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' flu;: ttnljvful and tdievlrg V be cone ct.thev act ln.no- t irr it Innocent ia lact ... inoic . cent!. . . ' I wiltremxTK Vthe house that on t!'s sub. jett we have not lc"l testimony,-. It i re qu i r. , fed scarcely ta any c ate by the House,' moth ; Mess in a case titua'te'd so peculiarly at this it. . nipiniireftf,i'bthcria the wort Vttua. lion for rocurin'c relief. 1 hey are-coooned . , in a dungeon. V they are' pew wen, of poor fa " " jiuUesrwhotanoet acl"ipYtaeVjhalf. , ' '' Mr. D. laid he held in his hand aletjer from VtAe wno wa:eBMdiA the expedition, but i 1 k ' v vas to fortinateaa to escape, whicbstated that M : , : ."met mere than two persona concerned were ac ( V nakted with the narore of thexpcdiuon,but ' . i . 4 . i-i- i v-i.: -.1 i .1.- Jient. The letter alto stated the prisoner tol - t bE in ta taoat wretched condition, IingertAg "i .' '" at a miserable existence under the .distress t 4 . aria'bg from' the want of clothe, light, fuel, V;' bedding arid mean of intercourse "With their - T-' 7Mr'. Peanon-tonthlsrtasiow, Wr. Speak r : er, I feela sensibility which t is pot ray nai r Vure to'feDel a ieslbility which I trust is ' manly, not merely the evaporation of ordinary ' feeling, or of mistaken -humanity but an im - - ' : 1c j ... W C i. " i K of justice of honour, and bottomed on the so v la basis of natutt't best gu t Aomamfy. , A ' V We-ms "th' representaUve of , this nation. ; ; 'ij-' ' pe Jpt.!! to for the rref of a few unlortu . Wte fellow beings--cltiiens- bf our country " V ' - whose imprudence, or to say the worst, whose . ' : Tjriire have broucht them tcTa situation at the recollection of Which,' the benerolent mind r shrinks witlit horrour. -Yes, sir- about thirty - I- ' J0!! tjSeaijCtthteni iof your. country, deroyed ' by th artifices and delusive hopes with which Tv v. thjir ardent in4. yttathful imaginations were . ,i flatter 4d on by the' example and patron- re oi men, py no means obscure, orf at mat ttme, dTsftpuuQleembarkea m an expedition ' it GcsunauQD or wwci, a smuuncca xooe- ,ieve, was'' td them tJnknown-t -only. on. knownibt represeoteil by their leaders to be w ' agreeable to the aathority and law of the ' Sutea..- These rounff men. haying discoyer- r ; . ; vdi tQ. tate, the tlecepttoh . which had been . pracusetiiipoo - tnem waiter xnsncceistui at. . tempts at Hispaniola to escape; continued in , mkinteiHly','H m expedition, b; which they trei'e'-fiapturedf sentenced and punished a pi ' ites-ntenccd t6.the m6st torturing of all the tUrlcst proptct ia tbis tcrnr, let urarp-1 r-m all thaVciS fce'imlrl1-!; let us admit thst those' men art rts'ly f i"'"y ces it then follow pit thci crtme is oiso deep a die it cannot be waihcd Swai canuot be expiated but. by apuniihovet unloowotd ovr laws and uie rnua genius oi our government; ois sure y cannot well be those young men are to b considered as me rely Secondary objects In this transaaioni Ihey are not of trMtxieScrtpttoa; who, from the influence" of wealth, tonnections or Intrigue,7 it "Could b" dlngert0 to restore to the bos?m ot their country! JJn toe toq try.;theit, suB"enngs hsy berp suthas to convince sacuvo.i?c iouy.oi ineiruom vu thcic tales of woe, would dter others from en gaging in like adventures. y, t?it ihry were betrsye'd by Vie artf ,cf i hire ittrrU .rnore .van ukv it rare, a am wiuirg w i-" 5Ir. I. Gtltcksocw If tbe ETrernmepthas by aliv connivance or act of iWtirs eneouraired aaarmaarent wuhin the Uoitca orvrcs, icy ourit not only to IndeTnaify tlie suflcrrrs but to mie t full.cnquiry inlo the fctt--I Ao know the method of doinc if, lut I bcX-ve If there wss any tSSannt of brfnging tbe grnile man to the.bar to exhibit and subMsmi.ue.Ms charge, it ougt to be don. I would atk If new testimony is forthcoming in addition to that on . which the .House at the, -last session made a solemn decision i f puaishments-to "rigorods imprisbnrrient and lavery; ait 're":iioRK'tn'jr''Vinder-:the .Weight of their chains tn the dungeons of Car. &- 'tit appears that the preparat ions for this fct peditiba were by n means ecret-they were ' niade in. the city- of -New.Yorki m the ace of k. dayrand if not kftown to every bo at least to " t greatJ TOSthrt; "'ltwiU"-heJreoc5lect4d.