The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-31
PHILETUS SWIFT, President.
Geo. Hosmer, Judge Advocate.
Head Quarters, Manchester. Z
Niagara Frontier, dug. Is, 1872. 5
GENERAL. ORDERS

Hcdd SbGrterS, NI0nches'er
Niagara Frontier, dug. IS, 1912.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Major General Hall. having doubts how
ed, comes within the description of SOY,
by reason that he is within the letter of the
I'd section OF the 101 article of the act. en-
titled :" an act for establishing rules and ar
tIcies tor the government of the armies of
the United States" which excerpts thereout
all persons not citizens Of, or owing allie
glance to the United States of America" is
pleased to order, & doth hereby order sus-
pension of the execution of the within SEN
tence until the pleasure of the President of
the United States can he known thereon.
BY order of the Major General,
GEO. HOSMER, A. d. c.
OPINION OF THE PRESIDENT.
WGr Deharfnent, Oct. 20, 1912.
oiR-lhe proceedings and sentence of
the general court martial which was had in
the case of Elijah Clark, conformable to
your orders of the list of August last. and
which were by you transmitted to this de
parsment, have been received & laid before
the PRESIDENT. L have now the honor to in
form you that the said Clark being consi-
d"red a citizen of the United States. & not
iiaoie to be tried by court martial as spy,
the President is pleased to direct, that UNI
less he should be arraigned by some civil
court Tor treason, or minor crime under
the laws of the state of New York, he must
be discharged
Very respectfully,
Sir, your obi. servant,
w. EUSTIs.
Major General y. Hall, Niagara.
GENERAL ORDERS.
ConSeqHcnf on the opinion Of Tie President
Inc pleasure OF his EXcellency the Pre-
sldent OF the United States of America, in
relation to the case of Elijah Clark, who
was tried and convicted of being a spy un.
der and by virtue of general orders of Au-
gust 1st ult and whose execution was sus.
pended by general orders of August 9th
ult being this day made known to the
Major General through the Hon. the Sc
cretary at War: Therefore, in conformity
TO the directions of his Excellency the Pre-
sident, it is hereby ordered {" that the said
Clark being considered citizen of the u
States, and not liable to be tried by court
martial as spy, therefore, unless he should
be arraigned by the civil courts tor treason
or some minor crime under the laws of the
State of New-York, he must be discharg-
ed"
All officers and military authorities
whatever in whose custody the said Clark
shall or may happen to be for the cause
aforesaid, are hereby directed to release him
from his said arrest as spy.
Lieut.. Col. Philetus Swift is particularly
charged with the execution of this order.
BY order of Maj. General HALL,
GEO. HoM5ER, A. ID. G.
Bloomfield, Dec. Cd, 1912.
CLARK, the Jerseyman, according to the
preceding decision of the President, would
have now been liberated from durance vile,
had he not last week taken the liberty of
liberating himself. He has not yet been ia
ken, but it is thought that the cold weather
may bring him in. Jonas Warren, the Salt
Merchant, who lately took " a trip to Fort
Erie, escaped at the same time. Also, 10.
sem DMfice, convict for 10 years service
in the state prison, and also John Hill, (the
President of the Buffalo Bank) Since reta-
ken i'll the Indian Village.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. %.
The Committee Of Grievances and Courts
OF Justice yesterday reported Oh the subject
OF the Baltimore Riots. The report was
read in the house by Mr.. Glen. Dorsey. with
gesture and emphasis indicative Gf the
most malignant party rancor and contGmely
1t charges General Stricken Major Bar
nev, the Mayor of the city of Baltimore and
the Attorney General of the State of Mary
land with neglect of duty, and we believe
proposes to impeach the attorney general
tor not .'fa 10 H. vouI, iUr removal of
the cases Of those who were tried in Balti-
more 70: the offence, to an adjoining coun-
ty. We did not hear the whole of the re-
port read. INT the latter part descends to
degree Oh low virulence; and abuse of those
VINO 1T endeayourS to CrImiGate, truly be-
meath that dignity of stile and calm delibc
rativc expression which should ever cha
racterise, under AL circumstances, the pro-
Ccedng of Il Legislative body
This report has been made the order o.
the day fog tomorrow.
NORFOLK, Dec. %.
We have been favored with the perusal
Of a letter from st. Bartholonews Ameri
can produce low, and still declining in price.
o"ing 80 numerous arrivals of licensed A .
mcrican vessels, and, indeed the number of
prizes sent into TIE West Iudies, had great