Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-16

M sa,d Ismes Barron did fail suitably 20
ID. !. 10 that the said friga'e Chesapeake
"a, !, : nv order Of the said amss BaTfon
surrendered 10 lie said ship Leopard, q a
time when the injuries sustained either on
he fripatc OF her crew did make sucn
surrender then necessary.
Sd . Ia that the Gag OF the said tllga'e
Chesapeake was by order of the said as
Rarron struck to the said ship Leopard,
when ,he guns Of the SAID tr'gase Sness'
peske were loaded
4,h. !. la that the Gag Of the said fr;ga'e
Chesapeake was by order OF the sad A. ..
Barron struck to the said ship leopard, at
: lime when the main deck battery OF the
said frigate Chesapeake was 10 s's"asion
which " Guild have enabled the return OF a
hroads,dc in q very short time"
ssl,. . Id tia, the Gag Of the said m.
gate Chesapeake was by order Of the said
lanes Barron struck to the said ship Leo.
na.d. wishoa. The said James Batroa's
having consulted any of his officers, as to
whether the flag oush' 70 be struck or
not
/ 9Th. "Io hat the flag Of the said til
patr Chesapeake was BY o.dsr OF tie sad
James Barron struck 10 the said ship Leo'
pard, before q single gon OF any KIDD was
6red from the said fngaie Chesapeake.s
/ The guilt lmpu'ed 10 me consists IN my
/, nc. awiug this iniercnce and mill. 6
| 10 make those prefarauans fo9 us.see'
! wh;c,, such an inference required | wish
! 20 saswer each specshcauan sepa's sesy an .
T in .he order 10 which they stand. he
/ facts, are however, SO lafss'aseE R3ssdsd,
| bn,h ia the charges and IN me evit eoce
! ,heir effect coes,sts SD much asofe 10 tnsir
| combined sesait than intheirseparate force,
that 4 am conssraIned 70 depart somewhat
s,ooo theNcourse which I had presc, Iced 20
! myse,f: pron,ae, you, however, thar
| nune of he facts shall pass unno'iced. ~
Mad presented itself 10 me IS The mast ma.
! tura, and pesepiouous order, 10 separate
The occurrences toto TWO rsas. he hrst
/ will .er a,ipa.e a, the period when rtceis.
ed the !eate. from captain Hampsries; II
will Include all The circumstances aneee
dent 10 that period; which are he subjects
! os The fouI G,ss specs hcations. The sseono
( viii egs.rzoe the period Of time, during
waich the British Officer re maiaed 90 o3ars.
nc chesapeake aud VIII compre head she
NO remaining sPecihdktious.
Besofs iproceed 10 details. I beg per
n lssion to efFer preliminary feaasfs~-
ials part CT yoereeqaity, s;rs, is sueodsd
wish a'sasoisy of::a peculiar SORE, WHICH il
VIII INQUIRE your cease!ess vigilance oVei
yonf o"e miods entirely to surmoun ;
| AID you Ms, sufmoant it, to decide cor
rec''y 90 TINS o.4ge. Oneoi the most da
hceis operations 'nahc humsa mind, is st
review, after an epene .aa occurre q. th,
prognoss;c. which foresold Ii -. :.
to each thar exact degree Of Weight, IL
which it was entitled, when s,s, presen,e,
| 10 the view. 10 such so operation the
| mia d /, necessarily sasried torwsrd fror:
the cause 10 the Effect. The premises
and resul, bsIng completely witi:ia GUT
! view, we almost aoey:tsbly ausched weigh
! s Importance 10 aoieceient circumstances;
| which they would %. haas had 10 our &c.
ltimatior,s 4 the taoeneo; OF their ex sts0ce
| Occurrences wflic., hea by the ptudeot ass
rejecting would have been ri,her viewed
| With iud ference or ooticed wi'aon. COO.
| v.psion are easily disco veled 70 bear q COZ
| nection obvious and intimate wtst, a sob,
sequent event when thar eveo: acsus!!y
has occarred. A feeble MUD will readily
connec. knewn effect with It's prior cause
when i, would have de6ed ,he Pfoldes, IN.
,rilecs 10 have tose,o'd he event, by any
system of priori reasoning from these
causes. The question presented 10 you
BY this charge, IS not, whether these CIR
cum.sances appear nazO 10 you 10 have