-that statements have been made, which tend tp pro. m slvicti "t Deliefj'.thatf ftssIraocesVere given to i t the Unfortunate sufferer that Ais expedi-' - - sion Was not contrary' t j the auth(rity and wiU V''ofthe goyernmept of thetfnited Statesi And U , here it may be observedthat impttt$Unt did -" Ifcxst (and I confess the Jrhprenion -is not ai- ' . together efadiUted from mf mind) thil some i ' X 'ftJ'2 priocipal blficers of thi govenirat did r.t of the ptmcipalharatteiT the pteplntiein which wxKinakin for this f editkm;Thiv I pre. urhe, from a y'ariety bt circumstances, among 1 hi ch may be mentioned jhe appareat gobd ;-understanding, if not intimacy, between gefle , mejBti Ue respect shewn .Miranda by the Pre- 4&dvti at wnose tame , i nn- intormed he Was a uettJfrom the opeii manner' in which the yxpeif'oa fitted out J from the pecoliar sitUauoii cf affairs' between, this country and BpalnVhicH. left little-doubt on the mind's of many, uiac.tii.VTU-uia noi cxisif incre were Strong grUUnds tAoelieve that hostilities Would .soon commencei liiadditioB to those, the ' .circumstaoces which took place on the trial Of Ogden and smith, In the city of New. York, . had some tendency ta strengthen the surges 'tionIwthefcborsfr of that trial it will be re iollected byevety person who has attended to tt, that one ofthe grounds of defence set tip by the defendants was, that the expedition and enterprise Was beg,ttt, prepareAand set on foot, "With the knowledcre- and . anbtobation of the v predemfUte United States and the Secre k t fcurof State, v The disclosure of this jrround . But, it is. said money is required n ap propristion s. p be made.4 Tn tnje,thepu tiful tam of s jvQ dollars is required--oot tb tenth part of a cent Dec man throughout the (J. S. L And altho'. I am.dtsnosed to, hold a strict hand : oyer tht: expenditures ofthe go vernment, land guard 'tacrfcdly., the petuniary interests v oi my, cQnsutuents, yet j. musi noi forget tbeir booour and their generosity 1 should do every man of them injustice, if I did not take upon myself the responsibility of this just, this humane appropriation. . Upon the whole, I am inclined to believe those men are not highly criminalbut "whether guilty or not guilty, .they have suffered enough. 1 be honour and humanity of the nation demands thetr liberation. a They should not be suffered any longer to linger out 'j dreadful existence, in the dark; chilly damps of a Spanish dun geoo. ... . . .. . Mr. Smilie said that the Spanish covern- rnent were Already all alive to the actions of thiscountryy and. no 'doubt jealous of any ap pearance of its parycipatibn in Miranda s, Barr's, or any other expedition against Its ter ritorics; ami ao doubt their jealousy would be increased when they heard a declaration that there had been in this government a.dhposi. tidn .to injure that nation. . And shall We now (said he) by an act of this kind confirm , those I -it!.!. aI i i T And will you involve the nation j under, these circumstances, by an application in behalf of I these men; i his is suiheient reason with me to vole -against yie resolution.. Jt' is better that these men, supposing them to be innocent, should bear with private hardship, than that tne puouc enouia receive, an