Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-07-01

their duty,
Counsel for The Government. Wn.l.x >
Prrslr, U. 5. District Attorney. and srr,...
LoserrLLow, Esqrs. for the Prisoner, Me-
orxs EVERY and BxSJAxIs OrR, Eaqr.
We regret il is not in our power 10 81.
the arguments Of the learned counsel al
important trial al length, for il wuuld b i
iog injustice to The gentlemen engaged 10 !.
tempt even an outline Of them, desti.u.. !.
we are Of any minutes. That The c.as< :
The part Of government was ably and INN.
tally supported, and the prisoner powerss.,
and eIoqucn,ly defended will be aties,e3 !.
BY The numerous assembly that witnessed i.
trial
The only material witness against Cap.
Kelsa, was one Leiasour, aFfenchnan, sIe
was in the plot from the beginning, ard Il
accomplice ia the iniquiiy by his contests
and who has probably saved his own necl
from the halter by turning states csidsnc.
This abandoned wretch was a passenger o.
board the Ocean when she was sunk harm,
previously shipped on board the vessel !,
Hasre, France) a pretended valuable. Cam
for this country, and The concern made assr
ance accordingly, with intent 10 defraud d,
Underwriters Of a large sum Of money. Thu
man testified that he bored the holes in Tia
vessel by means Of which she was suak, and
that Capt. X. was knowing 10 it. But it was
abundan,y proved on the trial by tbe esti
moDy ormsHy witnesses Of the FIRST respecta.
bility in society such as magistrates, men.
chants, masters OF vessels, and others whohad
long known Lefavour, that he was not emil.
led to the least credit, even under the sseu.
my of an oath in Court Of Justice, and
ought not to be relied on TO put at hazard,
even the life Of dog--artful, insinua:ing AMI
plausible in his manners, and capable Of "a.
yising & executing the most consummate acls
of yillainy. On the part of Capt. Kelsa, i
was proved in the most satisfactory manner
By those who had known him from bis yoalk
and in whose employ ment, as sailor, man,
and ship master, for many years be had been,
that he was credulous, and unsuspiciou
and uniformly sustained high reputation "a
and honesty in all bis transactions.
Three of the crew who were on board lie
Ocean when she ras sunk, and who wsx|
summoned on the part of the Government, les
tilted to the correctness Of the masters Coz.
duct during the passage, and though unabs,
by reason Of sickness to attend TO his duty, Il
a manner he otherwise would constantly e..
eded himself to preserve the vessel, by en.
his men in their duty, whilst Lela
YOUR embraced every opportunity and argu.
nent TO disswade them from pumping, and ii
iuce them to take to the boat, which CAPT
<. would not consent to, till all possibility d
preserving the vessel was gone.
The foregoing is the substance of the eE
ience as we collected il from The argunentoi |
the council, and upon which the verdict d |
the Jury was founded, the correctness o.
which is questioned by no one, as re belisrs
who heard the trial.
Last week Paul Stone jun. was brought b
fore his honour Daoid Sc1all, U. S. Judgsia /
the District Of Maine, on warrant charged
with having passed to tie Cashier Of the Sac /
Bank, bill Of the National Bank, which b
been altered from ten to one thousand dOlan