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Patriot Ofiice, Gas/‘zen, Marc/1 171:2 1319-
Trials /hr Zlfurder.--—In former papers we have
stated that Jack Hodges had been convicted‘ as a
principal in the murder of Rzc/Iarfi Jennings *"""
That James Tced had been convicted as an ac-
tessary to the murder, before the fact ;_ and that
tlfe“ summing up of counsel in the trial of Da-
vid Ccrikling, also an accessory before the 13111; had
commenced on Saturday evening. On’ Monday
-morning, Mr. Ely and Mr. Price, addressed the
jury in behalf of the prisoner ; and Mr. Duel‘ IT!
behalf of the prosecution. The cause went to
the jury about half after three P. M. and they re-
mained out until eight o’clock on Tuesday morn-
ing. when they returned a verdict of GUILTY.
Mrs. Hannah Teed being called to the bar,
was arraigned as acccssary to the murder of
— Richard Jennings after the fact, and with the ad-
i- vice of Messrs. Fisk and Price, her counsel wi'~th-
A I drew her -former plea, and openly pleaded-guilty
to the indictment. . »
Mr. Betta, district attorney, t-lien addressed the
court, and remarked, that the Grand Jury had al-
so preferred a bill against the prisoner, as acces-
ary to the Tllll-l‘Cl8‘I-‘ of Richard Jennings, before
the fact ; if he obtained the assent of the court,
he should enter a null: /zrasggui upon that indict-
ment. The prisoner was ‘represented to be. a
person of [weak u‘nd‘ers—tand‘ing—and was lllC.W1fC
. of one, and sister of the other, of the criminals
" . convicted of the same offence. The proof in
' those cases, showed that she rather acqu'ie.sced--
and was rather a /motive member in the atrocious
confederacy, than that she was an instigator or in-
fluential, or active in producing it. She might
well be considered as controlled by her liusbantl,
in yielding the aid she did, to tliemurder ; and,
although her conduct was deeply criminal, prob-
ably the ends of public,;jiistice would be better
subserved by punislriiig her ‘for the minor of-
fence, than in exposing her to a public and infa-
mous death. An ‘additional reason of much
weight was, the inforination communicated to
the court, that they [)l‘lSOl1cC was now in a delicate
situation, and one which must forbid her execu-
tion for many months, if she was convicted.-
He stated to the court, he had the assent of the
Attorney General, and of the Counsel associated
in the prosecution, to the course he proposed a-
doptinrr. I
,The Court declared their full approbation pf
- the measures and the district attorney entered a
zrzallejzrosequz‘ upon the indictment against Mrs.
Teed, for the capital offence.
David Dunning was then brought up and put
on his trial as a principal in the murder. Mr.
Betts opened the cause. The circumstances of
the murder were first proved, Jack Hodges was
the principal witness.—He swore that he went to
the house where the prisoner at the bar and
James Tced lived--had a short conversation with
Dunning in» his own room——ihey then went‘ out
of the'house together, and there made-arrange-
~ merits to execute the murder the first opportuni-
. ty. Dunning was to decoy the old man to a cer-
taifnplace where they had been cutting wood, and
'-iiatk was to shoot him. This arrangement was
9’ Iriiatle on Saturday evening, the 19th December
last.--On Monday morning, Mr. Jennings went
‘past the house, and Dunning followed and over-
took him. Jack then took the gun, and hasten-
‘ ' ‘-ed by a different route to the place, agreed on,
_ where he observed them coming towards him.-—
Mr. Jennings asked Jack if he had lent a hand to
cut the timber that there lay on the ground ?—..
