Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-23

/ the Souverains, by deliheration Of Our CEN
gress, we proclaim, .in the Fame OF the
French nation, the return Of Napoleon to
France that his son, Francis Charles Ma
poleon, be proclaimed Emperor OF the
| French, and Maria Louisa, the imperatix
regent.
Done in our congress of Aiy-la-Cha-
pelIe, of our assembly The - 1918.
Some of The accused seem TO have a
dopted system of defence entirely con-
tradictoy, and are eliminating one ano-
ther. 100
Brurelles, .lpril 90.
Before the court OF asszes; was contlnu-
ed, this day. the trial OF the conspilators a
gainst Ii NJ. the Emperor. The sittings
of yesterday were cntirel y devoted TO the
hearing Of VI. the ChevaIier de Kuiff, ore
of the municipality and chief of Police.
This day, at the opening of the court, he
has continued his report. Many OF the
witnesses have been brought from the pr-
son before the cour, to give their testimo-
ny afterwards the accused were inerlo-
gated: and Tomorrow the publ,c pleadings
commence. -
| Extract of A letter from gentleman in
Huron, (Ohlo) to the post-masie, in Jer-
sey city, dated May %, 1919.
eve have had the most interesting SEES
| sion Of common pleas court which ever tins
county experienced On the Goth april
| information was received that two inhablt-
ants OF our county, viz. John Wood and
George Bishop, had been massacred by
the Indians, while lying asleep in their
camps, ten miles up Carrying river, where
they had proct eded tor The purpose OF pro-
curing fur. The information was brought
| by some friendly Indians OF the Scneca
tribe, to the white inhabitants IN Ing At tie
mouth o; SAID rircr, when lieutenant Chas
| c, Upper, a smart, enterprlslng young
man, together with three white men, and
| four friendly Indians, i'll company, pursued
the supposed mUrderers, and overlook
| them At the mouth Of Detroit river. They
were three young indians, OF the Tawary
tribe which lett this county at the COM
me ncemeut of the late war, and took re-
| fuge " hi th.. British. They were eyamin-
ed, and, having confessed the preparation
| Of the horrid act, were committed, 10 a.
! wait their awful fate.
As there vas no jail in the county,
, hand-cuGed them, and chained them TO the
bottom log OF a lng-hnuse, which pro-
cured for their reception, and hired two
men to gn,rd them night and day. After
being in This situation abou. a week, tlro'
fatal neglect in the guard, they broke
loo at night, AMI got away. The guard
Grcd uson them. aud then charmed tue in
ha i,ants as soon as possible. Information
was Immediately sent me, distance miles,
wh'n Immediately alarmed the Whole
country around, by sending expresses in
every direction. After tiuitess search
OF two days and two nights, they were 81
ven up for lost. then offered rewayi OF
500 dollars Tor them, and dispatched two
men TO Lieutenant Upper, who linnedI-
ateiy went TO the tribe, and having found
that had been there, he demanded ,hel...',
The chiefs, having held a council, At first
refused giving them up. They were then !
informed by lieut.. Upper, that, should
they not deliver them 10 hi'n in two days,
he whole tribe would be e%tiTpated. ! hey /
complied with his demand, and he again !
brought them to me, after having been
gone eight days The other was found On !
the prairie, about | 5 miles from here, hav- ,
INC his hanQs still confined, and the chain ,
on his leg On examining h!:n, It was ,
founa that the guard had shot him in his /
right shoulder and right leg, and that he !
bad lived without food tor seven days, ex-
cept roots which he had dug. They were !
all again sateIy lodged, the first day OF the
court, and the grand Jury having found
bill against them, and they having con-
scutei to be tried at this term, the two !
Oldest were arraigned on The third day
and, having had counsel assigned them,
aud hearing the indictment read, (Which
was Interpreted 10 them by sworn inter-
prefer they plead no. guilty. Ajury was
called and sworn. After some argument
by the prosecuting attorney and other coun-
sci, the court gave very able and learned
charge to tie jury, who brought in viz