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h-c -7- fcrtHy regret that en ses fin. i ffvaccottnt 6f. Aemi It'jwa? 'said not i ifreVfourtet Ten JtftSwfcjr. Robert Alexander, Esq sir be suit wberein you were pleased to do me the honor to engage to trial, and has fully satisfied me If tS mat you weie entirely in the, (j bex gathered from the actof Congress and of course the testin'ony contended for by the defendant'' counsel was altogether inapplicable. Mr.

Coiden then moved thattcs-imony be admitted to ihev the knowledge and approbation of our government as to the expedition in question. The Judge abserved, that, as chat point had already been.deci-ded, it would be unnecessary to argue it. The testimony could not be admitted. Every avenue being thus closed to the testimony of the defendant, hS counsel observed, that they had none that they could offer. The Attorney General then proceeded to examine other witnesses in be- ot tne prosecution, it is probable that two ev dirce days more will close the WINTH DAY.

The Court met according to ad journment. Present Judge Talmadge. Five witnesses being examined, the Attorney.General informed the that he had clo sed the examination of witnesses' on the part of the prosecution. Mr. Coldcn then rose in behalf of the defendant, and addressed the ju-y, for nearly two hours, with great perspicuity and energy.

At half past twelve o'clock, Mr. Hoffman rose on the same side of the question, Mr. Hoffman's argument, which he finished at half past 3 o'clock, was one of the most perspicuous, learned and eloquent we have ever heard. The Jury then retired forre-freslimeftt and in a few minutes returned. Mr.

Emmet then followed Mr. Hoffman in a speech of nearly two hours. He necessarily pursued the general outlines, adopted by his associates who had preceded him, At almost every stage of his argument, he produced new and interesting illustrations. His imagery was glowing and well supported, his positions were clear, his reasoning logical, and his deductions apparently perspicuous and conclusive. Although his voice and gestures are not the most happy, yet his eloquence is peculiarly bold, energetic and impressive.

TENTH DAY. The court met according to adjournment. Present Judge Talmadge. Mr. Harrison rose, and in a dispassionate and forcible address of two hours, closed the argument on the part of the defendant.

All that man could do, under the existing restiictions of the Court, his Counsel have done to secure his acquttal. The Attorney-General rose, at 12 o'clock, in behalf of the prosecution. We regret that we cannot give a sketch of his argument. He spoke in so low atone of voice that we rould distinguish but a part of it. What we heard, however, appeared to be ingenious, and well adapted to the subject before him.

(The Court having heard the arguments of Counsel on both sides, summed up the evidence to the jury, xvho retired for about two hours and returned with a verdict of Not Guilty.) Capt. Bromham, of Connecticut arrived at New-Haven on the 20th ult. informs, that he left Barba-does the 20th of June and that General Miranda sailed the same day for Trinidad, in the Leander, in company with three sloops of war, and two or three small vessel, with arms, ammunition, Sec They were to be joined at Trinidad, by frigates and thence to proceed to some part of the Maine. Capt. Lewis of the Leander had given up the command, and left the ship.

Capt. B. was informed by the officers of the expedition, that General Miranda received a letter, by an express boat from Trinidad, just before hti sailed, informing him that a'large force had collected on the Maine, for the parpose of joining him the moment he should lmd. -4- Mr. M.

L. Weems, now at Charleston, S. C. has published in he Times, two columns of com-aientlatory matter upon the character of the late venerable; and justly lamented George IVjjthe, Chancellor of other instances of jSientorious conduct in that Patriot, he addu- ces the following letter, written by to one oi hislclkuts. Wc srfew, ihe actual situation of the 1 this Marc ope Quarter of lienor ne Thousand D-Mf ri, wuu ajr "rWctyHk, 24tk July, 80fi.

TO IB. Vectors of the Seventh Election District, for a Representative to Cmgrest. TMVlTEDto become a Candidate the approaching election, for the honour representing you u. different to the cull would inaicai tn the intended favour. In that part of the District where I re-side, the Inhabitant! bet know and therefore most capable expressing their opinio of my talents, to serve the district, in the interests whereof they are deeply engaged.

