J
it.lVau--!
Wd the
Vi'.. f
w Fi-mn ibis, r wuiari.i;i ects?if Vn
nil.'Uu J uu 11, Bfiri llfA
at.'1..
rr
tf$BtM toile fullestpay the afriount ta my ui.fortanalejeinab JJ' Jf UKwtbn U
con-
.1
7at 1 wS noUafloat, nntil afUr , lamiiy, wuose unties ",uliam,,,?,uJu,? ojd8 them. All 1 demand iM npiaeeu
fC(VfiHUcbtly the report Web have frequently cnjoyed.-PooP nnf-,, e(.u4 !grun(!8 with you .bch an
W?f nj 1ilmg'rail'ed uMcr tunate children T wiioae ancestors, every two ,0l,0rtttil men 'Way.decide upon, as
hcenrei bust bo- nfourf'deife mail of tlcm did contribute every ..dteW ani proper. Upon the subject of
!ilywnart;;0M tbfc. head,
laxltancing h tltoge -against me
Mis a nature, and designs d and
Uulated," as it was, Jo eff.tr,
)y my reputatiojn ; xvt. only as
J r ot the navy but as a ritizeU
United "Stitesyoa should 'darst
wriained, tUat it ytas Ihunded in
d not on vrumor, which you so
hasahle shiUinz of their property.' many : ,lUeinn nerfeetlv coincide with th opia
f tham thdi' iivca. and all uf them their haaj you hare expressed 1 eousider it,
best
denco of
told
pay
high
n nt i'p.-iiU(V iiaV de, anv
v.i r i-'cuavaei
tempf, except by the wAyho cartel, 4lal,
uie juiin uiiin. .-Wiewinmuniealiaii
You cannot believe, that reporting
youtdfto the Department, at the dis
tance of 4.090 miles, when the same
Mini." .-"
.... T I " "
ave now to i.,-,,r. . "
i-i na.i pay no further VJV"'
altentian t
you may make to
othc-r than a direct call the field.
V ouf obedient iervauft
STEPHEN DECATUR.
have been good enough to inform me
that, on ray return to this country, my
Wp Won rand that upon a pro- rffbrt$r as ywu have been pieasea i
Ration youVkould have,jlis- talL(lm, to-re-instato; myaeir . in' the
your Wber ;ai!ffsation8-to be a-irvicewere known, and became a sub.
boundless. t For ray. not retur Jjertof conv. ratioti with ollitrs as well
Tiie darjne the late war. i uo not i "3 m ""
vself, to use your own expri s
. .. ii - I ... 'r t . .. ---" U tt.
. . . . . 1 or. i voir unfa ullirl ItlMll r il yillir Ii:tl:t' L 11 I Wl. . )Mt Hm...
fcertiontoestabliatueinaepen. a.abarbarou.pracuea - ,
their.-coutitl-y, should now he eipioaed from .eiwiizMrioeifiyj J ' W, r
'tht'; tbe small - amount of -roy -half there may be eauies at uen extraorumai ; rw,cit.u - cimwi.. - ' , . , V
3 Jfl-jered by an Sr of ao-i a.teJ io.ult.and injury,-reeei.v 'Join the arms ofyn.ur country and c Jan tMft, i820
w9 Cunsidereu, oy an oiuceroi . - . , ,,.,, tt. "l:.! a-nf he icveu. t i-r'S"i: lour letter of the 2ih ;.u ,
rank, too much for them Yonz . " - 7 "T" , .... ' .Uf' :.v ...I have received. ., it ... . .
iu any way accountable to yon "
it is mire thanyroYiUe you would" not
Iihvc saoken of me. Th'i would indeed
1......- -.imiki.i iron a V7tritii 111 ii'irriti 111
would be lor toe government, i u,iu :;?." . vo
lupposto tPl;o iwttce -f n.y a'b-; lenity Cand . couesy on your pu t, of
fthey dcemcu it leprehensiblc ; wjiidi Icould nut hy.a fAiled toMb.j duly
I iio 4oubt would have drt8erisbIecIi!Mrrl J lve k
'the circumstance of the ct In ' h'kv,. ami . where, tiui yoa gel j our 11
lmathnif .jtw.tificd.it. .-.That Ifiey : fmation thf sucli etforts w;:rv
itJra1isfted pan this ririt. f tato by mo ? and evn ad nit they wire.
