Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-13


bend him, which they efgecr.,, - aPPfe-
ma, nand h behind him, and at the poin, Of
the bayonet drove him some d. 49,.
YIN the prisoners attempting 10 moi.
his escape, the party fired A. snJ Inv, uk
MIN. They then Aed to- tb.;r -. o.
proceeded to the American SID
jury that sat on the BODY of ri. e: ~
brought in a verdict of murder s 81,
IGliows correspondence between Ar
Henry Arnold, justice of The NV. wi
In Canada, and captain Bennett, WI.
we shall publish tom orrow. "l'.'
The following is an autha,+;.
count of the affair from doenmsa.aAe-
possession of the editor of the 49, ~
contained in letter from. Osweps,eh;aa.'
OF date the 18th May.
An unhappy affair took place
this neighborhood few DAYS asra'
which has produced much warm,h;.'
Canada. Captain Bennett, of the s.h
y. 5. Regiment left this place on Snn
day last to proceed for his station -
the river, and had gone about twen,i,
miles, when the wind heading the 80,
sci came to an anchor. On Mond,,
the wind still proving adverse, captain
Holmes who commanded the vess.I
went on shore to get some proyis;on.
sergeant OF the 9th regiment and ona
or two OF the privates went on shore al
SO tor the same purpose. Cam Re-.
nett' VINO was on board, thinking the
sergeant and men delayed oolone, on
shore, sent his own boat for them .nd
brought them off; while the men bad
been on shore, they were told rho,
deserter from their regiment was -
that neighborhood, and the seres,nr
had gone and ascertained the faet h.
mad seen and recognized the man as =
aeserter' without making himself
The sergeant, upenI returning q,
board, reported the circumstance 20 ~.
commanding officer, thus account.
Tor his delay on shore and stared ,has
the place at which the deserter wac A.,
not exceed three Quarters ola mile dis
lance. Capt: Bennett, a young ;ne~
Perienced officer, perhaps not very con.
Versant with the law of nations on,
actihS under zeal which under a NOR.
Jndiclous direction. might lead TO con-
duct honorable and glorious u,b,nn;
~ conceived ie to be his duty ,,5 r..
lighs to selze the dcsrrter any where
he determined to detach the ssror,nt
WIN two men with orders to br;6gtb
oeSerter on board not to molest ,nv
one nor to use any sort of v;oJanc.
unless attacked with violence .oJ
then to rePel force by force and :,
case the deserter attempted to esc,na
to make use of his arms. The serrars
went snore In captain Rennett's boat
lfav'ng one man in charge ofthe boot,
the sergeant and two men proceeded
the woods, seized the TO
ter and were conducting him to the
ooat, when number of armed neor,is
appeared issuing from the village RI
nlng towards them the deserIer .es
ing this succor, made an fort and snc-
ceeded IN extricating himself, and ran
WIN great speed towards the croud
ana from the military party; the SER
seant cried out that if he did no, &C.,
ne would order the men to FIRE hn.
ne proceeding, the sergeant ordersa
ms men to fire, and the deserter ell.
oelng about ten rods dist ance when he
tell +; the se1eanr and his party were
but made their retreat cood
% the boat, and got safe on board
ne vessel bore away and arrived ar III.
,lace." " 81 'his
Inns statement is from respeotahIA
'itizen, who was on board the vns.ni
md had fair view of the transact;,
,ns.
Immediately upon information be;,o
'eceived by colonel Simonds. who
commands the detachments, on ,ba,
rontier on the 18th May, he issued an
,rder to capt. Bennett, of which the
GLOWING is a transcript:
ALsASY, 18th MAY, 1909
In consequence OF an OUTRAGE coto.
nitted Dy party of your men. acting
iHder your orders, on the rights and
ioyereignty of nation at peace with
ne United Sta,es-I deem Il an ;nd;sN
'ensible duty, which owe my govern.
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