Star. — 1819-01-08 (London, England)

HEAD-QUARTERS, DIVISION OF THE SOUTII. Adjutant-General's Office, Camp four ntiles North of St. Marks, April 21), 1818. GENERAL 011D1:11  At a special Court-martial, commenced on the 26th instant at St. Marks, and continued until the night of the Seth, of winch Brevet Major-Gener.d E. P. (lames is President, was tried A. Arbuthnot, on the following charges and specifications; viz. Charge I. Exciting and stirring up the ('reek Indians to war against the United States and her citizens; he, (A. Arbuthnot,) being a subject of Great Blatant, with whom the United Stabs are at peace. • Charge n. Acting as a spy ; aiding, abetting, and comforting the enemy, and supplying them with the means of war. Charge 3. Exciting the Indians to murder and destroy W... Ham Hambly and Edmund Doyle, confiscate their property, and causing their arrest, with a view to their condemnation to death, and the seizure of their property, they being citizens of Spain, on account of their active and zealous exertions to mantain peace between Spain, the United States, and the Indians. To which charges the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. The Court, after mature deliberation on the evidence adduced,' find the ptisoner, A. Arbuthnot, guilty of the first charge, and guilty of the second charge, leaving out the words '1 acting as a spy;' and after mature reflection, sentenced him, A. Arbuthnot, to be suspended by the neck until he is dead. Was also tried, Robert C. Ambrister, on the following charges, viz. Charge Ist.—Aiding, abetting, and comforting the enemy, and supplying them with the I. of war, lie bring a subject of Great Britain, at peace with the United States, and late an 1 Officer in the British Colonial Marines. Charge 2d.—Leading and commanding the Lower ('reek Indians in carrying on a war against the United States. To which charges the Prisoner pleaded as follows :—To the Ist charge, nut guilty ; to the 2d charge, guilty and justification. The Court, on examinati in of evidence, and on mature deliberation, find the prisoner, Robert C. Ambrister, guilty of the Ist and .21 charges, and do, therefore, sentence hint to suffer death, by being shot. The Members requesting a reconsideration of die vote on this sentence, and it being had, they sentence the prisoner to receive i 0 stripes on his hire back. and be confined with a ball and chain to hard labour for 12 calendar months. The Comtnanding-General approves the finding and sentence of the Ctiurt in the case *1 A. Arbuthnot, and approves the finding and first sentence of the Court in the case of Robert Q. Ambrister, and disapproves the re-cousideration of the sentence of the Honourable Court in this case. It appears front the evidence and pleading of the prisoner, that he did lead and command, within the territory of Spain, (being a subject of Great Britain,) the Indians in war against the United States, these nations being at peace. It is an established principle of the laws of nations, that any individual of a nation making war against the citizens of any other nation, they being at peace, forfeits his allegiance, and becomes an outlaw anti pirate. This is the case of Robert C. Ambrister, clearly sliewn by the evidence adduced. The Commanding General orders, that Brevet Major A. C. W. Fanning. of the corps orArtillery, will have, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, a.m. A. Arbuthnot suspended by the neck with a rope, until he is dead, and Robert C. Ambristen to be shot to death, agreeably to the sentence of the Court. John James Arbuthnot will be furnished with a passage to Pensacola by the first vessel. The Special Court, of which Brevet-Major General E. P. Gaines is President, is dissolved.  By order of :sl.:j3r-Ger.eraJackson, (Signed) ROIHMT BUTLER, Adj.-General.  Dun.—A Duel was fought yesterday morning, on FinchleyCommon, between Mr. a surgeon, and Captain which arose in consequence of a dispute about a Mrs. C—n, a celebrated beauty, in High Life. The Captain was slightly wounded, and the affair terminated.  Deur'. Y-