wjnry. , . . Mr. risk. I take this opportunity fsaid Mr. 1,) of expressing my approbation of", the report and of filling up the blank with any sbm deem ed competent, to relieve these unfortunate suf ferers from a situation more wretched than mv power over UuTEncrish lanfruafte wiU sub1c4 to deicribe. It Is said that these men are" iruiltv StWhat is there to support this belief P Nothing; out tne oecuration oi ine-memoer lV ' Mr. Baton said thatthe gentleman fromVU--ginia (Mr J. G. Jacksbp) could twit besrrlotfs in his observations si to what ha.t fallen fiom dolph) who asserts it.' , What constitutes guilt I i he tnn anmo wurt wmcn aq act iipenormea. i 1 ; J i f defence is swes tt to by bne pr both the de f$j-7S?M made toobtamapost. ;'? ponneny ox ino triai, in twubcqucuce w ni absence?' of - the Secretary of -State andikome i iiv... . Xt?. otrter persons rwnq? were suupoa to aitcna i K?:i$ wisYiessesJn behalf fof the defetotlsnis. , It rf'Mid iiia strengthened by the ultimate acquit .-vt4l,otthorten.-iti;;. , ywy i r . 'y$.S , l'MThei'cpntlusiifnsv' 1 rehat If any the principal officers of goi . x.cnroienf had knowledge of -the Object and et V 'ient of .'iWiipediltUia,'! host tuflVrers embarked from a conviction iof this knowledge C:, : '9ad 'from A belief tliat'theywere; not1 Acting Vr itontrary to authority!; ishe or the go- if criminal at au.u the rowcers ci govern- .ment did not Incruf th oUett Or extent bf this ierprizr but were deceivrd. Is io the pre ' ''Jpnrations - asd object , of this adifenturous and art&rt cohimtnderY 4htn hctv mxti more like- .J.tf)i:i-'QMni- and ignorant men What evidence is there of fcuilt in thii case. more than that these men were taken' on - tht coast bf the Spanish Maine in an-enttrprile a- gainst tnai coiony s , vocs it uicruore iouow that they were guilty 1 If they were surprized into tnis sivuauon against mcir wisnes, against iheir powers of resisuncei they were not guilty.1 in giving my opinion on xnia. snojecc g, wiu say that it never feu to the lot of mortall to be more perfidiously .betrayed, more 'cunningly dealt wun, ur uiurc iihiwiit uvaitu, uiau uiuic wiw now petition their countryieif' country say, because they ztr. entitled to relief from us, unless' they have forfened their right by this act; . V ' ' It tflav be an'd has been isked how it was nos sible that a ship of this' description could be fitted up in the face of day in New-York With. out the knowledge of the government or its of- acers. . I he evidence on the trial wilt answer this question.' When it is recollected that the vessel was owned by Smith 8c Ogden, that it had been employed tor' some years in carrying on a forced -trade with St Domingo, that the vessel Was armed, and that her compliment was 120 men and in addition, that one of our re venue officers wss concerned, it is no longer a cause oi snrprise. atit. amitn uicrcrorc engag ed these men, not In this enterprise, but. as they honestly-believed, in the service of their coun try. They Understood th at there we re sent tb go to, Washington and guard the mail, others to go rbuhd to New-Urieans and tor various pur poses t 'but it Was never Intimated to . one of them that they were to be employed in an hos tile expedition against any nation whatever It WasVnO Verjr .difficult matter to cover such an equipment, ; It was unknown to th sufferers i . . . . -... . .. ...... what was the destination of the army, till, the. dth of Jrebnraryy. when they made the islaftd of Tacquemel. To their utmost astonishment they then fonnd themselves driven in a different direction from thatwhicbthey expected. T hey remonstrated and attempted to escape, bwi in vain They Were compelled to go on board the Iandery under the authority of Miranda and Capt. Lewia An0 