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

| It is possible. that Austria may be trans.
lerrcd TO the hing OF Bavaria--so that the
king OF Bohemia and Hungary will BE Only i'm
vested with the same poweras his neiyibor
Gaiiicia or austrian Poland may be restored
to the Poles; and AN indemnity be furnished
in Turkey. .,
IL islhus, that Germany may be so di.
vided as to furnish no single power capable
of exciting the fears of Bonaparse and a
new barrier be erected in Poland to check
the future irrdptons of the Russians, or a
new ally to aid his enterprises against that
rising powee.
Time, however. will shed it's light upon all
these thinss!!
DEsERrERs FROM THE L'AEEicANE.
=. We have not yet facts enough before us
to decide on this extraordinary case. Eve
ry, thing that is in the Baltimore prints. and
among the rest, the defence pf Mr.. Hun
ter, the sheriff of the city and county of Bal.
timore, VINO took the men, is laid before our
readers.
1t is plain that they could not have been
seized under a law of the United States
tor. there is none on the subject. 90
1t IS plain; that it could not be done under
the residuary ten Articles of the British
Ireaty--because the 9th Art. has expired
and even that related only TO persons {" char
ged with murder and forgery s. not to De.
serters.
1t must hate been under colour of some
law OF the State of Maryland--whatt that
law IS, we know not--5ut we know, that
the law OF Pirginia; has, within the last
eight years, past thro' some mod fications
In consequence of one of the Seamen of the
hermione being delivered upat Norfolk, the
Legislature of 18oo-1 enacted severe penal
ties against any one, who in combination
with 4 foreign agent" should cause to be
delivered mp any. citizen of the u. ,. or any
| other free rerson Whatsoever, tto be trans.
| ported beyond sea or else where, Daring
| the Session OF 1So4 s the delegate of the bo-
rough OF Norfolk NOV cd mod fication of this
law, observing that in consequence of it nc
| magistrate chad conceived himself a.ithor.
ised toissue his warrant for the arprchensi
On OF seaman. who had article;i himself to
the captain OF a fore gn vessel"
! An act was passed. makingit lawful for
any justice OF the peace. upon the complaint
OF the master of the vessel or other officer
commanding in his absence, to issue his war.
rant to bring before him any mariner, not a
Citizen OF the II. States, who shall have de.
serted from any merchant ship or vessel
and upon due proof of the facts, the Justice
is to Commit him to Jail, to wait the orders
OF the captain, &c.
Such is the law of this state we repeat
| that we know not what the law of MaryIand
lls--but it cannot be the ka7v, to authorize
a foreign agent to issue his process or re-
quest to sheriff Of the state, to seize de-
serter and send him back to his vessel. with
out the Intervention of some judiciary tri.
l6njiaL OF this country. fsuch were the law, a
ihritish consul might style any American citi
zen, dcSerter & send him TO a Jersey Ship
We suspect that Mr. Hunters commitment,
OF the men to Jail without the orders of a
magistrate, was illegal and if it was his
intention to convey them from the Jail to the
L'Africaine, we are confident that he has
acted part unworthy of an officer, and OF
an American Citizen
Inspected at Richmond, for the lasf three noxth,
Ending the 7fh Inst.
| 1870 Barrels Superfine Flour,
500 ditto Fine ditto
$50 ditto Middling ditto
| 129 ditto Condo nned ditto
Al ditto ShipstuH ditto
1882
JOHN ]. JOHNSON.
September Is, 1909.
MARIE d, on Thursday the 9Th Inst. by the
Rev'd John ID. Blair, WILLIAM ARCHER, Esq
member of the General Assembly, from Pow
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