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AMERICAN NAVAL BIOCRAPNT.
No. VI.
Captain John Cassin is a native of Philadelphia;
his father was a native of Dublin, in Ireland. where

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the squadron up the Mediteivanvn, sent fur Commo-
dore Morris to return to Washington, with which
mandate be complied ; and, on his arrival, a Court
of Inquiry sat upon his conduct—and on their report
being known to the Executi4e, he was informed that
his services were no longer required. He never dd
manded a Court-Martial. He is about five feet
eight inches in height, and what is called slovenly
made ; he has more the appearance of a farmer than
a sailor. PROVIDENCE never could have intended him
for the latter. Although he had a full knowledge of
his profession, his mind was cast in that mould that
it could be led from the most serious considerations
to the most trifling. He never was without his fa-
vourite, and by that favourite he was guided. No
man possessed a more humane heart, and when act-
ing from himself, performed its dictates to the admi-
ration of his beholders. But he undid it on the fol-
lowing day, at the instigation of some favourite. He
is now about 56 years of age, and has lived retired
on his farm in the neighbourhood of Second River,
in the State of New Jersey, since he was dimissed the
service of the United States.

he has. many respectable relatives ; they are chiefly
people in trade. He emigrated to the United States
before the Revolution. and purchased some land to
the South of Philadelphia, between Southwark and
Gloucester Point, and carried on the business of a
gardener and dairyman, from which he accumulated
a handsome, but a small fortune. To give an ac-
count of Captain John Cassin, we cannot better do
it than by relating what we have more than once
heard him repeat : « I remember when I used to come
every morning with two.tubs of milk in a cart to the
new market, which I sold by the quart, pint, &c. and
then returned home with my money. This I did for
years, until I became disgusted at what I considered
so idle a life. I went to sea, unknown to my father,
and had been in every situation on board, until I be-
came Master of a merchantman. I thought then my
fortune was made ; but the first voyage I was cast
away, and lost every thing but my life. On the se-
coed I took my son Stephen (now a Lieutenant in
the Navy) with me; he was only seven years of age.
I was fortunate this voyage, but on my third I was Mistime Hi:aim—Monday Margaret Oder, who
again cast away, and the only remuneration I re- was charged with attempting to pass a Fleet Bank
ceived was a service of plate from the Underwriters Fivepence note, for one of ,e 3 of the Bank of Eng-
at Lloyd's, for my great exertion in saving the cargo. land, was again brought up and discharged ;—when
For a number of years, I never was without a ship, his Lordship told her that the Solicitor of the Bank
but did not find my means increasing. After arriv- had declined prosecuting her ;'but cautioned her in
ing from my last voyage, some of my people were future in attempting to change any note that she
caught smuggling, and I was adjudged to pay a fine .might find,good or bad, well knowing it was not her
of 1,5110 dollars. If I had paid it my family must own property.
be ruined. I was in this situation in the year 1800, A Mrs. Griffiths charged her husband, an Ancient
when Captain Decatur called on me, and offered me Briton, with having administered to her an over-dose
a commission to be Second Lieutenant of the frigate of chastisement ; as the testimony of which she ad-
Philadelphia, and that the fine should not be called duced a sharp contusion on her nose. The respondent
for. I immediately accepted of the offer, on condi- admitted that he might have given his wife a blow,
tion that my son should be made a Midshipman ; but it was because she was always telling fortunes in
this was immediately granted, and I joined her."— his absence; and he had frequently, upon his return