circumstance tf wtigh't ia tbW favour is. that, in the trial which was had at CaraCjCas, the evidence pv oduced against them was' not ! suttjciebt in, the Opinion of , the Spanish government, tb convict jthenx of having tnowingiyiaten a part miHit ousiness. niui officers beinff accessary tdu it," wefe" e'xecutr'd. utiriasmujth as it was necessary .16 bold up an' ilampleyiiPt so" iiibchto foreigners i as to theif own' citizens, it was fouod necessary to punish and confine these petitioners, -Beljev: ing as Ido from a thjorough acquaintance ine i:irtm. that tnev were emireiv mnoceni tit a- oy intention o(.tarrymgqn a hostile irptdition his observauous as to what ha.t failn fiom; the gentleman froraNorth-CaroJTna." If indeed the genilcraan would statv H thing upon his own reypoosibility in a form in which lac House C(ald act upon it, it ought to be noticed. . He believed however that the grntleman would not undertake to make such a statement ; be mut have too much respect for hinutlf to do it.--" Mr; Pearson observed that he regretted to hear the misrepresentation given tu his lan guage and'the injustice done to his motives nothing was further from his intention than to make any positive charge of criminality against the officers of the late administration in relation to this transaction-. he had only stated tmprta tiont, the grounds of which were long ago be fore the public. ' His -principal object was to demonstrate the innocence o fthe men who now call for mercy, and to shew that if the . officers of government, with all th lights "before them, wvre deceived by this artful adventurer, how much more easily could the deception be prac tised on those ignorant individuals. . Mri Macon said it had not been the prac tice of this House to -call to the bar bf the House any member for what he should say. in debate. If i 'said Mr." MO believed that the President had connived at an' act which I do not hesitate d avow that I believe he did not, I should feel myself justified in stating 'C I for my part never will give one cent of money out of the pocEets'df thoi? whom I represent, jar uic rcnei oi ummc -wno wouia emisi witn Miranda, or any jttlier foreigner I Gcndernen may talk about the innocence of these mep. , I do not believe that they Tvere innocent. They xnew wnat tney were aoout tne papers ot the day were fitJed with accounts of the great for tuned which they were to make, the Hope of which no doubt induced great part of them to goon thp enterprise. In proporpn to the free? uuiu iucu hsu ui tcurnc w powcf ui in triguing, ought we to guard against iuth nien as' thesevi teel no compassion for thetnno more than 1 would lor a man aboul to be hung for a crime which merited the punishment oi death;. I might feel compassion for fcuch a man when seeing him going t,o the place of ex ecution f ;but I would never Iut my" hand to a pciuion .ior xne paraon ox ajnan .wno naacom mitted murder. -Their own word Tf tilen, for theif innocence." f Take hi own teortf for iKajid ho man luat tverguilttji Kememuer, sir, bow many conspiracies you Have already had in this couniry. i ney oegan ten years ago 10 ursturu the'iodntfy' and yet these offenders 'are to be called peaceable and inoffensive men?' The hht- IP tory of all free governments exhibits the. same thing; fl hiiye bo feeling Tor thrti, I repeal I do not want them back. . I wish tbat the v and all other - citizens of this Country; rich bt poor who would follow the Miranda's or ny. other adventurers, were Out of it If all these men except Capt. Lewis and Miranda, were inno. cent; they have very little of that American feel ing which chafacterizs bur citizens' and Sea men in geheralJ or they-would" haverkoOet'd lacir cmpxpycr oyej-ppara wncn uien couiu ret to a mace wnere tnev coum ao