Jack replied, that he had, raising his gun, and
cocking it at the same time. Mr. Jennings ask-
ed him if his gun was luatlctl ? Jack replied it
was not. At that instant Dunning stepped off
' from the side of the old man, and Jack took aim
athis head and fired. The old man fell on his
seat, his head dropping forward. Jack then turn-
ed round to guaway, when Dunning, the prison-
-» er at the bar, ran up to him, saying, ‘ Damn the
oldisavage, he’s not dead yet, why will you un-
dertake to do a job and not finish .it ?’ Dunning
then seized the gun and beatit over the old man’s
head and breast until he broke it—-he then took
the ‘broken pieces to Jack, who carried them to
Teed’s and thence to Conl;ling’s--Various at-
tempts were made to prove that Dunning was
not there, and could not have assisted in the mur-
ders: but the testimony of the black man was
so remarkably corroborated by circumstances—-
by other wi.tnesses—-and by Duniiing’s own con-
fessions, thatthe Jury having been out live hours
returned a verdictiof Gr,v_iLrv.
Hannah Teed was next called up—The Judge
. stated to her in substance: that in consideration"
a of her sex-—of the probability, that the mandates-
ofa stern and inflexible husband, might have in-
Lfifiuenccd her conduct in relation to the murder-—
In consideration of her peculiar situation, as re-
presented to the couri——and also in consideration
of the desfitute situation of her children, already
depriied of a futher——that she was now to be
their only protector-—-the onlyparent to whom
they must in future look for support-—tlijdt these,
and a variety of other congjderations pressed
themselves upon the minds of the Court, who
with the advice and consent of the Counsel for
the people, had thought proper to extend to her
all the mercy the law would allow-'-"She was
therefore sentenced to thirty days confinement in
the County Jail.‘ Her criines the Court remark-
ed, would justif'y._a'sevci*ei‘ lpuni:~.lmient,but they
had a greater i"eg”ar'd for her children than for
her——-and w,ould..t-lheirefore forbear. .
James Teed, David Cbnkling, David‘Dunning
and Jack Hodges, were next called up, and ad-
dressed with great soleninity by Judge Van Ness.
Ho stntedto them the nature and enormity of
the crime“ of which they had been convicted.---
He observed that this was the fi'rst instance ip
this state, of a murder having been perpetrated
by-‘hired assassins. He spoke of the fairness of
their trials, and implored them to‘ clierish ’a for-
giving disposition towards all men. 8cc. Ste. He
then pronounced their sentence, which was, that
"t/icy all be to/cc-1'2 from}/ze /zlacc «wlzcrc they then
stood, to the /mison from wlzcncc they last came ,-
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.Ashat_itee kingdom, in ’ the native language, and
-his inquiries respecting the policyof the Euro-
"%..i‘t
x.
‘mp
ei"ecu'tz'cii,- oil Frizluy, tlzc sffiieenllz day of ./1/1751
never, and more be hung by the neck, bemoan the
liozfrs’ of two and three inqtlze afternoon’, until they
=u~erc' dead.-—An additional sentence-was passed
upon Jack, that after death, Iris body -waste be dc-
liverecl to the /zresidem of the xllcdical Society Qf
tliisvcouzzty for disscctiorz. Ills duty as a'magis-
trate, was then perform:-d—-but thc'Judge did not
stop here—-he addressed them in the language of
:1 fellow being--the language ofa christian ; ex-
horting them to improve the few remaining days
they had to live, in preparing for death and eter-
nity. It was indeeda solemn and effecting scene.
The wretched victims of despair stood before
the tribunal of justice, an awful spectacle of liu-
man depravity.
' -—--a~-:::--u-——-
’I"rom Hie J\’atz'onal fldvocatc of the l2z‘Ii inst.
T/zc Plague.--Accounts from the Barbary
States, as late as Dec. continue to represent the
plague as making frightful ravages. A letter
from Mr. Rolsom, Charge des Affaires of the U.
States at Tunis, dated November 2d. has been
received here, by which we learn,.that upwards
700 persons a day have died at Tunis; that the
Christian residents are quarantined in their hou-
ses, and placed inthe most trying and danger-
ous situations ; and," by a later account, we learn
with sincere regret, that Richard Oglander, Esq.
his Britiannic Majesty’s Consul General at that
place, a man of great worth, and in the prime of
life, had fallen a\victim to this dreadful malady.