4wi H..n ft l.HW.4i mtiriit I : why .should y .in" atone, disc aunm c, as
cesiary: mine i conceive to be a ee of j arrived in Dcamark, that'tue war would . jyA" r.m n,,e J00 hH pn.
able to satisfy murunii:y ttia.;iy' pr&tfrrted-td all
esidcnt'sii"eiSouJ conduct Jo ine ' m7 ' against me, have
meuioral oPiht" Y goia vDile
n. CMigi.tsSi him,i;,ve how I
Vih thosivhiAb . clar.u tejs,ryoor
I notw ithstand jng$ In, the Tun t r a
leny, air, tiut 1 vj.r was or
,ttjy friends, as ju in tnocker y
jtm.to return homo -'during the
k nor C0W it have been l eipiisiie
thaf dencrintion, and I feel myself con
strained, by evry.tie that bind me to so-j
ciety. by all that r make-, life drfiirable
to aits. ti resort to this mode of obtaining
(bit fe lre dii j. to uiS at yur hands, as
the o.nly alternaliva which now seem t.i
prvsen.t itelf- for the preservation of my
fiirniir. , . . -' ' .-; -.
To cone! j. 1 yoij ay, " from my man
ner of pnnji'di-iar, it appear to yiui thai
I htvo ea'd to the determination to lihi
so'n. o'ie, an I that. I have aaleeted you iVv
th it purpose," To say tint liisi i; of the
vmity yoii diphy, an I the importance
y liii iee,n it altatt'ito "your-elf. in thu in
ti.natin , that beio!; renolved to fvgjU (.'-
.?;f iut.k Civnr. I ivinl.t no otherwise do
all pcrSJilll ' L the;, )V ruinuuh vou, tho very r-
mad-i y,'U,,i'TvTr of whic'i v infer t the fact : J ue-
81 parliKitzr .busy on ihisoorasion ? je wihe I to (i it w thi. way, and !iad ym
Was it because your limited prTde h'u i)-rniitie l : 1 0 ..remain at rest, 1 a'.o it
you ..to beliero tiiat thn weight t" yo'ie 1 int h iv-di. turned if) i ; I have puruued
t:9 veo unor or mv w-y, ' wunoui r
ar H n you at all. But thi woahi nin
Invo.sni.tt-J your ambitiom .views. Xmi
have fin ;ip. L.ne oof, have persecuted me
with ali t.'ii povver and inflaem-e -of. your
o'lice, ao lave declared yonr deteroiina
tion to atf-iiMt to drive ine from the navy,
if ( should make any effort." Co- be em
ployed, and rurwhat purjose,orfrom what
otUer nritive than It obtain my ru-ik, i
know noi: '-if mv .lite will givejt to you,
I you shall have an opp vtunily of obtaioiug
influenw. was greitter than ili vt of anv
other oiilccr of ilre navy r na-. yni wort'
more tenaci-ni" 'of i'.s h irv. a id re
p-ctao!lity," than the.'re.st f th j oflicers
were ? Y assure stie, however, f that.
" . .. w . . . .1; . f.t).. At. 1
4in Lav lie.cn iH-jred" to- do so , m UK intercnaao 01 o linioa wi.u ouivr
piw. Lay iiig'pati iotis'm out f oOl-rcri respecting we, yoa have never
Won, as yotf-.oli.svr, as well as : met with marc. t!i.an one v.!... Old n ;t
Ions why you think it behoved ! entirely concur ,wit!i yon m tlie opmi n
ttidapt that course, there were! you have expressed of me.". Indeed !
