Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-29

we never d-nbted that their punishment. how.
ever terrible il may have been, was authorized
ny the laws of nations. as il was merited BIS
the. ma gnitude OF their Offences though we
could have wished That the grounds and proofs
upon which they were tried and condemned
had been ogfc;auy promul gated.
Some facts connected with the history of one
OF theSe individuals have come TO oar know.
ledge, which, may be Interesting to Some OF our
readers, though they are entitled to no impor-
taiice' III pOiiiicat poiut OF view: they are
Contained III The following memorial addressed
by the father OF the Young man HrabriSter, a
resident os iae island OF New Providence TO
the Governor OF tie Bihanias-Whi lille we yield
our assent to tie stem decree of Justice pro-
ncmnced against the SON, Hr,Dauity claims
our sympathy ia behalf OF The afflicted parent.
NorfoH Herald.
The memorial of James Arn6ris,er, OF the
Island ~ New Providence,
Humnl> shews a. follows:
ionr ncmorialisis's youngest son, Robert
CkfgStie IrmCriSer, Was buru IN iais Colony IN
the year iIe! /: iie served as ii MidShipman IA
kiis na;-Sil : Navy Tor about tsur years lie
afterwards obtained under Admiral Corhrauc
"a LieCienaiit's commission IN hisMaiest>'s late
corps Of kr,si Coiu,iai Marines, destined 10
BE- emp Dyed dugn,. The iatr usr ni:irinr Uni-
ted states 81 America, ~ winch Capacity he
served with Nai"r Nicholi> ~ i;c Floridas,
ant'rom theme he reiurnsd Ia Nsw pr~vi
uenre, on tne establishment OF peace: with
ott aa'ing Decn fhth, or al atIS Ii&e since,
cCHsiruieu Ia his laSt mentioned iauk in any
Way Whatever, ~ has MdJesty'> Government.
some short Time since, Your mpuorIalIsts
saih son. when om a visit 10 The tinri,ldS, as "a
passenger IL Il small trading vessel from ttc>e
t>iand>. cefi:l:I. OF ik's last occasion, without
ANY Military commissions or appointment OF
any and which your mrmoiitlt,t Is ;,warg oi .
was (@S your usinoriallsi with tie dcspest
pam. has lately learned by public accounts
iruis uiheient Iudrtets) sciZed urOn al his
Ca'h"lc ai;JestI For, Saint Mark, by Il mi
Iit"ry force from ihe uuitcd States IT America :;
tiici ny ii COur; MartIal, ard condemned 10 he
SHOT; Oh some rreteuCc OF crime not set hncwu
10 ycur memura!isi; and actually executed
IN pursuance oil his sentence
As Nonr memo, i.iist understands. his SON
nau not been on shore ,..orv t!i.,n fourteen DAYS
when he was thus fatal, pro cerded against.
by the same public accounts, Your melnor-
alist further learns. that MIR. iieraa9fT slr
1u!hh0t, trader OF this place, who Is well
known never To have mad amy connection with
military life, was also seized al saint MARKS,
al The same time with your mcmorialist'S son.
a"O executed ia pursuance OF 4 sentence of the
Sue court martial.
You, menioriaiisi, without being able TO
Conjecture What possible offence either his sou
| az AIR. Arbuiuot could well have been guilty
o., within his Catholic Majesty's dominious,
which could acCardinstO amy kD0wT priHc!-
pie or natural law subject iite.r Ii, Is 10 iur.
TEXTURE an tblS instance, within Tie iair iu,..
dicton OF the iu> aiding force, respectfully &c
presents, az a characteristic aggravatiOn eli
! THIS apparently fayItious mockcry OF Justice,
(shou.d the fact PROV. ID be, as is represented
aud believed that The principal witness pro-
duceG against The prisoners, before the extra.
ordinary tribunal which claimed the right of
| bringing them 10 trial. was an infamous Ter.
| son OF the name OF COUkc Il vendue masters
| clerk, WHO some lime before omitted these
lands, III consequence OF having robbed his
| master, and who was afterwards Imprisoned at
| saint Marks fer a similar offence against NJ r.
| Al bnihnoi, who had the misfortune TO employ
hisn IN his mercantile concerns there.
Your mCmoriaiist therefore trusts that your
honor, ~ Kind Indulgence 10 tie natural feel.
| in-S and solIctude of parent at so dark and
meIaucaoi. an event, as well as from mOtiN es
| OF more important genetai character, viii! he
pleased 10 lay this statement before his inass =
tys government: your inemorialist humbly
| but anAionSly hoping that your hoaoI's cSnml.-
nicailon ina. lead TO an enquiry of iSh autho.
| rIty which yonr nienI0riaiSt believes, must
| redeem the memory OF his ii ON all Just
iinpntatien OF dishOnor, aud (your memorislisi
begs lie may i've excused for sidding) the BrI-
fish character also, from those fabricated tales
aud sOhl asrcrsion. 18th which the public ear
ls abused, particularly in the United States of
America, Ia tall Justification OF the above men,
tioSed Suhguindry measures CT tEer present
military commanders.
Noui E'c!aoria!ist wi! ever pray, sc
(Sgned) JAMES ARMERiSTER.
Nassau, 2ciiI Jane, 1878.