The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-11

nnnition. The privatcer then laying close
by The brig, hailed the boats several times,
and ordered thcm to keep oH--the people
on board made no answer. The privateer
then fired at the boats; it being no; rcturn.
| ed, she desiste5--the boats ran close alone-
side the brig, when The crew on board of
her commenced q fire on the boats, which
was promptly returned. The boats then
boarded and took possession of the brig
Immediately after the contest, the brig and
the privateer were brought too by the com.
mandant OF Fort Independence, where they
were both detained till yesterday afternoon,
when the brig was delivered up to the COL
lector OF this port, and The privateer per.
mitted to proceed on her cruize.
| No i"iury was done by the exchange of
shots.
1t is worthy of remark that the owners
of the Dispatch and the Castigator, are all
decided 4" Federoiists Of The true Boston
sfamh" On no occasion have we seen
the federalists in more tremendous
rage, while the republicans, who always
wish fo'l,he re gn Of law and order, look on
and smile at the angry feds who had the
shooting match exclusively TO themselves.
Dos. Pat.
ARREST, sc.
| Yestesday afternoon, Cornelius COOLIDGE
and Francis ]. Oliver, were arrested and
examined before his honor indge Davis, u.
S. Judge for Massachusetts district touch.
ing their attack and seizure Of the brig
Dispatch, and taking from her the prize.
master put OH board of her by the priva-
teer Castigator. The court was unusually
thronged (; and the very serious nature of
| the charge impressed a solemnity on all
present. The council for the accused en-.
dcavored to soften the crime down to a RIOT.
| The examination is postponed until this
| day, nine o'clock and as the matter is
su6iudice, we avoid saying any thing on the
subject, particularly at this time. We on
ly remark, generally, that the essence Of
the question is not whether the alledgcd
crime was committed on the high seas, or
within the county IF Suffolk, that fills the
thoughtful ci,izen with anxiety but il is
TO ascertain the nature Of that deed, which
is comprized i'll collecting men with mus
kets, pistols, swords and blunderbusses,
and heading and leading that armed force
against citizen acting under the lawful
commission OF the supreme executive of
the United States. If man can collect,
and arm, and lead body of men to attack
his ow-citizens, who sail and act under
>SAo'S
with impunity, then there is no security
Tor life, liberty, and property.-B.
Translated for the Mercantile advertiser
from a Paris Paher of May e3d.
"The emperor Napoleon has offered the
assembling of congress at Prague for
general peace. On the part Of France will
be the French penipotentiaries, those of
the United States Of America, Denmark,
of the king Of Spain, and of all the allied
princes and on the other side those of
| England, Russia, Prussia, the Spanish in
surgeants and the other beligerent allies.
In this congress will be offered The bases
of lasting peace: but it is doubted whe-
Their England will be willing to submit her
unjust and egotistical principles to the
censu"e and opinion of the universe; for it
will not be in her power, so little of that
has she to reclaim in. the first place the pri-
vileges adhering to her sovereignty, and
which are consecrated by the articles of
the treaty of Utrecht on maritime nayiea-
ton
IfEngiand, by this egotis,ical sentiment
on which her policy is founded, refuses to
cooperate at this great work Of the peace
OF the world, and by which she wishes to
exclude the universe from the element
which forms three quarters of our globe,
the emperor will propose by means of the
assembling at Prague Of all the plenipo-
tentiaries of all the belligerent powers to
regulate the peace of the content. His
majesty, offers to stimulate, atthe moment
when the congress shall be formed, an ar
mlstice between the different armies to pre-
vent the effusion of human blood.