Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-04

" ShroSto1l hall, JUiy so, 1915.
"SIR-The intelligence that the grea,
NAPOLEON will not be permitted to land
and is to be sent perhaps to St. Helena, is
almost overwhelming to me, though long
accustomed to suffer much, and to expect
every thing.
know not that the EMPEROR can be
regarded as PRISONER Of gvar. From a
view Of all the circumstances which affect
his person and situation, and his coming
hther, am ofopinon that he cann0t.
"Rut if he could, it is not, nor has been
for two centuries, the custom Of Britain
thus to treat her prisoners.
"CouId we try him 81 know not by
what right either we, or any, Or all Of
the Confederates could.
"Can We Svithout trial, take his life P
This were far worse than to kill q pris-
oner recently taken in battle.
"Can we then exercise such power o.
yer the person and inherent dignity and
honour, far dearer than life, of such per-
sonage--and to send him to lonely imprison-
ment in deserted far distant siand9
Bonaparte. with the concurrence of
the .AdR1rakU is 7cithi1, the limits of British
local allegiance. He is 4 temhorary, con-
sidered as private, though not a natural
born subject. and as Sflch within the limits
of 81 Car. II. the Ra6edS C0r1!us Act,
our second Magma Chayta. that no subject.
being an inhabitant or resident of England,
&c. shall be sent prisoner into Scotland,
&c. or unto places beyond the seas C. H.
iii persons within the realm of ENGLAND,
which Includes the adjoining seas, are tenn
porary subjects, if aliens, or Permanent if
natural born.
Though not on the British soil, he is
within the protection OF the British Lazu.--
If at Plymouth, he is in a British country.
An Ha6eaS Corpus, if issued. must be o.
beyed and would no doubt willingly be o.
keyed by the Cahtain of the BeAerohhon.
1t would be issuable, being Yacafioa by the
Chancellor, the chief JHstice If England.
or other OF the Judges at their house OF
chambers, Immediately, founded on an a6i-
davit And if al communication with the
BeilerofhOn is shut out, which might ena-
bic Napoleon himself to make the applica-
ton. the Imprisonment of any individual
within the limits of the English laws and
constitution, concerns The dignity, tire H6er-
ty, ard HE rights 81 every EnSlishman-
fault or error in respect 10 this all-protcc-
tive law, which being remedial, must be
most literally construed.
"I am of opinion that defortation, or
SE"AoIfVi1e'O|IS VI fCIcsSsu'b''sJ CaDuON lCSdliy
exist in this country, except where the lay
expressly hr0VideS it on trial or sentence.
" 1t cannot be expected that many au-
thorities should be quoted in such peculiar
case (; neither is it necessary, as it differs
from the common cases of every day,
chiefly IN the greatness gtAthe herSon who is
its object
Divested of these circumstances it is
this. He voluntarily came on board cap
tain Maitland received him, agreeably, as
the captain understands, to secret orders.
II he is deblrred of all communication
and correspondence, and forbidden to
tand, this must be by some order and for
some fiur1lose. And the gurft Of Ha6eas
CORPUS is the legal mode of investigating,
rs to all persons, whether their liberty be
legally or illegally restr ined, and all re-
straint Of liberty is illegal, of which the
legality is not clearly and strictly proved.
g know of no law of ours which sup
ports such a conduct, as is already assert
ed to have taken place, and to be further
determined. And trust we are not yet
come to this, that the will and caprice of
the confederates is a law to us.
We think with horror of the power
assumedby the Pope over the persons,
conscicnces, liberties, lives, dominions, and
entire nations, Of those who were not his
subjects. ] know not in what the power
assumed by the confederate Powers is more
tolerable. e. am yours sincerely,
"CAPPEL LOFT"
August 4.
The Liney frigatc sailed from Plymouth
on the evening Of Tuesday for France,
having on board gems. Bertrand and Sava-
ny Duke of Roygo,) and L'Allcmand.
These persons were taken out of The Bel
lerophon, where they had remained since
their surrender to capt. Maitland, in COM
pany with Napoleon, We have not heard
whether these persons are sent to France
in pursuance Of Tequisition from Louis
XVIII. If he has demanded them with
the intention to proceed against them in
conformity with his own dcnunciation
and their crimes, and il ths intention shalt
be carried into effect, it will be an act of
hrmness and vigour very extraordinary,
and, perhaps, not altogether commenda-
bic, after the IMMUNITY granted to the rest
Of Napoleon's abettors.
Some favorable distinction is generally
thought due to Bertrand, who has always
and invariably adhered to Bonaparte, and
never swore nor professed allegiAncc to the
B0urbons.
CIRCULAR.
W,ay-OHce, Jliy 3tst. 1915
SfR--Fhe Prince Regent having taken
into his most gracious consideration tho