Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18
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having .ekeavored TO vindl.a',.: ne honor
oi The rech arms. lie trusted thar II
was mol 'hSy os,eci 10 establish he mFli-
'dts glory %;hiS country by The warrant
ora secreiarNpi state: on 10 punish <i,n.
SonrSano ioNonicndims ilat ms chief
ndu not feiiNuisiied pglorinuSy ihc
contest III whichl,c WAS engaged. tlpAn
ih's point, how&er. spa,p iIoUht :nmSt
to"lihur 10 cxsN whcn il .sas recuiiC.i-
ed that British oficcr had been dis.
missed The seyyiceS om the same ,ansr.
ne c"n!d undefiaR 10 pledge liniS,lt
lhai General GourgAti had mol been en-.
saSeu IN any Illicit correspondence With
persons IN foreign sia,Ss, and as from de.
'ichey ms own name vas shifted IN the
petition, he " Guild now Sale To- lie Pause.
what was wi,liin his own knowledge Of
tbs case. Some days after tie puliira.
lion OF his book, General Go,irsaud IN
formed iiim that he lad reason IN far
That II was intended to remove. him from
the country. lie (Sw K Whxo;lA ri<l,-
cu'ed these fears, and told him, that n
unprecedented by order Of the Secretary
OF State. The pr:,y Council would. he
doubted not, cancel The warrant. I'h;s
was sufilcientto shew tia, General Gour-
gaad was aware al the umc If tis arrest.
that he had tie right Of appealing Ia The
s'rvy Council. Calling on him Two or
three days afterwards, tie General asi Il
linn whether he knew Il DE-. NAV. amer.
son under that name having visited INN.
and informed him that he had been omar.
tered al his mEker's house curing his
say al Paris, and had been ,realpd vim
kindness which made him anxiou. 10
communicate III confidence with himself
and render HIM all the service i'm his now
er. lie was ready 10 be the vehicle of lts
Hencrai intercourse with his friends and
family abroad. His tSir k. Wtlsun'sl in.
mediate observation was, iha, he susprrt.
Ell The man 10 BE- either Ohter, or one of
his br"tlicrs. The General said he hat
borrowed OF him four or ave pounds on
account of some pressing OCCASION. and
lac ihen congratulated him that he had
probably fallen III with swiudIer III stead
o' spy, rebuklug hIm, however. Tor
hazardiug loss which lie could III afford
10 sustain. Some lime after he Vas in
formed by a distinguished f-retsnsr,
Count Forbin Jansou, OF The AIRES, of
General Gourgaud; aud that lie tad re-
quested Of the hon gentleman (Nlr. Chve)
10 be allowed access 10 him, not as 10 IN
acquaintance. but 10 a brave country man
i'll distress. He added also, thai he was
ready 10 communicate with General Or.
himself, or through the medium oil any
other person whom lie might appoint
The Hon. Mem6er'$ answer was, You
cannot go, for Lord Smmoplh will not
permI, amy communication with q II ral
Gourgaad." Was il directed by the Ali IL
| Act, Thar foreigner should be- seized i'm
such manner; that he should be denied
all intercourse viii. his friends and lhat
ins private property, and papers relating
To his own affairs, should be left ri lie
mercy al government officers iic could
| mol believe titat person such MS General
| GourSaud could lawfully be treated i.r
such manner. He (Sir r. WILSON, iad
al first been extremely reluctant To inies-
iere; but, how ever, he al last agreed 10
accompany Count Forbin Janson 10 Tie
Generals house. The servant maid Tod
them, tiiat on the day before the Generals
arrest, gentleman had called Tor hipr.
aud OIL being told that he was uoi at
| home, desired her TO say 10 the General
That DIR. May would call or him To-,
morrow MorUlng." lie would xsk, # Lis
DR.. May was not one of those Infamous
characters who had beeu going about
attempting TO entrap innocent persons
The gallant General then described The
violent manner in which The officers. vhu
accompanied Mr.. Capppr, rushed INTO
General Gourgauds apartment on the
morning on which he was arrested -.
The servant said, that several persons pro-
ceeded TO throw The clothes off the Gen
eral, c. 0or he WAS i'll bed at the iiinp.)
look him violently out Of his bed. and
forced him through the passage. When
he perceived that he WAS 10 be comDelIed
10 quiz the house, he wished TO take his
effects along with him (; but this thew
would not allow. He then went 10 The
window TO call for assistance, when ore
of those men, lie should rather call them
rutians, rudely and fnrcibly dragged him
| back. She was ready lp give her oath
That she saw one of those men with his
cane Oor IL certainly was not, strictly
speaking, a bIudgeon) strike the General
" OH lis poor naked head" TO use her
own words. These statements did mn
rest on the Veracty Of The servant maid
alone, for there were many other persons
ready 10 come forward and depose TO the
truth OF them. 1t would be AN insult 10
that House, 10 suppose that they cou,d
approve such proceeding; il wouli be
an injustice to them TO suppose HAT they
would moi censure ii. He did not accuse
the under secretaries Of being accrsssru
to this barbarOus treatment but he ac-
cused them OF issuing the warrant In am
Improper manner, and Of employ ing thos.
rufiIaBS TO execute If. There was sufEiti.
Cnt evidence that this person had been
Improperly and unjustIy treated. as 10
the seIling and breaking open OF his port
folio, il was absolutely contrary 10 the
Alien Act and The las OF lhe land AID
he delied Ministers 10 justify liar pro-
ceedng. II was seized aud broken Of en-
by The warrant Of Lord Sidmouili. tEf
warrant was improper and il it vas MOI
done under his warrant, the yerson s. l,o
committed The act was guilty Of felonv