Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-13

DIV '''heo' whose Cause many OF our d..
'u1ed or yIiiated cilizens affect 70
pouse; when in fact they are prr.,;n.
selfish and sordid objects, for their ~
Vale einolumen:. Such base and bvno,,;
teal depraviiy, gives 10 those who emo.
Our n't'onaI char ~ter, and Lnexal,n,.,
success IN OUT republican and highly e,,
n'able 'om' OF government, The oppoTl.D,,
oil uncandidIy seneraiizng the foul pronAn
! slIes OF cuipable individuals, into s,a;,'.
our national reputation a,tLou,l, ill.,,
who are guilty OF such unworthy and has.
crimes and misdcmeanors, are, as IN alo;
yIlIzed nations they should be, sutiec,sd
to punishment, by our laws, (Which if 4.
tectlve in any case will no dou,t be o,a0
more perlecl and are held in mer,,pd 4.
hesitation ny the great body OF our c,lz.rs
Ii is the duty of those 10 whom the eyec,.
ton OF Cur laws is committed, to corrsc,
these abuses, by Furnishing the pe,p4,ra.
tors, and rendering their enormi,ie. uupro.
fltable to them, by restoring their pIund.,
to those who have suffered by their depre.
dalton. Such UNIV arrantable misb.hav;or,
becomes unsuitable and boupdIess md
spreads itself in It's hAgitious and indi,cr;-
inmate career, into acts OF piracy. murder
and robbery, committed on the person. and
property even OF our own citizt ms, as well
, as OF those OF all countries who nayigst. tho
seas, empha,icaIly styled the high road Of
nations.
The Buenos Ayrean flag or even the fac
OF commission % anat''n acknowledged by
our Government to be sovereign and indie.
pendent, would not justify, to our laws a.
ny acts OF capture or depreciation commit.
ted On the high seas, by an armed yesse,
ttted AMI furnished in any of our Doris 81.
ther wholly or partially, on the property or
persons Of The subjects of a power in amity
with US. Such fitting and furnishing.
would De breach OF our laws even II the
whole OF the o.fi cers and crew were sub.
Jects ot foreign nation, originally belong.
ing 10, AMI arriving in the vessel thus fur.
nIshed, EQUIPPED or fitted. But il is Dlgh.
~ Criminal IN our citizens TO engage on
board such vessel, or Otherwise t. commit
hoslIll'Ies against friendly power under
any pretext. Whatever may he the W lshes
private citizens, they must await the ae.
termination OF our constituted authorizes.
1t has been well observed, that il oulu lie
a soIecism III government at peace, 10 per-
mil It's cilIzens, or any OF them, 10 v ee
war, and especially against nation 10 ami.
". lie eng agemenl of men who are tran.
srent, ii of the same nation with tbos. OF
the armed ship arriving in our ports, has
been by some OF our laws permitted but
tile enlistment or shipping citizens OF The
United States, for warfare against a nation
III amIty, IS unwarrautable, and illegal in
every point OF view, nor, indeed can an
armed ferelgn beIlgerent ship, lawfully IN
crease the number OF her equppage, with
men OF any nation or country, IN our ports,
Tor hostile purposes, against those with
whom we are al peace. Much less is il le-
gal OF justifiabe, TO fit or furnish the vessel
OF engage whole crew tor new cruIze
Tor such purposes, IN any OF our ports as
appears to have been the case with the .Ju-
leu de Forest, at Baltimore.
l therefore adjudge, order and decree
that the brigantlne Fortuna, her tackle, APP
parel and furniture, and the Cargo where
with she was laden, Cor The proceeds of a.
ny part thereof directed to be sold by an
iDterocutory order of this court, at The
time OF her arrival in the port Of Philadel-
pha, except such part, or The proceeds
thereof, as ! shall direct, TO be paid as SAL
Wage to those r,ghtulIy entitled thereto, be
restored to the Spanish owner or owners
thereof, or to the person or persons law full
ly authorised on bis or their behalf to re-
ceive the same, on payment of all costs and
charges legally accrulng in this suit, or in
any wise lawfully incurred IN relation
thereto.
(Signed) RICHARD PETERS.
Aug. 9Th 1919.
Seven new cases OF fever were reported
10 tue Board Of Health on Friday morning.