The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-02
Nrw-YnrKD Dec o..

NEw-YoRK, Dec. IS.
Extraordinary .4ccident.-During the
last week Marine ON board one of the Gun
Boats of the Wallabout, having loaded 4
musket too deeply, was attempting to draw
the charge, when an osicer on board seized
the muskee, directed the muzzle over the
side of the Boat, and fired into the water
the ball glanced from the water, passed
through Il thick board fence, and through
the body OF a man who happened to be stan
diag the opposite side. The man survived
his woands bat few minutes. The Gun
Boat was lying about SO yards from the
shore, and about 80 or 100 from the person
who was thus accidentally killed.
The Prince Regents Proclamation, pub
ished in our paper OF this day, seems to
have been misunderstood by some editors
1t is grounded Oh the English law, Of which it
is fundamental ma Kim, that all " natural
born subjects of the British king must ever
remain subjects" The doctrine ofexpa-
triation is not allowed by the laws of Eng
land, while al the same time they adopt
the enormous absurlity OF naturalizing per-
sons born in other countries. The proCla-
NATION therefore embraces equally all per-
sons born in the British dominons, whether
they are naturalized American citizens or
not. But let the British government be-
ware. Let them iniiict on any American
citizen the punishment awardeu to treason,
and 4 just and terrible Retaliation must &
will teach them to beware of its repetition.
Those whom .sc have adopted, we are by
the most sacred obligations bound to pro-
tect, and the execution ofthe first American
citizen which shall take place under the
Regents proClama alton, will be the signal OF
immediate death to at least one British sub
ject within our power.
Should the British government actually
carry their threat into effect, the horrors
of war will indeed rage without control, and
the barbarities of the murderous Indian &
the feroc;nus Algerine will be more than
matched by those OF their ally, the civilized
and polished Briton. We cannot, howe
yer. but indulge the belief that the awful
penalties of treason are thus held out mere
iy Gin terrorem" and that they will never
be really inflicted. Ii, however, this hope
should be disappointed, let two British sub
Jects be executed for every American citizen
put to death. and the inhuman practice
would speedily cease. In this event the
blood of every British subject would lie OH
the heads of the British government. and
would cry from the ground to heaven d
gaiast them. NJ York Columbian.
Commodore CbaXMcey.--Several reports
recently received from the lakes have CIV
en- rise 20 considerable uneasiness respect
ing an accident which il was said had hap
pcned to that gallant officer. At one time
it was said, that being On hunting party in
that severe northern climate, he had miss
cd his way iii the snow, and had frozon his
limbs in such manner as to render theiI
eXtremties useless. Next it was whisper
ed that he died of the cold But we are
happy TO have it in our power to say, and
from authority which admits CT no question.
lie is still IN perfect health and engaged in
the preparation of measures to secure our
naval supremacy on the lakes the ,ensein s
spring. 1t is true that he was lost in the
deep SHOWS and painless swamps, through
which he was pursuing the track OF deer,
but with great presence of mind kept him
self i'll motion during the whole night, and
finding the shore, reached his quarters in the
morning, so little injured only to subject
him to a confinement to his apartment for
few hours. H..
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