Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-23

iody that those wha recommended tue
sca!ping knils and iomahawk should feel
their kcenes; edge =
Ansr. did hear a gentleman say, that
those who excited the lnd;aEs.to the muir
der OF the upohi nding should feel the keec-
est edgeof hescaiping knife but, aswell
as | rccoDleci, that observation was not
made untiafter the repeated acknowledge
mcnts of the prisoner Of having written
the letter.
Cues. by TIE Court. Was not The cop
fcssion of the prisoner 10 this letter made
voluntarily and wiihoutany constraint What
ever.
Atsr. | conceive il was.
The evidence on the part Of the prose-
culiori being closed, the prisoner requested
as a witness Roberto. Ambriestcr as one
Of his witnesses, against whom criminal.
charges had been filed, and who was in
custody on account thereof, tdsvhich the
Judge Advocate objecting, the court was
cleared 10 take lis sehse-when it was de-
cided that r. q. Ambriester, now in GUS
todS for similar offences with the prisoner.
cannot be examined rs evidence before dIs
. court:
John Lewis Pheniy, previous witness,
now on the part OF the prisoner, being a.
gain sworn, was questioned as follows,
namely.
Question by the Prisoner. Was there
! any other vessel al the mouth Of the Shai
wahnee river when Anlbriester seized your
schooner?
Ansr. Yes.
( CUES. What vessel was it Was it net
The vessel which Ambriester came in
5 Ansr. II was sloop, and understood
, Ambriester came in her.
! Cues. Did .Ambriesier ever mention TO
you who recommended to him to seize the
prisoners schooner, or who assisted him
/; in stimulating the negroes ta|do SO ?
Ansr. No. understood be came on
! board OF bis own accord.
/ Question by the Court. Have you, since
! you commanded the prisoners vessel, ever
brought any arms to that part OF the coun-
try
1.hss. No. ! ;of5o.szs;;h; aun,ttty Of lead
and ten kegs Of powder in the last trip.
John Winslett, former witness on the
par. of the prosecution, being recalled On
behalf of the prisoner, was questioned as
follows, viz.
Question by the Prisoner. Are you not
Of opinion that the letter which you saw
was written by the prisoner to the Little
Prince, is now in the possession Of the Lit
tie Prince
Ansr. After reading it, returned it to
him and believe il to be still in his posses
sion, as Indians seldom destroy papers OF
that kind
The prisoner requesting some time to
make uphis defence, he was given until to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
Fort St. Marks, 28h Aprl, A o'clock, PAL
The Recorder having read over the
proceedings of the court with closed doors.
the prisoner was recalled into court, and
made the defence marked X, and attach
ed to these proceedings. The doors were
then closed. and after most mature delibe-
ration on the evidence adduced, the court
find the prisoner, Alexander Afbattnof,
guilty Of the first specification to the first
charge, and guilty Of the first charge
guilty Of the second specification Of the
second charge, and guilty of the second
charge. leaving out the words, acting as
spy" They, therefore, do, on the most
mature reflection, sentence The prisoner A.
lexander Arbuthnot TO be suspended by the
neck, until he is dead, two thirds Of the
Court concurring.
| EDMUND GAINES,
Major-General by Brevet, President Of
the Court.
NJ C,.e.r, R,.orla,