Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-16
U. S. SUPREME COURT.
The KnGner Rn
Oliver Evans rs. Ealon. me rs. Enon.

En-
We have seen letter fro, j. Sergeant,
ESQ. TO Mr. Philip Frederick, lear this place !;
in which is stated the pleasing intelligence, to
Ini!iers, thai the United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the judgments of the Circuit
Court, which were in favour of the defendants,
IN the above cases. These cases, and the
principles oflaw arising out of them, may be
considered as settled and Mr. Evans patent
Tor the hopper boy, and placlfinery connected
with it, is void. York Rec.
An account is published of a case of afro
cious piracy, committed very recently, by
vessel, part of the crew of which, it is as
Serted, were the very men convicted Of Piracy
at New Orleans, some time ago, and pardoDed
by the President. Those same twenty-one
pirates, in less than thirty days from the time
they were liberated at New Orleans, were on
board that vessel, and at their old trade
Many of them told Capt. II. that it was their
Captains intention, when he first started on
the cruize to murder all hands of every YES
sci he took, but that his heart failed him.
All this may be very true. But that fact
ought to be well youched, the universal repub-
1lcation OF which is intended 10 enforce the
Indispensable necessity OF saDglnnary punish
lnents. ffnUthing but " hemp" will cure the
disease, I've suppose the remedy must he APP
piled. We would fain hope, however, for the
sake OF human nature, that there is some mis-
take in this, and that these one and twenty
rognes in buckram," when fairly told, will be
reduced to a less formidable band We de-
precate the effect of this story, which is cir
culated with great avdity, and which produ-
ces loud cry for blood, even from a quarter
whence, five mistake not, earnest attempts
were made, from misplaced compassion, to
10 al.
horrible character, being mail robbers and
snurderers in cold blood. Suppose the story
of the capture, by the Enterprise, of one
hundred and sixty pirates, were true, and they
were all to be brought in and condemned TO
suffer the sentence of the law. Is there any
man who could, without horror, contemplate
the spectacle ofan hundred and sixty human
beings swung of at once into eternity, with all
their unatOned offences on their heads !? Let
not then the discreet exercise of the pardon
ing power he condemned. Even lift be true,
that men who have been repreved have again
betakeD themselves to piracy, let it be an argti,
meDt, ifyou will, against Indulgence to them il
caught again, but let not be a reason for
barring the door of mercy to all. mat. Int.
Extract Of a letter from a gentleman IN Cdrac-
cas- to his friend IN this city, dated Caracas,
Nothing important has transpired since ]
wrote TO you last but the the Spanidrds are
becoming ,ceaLler and ,oedker, the Patriots hav-
ing effected rigorous blockade of Porto Ca
bello both by land and sea. Desertions take
place daily from the port, and by them we are
advised Of the important situation Ofthe Roy
slists. The consequences ofthis strict block
sde must be the speedy capitulation or aban-
donment of that strong post by the enemy;
who have lately been circulating some Of the
most gross and unprincipled accounts relative
TO The Partizans which they say infest this CT
ty and the adjacent towns but the hand oil
Justice has snatched those wretches who dar-
ed to disturb our tranquility, from the bosom
of society, and inflicted on them the punish
plent due TO their crimes and Vaccinations
confidence begins to enliyen the cOuntenances
ofall, and agriculture and commerce will soon
revive their hitherto declining state, and re
store wealth and happiness 10 her extensive
population TB.