Lutiw Ktvn, .i.onirh. G..d!.an,d what is the rcas.m?.- It is because
I to exritc a do-'ire on- niy.'paft to I suppose' you are most can: n'y atteu jit.' And' now, sir, I have only to add,
. t 1 1 I ileil i,v 21 frin of 'flrtir-udeii'.a. who', to ' that, if vou w ll 'make known voiir dettr-
Sinnm sunsljioe of your favor, act as ; miaaUon, an I tbe name of your friend, I ! Ics backward than myseirin cxyresiing
V:.. . :...!.... .... ..... ..v. airrrcrs' or voiir vanuv . ano. rcvoi ' m.i. i.. ... .-.v. ... ,
? ti'd.'l.
last six -uoiiths. With, those impres
sions. you
most have
wo!'ld Ifavc occupied .--.at l aU. that time
for your letter to have an
r atteuti-m to anv commn.".'
, UIOIO ,:i,.i ; .1 . r .""lt,
, . Hon that may make to vmnii . ..
k.ur.vo. that it.jir,,.,.,., ftpi i , : .
can 10 me ueu ; in anew.
mo . ii'i- vcr vqii eoaRHtao meet me r..:.
ff . ..... .t . it a. , ..-Ji t'r I'il.f1l t'lV l 51 IK'.V ' n v I n .. .. . I ,u I . . a I...- a t
atid then t i "reiiair to America. Vou ; h-tnorablo men mar consider iut .na ...
: . . . ... ,. a .... ... . . i- -. ul
tlony that th ippantinun's ot retufn'.ng,pr, yi, are at iiueriy to mw.tbii u
were frea-amit. The custoui . hoarse c'tt that call ; the whole tenor of vour
tries af lJalti nore and New-York alone,
from the single port of U irdcnux, will
shew nearly an hundred arrivals : aiid
it is well known, tliat it required only a
fey -days to perform the j'-mrney from
Copeuhag.-n to B n dua ix, by the ordin
ary course of posit,. Yoa deny-having
'hSilahKltissd to return to this country,
by your friends, during the war. Mr.
Cook, of .Norfdk, y our rel itive? says,
lie wrote to yim to that c'lF-ct ; and lr.
Forbes, then our comul at Cojien.'i ien,
who is now at this place, tTaysVheijrged
yoaiu..person to do so.
You nave cUaced (he officers who
concur with 'me io opinion respeoting
your claim to service, as . Ijcing my
satellites.. 1 think I a n n t inistHken,
when I iu form you, that all tbe'o(liccrs
of our -grade, your sujcriors as vdl as
inferiors, with the exception of one, who
is your junior, concur in the opinion,
that y mi ouht not to he employed 'again,
whilst the imputation wii ch wow lie
aiainst, re'niio: nor li-iv'e Hkv been
vio.
f tlie many opportunities reailv j their .rhief conseijuence fr
ci fhVnwhcs, which you allege 'eaa.ice you i.iav eandesca
t c t ry day orcurin, 'of which I
jate availed niys. if to return to
?nfy in pilvaieers or other fast
i ierchaot ve sseis, Irtriri - France
Ijr ijdactsrbu.t of which-yu pro
1 other protf .than random as
f on whic,h, ;foosr of your other
rest ? 1 Jiei.e were no suih op
v'ties as you saj wne every i;iy
ngj" no, not one within :uy reach
I some considerable time after the
Jf tfiC war' arrived in Denmark, it
jTbvlii'Ved tliat it would continue
sotl.3 J but if I had received the
o1ilT.u"been employed on
;St;rn, I Should"" fiavc considered
GificV too. greet, uorcxcrTion
iny-powr should have been omit
blain soMi'simble an object, as
laKref nv country s conlnlence
have been To nc iu such a mo
aagnu boat, under my own orders
wot have been refused ; but .what
!ad I when my letter of apiilicaiun
jvtec was lit.t eveo lionorcd by an
f. Jo regard to the John Adams
ht deem it proper ' on this occasion
lain ' ray reasons for making the
$A to return iu thatsltip ; 'hut wh.cn
f am s called Mi lit any pei-Sjjrij.ro-fnfhofized
to make the en'pu.y, I
'ildct.t that I -shall, convince them,
'ahad good reason -to' 'belie e that I
IT. .!...:.. a. , I . I. a. .. I
I ii;UiAtn a ji.ina ;,; 10 hit h'uwhh- i
dg yout; u .ai :knowit:de-i;n .Ihe-j
n.
