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held cut his hands as if to greet him
Naglee instantly seized them in his
left hand, and proceeded to take his
promised revenge. He struck Brou-
ward several severe blows, when the
vice consul interfered, either as a peace
maker, or as partizan Of Bronvard
His own testimony was that he inter-
posed IN the former capacity, and laid
gentle hand upon each for the pur-
pose OF parting them and in this
statement he was strengthened by the
oath of the Frenchman who accompan-
led him and Brouvard. The witnesses
for Naglee, however, had another sto-
~ to tsll.--They swore that the vice
consul seized Naglee atone violently BY
the csllar.-This latter story, it is pre-
sumed, was the impression Of Naglee,
for, finding himself attacked from be-
hind, he took the precaution Of extend
ing Brouvard on the ground By one hon.
esq 6iosO, and then turned to defend him.
self from his assaiIant much,
however, was necessary for this pur-
pose. He gave the great Napoleon's
vice consul, one blow on the stomach,
and the vice consul fell.
60! What a fall was there, M
countrymen !"-Having thus defended
himself from an assault, he Proceeded
to perform the promise which he had
made to Brotvard at St. Domingo,
which he executed to his own satislac-
ton, and we hope to the satisfaction of
his countrymen. After Brouvard had
been beaten second time, his epau-
lettes covered with dust, and his tre-
mendous cockade ingloriously thrown
from his head, he recollectcd that he
had dirk and sword, which he had
on former occasion held to the breast
OF Mr.. Naglee, and which at that time
answered his end. He thought he
would try it again, and laid his hand on
his dirk. Naglee seized small piece
Of a whoop-pole, and threatened to use
it, unless Brouvard instantly sheathed
his dirk. The captain thought {" the
better par; of valour was discretion"
and quietly obeyed and Gas NagIee
expressed 1t in his testimony " with
the vice consul, Immediately ran array
to a neighbouring house" Brouvard,
however, was not satisfied with this
mode OF taking revenge, and immedi-
ately proceeded TO zvihe aspag the stain
from his honor and his cockade. He
complained 10 Monsieur Turreau.-
Turreau complained TO the goyernm sat.
The government instructed Mr.. Dali
las, the district attorney, and Mr.. Dali
las complained to the grand jury for
the county of Philadelphia, who found
two bills of Indictment against John
Naglee--one for assaulting and beating
the vice consul-the other, for assault
ing and beating captain Brouyard. The
charges were aIledged to be " against
the peace and dignity of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania" and Gin def
ance and contravention Of a treaty male
between the U. States and .hahotesn,
Emheror Of France, end Kfng q HaLy,
&C."
Naglee confessed the charge Of as
saulting and beating CAPTAIN Broutard
Gas in truths, 1t could not well be denied)
and submitted his story to the court.
He pleaded not gully to the charge Of
beating the vice-consul, and this in
dictment was tried on Mnnday by II
jurors, who are indeed America,i8
Mr.. Dallas, the district attorney, o.
pened the prosecution, by declaring
that it zuas instituted BIZ the orders Of
government. He spoke Of the mighty
power of naparte-of the savage dis
position of Frenchmen in acts OF retail
ton, and said, that if Naglec was ac-
Quilted, our citizens would be at the
mercy of the French whom they should
meet on the ocean.---He said, that if
there was verdict of acduiltal, the
French emperor would not be satisfied
zvith ity and he instanced as an example,
the decision in the affair of Pearce, In
which our government was not satisii-
cd with the acquittal of captain Whit
by. He attempted to show the tfTviic-
ges Of tire vice-consul and Of captain
Brouvard, and said they were protected
from violence by the law Of nations, and
by treaty. He said that the vice-con-
suPs story was true, and that Naglce
witnesses were not to be believed. lie
concluded by telling the jury, that g ne
hoped they would give such a verdict
That our government scol1ld hear 10 plore
Of ~"
MIR. Bradford then opened on the
part Of the defendant, and gave brie
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