The plague ‘had not reacized Tripoli, but there
is no doubt, from the fanaticisnr of the Mussel-
men, that it will soon reach that place ; it may
then extend to Demo and Bpmba, when it will
be arrested by the‘ Lybian Desert. ‘It appears
that this dreadful contagion firstbroke out at 0-
ran, from thence it extended to Algiers, and so
on across the Atlas mountains, into the heart of
Morocco, and eastward to Tunis ; it has also
spread to the westward and reached Constantine,
Kairwan, and other populous towns. It is some-
what surprising, that with all the improvements
and discoveries in the healing art, with all the sci-
entific researches and experiments, which have
taken in their range every disease incident to
man, that no cure, no effectual remedy has ever
been discovered for this sweeping pestilence.-
As the most stubborn diseases have yielded to
skill and proper remedies, so we believe that this
disorder could be cured, as it certainly could be
prevented. Unfortunately the religious preju-
dices of Mahometans prevent the adoption of
measures which may tend to check the progress
of this dreadful malady. It is a contagion and
not an epidemic disease. ' \Vhen a part ofa city
is affected, and it is surrounded and carefully
guarded to prevent any connexion with it, the dis-
ease expires of itself; but, the Turks take no
P1‘€.Caution, and apply no remedy. That empire
is fast decaying. l’e§,tileiicc will do more than
the sword, and i~eligiT-I95 intolerance and bigotry
unite with other causes to promote its downfall.
The sooner the better- ; The friends of human-
ity are tired of this despotism which prohibits
the use of those specificsfwhicli‘Providence has
pointed out for the use of man, and which con-
tinues to cover a noble quarter of the world with‘
the shield of darkness and superstition. VVe do
not, however believe, that 700 persons die in a
day at Tunis ; atthat rate, the inhabitants would
soon be swept away ; besides there is no mode of
ascertaining the exact numbcr,but it will be read-
ly conceived, that 150,000 inhabitants, cribbed in
a city one third the size of New York, with nar-
row and filthy streets, and a confined atmosphere,
must suffer greatly. The foreign agents must
be deplorably situated; he is fortunate who is
honored by his country with that trust, but he
who escapes it is more fortunate; and, we cati-
not butfeel indebted ‘to government, under pre-
sent appearances, for the permission granted us
of leaving this inhospitable part of the world.
From lute London fit:/zers.
The hopes long entertained of acquiring an
intimate knowledge of the interiorof Africa, are
likelyvto be soon realized. A very intelligent
and enterprising gentleman, named Bodcck, un-
appalled by the danger and difficulties of the un-
dertaking, and the failure of many adventurers
to penetrate into the heart of that continent, has
recently returned to England, after having over-
come those difficulties, andqsuccessfully explored -
the kingdomrof tlie~Ash,antee_s, in which he resi- -
ded for six months. f_Du'ring the first lialfof this
interval, he was incarcerated i_n a dungeon, and -.
expected hourly to be put to death. The. king _
of the Asliantees was greatly intc1‘estetl' by this
stranger, and had, him. 0_ft_el_) brought from his ,
cell to the palace, for the purpose of inquiring .
from wli’en'ce he came,’ and the purpose of hi_s
visit. . 'I‘he_sc.intervicws always took place in the
dead of the night, antlupon one occasion, his
majesty met Mr. Bodeck. half way in_’t_he dark. ‘
After repeated conversations, his ,m_aje'sty'be-'
came quite satisfied with respect to the intentions
of the ‘stranger, whowas liberated, and for the
last three monthsof his stay, be resided at court,
and was treated with great-kiiidness. Among
the curious and valuablfe,ar.ticlcs brought home
by Mr. Bodeck, is a‘ geographical history of ‘the
and an account of the" travels and death of Mun-
go Park. He represents the king ofthc’Asliai‘i-
tees as a most able " and ‘intelligent man. His
observations and‘ questions, which were inces-
sant, displayed strongnatural discernment and
intelligence, and he was particularly anxious in
pean governments.