it secure 1 v. If their ' failing to do , 89 is no proof of their guilt, they have beep convicted ofthe cfime, anu uiai is certainly some, prow; ' If these men were so averse toi the Spanish expedition, why. had they not common sen&er They would then have told the Spanish govern-. ment that they were trepanned and had in' vair. attempted to make thetr escape bemjj comptl led. to scrye in Mrandars expedition, They might tnen ail or many 01 tnem nave -escaped punishtiiehti,'"'- "'.". - ' ' '.' . , ,-.'; I do notNjoubt that they are Americans by birth l but they have not American feelincs 2 think test of tuchmehthmjdo ofthe foreigner nacuraiaea nere ana wno yet reels tor tne coun try of his'birtb. This government was too free for therri, and they wished to attach themselves to the fortunes of a foreign despbt' They did sO; and I am unwilling to give one cent of the public money to relieve them from the situation in wjucn-tney nave piacca inemstiyeP Mlitcftmes 1 . TLenray herald of a buy worULf -: : ' 6 hxoHT: 5The accounts of Battle of. Trrof art stdrcon trsdictombut.'we are, of opuiion .the Frenclv were (lcfeeQ;That our readers may. judge for them an yiui uiviuDuui ut f rciiui wm ng nsa aecouun or w..v-., ; . "i AL'STKIAM AND ESCLISW ACCOtTVf. - 1st Avstriam Buu.tTtKX)4e Jfped Quarter. ri msrcss the Awbctle JoU. v by Ptiri'x', Ci!J'S',efvl llot-.s, fu!.'tt i"be enemy mired em tie Join with troops in their rejr. . TUs W,L wLJcn yry: tank rt S:a5e, tfv bovile smif fe, e dirumcs suwie; In tL u -i 7. the 1 4th Us linpeiU Ut tmm prottt',U ii t ' advanced Cuard lowknSroix'riKDc t iSr tt-TV. 1- of tle shnV tS'ril t cUjr UreA. 1 tenc - adtjmced t ws t l ordeuuic. d4 ku tr, " was pkced between lht pUc u4 JWdlt, rf 1 F oununsV'- Ii Uis siiuatkat a action -cwmv-erx which afttr a wuu'unu-r content ct t t"' natcd entirely to oar advuitcge, .The ice ling , ' InJy comnuthded the Tfcach -arsy. - Ti, ' was solectsiv, that the enemy could totm-i theraseives beUod the Lirtnra, -but were eb:igi to retreat rapid! j to the Pkye, i'.Tbe prLonoi j. ready auSouur td 6000,- uMg whym e Rentr.'j i. The knsin silled andwdonded wes.Jvexfeji tlila number, and we bT uLcn, 16 uuka r three eagles.-? " ", r - --,.; . EmglisiI -l"h Gibraltar 'Chrrmi-li ... May if, l.lorms,t hi miesTyN bri Vo i' honounib!e Capt.-WJde.'TEceiryraWalv, brou : ; the followinjr lene'r, upon theVutboVi'v of V) ;. the tailors pUte full relkrue. lUtfy.il. :i 33, .1809. . We mt receie,d Int.Klgence tL.., near Venice, the advanced gyargj of a uivijan of 3J.000 men had beentwice'erwVdrWtbsFrcfchi but the Archduke' John having tome bp to their l s:. stance at Ihe head cf a "fcfK.'y of reserve of 20fioo, completely defended the' enemy w.ho were 50.CC3 strong, commanded by 'EugeBe Beauhsrhoiv Ykc roy of Italy,- wbo was wounded.-Tie loss of t! e French amount, to 30,00 men bi greaier killed or wounded, the remainder prisoners, besLV ' the. .-hole br their arullery and birgge-Tle'AfcS-' duWs is in persuh.of the enemy 7, -'. i z ueidiiea accwinicwroijoraure oi tne aoote, in a etter from the Sjwsli Consul at Trieste, is pub lished in the Seville GzeUe of tike S8th of My. ' , ? Fl "t c k Ac c e virr4 TmV (lfy XJpritYt.' Yesterday pai"t of the French sre uattle to the Aut.. trianAnty upon the Silis., .The action began ?t 9 o'clockvin the rooniing, and was, very obstinacy m&mtamcd oft both sides. 