Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-30
.HLurtl,not and .4nlbrister.

The memorial OF James Ambris,er, Of
the Island of New Providence,
Humbly sheweth as follows:
Your mcmorialst's youngest son, Rob-
ert Christyc Amblister was born in this
colony in the year 1877 he served as a
midshipman in his maiesty's Navy for a.
bout years, he afterwards obtained under
Admiral Cochrane Lieutenan,'s COM
mission in his Majestys late corps of
ROYAL Colonial Marines, destined TO be
employed during the late war with the
United States of America, in which capa-
city he served with Major Nichols il
the Floridas, and from thence he returned
10 Providence on the establishment of
peace; without having been then, or at
any time since, confirmed to his last
mentioned rank in any way whatever, by
his majesty's Government
/. Some short time since, your Memor;
alist's said son, when on a visit to the
Fiorida., asa passenger in small trading
vessel from these Islands, certainly on
this last occasion without any Military
commission or appointment of any kind
which your memorials. is aware of was
Gas your memoriallst with the deepest
pain, has lately learned from different
quarters) seized upon at his Catholic
Majesty's Fort st. Marks. by a military
force from the United States of America;
tried by a court Martial, and condemned
no, yet known to your memoriaist ; and
rtlally executed i'll pursuance Of his SEN
tence,
AS your memorialist unders ands, his
son had not been on shore more than Il
days when he was thus fatally proceeded
against.
BY the same public accounts your
Nemoriaist further learns that Mr..
s'iexautler Arbu,hnot, trader of this
place, who is we'll known never to have
hnd any connection With military lif., was
alsu seized at St. MARKS, at the same time
as your memorialist's son and executed
IN pursuance OF sentence OF the same
court marital.
. Your inenorialist without being able
10 conjecture waat offence either his son
or Mr.. Ahuthnot could well have been
guilty of, within his Catholic Majesty s
Aominions, watch could according TO any
known principle of natural law subject
their lives to forfeiture in this instance,
within the fair Jurisdiction of the invading
force, respectfully represents as char
acteristic aggravatiun Of this apparently
Aagitlous mockery oil justice, (should the
fac, prove 10 be, as is represented and
'beleved) that the principal witness pro.
duced against the prisoners hefore the
extraordinary tribunal which claimed
the right of bringing them to trial, was
an infamous person OF the name OF Cooke
avendue masters clerk, who some time
before Quilted these Islands in conse.
quence of having robbed his master. and
who was afterwards imprisoned at ST
Marks for similar offence against MIR
-Abuthnot, who had the misfortune &c
employ him in bis mercantile concerns
7here.
Your Memorialist therefore trusts
shat your honor, in kind indulgence to the
natural feelings and solicitude of parent
at SO dark aud melancholy an event, a.
Neli as from motives Of more impor
tant general character. will be pleased te
lay this statement before his Majesty.
GWernment; your NlemoriaIist humbly
but anxiously hoping that your honor''
communication may lead to an enquiry
OF h't.h authority which your memorial
ist conhdsntly believes must redeem the
me- cory OF his son from all unjust i'm
?ots',on of dishonor, and your Memorial
Isl hegs hr may DC excused for adding
ne british character also from those
fabricated tales and foul sspersions will