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Our climate isstill capricious. After
several fine spring days, on Sunday the
wind veered to the North, and snow
storm began Ia descend about 10
o'clock. II continued, the feeces asto-
nishingly large and numerous, until 10
O'Clock at night. The earth was covered
between two or three inches. The apricot
in full bloom was filed with it.-Yester-
day, the Sun came out, the air assumed a
general temperature, and tie snow has
disappeared.
There was fresIet in the James River
on Saturday, and Jrcnt's Bridge was CO.
vered with water. 1t was aubsiding when
tie snow fell.
MARRIED, IN Essex County on Tuesday ssi by the
Rev Robert Sempie. llr. drchibaGt u. Ra6gn Of y C.
TO 5ffss Cathdrigc ROaRr.
Eifr1cf ETA ieffer foR gentleman Rea, C0rfhage
UtSfJeHDessee, fOhis fyifBa Mfkfs citu's corn has
risen 20 So per barrel IN ncai,iourhood in conse-
qhence ofsuc large quantities beng shipped Orleans
Bacon to S2 90 per cwt." ln lstcr % The Grst of
Junnary lhepr'ce ofcofn was mentioned 10 be ~ 50
per barrei-Bacon. 81 81 percwi.
E,1atam IN G{r. CiIcs's General Reflections.
ilr. G. says. that fhot 20 craergl ognyf hgs been
hrffsn for fhF inst fco ftJ1tS nj -fsf" fnts b,
mistake. AZ The last Junr term, there oirf ~
November there not C"Hu re prly rfsvious fail
ufe ~iiclhappcned fof NAM yeas was ia irie lstL
Il.
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1 AIDES FANCY SHOE STOR Ell he SUBJ rilefs res
~ pectnllJ inform the pnhlic that they have
ladies Fancy Shoe Store directly opposite the Gobe Ia
vernon Esrcct between ilth and 18th streets wherethey
viii always keep general supply Of Philadelphia
SHOES of the most choice coIurs and latest fashions
Cindeirellas PTuDelas. English and American Kids.
BLACK Morocco military heels springs, &c. manufactured
IN Philadelphia, by
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Total Fall atO d. 2 total dist so. Isl
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bard. formcrly high sleriil' Of New YORK, is the

bard. formerly high sheriff of New York, is the
civil governor.
IA number of prizes ofcousiderable value.
have been brought INTO Amelia by Aury'S
squadroli.
- II appears 10 be the anxious wish of the in.
ha5itM,,s, OF The opposite side OF The river TO
be nn,ier TIE American governHent, as they
are not nOw secure from either party
Eatrcets Of letters from Robert %, hrrisoa, Esq.
C5NSsi al tkf CRifcd States az tbe isinid Of 81.
1,.opaS, to the Seeyeidrg Of Sta,e.
1T. Thomas, 10th April, 1917
The ins seasin- number OF Amriicau sea
mcn, Whose III success in thc prisatcerS anu pi.
rates that j,teSt those seas induces them to re
lmanish those mprOhtahle pursuits. Whenever
an opportunity Offers, and syho almost uuiver.
sally swarm 10 tius island to clai;n my protec-
ton and support, - that they daily aimust sur
rOUu'i my door. renders il again my dnty to re-
quest Instructions from the Department OF
State. have NOT yet extended to such men
! any more than partial assistance, tliousl ma.
ny OF then. are IN The creates possible distress.
consider = that the expenditure OF such large
sums o; money m.ghtbe considered as advanc-
ing beyond The bounds of NY duty itlsnutli
II br regretted that the disappointment sus.
| tanned ~ 50 great number OF our seamen,
should not he sufficient To- deter others from
| embarAins in such enterprises"
st. Thomas S0ih May. 1917.
" Nnmherso American vessels. original \
| hound to the Spanish main, w here tirircar.oes
could have been disposed otto great advantage.
| have been deferred from prosecution OF their
| voyage, from ii dread Of the piraticai cruisers
| that intest those seas, and have been actually
| obliged to sacrifice their property here, whilst
| English vessels prosecute TIE trade in perfect
| safety, merely from the circumstance OF there
being few British vessels OF war in the Yves;
| India seas. The presence ofone of our small
est armed vessels would completely awe those
marauders and enable our merchant vessels Il
| prosecute a legal trade in safety Her pre-
sence, (of the Boxer,) in this neghborhood
would be attended with the most saIutary eff
| fecIS."
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DOMESTIC.