That opinion, they have voluntarily, and without solicitation, been pWased to express towards me in a manner the most favourable. My services have been long paid to the and are yet due, when called upon in auv respectable capaoty. Stimulated by luch approbation, I do not hesitate to become a Candidate. Elections are free, and ought to be directed towards the Public Goud, without jirejud ce arising from Party Zeal or Private 1 Partialities- In beeominr a Candidate for your favor, shall not condescend to lrv solicitation of rour votes, still less to the more bas practice of slander or abuse of those whe arc my rivals fsr your choice. But if e- Jected, my abilities, such as they are, shall he exerted in.

support of our happy Cousti ution unanimity at bmnc. Peace with Jo-reign NuiioM, and the particular interest (J i FOR SALE, pH AT taluable Tract of LAND, where the late Joseph John Clench formerly resided, lying ea the South side of Swift Crs.fc, in the Ccanty of Nash, a aboit two Miles bel Dorches Bridge, oontavping 1000 Acres, olJ survey. Th Land is equal to any on the aid Creek, for the culture of Wheat, Cotton, and superior for the range of ilos, asthere is a large body of excellent mast land the tract. Any furi her description is presumed to bs wscless, as any gentleman wishing- to may see the Land by appl) ing to Mr. Hina-5, on the prem ses.

Terms wiU made known by Mr. Wm. Be.lamy, t- twomils from Prospect Chapsl, the subscriber i a Tarborough. DUNCAN CLENCH, Hay 3d, 180S. CAS70R OIL.

GALES has just received from Charleston, afresh Supply of CASTOR OIL, wh eh he iells.by the Bottle or emaller quantity. July 5 JAMES M'KEE, Saddle and Harness Maker From Hillsborough, T3 informs the Public. that he has commenced Business in the ity df Raleigh, in a shop in Fayettcville Street, next door to Parish's Tavern where he will be glad to receive the Ureters of his Friends for Harness, Ladies' or Gentlemen's Saddles. Bri iles, Stc, whicn he makes of the best mateiials, and iii the most fashionable manner, on th shortest IJotice, and at the lowest Pricesrfor Csh, or on a moderate Credit. As no pains will be spared on his part to des rve public pa tronage, he trus he shall meet with at Itzst a portion of it.

A. July 18, ISM. WILL BE SOLD, At Green Court Hwse, on Tuesday the 2th Day of August next-, THE followirig Tracts or Parcels of Land, lying in the County of Greene, or so much thereof as will, discharge the Taxes due thereon for the Years 1804 and 1S05, and the Expeace of ader-tising, viz. 278 Acres entered by Melus Broome. 520 Acres formerly the property of YVrn.

Sheppard, dec. whereon Stephauus Shep-p ard now lives. 1200 Acres, or thereabout, belonging to the Heirs of Seth Speight, dec. and About 3000 Acres belonging to the Estate of William Speight, dec. 550 Acres formerly by Reading Sheppard.

200 Acies formerly the property of Wil liam Faircloth, sen. deceased. NOTICE. nnHAT the Subscribers qualified at Edgcombe May Term last, as; Administrators to the Estate of John Hudson, deceased, late of Tarborough. All who have claims against the Es-ate, are desirtd to make them known within the time prescribed by Jawr, otherwise this Notice will be plead in bar of recovery.

And all who site indebted to the said Estate, are earnestly requested to come forward immediately and make payment, as the situation of the late will not adnvt of indulgence. Edward Hall, J08- J- Sumner, 5 3 Tarborough, uly 4th 1806. FRESH MEDICINES. fALES has just received from Philadelphia, New-York avd Charleston, a Supply of the following Medicines, Alton's TiiiCture of Bark. Hamilton's Extract of Muitard, for the Hheumatism.

hlixir for obstinate Coughs, bein? a cnre tor the Hooping Cough, orm.rlpsrrovin Jtr-sth Morris's siii Cure Wo iViiCritiv Powder for the orms. FectU and AntlbiUous Pills, Genu t. Eye Water. jLwi.ii, a icr Mill Ague nd Fever Drops. aces I -4! that the Frenchships yretc badly manned.

On Tuesday last a melancholy accident happened at Kinston, ir this Stat6a young man at work on the Coiirt-lhouse was struc with lightening and instahtaneouSideath wasthe consequence. We huvt also heard that on the same day negro was struck dead, beside hi master, who also felUhe shock bui without sustaining any material in- jury- Circuit Court ef the United States. New-Yprk District. UNITED STATES versus. WILLIAM S.

SMITH. TIFTII DAY. The Court met at 10 o'clock pursuant to adjournment. Present, Judge Judge Patterson from indisposi tion not being able to attend. The following jurors were called over and sworn, viz.

John Sulliva.i, John Rathbone, jun. Lewis C. Hamersley, Cort-andt Babcock, P. Haft. Gold Hoyt, Joh A.

Fort, James Mas-tcrton, Schuyler Livingston, Henry Pantoa, George Forman, and Augustas Mynkook. The Attorney General opened the case by briefly stating to the jury the counts in thw; indictment. After which the following witne s. ses were examined in behalf of the prosecution, Messrs. Samuel G.