It was at this time the writer of this article became from his work, found her surrounded by a number of
acquainted with Captain Cassin—it would be out of young women, and exercising her cabalistic proles.
his power to pass a sufficient eulogium on his cha- sion with cards, coffee-cups, black books, and other
meter and goodness of heart. It may be sufficient instruments of incantation. Ever since the appear-
to say, that he treated the junior officers and crew as ante of the comet, these votaries became more anxi-
if they were his children—ever watchful to their ous than usual to consult the stars upon the subject
wants and instruction in their profession, which soon of their loves and future destinies. Mr. G. having
made him be beloved by all, and gave him the first taken a copious libation of rum and beer, laid down
place in the heart of the late Captain Decatur. The in his clothes to take a nap, during which several of
Philadelphia cruised 1$ months in the West Indies, his wife's votaries disturbed his repose, by their con-
on her return she was immediately refitted, and sent venation with the prophetess ; upon which he star-
up the Mediterranean, under the command of the ted from his couch, half asleep, and dealt his kicks
late Commodore S. Barron ; Captain Cassin went in and cuffs to all he met. At the persuasion of the
her as First Lieutenant, and on her return preserved Magistrate, the wife consented to a reconciliation,
the character he had obtained in the first cruise as a upon her husband's parole to keep the peace towards
man and an officer. He was then appointed to the her in future ; but this he would not give upon any
frigate Philadelphia in ordinary ; and was soon after other basis than that she should henceforward desist
called to Washington to take the command of the from the trade of prophecy; and, upon mutual pro-
Naysoyard there, with the rank of Post Captain.— mises to these conditions, a treaty of peace and amity
He has been in that situation eight years, respected was duly ratified.
by his equals, and beloved by his inferiors. Captain 1 GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday Mary Johnson charged a
Cassin is about 51 years of age, five feet nine inches , Corporal belonging to the London'Militia with hav-
in height, lusty, but not disagreeably so, his face has ing committed a violent assault on her, on Saturday
nothing in it to strike the observer at first sight, but night last. The complainant stated, that she had
it beams with good nature. He is a member of the been seduced by the man of war, to whom she had
Roman Catholic Church, and although he attends its borne a child, hut he had thought proper to forsake
duties regularly, he is not bigotted. He is a goad her, and then lived with another. Her child having
husband and father, and a most meritorious officer, died, she called on the defendant on Saturday night
and, as a man, respected by every class of society in last, to procure something towards its burial, when
which he is known. ! she was assaulted by him and his there emir, violently
beaten with a candlestick, and otherwise maltreated.
The soldier protested that the complainant was a
false and infamous woman. He certainly had lived
with her for a time, but when he found that she had
four unnatural children by four different fathers, and
a husband living, he could not bear the idea of coha-
biting with so vicious a woman. Her whole conduct
was the effect of jealousy. Wishing to disturb the
harmony which subsisted between him and the young
woman who was at present in his confidence, the
complainant broke open the door of his lodging, si-
tuated in an alley, in White Cross-street, and threa-
tened, in company with several other termagants, to
sacrifice the new partner of his bed to her fury. Un.
der these circumstances, he thought it incumbent on
him to drive the enemy out of the garrison, which,
after much difficulty, he effected. To substantiate

