Presidsnt Of the o.
9 nited States. q q
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Being an abstract ef' dScumfnts n tie OF
fees q me Depatmtnis D Stale and
81 ne Treasury. ..az
fCssch.ds4 fSon or iass.l
Cines. Cimiaal ysriserudtarr, and
So PnsistmeHts. AZ q
TN cases DC petty crimes, the cogni-
~ Sance az the proper court may be said
! IA be Md, I'D 1ss.soaas tappsai !. and
most cothhonly such causes are decided
IN ., summary way. With respect to
crimes Of 4 deeper dye more solemtity
il used. A person skilled id the laws *
always nominated BY the court to defend
ths accused. The trial notpnblic but
examinaiens and depositioris ID writing
are taken privately By the auditor at any
time most convenient 70 himself, II
which nevertheless Tie counsel Of the
accused is admittedto.be present. He
has also every kind of priviledget granted
10 him in making his defrnce. Sach
suits are generally very tedious and ex-,
pensiye. when he Is weal,hy. The
condemned Is eutitled to an appeal as in.
civil cases provided he yves security
for the payhent of the future costs.
There appears. however, 10 be aEirtdal
appeal IN every capital cond cmnation be-
cause q stay Of executioHtakes place ,ir-
iii the conhrmatiCh Of the sentence re.
t,,rnes from st. Jago de Cuba, where
there il = grand tribunal established con-
listing OF Eve Judges, before whom
eoansellos plead Is they do il our
courts. ...s..s., - e 81 !.
Crimeso great asrocityare very rae.
Murder by stabhiIg seens to be cdnfn-
Cd % The Spanish soldiers and sailors.
The terror Of The magistrates pow
- fssEfAins assanlts. hastefies, riots,
&c, 80. n 3! x. I.
Punishments arc generally mild.
They mostly eonsist 6f Imprisonment
and payment Of costs, sometimes the
stocks. White men NOT military, are
rarely, psrhaps never degraded by whip-
ping; md in no case do any fnes 70 in
cthc public treasury. Murder, arson,
and aggravated robbery of the kings
treasury oe sE.cts are punished with
death. Robbery 81 private persons to
any amount Is punished with death, but
by.rss,itution, imprisonment and some-
tunes ensrmous costa. Crimes against
the kings revenue. such as contraband,
trade are panished With hard labour for
life, or a ter,n Of yeafs, on board the.
gallies,. IN the mines, or on the pub.
he wofks. ss Z y. :. ST, - 81 ~ =.
sss.. EedrninF. :. 50. ..;.f'
There are no colleges, md but one
public school, witch IS at Nsw-O Orleans.
The masters OF this are paid by the
King. They teach HE Spanish Ian
Suage only. There are few private,
schools for children. Not more thairl
half of,he inhabitants arc supposed TO be
a5ie 10 read and write, Of whom not
more than two hnndred perhaps are able
20 do Il we'll. In general the Learning
oil ii, inhabitants does NOT extend beyond
those Two arts j. though they seem 10 be
endowed with q good natural genius,
and an uncommon facility OF Learning
whatever they aalertAke. sS,
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The clergy consists Of ! bishop, who
does not reside IN ,the province, md
whose salary of four thoIsand dollars, is
charged On The reyeaacof certain bishop
pricks In Mexico and Cuba two canons
having each . salary Of six huhdrsd dol
bars and twenty-five calrates, FIVE for
The city ofNev- Orleans, and twenty for
- many country parishes, who receive
each from three hundred and sixty to
four hundred and eighty dollars i year.
Those salariss. sxeepi thar Of the bishop,
together. with d allowances Cor saeristans
and chapel expenses are paid By the trea-
sury Il New-O Orleans, and amount an.
Aualy 20 thirteen thousand dollars.
There are alan NJ thar nlare 4 e0nvent