Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-17

holds his Office during their pleasure. Ills
powers are more lnlted BY Tie provision.
al constitution OF la Plata, (Which isne,y
before us) than those ct The preShieni ~
the United States; and his salary, whic!,
Is oniy S 1000 per arnum, cannot he Z
said 10 furnish hlm Niim very anl5l
IA, ans of corruption, 81 he were even dis
posed 10 try The experiment of ii pacie,i
congress.
This subject having been forced upon
The attention o.! the American people,
distorted by aggruyations which pa. sipu
and prejudice can always command, II IS
but Just that they should be made ac-
qudlnted with those circumstances of ex-
tenua'ion or justification w!Iieh EXISTS inl
The case. CW1la.ingioas P6tchman
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BALTiMORE, Nov. ll.-Capiain Wild
OF tie s, iir. James, Fl. NJ. Cuiloch. arriv
Ell al ,hls port last evening, in is daV
f:om Aux Cages, left at that place iii
scm. Venus, Sampson, Of New Yorl
which had arrived i'll z days iromSi Thj
uss. Captain Sampson states, il,atwlit
IA siSnt and within agus of Ak
Cages, on the 18th OF Oct. al IOA. (,
was boarded 10y small slo0p nEanied
with 20 men, all backs excepting The op-
tan. They were all armed with meskIIs,
swords ami pistols. They, without my
hesitation, boaIded, robbed aud piunl err
ed ihe SAID schooner OF goods INA, the
parl oil her cargo consisted OF, also bier,
cabin and ship stores. They also eoIn-
menced 10 commit The same deprells,ious
Oh The crew, by stripping ihtm OF HE
wearing apparel lhat they Stooj IN. u hen
Capt. sampson demonstrated WIlh tht IN,
l"ey drew IneIT poig and i!sTrayrped
his lie. His crew being unaTmed, Ii was
| III VAIN 10 resist. Alter detaNiing tie schf.
! 4 hours, they icii her tu proceed 10 her
place OF destination where she arrived
next morning.
Markets al Aux Cages dull and no le-
MY Showed 10 any American master IN
lie port.
Ills cxceiency president Boycris here:
in cons queuce OF which, no business cau
be done. He hasat length contemplated
10 have The wharf repaired, that all yes
sells may viii, more convenience land
iiielr cargoes. American.
I he circuit court OF The United States
Tor the district of Mary land, commenced
It's session OIL Saturday last, the 9Th of
November. :. Present, Cabre! Duvai,
Chici Justice, and James Houston, Asso-
clate Ju sc.
Some oi the Grand Jury mol attending
on that day the Count dId moi deIH er Their
charge unii! Monday.
Aierihe ChiefJudgc had delivered the
| charge, Judge Houston stated that dinnis
/ tire vacation, Il number OF the National
/ iniei:Igcncer, containing an essay sIsneG
EranhiIn, respecting the Souih American
| privaiecrs, had been ENCLOSED IN a blank
cover, and sent TO him. His Honor stat
ca, thai That essay costained a paragraph
| which might be construed into threat,
and lsisnt have been, and probably was
| intended as d threat. We dlsremcmber
| ihc precise terms OF that paragraph, but
| The amount Oil was, That OBe Nbo should
| condemn persons for engaging III The tG-
| |, cause Of assisting the PalIiOts al South
! America, could noi Tong expect so live
| either DIS a Judge or u man. Ills lI0nOW
! observed HAT thai paper could nOi haN =
| been sent TO him wIi!l amy good motive.
! and he spoke III terms OF JUsi and bccoin-
! ing Indignation Oi al attempt either 10
! influence the mind OF a Judge on a sab
iecl upon which lie was about to aci 80
| his judicial capacity, or 10 deter bra / \
! Threats from faithful discharge Ui ins
| duty, and SAID HAL he should in all cases
discharge his duty, III lhe execution vi
! iae laws OF bis country, regardless % ~
cry attempt TO bias lbs mind, or 10 dcteF
| HIN by threats.
The cases of Hose gentlemen who have
| been recognized TO answer The Iniornia-
tons lodged against them lorpriyaietrng
under South American flags against tie
| commerce Of nations with whom our pov.
erDmenl is at peace, viii be laih before
the grand jury aud iTbiils are found, The ,
Will probably have their trials durmk the
| term. ifCiegyaEh
Let MeJrierds Of humanity ne on me ioOk ouff
The following letter addr ssed ~ We
ry respectable gentleman, o DcnDer oil
the legislature olNew Jersey, 10 d respec
table rlcrgy man ~ this city, shews that
ljgh handed offence has been committee
IN HAT State, aud that tbe pcrpelrajOr.
are nov probably in MARY land viii ihei
prey. We hope the ofbcers OF lusli,
and the friends u humanity, VIII be til
tie iuok out, and viii examine siricIi
every drove OF slaves passing through ia
State; and when this drove from Ne,
Jersey is discovered, e3eciuai means wiI
be taken 10 seCHrr to them theiI ugip,
aud TO bring iic ,liiaiHs who ha,e kiu
| mapped them 20 justice. We hs The la,
declaring them free. ID.
| Ne,c ByUH@rick, Ncy. z 1915.
DEAR SIR am here On tnt ,ay hon
- from attending The Legisiaugr. whc