The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-24
From me Washington REPORTER.
,AAEs Ross. ESQ. Us. ROBERT coon.

FROM me WQshingfon REPORTER.
JAMES ROSS, ESQ. Us. ROBERT cooB.
The trial of Robert Cook for a,IeIg~J
defamatory words uttered Charging James
Russ, Esp oi Fiji, sburg,, (te thrice uusuc.
cesstul Candidate tor the guberuatoaial char
oil fennsy iv'.nia) with having administered
the sacrament to dog or d gs, came TO IS
sue on Thursday morning .s,. before he
honorable Samuel Roberts Esq president
OF the NTH district, and Allison and Mercer.
E.sq's associates. Messrs Campbell and
Pentecost. for the plaintiff and sMessrs.
Mountain aud Shannon. for the defendant.
4 he hrst witness sworn was Thomas Short
who testified that some time in the sunmer
OF 1908, he was at Mr. Edgor's smith. shop.
in company with Robert Cook and others.
where conversation took place about a
person who was soliciting subscribers to n
school. One observed that the teacher had
got new pair of spectacles, thu ough which
he could see all the constitutional powers
Cook enquired If he could see James Ross
administering the sacrament to dog Sn,rt
replied. did he Ross) administer the sa-
crament to a dog? Cook answered, YES he
did.
Matthew Acheson, the second witness
was examined, who testified that he WAS
prese1; In the smith shop, aud was asked
by Cook, it he ever knew Mr. Ross was A
minister, he replied that he did not, bu, he
understood that Addison had been one, Cock
replied tina he (Ross) was a minister. and
had administered the sacrament to a dog
or dogs. On cross examination Acheson
admitted that Cook put the words so he
was informed" to the latter end of the sem
tence.
MIR. Rowan. the third witness testified
mat ne beng present in the smith shop.
heard the conversation that took place a
bout the candidates for Office. NJ. Rowan
observed that 1t was troublesome times both
In church and state: Cook mentioned ONE
thing OF clergyman who had been at his
house, and stated what the clergyman said
Rowan told him to be cautious how he
spoke about the clergy, the other said it was
fact aRd he could prove il, making use of
the language of The Clergyman
| Mr.. Foster was examined, who testified
that he was at Cooks house one morning
IN harvest, when Mr.. Cook had inst read
the Beaver county address, after which
he said ss was no more bit for Governor
! than the devil out of he'll, and he hoped
Ross might take the --- before The .
lee ion
In the course of the examination il an.
peared that Thomas Short, the first wit
ness was nos OH very intimate terms with
Cook
On Thursday evening about ao'cIock, the
Jury went to their room. < OIL Friday morn
'nB, Drought IN their verdict for the plaintiff
Six CEN Is damages
1T mere should be any instantaneous in
the above, we will thank any one TO correct
them as we missed the notes of the witness q,
es. We presume the case pending between
James Ross and Joseph ---ot the same.
nature, viii be tried again at the next court.
ALBANY August IS.
On the Cd instant Alexander NIX g.
Esq. (who some years since accom- ned
Sir Alexander M'Kenzie, in his exp d un
over land from Canada to the P4c,ho jc.-
an. ana who is now at the head OF "a ..rr
eXpedi ion to the same distaDs region,) ar
rived IN this city. from M nweai IN &
Dian canoe. manned with IS hands an n
the same day proceeded on ms way 10 ".
YORK, where. we understand he wi inin
Messts. M ugall and Stewart, snj .sve
already preceded him with an addI;i3a-l
number OF men irom Canada n. n -
y" ship is prov DID and in read n.sq
for them toproceed ON their contemplated
voyage by Cape Horn, to the Coiu,nbia IL.
YER, IN the Pacific ocean--here they iexJect-
to meet M. Donald M'krnzie, who. as
mentioned IN late letter, left Montreal
on the % July, on an expedition over Itnd
TO the Pacific Ocean. BMh Companies form
out one JOINT concern, whose object is to
open and establish an extensive trade with
The natives on the Columbia river.
we have not been informed by whom
these expeditions have been projected. and
set forward, whether by the north vest
company of Canada. or by private associa
ton Prom one of them however. tak;n@
Its departure from New TX. and receiys
ing its outfit at that port, conjecture has
assigned no small interest in the concern
to the enterprizing citizens of that place
be TINS as 1t may, it IS noble enterp,,zc
menting the highest praise, and we sin
cerely wish it every success which the moss
ardent anticipations can have promised.
The circumstance is stated from various
sources. that British agents are. exerting
very effort to eBtice shin -earhenfer8 from
this Country. In Hudson, N Y. 80 are said
to have been engaged; in Catskin 9 and in
Other places, to the number of 1000 fo,,
the purpose Of building ships for his ma
Jesty. British artizans detected in attemp,-
ing to emigrale 20 America, are punished
with fine AND Imprisonment. OUGHT mo-
American laws to be reciprocal,
IMPRESSED sEAMEN.