Ogden, Dr. Romaine, David Geiston (collector of the port), John M'LeRn, Central Stephens, Richard Bel-dtn, Jonathan Ogden, John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Haight, Bernard Hart, Abraham Varnaet, Jonathan Fav, William Fobrook and William" Alftn. In the course of the examination several questions were asked, which gave rise to considerable desultory couversatiqn among the counsel. After which, the court adjourned until 10 o'clock. sixth day.

The Court met at 10 o'clock pursuant to adjournment. Present Judge Taltnadge. The jury and the witnesses having been called, Judge Talmadge nated to the jury, that Judge Patterson be ng too indisposed to at-fend the trial, and a mournful occurrence having taken place in his )wn' family, he found it necessary to adjourn the Court until 9 o'clock oi Monday morning the 21st. SCViZNTH DAY. The Court met according to adjournment.

Present, Judge Talmadge. he examination of the witnesses on the part of ihe prosecution, wan continued, and occupied the wh of the dav, from 9 to 2 o'clov k. Tne Court adjourned to Tuesday morning, 22d, at 10 o'clock. eighth Day Present, Judge Talmadge. The jury itnesses seeing called, tne Attorney General proceeded in the examination of witnesses.

After Col. Piatt and Dr. Douglass were examined, the Attorney General informed the court he had, at present, no other witnesses to bring forward. The counsel for the Defendant, after retiring and conferring half an hour, returned when Mr. Golden rose and briefly stated to the jury he nature of the testimony uiout to be offered in behalf of the defendant.

He then said that, with the consent of the court, he "would proceed to offer that testimony, and would begin with reading the message of the President at the opening of the lau session of Congress, and other documents, for the purpose of disproving or refuting that count in the Indictment which states that the United States and Spain were at peace, at the time the. expedition of the Leander was set on foot. Tor-tim the Attorney General objected. The question, whether the Defendant had a right to adduce such kind of testimony to show that hostilities had actually commenced between this country and Spain or in other words whether a rupture had taken place between the two countries, was then able and eloquently discussed Three hours were employed in this by Mr. Cotden, Mr.

iioffman, Mr. Harrison and Mr. iimmet, on the one part, and the Attorney General and Mr. Edwards on the other. Judge.

Talmage (if we righlli understood him) thendecrded, tha. U.r:0 te'vhnonv could be udhiiueU'c Raleigh, Monday, augost 4, 1806. Richard Henderson, Esq. is appointed Clerk and Master in quity for Hillsborough District, in this btate. u-.

An arrival at Philadelphia from Liverpool, has extended oar London dates to the 12ih of June, adding scarcely a single article of importance to our late advices. The proclamation of the President respecting Capt. Whitby had reached England, Sc in some ot the papers had received very se vere animadversion. The editors of these papers consider tne cleath of. John Pierce as resulting in the legal exercise of the right of search," and though it is men tioned as a circumstance to be regretted, they contend that it lur-nishes no just ground of complaint either against tne Captain of the Leander, or British In the British House of Commons, on the ad ult.

Mr. Secretary Fox, rose to give notice, that he should on Tuesday next bring forward a resolution which would have the effVct of shewing that his Majesty's Ministers were not unmindful of the pledges they had given, respecting the final abolition of the Slave Trade. He conceived it would be too late in the present session to propose any bill upon the subject but it was one of th Jie important subjects upon which his Majesty's present Ministers had pledged their opinions to thi House, he thought it high time to evince their dttt rmination of cai-r)ig those opinions iuto effect. French and English FleeU. To Capt.

Webb, of the schooner Catherine Shephctd, in 14. days from Antigua, we are ind: hied for the following particulars respecting the two hostile flrcts. Tie French fleet under Wilau-rnaze, having got out of Martinique, (the dav Captain Webb does not exactly know) reached Mont (erat, composed of six 6aii of the line, two frigates, and a corvette on the 3d of July. The French officers stated to the inhabitants of that island, that their object wn to take the ships of the homeward bound fleet that they expected to find there, and not to distress them. Finding the fleet had sailed, the French fleet proceeded to Nevis and St.

Kitts in pursuit of it, but the fleet while in St. Kiti waiting for a strong convoy, learned that the French fleet was ai Montscrat, got under way immediately, and went through the Sombrero passage. seven houn after the French fleet appeared oA St. Kitts, and went in pursuit. The fleet sailed from St.

Kitts on the 4th of July On the 5th in the morning, Admiral Cochrane, with 4 sail of the line and two heavy fri gates appeared off Antigua, and went immediately in quest of the French fleet. Great apprehensions wre en tertained at Anugiri for the safety of the merchantmen, consisting o( upwards of 100 sail of ships in deed cverv one expected that it would he destroyed before Admi ral Cochraue could jtet up. It is probable from what follows that the fears entertained for the safet) of the fleet were groundless, the FYench fleet having it may be sup posed, taken a different route. On the 16th inst. in lat.

