The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-05
:. IMPoNrA.N7' LAW cAsG.

he same court, against Isaac Roget,
he only defendant takcp) for uniting
with j b. Daulmery, (of tho house of
Hutchinson s Danimery) and p Be-
Jevre,s in conspiracy 10 cetrsud the
,derwriters The cause, from the
AZURE of tic transaction, and particu-
riy from the standing in socic,y OF
aac Roget, for MANY years FTeueh
eercbentin this city, and generally con
sldered here man OF responsibility,
1Acited more interest than aay ono that
has taken place Tor many years The
''ial began at IL o'cioc. a III and
ssted till past q yesterday mWnicg:
more than seventeen hours. The fol-
Living are the principal facts iaet APP
Pearcd in evidence
That tie sohr Ocean, being in
Frarcet and up in Hare de. Grace, in
December last for Boston, and the de-
PENDENT being in this city, with others
here and some persons abroad, entered
into conspiracy 10 make q false insur.
ance upon her and her cargo, consist
ioe as they stated, OF DIV goods and
plaster Of Paris, but in realty of stones
.pd rubbish; aud actually insured
9 GOO doilsEs here, 10 GOO dollars in
Boston, 90 600 dollars IL Paris, besides
other sums in London and elsewhere,
apd then caused her 10 be sunk at sea
l. appeared, however, that the piece Of
Tcguery from which they calculated 10
derive tbs greatest profit, was from gn,
ingenious de cpiiuh praciised upon the
custom-house at Havre This decep
ion was Denaged in the following
manner. 4 hey first entered at the
cestom- house, say thirty boxes ofgoods,
amounting TO 80, 600 dollars, and procur
ed the necessary stamps upon th> boxes,
but, ther, instead oil putting them on
board, they only carried them TO som.
private place, where they removed the
goods into similar boxes provided for
,he purpose, and supplied their place
~ the stamped boxes, with rubbish O.
the same weight which was so ihgd-.
nIousiy done, by splicing the ropes, &c
&c. 80 20 eludc suspicion, These tox.
es we're then put OF board the schooner,
as so many boxes OF dry goods, with
the cuerom-h0pse stamp, which secur
ed thetD rom all further inspection.
Having tEus succeed, VITA FIRST thir
ty boxes, they tille;i second thirty
with the same goods which had ono
been entered and : second time pro
cured the stamp OF the custom house :
iheu,'a second time, they removed these
boxes to some private place, where
they In like manner rifled Them of their
genuine Contents, and filling them
With stones as befJre, they closed them
neatly up again, and shipped them on
board. In This way they repeated the
deception on the custom house, until
they mad obtained its stamp upon nine
| ty-seVen boxes of sloaes, and shipped
hem OF board as dry goods, Having
;hns loaded the schooner, their next
step waste provide for the lives Of the
Innocent and unsuspectipg crew, when
;ne vessel should go TO the bottom {;
For which purpose, they procured
| cilnker built boat, sufficient TO hold
hem all, with provisions and other ne.
| cessaries; and thus equipped, they
wrote 10 their friends in this country al
| 7ccount Of their success, that they
| might do the peedtul, at the different
Insurance Offices; and then set out up
90 their voyage.
Alter meeting with some rough wea
her, which caused them to delay the
xocution OF their purpose, for fear of
aeir lives, they at length, after TWO a
'or,ive attempts, which failed through
he vigilance and activity Of the mate,
.Gcceeded in scuttling her, in a smooth
sea, on the 2Slb Of Februarg, about nine
in the evening, in lat. %, 80, N & long.
w 60, 10, when they shaped their
course for the nearest land, which was
zoe Bahama islands, distant about FIVE
huOdred miles; and arrived at Nassau,
tie Sd of March
II. II. Wolcou, the mate, who was
no, let into the secret, swore, that the
first inc the alarm, was given, that the
vessel was sinking, exerled hin:clr.
contrary 10 the remoDstrance Of H..
YOURS, and succeeded in getting a sail
under the bottom, by means OF which
they were able TO clear Der hold of wa
te', so that he coHld examine the leak (;
when he found her bottom bored with
auger holes, which he plugged; but,
that advantage was taken of his being
aloft with most OF the crew, to bore o.
Tiers in another place, which was the
cause ct Der sinking But The princi-
nal yIsrpss in The c4uec ,yne efo.r.