The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-01
governments. L. U. s. vol.

Territory and Ter otner
purposes. l.. U. s. vol.
-fage II.
1908 Feb. s An act extending the right of
suffrage in the Indiana Ter |
ritory. L. U. S. DOL. 81
fdge 81.
1909 Feb. 5 An act for dividing the Indi
ana Territory into two Sc
parate governments. L. U.
S. vot. Stage 2os.
1909 Feb. II An act extending the right of
suffrage in the Indiana Ter
ritory, and for other pur-
poses. l.. u. S. vol. -
hage 2S5.
Michigan. Oct 1e. 1909.
District court Of The U. States. for the dis
tricf IF Pennsylvania.
November 90, 1909
PRESENT 5U9cE PETERS.
UNITED STATES, Us. TOY, SCHULZ AND
SSMErS.
This was an action brought by the district
Attorney for the recovery of bond of II ,5S6
dollars, given to the United States 31st of
December 1908 during the embargo---e9nT,;;
discharge her cargo at the port of Charles
ton Is. c. 1t was admitted tina. the bend
was forfeited-inasmach as the sloop. on
leaving the capes of Delaware, steercd di.
rect Tor the West Indies, but it was conten
died that the bond Couldnot be recovered as
double the amount of vessel and cargo was
only z $50 dollars. The district Attorney
commended, that the bond was clearly legal.
as the law did not prohibit the collector from
taking more than double the amount. al,ho'
1t directed him not to.take less, and that
moreover it was not improbable in the pre
that that ot IS
Uenteen instead of seven thousand dollars
was mistake in filing up the bond
that 1T had been voluntarily signed and tn at
the United States were entitled to recoye..
his honor Judge Peters, charged the iury
that the bond was illegal and of course that
they would find for the defendants.
The jury retired for about half az, hour &
returned into court, with verdict for the
United States-The opinion of his honor To
the contrary, notwithstanding. We do not
understand that his honor sent the Jury ont
of court more than once, or that thew we've
threatened to be carted to The z,erse or
the sfafe for differing in opinion with the
judge.
Inc defendants have moved for leave tn
shew cause why new trial should not be
granted. AS the judge has declared that he
mad no hesitation in declaring the bonds to
be illegal, we presume a new trial will he
granted, Mountainous opinion Of IL men ON
their oaths and affirmation to the contrary
IN any wise notwithstanding.
On Friday the 10th inst. arrived at New
bedford, the ship Belvidere, of Boston. Will
liam Hathaway master, from London in
ballast. Captain Hathaway states. that on
ms passage, October 25, being in lat. about
IS, n. and long 40 so. w. of London, at %
+. M. he was taken possession of, after
chase OF sixteen hours, by the French scboo.
ner privateer, which they called Lie. of
Rochelle, Louis Flagelle, owner and sinner
cargo on board. After firing a number Of
shot, the Belvidere hove to, and the priya
teer beng then within hail, fired two Shot
@nich passed between the masts of the Bel |
V1dere little above her hull They detain
ed the Belvidere until the Goth. at four D
M. when they dismissed her In the mean
lime they robbed captain Hathaway of two
barrels of pork. half the beef he had on
beard, one barrel of bread, half his potatoes.
All MS cheese, four casks of water most of
MS porter, and his live stock, quantity of
eW sa'i Cloth, and old Canvass sail, twine
a'-dies, one barrel tar, the ships camboose,
or which they gave poor one in exchange.
They took the stern boat, oars, and tackles,
me kedge anchor, one top gallant mast.
hanging compass and cabin lamp, carpen-
ter's tools, and sundry other articles--say
hooks, thimbles, Inarline spikes, all his spun
yarn, some mats, points. robins, and some |
cordage. They also took all the letters.
carried them on board the prvateer, and
after opening them and examining their con
ents, delivered them up again. Flagelle
captain Hathaway that by the laws
IF France, he wasa good prize, and he trea-
ed him exactly as he would an Englishman |,
inder similar circumstances. On the whole
IS the Belvidere was neither burned nor
carried into French port, but permitted
o proceed, Captain Hathaway considers The
lbove named Louis Flagelle very honorable /,
or a Pirate.
We learn that the BoatSwain on board the
who was most active, in the nil.
age, was an american -!
To the Editor Of the Mere. .ddvertiser. &
SIR, q
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aide translation of the French Tactics. is
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