The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-30
SUPERIOR COUR,P

Petersburg, Oct 2O.-On Monday the
Grand Jury, after the usual charge from
the Bench, retired 10 their room and a.
greed upon humber of prrsentmpnts.
On Tuesday morning, Robert Penn v.
a'raIgned upon an Indictment for murdu
IN the second degree, the case coninf
from the Examining Court ofthe Borough,
aud founded, rs our readers will remem.
Der. npon the circumstances of an alTray
al Poplar Spring on the 29th of July LAST.
IN " hica Raleigh RoSser lost his life in a
contest with tnr said Penn. |. G BopI.
DIN Esq. STATES Attorney, prosecuted
tor the Commonwealth and BENZ. "
LEIGH, A. Is. SPeoNER and NJ. b. PILLs.
BOROUGH, Esq. appeared as Counsel hr
the p'lsoner.- Much difficulty was rype.
rl"nced IN obtaining Jury, owing To The
notonety OF the facts, and in con-pqaencc
OF so many persons having formed and *.
pressed an opinion on the case. Howe
YER about half past twelve o'clock. the
Court was enabled 10 enter upon the trial.
and proceed with the examination of gt.
nrsses, which occupied near four hours,
aod lhtn the argu1e nts of Counsel com
tnenced. The prisoner was very ably DE-.
tended /: and the Jury atII O'Clock. P. NJ.
alter having retired for a few minutes,
brought in verdict of acquittal.-GInt.
A gentleman has just arrived in this eli,
from JourneN through the Creek Nation
ana who vas particular in ascertaining The
sentiments of the Indians, with regard 70
the survey ordered by Il vernon TrouA
informs us that so far from being willing
that 1t should be made, they are decided.
~ opposed 10 1t, and, in fact, Determined
To prevent 1t, One of The Chiefs, an ia.
teIliSent asd influential Indian with whom
be conversed, informed him that thr pnn.
clpal objections which had been urged 10
Council, and which 6rmed the chrf part
of Il letter of remembrance to Governor
Troup, were that he number of cham
carriers and others blow q the sectional
surveyors, would be 30 great. aod would
pass so ehtlrrlY over every portion oil The
country, az TO make probable that they
would Interfere "lt and destroy their
s'ock' FENCES, &c. an n-ult their women
""lch 'ilfy would besnabled 10 do WIN
The utmost lmpunity ~ the men wee
mostly on the other ide of the river pre-
pairing for the remohl of their families
nny selecting town les, building cabins
&c &c But, he 81 that they had 90
objection TO the runinS of the County
fnes as the numbe of individuals en-
ployed In that servic would be cOmpara'
ti'ely small, aud, ashley would pass OfPf
put small portion the country, cOu'd
d" but little injury, hich they were WI
ing To submit to, am also 10 the income
h'encies attending rather than create
an unpleasant dltficqy, or eyince the ap
Pearance of a disposon TO disoblige a'a
th"ait the authoriti of Georgia, wAel
they really did I'D feel. He infOmsG
nIm, also, that lett of complaint D'l
been addressed to d President, in "HE'
Il was stated, that tB had hitherto Dc
lleved that John obey Adams was ff'
sIdent of the Unit,States--that the la"'
made by the reaCouncil Congress
were the principal rs of the whole o.
ton, and that not 4 the President hIp
self had the poweip break them-'@''
they were told thereat council had AZ
nulled the old Treg and made m
one, which was mob interfere with lIt
rights TO the land 1.-THE first of JaDu"'
and that, relying tlp this, they had ns1
preparation to moAt that time, buI ~
belore-but that O. Troup was aop
making a survey Force, which II sns'
ed, would tend gray to their INJURY \
Inconvenience athey therefore, WV
ed to know if ~. Troup) was as y"
the law, and, in It, If he was the
sident, as, ifhe wwhen they hau ~
thing to commuai to the GoreFn~..
hereafter, they wti send their aees
ion to him. whicbuuld gave them p'