The New Hampshire Gazette

PHILADELPHIA, April 28.

CIRCUIT COURT of the UNITED STATES.

Sitting at Philadelphia.

On Saturday last the trial of Conrad Marks, indicted for High Treason, commenced. The jury being called and sworn, the cause was opened by the Attorney of the District, (Mr. Rawle). who stated the nature of the offence of which the prisoner stood indicted, and adduced a number of the witnesses on the part of the prosecution. Several witnesses were also produced on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Ross and Mr. Hopkinson, who were the counsel assigned by the court, for the prisoner, very ably and ingeniously defended his cause, at some length; and were fully answered by Mr. Ingersoll on the part of the prosecution. Judge Chase, in an elegant, learned and feeling charge addressed the jury, informing them of the law, and reciting the facts as they appeared in evidence. The jury retired about twenty minutes past eleven o'clock at night. Judge Chase informed the jury previous to their retiring, that the court would wait till twelve o'clock, to see if they could agree on their verdict, and they must return to court and inform whether they could agree or not. At that hour the jury returned and informed the court that they could not agree. The judges ordered that the jury be kept together in some convenient place till Monday morning at ten o'clock, to which time the court adjourned.

APRIL 29.

In the Circuit Court of the United States, yesterday morning, the Jury in the case of Conrad Marks gave in their verdict, NOT GUILTY.

A motion was made for a Rule to show cause why a new Trial should not be granted to John Fries.

After which came on the trials of John Getman and Frederick Henig, for Treason. The examination of witnesses continued till evening, when the court adjourned.