The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-22

Grand Saehern, to ne or to any other person tn
my knowledge or belief
Permit me here, gentlemen. to observe,
that perjury Is defined by law the crime of taking
false oath in the course of judicial proceed.
ing, ON APPOINT material ~ the issue; and YOU
have already seen, that the point to which Mr.
Clark deposed was material to the issue in ques.
tlon--Whether the vessel was Spanish or Anne
rican property Let US now examine whether
his oath was false or not.
!" ! shall first cally your attention 20 the copy Of
| bill of sale, attached to the record, certified
by Stephen de oninones, Notary Public, to be
correctly taken from the original, which remains
in the archives under his charge in the city of
New-Oreans, and bearing date the 25th of Au-
gust 1906 This bill of sale is from Thomas
Wooster, OF the brig called the Grand Sachem,
| of the burthen of one hundred and thirty tons,
to Daniel Clark, of the city of New-Oreans,
merchant and an acceptance by the said DAM
81 Clark OF the same, dated in the city of New-
Orleans, the Esd March, 1892. This instr,.
ment is signed by both Wooster and Clark, and
therefore 1t cannot be pretended that Clark was
Ignorant of such deed having been executed
:" The next paper to which beg leave to re-
Ter on the same subject is, certificate from Don
Joseph Antonio de Uloa, administrator general
OF the roya revenues of the province of Louisi-
ana, properly authenticated with the royal seal
OF the Custom House of New-Orleans. 1t de
clares that on the 23d of March 1892, there was
sold, and the necessary papers of transfer pas
sed before the Notary Public Don Carlos Xime-
mes, the brigantine Grand Sachem, BY Don Tho
mas Wooster to Don Daniel Clark. This docu-
mcnt of course corroborates the bill of sale be.
| fore mentioned.
The last written evidence here offer YOU.
gentlemen, on the subject of the Grand Sachem,
is the certificate of the Don francisco de Isla de.
Solares commissary ofthe royal armies, admin
strstor general for his majesty at tho custom.
house for the Havana and the other ports of the
Island OF Cuba This certificate duly authenti-
Gated, with the royal stamps and seals of the Gus
tom-h house of the HAVANA, and signed bv Fran
cisco de 1sla Antonio Josef Alvarez Santiago
jesse de Zebieta, forth" that on the 18th of
February, in the year 1894, the Spanish brig.an-
tine called the Grand Sachcm, capt Ebenez ger
Baldwin. entered the port of the HAVANA, from
that of New-Orleans, with cargo of plank for
sugar boxes, and the baggage of the BARONESS
Gle Carondelet, and having discharged her car
go sailed on the 18th of March following, for
the port of Campeche"-Having reference to
Clarks answer to the 4th interrogatory put to him
on the trial, you will find he SAYS, with respect
to coiors, never knew she had any other than
American-that when she went down the river
MissIssiPpi with the governor and his lady on
board, she wore American colors she had a
small Spanish Jack on board, which might be
TOR the purpose of making signals.'-Thus nv
accuser denies the vessel had Spanish colors on
his oath, and vetin the same breath admits, that
she had Jack, as if this was not the usual color
shewn He AYERS however, that the BARONESS
OF Carondelet was on board, which seems to We
rlfy the statement from the custom-house at the
Havannah. But if he had respected the truth or
regarded the solemnty of an oath, he would have
said she cleared out for the Havana as Spanish
bottom, and carried the American na,,ers along
to protect herself against French pickareons-
The testimony submitted to you in this case, gen
liemen, independent ali other staiices is
conclusive proof of Mr.. Clark's incompetency as
witness, If there be men still determined to
believe him, can only deplore that prejudice,
which can look to perjury for the qualification of
It's revengs.
"Gentlemen, does SO fragrant an offence against
the laws OF God and man merit comment Shall |
attempt to pourtray the abandoned author of a
vile perjury by which the current of Justice has
been diverted from it's course, and a rightful
claimant robbed gilmore than thirty four thousand
dollars No! it would be an abuse of time; a
prostitution oflanguage. Ileave him then to that
honest detestation of mankind, which never fails
to attach itself to the liar and the calumniator-
The hyPocrite whose duplicity has so long been
successful stands confest-The masque mas been
torn from the impostor.-Unveilcd and naked, de-
formed and impure, he presents spectacle whose
sight dsgusts and whose touch is poison a fit
subject for the society of him only, whose cha
racterls not tobe contaminated by infamy itself"
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