The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-01

The detachment of militia from Rutland. cam
mandcd by Malor Charles X. Williams passed
through Mddiebrry, for the frontiers tie liinst
81 erred from A !, ;s,,,; Gun,
y a detachment On the same expedition, To- march
T.c:St A!bans Atcsser affects to ril;e,le The
governmert for sending troops from the south 70
enforce the laws ont. northern frontiers It's
saowE the embargo t,ws were received on the
Lake about the i:ddle of Ma.ch: the Adyer.
t,sc has ever since epd-avored to bring them in.
" contempt, and many worthless" people have
followed ITS a.vice--t has seemed to exull in the
evasion OF the l,ws--it hasridiculcd the feeble.
arm OF the officer of the custonis, who has bee !,
constant IN season and out of se,so, in the faith.
fui discharge ut his duty and it has never vet
ad.ctse4 the people tn support the laws os their
country IT has a,frised how IS men from ST AL.
bans and Georgia brought to and BEARDED several
rats, which, III the A.oiser'S patriotic .ne,,ae
'however found means to I,berate themselves -
out 1t ti'd not aavise how the guards placed upon
those RATS. by the collector, were dreadiullv
frightened into a deep sleep, bv the threats OF
forty strange men, who appeared to tleni in the
silent watch of the night, nor how soundiy these
brave defenders of the laws slept under the thrca-
Jennings OF death till the said RATS drted over tle
line 1t has Advised how Z" the remaining rats
joined, making surface OF ten acres, and carry.
ing ~ sail, had made AN expeditions and SAFE
exit from the United States" without a MN Ia
oppose them ithas a9visc! how millions of pro-
perry have been accidentally drifted into C,,nad,
oy violent south winds: it has advised the people
tiiat the acts OF government, which command
those south Srinds to be ntf the eastern storm
Is over, are unconstitutional, and therefore not
binding. And now we ndvise the Aiviser 10
rest assured, that the south 7,ind which hEws the
militia from the south will prevent future acct
dents frdln the storms Of the lake. Rutland SOL
diers will not be frightened into calm sleep by
the threats OF murder, or the advice of the 1dpi-
se': Thirty years ago, Traitors were nIarked-A-..
and the people now know where to apply the.
revolutionary garb,'' of such unprincipled men
We learn that not long since a number ofteams
laden with ashes, on their way from the east s;d.
OF the mountain to the lake; were stopped in
Castleton: the authority and gentlemen of res.
Pectaoiiity, after reading the embargo law to the
transfers, convinced them that any person aiding
directly or indirectly in the evasion of the law
was liable to a heavy fine--and that thev, know
ing their loads were intended for expectation.
would be deemed guilty. The men, therefore.
immediately unloaded their ashes, and prepared
to return peacefully but the federaEsts of the
neighborhood assembled, and endeavored to per.
suade them to proceed with their loads, in def
ahce OF the law No comment is necessary
The editors of the Troy Gazette are informed
that communication in their late paper, profess
sing to relate facts respecting the Castleton a.
lar, states the truth in only two essential points
yiz.-there were transfers passing through Gas.
Teton, they were CARRYING loads for Canada mar
'ket but 1t is not true that they were stopped by
lti;ii or civil force-tsvo rutes to one lie berry
SUeit for poor Indiah.