The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-12

1 il the Court houid confder the Anna a,
1 American, then the caufe muit be difmifie
| oecauie it was admitted the claimants We
engaged at thetirne of the capture,in an III
| gal trafiick, and to this efFeGt Mr.. Smith quo
ted late Judgment OF Sir w. Scott, wfer
| 1T was declared that claimant who bad vi
olated an act of Parliament cnlild never h :
entitled to the aid OF an Englifh court q
Juftice dgainft a captor. Mr.. s. turtle
warmly commended that an American ecu
OF Juitice ought not to countenancs the
naked voyages, in which foreign dt,.f
was put on and off, like kind OF new in .
vented marine fpencer, on purpofe to eyad /.
the laws cfthe land. The council for II.
defendant, in cafe thee two grounds failed.
relied moreover on the articles OF the trn
1 ty with France, by which our courts are re-.
Erained from arrefting nationa! officers, o.
taking eogn'2ancc OF pii<ss- captured BIZ
French veiieis. -
his Honor Judge Pea hated in a clear
/ and concite decree, the law in this cate
[ ltavipg reported the evidence, he obCt1Nel
!! that our treaty with France plainly def
mated the kind of documents 70 be exhihi
ed on the high feas to the cruizers OF
French Republic ts,at the Anna, al
| time Of her capture, p.oast-sd none face
were 70, required; ihe exhibited none b
Daniih papers, ihe failed undera Dariih IA
and the Capt. pailed for Dane. Under
tuch circum!tances the Court was bound 10
coniider her as Dan;ih, and of courts
could not take cognizaace OF the fi
That when individuals undertook thc-.
naked voyageswith falfe papers, they al
all ritks, and could not iuflv complain .
any iubfequent lof5 flfained THEREBY.
That 1t was unneceGary to give any opini-
on on the other points, as onthis he was
clear, the Anna mutt be confidered as
Danlih, and the Court confcquently had
not juriidittion. The plea in bar TO tn!
JuIlidlction was iufainsd, and the libel diff
miiled with COTS.
rCbas. Courier Of -lp,Aa4'
The late novel occurrence at Savannah
"a ihort account of which viii be found VI
der the Charlefon hcad9 exceeds any thin',
we ever recollect to have heard Off:
Teens that Jabez Bowen, one of the Tuds
es of the Superior Court, had delivered
charge TO the Grand Jury. which they con,
ceived inindioious, infultias to the gcver.l
meut, aud repuSnart TO HE General int..
r.i.S OF the country, by iasminating prin-
clpies that they thought tended u inyolv:
the eommurit' in the horrors OF Gonleit;,
lntirecticn.-in con,cqucnce Of 4 pre-
icltiient 10 this eGcEt, and t7eir declining
TO proceed any farther as iaryr.ea, tht
Judge directed the iherif to take them i
.Jul.-They were proceeding, when tlel,
arote partial cry Of" No, ne, skty b4U
R2' (Which was Immediately Elence |
ny t.c determined department ofthe gran Z
JIry.-At this, the judge pulled from =
pockets brace OF piitols, ilnpafionatel
eXc!}nning, zgbs.e - he dsn.n'd y.zl.l-
zvb0 dare E9g no ?-S6szV hin to a7e. az
~ ttt's,, ~ Drains d" .2l,, Grind - q,
~ projected 10 jail, where they remains.
"a hours, and wese diichaIged by a writ ,
babeaJ CORPUS.
JUDGE Bowen has fince been comnittc |
To prnon, on charge Of endeavcurur y
excite iniurreStion, and at the date OF On.
iait advices, remained in confinement.
| Peteoearg hsteL.
CcCCS
EARTHQUAKE AT GIBRALrAR.-Th
ihock Of an Earthquake was experienced
the gaTI1ion OIL the afternoon OF Friday IL
l3th January, powerful enough bur !,
town and ii the fouth, 70 fake the fiyI
ture in the houlcs, and, in forns csfs
nearly overthrow perfoDs who were it.nd
ing. Letters from various parts Of III,
neighbourhood, iuch as ST. Roch, Alge3,
ras, Tangier8, Cadiz, and Malaga fate tb.5
IT was Gill more Grongiy felt in all thcG
places. At Malaga in particular, the lowi
houie and three churches FILTERED ccrGdS
ra5ly the crpola OF one Of the Istttr e 4
down, and the walls Of al were ersasl
ihattered. Three private buildings wcir
alto entirely deitroyed (; bus we are Ga
TO obiarve, chat no mention is made OF an3
pelfon having iuGcred. The ihock th,r
laited Three minutes, ard vas foilawca g.,
four other concuiIiQns IN thc COURT nj liz
evening. Mot Ct the inhatitants, ls4et,,
ened by theft terrible i;nptoms, fpent r r.
whoie night on the public iil4arcS, or >
the Alamela. -