Jenks' Portland gazette., 1804-08-13

7 Eov--1rlens, by wboic authority he Sss acting.
! mot only the wealth, but even the liyes of the
lvanqaithed are at the diipotal of The eonoucror.
| The lois of property cannon be fubjeSt ofcom-
plant TO prifonevs The laws oi rations and
1.-THE principles OF feoral isticc prohibit us only
from treating with hari.r,cfs and cruelty thote,
whom, the fcrtenr cf war has placed in our pow
rr.Fs Enough ia this Cafe It was pretended; yet
there was no charge, that capt. Little embez-
lzsed any property with an inseut to defraud
lgovernmeut.-.rhe charges were the offspring
tof The malice os "a sagc and ferocious buccaneers,
gurdsterveely lleAcd with a commandcr, who
sccud g VIII tears Of, gratitude. Acknowledge
ITO capt. L.,tc ti,s leuity Of bio treatment 70
.iubftaatate fuch charges required tsc aid of ad,
sn,inlitsaticnr which d'feoyrred. By granting il,
mo diiu.c!ie3tion 10 hlaIt the fame of brave
and mcritosions officer, that had rendered the
.Ereatsa fssyises il eitabiifhing our nasa! .spa-
rasio,,.
The fscfesary Of the navy had not fuaneien,,y
:obfcured the original delgn of sovc......cne il,
sshc paf3agc of bis letter We have quoted. nay-
ing 1ifhols reipcGt fpr hin.c!f aireailv aGerted,
fthxs the Fscnch.prifoners had no conccrl h the
gpsoirstton, wh:ch was nor true, a1, tia, the u
stss'cs were the party profccus;na, 10 reEc,ae
ltissu honor from injurious afprrls,ss, he. pro-
fceeds approve the entencr of the coart mar
stial He tays, 6 From tic face of the proceed
frgs Of THE court MARTIAL il Goes aspcar that the
ORDERS were perfecsly corred and legal that he,
thar 'ss .caps. Little, was not in any degree a
party IN this mean and .difgracctu pii;agr /; and
Chat the charge againR him. has no evidence,
troGtive or prcfumptive, ofupport It. / f..cse-
EfpEc do approve The Icntsncr Of acquttal, pro-
ncunscd by the court martial on lis crial.'' Yes,
Af Srnh, you can acqait capt. Little on ,thS
tsc< 3 ste 9roetsfingt Ceula be not however
be aboiute!y acquitted wirhous any refer. AEON
The lAralc, On ne afe sf s s,ei s-liag, does by
no means indicate your belisf o: his inn .ccnee
It's rather an cxpseMon, when conucSssd With
the other circumissD1cs IN the cafe, Of a fu.l
perfuahen Of his gnit. Eur shs proper sribu-
nal had pronounced his innocence. and your Of
ticial duty obliged you to approve that fentcrcc
cyvn at the capencr Of an honcit asowal of your
!opision. Fhc language Of approval was cslcu-
lated to deceive and mlaead the public, and 10
fsris anfwered the purpofs OF government
Likf asforner great fecrstary Of fate, your
ctasill conduit was in uanifslt contradictions 20
Ikanf inclinat;on, L was eaiy ior you 70 aacrs,
that there was no pofitivc or preium p,;pc evf-
fdercc againit capt. Liftle, though it ieems, nor
without qualifying il by iayipg. On the face Of
the proceedings of the court. In doing tbs
however, as one of the adrniniaration, in in,sa-
jjtion. Of your maaer, you upipren,onaliy dfplay-
led the prejudice OF your mind agaiat the infant
navy OF the United States, though it is your
particular dutyto foft-r and chsriiL it.
Let now the candid ak, what more ftranse.
than to perceive government attempting le.
Icrcty to aim deadly blow at the fource Of the
power and refpstsabiiity of IFS country. Our
national character viii .hortly from fuch conduit
attach to itfif nothing bat weakness and con-
tempt. The war-likc fpirits Of the nation will
not exert thenlel,cs in iss defsnce, when pub-
lic ieryices receive only marks Of filame and ig-
nominy as their reward Bat delulion and de-.
ccPfion will not always exit When they ihal
have no power 70 blind the understanding of the
people, a day Of rctrbu,ion will eome.--Men
viii rot be fnpported in high fasions, Who man.
ifet diipofision. .tc proitratc the honor and
power OF their country at the feet Of foreign
pirates. HUME.
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