sav. ijv auscnfiti? mvs
A from the conn- ry i a it boot
Iiegovcrnai -ut," I-
for
I'-ave
suhiecied. i y-
laevslri'kef f o ..he rolls. ' 1 Ui.cw
from the coun
fscci I to bestow
unon th'.-m. Voii .at h-nrrfhi arrive at i
the main point ; tlie4 object" of.my let J
tee of t'ac 2 5! ultimo wli'ch you might j
have "reached hy flrniufh sli irlcr wile, j
and h i.vc saved me tlie fatigue of beiogl
A. .....
c impell'-u, hi seii ieience, to travel wisn
yoa s i far as you have gone. The lan.
guage of di-fiance, represented to have
b -eii used by yoVi. that you would cheer
fd!y meet me in t'ae field, Ji hoped I would
yet act like a m iti.'are disavowed by you.
And yo u fort iiei- d eny h a ving ever iuvi
te.l me to the fi d. I, r expressed a hope
that I would call you out; but you ob-
man with whom I hailconcrrcd upon the
suVe':t, thiit I left Norfdk, for the 'seal
of.jgovcrnmenf, some time' b. fire out
Juqe correspondence, with tiie inteu'in
of railing you out, you stated to . that
gentleman, as you have to all others wit!
wh im you .hava converse,! upon the su'j
jfCf, tiiat iff made the call, you would
meet nu ; but Hit upon -ail scores, you
w mid be much- better" pleased to have
'nothing tod iwi h inc. 1 cfitainlydo not
ex:tdhfk iow wiiothnt iirtermed llinggeu
tlem'in was. with whom yon say I con
I'erred ;'huf, if I may he allowed a con
jecture. I think L ran recognise in him
.the self 's i:ne irficious enlleinan, "who,
I" am ciedi'ab'y ioforoie.l originated, the
rep.it cf your having made ijr of the
gisco i iiliog expressions you have disi
own.. 1 : I-, this rjjiect I may be mis
taken. Hot be this, however, us; it inavv l
oe. er gave him or any oilier' person, to
oode's-ao7l that my visit f Wastii-igtot,
a"! sjirio.; wis fn- tn- put pose o!'' ee.l-
ot." mi dil I go .there, with
ling yoa
My ana view.'
II iw you can reeoneil yau'r affected Tn-f:lt-r(--ote
Inwards me, in ,tha rcnark
oy ihe 10!. utticle i,fthe act f
ier governmeni o: tun uvy-, ii,ai
iSlnis iirtlie navy hidding ititi
with an cuemy' b';.ci?:ue sirh;ect
riSFVerTst'ptinihment'ho.vi to the
i:(l toat, lor tiiCse ol.en. es, ast you i " '-
leased to term theta",- i -have not 1;,,,!r e.oarly rvince. yon have taken a
J,"tor-tnow-leUttc etvn-a ro- &ia an at .a loss to eone.jvf
'!'( "I' irn n"i o i hi n il uiicuiil'f r.t ,
you pri'teiiu and wish it to lie l,-li"ve fyou
to, to rtfg trd to the
b
daet to mo iasti'ies' this eoarsH nt
cetftling on my part : as fof your char-.'
e and remarks, regard them not, panf
cujarly ytnir sympathy ; you know not'
such a feeling J cannot be 8Ui.peeiedof
making the attempt toexi-itou.
J am, sir, yours, ike,
JVMKS Bai,
To Com. Stf.phem Dkcatur,
' Washington
NO. 12.
Washington, Jan. 2, i82o.
Sm : I have received yourcommuQiei.
tion of tbe 161b, and am at a as to koiv
what yoiir intention is. -ff ynu intend ir
as a challeoee, accept it, and refer jo
to my frjtna Com. . lliain bridge', "who it
fully authorised by me to make any
rangement he pleases, as regard. we.
pons, mode or distance.
"Yoor obedit-nt servant,
STEPllBXDEC.ATUhV
Com. Jamks liaiinofr.
. -t:- NO. 13. .
