Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-20
ssa the United StGtss' Gezftff.
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The attention OF the Puonc na' oesA
drawn 10 tae military expedition ht1sd oa'
by Miranda IN the port of New YORK, na'
der the auspices and aid OF certain osaet
characters, among whom the names %
Sm0n and Samuel Ogden, are me m0ss
prominent, especially the latter. 1 nc iol
mer of these had neither money, cieo,''
nor aay thing 70 lose, aud therefore conl0
: contribute 90 further thsn MS PersonA eA'
@rtioas. recommendation and influence.
: He held aa Office which twas convenient
5 for him 10 S1gld as long as possible oy re-
: nainiog in that city, bat ne sent ms son.
! o,,l ave them mis- best wishes. Mr.io g'
: den, on the contrary. possessea'at tue .''hS
. of the commence ment OF this eSiraofdina.
NV peo;eet, some money, NOR. errois, ana
considerable property In SHIPS particularly,
.acd he employed aud gavs up all, most
: l;h.rally. aud without reserve, tor the FUR
rherance of the objects of the expedition.
Ther preparatious aud equipments, which
were maklug- too openly 20 be concealed
from toe mos, common observer, anu an.
der 2 leader who coali have bal one posi-.
Die object, were beginning 10 excite clamof
among our merchants who We're 10 the ma.
b;,s of trade and intercourse with the Spa
nish territories, and alarm among our clti-
pen, yenersily, last the peace OF the ceun-
7ry should be disturbed byit.
0aicial representations were also mace
q. j, appears by the minister OF SPain to
our cabinet of the existence OF those faa.
.chioa,ioaa aud equipments. their undoubs.
ed object, and probable effects. Cur 60
xeromeut found it necessary TO do some.
ching. or seem TO do something in order
70 onic, The Glamour and alarm amoug our
own people. and 10 save appearances With
fereien countries They directed II to ee
brought Under the coguizauce of their
courts aud upon mere information and sus.
vicioa the district Judge catered upon the
investigation of the affair, In manner aud
with zeal which proved he himself was
: sincere in the prosecution, and at that time
he really believed government 10 be SO.
fWrits we're issued; process served; the
individual brought up TO: examlnation ua-
der strict custody of the marshall, and what
wa. unprecedented indeed, they were pro.
hibitsSs all intercourse, and consultation,
written or verbal with their friends aud
counsel, and threatened with immediate
imprisonmen ut if they did not answer aadsr
oath. tthe inserrogatories pat them. They
submitted and answered. The result OF
this initiatory- procs edsug was, that they
were bound under a heavy ecognlzanes OF
twentylhousand collars, 10 De forth coming
al the next circuit court of the VI States,
shortly &c be held at the same place. In
consequence efthe extreme isiness otjudge
Patterson, the court was holden by the
same Judge alone who had directed ma.
paged and ruled all the preliminary proceed.
ings against Ogden and Smith. The grand
iur, found bill of'indictmeut against them,
and thereby they stood accused by asoiemn
INQUEST of the country of attempts and acts
in opposition to the laws, andin hostility
10 the peace, dignity and sovereignty the
United States. After the prosecutions had
reached the stage Of maturity and had been
sanctioned blythe authority anc pressntmeos
of a respectable grand jury. it was rightful.
ly TO be expected and required thatthe cour:
would imaediately have takeG the moseet-
fec,uai aud eerssin measures for securing
the personal appearance of The two persons
10 answer 70 ,aeir arraignmsn,, TO traverse
sheir Indictment, aud 60 SUBMIT to the pun.
-ishment OF found guilty. inflicted BY the
laws upon conviction of misdemeanors of
that stamp aud character. What, how.
: ever, has been ,he actual condaet of the
Judge, or. what. is the same thing, of the
court eIasssasi of holding them under
heavier feec satsance and fuller sureties
since ts,esr ind Sscsn, the iudgs has ruled
and directed thar they be ightsnsd and d.
miuished. Instead OF rendering their per,
sonsl appearance at the trial more certain,
he hasros only shade IT much less SO, but
putt eErctualy in their power. and held