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mind of General Wilkinson was proof
againssthess temptations. 1<s ; :
Richmond Eaqarer. ].
Fronl M ailinrtofI. City. Ian.

Richsond EnqIrer. /
From Waihingsou. Cisy, Jan. 81.
The circuit court decided ;to-day that
Dr.. Bollman and MIR. SwartWout should
be committed, without bail, ona charge
ofueason-chiefj Justice craneh dissent.
ing. u: =: !, b. -, : !
Mr.. Lee spoke till i late hour die last
evening in behalf Of the prisoners, aud
he resumed and. 6nishsd his argument
this. morning ;when MIR. Rodney, the
asw attorney general replied against
Them. 1t was commended on the part Of
the U. s. that the deposition Of gen.
Eaton, the messages OF the president to
congress, and the af6davits. Of gen.
Wilkinson, taken ia connexion, proved
mat treason had been meditated and
executed against the United States, and
that the prisoners Al the bar. wers assoei.
ates 10 the business. H.. ~ : -; ;
:, For the prisoners il was contended
thar the. messages ofthe president to con-
gress were not legal rrstimony in 2 court
'ofjustice 70 prove criminal charge, and
that II admitted astestimony, the MESA
ges did not show that treason bad been
committed BY my person, and that the
afidavits Of general Wilkinson were not
properly attested according to the prosi.
sioIs OF the constitution. r., ~ =. - 4
Mr.. Lee moved that the court pass an
order allowing the prisoners the use of
pen, ink and paper, which had hitherto.
been denie 4 them. i ss.. * - -5sssS= i
The court said that the indulgence Wss
very proper, but they declined making
any order, saying that il must be left to-
the discretion Of the .marshal. ID, ~.
Mr.. Lee moved that the court appoint
Z time for the trial Of the prisoners, Nm
order that the question might be settled,
whether they had jurisdiction Of the
o8ence. This the court refused 10 do,
observing thatthe question might be Fri.
cd hereafter, when the prisoners should
be arraigned. The next session Of the
court i on die fourth Monday Of March.
Chief Justice Cranch suggestsd that =
question might be raised. whether the
Prisoaers should be tried 1t Never
leans, where they were Srst arrested, At
s. Carolina, whore Bollman was landed
Tor short time, in Maryland. where
both were landed and conveyed across
the country, or At this rlaee where the
6rst legal arrest bad n en plass- :
Mr.. Rodney said he had, me- turned
hi. Thoughts towards the subiece, Is he
supposed il belonged more properly to
Mr.. Jones the district attorney, who was
then out Of court. - TAdjourned.'
Bella Messenger, (L6ldon) says,
the power of Russia hasbsen much over.
rated, and that within three month there
viii be q General Peace. or the Freprh
viii Be at Petersburg. :. IT. ~"
-, = NE W-YORR., Feb..ff.
G The Editor of the.Mereantile Adver.
tiser has the pleasure Of having before
his readers Paris d4tes to the a7thof De-
eember, London news 70 the 18th Of that
month, and Intelligence from the Grand,
Army 20 the isth, inclusive, A
- The head quarters of the French
Grand Army on the 18th we're at Posen.
No action had taken place between them
and the Prussiaas or Russians from the
time Bonaparte entered Berlin. The
Preach took possession, without any OPP
position, Of lit Tie fortified places be-
tween Berlin and Posen. &. :
:, The Russians and French had not
come into contact. The former had de-.
elared war against the Ottoman Porte,
md had left the King Of Prussia to his
fate. Our lasts accounts represent him
70 bel II Koningsbsrg, yerging rapidly TO-
ward the situation to which the French
emperor wished to reduce him. g
NEw.ORLEANs, January b. !.
Yesterday the battalionof Orleans vo-
Iuaseers were pafadedin front ofthe Mi
liiary Barracks, where general Wilkin-
con attended, and took the oath Of ale