The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-14

Writ appealed 70 The panel ielr 4, tie beG proc
oil the intelligence and integrity of thofe who hac
been e'"cted. I,had been announced from the bencl
"ie thar ione very complicated do9rnes of trearor
vereto be iettled during trial. Il was
fore that the MARTIAL iould ool cut for the nro en-.
hghtenrd men and that he fhouid Light upon ions
OF thoie very psrions, whom the people had before
detected for their public concerns The CD. TpNie.
hated' that the difficulty of getting jurors was now
IN lone meaiure removed the opinion of the court
was now known and the MARTIAL would not fummon
man, whole opinions he had previouily underlio
although ought lac not then nterrcgate him on the
hbJeet; and he would have good reafon for not MIA
eng him OIL his PANEL, if he iiould inform him that
ms opinions were iirongly in conflict with the tel
laid down by the court.
Alter deiutory conversation, the court awarded
venire for IS; end ben adjoarncd.
THURSDAY, Augua Is.
Mr.. Burr obCerved, that ju0 before coming into
court he had received copy of ,he PANEL awarded
ye"erday. IL was deficient IN not having the places
OF retdence affixed to the of the iurors. He
mould perhaps require till the day after tomorrow
20 examine II. After fome converation the court de-
termined TO adjourn till Saturday IL o'clock.
some Conversation then eniued relpeaing the Sub
prna Dnees Teeum, wnen Mr.. Hay hated that he had
FOUND Cen taons letter, among Certain papers rsnf.
united by Mr.. Rodney, and had fled it with the
clerk: AS to Gen. Wilkinions letter of the 81 4
October he had not found it among thole papers /;
but would feek for it again.
ERRArA-The report publihed in our Iaft
paper was truck off at heat, and was not
even unlimited to the Editors INFECTION before
1t was put to prefs. He therefore cor,eSts the
two following Errata, and fupplies the omifIion
of Mr. P's remarks.
In Col. Carringtou'5 remarks, the word not''
is improperly introduced between the words
did, and p" ieriouly." The paf1age will then
read ' If gen. Wilkinfon did feriouily believe
what ne faid had been Represented to him as
the views of Col. b. Col. C. would then con-
ider as an extreme cafe" &c.
AT the commencement of fsbu Horace III.
ba7v,S remarks, the word not" ought to
have been introduced and then thew Womb
have read, " lie did not conceive bimflf 70
tand there as an imp rejudiced juryman."
When x. Z. Parker was about to be fworn. he
ooierved to the court, that fome Gentlemen had
lu't been rejected who appeared to him to be 70
iimilarly ciro umitanced with hmGelf i'm regard
to their feelings and opinions, that he had lear
cd the court and Mr.. Burr had not clearly AN.
deitood his late declarations. 1t therefore was
| duty he owed to Col. Burr and himfeIfto N,tr
more particularly, before he was Gworn, his fen.
tlments and lmpreffions, left he might have been
"ihdPPieHenueo. lie had laid, ahd he would
repeat it, that ftroug impreilions unfayorable 70
Col. Burr, had been and were fill entertained
by him. He had frequently in conversation de
c'ared, perhaps, warmly declared thofe imnref.
hons. 1t was true they had been made nv
newspaper evidence, fnce be had never heard
wItneis examined on the queition, but tina,
evidence had imprefIed him with the belief that
Col. Burr had been engaged in enterprises con.
traryto the laws and to the interefts of the IT s
He had, for example, read depoftons, WHICH he
believed to be true until the contrary was pro,
ven, although on that point he was open to cor.
notwithstanding the doctrine of TreaCon
moreover, he had formed NJ letIed opinon.-
It was unneceffary TO go further in detail. bn,
was ready to anfwer any queaion Col. Barr O,
his council thought proper to al,-CoI. Bur,
obferved that from the gentleman's candid de.
claration he faw no rGafon to change his opinion
OF him. He was willing to rely upon his int.
gritty and honor and therefore accepted him.
The very intereNing deciion of the lords of the
council IN the cafe ofthe Patrioten ies at once the
Britim doctrine of blockade and &s4vs another proof
OF the difpo.ition of the Brith government to tram
PIE on the Fights Of nentrak..