POLICE.

Commodore Morris is a native of die State of New
Jersey. he was called into service during the par-
tial warfare between the United States and France,
and was appointed to the command of the Adams ,
frigate, built at New York, carrying thirty-six guns.;
He cruised for twelve months off the Leeward Islands, '
and made several captures. On his return to the
United States, he was appointed to inspect the build-
ing of the New York frigate, then on stocks at the
Wallabach. Long Island. After she was launched,
he assumed the command of her, and sailed on a
cruise off the Windward West India Islands, and re-
lieved the late Captain Decatur, in the Philadelphia,
then off that station. The differences between the
United States being adjusted at this time, he had not
an opportunity of sheaving much zeal, or displaying
great energy. He was not again called into service
until the latter end of the year 1803, when he again
took the command of the New York, and hoisted his
broad pendant for the Mediterranean. Unfortunately I
for him, he had been only a short time previous mar-
ried,
and the honey-moon hardly passed. To leave
his bride, however disagreeable to his feelings, he was
determined oa ; but he considered there could be no
harm in seeing he: again, and bid her farewel : this
he did, and lost his character as an officer. The tears
and entreaties of his wife subdued the man, and he
allowed her to accompany him up the Mediterranean:
the consequence was, that, as he was Commodore of
the squadron, every thing remained inactive; it was
only going from port to port, as on a party of plea-
sure, stopping generally in one port two or three
weeks. The Commodore's Lady was invited on
shore, and in return there were fandangoes on board.
Mrs. Morris at length was far gone in pregnancy,
which made the general order on board silence ; the
Tripolitans and the squadron were forgot in divest- i
ing the means of keeping the ship from rolling.—
Alter a tedious voyage of tour weeks from Leghorn,
they arrived at Malta—for, on the appearance of the
least breeze of wind, all sail was taken in, afraid it'
might injure the launch of the ',bung Commodore;';
this, however, did not take place, as Malta h.id the
honour of giving him birth. A nurse was the next
thing to be sought for. Mrs. Morris could not think
of her babe being suckled by a brown Maltese ; the
Commodore himself went in his ship in pursuit of a
nurse, and, for the first time, saw Tripoli. He found
the wife of a petty officer on board the frigate Adams,
who had performed the kind functions of wife to the
chief of the Officers, and not being-particular where
'she distributed her favours, the crew were not for-
gotten. He bore off his prize, and brought her to
Malta, and, we are told, the young Commodcre be-
came much attached to her—so much so, that he died
of the affection. The nurse not being scrupulous as
to the complexion or colour of her admirers, made a
faux paux with the negro servant of the Commodore's,
and was sent adrift; but the frigate Adams coming
into Malta just at the time of this unpleasant deve-
lopement, she was once more restored to the affecti.
mate arms of her husband. The Government of the
United States getting dissatisfied at the inactivity of

these facts the defendant called several witnesses, who
clearly proved that the complainant had been the ag-
gressor. Mr. Alderman IS ItYDOILS dismissed the corn.
plaint, and the soldier marched off with 46 flying
colours."
Bow-sraerr.—Yesterday William Candle and Ed-
ward Chamber:, who were apprehended yesterday
morning about one o'clock, in Drury-lane, by Sal-
mon's party, were charged with being rogues and va- i
gabonds. It appeared from the evidence of Mance,
that he and the rest of the party were on duty at the 1
above time and place, when they observed three men
of a suspicious appearance, in company together ; on
their making up to them, one made off and escaped.
They secured the prisoners ; and on searching Candle
there were found upon him an iron crow, a box of
phosphorus, matches, v. atch.chains, seals, and ring.
On searching his loJgings a skeleton or picklock-
key, and a number of pawnbrokers' duplicates, prin-
cipally for articles of jewellery, were found. Nothing
material was found upon the prisoner Chambers.—
The officers charged the prisoners on suspicion of
having committed divers felonies and burglaries.—
They were committed for further examination.
Ana Kelly was brought to the Office, charged with
defrauding Mr. Moyers, a baker, of Whitcomb street.
of two RI Bank of England notes. The prisoner
lived servant with Mr. Pollock, saddler, at Charing-
cross. On Saturday, the 31st day of August last,
she went to the prosecutor's shop, where Mr. Pollock
dealt for bread, and saw Mrs. Moyers, when she de-
livered her master's compliments, saying, he would,
esteem it a favour if she would lend him ,C 2, he
having sent all his money to his banker's, and there
were two women waiting in the shop to be paid.—
Mrs. Moyers, knowing Mr. Pollock as a Customer and
a respectable man, did not hesitate in sending him
R 2. Mr. Pollock attended, and denied having sent
her to borrow the money, or that he received it from
her. The prisoner left Mr. Pullock's service last
Wednesday. On her improper conduct being disco-
. wired, and being taken into custody by Nichols, he
lastarched her, and found a pawnbroker's duplicate for
a silver soup-ladle, shirts, and counterpane, and other
articles stolen, the property of Mr. Pollock j also the
duplicate of a watch, the property of a lad who wor.
heti for Alt. Pollock, which she had the baseness to