Indiana Gazette, Volume 1, Number 13, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 October 1804 — Page 2

The evidence of Jofcph Jaird, only witnefi as to ths murder was in fubftanco a. follows: That information came to the neighborhood of this place, that horfei were (iolen in Kentucky, and a re wird wa offeredThat he and Harbin the deceafed per fucd the prifoncr and a man by the name of Hutton the Utter was found in this terri tory, the prifoner in the SpanHh dominions, on application bcin made the Spinifli commandant delivers up the prifoncr the ftolen horfes were nor found in poffeflion of the prifoncr, but in the pofleflion of the pcrfons to whom he had fld them On their way to Kentucky at the Grofc -Point licwtnr to look after the hor ft and left Harbin the prilonerrand Hutton together, when he had gone about 12 or 15 yards from them he heard the prifoncr fay, Harbin I bavt fan vr prisoner long cniugb" lie turned rouud on hearing t'icie words, faw the prifon r preieiit the gun and fire at UnMi, who initantly fell, the pi iloner then threw down tl .it gun and caught up one other that was loaded, and fnjp'd t vr iff at him. On ex

amination Ire found the prifoncr hid got his hand out of

thchaidcutf. The depoHtion of Rofin

Doluhan of lawful age, taken tefore me Geo. Wallace a

jnliicc of the peace for the c unty of Knox being firtl dulyfworn faith: Qwt.h mo. for Slaughter, Did you hear fduriuo the fit

ting f the general court) Geo

'",uion exprels an opinion Ssinrt Robert Slaughter. d'ts. That Fcrgufon came mto the kitchen u Thomas Coulter, when'tl

filler afcd the (aid Fergufon

you going to tto w it h "an, ate you going to :sHmornut Ifhein.nr

l5'n"rd neisas worthy ofihe

ryc a ever a thief was of

-ie gallows, was the reply. -L-''. b Mo. far Slaughter, ,fat tl,e time th converfation happened they were talk J' gcf the trial of faid !aughThey were to the Jjcit ot her knowledge, bui heard no name mentionId. atto. for Slaughter, ta -vercprefent at the time ,: avtrktiwa happened I

"Am. Nenc but mn. Coulter Fcrgufon ind bcifcU that (befecn. her Rosanna X Dolohcn, mark

Taken before me a justice of the

peace cf fitwx county. George Wallace jr. VINNCENNES, (I. T.) October 33., 1804 MARRIED, On Saturday evening last, mrt John M'Gowan to the tmiabL miss Sally Bahis, both if this cowly

The Fhiladel hia and Net-York picri have been fi.lid for thcCa ftme wtckl pa A, witb indifcrinainiti abufe of alrr.oft eury iuLl:c ch.iiadr frcrt

thefrifeorcf the purtcor f ruWic fupplioto lU Prr&dtPt of lie United Statci. Our readers therefor would d wll to (ufpt vry thirg coming either of thfe r?aces 11 the ffafions af party fpirlt or perfonal raiaitment a tiolcnt partiian'i oath it not to bt Ulieted at all times. Whethir the chargn exhibited agiinft tht Spanilh minifter, (which will e found under cm Philadelphia hasd) ait of thi difcription wr v.ii ror pretend to fay, I Mt if Uki 't iiai barmirt tftUm

From the NcJitcraneaH. The following earrafli ef letter frotnrrt cfoor unfor oniti countrymen in Tripoli, are very dinreOing, na earnertlf demaad th tttentioa f the fovermtat. "Tripoli, may 21. 5ince my laft nothing worth; of recital has occurred, except the death 0! one of our crew. I fear this will be the purport or all future letters, as the fummer is fait appi oaching, and the heat will naturally have a fatal efTecl upon our unfortunate countrymen, whff are daily yoked to a large waggen, vhich they are obliged to drag into the country, where it is loaded with hcary timber for their return.M p.

