Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-17

sHSs suA. sue1outt VI enquiry have statet
the various facts from the combios 10, oe
which theirop,nlon on this point was decid
ed. 1t these facts did GOT warrant ,b,,.
iniefence, Ought DOT to softer 10 your es
tinaslon from their opinion; it their iuf,
ences were correc ly drawn upquestiooablv
you cannot sdops sisniiar opinion, b..
cause many of the mast prominent felsss
stated by them are GOT proved a. thisf
and others are proved very difesea,Iys.
their ssasemeass OF them for example,
meaace to take these cneD by force, and The
convic,ian OF the coars that the ybrssuy,s.
fi1e, though not the positive evidence b..
fore them, proved my Knowledge of tia,
mraace, are two of the greatest and 10 os,
decisive fac,s from which they inferred ny
cupshiiiiy 10 emitting TO prepare for Dat.
tie. But you have no evidence even of III.
reality Of such meuace, much less Of o,v
knowledge Of il.
have purposely Sustained from all com.
mens On tue details ct evidence on these
poinss you vii ana!lze and compare them
and their disagreement. canno, escape you.
it rs due however to justice and myself q
make some general remarks CD them. Ef,
teen OF, six'e9o witoesses have besa ,y,
mired, ali of !kena cfhcets, all posse,s;n.
the same msans Of deserving he bos,,,ss
appearances Of the Leopard grea, m,.
iorty If them declared tha, thty bad .,
suspicion Of a.ack, prtl the order v,s
given TO go to quarters: hsy also decIs,.
that thew heard go such suspicious exnre.s
ed by others. Que would mseior i, Il
moss impossible that ,hose appearances
could have been 30 Gecisse as gone of "A.
Witnesses represent t:en., without proauc.
1ng al least 40 expression OF il 10 some cf
the majority Ifnos is geaeral commuuico.
ton shropsh he ship.
Auo'hsr thing tsreussrkabIe. The Wit.
nessss who have stated that they dsceroe!
the indication ef unfriendly iutea.iops "a
fhe Leopard, are, wilhou, any other excep.
slon but captain Gordon, the persons VINO
originally preferred the accusation sgaus.
noe. aud WHO have given a wii.teu pedss
10 the world 10 establish their chal ges- #
did nof acknowledge my respect for som.
OF these gentlemen, ADD my entire conf.
dence 10 their honor and truth, should
conceal the opinion which really entertain
OF them---but though | believe them no.
norsbtc add jasl, know them to be meu:
they are not exempt ffom the johrm
ct cur nature: il is moi ID human virtue to
be Indifferent to the result Of a presrcutioa
for TIE maintenance Of which we are picdg.
ed TO the wosd--ihere is pride and egoG,
Ism 10 the mind of uaau, which recoAs
sron ihe Imputa,iou Of convicted error.
La such situation, our wishes are inseu
s!bly infatuated into our statements; aud
oar owu aind readily adopts that belief,
which we are solicifous 20 create in others
this bias, which 10 honorable mipds DC.
yer fails to excite suspicion even over it.
own opinions, ought to induce you to re-
ceive the state merts of those gentemen
with considerable allowance. This is he
more necessary, when numerous persoos
having the same opportunities of observing
The transaction; but under the Influence
OF 40 such mental bias, have dsclajmcd
the differences which my accusers have adj
vanced--it Carrot be lnpu,ed TO these o.
sher Witnesses, ,has say bias, ID any favor,
has operated 90 their niods, to discclor
their repsesen tations---to ,he rising, DOT
The setting sun, are offered homage and a..
dorasios liz is before power AID authority
that the human miod s;oops from its uailve
dign'ty and independence. apd crcuches
'nso sycopl,sncy--I an, stripped Of all pow.
err; my accusefs are continued in con-
msnd over these witnesses--it may be sa'd'
however that captsin Gordon is cot aGorg
tie uucaber Of my pledged sccuseys--mo'