WASHINGTON, December %. We
present our readers with selection of
the most Interesting of the Documents
transmitted TO the House of Representa-
lives from the Department of State. in
relation 10 GalveZion and Amelia Island
lnregard 10 the first named rendez
vous, the proprie,y O! the seizure Of
which has been most questioned, the
facts now disclosed are so strong as to
place the correctness, we may saw the
unavoidable necessity, OF the measure.
beyond all doubt. With regard 10 Anne
liza Island, so much was already known TO
the public, from lis immediate proximity
10 our settled borders, that little remain
ed 10 be told. On this point, therefore,
the additional information impaired by
the documents, is of minor interest,
compared with that relating TO the form.
er place.
II may be remarked, i'll regard to these
documents generally, that there are oc-
caslons on which information is comnu.
nicated TO a government, disclosure of
which would be prejudicia 10 the public
interest, or to that of individuals who
have given il. The President, it will be
recoilected, communicated, as requested
by Congress, such documents only as
were conceived not improper TO he made
public; and-though we have no parti-
cuIar information 10 JUSTLY the sus gesti-
on-this appears 10 US TO he one of those
occasions on which the Executive might
act unwisely by exposing to the world ali
the information IN It's possession.
National Int.
The Potomac is frozen over at Alexan.
dria and for some distance below, such
has been Tie severity of the season since
last Saturday. Gar.
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INDIAN NTVs

MILLEDGgyfL Dec. IG.-Copy Of 4 letter
from Major General Edmund p. Games. To his
eNceiiency Governor Rabuu, received by ex.
press yesterday morning. dated Head.Quar.
teIs, ioTi scott. DcCcnbrr2. 1917
SIR have the honor 10 ackuowIedrc tho
receipt Of your eXcellcncy's letter Of tho 2pft
OF last month. Ihe detachment of miIifi. 4
nave no doubt will arrive in due time TO enable
me 10 PIT an end ia tlie Ifjh rar i'm This n,,ar.
tei ~ the course oftins or ihe ucx ul0uth
WIN view 10 asceftaie the STRENGTH of the
hosiiie Indians in the vicinity Of Fowl Town.
ana reconuOitre the adjacent country. I = few
SAYS past, detacked host col. ArbnckIe win
900 men. The lieutenant colonel rcports. tbaf
. party Of Indians had placed themselves ~ a
swamp, out OF which about O. warriors an
pioachcd hm, aud with war-w boon coutne,,c-
ed a 5iisk fire upon tile detachment. -Tbev
returned the fire in spirited manner. u con.
l!uued not more than - or 20 miuntrs before
the indiaHs were silcuccd and forced IN fefire
INTO the swamp, with q los. which lieutenant
C9lonel Arbuckie estimates at from to 81 Lii
20 hhu much greater numhcr wounded. VI .
Iad one man Killed and 1wouuiied. Tie enemy
nave SINCE succeeded in an affair ~ which the
iesi savage Character has been fully exhibited
large party formed an ambuScade on the
Sv'h ui''mo' upon the Appaldchacola riyer q
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GdLFEZT'ON IND Amelia
OFFICIAL. PAPERS.

Selections from tie documents transmitted 70
tie House Of Representatives. oftke United
StSteS by The President
We have been induced, in order 10
present at one VIEW, aud in more con
densed shape, not being able 10 publish
th.rm at large, the substance OF tie inlor-
n.niion contained in lie Presidential
Message, Ia make a selection of ihe pa
pers, and publish such ouly as par,icu.
larry cast new light or ihe subject. M
paper is believed To be onaiie,i. lowe
ver, Which is materlal 10 Il currsci view
% ;he Su iect.
We have arranged them, rs their con-
tents naturally suggest, into tWo heads:
list, Of Galyezlon; aud ri, al Aia,Ila
Island; preiacing the whole with list
oi ali Tie papers, extracts, dc. which ac-
companied the Report of the Secretary
OF State. MAJ. int.
~, Documents respecting Gdire,tDN, in tic
aeyi AgJHiffI
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have Just time 10 correct the foregoing
statement, and TO add that il is nov said the
British minister entered his protest against the
occupation Of Ameiid Island first, but that our
government intend to protest in form against
the seizure Of the Ionian Isles bv f,e Prit..b
on the ground that il lays the commerce OF tic
Adriatic at their mercy, ard was moreover
done without the assent prerioash sbseine{ ei.
ther of the rest of the world, or of the Turkish
government 1pbjJ C1-sSt.
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VERY IMPORTANT

