The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-12

fivss of'Ae Commonwealth Of Pennsylua-
mia.
There is not, By any existing law, vested
in the executive. an authority such as is re-
qnis'te TO a compliance on his part, with the
request ct the secretary Of state Of the Uni
ted States, OF The letter conveving1 whi II
a copy is herewith transmitted to each
branch at the legislature. Is Importance
will insure it ar immediate attcn ion By a
general assembly tina. has already gwen
proofs of its zeal to promote by every lust
and honorable means the grea, object fo.
which the nation is Contends 6.
SIN ON SNYDER.
Harrisburg, March 1, 1914.
(coir.)
Deh.rtmert = STATE. Fc5. 80. 1914.
SIR-rhe conduct CT the enemy, in seiz-
ing and transporting TO Great Britain for tri-
~, as traitors. under the claim of perpetual
allegiance to the British sovereign, certain
American prisoners OF war, having COM
PEELED the government Of the United States
tn resort to a just and INDISPENSABLE u,ea sure
ot retaliation. and certain British prisoners
having been with that view taken into close
custody. as hostages for the safety of the
American prisoners thus seized and trans.
f
would authorize them to be secured and con
hned in the pen,tentiary at Philadelphia,
whittier they will be conducted without de-
lay. and placed under the general superin-
tendance OF John Smith, ESQ. the marshal
OF the United States for The district OF Penn.
sylvana.
have the honor to be,
With grea, consideration, sir.
Your OBJ humble servant,
JAS. MONROE.
Fl, R.recNrncy Sin,on Snyder Govrrnor #
Me Commonwealth Of Penn yiUQnia.
PHILADELPHIA March 2.
Extract ofa litter dated Feb. %. inside rhr
Light Sandy Hook from, an officer of
fhe frigdte President, 10 his friend il, Pr:-
-,idenee.
Situations in which we have been pIa-
ced this cruise, will think. add lrstre to
the we'll established character IF Com. Rod
gers.
"Afer passing the light. saw several
'ai!, one large sail - the indward-backed
our rhaintop sail and cleared ship for action.
ne strange sail came down within gun sho
hauled her wint; on the larbnari tack.
We continued with orr maintopsail TO the
mast three hours. and seeing no probability
OF the ~ gun ships bearing down to engage
the President, gave her shot to windwa
and hoisted our colou,s--when she bore ND
tor US reluctantly when within half pun
shot, backed his msintopsail. LAT this mo
rEens all hands were caiieh-{o muster aft
and the Commodore SAID few but impress
sive words /; though it was unnecessary-for
what other stiupiant could true Ane. ;csps
want, than fighting gloriously in sight their
native shore where hundreds were assern-
bed to witness the engagement! Wore shin
to engage, but at this moment the cutter be
ing discovered off. backed again to take in,
the pilot and the British "a 1T ange as il
must appear) making sail to the southward
and eastward orders were given to haul a.
board the fore and main tacks. to run in.
there being then in sight from our deck,
frigate and gnn brig.
The commander of the - had i. in his
power for hours, to bring us at any mo
ment, to an engagement our maintopsai
to the mast during that time"
tits understood, that the hearing Of tcs-
timony before the General Court Martial
which has been assembled in this CITY for
some weeks past, for the trial of general
Hull, will be concluded This dsv. The
Summing up by general Hull, and by the
Judge Advocate, will then close the public
proceedings of lis court.