Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-13
DOMESTIC.

( From the New- Orleans Gazette of May IL
We announced 10 our readers OH Mon
day that Don Diego Morphy, late Vice
Consul of his Catholic Majesty for Lou
isiana, had been summoned TO appear
before the Court of the first district to
answer for the disrespectful and appa-
rentIy contemptuous publication, to
which we on that day alluded. Mr.. NJ.
appeared in Court by his Counsel, decli-
ned the jurisdiction of the Court, alleClg-
ing that, in his Consular character, lie
was amenable for offences under GER
tain grade. solely to the Courts of the u.
States.
His honor, Juge Lewis, overruled this
objection, holding that it was the indis-
ppnsable duty and the indisputable right
of every Court ofrecord to sustain its au-
thority from violation, and IFS dignity
from insult that the class of offences to
which the Consular privilege contended
for, extended. were offences against posi-
tive law, and not of the description en-
braced in the doctrine of contemptS. Pre-
paratOry to further investigation, the
Court required Mr.. Morphy 70 answer
whether or not he was the author of the
publication IN question. Upon his an
swering i'm the affirmative, he was requi-
red 10 confess or TO disclaim the suppo-
sed dIsrespect or contempt contained in
his publication he asked some time to
consider, andwas allowed until Yesterday
to answer the interroSatores. Upon be-
ing brought up, he declared under oath,
that he had no design, by his pubIicati-
on, to speak with disrespect or contempt
of the Conrt. Hereupon, Mr.. Morphy
was discharged.
NEW ORLEANS, Nav 8.
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the following particulars, the correctness
Of which, we believe, may be relied on
In the month of April last, supplies of
States, contractors in this CITY, for the
troops on Escambia river. These sup
plies, on the way TO their destination,
were landed AT Panzacola, by permission
al the Spanish governor who demanded
and received fen per cent. duty e 3m
Messrs. Forbes and Co. agents for the
contractor; but not content with this, the
Spaniards now positively refuse TO let
the provisions be shipped or sent off, UNI
i'll a further duty of per cent. is paid on
their expectation. An officer of the Unit
ed States army who had been sent by
General Gaines to adjust those matters
at PanZacola, found such disposition i'm
the governor wantonlv TO abuse bis :" lit
tie brief authority, that he was forced TO
return without effecting any thing, and
the supplies are likely to remain there.
An account OF the whole Transaction.
however, has been forwarded NJ the de-
partment of war; and fine wiI'tell wbe-
ther this Panzian governor OF a territory
somewhat larger than the island of Bar
rataria, shall be allowed TO swindle the
country.-FL. Gas.
From letter, Nay IL.
Yesterday sailed on cruise the Mex
lean Government schooner Harry Hot
spur, bearing the flag ofcommodore Rap
pc, and commanded bv him in person,
formerly of the United States Navy, with
a most gallant crew of one hundred and
sixty Mericaus We all consider the Har-
nv Hotspur, with the active intrepidity of
the commodore, equal TO any tiiirtv-two
gun ship in the service of Old Spain"
Ler. Reporter.