Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-04
SEA SERPENT.


New YORK, July 20.-An Express arri-
we'd III town last night to announce the APP.
pearance, al 5 O'clock Yesterday after
noon, oil Rockaway Beach, OF ille SEA
SERPENT, and her two young ones. Sc
veral persons were ba.hing IN the surf at
HE Time, and were so much alarmed that
they literally flew over the sand Till they
reached place of safety. From the nu-
mefous large schools OF fish which OF late
nave been lowering OF the Rockaway
shore, II is probable the monsters of the
deep VIII remain some iime about that
place, and will be seen by many New
WORKERS, who have heretofore dIsbel ~ Ell
| all ihe Gloucester and Cape Ann stories.
.IGaE.
Spanish Expedition Capt. Mix, of the
brig Zee, who arrived last evening in ~
day from TeNeriile, informs thai lwo
| Spanish frigaies, one sloop of war, and
| twelve transports with 5000 troops, saie'!
thence OH the 2d of JUNG, bound 10
South America.
Law REPORT.
On Saturday last, tsays the New York Eve.
Ming POst,) Judge Livingston issued warrants
| against captain Skinner. Don Manuel II.
/ A2nirre, and Mr.. Delauo, for" knowingly be-
| Ing concerned in the furnishing, fitting cut or
armiug, in tile port Of New York, two SHIPS
called The CuriaZo aud iiorat;o, with the intent
| that they shCnd be employed in The service
| OF some foreign prince or people, to cruise or
commit boStiItIes against the subjects of some
| other foreign prime OF state. with whom The
| United States were at peace"
These warrants were issued under the third
section OF the act passed the last session of
Congress, = Tor the punishment of certain
| crimes against the United States" and which
| Is in the words following:
" Sect. g. Ind be IL further enacted That if
any person shall, wilhinthe limits of the Unit
ed states, fit out and arm OF attempt 20 tit out
anu arm or procure 10 be lifted out amt armed,
or shall kh0wingiy be concerned in the furnish.
\ ING, hltIns OuI. or aiming, of amy Snip or
sci, with intent that such ship or vessel Shall
be employed in the service of any foreign
prince OF state, OF of any colony, district, or
people. 10 cruIse or commit hOsliities against
TIE subjects, citizens, or property of any TO-
iel9H pi Ince or state. or any colony district or
people, with whom the United States are at
peace, or SHALL issue or deliver "a commission
wli.lin the territory jurisdiction of the Unit
ed states, for any ship vessel, to the intent
tlIat she may he employed rs aforesaid, every
person so offending shall he deemed guilty Ola
nigh mlsdemeauOr, and shall be fined not more
than ten thousand dollars, aud Imprisoned not
more than three years; and every such ship
vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture,
together with all materials, arms, ammunition.
and stores. which may have been procured for
the bHIidng and equipment thereof shall be
forfeited; one half to the of the iuformer,
and the other bali ~ the use OF the u. States"
ne parties we're all arrested and taken be.
fore Judge Livingston Yesterday afternoon,
when MIR. Emmett, Mr.. Wells, aud Mr. James
aioughtOn, appeared in support of the prose.
cuiiOn, and Mr.. J. D. Hoffman, Mr. DAVID u.
Ogden, MIR. Burr, aud MIR. Palmer, for the de-
| Pendants.
The counsel for the defendants moved TO
have their clients discharged altogether, or if
held TO bail, they insisted that they should, nm
der all the circumstances Of the Ease be recog
nized TO appear al the next term of tile Circuit
/ "A he
made on three grounds
!. That as the prosecution had heeD com.
menced without ans directions OF the part Of
tie governor, or application by the district at
tOrncy, II was irregular in its inception and
Oaght TO be Immediately discontinued.
2. That MIR. Aguirre, TO whose case alone
this ground applied,) was "a minister from The
government OF BuenOs Ayres TO that OF the
United States, and could not, therefore, be
proceeded against IN this way.
8. That rs constitute an offence against tie
third section OF this act. ihe vessels must not
only have been fitted out with intent to he
thus employed, but actually armed tor that
purpose aud mduy dcpOSliIons were produc.
ed prOviHg that neither Of tile vessels we're or
ever had been armed.
After ~ argument of these points By the re.
sFeCtive counsel, judge Livingston decided,
list, that 80 Instructions were necessary on the
part Of The president, or any Other officer of
for tie violation OF this any other law nor
had the president ans right TO interfere with
the proceedings which had beer commenced
10 Ills case, IS giving ANY instructions 10 him
OF The subject. Nov was il necessary that the
application fcg a warrant shOsd he made b.
TIE disiIict-att0tGsy any individual might