Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-28

try them by Court Martial.
From the Utica Patfies, .Ahra Is.
The Rights of the Citizens Of the State
of New-York trampled under foot, and
the Constitution violated by the Afili.
tary Officers Of the United States !
Seven OF the respectable citizens OF
the county Of St. Lawrence were jorci-
bly, seized by Lieut.. Lorias .aasths, of
the st Regt. of United States Dragons,
and about so mounted myrmidoDs under
bis command, on the 9Th April inst. by
virtue OF military order OF Col. Pike.
the commandant at Saeket's Harbor, and
forthwith forced from their families, at
the point of the bayenet, and marched off
to the Harbor, to be tried by court
martial for reasonable practices Tin
trading to Canada as suspected.)
The following MEMORANDUM was de-
livered by Lieut.. Austin, to the friends
Of the Sufferers, as his authority for this
arbitrary proceeding:
I have. arrested and detained in my
custody, by virtue of Instructions from
colonel Pike, commandant a. Sacke.'s
Harbor, of which the following is true
copy, and of list of names furnished
ne by Alexander Richards, ESQ., the
following persons: Willard Seaton, Tn:
Stedman, Asa Day, Uriel H. Orvis, Da-
vid Coffeea, ---- Goddard, Jno. Phil
lips"
Dated April 8, 1918.
This (relating to other orders) is
one principal object of your march
another is, for you to repair to Massena,
40 miles below Ogdensburgh, & deliver
the letter herewith to Mr.. Richards, ,hs
collector, & to seize e maks prisoners of
any persons whom he charges with ha.
wing been engaged in REASONABLE hrac-
uces and bring to this place, and 40 any
other acts 4ohich he may deem to b. co'-
dueiye to tile good Of the hubiic service"
LORING AUSTIN,
Lieut.. lst Regt. U. S Light Dra-
gowns. commanding.
The following affidavit was made with
in this village yesterday, on application
for habeas corpus to celoRel Pike, to
bring the said persons to Utica, to be
dischsrsed) which was granted by the
cenmissisnsr, Nathan Williams, Esq.
of Utica, and MIR. Burrows started oil
Immediately on lis return to Sacket's
Harbor.
Oneida County, SIS.
David Burrows, of Ogdenburgh, be-
ing duly sworn, s4epose'h and saith,
that he received tEc copy OF the iolego-
ing order * cer,iicass, from tlE friends
OF the persons seized, therein mention.
ed) at Ogdenhurgh, on the 9Th day Of
April instant, who employed this depo-
nent to 90 10 Utica ana obtain a haoeas
corpus for the discharge of said persons.
This deponent heard the said lieutenant
Austin (whom he saw and conversed
with at Ogdensburgh, on said day. say,
that he had given the said copy of his
orders from COL Pike, * his proceedings
thereon, 20 the said friends, and further
this deponont heard him order the ser
eeant to whom he committed said person
in custody, to march them on to Sackets
Harbor as fast as possible, and not TO
suffer them to ride, and if they did not
go OH fast enough to tie them to the
tails of the horses all which the ORA
soons were mounted. The charge a.
sainst said persons, as stated by said Aus
Tin, was smuggling, and they were to be
lried at Sacket's Harbor by court mar
tial as This deponent understood. This
deponent was informed that among said
persons seized were all the town officers
of Massena, necessary to hold the cleo
ton.
DAVID BURROWS.
ssuoru this ls,h day Of april, 1918,
before me, N. WILLIAMS, Commission
or, &c.
We are authorised by Mr., Burrows
TO add, that Lieut. Austin ordered his
sergeant, who had the charge ct the sui.
ferers. to march them night and day, and
not to suffer them to be taken out OF his
hands by the civil authority, or any per-
son to speak TO them, upon the peri! OF
their lives, which the sergeant promised
to do.
II Marshal Law is thus suffered to
usurp the place Of the civil authority,
this war has reduced the free Citizens
Of the State cr New York to the condi'
ton of 7'ursiyh Slaves, or vassals Of 30.
nnharfe
From the Hudson Wing.
The fate Of our Conseripts.-Gne
Loot uesk the fr0nt of the county