JVorfo Ic, Feb. G, 183,
Siu : Your letter of the 2'Jth Ueceate? '
fo'itid me conGned to, bed, wild a viulei,.
billiou. fever, and it wasjMglit days after
its arrival bofore 1 was able to read it;
tbe fever, however, about that tim, lefi
me, and my eonvalesence appeared to pro
mise at' fvuderately quick tecovpry. I
j therefore, wrote you my ti'iteuf the 16th
... - ..ir: . . i - r. - m i . i
sate, ta. bein; oi very familiar terms j .:,.,. a,l at ,h nf i-m e, I i.n , in .mcr a re.n.wco, ami
r ii. ---.--- a ... I . . . !
my iion.v. o.im, liu ue t. emed by vou a little vain.
,5i, I luvo written uoder greM res-' , m,t a!.,. t)V(T Vti.
".' .' ' I i j.-.. aji.il t . a l.-l ..lit nl mv iviv no v.ni
" JAM !iS UAKUO.V. ;
!havo been pleased to insinuate, those
mishitonlh December, 1819.- ih, inte ff,r? Vth ra nnmt,
. Sfu: Y.orcommunirationor(l.et!,lu,rarc;jU;Cif' ,n who
ultimo replied me as I was .on flic cveic,ls,.,,-cr ' l' U "g my pretensions ;
,.f mv ,l..M;,-t,.rn fr tbfl north : whe.nre . 11 W,M,,,1 'w'" put j. uur,
around vf,u like surdities, borrow j plete tb ueessry arrangamen-s to a fi-l Vour ca trge of my wishing to obtain
nal c'ntia of l his affair. I can inase no j y(,Ur raok,will apply t all who .ire your
othr ap .ln ;y r,r toe apparent tardiness juiii'irs. with as imii h foice asto myself,
of thi. coo na.iioatioo, tban merely to rnvtr have ioterl'md with me in
with
fee! in
(raiut.
li tre bud a mot violent attach, v.l.ii'li in
"r 'f' rtfdced me verylow, but ass.;oi as uu
in . a i . u u. i 'i ii i tj nine. iv. .miii UKw
fro-n me Co the point. tin, Sir,
Your obedient ervmt,
jyiks ba.;ro$
C n. Stepuen DiicAruh,
Washington.- . .
I did not rel jro till the 22d instant. It
was my determination on the receipt of
vour letter, not to n itice it '; but upon
inrc mature rellertiffh, .1 conceive, that.
this nhprofitable discussion. I ought
ot to leave the false coloring and calum
nies.
tntruduccd into
a
w!vich you have
y-'mr letter, unanswered. You slate.
t!iat"a much marc laronie reply to your
letter' of 23 1 October would have served
yourJp irpos.v- Of this I -have-no doubt j
and to have insured such ai answer, you
had only to make a laconic call." 'I had
alrea.lv informed vcu of the coursii'I bad-
felt myself h mud to pursue Vesjiecting
you, an l of the reasons which iii'!.iec l
my cnu'luct.atid that, if you re joired it.
I would overcome iny own" drsiwdi na
tion,' and fight, ynu. " Instead of calling
me out for injuries which you chose to
insist that I have heaped upon you, you
have thought lit to enter into this war of
words. !
I. reiterate" to yotu that.f have not
challenged, iror'du I intend to challenge
you. I do not ..consider it rssential to
my reputation that I should notice anv
to begin Willi UieiH. 1 on say, you were
the mean of obtaining inc .he first com
mand ever liSJ io the service, deny
it; feel, that JoAe my standing in
,L. ... lv i in i.tM.ivii! only."' ;
Your statement, that your advice pro
vented nis from resigning on a former
occasion is equally unfounded. luvc
never, since my first admissitsn into the
navy, contemplated resigning ; and, in
stead of being ordered, as you state, from
t he first lieu' e 1 1 ancy o f t he Nivw-York. t(2
the. 'Second of the Cb-.-s.ipeake, Com
modore Chauncey, who was then Hag
captain, can testify, .that was s dicited
to remain as 1st lieutenant of the Hag
soip; and' should have remained as sTirh
PARIS, (KEN.) MAltCn ii.
