Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-21

+ MANNER ne !e,ASns 1888 = .
| Wayne,s orders. then observed 90 nlu =
thar / prrsuraed be had those orders =
wiring. aud that, beiorsl conpiita WIZ
them wishsdlo see them. aeirstarnsd
| pointing 10 the faag. ..fhat ousat;.o sasis']
vcu thar am warranted IN assing as 90
alshough have NOT any wrltssn orders order :. :,
shew YOU to that eaect." tie again :nslss
ed ON my putting ashore, and ofdsIea So.
veral soldiers with their hrelccks and bxed
bayonass into my boat. On TINS ! bade
my people row towards the shore, and W.
pu. 10 ca the Kentucky slide OF the ONO.
AS we were crossing the river lieutenant
Steele, who had remained on board Of my
boat, further acquainted me, that his orders
from general Wayne were TO inspect every
boat ascending The Ohio from the Mlssis'
s,ppl. 70 examine and read every letter OF
paper he nigh, fad. snd 10 pay 40 respect
TO locks, pad!ocks, or any Thug Of the KIDD,
bu, to break spen any trunk, chest or box,
ne might think proper.
Notwithstanding my expostn.auons on
The impropristy Of such orders, and nay
endeayors 10 impress on his mind the coz
wilton, thar general Wayns, in giving
them, had step, far beyond the limits Of
his power, and that al hough he, Steel,w was
a solder and under his command, he could
not in asy shape whatsoever be jusuhable
ln executing similar orders if he had not
received them 10 writing bis only ansaer
was, that he could not consistently with his
du:y, tosbear from appealing TO coerclre
means. If he met wslh aay resistance 90 @y
part. In censsquenss Of which, to pre-.
veal my trunks beng broken and rendered
useless, BY having The locks spoiled, Q.
papers, AID various ls..ers for different
persons IN this couatry, of Which I had
taken cnafge He broks open the seals &
read several OF them. In the meaa tins
We reached the shore. be iiruscnan,
proceeded ID the decofeus .nd ,geRtlsmG'I5
business hs Rad SC honorabjy conme acSd
bat was suddenly 50 oyeicossred hv pa.
roxism OF the ague. tia he ordered me TO
put up nny papers, seck ny sruus, ard give
hsm me keJ, which he sGok VIII h!ia toto
bis own boat where be wen. aad laid down,
bat not before he had CO.'S nanded his ser.
jcan: to taks ous of mine al the ars arms
that were IN her, which was INSTANTLY ezcs
caisd--swo centsies feInaluiug On beard,
oae TO present any ,hiag from being TAKEN
out ct nes, the Other 10 ssep guard over
me, aad not permit e3aamunica,ion be-
tween my pcope aad me. SHORTY after,
he sent tor me ON board Of his boa.,wnere
asked tlnlf was TO coasider myssl.
as his prisoner? 10 wh,ca a9 answered 10
the affirmative. | then requested him 70
fake chaSge Of MY boat ans cargo, adding,
that Should lsok upon him as Responsible
Tor any losses Expectations mi ght -troa,
that momenI suffer. | again re "a on stra.cd
On he InpFoPrlety OF bis conducs aud
urgad how very uabscoming an ofScsr II
Was; bat demonstrated IN vaia.
lreiurnsd TO my boat, and was followed
about an hour aiter by lieutenant S ca,
who again made me o2en my funk, anu
went On breaking The s-sls of othsr letters
While this was doug declared to hin,
that regarded his coadact, rs vloIsnt,
uFjast. illegal, aud n h. f,igasst degree
ln.quitous, that II was an outrageous vi. (
olanon OF all laws, human aud divine AL
aag'an and daring breach of!.ha.-reclpro.
cal confidence among meo, which is tne
connecting principle, the priaciple of sdhe !
sion ia all human assoclations, and pre-.
vents Their paris from resedipg from each |
other; law which The most Gespoic go.
vernnent, the INST taihlcss nations hold (
as sacred and el.giously observe. A con.
sidsra'ion WHICH 10 al Tree government
like the Ua,ed States Of America, N as
very much enhance the crImioai,y Of MS
conduct, and ofstte maa whose orders ae I
was executing. Bar all these observati.
ons mace na more impression Ga Mr.. S..
th2Q Il l had been harra.lo mo- = h.I, aiaA