EXTRACT OF LETTER - Pashingion, Dec. II
1t is rumoured here, that ia consequence of
protest by our government against the occu-
patton Of the iOnian Isles by the British goy-
eminent, MIR. Bagot has thought proner TO en-.
ter cGUeGt against the intruded occupation of
Amelia Island by the United States. Ii is
shrewdy suspected by many, that lie British
protest will be found tohave IA close connexion
with the intrUsions or Woodbine and Nichols
and the recent visit of Gen. NI'Ciregor TO New
Providence
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Doubts having beeDexpressed Of the capture
OF Gen. Nina, FROM the circumstance thata let
ter, received at Baltimore from Havana. lied
the SOth November, makes no mention Of such
an eVent, we nave ~ our possession received
tfaordinary Gazette, dated Havana. 3jth Nov.
containing the official account Of the captmre
of Cen. Mira, copied from an Extraord;uarv
Gazette of Mexico, dated 3ist October last.
IN J. Ddiy Adr.
The Liverpool Advertiser Of Oct. Is states,
that at the last sessions held al the old RaiIsy'
one hundred 81 thirty peisOns were convicted
Of crimes; of this lumber % received sentence
of death.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-27

CHARLEsToN, Dec. l0.--rhenew Provisional
Legislature OF the Fleridas assembled al Ap,ca
liza Island OH the lst instant, and after beints
sworn faithfully TO discharge the duties Tor
which they were elected. proceeded TO ballot
for president -wheE the choice fell noon Co.
lionel IRWIN, who accepted the appointment -
a weekly newspaper, entitled the s'Telerr,pb
OF the flordas, has bCCu established at Anne.
lia island, Tor the purpose Of giving publicity
u me acts OF The Provisional Legislature. and
to such other Information as may be interest.
ing aad important to ihe welfare ri the people
ia tbat quarter. rCjfD fs,,te1tit
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His Exc. Governor Rabun.

