The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-10
(No. IH.) ia.
ARRAs, Sept. IS, 1903.

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fore this, had it not been for the convulsed
state Of Holland. aud indeed all Europe, for
a few months past but hope this political
squall will soon blow over, and we be blest
with moderate breeze to drive us out of this
country. His cxcel,ency has also offered 20
become responsible to the minister at war
tor our good conduct, in order to obtain for
us some privileges, which we could not other
wise enjoy, and should We be base enough
to abuse the confidence placed in US. hope
We may be branded with name more IN
famous than Arnold, be punished with
confinement more rigorous than baron Trenk,
and be no longer considered as americans.
iSigned)
ISAAC DOOLITTLE, Junr.
VIII Mr.. Coleman say, after reading these
letters, that general Armstrong has tr,>,ted
these men with harshness, contempt, or in
humanitys The fact is just the reverse. To
them in particular, he has rendered all the
service in his power-having done every
thing for them, but give them public money
and having e"en become responsible for them
to the French government And why, Mr..
Coleman may ask. refuse to give them public
money also For the best reason in the world
because the laws of his country did not
permit him to do So If these men came I'M
der the legal description of distressed sea-
men, their wants were to be supplied by some
could not pay money, appropriated to an OBJ
ject other and different from that prescr-
bed by law !; and that these men did not come
under this description, is as evident as
noonday. This leads me to shew, what both
these letter writer's have omitted in the his
tory of their wrongs, viz that they were con-
fined not prisoners of war, but as her
sons convicted Of being engaged in an illicit
trade. To put this matter beyond the reach
6 (wh &c fol
personihed,) offer the following extracts
from she judicial proceedings of the council
Of prizes:
EXTRACTS
The American ship Two Brothers, seized
at Charente the l4th October, 1903, on the
denunciation OF two OF the crew, who declar-
ed, that she had come from Yarmouth in
England. Five others of the sailors after
wards confirmed this declaration
Sentence of the council 2lst June, 1909 :
That whereas, the capt. - Gardner, and
second captain, or mate. J. Wylc, have made
false declaration on entry at the Custom
House. The said captain and mate, Sc are
sentenced to pay to the state, the fine of 1000
francs, and to be imprisoned till this fine is
paid.
Shift .Nehtane, Of Portland. sc.
Sentence of the council THAT the cap
Tain. mate and crew. having made false
declaration, as aforesaid, be condemned to
pay to the state, a fine of IL, 600 francs, and
remain in prison till the fine is paid.
Conformable 20 the original minute.
DAVID BAILIE WARDEN,
Consul and agent of prize causes.
Paris, 18th Sept. 1909.
now ask any reasonable and honest man,
whether gen. Armstrong would have been
justified in putting his hand into the public
Golfers and taking therefrom to pay fines for,
or TO give subsistence to so or AZ men con
Victed in court of law, in the fullest MAJ
ner, of having made false declarations on
entry at q national custom house? am a.
ware that according to the morality of some
men cu-tom house oaths and declarations Of
all kinds. go for nothng-but l write not to
salty such men my appeal is made to
men bath honest and reasonable, and am
sure that in despite Of party. all such will
approve the generals conduct
4th. The only remaining misrepresenta-
tons that have seen is that of Laban Fol.
ger, late cGitfcim Of tie acorn, published in
the Evening post Of July the 5th. 1909.
Before close this paper, / shall submit
the substance of legal document which will
shew the degree OF credit to which captain
Foger is enttied-and in the mean time will
state as briefly rs ] can, the business. in which
Folser was engaged, the occasion which bro't
him to Paris. and the conversation which
really passed between him and general Arm.
strong.
la. As his business, this was the hon
cradle employment of running between the
two shores of the B. Channel a smuggler
on the one side, and d trader under British
Hccnce OH the other. For the trueh of this
representation, l appea! to MIR. s. Williams,
merchant of London, and formerly Ameri-
can consul there This gentleman knows
the fact, and has too much honor 70 deny 1T.
Cd Folger having returned 10 France in
the spring of 1903, hired himself and vessel
to carry the Spanish consul at the port of St.
Maloes to the HavanDa with his family,
CHS uncle being the governor or intendaRt Of
that isiand) Getting however largo of
wheat, anal wishing to prosecute his old trade
he refused to fulfil his Contract with the Spa
,niard. After much private alteration at
St. Maioes, they agreed to come to Paris
and have their controversies settled bv the
American minister. General Armstrong
not concciving that he hal any thing to do
with the business, dismissed them and it 4,
with an advice that, Gas MeY bah ohhear-
cd 10 haze secrets, Mey hud beftey sesfke
tie dsfate am:cab!y and tn theinsefyes -
1 ms vas the amount of the Fl. st conversati-
on The Sunday following, these men came
second time to the generals hotel, and be
ing to'd by the porter, that he was walking
Wit' hiS family in the garden of the Lux,
embonrg, they followed hin thitlie,', and fin
ding him on one Of the walks, began an al.
tercaton IN language and tone which soon
attracted crowd about them. This was