The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-22

his friend, though be, confes grea, mdenneanor
yet think it is not murder in D.
Hale, P. c. Vol 433.
COMM TIoH.
The Grand Jury this day uuaai,aoaygy ordered
the Diitrict Attorney TO draw bill againf Aa-
ron Burr, William P. Van Nefs and Nathaniel
Pendleton, by which, asreeably TO the lat law
or this fate againft dueiling, they gre, if con-
hrmed blythe competent tribunals, di5fiGrclird,
and or courie will not be able either TO hold any
ONCE OF honor, truft. or profit, to vote in the
itate tor 90 years. The murder OF General Ha-
milton having been committed in the State of
New ertey, it was not coenizabe by our
Grand Jury, whole Jurfdi6tion extends no far
Their than to breaches of the peace which hap
pen in the City and County of New-York. But
Aaron Burr, we are well aiIured, can be profc-
cuted for murder under the verdict of the Coro-
ner's Jury, and we truf our courts will do
their duty on this memorable location. Gould,
the printer, ./safonabiy went out OF Town, of
courfe we apprehend the indictment cannot be
found for want ofhis efficient evidence againit
the Perfons whole names he offered a. belong
ing to the Society Of Dnell;R5.-[ DIN. Cit.
Isaac l.. KIP, EfI. has been unanimously
chofen to the Office OF Notary Public for the
Merchants Bank in room OF William P. Van
Nels, Eiq.- l6td.
6rityb Hnitp.-Will it never ceafc to be our
duty TO record Britiih aggrehions committed in
our harbour 1t would be lefs unpleafant to re.
pei than to record thefe infolent attacks. If is
more agreeable to an individual and honorable
TO nation to reiif than to filffer indignties.
On Friday laft the fhip Cicero, Morgan, maj
ter, arrived from Liverpool. In fight of the white
Buoy Chaif league N. E. of the Hooi) the CT
zero was fired at BY an armed vene. As the
atterapproachedihe freda fecond time, without
hailing. The fecond fhot was in direct line,
but truck the furface of the water about 10
rods from the Cicero. The armed vefiel was
the Lean1er by which our harbour has been fe
veral weeks blockaded-compelled to heave TO,
the Cicero was boarded in our waters, The
language ofthe boarding officer was infoIent. s.
his conduct rnde.-Capt. Morgan fays, that the
boarding officer of the Leander declared that
'neir oD)ect on our coat was g to annoy TIE H
meyieanJ."
The conduct of the Leander in refpea to the
IMP Live Oak, Dyer, matter, from Londerry is
it'll more exceptionable. Capt. Dyer, was treat
ed with rudenefs but little compatible with
our ideas Of civilization. Fired at in our own
waters without being hailed, he was afterwards
dragged on board the Leander, nfulted by the
foul language of Skaine, commander, abufcd bv
his officers and ordered among his men They
i"hiHNhSN uiihS lOi lCIlSES. ana broke them
open ; not permitting thofe which had been
written to him by his wife to efcape the hand of
violence. They ordered on board MIR. Ludlow.
ION of Mr.. Carey Ludlow of this city, merchant,
but after OBTAINING him fome time they f19ey-ed
him to return TO the Live Oak. Mr.. Ludlow
bears commiliion in our navy. The paHen-
gers OF the Live Oake were ordered on board
the Leander, of whom EeVenfeen were i,nbre6cG.
Inc following communication is from thofe
IL, l,,,.l-
=" Snip Linz oak, Chris. Dyer, Matter, at an
cher oft the Quarantine Ground. HngnF
-18Of.
We, the remaining pafIengers now on
board faid flip from Londonderry, feeling for
the cruel treatment of our unfortunate fellow
paiiengers, now prifoners on board his Britannia
Majeity's hip of war the Leander, Skane, COM
mander-thnk it duty incumbent on us to
publiih few OF the numerous cruelties exer-
cited on them, in hopes that fome American
will intereft hirnfelf ON their account.
" We failed from Ireland the esd OF Tune, &
after all agreeable paFage, arrived in fight Of
Sandy Hook the Sd inf. all in good health and
highly elated at the near profpect of a happy
termination of our voyage but about lcven o.
clock we were brought too by the Leander,
who bred at us. On her coming along fide of
us and aiking the captain few auctions, they
ordered him to hcaye too, and they would fend
their boats on bodrd-this was done and leu
tenant attended by two or three midfhipmen
and two boats manned, boarded us We were
now ordered on deck to be examined, the lieu
tenant taking charge Of orr fhip. AT the fame
tine he obliged our captain TO go on board the
Leander, and taking every paper and letter
whether belonging to his lhip or of private
nature, that he had in his poGefion as alto the
fhip's letter bag and the mates log-book--uGnr
the mott abuiive language to our captain and Of
hcers.-
Our names were then called over, and eve
ry male pailenger on board, without diainaon
whether of age or otherwife with the exception
of four or FIVE, was forced into the boats and TAX
en- on board the Leander. They were thus torn
from their mothers, wives, and filters who were
left in difrefs that cannot be deferibed, and this
with roughnefs and cruelty ufual only among