AUGUSTA, (Geo) Dec. 1.-THE fol-
loving information was communicated
IN a letter from Gen. Thomas Glascoch. TO
the editors OF The Augusta Chronicle, da-
ted va
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From the bordeaux Memorial nj Nore,a5er o
receiCed at Netr York.
PARIS, Oct. 80. -begnault de st. Jean dan.
geIy, who had left America for Holland. had
been arrested, it is said, at Hessingue. where
be had just landed.
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Ertract Of q letter from Thomas Hume. Esg
Parscr on board Tie u. S. brig SaydRac. dntqd
81 mmys rirer, September u, 1917, TO Ben
jamia HomanS.
On our arrival here. we found Gen. mere.
gOr IN command OF Amelia Island. a few DAVIS
afterwards he decampcI, and embarked ON
board the privateer M'GregOr, formerly the
81. Joseph. The command Of lie island de
vowed on colonel Irwin. an American who was
ina few days, attacked by Tie spaniartls. AZ
ter an engagement Of q hours, which was all
smoke, II terminated without the loss OF a sin
gle life, ard the SpaDdrds retreated
hc noted w OOdDine, of Infamous memory.
arrived HtTc from Nassau. with q view as was
said, 20 join the patriots; but his friend flGre.
gor, having LEFT the cause. he was disaot,oirt.
cd. and embarked with MGrepor. yyho sailed
i few days siuce tor Nassau, TO commence some
new expedition, which, IL is generally supDos
ed, will be to the Bay of Espirito Santo, or BAY
81 ldmpn, ~ latitude IS, IS, ~ aud longitude
rs, 30, W. This is an extensive Bay and ca.
pable Of admitting ships OF any sizc. conugn
Gus 20 which are The finest lands in East Fi0ri
da. which WoOdbinc pretends belong to kim
By virtue OF graft ircm the iudi8ns lie saws
nc kas surveyed the Whole OF the GnlfOfa feU.
co, aud Tampa Bay Is the only place utoxbicb
large ships can enter.
"1he patriots OF Amelia are most befero.
genOus set, consisting Of all countries aud fam.
guagts, except Spanish Americans. A,ustirsf
them inay be found, Americans. French. Irish
Scotch, English, Dutch, Germans. HaVt.aus'
PctiOns, & al come Ostcnsibiy 10 aid fhc canse
of the patriots OF South America but their re-
al motive Is, 30 doubt. TO prey upon whom The,
Gao. Should ihCy continue ia Ameli, Island
ile place viii become 4 second Barrataria.
80 this lime tae government consists Of
Nous. AuTy, who is commander in chief OF tic
DaSai and military forces aud Ruggies Hub.
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Erfract II ieftp frOn cgpiaia ,r0Ln n. EIioe.
~ the ho". Is. ". CTOUHirditid, &cTtfarv Of
tie Macy. O0fCd
I. s. brig Safanac, Cumberland Sound,
September 10Th. 1871
Tie patriotism u Amelia Island appears
70 be coHf"eo 10 prvatcerine aud plundering
General Aury has the command" &c.
Eriyacts from leifg from raJta'h John n.
EHcR 10 ne doR. u. ". CroIrHtashield, Secreia.
TV 0f tie May d0fcd
D.s bFig saranac, Cumberland sound,
October 30. 1917.
" have detained fclnCia, or small schoo-
ncf tlat sailed from Fcrnapdina, under com
mission granted BY general M'GreeOr 10 one
john Morrison, for two reasons first, as vi.
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Brackenbroust, "a Nlsd;3ea Wasd, and
Spencer Roanc, james Gibbop, Wilson,
=. Nicholas ad A'ezandcr M'Rea IN
Monroe Ward---api that hey pay The
sums OF money which may be received,
10 the treasurer OF this board.
Resolved That no subscription be
received except for such sums of mo.
ney as may be PAID at ihc TINS of sui
scribing
Resolved, That TIE secretary request
the several priptefs Of this city, TO pub
i'sh the proceedings OF this meeting,
and also copy Ut The letter adore ssed
u the members Of the toard, By the
hertenant governor OF this common
wealth
Resofved, That the chairsaau. or in
his absence, any ,wo commissioners nc
authorised 10 cali q meeting e THIS
board
Ordered, Tia. TIE 5oasd do now ad.
journ
JOHN MAaStIALL, Chairman
RoBERr GAMBLE, Secretary.
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IN COUNCIL,
-fieraner!a, MAJ sra, 1917.


Ordered. That the auditor issue q
warrant IN favor OF Mr.. Ellet for 30 dol
lars, it being fine imposed by the may
or Tor supposed violation OF tie laws
OF the corporation, Ii having appeare..
from evidence adduced 10 the council.
that the off;nce was committed outside
the district
ordered, That the superintendent
police do forthwith cause the cutters on
King -strsct,s between Pitt and Colum.
bus streets, TO be egulatsd and repair
ed agreeable 10 the present mode oi
paving cutters, aud charge the expence
10 The third yard.
Ordered, That the superintendent OF
police do Cause the gutter at the inter
section OF Pitt and Queen streets, to be
filled up and charge the expence to
tbs second aud thlsd wards
Ordered, rha, the superintendent oil
police, do call on the persons who re-
ceive the docksgc .nd wharfage al, the
public deck, opposi.s Prince street, &c
require imam 20 have the same properly
cieanscd anaCepaired, and To make such
arrangements with them for keeping The
same in proper repair, al usual in sim
liar cases, and repoi; he result 10
council.
OrdsTtd, That the auliios be author
lied TO issue amarrant IN iYor of ,Vm
A. Williams for 32j dollars, Tor q sword
presentc by th% Corporation o. Alex.
anl:ia t.. L. John L. Ncwton of the u
States Nayy, and sha, the mayor bo re
ques.od 10 present the same.
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COUNCIL cHAMBER,