UNITED OTATtSi

From tbt Philadilphla Rtftir. In difcharge of as imoor-

tant and to myfett an itidif-.

penlible duty, the fubjoined (iateinrnt was rrtrrtmunicated in the firlt inltance to the go

vernmentIn a rcipettiulfo licitude for the rights and interelhrf our country the de-

pofition and letters are now

made public. W Jackson, September 20. On Thurfday September 6, 1804, a note of which the following is a tranfeript, was

left at my office, as my clerk

informs me by a perfon who

lives with Mr. Francis Brcuil

nerchanc, m ?hiladephia: ' The Marquis de Cafa

Yrujo prefnts liij compts. to Major Jackfon and would be very happy to know from

him and where he could have the pleafurc to fee him in the courfe of this day." Thurfday 6 Never having before received any communication from Mr. Yrujo Never having txehanged one ord of con verfation with him in my life, I was not a little furprifed at reeeiving this meifage, which I anfwertd by a note to the following purport : 11 Major Jackfon prefents his compliments to the Marquis de Cafa Yrujo in reply to his note of tills morning jufl now receive l, Maj. Jackfon will be at his office until two o'clock ; and at his houfc in Chefnut Meet, next door to gen. Dickinfon's until four o'clock at either of which

places he will fee the Marquis de Gafa Yrujo ; or, if more

convenient, he will wait on

him." Thurfday, sept. 6th. This note was fent by Mr. fohnfon my clerk, and left it

trov. M Aeatl S. lir. uiusu

called on me loon aicer ana faid that the marquis de Cafa

Ymio would be clad to lee me

at the marquis' houfe at five

'dock. 1 fced mr. flrueil if he

knew on what bufineff mr.

Ymio waited to fee me. ht

faid he did not kaov.

went at five o'clock to mr. Yruio's houfc, and 00 enter

ing the rocja wju acccfttd by

him 4m nearly the follovnfcS wordij " You will he furorlf? ma.

jor Jackfon at the liberty

nave taKen in lending for yoa bnt trurt an explanatioa-of the motive will excufc me. cuunjeryoufir. c a gentleman, aman of letters, and a man of honor. " By a political intolerant

y ou have been forced to adopt

ajjiuicmon amernt trom the one you have hitherto purfued but it is one in which you arc qualified to be very ufef ul. I obferve by certaia exprcfiiens contained in your paper, that you confider the prcfent adminillration (for I will not call it govemmentji as diiinclincd to go to war with Spain ; in this however you arc miltakcn, the reverie is however the fade, and they

only willi the federal paper to utter thefe opinions that

they may have an argument

ot that iort tor indulging their wifli to go to war with mv

country, which would be cer

tainly very injufioui to your'g for if the king m, miller wal to order three fhipsof the line and fix fiigites to the Mifiifhppi, three lhips of the line 6c fix frigats to the Chefapeak, and three fhips of the hue Sc fix frigates to Sandy Hook what would you do? But you have it in your power to do much good by tfpoufing the caufe of peace, which i3 fo neceffary to both nations, and if yod will confent to take elucidations from me 1 will furnifh them, aiid I will make any acknowledgement. ' Per

ceiving at this moment hit infamous purpofe, I with difficulty fliflcd the emotions which it excited, and rcflrained my indignation, lie went on to examine id detail the feveral points in difpute between i'pain and the U. S. and, as I wiftied to learn htl opinion of them, I fuffcrcd him to proceed. Among other things he faid that if Mr. Pinckney had acled by in flrndlions from the admmiflration, or if his condutf Ihould he anoroYed bv them war w at

inevitable. But he had no

doubt war was the wifh of our adminiflratiou, for he had

received a let.er from NewOrleans dated on the 25th of

April laft which ftated that there was a letter at that place

intnr. Jerfrrfon'sband writing dated in March aft, which dtcltred that if the fettferf between the Miffiflippi and tns Rio Pcrdldo, would raifc th)