Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-27


> dix ard "a sword, which be had 90 2
former occasion held 10 the breast OF MI.
Nsglee, and which al tina. time answered
his end. Hr,hough, he wouldsly il again,
ard laid bis haed On his dirk. Nsglee
seized a small piece Of whoop pole, and
.hrea,ened TO use it, unless Brouvard IN.
stantly shealhed his dirk. The captain
thought 8. lhes better part Of salor was
discretion" and quietly obeyed; ard, as
Naglee representative histestimory, "with
the vice-c consul Immediately ran away 10 a
neighboring house." Brouyart, however.
was not Satisfied with this mode Of taking
revenge, and Immediately proceeded TO
wipe away The stain from his honor and
his eockadc- He complained to Mons.
IurYrau. Tprreau complained TO the 60
vernmeut. The governments Instructed
Mr.. Dallas, the disgric. attorney, yard Mr..
Dallas complsined TO The grand jury for
the county of Philadelphia, who found 'wo
bills of Indictment again.. Joho Naslee
one for assanl,ing and beating the vice.
consul--,he other, for assaul,ing erd beat.
iog captain Brsuvard. The charges were
alledged to be . against the peace aud
dignity Of the commonw salsh OF Pennsyl
yania," and 8 in defence aud con,raventoD
OF treaty made between the u States
and Nspcleoo, emperor OF France, king
of Itsly, &c." .
Naglee confessed The chsrge Ct assault.
ing and beating captain Brouyafd. as, IN
uu,h, il could NOT well be denied, ard
submitted his story to the court. He
pleaded cot gully soihe charge ct beating
the vice consul, and this indictment was
tried 90 Monday by twelve Jurors. who
are indeed Americans!
Mr. Dallas, the distfic, attorney, open.
ed the prosecution by declaring ha, i. was
Instituted BY the orders Of government.
He spoke Of 'he mighty power ct Bora.
pare -cis the savage disposition of French
men in ae's of retaliation. and said, that
ifNa2|ee wa. acquitted, cur citizens would
be at the mercy Ct the French whom they
should meet on Tie ocean. fIe said, that
if there was verdict CT aequiltai, The
French emperor would cot nc satisfied
with it, and he insssnced an Example, the
decision 10 the affair cf Psarce, in which
our government was oot SAT-: bed with the
scqul,,sl Of captain Whiby. lie attempt.
ed 10 show The privileges ct the vice con.
sul aud of cap, Droosard, End said they
we're r.o,ec'ed from ylolercr BY he law
If oa,ons, sud BY tree y, lie said that
The vice cnnsups story was tire, ard that
Nsglee's Witnesses were po,'o b. beilereJ.
He concluded by telling he jury, that
" he hoped thy would give snch a
vesdc, that our goveInmens would hear
DO mere Of IL!
Mr.. Brsdiord then opened on the part
Of the defsnJsD,, and gave b'nf recital
Of the acts Of proVocssion which he bad
suffered from B'ouvs,d at and sfer the
capture Of his vessel Mr.. Hepkipson
followed on the Sane side in speech CT
some lepg;a and grea; eie quence. He
spoke as an American, feeling tor the BIO
Dor Of his couniry. He adversrd, in sn
animated strain, TO The 'errors which she
dis,ric, attorney had held Out 70 iufnence
the decision ot.he jury. lie SAID be hoped
we were not YET prepared 10 ffsr aarse!ue.
up to The grasp Of the great Napoleon,
and he trusted or courts of law were We,
Independent. He admitted he bTigi'eges
Ct vice ccnsuis, bn, wss 90, prcPafsa &c
aduit privilege in them 10 ssssali an
american CITIZEN. He said he hoped The
jury would give verdict ct asqunta!,
and there coa!a be GO doubt, shat whatever
might be the dissstisfactcn Of the Frenea
emperor, that our country would ssnction
their verdict, aud unite Hiih them 50 meet
the conseq rences.
!, is, however, Impossible to give a
cnrree' idea Of the genius ard elcquenee