The Sun. — 1819-01-12 (London, England)

GENERAL ORDER.  At a Spanish Court Martial, commenced on the 2611, instant, at St. Mark's, and continued until the night of the 28th, of which Brevet Major., General E. P. Gaines is President, was tried A; Arbuthnot, on the following Charges and Specifications, viz. : Charge 1. Exciting and stirring up the Creek Indians to war against the United States and her Citizens; he, A. Arbuthnot, bring a subject of Great Britain, with whom the United States are at peace.  Charge 2. 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 William Ilarobly and Edmund Doyle, confiscate their property, and causing their arrest, with a view to their condemnation to death, and the seizure of their property, tl►ey being citizens of Spain, on account of their active and zealous exertions to maintain peace between Spain, the United States, and the I►►dians. To which charges the prisoner pleaded lkTot Guilty. The Court, after mature deliberation on the evidence adduced, find the prisoner, A. Arbuthnot, Guilty of the First Charge, and Guilty of the Second Charge, leaving out tire words " 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, videlicet Charge lat.—Aiding, abetting, and comforting the enemy, and supplying then► with the means of war, be being a subject of Great Britain, who are, at peace with the United States, and late an Officer in the B►itish Colonial Marines.. Charge 2d.—Leading arid commanding the LoWer Creek Indians in carrying on a war against the United Stares. • To which charge the prisoner pleaded as fol• lows the Ist charge, Not Guilty ; to the 2d charge, Guilty, and Justification.  The Court, on examination of evidence, and mature deliberation, find the prisoner, Robert C. Ambrister, (Juicy of the first and second charges, and do, therefore, sentence him to starer death by shot. The Members requesting a reconsidera• tion of the vote of this sentence, and it being had, they sentence the prisoner to receive fifty stripes 0, his bare back, and to be confined with a ball and chain to bard labour for 12 calendar months.  The Commanding General approves the finding and sentence of the COurt in the case of A. Arbuthnot, and approves the finding and first sentence of the Court in the case of Robert C. Arabrister, and disalproves the reconsideration of the sentence of the Honourable Court in this case.  It appears from 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 Indiana 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 in outlaw and 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 of Artiltillery, will have, bet‘veen 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. Anibrister to 'be shot to death, agreeably to the sentence of the Court.  John James Ai buthnot will be furnished with a passage to Pensacola by the first vessel. The Special Court, of which Brevet Major GcuvrAl E. P. Gaines is President, is dissolved. By order of Major-General Jackson, hOBT. BUTLLIt,  otter pall of the ipecificat:on ; nuilty of fte.first Charge; Guilty of the specification of the second Charge, and Guilty of the second Charge ; and do therefore sentence the prisoner Robert C. Ambrister, to suffer Death, by being shot, twothirds of the Court concurring therein." One of the members of the Court requesting a re-consideration of his vote on the sentence, the sense of the Court was taken thereon, Sand decided in the affirmative, when the vote was again taken, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to receive fifty stripes on his bare back, and be confined with a ball and chain to hard labour, for 12 calendar months.