Eich@ona dtirl 4, 1917.
SH--ln pursuance OF lesolution ol
the ge;.c'a! assembly o; Virginia, pass
ed the siXtcenth day 81 FeDrdlry, one
Thousand eight hundrej aDd sixteen, /
have thought e., ac,ins Al iieu.enan,
g1vcsaac, Ia I'VE ABSENCE oE IN guVc3-
Lo:, by .cd with tie advice Of ,;.e ceun,
ci!oi state, TO aSp@ii! yCu camn:iasi
oGcr fox the cay az Richmond, WIKI au
thor:ty 30 receive and p.y iuto the pub
Tic treasury, SAGA voluntary donations as
mas DC tcniSrcI towards d2srdyinr ihs
cxpspsc OF = Monument, to b. e-ectcd
10 the memory Of The late f-ca. George
Washington and you are INST: uctcl e..
! transmit list Of the names OK the sab
scribers, along with the sums collected,
their place o.! abode, aad The sum sub
scri6ed by each; and not 10 allow any
grea;er sum than twenty dollars.
Ia TIC performance of this last act Ct
gratitude 10 the Father of his Country,
no con siderayIons need be urged in Ia
Yo: C!the iaadabie design OF The legis-
lalure, 10 secure from the commission
ecs the utmost diligence on their pari
10 carry it into tail execution. Ere!v
Virginian will take delight in the per
/ 70, nance OF any duty, the obicc. OF
which, Is to do honor 10 the memory OF
the venerated patriot, whose life was de-
voted to the service OF his country, and
whose rare virtues and example, hays
secured ths applause OF the present, aad
ought TO De held up for imitation to in
ture generations. | take great plea
. sure III assuring you, that you have
been elected by the executive, for this
service, from the high confidence re
posed In your patriotism and integrity
am, with great respect,
You: oGcdlenl servant,
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You: obedlenl servant,
LINAtI MINIS.

III meeting Of me commissioners 10,
thc city Of Rnhmond, 0hhointea by
The honor bic erecanUe Of Ihj8 COM
monyoea!fh,forc carrying in!o effect shs
resolution hasSed by the legislature Of
Virginia, on the OH February, le 6,
~ g for TIE erection Of Monumsnt 10
the memory Of GEORGE WAsHlwG-
ron, held at the capitol, on the 7th u
Nay, 1917"
Present--Johu Marshal, James Gib>
bon, Alexander N'Rea, John Adams,
and Rcber; Gamble.
Resoiucd. That John Marshall be APP.
pointed chairman CT this board, and Rr-
bert Gamble, secretary.
RcsoiveG, That a treasurer he APP
pojatcd, whose duly stall DC to procure
the necessary books tor Subscription,
20 receive and accoan! 10 The treasurer
OF dis commonwealth Tor al. suns
which rosy be subscribed
ResoiUed, That james Gjbbnn be APP
poinied treasurer OF lhis board
RrSyiUed That tho books Of sub
scriDi;on under tie direction VI sach 81
,he commissioners as Giay aliUnG---5c
eo@nei 10 J-H.r3on Ward al Sir
Adams's new bulldog a the corner oi
: [. and 1854 s.rcC's, on uesday he
i3,h inst. a. - O'cl.cb ---3nd Oh lhs 0y
.,!lOginr al the sane houT. f.r Haj:sv.
Yard, ~ che N2rciant,' Ccgec House
land on the day ioIowln1 at ,hc zane
kaur Tor Nioaroc Ward. II The cEic@ u
W iiliam Wirt, esq
Rss2!vsG, TGal alter The CLOSING 81
he books a; me several place. ap2nrr-
Yd--(YilsoD c. Nic1ola . iohu : 4 a.,
AIexaa6es Ai'Nta aod RoDcr' G*ufi
Blaii solicit iuJ.her sG'.,criplnrs :.
.Jeffsrsog Fard---Iom Tiarshsl jlus
Eiibsog, Spencer Rjans and W'iiism
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LONDON GOODS.

