The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-03

From the following paragraph it appears
likely that the report of Gea HAMProE ha-
wing resigned his commission, WAS without
foundation :-Charieston Courier.
"On Monday last, Gen. HA@7roN left
this place, destined for his command at the
Wcs,eard."--- Cotumbia PIPER, .Nov.1e.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
1,i<; folio zcin. hscamitr am resolutions sbere
iairoauoed iifo tic Seiate q Niayh4ng
BY Ldsoard Lloyd, Esd. iase GoUernor
cftAe State.
Whereas it is highly important. at this G.
ventful crisis in our torcisn relations, that
the opinions and feelings Vi every section of
the union, should &c fairly and fully express
scc; Therefore, We, the legislature CT Ma
ryland, do Resoipe, That i'm the opinion Of
this Legislature, the measures of the admi-
nlstraton, with respect p Great Britain,
have been honorable, impartial and just /;
that in their negotiations, they have evinccd
every disposition to terminate our diffcren-
ces, on terms not incompatible with our n;,,i-
onal honor; and that they deserve the con-
hdcncc and support of the nation.
Resoiued, Fiat the measures of Great
Britain have been, and still are, destructive
OF our best and dearest rights and being
Inconsistent with jutice, with reason, and
witilaw, can be supported only BY force {.
Therefore, if persisted In, by force should
be resisted
Rescued, That tie measures of the adj
ministration with rcpect to France We high
ly approve. Theynave been fully author
ised by the law andthe fact.
ReSciOeG, That tie acts of injustice and
violence, committed en- our neutral rights
by France, have eXtitcd all that indignaticn
which a lawless exercise of power could hot
TAIL to do ; but having now ceased to violate
our neutral rights, We trust that the period
is not far distant, wien by acts Example JUS
tice ali cause Of complaint will be removed.
Resolved, That the Presidents message,
moderate, impartial and decisive, deserves
all orr fraise. 1t points out the best course
to an honorable independence
Resolved, That the Independence estab-
lishcd by the aid and valor of our fathers
will net tamely be yielded by their sons The
same spirit which led the Maryland Regu-
lars to battle still exists in the state, and
waits only for its couI.try's call.
From l. Indicafeur de Bbrdeauz, Sent. 10.
PROVOST COURT OF AGEN.
Jean Burgaiat keeps ar Inn i'll the COM
mune of Saint Beat, department of the u =
per Garonne, on the extreme frontier, and
upon the line OF the Custom houses.
The Custom house officers having sufpris-
Ell woman who was coming out Of Bur-
galat's stable, and carried under her petit
coats four kilogrammcs (about nine poundsl
OF coffee, made a search IN that stable !; they
found hidden there, part in a pigeon house,
* part In an old basket under Il quantity Of
feathers, some bags OF brown sugar, which
they seized.
Burgalat being cited first before the crdi-
nary tribunal of st. Gaudens, and afterwards
before the Court, at the hearing on the third
OF this month, maintained that he could not
be condemned to the penalties of the law,
because these penaltie, were pronoun-
ced against him cniy who should be taken
III the act of introducing, or who should
knowingly conceal or secretc prohibited goods
He observed that his stable and barn
were separated from his house by the pub
lie road ; that at the time of the seizure, he
had at his house great number of travel
lers and muleteers who had doubtless car
RED and hidden in his stable the brown SUI
gar that was seized that he knew nothing
OF 1t that 1T was even impossible for him ia
know It, because, during the whole of the
night preceding the Azure, he had been
assent from home, in search of some oxen be-
longing to the state, that had escaped from
his stable. Lastly, he Observed, that il
would be unjust to punish him for not having
foreseen and prevented the depositing of the
sugar, when the custom hohsc officers and
the gendarmes who keep their horses IL his
stables, had not themselves perceived il.
These arguments, though urged with ear
nestncss and ability by Mr. Chandordy, Bur
galat's counsel, could not succeed in oppo.
sition to the provisions Ct the law and to the
decisions Of the Court of Appeals, which de
clare guilty Of contraband and liable to pu-
nishment, every person who is found having
IA his house or It's appurtcnanceS, any prohi-
bited goods /; unless he proves that they were
Carried tiither unknown to him, and poiDts
out the person who so carried them. The
law is stillmorc severe with respect to Inn
keepers, for it does not even permit them Go
make such proof; and declares them guilty
upon the single fact Of possession.
BuTgalat was sentenced to fine of three
times the value ofthc goods seized, 10 i'm
months, and to remain, duiing three years,
u1der Tie inspection Of the government.
WASHIEGTog Nov. 80
L Indian tydr.-From the contents of til G
lsubjoined lel.-r, it viii be seen, that the
statements conveyed to us from private sour
lccs, OF an engagement on the Wabash are
certainly confirmed Gov. Harrison's letter
however aiYording much more distinct
idea of the action than any private letter
we have seen. Whilst we arc proud tn
learn the bravery Of our troops, and Of the
volunteers, ON an occasion which so severe
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