Jvlcteoric Iran.—-The officers in the expedition
under -Capt. Ross, lately returned from Bafliu’s
bay, expressed their great astonishment to have
found the native Esquimatix in possession of in-
struments made of iron, which led them to im-
agine either that tlieyinust atsome period have
had traffic with other nations, which seemed al-
most impossible, or_ that iron must be produced
there. A diligent search, however, satisfied
was discb"vei'ed on the surface of the earth, a
lump of which. they brought with them to Eng-
land, *-Izhich has since been _analysed by some
scientific gentlemen at the royal institution and
found to be coinposediof three per cent nickel,‘
the ‘rest iron. From the circumstance of nickel
having never been found in iron, but in one ins-
-tance. viz. a lufnp brought by professor Pallas
from Rtissiaqvhicli the royal Academies of Lon-
don aiid Paris pronounced’ to be meteoric and fall-
en from the clouds, there remains no doubt of
that brought from Bafiiifls bay being of ‘a simi-
lar kind. This extraordinary fact, perhaps the
most important result oftlie expedition, may
not only teach usiuhimatcly how to explain the
phenomena of the northern lights, from which
it is possible meteoric iron may be produced to
an extent hitherto unimagined, but also to ac-
count for the remarkable variations of the com-
pass in these latitudes, if not to unravel the en-
tire mystery of magnetism and the needle.
A '—-‘€'-3i€"3""— V
From‘!/ze W'asliz'ngton City Gazcue.
Seminole War.——Gen. Lacock, in the Senate,
on the Seminole war, presents two fagts which
came notjnto the discussion in the House of Rep-
neseututivcs, viz. Gen. Jackson’s order to Gen.
Gaines to enter St- Augustine, and the receiv-
ing volunteers into. the service, there being no
law authorising it. '
The order to Gen. Gaines was, that he should
ascertain strictly the existence of the facts sta-
ted by Major Twiggs, to wit-that the Indians
were armed, fed, and incited to hostility by the
Governor of St. Augustine, and in that event to
take possession of‘ the post. If, then, the order
had been executed, it would have stood on the
same defensible ground, precisely, as St. Marks
and Pensacola, involving the same principles, and
to be determined in the same way. _
As regards the acceptance of volunteers, all
that can be said, is, that there was no law which
authorized it ; though none will pretend that
they are not a more efficient and less expensive
force than militia: they are, in fact, still militia,
differing only in name and efficiency. During
the late Wat‘ these troops were received, and their
able exertions under Gen. Coffee, in the Creek
war, and at New-Orleans, shew their value ;
there was no law then, any more than now, which
authorized their being taken into service. There
was a law passed in 1813, which admitted them,
volunteering for five years; but Gen. Coffee and
the Tennessee volunteers, who rendered such
essential services to their country, were not of
this description, and yet no question in relation
-to them was ever made, but the whole proceed-
ing was approved by the Executive, and even by
Congress ; for the thanks of the nation were vo-
ted them.
VVe are happy" to state, that the report of Mr.
Lacock was not the united sentiment of the com-
mittee. Mr. King and Mr. Eaton were opposed
to it, and had intended, we understand, to have
offered a counter one, but that the session was
too near a close to attempt any think like discus- -
ilsion.
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New-Yonx, March 18.
.a' Boat race took place yesterday for a purse
of 1000 dollars, between two boats owned by "gen-
tlemen at Brooklyn. They were each manned
by four rowers and a setter, and started between
l2 and 1 o’clock from the upper part of the
X-Vallabout, to row round Governor’s Island and
back, a distance of about 8 miles. The wind
blew a gale from the west and caused avery
rough sea. The winning boat, however, perfor-
mod the route in 6! minutes, to the admiration
of numerous spectators. on the wharves and
shores. This boat was built by Mr. \Vm. E.
Chambers about 10 years ago, and was lately re-
built on her old keel. The losingboat was new,
and gave out before she had doubled the island.