c q /. P. THOMPSON
VII AVE received per the flip Emily;
L. IL Blackwell, from London, a well fe
leeted aGortment o.
SE.4SO.E42LE .fRIHcEEs
among them are
Extra fuPerfne imperia! Saxony cloths
,, calfmeres
SuPerfne white & London printed quilt
ings
York iiriPes, and friped Aorentines,
7-S and a. fine and iuper calcocs and
chintzes, new and lalty patterns,
9 8 iuPerdne ginghamS do
Cambria, jaconet and fancy mullins
Nuns Thre DIS, very fine
Adelphi cotton threads, do
On HANo--Cotton Thirtings, dini,ie>.
hoiiery, fhawIs, Madras and Maiab,r bdCs.
Beaver gloves, patent net braces, etc. etc.
may 7. 7ot
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, ant


RICHARD RATCLIFFE,o ne ofthe com.
q, monwealth'S jultices of the peace, for the
County aforeiaid to all iheriHs, mayors,
bailiffs, ConltableS and head boroughs
within the commonwealth of Virginia.
ENTHEREAS complaint is made to me
w this day, upon the oath of Peter B q.
Bradley, jailer for Humphrey Peake, GheriA
of The faid county, that AMES BRY.
SON and WILLIAM JOHNSON, who
were in the jail of the County lforefaid, con
fined as criminals, ientenced by the court
of the county Of Fairfax, to be trsd at the
hyperion court of laid county, for felony, did
On the evening of the ninth day of this in
FAINT month, fOrcibly cfcape from the faid
Jail, and are now going at large. Thelc
are therefore in the name Of the comnon-
wealth to require YOU and every Of you in
your REFLECTIVE counties, cities, towns and
precincts to make diliecnt learch, by way OF
hue and cry, for the taid James Bryfon and
William Iohnfon, and them or either of
tht,n having found, to icize and retake and
iaieiy convey, or caufe them or either of
them 20 be hfsly conveyed to the Jail OF the
E,id countyoi FArflx, there TO be kept an.
Isl they fnal thence be dHcha,gcd by due
conFis Ot law.
Given under my hand and lea! this 10th
day Of May, 1877.
EICW0 kATCLlFFB (leaD.
my ~ Iaw4
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THE pLArrsBuRGH.

P2Hin1oSe Nay 10, 1917
A letter - been put into our hands,
written by STEPHEN u. ONION, ior,ner-
iy second mate of the schooner Plaus-
ourgh, OF this port, dated Copenha rep,
January -, 1917. Our readers VIII re
collect tina, the above mentioned vessel
proceeded from this port, bound to
Smyrna, with more than 10000 dollars
IN specie, and was under the command
ct capt. Hackeit; that on her voyage
she was risen upon by the crew, and
the captain, sopcrcargo, and FIRST mate
killed, and tina, the conspirato,s then
carried her iIte Mandeil, a port of Nor
way. Several oi the crew, after hav-
ing possessed themselves of their i'll
gotten booty, went TO Copenhagen,
where suspicious being excited, they
were taken before the police, aud ,he
bloody deed was by ore OF them ar
knowisdgcd,and they committed 20 pri.
son.
he sa,c Onion, in his letter, denies
MS having been In aHy manner engaged.
IN, or acceesafy 20, this Infamous trans
aclicn; On the contrary, ha asserts
that he was attacked and much beaten :;
that he "ith difici, Ity escaped below,
where ne remained until the schooner
was taken possessions Of 10y the conspi
raiois; and thei i. was OF he most ear.
nest solicitation tnat rs HE vas graft
cd hin, on Condition tia, DE should, on
ms parl, keep he mater profound Sc
crct' On the Gath .. Aul.us', be arriy-
co al copenhagen, and Oh TIE 7th day
OF September, ho WAS arrested, and car
ned tn prison. whcic lie remained at
the date OF his lclteI.
AS II IS understood that the circum-
stances attending .his affair, will soon
undergo q legal investigation, in the
trial oil the ssid- Onion, We rofbear to
offer ssy obseryalions on the above.
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