28, long. 69, Capt, Webb feii ia with, the sch'r Recovery bfJjBridge Port, Capt. Preble, six days from St. Thomas, bound to to New-York, who informed Capt. W.

of the following particulars. On the sixth of July, theFrench fleet passed the harbor of Su Thdmas, and in one hour afterwards, Admiral Cochrane hove in sight and gave chace to the French fleet. The fleets have got within three leagues of eack" other, the French ships brought too, and waited for Admiral Cochrane, This was all Capt. Webb could learn from Capt. Preble, it was blowing fresh.

-There has no doubt been an ac tion, and although the French arc one half stronger in cumber, yt' AdmiralCoclirane was very sanguine in Ms hopes of giving a gocu Knowing you to be a perfectly Honest man, I conclude that yeu have some how or other been misled. At any rate; I find that I have been altogether misled in the) affair, and therefore insist on washing my hands of it immediately. In so doing I trust I shall not be charged with any failure of duty to you. As ycur lawyer, it i true, I owe yu every thjng every things eonnstrnt zoUn. juitiee against her, notntng nor ever can owe forjusticeis appointed of God, the golden of -all order throughout the universe, and therefore, as involvinghe greatest of all possible good to hisLreatures it must be ot all things the dearest to him- self.

He therefore, who knowing ly acts against justice, is a premedi- tatea murderer ot mankind- OF thi crime, iwhich worlds could notemp: me to commit) 1 should certainly 'be guilty, were. 'Under my, present tonrictions, to go on with your suit. 1 hasten therefore To enclose yevjr the fify dollar note you gave me i.a fee, and with it my advice tocompromise he matter on the best terms you can. I have just to tdd, that as con science will not allcJw me to say any Ih'ing for you, honor forbids that I should say any thing against you. But, by all means, cornp oniiie and save the costs.

Adieu viahing you that tnward sunshine widen nothing outward can darken. 44 I remain, dear sir, vour's, EO. WYTHE." Oa the 11th Julv, was commit ted to jail Jesse Wood, of the town of Fish- kill, charged with the murder of his own son Joseph. A brother of the deceased (Hezrkiah) was com mitted at the same time as an abet tor. 1 he circumstances attending this awful transaction, which, have came to our knowledge, arev as jliow On the same day, the coroner.

ajor Say re, was called to hold an inquest over the bod)'. It ap peared in evidence, that the day preceding, the said Jesse with his two sons, Joseph andHe-sekiah. fud been at work in harvest field that on their return home towards evening, being somewhat, intoxicated, they got into a quarrel about some domes-; tic affairs. The father entered hi house, took down a loaded mui-ket, and immediately went out in a few seconds, his wife hearia the report of a gun, ran out, and about 100 hundred yards from the house, found the dead body of her soa Joseph, lying on ths ground, and the father and other son near the "place. The discharged gun lay not far from the body.

Other coroborating circumstanc es appeared in the testimony. Verdict of the inquest, Wilful murder, by the father, Jesse Wood, abetted by his son Hezekiah." A letter has been published at Constantinople by M. Jaubert, French Minister to the King Persia, addressed to M. Ruffin the French Charge d' Affaires in that city. This is supposed to the same Jaubert who is alluded to, in the secret history of St.

Cloud as being a kind of dragomoat Constantinople some years ago, and as still some where on a secret mission in the After having described the various difficulties which he encountered in his journey, Monsieur J. concludes with assuring his EmDe- ror, that eight months passed without his seeing the light of the sun, had not abated his zeal. I shall not see Paris (said he) till I return of Ispahan with the answer of the rcrsian ocnan." lo What enquiry was this answer to be given What was the object of Jaubert' journey Was it to eaz6 the bchah of Persia ia a war with th British possessions ia the East Indies, or was it to concert with him some formidable attack upon the Russian Empire I It will jbe seen by a reference to the map, that the situation of Persia ii con-venient for either of these enter-, prisas. A.RR1ED, At Fayettev lie, on tl.e 24th ult. Alexander Macay, Esj.

to Miss fcaribee Wiliuncs, ofthat place. At Naahville, on the 15th ult. Dr. CzU vin WbeatGrt, to Mi. Jane WUeaton.Ute widow of -Gen.

Diml DIED, At Chapel Hilton Sacurd Loft-ri, widow of.Mr.Jcftrph Loiten. dec. At 2itl U. Hlsi Jang v' I "I '5 ft' 111 i- 'i v..