Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-22

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no. hich IN slate of nature belonged TO
! raoh individual, is founded in The right of
,.safeiv. Every man has therefore right
Ito preserve himself from lpjary, and by
i force 20 provide fer his own sccarlty, a.
painst those who uiustly attack him. 49,
Nor are we left 10 the elementary writers
alone TO support this doctrine. -" he
t.yery point has been Judicially determined
in the tFost. CT. 154] case OF Aiexan.
der Broadfoo,, who was indlctedfo Tor the
murder Of Cornelius Callahan, and &C
Quilted by Judge Fosters dlrec'ion to the
iary-The case was this; captain hanway
had press warrant, with this direction
inserted in the body of it. "You are not
; to intrust any person with the execution
'.;of this warrant but commission otflcer
.. ard lolase,s his rame and Office IN
the depu,ation 80 the other side hereof
He iodorsed. do hereby depute A. b.
| "a lieute nant of the Mortar sloop TO imPrcss
E.grc. On the 25th of April l742, captain
Fl ANYWAY being at anchor in Rlngroad, at
Bsistol, ordered the SHIPS boat down the
|, channel, TO press as they should see an op
portunity the lieutenant stald on board
with. the captain. ln>the evening The boat
came up with theR Bremen Factor, In that
part of,,le channel, in the county of the
city cf Btistol, some of the crew went ron
board 10 order to press men, VINO beingln'
formed that or of theBrem -ns'men were,
concealed in the hold, Calahanwi,h wen,
! ti1ither.,hree others ia search Of the n,whcre
upon Broadfcot one Of the Bremen's men,
VINO had provided a blunderbuss, for de
fepch against the press gang, called out
aud asked them what they came for; h.
was answered.by some of the press gang,
I'VE come for you and your comrades "
Wheyeupoo he cried ont keep back | have
blunderbass loaded wl,h Swan shot"
Upon this the other stopped, Dat did not
retire. He then cried ont, where is your
Lieutenant? And being answered" he, is
NOT far off," Immediately fred among
them by this shot Callahan was killed,
and one ortwoof the press gang wound.
ed-And in this case, as you perceive,
|~Eroadfoo, was acquitted by the direction OF
the Judge. Then if an Epglshmansrnay
kill an EnGiishmsn in the attempt to i'm
press him because the authority was incor.
rec.ly executed, can we feel doubt. that an
American MAY. xii! an Engllshman when
by no possibility there can be any color of
| authority and that too without the iuris.
diction and limits of the British empire
when sailing under the protection of
the American +fag---I can feel no
doubt
And as to giving bounty for killing
this hosts human generis, wearing the ca
put lupinum, uuss there can be 20 objec-
lion, when we consider ahe practice Of o,
Their states and nations, particularly Britain
herself, who BY the statute OF George il
Is Geo. 2, c. "a gives bounty to tn
courage the destruction of pirates. The :.
statute is In: these words: s'HThat to en-
courage she defcnceSagainst pirates, the
commanders or seamen wounded, aud the
wounded, and the widows of such seamen
as.are slain IN any pirs,ical engagement.
shall be entitled to boun y,io be divided a.
mong hem nor exceeding the value of the
hfiieth part Of the cargo on bosrd.'' Gan
we then with the exampls Of Britain before
our eyes giving bounty for the pro-
Ntection of properly, feel any reluctance in
giving bounty for the protection Of liher.
ty? Can't be possible thas, Britain shall
protect the property Of her subjects, with
more vigilance and circumspecuon than -.
Inerica will protect the lberty and lives OF
her citizens I.will not for momeas per-
nit the hateful idea to torment me. 1t
cannot be SO. AS these provisions are
inere declarations Of the law, that our sea.
men may know the rights, and resist the
unlawful force with safety and as The ex-
ercise of this repalsive force may induce
seventies and death itself, it becomes ne
cessary to secure the exercise Of it by the
provisions Of this act. Therefore the