./Vkw-York Legislature.-—On the 8th inst. in
Assembly,‘ the question whether the state of
New-York should make the whole of the Great
VVostcrn Canal,- from the Hudson to the Lakes,
was passed in the aflirmative—80 to 25. A me-
morial of the" representatives of the society of
Friends, of the city of New-York, has been read,
praying legislative aid to reclaim the Indians in
that state, to instruct them in mechanic arts, ag-
ricullture, SIC.-—-.Dutc/IE8-8 Observer. A_ .. '
In the Senateyon‘ the llth inst. Mr. Bates from
the joint committee, relative to the sales of real
estate by execution, made a report, wherein the
injuries experienced. by botbdébtor and creditor
.un‘der,our.prcsent system, are pointed out inva
clear and forcible manner. V The debtor suffers
by the sacrificejof his property under the ham-
mer, and such is the state of the times that no ,
competitiontakes place,aud the creditor can pur-
chase at his own price. Seeing this partial and
unjust operation, and anticipating its results, the
debtor is sometimes rendered desperate and
makes a conveyance to secure afiart of his credit-
ors, while others are wholly cut off. The report
concludes by submitting a bill directing the mode
of levying executions on real estate, which pro-
vides for the o/2/zraisal of lands and tenements
on which execution’ shall be levied,1by three "dis-
interested persons.—- Columbian.
,C'an‘m'zo1z Sc/¢ools.——B‘y the report of the Super-
intendantiiof Common Schools, it appears that
there are 4,6l5' school districts in the state of
New-Yorktliat have made returns ; and that the
amount of monies paid _to them, is 93,010 dol-
in said districts, is 2l0,3,l_6.
I‘ A Petersburg papers speaking of the fire at
that place, on the 8th inst. says--“ VV_e think a-
bout sixty houseswere destroyed--all of them of
wood,an'd._ the greater part in a very decayed state.
W'e were mistaken in our last, when we said that.
80:.hhds. tobacco were consiimed-_-we have un-
derstood that nearly all of this ‘article was taken
out of Mr.,Bolling’s~VVarehouse, A _ .
Petersburg 'a_s,a' town’ will suffer but little by’
and that they be taken from manor: to the {date 9/“,
them on the point,‘as—an immense mass of iron
this conflagration-. But, the individuals upon
.l"|.
5 First Jlfomlay in Jiprif.
Oflices of Governor and Lt. G-:--vernor.
lars and,6'4 cents ; the number of children taught
_“'hom the blow has immediately‘ fallen, will fee!
1‘ ‘T}°5l Sellslbly.‘ This part of Blanford was in-
halmed chiefly by poor people—- and many of this
class have lost every thing, and all of them have:
lost more. than they can. ‘ afford to lose.’ 6
333” Very little of the property destroyed has blién
insured.” _
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NonwALx_ GAZETTE.
WEDJV‘ESD.f1I/, Ju./1_RcH 24,’ 1319.
S'1‘A'l‘E or CONNECTICUT.
V av HIS EXCELLENCY
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Governor and Commander in C/zir;/‘in and over
5/16 Slateof Connecticut,
A PRO CLA MA'I‘ION.
Althougli the government o_f Gun is directed in
immutable wisdom, justice and mercy; yet,
as the contemplation of his perfections and be-
nevolence, with sincere penitence for our own
sins and those of our race, are prescribed
_means of elevating the-affections, and reform.
mg the conduct of imperfect men, thereby in-'
creasing their happiness, and rendering them
more acceptable to their Creator ;
I have, therefore, thought proper to appoint,
-and Ida hereby appoint Friday z/re ninzlz day of
./Ijzril-next, to be observed throughout this state
asa CHRISTIAN FAST. And I do hereby
invite the Ministers and Teachers-of all denom-
inations, with all the good people thereof to pre-
sent, on said day, their united and devout suppli-
.catio_ns to that ETERNAL BEING, from whom
nothing is concealed ; who has established insep-
arable connexions between virtue and happiness,
vice and _i-_n1sery 5 to whom insincere oblations
are unavailing ; and to whom the homage of the
heart alone will be acceptable ;. imploring him to
forgive al-l our sins, especially the great offence
of mankind in disregarding the divine precepts-
and perfect example of H15 SON, our Say-iofir
and Judge; to intreat Him to enable us, with
sincere coutrition, to review the mistakes of our
past conduct; -and to recommence the labors of
a new year, with firm resolution of amendment;
manifesting our penitence and hopes of forgive-
ness and.~favor, by performing acts of justice, re-
conciliation and mercy to our fellow men : At;
the same time, to render thanks to Aiiiionrv
Goo for his innumerable favors to our Stateand
Nation; to intreat his guidance and protection in
behalf of the President of the U. States, and all
ty ; that they may be directed in the right way;
and that the consequences of every erior may
be averted from us, and our posterity.
