Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-31

NJ MUCH error hassng appeared IN The
8 sc count, sireu.a,ed If what passed erfwsen
the rovrrnsne d, add Mr.. Erskias, 10 the
3 Gaze III sshe sesse,en, 10 oh ain whom shs
Leopsrd made lht iaie R'a1 < onSshs Lhssa
prsks, we srs induced 10 state. that. ss we
understsud on sp pi.ca:ion by Er. Ersk.ns'
fsrEsfr,f g /, RI ndsf, hesEa a. ;nformrd that
i,zconid not be tlone and was re TERED 70
The written answe = given By The secfssa'
~ 81 state, on = pIssious application 10 an.
ost,e, case. for the principles on WHICH ne q,
surrender &c Bfisi-h lsserteysswas refused.
IL was remask rd 70 Mr.. Ess kine ststn lat
same time, b II tv the secretary OF The ns'
" and stfs srcre Ss,yss state, that although
the cos esonsrl could net drftserap or'
sSress. i was so lar frem eouosenaac'ng
desrr.ion. that general nsders had 'bsea
Issued 10 cur naval conmandess not 10
spe Il nit aay British dsssrtsrs te bs recruit.
ed Cor the American sersice. lhey also
sinformed MIR. Erskine Few days alter,
gthAs they; had suhcien, reason. for bel'ry.
ing that the srac,en ID qaestion were ma
NJ : cisizens of The United States; this be-
lug the result Of ansirquisy t nadefby cap
tain Barron IN pursuance q orders IRON
the secre AIRY Of the navy. On this point
Mr.. Esskine expressed 20 opinion. MS
was not ask Cd because his opinion could
form no PAT Of The ground 90 which The
royefnment proceeded; and u was NOT OF
frrsd because il appears to have been his
psac,ice, and 10 have been held as his Gu
~ also, 60 dosuo lpore than TO transmit
without -rma ks Whatever documents or
irforma.ion relative TO the facts. he ~ ight
lodge proper 10 be forwarded 10 the br'siah
adnssls on fFcrens s'siipHs -----in tsl's
Case he accordingly merely stated Ter the
INFER nation Of the BRUSH saval command
tr. ,ha, he rtsult Of auenqury made by
cspsan Iarron bad satisfied eus govern
nsn, shst ,he ssa sos o. for whose surrender
he had APPLIED, were clsizsnsal-d natives
ofahs u S.
\ This answer was written, january z
1907 l, vas produced by an Application
4pr he surrender to their allegiance. oi
certain British sramrn, WIKI havlag united
vim American ssamsn left en- board q
vessel ordrrrd,o Hahfsx assa prs, bro't
hrriu,o the UuitI States and were ehargs
Cd With mnsnv piracy, and al attempt 70
Ynurdrr their officers The answer stated
thar NOT anlyna prersgativs for she purpose
& ia question is vesiedin Tho executive oil
the 81. S. but that ncrhe. the law nor the
pr &C ice ofDa,lons imposes on hem 40 b
3 lga.iop 10 prov de for the surrender OF fu
I. eiy,vrs from the isrisJit ton ofo' Der powers
The obl,garioo can esuh onlv from sprcis
and muts i s,ipolssioDs whica do net ex,
/ is, between the Unned Safes and Grss
: Britain; aud which indeed, as llmusd IL
the expired articles OF The treaty OF seven
lero hundred and ninely four, do not com
prehsnd any other uRsnoes .h9D shose O.
acsuai murder OF forgery.
4 The Information reported by captain
Barron was a. follows:
lillian Ware. pressed from on ,boast
: the ,hrsg " ptune.. captain Crafts BY tn'
B,i,ish frigsse Melampus. IN ,hc bay 2
B,scay. ard has servsdsen board the SAFE
fnpase mon,hs, Wailian Ware IS
). pal,se American born on Pipe Greek, Pre-
derrick county. s,sfs~of Maryland. a
Bruce's Mills. and served his time at.saif
mills. He also lived at Ellicoi's mills ne q
Baltimore, and drovca Wagon scvera
years between Hsgets Town ard balst
more. He also served eighreen month
on b ,ard the United States frigase Ches
apeake. under the command Ut commO
! dore Morris. and csptain James Barrou
He is an Indian locking man.
s Daniel 4Narfia wasApressed stshe sam
time and place. He Is . native at YVES
3ersss in Massachusetts, about thirty miles