We feel agoorl deal of relactaiii e 1
gainst, publiS!iii
the kte astonishing elopement, flat b
as mriy incorrect vvrbal recitals of jilt
affair, will, no -doubt, go abroad la
public sQein to demand of us, a correct
statement of facts, and as its obedieat
servant wc give the following from one
who holds himself responsible for everv
word therein contained, and whose naaw
will be gtVen on any proper application.
Western Citizen.
f PARTS, (KEXt) MAECII 9, 1820, '
SINGULAR ELOi'EaMENT.
On Saturday the ith iq;t. .M iior Wik
! nam -Trigg, a citizen of this town, ami
had it not been for t ie demaod which j Cashier of the Branch' Batik, left ho.u
the govern meat of ."Malta made, forthein the eveuing, pretending a visit to his
register in p ayet te county, and rejre
seining that his return mig t be expect
ed the next day. 'On the Monday fol
lowing, Bank hours arrived and n
cashier appeared to conduct the, business
of the institution. It. had been discover
ed, in the mean time that a young lady
tiling w!ii -Ii
nny co-he Irom you, the
more particular!-, when jyoji -declare
your ;S lt -object in .wishing to iTji' ivs Ihe
challenge (rum oje, is that you may a
vail yourself of the advantages which rest
iba',,()n all seort s you would be mneh 1 with the cha le iged. . It is- eviderit, iliat
iibMHCil to !inviMVt'.;rig to tlo v. ith
01
...Itt. lll ..,-.. . a. 2 a a Ta. A a. I .m.1.'...t. It
i.r 1. 1 y f 1 1 , n ;ffi i y i, ii: ii . ii
ne. ally, known, arid" vldh mi u-u'a
id but f.iiveisuine if I have tnt
riyt .your ..fjidt.A.j u hat kind l and
;ifi liearaiico t!is, after wh at -
ilreatry cudaivd ! I3ut, sir, as. yon'
lo be so very intelligent upon i"hT
rj pray tell nie where was tlie ne
,j of toy asking fur a furlough' im'
? periinf tif -my-suspciisitin ex pi red.
jfn after having icponed myself f.r
tiihout being, noticed. .As to tf.s
,? of my liolditig intercourse with
emy l arn at'a li.ss to conceive to
you -allude, arn) sbould degrade
gMng it any otli-rr reply than
pounce it, if you. mean to 'insinuate
as any unlawful or imp. vpercom.
talion on my part with the govern-:
ioraoy individvalnf Great Britain;
Use id Joul aspersion on my char
,! vvhich no conduct or circumstartce
I fife, Iwwever it miglit be tortured
iir malice or Jngmuity, can,ih any
st, Justify or support. v Ycmsay,
that you da know that, ruy pay,
juring my ahsenre, was continued
' It is not the fact, sir I never,
ntll very' recciitlysince my return
jed but half pay. fThis part of
letter I should not jiive' regarded,
'A not to shew with what, boldness;
7, and sang frtidi juii can make
'-wnsiwiained Isy tire shadow of
ieavery ot t.ie persons who had been
concerned in the affair -nf bono1, whicii
led to tlie (Jeatli of a "British officer. It
was deemed necessary to scud all tlie
persons,, imitated in" that affair, out of
the way'; and I went home in the Clics-ap.-aki
as a passenger.
You have been pleas d to allude to 'of respectabili'y had disappeared, and
n.y lia'ving received (h ; hospitality ot , no conjecture cttuld at 'first be forneJ,
your family.- The only tune. 1 .recollect I cither ofjhe causiH.f, her departure, of
having been at your house, w is on my 'of lier motives in leaving the coadbrf
arrival from tho- Medileraneasi i.i i he j of Iter fa: Iter's .luttsr. The Major's b?
Congress, fonleen years' past. You "j jug's;- ill absent, connected with the, at
came on bo;rl d, an I dined' with; me; an 1 jseuce of the I.k'v, and s.mio other circtui
invited thd Tui-isian am'ia-.s.id r and j
myself to- spend the eveuiag wiih yoti at
Hampton. I aecenh-tl
vidnafs,
you think, oi- your friends for you, tiiat
a fight will heljTyoT; but, in fighting;'! 5;n?rn- af-ceptetl y.o.iv, itt-vitatiou.
you wish to incur the least possible risk. I 1'?U1' hfiV"1.-: n ovv reminded -mo. of ; it
Mow. sir, not believing athat a fight of
stances rcc.l5ected by i
t'ached to hha-. sojitcion in the mind
of some, which t.iey f ,re;J to express..
