Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-26
Nov I

THE AMIsTAD TRIAL.-The unsettled case Of the
eroes found board the Amstsd, for trial last
Tuesday before the Connecticut District Court Hart
ford Mr. Baldwin, counsel for the negroes, presented
plea in abatement ohecng to the jurisdiction Of The
Court on the ground that The Amstnd was captured in
the waters Of New York. Aoolher ground that the
Africans are not property ether by eur laws the laws
of Spain The suit on trial is brought by Lieut.
Comedy and other beant, for salvage The question
of property Of course will be involved but at present
the Court declines considering that point The question
Of Jurisdiction must be settled first. Evidence was
coGugy adduced 10 ascertain The precise place of cap
turp M dec' ion has been yet made.
Since the above paragraph was in type, the following
information has been received announcing the postpone
meut of the case until January next:
.7nistad Case.-A letter received ihis morning from
Hartford. dated Wednesday, II o'clock A. NJ, states
that The Court xpectedy adjourned 10 the first Tues
dav in January owing 10 the detention al New Haven
nf James Convey, the interpreter, subpGnued by the u
States from The British brig Buzzard, account of
sickness Tuesday afternoon several witnesses were
examined respecting the actual place Of The seizure of
the Amislad Some that the distance from the
shore was than 20 10 80 rods and others that
il was over bali mile
The District Attorney had filed another libel on be-
half of the United States, grounded The claim of the
Spanish Minister for the vessel and cargo, (A'rcans
ncluded) 10 be given up 10 his Government according
to the provisions of The treaty Y. .amer.
Mail RoLLer Conrictcd In The Circuit Court Of the
T. S for the Eastern District Of Virginia. sitting
this city, VIM. W. Turner, who had been indicted al
former term Of The Court for stealing from board the
steamboat Patrick Henry the letter box destined for
Norfolk containing sundry drafts, notes, &c. enclosed
by the Cashier of the Farmers Bank here the Cashier
Of the Branch Bank in Norfolk tried convicted and
sentenced TO two years Imprisonment in the Penitenti-
ary. The evidence in the very clear against
The accused Counsel for the U. S, r. &. Nicholas,
Dist. Any. for The prisoner, G. N. Johnson, Esq
Compiler, Nor. 81.
Col Spencer ". Ball has been elected Clerk of the
County Court Of Fairfax county, Virginia
TRADE or THE OHIO RAILRoAD-rhe Winchester
IVA Republican OF Thursday says: Since the seeding of
the fall crops finished the farmers have been so ra-
pdly pushing their flour into market, TO avail themselves
Of the fair and liberal prices which are obtained for it,
that the agents Of the Railroad Company are obliged to
"stir their stumps carry il off as fact as it is deliver
ed Three rains and sometimes four, arrive and depart
daily, and in day last week we understand that
they carried into Harpers Ferry ceUen hundred and
fucnty.fre barrels Of -four! Estimating twenty five
barrels as wagon load for five horses, it would have
required perform this service forty FIVE wagons! forty
FIVE wagoners and too hundred and tcenty fire horSesM
Again day this week, the compunys steamer, Ten
nessee carried the depot at Harpers Ferry train Of
twenty. nine cars laden with $50 barrels Of -four, and
G5 or 100 live hogs A good load, we would say.