All servile labor and vain recreation, on said
day, are by law forbidden.
Given under my /mml, at Litc/i_/ield, (hejirst day
cig/it lzzmdred and nineteezz ,- and in fl]: firzy
States of America.
OLIVER VVOLCOTT.
By his Exccllency’s Command,
THOMAS DAY, Secretary.
--ct--iii-8-ix:--in--
COJV‘.N‘ECTICUT ELECTION,
T oleration ' Ticket.
. At at numerous meeting of the friends of tol-
eration and equal rights from different parts of
the State, convened at New Haven iii_0ctober
last: It was resolved to support the following
gentlemen for the offices respectively nflixed to
their names, at the election to be llQl.(ltl) on the
first Monday of April next, ant.’ respectfully to
recommend them to the Electors for their sup-
port--viz.
Ohver Vvolcott,
’ " ' "FOR GOVERNOR.
Jonathaii Ingersoll, J —.
» I FOR Lu-.' UT. G'oV1;1e.voR.
ISAAC SPENCER, for Treasurer. '
THOMAS DAY, for Secretary.
. AND FOR SENATORS,
JONATHAN BRACE, Hartford
SYLVESTER IWELLS, County.
WILLIAM BRISTOL. New-Haven" 2'
DAVID ’I‘OlVlLINSON.,€ County‘.
ELI-AS’ PERKINS, . Neiiv-London
ENOCI-I BURROWS. l County.
DAVID HILL, Faiajiclzl County.
PETER WEBB. Windham (}oun!y. _
‘FREDERICK «WOLCOTT, g LitcIgfi.eld
'ELIJ AH BOARDMAN, County.
JOSHUA STOW. Mitltllc.<i‘cx('7oumg.
JOHN S. PETERS, Tollaml County.
It willbe observed that the candidates for the
Senate, are selectedfrom the several counties in
the State——and that ten of them now hold‘ the of-
fice of Assistants by the suffi'ages of the free-
meii at the last spring election. .
The following. is the Federal Nomination for A
Senators, Treasurer, and Secretary.
dates, it will be seen, appear on the Ticket for the‘
FOR snzurons. _ ‘
Smzzml B. Shcr7vao;i_',
William rPcr.’c2'u.s,
3-;-edcfick Wolcoft,
{ Noah B. Bmcdict,
Calvin Godrlmvl, Elzjzih Hizzbbarll,
Samuel W. Johnson, Asa Wzllry. ‘
FOR‘ TREASURER.
Andrew Ifingsbztrg.
I-‘OR SECEll'.l‘Al{¥.
.’I‘ii0mas Day.
Timothy Pitlrin.
Jonathan W. Ecl.-vards,
Sfmton Baldn;t'~n,'
Charles Deriison,
Regulatiovza to be observed z'72,17'ree_n2m’i9 Ilfceting,
[Agreeably to the N ew Constitution]
lst--—-The town-clerk and selectmen are to ap-
-point the presidingofficer. J,
2d—--The presiding officer is to call the meet-
ing-to order, and cause to be read the 12th, 13th
‘a
others intrusted with rule, counsel and authorj-”’ -
of March, in the year qf our Lord one thousand ,.
third year of the Indrfzcndcnce of t/zc ,{/:iz'r-cd/
No candi- .
and’ Mtliiparagraplis of the old election law, cor.-_ ,_ j
Norwalk Chronicler