At.tho fiist ioti-uatian'of snsoifioti tl)
tliis nature wiil raiae me at all in pahlie
estimation hot may eveu jjavoa contra
ry effect, dt, not fcl at all disposed to
iaor and iny infarisi- may in mv jdg"-j f1"0 V11, ultus t.lat I.ty -in jour
frit, require. no to iMirsoe. Yoa bave rTa'.. nc flS1,, lf ",,Ht be (if your
seeKingaml you raus,t take all tin: risk
ft
ins-of, renoire mo to i
motiyenf 1hi coap.eale.j from the world,
lur ill yoa I'ave doou or sato; or tor nnj
i'nture endeavors you-may. makes, lo bar
my re-adiiiissivu,'- into tint service. It
ii true, ynu never give ins a dir-ejr, fur-,
mal, aud written, invitatiiun-to met-you
in tbe BeW, siiub as 6nr'eiilemau 65'
lltiiific bitg'tt to v5' to another, liui, if
vlnnvoan admission, thot von had io-
. a I I . ..i J . i
inedsel wturseiif vou .mic.it re-oiiiiier
ilia nubject'atid ujl this too m iibout'nny
provopatioir on iny part, or alio inoVFdis.-ant-
intimation! from me tblit I hai.a de
nim to' meet you, put a in on at tn a chal-1-nge.
1 cannotcoiiipreheu I the object or
iiopnxt of such dectaraiimimado as'ihey
were in 'tho face of the world ; and to
those in particular, vvhoinyoii know would
not. ouly eontiiHWiiciita them tx' me, but
give thcm-fflrculition; iitider" alf the cir
eumstance., of the case, I consider yon a.
havipg thrown down tbe gaunilct, aud. t
bave uo hesTlatlon in acc'eplihg it. Tiis
is, however, a point which'it wfll not be
for you or nw to decide, nor do. I view, it
as of any othr importaace than as Ves
netr' the 'priv'lf'j -all ,wed .to.to chal-l
jenged natty ih rvlnirau.to the vhijice of
tends very much Inwards rem. ing the j IJitectors, alacmi-d fir the safety of tin
wcigiit ot .obligation I might, t-therwise jOaitk, ivp.ured thither, and e5atpi..'
have lidt-rta tliis score. ' ' an I counted ita lund.i. and tliscmV
Y-ti epeiilr hf (he gemf eandtiet . f your all sole. ' -'Jflds, ' h hvever, e:d lullein.
aotauMijicata' Suspicion. . ul"
sa'arches we; e tiiad. and in a ifiici?.
d tbataeter on ai iC.t deleft io (;;: i-;f t'.c 'desks of tlift
flKieestors -'Vs y.nr o.v.i eo;s ta: w-aa.lr 1 -it di',1
oneUiSioii, ('.;.! not tup;i-S:, 1 cannot 'gee the'r
now i heir' .lor :uu
and all the irm.VflniP, wl.Irl. ..tlr " .7 . S J ' ' - 1 r-l'- -m -. u there w:;s J.sCovcrcd -a list ot m
. . . ... - - - j t uatcij i or uui co is :ur v. e Vtir v m in siiuij .. . ..
. ' ... t.sta.u w.l
attend the chalieoger, in such cases.
You deny having made the communi
cation 'fo' I h 'British. consul at I'eruarrt
buco, w bicK'Capf. Le.yis and Mr. Good
win have represented. TheTnian capa-
ii. f , . . - . : . - - . - .
o: maKi'ig sut ii a romniumcatioti, i
would not Hesitate- in iKnvinjr it :' an,!
