Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-13

the sentence. Of the admirai,,, the parta
vessed the whole pilze 5s.. s0t'rt was :.
peilants, and process was -, "a 70 the !,
from the court Of admifaJfp -'Sq 10 isn.
the marshal to sch the vvsse {, >, ',pInmaad
to pay oyer the net proceeds ~ spl cargo, aat 4
ants. The judge Of the c@ar # q 5ao IS el,.n
refused 70 acknowledge the iui.s sSn
the court Of appeals over ys 5sIl;:s0etio1
the interior court; directed ,be 'r MIC loga
make the sale and to brinp tl1s -, IlsFsh
court, his was done and tSs 'G ;aI. laa|
know.edged TIC receipt Of the m no jaoas q.
nafsslal's return. In Mav, l7r ,9 : : ooh:
Ross, the judge OF the coorr e & :, 'aeaa8e
Delivered over to David Rittenba~n,.,a, '"''9
surer Of this state, El1,496 8 9 siea,
oi!ce certlheates issued in his own "aa'
beng the proportion Of the prize NJ, name
which ne state was entitled by the s,n,!, 70
OF the interior court of almiran, '1 n!e
house at the same time executed ; L ~l5Ep
Ross, obligihg himself, his heirs Vo o I"
tors, &c to restore the sumso pai1 + S1 So,
loss should, by due course &C l. ~ '',':
compelled to pay the same accord;nr, NY !, "
decree q tbe court Of appeals, T Il ,5s.a
dltion OF tbs boad, tie obi2er IS 5s.e.;,,
as being treasurer Of the state and -, .I
ney IS stated IS having been pa,3 II ,~ "'.,
the use Of the state. Endents were ;,." '"' ~
Rlttcnhouse OF tie above ccrti6r,t.s Nv
these we're afterwards funded, nrRs ,. .,,'
OF kit'eailouse, Tor ttrr bonyft oi Ibo.a ,,|
might eventually appear 10 diem, Al,sr =.
dsath ct tiIt;enhouse, iys1 cerii5ra,a. :,
gether with the interest theron which 5.I
been received, came 10 The haDascf IL.
Sergeant and Mrs. Waters. his r-nr,,.n,
| tives. The paPsr witch covered tiecer;
fcates was endorsed in tie hand wgj.;,q n
FIR. Ritterhouse with a meaor2ad9o lr.
cIaring that they win be Ike properly Of rbs
state of Pennsylvania Whenth stare r,lsa..
ID HIM fgom the bond he bad given 10 Geo
Ross, Judge Of the ainir2,.v, ;or pavlry
the 50 original certificates into he tregsYr2
as the states share Of the prizc. Nosaca
release ever WIS given, The certificates
hos remaining IN The possession of the re-
representatives. of Riltenhousc, O.mssea1 g.
Cd his IiEei against them III thc district court
Of pennsyl ANA, praying execution Of The
decree Of tie court Of appeals. Answers
were fled by these Ladies but no claim vas
.nterposed nor auy suggestion made Of IT.
terest on the part Of The STATE, aodin I'm,
1903, the court decretd infavor Of tie Ii.
bellants. On the ID of april in the sa,ot
year, the legislature Of PENNSYLVANIA pass.
ed law authorizing the attorney-gener2 to
reeuire Blrs. Sergeant and Mrs Waters 70
pay into the treasury ,he money &chnow.
iedged by diem in their answer to ihe dis.
| tr7ct court 70 nave been received witnoatre.
pard TO the decree Of that court and
they should refuse, tlat a SUI, should be in.
stituted against thenain the name Of taecom-
monwealfh, for said monIes. ,ias g9v. vas
also required 70 prot9ct the lust r5bts q
the state by any farther measures i, might
deem necessary and a.so % prot:c;ths
persons and properties OF those ladies from
anv process which might issue out Ct any
federal court, in consequence Of their obc'
disnce to this requlsition and fur(er
should give them Z sufficient instrument Of
Naturalization IN case they shouId pay the
money to the state. Nofurthcr proceelia5'
took place in the district court, for soa:
time after the passage c: This Iaw. IN!
when at length an application was made for
nrocess of execution, the Judge Of tat
court, with very commemorate dsgree Ct
prudence, declined ordering 1t with a
view to bring before the supreme c9at 't
the United States question 50 delicate II
ITSELF, and which was likely to produce t1a
most serious conse qoences to ,he oa!oo'--
Upon toe application OF Ohnse, a4 The So.
PRIME court issued q haandanus to the ~a5'
OF the district court, commanding nm %
execute the sentence pronounced 6y han IA