Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-06


au,hor Mr.. Pouuden Isl person OF considers
able ability as writer. and there was dispo-
sition to fix public atiuns of this kind upon him,
i'm conse quence Of some celebrity which he had
acquired as the supposed composer OF pas
ouinade upon Dr.. Radcliffe, Tor which
Wexford Jury had awarded Against him the en-
ormous damages of 3oooi Mr.. c. had only one
piece or direct evidence against him, which was
an envelope enclosing one OF he pamphlets al
rec,ed TO Mr.. Sparrow, and which several per-
sons swore was in the hand wiring OF Mr. r
With this document as his only immediate
proof, MIR &. brought an action against J. w.
Pcuuden. Some witnesses swore that Tie en'e-
lope was in the hand writing OF the defendant.
In order to sustain this case, II was also
sworn that Mr.. Founder had been IN The hab
il Of using expressions Of a very remarkable
nature, in CONVEX salion which occurred In the
pamphlet; ami the principal witness 10 t"is
fact was Mr.. Fizheury, who had been Coi"nei
in the French service aud had scr'ei In the
Peninsular war. He was produced by MIR.
Corcoran, and stated, but with good deal oil
reluo lance, that he had heard Mr.. Founder
speak Of MIR. Corcoran and his family in the
very phra scs which appeared In the puhiea.
ton. The case for the plaintiff closed; and
it was with good deal Of surprise ttat crowd
ed audience in tho courthouse hralG he coun>
sci for The defendant declare that the actual au-
thor Of the libel should be produced, in order
10 show that Mr.. Douuden was ely chorged
with The composition. Much curiosity was
excited by this announcement; every body be-
ing anxio us to learn " bet man would gratu,tous
" come forward to ack dye hlms u 10 have
been the author Of so much appro rioos yit'u
pera'ion: The counsel for MIR. Founder. MI
Moore, having made this declaration, and con-
cluded most able and ingenious speech. IN
deed the speeches Of that gentleman are al
ways of lha, Character there was moment S
pause, ard suddenly NJ. Barker leaped up
on The table, aod having taken the oath OF at
testa,ion, with certain peremp'o'y holiness
Of attitude, and given limitations IN his man e
nsr Of foreign hablude, he :ook his seat IN
the witness chair, aid declared himself. IN
IN accent which made me lake him at hrs' 'oi
F. enchman BY birth, as he au nor OF the IL
bel for which. the action was brought. tie
had just come, he said from France, and was
induced 10 do so for the yiRdo alton Of Mr..
Founder, and in order to rescue him from the
consequence Of an impu,aiinn Of which he
pro. EST ed TO God that MIR Founder was ut
teily innocent. This s'a,emen, was in its'li
not a little surprising bnt the manner VI
French in,onation, and the demi- military, de-
mi literary aspect OF he witness, who was
employed in one of he bureaus Of the govern
men, in Paris, gave 20 his evidence 'ery
strange and peculiar character; and every "ne
was struck with singularity al the eircum,
stance, thai a libel, published IN the Town 81
Enni.corthy, should have been proved ny a
colonel Of N apoleon's army and that hlsevi'
deree should haze h.e" nc oupleued ny an"iher
! itlshmsn who had been transplanted at an ear
ly period to France, AID had taken there deep
| and permanen, root. Mr. Barker rnrrtioncd
tina, he had been conveyed by his father from
| Ireland when he was only two or three years
| Of age. and ,hs, he had since resided in France
He had some clsims TO property in Ireland,
and returned in order to establish them. Col.
Flzhenry, with whom he had been most in:i.
mate, Introduced him to Mr.. Corcorsn, with
whom he soon qusrrflled; and in order thai
hr might glu. his hatred to him, he com posed
The libel, in which The plaintiff and his fsmi
ly were most cruelty traduced, On being ask
ed what his motive was, he answered with
quail ferocty and determination, Revenge "
and when he was questioned from whom h.
had received any Of the particulars respecting
Mr.. Corcoran which were introduced into Ms
pamphlet, he turned round, and with smile
OF m3leVolCnt HSTCthtSSi TIC pUiHteu ~ Soiohc'
Fi,zhenry, (the close friend Of the plaintiff
a, The man who had supplied him with the
poisonous compounds which he had subsequent
" wrought up. 81 heard" he said, every one
Of the anecdotes detailed in shat pamphlet
from Col. Fiizheniy himself" Here Colone;
Fnzhpnry starred up and declared, in the mos:
solemn manner, tina, the allegation was utter.,
false He was then called again upon the table,
and both the Gallo-Irish were confronted.
The spectacle was striking one. Colonel
Fizbenry, who large man with that sor' Il
face which is observable in the county Of Wex-
ford, and whose originally Saxon character
had been modified by his intercourse with
French dragons, seated himself opposite 10
Barker, while the other stood up 10 his full
height, placing his hand in theatrical fashion
upon his breast, repeated his distinct asserver-
alton that Colonel Fi,zhenry, who was good
deal moved, (and i, would be strange il he had
not been) by this accusation Of perhdy, with les.
ON n hal sic ,c m nor hut viii every anne aranc