..9.I...M -I l i i ,,j""i iiiii UMliilO- III Uc-lIIIS It: I
wih.l if " a.A-.iA,-';r .; .: .U"n)"u ranbnug njrward soms- tcs
-. " ' ..lA. . I JWU -llUil a.l. Al
inu-iiij , oinwr inan your own, you ought
not not to expect tiiat the testimony of
those genticmVnwiil he discreiliied. - As
to the vcracii'y of the .British consul, I
can prove, f necessary, that yojp hixc,
yourself vouched TorJlhati - -
Y hi offer," as vour excuse for not re-
a r i.
.;, - ".ii no ,v.i.. i n stilt. cl It! (I HO "
upon hi.-ownsm8rit. :.i..i. ..J.:,-.:..,. u ft...'
.. iDiiatate tiiat ihe rinia delecv f, . . . . . i -"ami
ion io.,Co,gr;-ss bad preyed a i i" "
iiiiuiti ir; T)'tti3.it-tl. I1U lliL.I
an:i-
tioti
inorial in yoar favor.
t h J ! Ik t .ill kl, A ..A. .. I . IK . 't
.iu, . .mi, mi, -(ue -jrri;n.irr pari it r . lar, ' . . , - , .
t- -xj ii J. .. . . ii... Ft : .. r. ..'h.,,ni..ni Oi
deiegvion, had ioterjinscl in:,1,:' f'T'se liftT. in feeling expressions, w
VOU'.-. he ,,!!. I l.ti e r i a ,.rti . (... .. W l'( 1 I IP lilHO AJ.It' IS A. CliTTZZi C.W
. - i . i i r; 1.A13I.J- .1,
Vfew"cf-rhTTiv i;
an interest is yonr. c.si but, IWtn ' in-i this is nearly the sale pf mv "alairs,"'
formed of th, eharrs er.isiinr u-'ainst
. i. -v -t . .. o
1 caii r'ifcrej;r--.lhejn. - stiail in a fer
y u ofwii'icTi they aV. ire--bo fore 'uua,pris-; (Lavs Ieavfc thi jKiit of 'U world, a"'1
p.k they did not prss r irti,,.r j o ir elaiais I when to return God o'nlyiknwsMli
Irom the kuowl-do have of thV higii conduct know will b.i Conllemiied-anJ
mtndcu geatlomeii ibat eomnuse tbo Vir- L,u..ir..,;.i. !,-.- 'in.n. tt.,icli in-
. T . .... 'ia ,nJ ' 1 1 IL0 JLJAU rl.l'll V " A
V.. Ilfal. ... ah.. a. ...I. ...... at... I
trouble to examine, jour case, should.
turning to your country, during Our war ,or tnTovr,t part, b-j entirely gatisfiad to
With England,:tliat you had' not been" P,ace lH honor of the .ervice upau their
invueu Home by the then Secretary,
notwithstanding you had written lihn,
expressive of youtwiHhes f o be etploy.
I'd You State. thar-Tfe.4-i'i-jsl..h.'jr
ceived theaWti -htPQr ;.,t;-,.t; .,i..iy"r: letter, you appeared lo be satisfied
Department lhat ym w m d b m ird obcr,:7or. 'i; havo norrnc.alone to blame.
ei nloved . .V vno?.' '" " tiniebeeu tn ocently
,1. ,.art nf?t4S fothisiema.e, an:r I,etcrsl,i
decision.
You offer a. your atruse for jrmitting
fqur months to intervene between our
June correspondence (wiili which, , fram
ItatTa. ftrtMnt.)..-...! . ' a
ui vuunuti i.-w lid -mpriuiv ij'n.i'si - .. -. . . . y- , .-.--. ...
- v . ....x, .s.ii.111, mnnini. tiui tvi a nt llin.l.n . .. ihnii rilnl iivi-ti
nOWt.ouw,thieurwc
iQ t. ii
uuuvu ill "j. iiv iiiaii litio ut",(t " , "
am sorry for the effect that will ln Pr0
dticed -upon the -Chtircli of wliich 1
been a member: j but it ' injures Hit t
religion orothfrs, and every no has t
render an aocount for himself.
? Tim ' also sorry - for tjie familifii .
that - will suffer; in feeling ; but tl'V
have not me alone to blame.
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