The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-15
DOMESTIC.
KID.WHPPLNG

L.
The facetious Higgins, a very acco,nnl;sh
ed barber, OF New York, says, in one of his
sportive advertisements-"A As for EARRING
& featherins, if was tn Baltimore, to be sure
might be under some little apprehension >,
we assure the Imperial Frzeur, that ras.
CAVITY never escapes contempt and rietesta-
ton in Baltimore; but it sometimes avoid.
the oozy downy lonors of tar and feathers I.
wltoess JOHN HUNTER, the sheriff, who with
Incorporating meanness, logged seven Door
fellows, who had made their escape from the
trlSate at Annapolis, congratulated them on
gaming their freedom-gave them money,
IT IS said to paw their lodging--directed
them to tavern; and wheD the honest tars
were snoaring securely in their hammocks
tins same msidious Hunter went to the Bri ;
usF Consul, and gave information of the de-
Serters: this identical John Hunter. as fame
VIII nave 1t, after playing the part of an m
farmer at night, acted that of a catch.poIe in
the morning.
e. God save the king will no man say,
Amen")
No: no: Hunters both priest and clerk
He went, for the promise of 100 dollars a
man. as the story goes. without any legal
authority, and seized in their beds seven fel
low men, who had risked their lives to set
their feet upon land Of freedom BE il
and feathered: set this down to the crsdit
(or discredit) of Baltimore moderation.
a number Of citizens, enraeed and indie-
pant at the baseDcss of the deed, and fear
fni lest some means might be taken TO smur-
gle these men off to the frigate in the night
(as II was too late to obtain their reIeasel
mounted guard at the prison and Yesterday
morning the Imprisoned sailors were brought
before Judge Scott, and discharged because
they had been baStiied without any other an
thority than Mr.. Woods (the British con.
sufs letter. They were liberated amidst
the acclamations of the crowd who eager.
ly strove for presidency in giving them mo
ney, to begin the world anew. More of the
habeas again.
Set this down to the credit of Bal,imoTe
a city which the gangrene OF toryism has ne,
yer been able to corrupt which beholds
baseness with abhorrence, & oppression with
sympathy"..WMg
EX7RAc7 fran Mr. Hunters .fcidreas
he true story is, that on my return from
Annapolis on Wednesday. passed some men
on the road, whom supposed to be deserters
out neither gaze khem none3, directions uo,
conSrdtnidtton. At the request of Mr.. Wood
without any offer or promise of reward. lar
rested them for the purpose of having them
sent I'd the trlgate from which they had de-
serted. In arresting them, performed what
l conceived to be the duty of a good citizen
oesirous OF preventing any just cause Of com
plant against our government for encourar
ing the desertion of mariners from a foreign
national vessel, sent to the u States for the
express purpose of conveying hither an am
oassador to negotiate with our government:
a duty which 1 have considered myself bv
the laws of the land, bound to perform, and
IN which have been i'm some measure iust;.
he'd by the opinion of the chief Justice for
although he directed their discharge from
prison, on the ground that, in his opinion no
law OF this state or the United States autbo.
rised their detention in the public Jail, vet he
at the same time admitted, in express terms
the right of the British consul (under whose
authority acted to seize deserters from
British public vessel, & send them on board,
l have thought it due to that portion of nav
fellow Citizens, of all parties, whose opinions
| respect, to give the above explanations of
my conduct and motives, conscious that shall
meet the APPRECIATION of the virtuous and the
good.
JOHN HUNTER.
BAITIMORE Sepf