1 be villare of . Porda was taken and retaken "several limes, but'notwi.l . standing the superiority of th Aiistiin troops as to numbers, the French preserved the advantage , ' 4-.4firH St),; Some persjotii employed jui the "mili tary department, and others hi the tnun of the French army, in a panic after the affair of the. 16th, ' retired in precipiutioa to-Vicenza. Thcar ilight-gave ri e i to the" most extraordmary reports which grew, i i going from mouth to mou vas if sJwafs dpes in . like cases. Ilk majesty has. pubhslAd sifbrilcr of the day that all r those attached to thearmywhoy sludl not have rcjusied to their duty in 48 hours shall be tried by a military commission as to "the caui of their absence. V -x ' " It u certain that our army is already .on the V'w and- that his royal .highness was on hoi-sebuck u peepofday, visldhg the advanced posts.. ft v nere are various accounts irorri, pain and Por tugal. , Some represent that Soult has been defc - ed i8 p'leheral BattfeS with': great loss, and that.W will be compelled to surrender 40 the Unhed fbrtci of Spain- and.Bntain, under Marshal YeDejrtitt j j is stated, is shut "sfo 'ia, Corunnsn-that Ferrol lis beeif destroyed and evacuated by the Fre'ncls'.i j that BUboa has been retaken by the Spaniards. The I i to i.mihj spvtui h, greM.;Tiiory uunea o- i vcr the Sparards in TtaloiuVWe,;the Seville j accounts represent the French as reduced 6 treat strait m. that province, 't From all the accounts U e i i cum bit; every wnere in opaui ,acung on tpe ce- I fensive, drawing tb a Point iheir scattered oosti & probably retreating. Thp Spanish generals Roma-' na Keaiug, JJlatesnd Ceastjer are pud each to, : command armies of, from. SO jo '50,0007;. There is ! no doubt the patriodc cause is gaining strength ia Spain, ahd will certainly hecome if the AusUians shoulJ for any length of time fco!4 ouuagamsi ijonaparte., v ,, i A r ; uonapane, at me last accounts,, w Within Kf nules pf.3ienna.wi The Archdiike Charles was wn- ; ccntfating bis forces about 20 nules north uf the Da nube, nd Was receiving powerful Teiitforcernft,,, 5 onoiner oatue was soon expectedVH -'Wars . I aui i ciuicreu vo vnc vuirians part Of tir m sel has been in a state of insurriecuon, r : e hag promised his b&lcers nottO quit' hh iis undl the danger subsides," whenilti is I s , 1. isto1. take the command of an army of resen ( f 70.C 3 visit the Ertpress JoBejjhineri'Tyrt I.a3 v ..hout ..uuuv, ituiicu lug jomea tne Ausm.ns ; : u Mic Bavarian States as ,weH as tV kilUouv of Naples , are said to be'ripe foriwurrectiort. -jSonaparte has certainly extended his dominions the utmost of his power to govern i his situAif on not without L uimcuny anaaanger, though we y triumph oyer all. In gra has certairily but all tb naz ad. The report of Russia havimV fcoalesced with Ri tria m the waciisunfountl ander islbow menacing the Turkish prwinoej? Moldavia and Wallachia with 4 'poweffttl krmy--Sweden and Denmark are tranquil"' ' " '' ;'.;'. "-1 T&:f4&?A--i IrSiace the above was in typi themul has fiwbgM oadori accbunts, received at New-Yorkbyths W. of Halifax that Bonaparte entered Vienna cVftbet t win oi uay-tnat Kussia Had tieclarea war ajain Austria, and' had sent a large, army Into PobhA khkh had defeated the AusniaflV in several acdons. , thatthe Emperor of Ateaia had sued for pftc an4 that Admiral Collingwood hd ckptufecl a Toi ; ion neet coiusung ol h ve sail of the line and several . frigates. ' ' V'A.-Ui : UHUfon is not without! wethink he will final-S asping at too much ha 1 lV'v'f'.;'i , A Tery lengtliy correspondence Is now pubnshing i whivb 'to4k.(Mcftn July,- li(08i betweet(M.Cham-:, , pagny, the Frencb Minister, and Copntde Mell - I nich, the AustrianMbuster on the murual com t f plaints of the two nations.' which' fihaTtv eventuated , in the" presentwar,-N.'Crr.?w'"-"' ' - ijmhrst letter is1 from piaagnyf dated By obbeJuiy I6't80$;f He coni, nsbfthe arrest w . M. Young, a Polish fliceft whui on his way to C ticia, in family' i3rs,.ith regular passports ,r that Marshal DtvVoust had threei timss In vain applied. M tt now CuW JoF
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