Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-15

Tower Greek Indians in CARVING ON war
against the United States.
To which charges tie prisoner pleaded as
follows: to the LIST charge, not guilt, to the
I'd charge. guilty, ard ustitcation.
The court, on examination OF the evidence,
and on mature deiibcration, find the prisoner
Robert &. Anl,risier, guilty Of the lst and I'd
charges; aad do, therefore, sentence him TO
safer dedth, by being shot The members re-.
guessing: "a Reconsideration OF The vote an this
sentence, and il being had, they sentence the
prisoner to receive fifty stripes on his bare
back. and be confined with a ball and chain :, 10
hard iabor, for twelve calendar months
The Commanding Goneral approves tl,e find.
Ing and sentence OF Tie court in the case of "A.
Arbuthnot, and approves The finding and first
sentence o. The court in the case vi Robert T..
Ambitster, aud disapproves the &c cOns1cra
tion OF The sentence of the honorable court in
this case.
Ii appears, from the evidence and pleading
OF the prisoner. that he did lead and command
WITHIN Tie territory of Spain, (being a subject
OF Great Britan,) the Indians in war against
the Un,tedStates, those nations being at peace
It's AN established priaciple Of the laws OF na.
IONS, that any individual of a nation making
war against tie citizens OF amy other nation
they being at peace, iorteits his allegiance and
becomes. an outlaw and pirate. This is the
case oi robert =: Ambrister, clearly shewn by
The evidence adduced.
The Commanding General orders that Bre.
vet Major a. G.. w. Tanning, of The corps of
artillery, viii have, between the hours OF i.h;
and nine o'clock, "A. NJ. A. Arbatbnots suspen
dHa ny the neck with rope. until lie is deud
ana Robert 4. Ambrister 10 be shot TO death
asreeaOiy 10 the sentence or the court.
John james Arbu'hnot will Ee furnished
WIN passage TO Pensacola, by thS, tirst YES.
sci.
General z P.Gaines is President, is dissolved
By order of Major General jackson.
ROBERT BUTLER,
AdJa,an; General.
BosToS, Dec. 3.-Arived yesterday, the u,
y snip Hornet, Capt. Read, from Copeuhag gen,
last from Fayai. la her came passenger John
VI. FORBES, Esq. Consul General Of The u. s.
10 husband Denmark, whc returns on leave,
and has, we understand proc eet!ed 10 The seal
ofgOverument
The Hornet has been on cruise of eight
months. on special service. She was ordered
10 bring home Tor trial. six men charged with
having committed mutiny and murder OH hoard
the schr. Piatisburgh, ofBaitimore The home.
ware voyage oi tue HOrset has been protract-
ca 10 great length, in consequence of the I'm.
common series ofadverse winds which she has
encountered. The following account of her
voyage is ohligiugIy furnished by gentleman
VINO came passene ar in her
The Hornet left Copenhagen on 30th Aug.
last meeting the GuerIieTe 1T Eisineur, was
detained there until 9th Sept when she sailed
with slant of wind which Ouly permitted
her 10 clear the Shaw point the wind then
coming ahead & blowing fresh compelled her TO
put INTO B!insand (near Chri,,iansaud) in Nor
way. There she remained about thjrty.six
hours, when, taking advantage of The frsI
chauge OF WIND she again sailed with the inten
ton TO come North abont, cut the wind onpo
sing her Tor three days, Capt. Read decided ON
coming down the Channel After making Tho
iSnglist coast. the winds came acain ahead
and blew fresh on the 10th Sept was compeIl
ed to put into Deal here she remained 81
nonrs ard attempted to put 10 sea but wa.
iofceu to return to her anchorage On the 2Ist
aytth
vessels, all of which returned except the
Hornet, which beat down with difficulty IN
loves, having experienced heavy adverse
winas and sustained some damage At Cowes
her damages were repaired, some ARTICLES of
provisions we're repienished aud on the 2sth
sept; she lett that place with favorable wind
which continued from ST TO 40 hours. cleared
ssF on The Channel and then chopped round
!" aud \. w. blowing severely from this time
uhti ziSt Octeoer. experienced successonof
heavy gales, varying from y, w. to N w. with
Az occasional intermissiou of few hours One
Diow tasted days and nights. On the 18th
October experienced tremendous rale ON
Zist oct. at day break made the Islands Of
CoIvo and Flores. and with a slant wind pnr.
sued her hOmeward course, until path Oct
when having reached longitude 81. q. latitude
90 i!,it was ascSrtained that many articles
and particularly bread and water we're ex
tremeiy deficient, and determined 10 nut back
10 fayai 'or supplies: reached that Island on
Zoth OF oct Snch supplies as could be obtain.
u,
the 10Th ihe Hornet again sailed was baS;ed
tor two days in sight of the Island and after
wards made the greatest diligence 10 get home
bul the same adverse fortunes which had az,
tended her previous 10 her touching at FayaI
prosecuted her until she reached our own
coast.
IN three different instances in the Gulf
stream, experienced very heavy gales, COM
n.ncins IN ). aud coming round 50 n ".
oh zlth nov. experienced most tremendous
gale which lasted SO hours
IL may be said With strict truth that the Fl.
never had. except on leaving Cowes, "A good
Wihd Tor II hours, and that she never was as
hours without gale of wind constantly be
tween ,. W and \. w. The most experienced
seanien on board confessed that he had never
INC me- WITH SO much bad weather in one passage.
ihe ship proved au uncommouiy fine sea hast
no merchants could I5ave rode ont so many
hedEy gales III amore mastefly style
y 0ANoKE NAVIGATION CoMPANY.-M a meet
adopted s " was
II appearing to the board that G4S shares of the stock
Q, TINS company remain TO be subscribed for 1.-THE $50
shaIts reserved by the state of North Carolina not IN
chded) ordered that the subscription he continued
open by RobeIt Johnston treasurer for the said ans
he fIf af nase