Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-02-27

served another upon him: he told me
that he could not receive it upon which
Uniformed him Gifts nature and LEFT It
in the guard room. \. r.. ...
When returned to town, was in.
,tormed of the gsneral,s oratorieal md
patriotic flourish to the return made TO .
writ Of habeas corpus, - stated By Mr..
Livingston in his address to the public
aud now that notice that address, I beg
leave to express my entire conviction Of
the innocence Of that gentleman. Imost
sincerely lament that his generous efforts
In my favor should have again disturbed
the subsiding malice Of the general and
! blush for human nature itself, when I
see the guilty hand present the poisoned
ehaliee to the unofending lips OF inno-
cence.
The next morning, steady TO my duty,
and not in the least discomposed BY the
generals denunciation, sindiug that no
return had been made to the habeas cor
pus in the case Of Mr.. Swartwour, and
the sheriff having Informed me that he
had twice called 1t the general's for the
purpose, Observing it, bat had been re-
fused admittance, I applied to judge
Worknanfor an att lchment. He di.
rected the sheriff to 60 once more to the
general and inform him OF the nature Of
his business.
Ga the same day, after dinner, As If
It were the necessary consequence ofper.
forming myduty, capt. Bradish, with q
troop Of horse, arrested me by virtue Of
an order from gen. Wilkinson, unsanction.
eddy any civil authority. After drinking
aglasR Divine with me, he asked me whe.
\ther would consider myself, a. under
arrest, and asahOut to dismiss his troop;
] requested him to shew me his orders,
and having perused them, told him tia.
N illegal order was no order, and that
eouldaot consider nyselfas under arrest.
J also, expressed awish that be would re-
tain his ttoop, observing that I shonl1 be
unwilling to shed his blood, but that
was prepared. I then remarked to the
troop that / wds unable TO resist them.
snd after few minutes Vas conducted
% the geperal's quarters, where found
Mr., Ogden Who had been seat there q
Shorttime before The general never
eoudescended 10 i1ieus, but. as he pass
ydby avereed his bead, Al. If afraid to
neetthe looks Of those whom he had 10.
jSred. hare npan the ground Aool, in
place infested by ram, we passed the
night together and the next morning
before sunrise, IN ordsrto. prevent any
gsneEousGedort from being made for our
Eakcne, we were hurried across the river,
to he miserable shed, which had jus, be-
Ere been occupied by Mr.. Swartwout.
Upon my arrival there, l wrote: two
notes, one addressed to Mr.. Philip
Eaes. and. the other to the collector of
New. Orleans; the former contained this
unpardonahle sentence, AS it regards
myself, internally ell 10 well,. and / en-
jey Q tranquility Of soul which is truly
suyiable i'--and the other concluded
with the following words, :" IL yon have
eyer entertained . favorable opinion of
pc. Irsquss. that you win retainit, Tor
pledge myself to come out 10 the sun.
chine Of inssgrity.", These letters. am
Sonsinced, were nkyer delivered, and
lytuae add, that heyer received Mr..
Livingscons note or tho supplies which
he was 50 good a. to pu, up for me. = -
- Here we learnt that Mr.. .Swarswout,
had been removed down the river to fort
81. Philip, the preceding night. No
person was permitted TO visit n, and
even the common ofices Of nature could
not be performed without the suPerinten.
dance Of q corporal and 4 file Of men.
We continued there abouta wrek, when
we also we're sent down to fort St. Phi.
lip--sheneel was transported To this ei.
~, without money, in q vessel badly
found as II regards sails and tigging, ex.
posed to the danger Of a winter voyage
and the inclemency Of the season, dc.
.sribed % be = |" man ofsreat armand adj
dress oil. daring courage" prohibited the
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