Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-26


ensuing, between The hours al ten nn.i
one o'rlnck. They were convicted nf nj
racy and murder last year; hut excrp.
lions were then taken io The Jurisdiction
oil the Court land questions thereon we're
referred 10 The Supreme Court of The u.
). for decision. That Couf, has pronoun-
ced that The Circuit Cou:t had iurisdic-
ZION. The admonIioTy address of ibe
Judge previous 10 passing sentence Was
mosi inpressiveiy solemn and fhe tjii-
soners, though, they heard il wiih fira,mess
appeared suitably aifoaIed al their si;na
ton. When lhe awita sentence Mas pro.
noInced, the whole assembiage rosr and
appeared siiently l.. rcspoasi 10 The pa
fheiIc benedicll0u, and farewell mlic.,
closed it,.
We learn that MIR. SPEAR has made
provision for the Immediate publicaiios
OF an authentic report cf The isiai OF lie
above Pirates lCentinei.
PORTLAND. (Maine) Nav 0.-Yeslorr
day The Circuii Court oilte Uni'ed S,alss
commenced lis sessions for the fast lime
In this judicial distinct present ibe To-.
norable Judge Story and Judge PARIS
The former delivered n long and vrry e.
oqueut charge 10 the grand jury, la wiiui,
alter some Introductory observation.
u.
MP the principal duiies of ihe Jury, ,.nels
at considerable length upou',he alarming
Increase OF piracy in this country. ana
The necessity Of vigilance and II prortp;
execution %. Tie existing laws "n@n tue
subject /: AND then adveried 10 HE slave
irade aDd The horrors resulting from ii
III RI eloquent and teclisg manner, which
made deep impression upon The jury a.
well as upon numerous auciencp he
observed, ;hat he hal il FROM an indubiIa-
bie authority ilia, Ihis Illegal and barba
rous traffic Was yet pursued 10 great ex.
tent III Ibis country, ard that mary ciii-
zens III n. England were still engaged IN il.
NEW YORK, May lS.-Lyu6e Catlin,
Esq. was yesterday unanimously elected
President Of The Merchants Bank ia this
city. in fireplace OF Richard Vaiirk, ESQ.
resigned,
Enja. Boardman. Esq. is appointed
Senator from the State OF Conuec.icui. in
Tie Congress OF The United States, in The
place OF the Hon Samuel w. Dana, whose
Term Of service expires on lise Sd OF Mar, !,
last.
The ship o! war now building ar tie
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, VIII be Launched
on SATURDAY. 9th inst. al 3 o'clock in tire
morning. This snip is 10 be called HE
NEW YORK, aud can mount l2O guns
She Is Al splendid specimen Of Amcfican
Arethtrctare. aIid'Will be the larsesI shio
In our Navy IC.@ 1Lr
Or Squadron at st. 7XomGs. A ban
and Supper was given al 81. Thomas On
the ll'h April. by the Amer can f.er-
chants, tC Commodore Morris, OF ihe L
States irlgaie Constellation CAPT. Nads-
worth. OF the Frigatc John Adams. an.s
"a grear number of officers belonging IN
the two irigates were present. TIE I'm
Adams, and Inc sohr. Nonsnch, il IL
understood, are iorcmain on that station.
y" 'he evening OF The 18TH, a sump,n-
Gus dinner was given by the cor,nan.
danl, which was attended by the Con,-
mGdore and officers of both yrs.tls az
well as by The military, naval and civil
Officers OF the Island, ai.d her sesno.,ia-
bic inhabitants. After dinner The Fealfhs
OF the King os Denmark ana p,esi-
dem OF The United States were dra,E
while, al the sane time, sau;es vere
fired iren' The field artillery ranged in
rom oil lie government house The
company reiircd at ii late hour, hshiy
grained with The concord and couyi, All
~ OF The evenings entertainment.
HeftoW Stone Efpeditim.-W have al
ways been ahprehensive That this expedi-
ton would rouse lie jealousy, and pro-
woke The hostility of lie Sayages in the
interior; and recent information proves
THAT these apprelensions we're mol alto
Seihrr grannGlsss. Mai. Marsion, Of the
OH Inianiry, $50 miles above ST. Louis,
w'lies that lie has had a hard time dur
ing me wihler, IN consequence of tie
hostility OF the WiBrbagoes, and the
smallitsS OF his command. As yr., he
says, tie has been able TO keep lis own
scalp Oh ms head, bot two of his pocr
fellows, Qlelr deaths have already beer,
mentioned, IN Ibis paper, have been shot,
sca'peu anu n'augled III the most shock
ing manner. II will require HE utmost
prudence ol The officers commanding
that expedition for The fnrce is so small
that if The Indians generally rise n,,,,e,
them, VI Is moi probable that a soljtarv
messenger would return to relate tie fate
OF his companinns. rCou ddy
We nndcfsiand that The REGENTS fnt q
vew OF The While. Oh Monday. snon,icd
To upwards 81 1900 dollars. The sto,u,
yesterday must have operated much a.
gainsi the exhibition.
he coniinsal appearance nf Whales
oil SANDY Hook, has induced q cOmranv
10 prepare an establishment N that t'lact
for extracting oil. The Cli.ton ana
smaller boaIs, will he properly conjpped
and constantly on cruise, ard We bona
they will be successful.
We make an eSirscf from The first acc.
| ton Of The Act which is entitled : q,
ACT designating The ports within which All
foreign Grmed ressels shall be permitted 10
enter but which should he entitled An
| act designed 10 brrak az the system Of
! priNaieering carried on At noon dav from
! The port ~: Baltimore II l. we'll known
thai .privaiecrs fafe badly in all othrf n