The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25
ALBANY, Oct Is.
NON TERIOURSE.

Oh WeanSsday last. Capt Van Buren7
one OF .ne officers OF the custom house in
New Il rk. seized sioop lead of British
goods 10 Troy, and on Thu, sday morn,nr
the same gentleman seized FIVE Wagon
toads IN ota e-sreet, in this city. TT-se
goods were brought IN by the way Of anax
dh, and were seized under the Non In,rr-
course law. They have since been cIa;mad
by frederick Sheldon, of this CITY. and
-nasIh:as bruen, OF New York. From he
collector who made the seisures. we have
received the following stare me mt, viz.
mat the goods IN question, were traced bv
MIN All part OF them arrived at row
where they were shipped on board of a lob
oy MIR 6ruen: That he. the deputy. sc z.d
tne goods on roard the sIoop, on Vednr.-
oay: lnat Mr.. Gardner, he owner OF ,he
cop, as well as Mr. Bruen, both protested
the utmost respec. tor he laws, and both a.
sured the deputy, that il he lett tn. s,oon
as he had Occasion TO do. that the goods
should pot be molcstea till his return He
ana not, oowever lust To the assurances Of
Nlessrs Gardner and Bruen, but emp.oya:d
Two men 10 tag Charge Of, the 81 ,op and
cargo, 'il he could go and intercept the re-
maininS Wagons VIII ch ne knew were wv
miles back OIL the road, under the care nf
ME oheidon. by the bye, however. MIR.
0Tnen, immediately after the seizure OF ne,
SoodS IN the sloop, left Troy, (before the COLI
iec1or1 and WITH the asowrl ,p,en.,oo ~
bringing the other Wagons on O n = n,,ce
and shipping their loads in he same simon
confident, as he said, that every hing mid
prove iair IN regard TO the importa;i ion. His
sincerity, on ms occasion, we leave the
reader To test by the iact, that when The
deputy arrived al Waterford ae met Mr..
brush returning 0 Troy, but discovered
that the Wagons had taken he Course to
Albany, by the way of the Cahoes Bridge.
lie followed, intercepted, and came ON win
mem 20 MT Shedon's store in State-s,reet,
Here an attempt was made to store theo
which he resisted and taking hold ~ ,h.
reins Of cha foremost Wagon. declared he
nad seized the goods. upon which Mr. SheI.
don crisd out To the driver, TO break his (fhe
c6'cer's arm The driver did not cor.'cIv
nor did he officers resolution f,rsak. n -
though threatened by a. least one of ,he
crowd with tar and feathers About MA.
time Judge TAYLER. whose intrep,ditv 70
~.h kno"n' came up, ana Encouraged me
o'ncer TO persevere ia his duty. assur
nm tnat ne would sec him projected. no
aePdty persisted aud succeeded IT, IN, exen,,~
ton Of his duty 1t was very earIv IL ~
morning when these transactions ,o ,ne
place. LOOK
One OF inc men employed by the den,tv
AZ Troy, took sick aud left the sIoon -
cargo III the care OF his comrade sIont
W. orueh returned late in the evening -
tosether win eight or nine others. rool 80
session OF the sloop, in despite of her .o pD.'
.y guard and proceeded down the r;ver
out the'r pilot proving ignorant or carelas.
rah her aground upon one OF the islands bsIo.,
ROY where she was afterwards re 80.
by the deputy collector, and Is now IN :
per custody Justice requires rs - ,>ro-
nat dr: Gardner is acquitted rs sdd,
ector of any improper views q, the coi4
'n a occasion. tie had NJ sland Undue y, on
vi me sloop The goods have ,,n ~ taxing
await io,be,s sI a ,asrse Of ap ssics gst "a.