required) the Deputy Provost Marshal of the Virgi Islands, aforesaid, and in his absence, to his acti Deputy, and each and every the constables of the Vi gin-Islands, aforesaid, in making strict search for, a apprehending the said Arthur Hodge, in order th he may be brought to justice.

And these are further, in his Majesty's name, forbid each and every his Majesty's liege subjects, harbour, sustain or secrete the said Arthur Hodg being accused as aforesaid, upon pain and penalty what may fall thereon.

And whereas the council and assembly of the Islands, have authorized me to offer a reward for th apprehension of said Arthur Hodge; I do therefor by virtue of said authority, hereby offer a reward one-hundred Joes, to any person or persons who sha apprehend the said Arthur Hodge, and him delive into the custody of the Deputy Provost Marshal these Islands.

Given under my Hand and Seal, this 12th day March, in the year of Our Lord, 1811, and his Majesty's Reign, the fifty-first.

THOMAS THOMASSON, President.

A true Copy.

WILLIAM GORDON, Secretary..

Writ of Habeas Corpus for the Provost Marshal, or his lawful deputy; returnable at 10 o'clock, March 16th, 1811.

Filed March 16th, 1811.

WILLIAM GORDON, D. Secretary.

VIRGIN-ISLANDS,?
TORTOLA.

GEORGE the Third, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdoms of Great-Britain and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, &c. To the Provost Marshal, or his lawful Deputy-GREETING.

We command you, that the body of the Hon. Arthur Hodge, in your custody detained as it is said, together with the cause of the detaining, you have under safe and secure conduct before our beloved the Hon. Maurice Lisle, Esq. our senior Assistant Justice of our said Court of Common Pleas, and any other of our Assistant Justices of our said Court, at the CourtHouse, in the Road Town, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of to-morrow the sixteenth day of this present month. To do and to receive all those things which our said senior Assistant Justice, and his Associate or Associates shall then and there consider of in this particular. And have you then and there this writ. Witness, the Hon. Maurice Lisle, Esq. senior Assist

ant Justice of our said court, at Tortola, this 15th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 181k

Passed the Office.

WILLIAM GORDON, D. Secretary.

VIRGIN-ISLANDS,
TORTOLA.

Pursuant, and in obedience to

the annexed Writ to me delivered, I appear before the Hon. Maurice Lisle, Esq. senior Assistant Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the Virgin-Islands, aforesaid; the Hon. William Wallace, and the Hon. George D. Dix, Esquires, Assistant Justices of said Court, at the Court-House in the Road Town of Tortola, at ten of the clock in the forenoon of Saturday, this sixteenth day of March, instant; having there, under safe and secure conduct, (as in said writ is commanded) the body of the Hon. Arthur Hodge, said to have been detained in my custody in obedience to the following precept.

To the Deputy Provost Marshal of the Virgin-Islands, or, in his absence, to his Acting Deputy, and to the keeper of the Common Gaol, for the Virgin Islands aforesaid-GREETING,

Whereas, The Hon. Arthur Hodge of the said Island of Tortola, Esq. hath been brought before us, the Honorable George Richardson Porter, Henry Maurice Lisle, Francis Harrigan Stout, and William Rogers Isaacs, Esquires, each and every of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, for the said Islands, by virtue of a warrant issued by the Hon. Richard Hetherington and others, His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said Islands, upon the information and complaint of William Cox Robertson, Esq. who therein upon oath saith, that he hath probable cause to suspect, and doth suspect that the Hon. Arthur Hodge, of said Island of Tortola, Esq. hath wilfully, feloniously, and of his malice aforethought, murdered the following negro slaves, late his property, to wit. Tom Boiler, Prosper, Cuffy, Margaret and Else, by beating, wounding and evil treating them in so violent, shocking and cruel a manner, that they, each and every of them, the said negro slaves died in consequence thereof.

These are therefore in His Majesty's name, to require and command you to take the body of the said Arthur Hodge, and him forthwith convey to the common gaol of these Islands, and him deliver to the keeper thereof, and you the said keeper, are alike required to receive the said Arthur Hodge, into your custody in said goal, and him there safely to keep, until he be thence delivered by due course of law.

Given under our Hands and Seals, at Tortola, afore said, this fifteenth day of March, 1811.

The Answer of William Bagnell, Deputy Provost Marshal, by his attorney, R. G. Isaacs.

VIRGIN-ISLANDS,
TORTOLA.

In the case of the King vs. the Hon. Arthur Hodge, Esq. I was yesterday morning, the fifteenth instant, called on to attend at the house of Francis Harrigan Stout, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the said Islands, to sign the mittimus of the said Arthur Hodge.

The deposition of William Cox Robertson, Esq. and the warrant issued in consequence of that deposi tion, were read to the said Arthur Hodge, as was alse the mittimus.