Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-09-06

my liberty, am resolved to become good
citizen, and would be an ornament to my
friends and to society, with the help OF God.
l hope the good people of the State will not
doubt my veracity, and my firm resolution to
live good and holy life, should be SO fortu-
nate as to have it heightened out by the in
tercesson of the good people of the State of
Connecticut-and especially as the good peo-
pie of the city of Hartford know the peculiar
circumstances under which I was convicted.
Oh! spare my life!-why punish me with
unrelenting vengeance?-Oh! life! why cut
me off in the bloom of my youth, and in the
full vigor of strength? Was guilty would
not murmur, but willingly submit to my fate,
but / declare before the world, and before
God, the all-wise and Supreme Judge, and
before whom must shortly appear, that
am innocent of the crime of murder, There
fore, hope that mercy will be extended I'M
to me, as mercy is the brightest ornament in
the Christian world, and the delight of Deity.
o.! life! life! Spare my life!
TFrom the Boston Transcript, of Saturday.
apprehension of the Canadian Counter
Efeiters.-The practicability oil entorc-
| ing the laws against counterfelters, with
out union and concert, and the increasing
prevalence of the crime, owing to the
great temptation and the comparatively
| little hazard of detection or apprehen-
sion, induced our Banks to associate Tor
the purpose of self-protection, and with
determined resolution to destroy, root
anil branch, that bold and daring gang
of counterfeiters who were known 10 ex-
ist in Lower Canada and on the frontiers,
deluging the country with forged bank
notes. The association was organized
in the fall of the last year. 1t consists
of all the city Banks, who pay S 100 each,
and about one hundred of the country
banks who pay S25 each per annum, to
J constitute a common fund to be expend-
ed, under the direction OF committee,
lin the accomplishment Of the objects OF
the association. They chose E. Her
sey Derby, jr. Esq. their solicitor, and
, Immediately commenced operations
They caused number of persons to be
0 apprehended, but although they detect.
ed and delivered over to justice, twenty
Y five or thirty of the "small fry utterer'
). Of counterfeits, they were unable to la!
hands on the counterteiters themselve
until lately.
II After vofunnirious- correspondence
with different persons in the Canadas
and the employment of two competen
, persons to travel through them and col
It iect all necessary information, letter.
were written by Mr.. Derby to Col. But
terrified, Sheriff of Tyngsborough, WIFI
, was employed to execute the plan mar
y ked out He first went to Stanstead
Lower Canada, where he made arrange
1 mcnt to secure the assistance ofthe prln
cipal inhabitants, and thence went tt
i! Montreal, to consult and advise with Mr.
Ogden, the Attorney General, who re
. ceived him very kindly, and furnished
= him with large constabulary force, witt
= which he returned to Derby, in Vernon
and received additional assistance ano
advice from Mr.. Redheld, the Count
IS Attorney.
Two large parties, consisting Of eight
III men each, were organized, one OF whic
proceeded to Stanstead, the other It
Durham. in Lower Canada, about
- miles apart: and before any suspicion wa
~. excited, and at time wien it was know
from previous information that most
the counterfeiters would be at hom
their houses were surrounded, and tt
inmates apprehended No violent resi-
lance was offered, except in two houses
i, the doors Of which being very strong
G. Gu secured, it was found neccessal to fore
he by breaking them down with logs
he wood.
Eat AT Stanstead twelve persons were a
ing pretended, viz: Robert Hill, Isaac HI
TT Daniel Spraguc, Nathaniel Hollist!
Henery Hollis ter, Edward L. Southmal
Robert Marsh, Sylvester Cleveland,
ms, M'Neal, S. Elms, and Richard Baldwl
me At Durham the number of counte
the letters taken was thirteen, viz; ED,
Gleason, Jun; Horace Gleason, Benz
niyy min Moses, Reuben Moses. Willis Sh'
' ~ man, Dr. Jonas Broadman, Alexand
nile Nelson, B. D. Wing, ARENAS How
it l and-Jones.
n Thirteen plates Of different banks we
as found in their possession-a large al
me cunt OF forged notes, besides a quaint
uid of counterfeit hard money, with DIES
: stamping-a great deal OF very COS
, ,rd machinery necessary to their purpo
he together with considerable quantity
no zinc, copper, sc. sc. in short co
by plete and entire apparatus Tor count
led feiting on the most extensive scale.
, of nersons apprehcnded at Stanstead w
int, nut in irons and safely lodged in the P
but SON at Sherbrookc, q. CO. and those
' .n ken at Durham were ironed, and m
o emr ched under the guard of troop ofcav
al ry to Montreal.
And Mr.. Derby will proceed on MONDAY
ious Tuesday to Montreal, to confer with
in Governor of the province on the