The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-05

subordination in the navy The world
VIII not re-echu this sentiment. Even IN
The Navy az inferior has his rights-parri.
ealarly when his superior chooses 10 throw
OF his rank or to forget its Obligations.
SOLOMON BALLEN.
This man wdS tried on the a5lh inst. he
fore the Circuit of the L. 5 in this city
Judges Marshall and Tucker si,ting-nn
tie charge Of embezzlins and secrr, Or let
tiers from the mad, with which hc wa en-
trusted, as carrier. He was charged with
Two oAences-thc enc for embezzIng. &c
letter containing the hall of a note depo
slied in the Post Office at Loviugstou,
county of Nelson, by Mr.. Mckenzie ad
dressed TO Mr.. ). |. Crump of this city
the Other, for embez7Hng, &c. a letter en-
closing 500 in bank notes, deposited in the
Post Office at Charlcttesville, by Mr. Opie
Norris, and addressed to NJ. Edmund An
derson. M Stdnard, for the L. States,
aud Mr. Robert Is. Scott for the prisoner
The proofs Of the taking were strong aud
indeed conclusive, though the situation OF
the prisoner, bnrdened With the support ~
numerous family, and his rreproaehable
character a. = mail carrier for nearly 20
years, inspired universal sympathy. The
Jury retired for few minutes, aud returned
with verdict Of guilty.
The counsel for the prisoner then init.
mated TO the Court that he should at some
future day, move an arrest of judgement,
on the ground, that the 18r1 section of
the act of Congress, passed April 3Oth
1910, does not embrace the case of a car
rier of the mail that section embracing
only those " employed in any department
of the General Post Ollice"-suggestin
however, if the same question had ever
been considered and decided BY the court,
no attempt 10 disturb that decision would
be made-rhe court minated that the
question had not as far rs il knew, been
raised decided. ID.
The Convention WtH Great Britain.
WAsHINGToN, May Cove promised,
IN our last, that we would lay before our
readcr- she particulars Of the Procecdin5 rs
Of the Senate upon the Convention lately
concluded, between the United States aud
Great Britain proposing certain Arrange
ments for the further suppression Of the
Slave Trade. With this promise We find
ourselves prevented from lit rally com
plying, by rule cf the Senate, which
forhids extracts 10 e taken from the
Journal of Executive Proceedings. The
injunction of secrecy is removed as Ia the
facts. but remains as to the FORM of the
Proceedings. We are able TO state, there
fore, only such particulars as we obtain
from oral report.
The Convention was concluded and
signed, on the 18th March between our
Minister, Richard Rush, on the part of
the United States, aud on the part OF
Great Britain, by the Right Honorable
William tIuskiason and the Right Honora-
bic Stratfcrd Canning.
The Convention comprises ten articles.
Article lst, authorizes commanders ard
other commissioned officers OF the two
nations, duly authorized 10 cruise of The
COSTS of Africa, of America, and III
West Indies, for the suppression of the
Slave Trade, under conditions suhseqn, Mt
" specified, To- search, detaln, capture,
aud send ilto the proper country OF the
captured vessel, any vessel, Of either ma
rlon, concerned in unlawful traffic IN Slaves
-,he vessels so carried in to be tried by
thrstribunals Of the country to which they
brlnHG.
Arlcle I'd, applies the same rule to yes
sc,s chartered 10y ciilZcus of either nation,
though act bearing the lag Of th-t natoo,
oor owneu by individuals bcloeg.uB 10 IT,,
Nc.
Article Sd, requrers, that, in all cases,
where any vessel of either party shall be
boarded by any naval officer Of tie other
party, on suspicion of being concerned III
the Slave Tradr, the officer shall deliver
to the Captain OF ,hesvcssel 50 boarded =
certificate in writing, signed hy the naval
officer, specifying his rank, sc. and the
object Of his visit and makes some other
provisions for the delivery Of SHIPS papers,
when captured under this Convention.
Article 4, limits ,sc right Of search, re-
coguized by this Convention, 10 such AS
,hall be necessary to the asccrta'nmem OF
Jhe fact whether said vessel Is, or Is not,
engaged IN thu Slave Trade
Article ), makrs it the duty Of Comn1an-
dcrs IF either nation, having captured a
vessel Of tile other, under tins Treaty, to
receive iuto his custody thu vessel CAPTURE
I'd, aud Send or carry It into Il port of the
vessels proper conntIy, &c.tor ad)udlca.
ton, ii required, in every which case trl-
picate declarations are to be signed, &c.
sc.
Article c, provides that in caars of cap
turr by the officers of either party, under
this convention where no national vessel
of the nation Of the captured vessel Is
cruiAiug, the captor shall either send or
carry biz prIzr to some Convenient port Of
lis own country, or Of lis own depcnden-
cIps, Tor ad Indication, sc.
Article I, provides that the ccmman-