Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-09
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fare against them.
The utmost, We hav: reason to believe,
that could be proved against Mr.: Arhuih-
not was, thai he conCtricti with lis Indian
neighbprs in the prophets 81 protecting
iiiem property b, force OF arms wlcn law
icssly in,ad d. The safety of lis own
commercial store Was mvniv,din ;ieis-
sue, and he could not reasonably do less.
Il one or more American matauGers have
be,u shot ana scaipcd in their attempts 10
carry OH the cattle OF their Indian neigh
bors, wlai pr ,eNi can the connirym men .f
the ca.iir-S,taiers haNr for cof. uIainIng Of
Tie style in which an ac, of robbery has
been very prgp riS punislied
No ai'onal no i've can Ec assigned wIy
MIR. Arbuihnol should have ireited lie
Indians 10 manton hostiiiiss with Tie a.
niericans. A. d private Trader, his iD,eic,t
WAS 10 cultivate. peace With asl around
HIM: as ii British subject, he could have
no object IN provoking losiilifies wtiii
hc must Lave been cerlsin Tie British Go
vernmcni wouid never sanction nr nbei.
2. MIR. Afbuibnoi is farther accused of
hasng Irnishcd Ike Indians with mt
niiiOns ofw2r.'
The munitions of wsr" with which
Mr.. ArbtIt.n"t furnished the Indians, were
no Other il.an the ordinary articles of ,ral-
TIC between Europeans and inuians. The
.n'ians gam their pnncipai means Of sub
sistcmce rom iiunilng; II IS an occupation
Which they cniin0t carry ON viii! adequate
sncc IS, without an ample suppl, of pow
der amd shot; amt MIR. ArbuiIlnui did no
NOR than AID ihcm w:Ih part oil hat
supply, IN reiurn FOR thu SKINS aud furs
Winch they brought IL lin. II was
mere t#n ac'ion oi trade, of which the
Americans themselves, IN all their inter-
course viii the Indians, are seitits CoF-
s'ai'i example, aud Without hIel iio trade
Win The Indians can possibly be carried
ON.
3. Mr. Arbuihuot was accused ot being
SPY upon The Amer, ans-or rather, ac-
cor0ing t. a qualified version OF The of
icucc, which has been recently promul-
gated, with having given intelligence 10
Tie Indians at The muN emeuis OF The A
merlcdu forces.
Tie Intelligence which MIR. Arbu,bn not
gave ihe Indians was supply this: he told
them of tie official communication lie
lad received from the renegado agent
Hamhly, that tie Americans lad resolv-
ed upon Their utter cxieruina,ion, and
were upon ihe way 10 put tins balba-
rouS edici Hlio execution. What was
there III iIS which is against ANY one of
HE laws of nations! II II WAS ildced an
act At 9ST0naSe deserving OF death, liam
bly,, vino sent Tie iidines from, The Amcri-
can camp, was the eiaHg num- AMI not Mr..
Arbuihn0t, who only told wlia, was Off
claily communicated to linn, " iihom NOV
Ing sep from ! is own established set
i'emeni. Rui who car for moment
maintain that II is ID CRIME TO warl NJ in-
noccm people Of design Ia I.tssacre
and cut iiIcm of from TIE face oi lie
earth
For these alledged offences, thus so ca
SHY and satisfactorily reinied, Las MIR.
Arbuthnoi been seized, iricd, condemned,
and executed, Tie wautou sacrifice nf
ihe lie OF a British suhjcc, Is al amy time
aggression enoGgh 10 roase the BRITISH
nation 10 MAKE ihe cause OF Satisfaction
we Will not say OF vemgraace- tl,rir owH.
But looking 10 the grounds on WitCil t.P
Justification ot Tins extraordinary art have
been placed, they are Sucli a. Seem -
call, ~ very particular NANNY, oB Toe
British Government, TO i"icrpose Ia ,hc
present matter.
II The Americans are allowed 10 hold
thai the furnishing munitions &C war 10
the Indians is a cr,u,e - iicli entities them
10 put the individual engaged in il 10
death, what Ia 10 become of tie WIO1c 81
our traders along ilc Canadian frontiers,
VINO are ip the constant practice, because
their whole trade d ponds upou it, Of do.
ing IS The unfortunate Mir. AfbulhLoi HAS
donc aud suffered fnri
II The Americans are 10 be permitted TO
exercise the rigli Of putting any Indian
or Indians, whom they may coni,lyc 10
pro, ohe 10 IA Bloody quarrel, into q ncnlrai
territory. aud lo arrest, Try, aud execute
The subj cts OF tiai neutral Territory, tor
aiding or beirlcnding the prescribe iusi-
lives, Whist security i'Ave or settlers IN
The remote parts oi C.Gada, ilai Hey
may not al s0me iu}ure p riod he visited
ia The same harbarOGs MANNER that Mr..
Arbuthnol has been at lis settlement IL
Ihe Fioridas
/; iswell known, ti'si Ijy frcaiicz made
with the iHdlan Ratio -, agd according 80
old aud established latic.,s. the British
Government il 10 'lir practice ol niakl1g
auuuaFrrcscmls to Tie !HdiaEs ogliapkcs,
ClUt!lug, afns and animation, wliciI
are publicly delivered lS the agtniS IF
The government ~ tlie p0ris of Dr0M-
1loGd's Island, go Lake inlCO, Amherst
bug, on Lake Erle, and Forts George ass,
York. oil Lake 0ptar.O. r. lne Dtilcipse
now assumed hN The Americans il admit T.
ted, oiIl u not be cutie as app!itabic q,
The munitions Of war furnished i.y iIc
Govcrumeui, IS 10 ti'nsr furnished ~ rti-
,ate Individuals And may n,l public
agents ofthc British Goverament he htnis
np, az MIR. Arbufuoi has been, ior un.s
doug What lI.eir duly requires Of lhpm Z
We s,ibmltih considerations a. Ncsslsy
Of very. serious attention 10 admi HE
right assumed 10y the Amcricaas in res
poet Of one British subject, Is to admit
ilc same RIGHT iu respect to il,e Whole
subjects of The British empire. ~ hi.
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