Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-20

lately OYGke Jail irCIn sBS idtsriy VIII "A.sT
of Indictment are found 10 The Federal
court against al; three OF the ADORE dessrib-
ed men. Il would be we'll 20 MAKE this
as public as possible"
Prom the following paragraphs IN King
sion paper ct the 2sln November, II
seems thar The Dutch have re-,aken from
the English, the island Aruba, which
was taken from Them early in the present
Ainba is one Of thelL,stle Ansille
Islands il lies near Terra Fifma, -
leagues west of Curacao and produces
,it,le else besides corn and weed.
Is The Island Of Aruba, the capture OF
which we lnentiontd in oir paper OF
Tuesday lass, is from lis situation, OK
acch more value, than wha, IS generally
attached 70 il. I ne txuibi,apt prize Of
Mules is very serious grievance to thlsis-
laud, snd should aruba no, be retaken by
Us, ii is uucertain what may DC demanded
for them. It is well known that although
none are bred there, cur supply of thar
useful animals chiefly, hinot entirely pro-
--nred by lot .rarans-of It's inhabitants, who
will row from being haria4ed, by charging
masters SO of.en, alarm the opposite Coast
and prevent vessels from obtaining single
Mule. The yigiiaEcz wlth which the Spa
nish Coast is now guarded, renders tEe-
cessafy, That we should occupy gene sss-
ton in IFS vicinity, aud Arabia, from the
snali nntnbei CT NTH requiied 10 keep
pcssession,of;,, and being SO near 10 Peur-
10 CABS 30 Flo Del. fiacne, Luro, &c. 10
the mosi eiib!e situation. We iaayeir from
authority which WE cannon donbr. that hity
or sky men, wouIa be fully sufficient 10
guartlit, and that the revenues of thr place
would be adequate TO deirsy The expeuce
without any bur .i,rn 10 this, or The Mo:her
Country
tour Merchants are not less interested
than the Planters. in having an estabiish-
men, a, thatisland, which in fact may be
looked upon as the Key 10 tha, part of toe
Spanish Coast near which il is situated,
and Therefore would &c convenient s,a.
ton, 10 some of lie smailer Cruizers.-~
The harbor which IS abaut ~ feet deep Is
safe and convenep. for smaller vessels, and
as the inhabitants oilhe opposite shore CAM
noticing endure their present oppressed si-
tuation, it should n-oar opinion, be an OBJ
jecr of acknowledgements, TO have posses.
sion GG it. We therefore are inclined to
think, thar if represe was made 10
Ad. Dacres, he would send a sufaciens
force to retake and retain III
Moss Of our readers Seco.lect that, in
the au umn of 1898. the bank Of Pennsyi.
yania was robbed, that money was taken
out 10 considerable amount; and that se-
veral persons were taken up and put into
prison, On suspicion ot having been con-
eerned in the theft, among the number,
Mr.. Patrick Lyon, an.irgenious and USE
full mechanic and white smith, of this city.
Mr.. Lyon was confined in the public prison
for Sc. era! months, aud was ultimately ad.
r,i,,ed to give bail for his appearance to
answer any charge that might be brought
agans. him. Subsequent TO his enlargr-
ment, the person or persons, who had &C
tually robbed the bank, were detected,
when Mr.. Lyons innocence became evi.
dent.
Mr.. Lyon Immediately instituted an ac.
ton for damages, against S. III. Fox, esq,
president Of the bank of Pennsylvania, Jo-
than Smith, egg. cashier Of the same insti,
tuition, J. C. Stocker, esq. the magis,rats
who had committed MIR Lyor. to prison,
and against John Hsines, high constable az
thetime Of Mr., Lyons coEmi.msns--for
an atledged malicious prosecution and inn
prisonsens.
llie trial of this interesting cause cane
op, we believe, on the 18Th inst. b-tore
ihe supreme court OF this COMMON
wealth the pIeadings Of counsel occupied
the court until two o'clock GU the 18th
abou, four O'Clock Judge feates delivered
the charns 10 The inry. who retired. and.