The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-02 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES.

The following correspondence between Captain
Mason, of her •.Britannic Majesty's ship Curagoa,
and Captain Levy, of the United States' ship Mace-
donian, had been published :
" Her Majesty's ship Curagoa, Gulf of Smyrna,
Oct. 27, 1858.
" Sir,—l cannot think of parting company without ex-
pressing my gratitude to yourself, to the officers and crew
of the United ,States' frigate Macedonian, for the effective
co-operation cheerfully given to her Majesty's ship Curagoa,
under my command, in geting her from la very awkward
position on the Pelican Shoal ; without such assistance we
must have experienced considerably greater delay in getting
afloat.

" I know that my feelings on the subject are shared by
all the officers and men under mycommand._ _

" In bidding you farewell permit.me to add that I enter-
tain great respect and regard towards yourself personally,
and shall at all tulles be glad to hear of your welfare.---]
have the honour to be sir, your obedient servant,
' " TuomAs H. MASON, Captain.
"Captain U. •P. Levy, United States' frigate
Macedonian, Gulf of Smyrna."

" United States' ship Macedonian, Gulf of
Smyrna, Oct. 28, 1858.

,
" Sir,—l have made known to the officers and crew of my
ship the very flattering terms in which you have been
pleased to acknowledge the service rendered to her Britan-
nic Majesty's ship Curagoa.
" I assure you that such assistance as we could afford you
was rendered not only as a cheerful duty, but also with that
peculiar pleasure which animates those who, grateful for
important favours, are permitted by circumstances to evince
their sense of obligation.
" We have
_but emulated and followed—at an immeasur-
able distance—the generous conduct of those British officers
and men who honoured themselves and humanity by their
devotion to the sick and ,dying on board the Susquehanna'.
If we could we would not wish to repay that debt. It is
pleasant to be under such an obligation.
_ _

" I hope that I shall have .the pleasure of meeting you
again. Your.cheerfulness and alacrity during the time the
Curagoa was in her awkward position—where she had been
led by a treacherous chart of a treacherous harbour—have
won me on the one hand, and your gentlemanly bearing on
the other. '

" You have' the best wishes of the officers and crew of the
Macedonian, and of, very truly yours,
" U. P. LEVY, Captain.
" To Captain Thomas H. Mason, -
B.M.'s ship Curagoa."

" United States' flag-ship Wabash, Genoa,
Jan. 7, 1859.
" Sir,—l have the gratification of transmitting to you a
letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, and also a copy
of a letter addressed to the Hou. Secretary of State by Lord
Napier, expressing the grateful sentiments of her Majesty's
Government for the cordial and efficient assistance rendered
by you and your officers to her Majesty's steam sloop
Curagoa.—l am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
"E. A. F. LAVALLETTE, Flag-officer commanding
Mediterranean Squadron."
" Captain Uriah P, Levy, United States' Navy,
commanding United States' ship Macedonian,
Alexandria, Egypt."

"Her Britannic Majesty's Legation Washington,
Dec. 5, 1858.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to con-
vey to you the thanks of her Majesty's Government for the
cordial and efficient assistance rendered by the captain and
officers of the 'United States' sloop Macedonian to her Ma-
jesty's steam sloop Curagoa, which had grounded on a shoal
in the Bay of Smyrna in the month of October last.
" The Macedonian anchored close to the English vessel,
and did not cease to afford her the most zealous co-opera-
tion until she was got afloat.
"May I request that you will have the gcodness to con-
vey to the SeCretary of the Navy an expression of the grate-
ful sentin2,ents of her Majesty's Government, and accept the
assurance of the high consideration with which I have the
honour to be, your most obedient humble servant,
" NAPIER.

" The Hpn. Low Cass, Secretary of State, &c."

" Navy Department, Dee. 15, 1858.
" Sir,—l have the pleasure to transmit herewith a copy
of a note addresied to the Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary of
State, by Lord 11/4Tapier, conveying the thanks of her Ma-
jesty's Government for the cordial and efficient assistance
rendered by the captain and officers of the Macedonian to
her Majesty's steam sloop enrages., which had grounded
on a 'Sherd in the Bay of Storm, in October last.—
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
"ISAAC TOCCEY.
" Captain U. P. Levy, commanding United States'
steamer Macedonian; Mediterranean Squadron."

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