Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-11-16
From the B7st5n Ccu:inel.
REvlEw or IETSERsoN's ADN1NISTRA-
TON.
no. viz

IN conflicts between kingdoms IT In thc
source vi recruiting armies, VII st ranks
arr tAlhRr ed Nv slaughter and disease. II
not only conqucrs by land, but i: or"r>
III" empire OF he ocean. Mast II not
then ex> tic surprise and regret, to per-
eeive Mr.. jkF@HKsoS, lAviShinH the
treasure o.! nc nation, the only sure d.
t.n,r aHai:.As the disposition, or the &C
tud en-, roachment OF ambitious and do
mineer,ns states Nor is At matter Of
less surprise, 70 see this treasure applied
TO strrng,h'a our enc mics, vxpe n6t ! "a
. ship OF a peotIr, Who have recently
shcwn their total disre gard Ct the Jaws
Of nations ana the principles ut Justice,
by wAatonlv stripping US of In,t1onS, and
refusing redress, Almost thirty three
thousand dollars were cxpcA ledto repair
the Berceau,. a Fren,h vessel, whose o.
,iglnAl cost is stated at little more, than
thirteen thousand. No law, trcatr, or
national comna, liza posed any ohligtuon
for such singular Al unprec cd>nted con-
duct
To prove Vie evPen1itur- chimney on
the Bercrau b. order y: Nh. cx~rutivc,
and the manner n w!I:h :: was repaired,
". shall give extracts OF i>,;:r Ut, SA-
AUEL Hahvs, Navy Az mt, te the s..
crrtarv of the Navy, dated b ston, o..
1o5er 81, 1901 ::
ASIA now enclose you Ar account
Of repairs Oh, and the supplies rrished
70 the French national corvette, lie Der
eeau, agreekbly to Your insr'u ton of thc
I'd April last, announcing to 32,S50 dol
lars ST cents.
"You have directed to he stated the
precise condition l. Bcrceau was in, as
to her equipment OF every kind on the de-
livery to the officers, appointed on tn
part Of the French Republic, to receive
her,, On the 23d OF June, she was tor
mally delivctcdup; but as many OF the
supplies were necessarily M l1e alter II n
time, conceive the Ohjrct, intended,
would not be embraced, bv stating her
condition at that period. think there
is no better way OF ascertalning repairs
and supplies, she received At public ex-
peuse, and the condition OF her equip
ment at the termination Of the supplies,
than BY reference TO the at count, which
hope YOU will think TO. be sufficiently
explanatory. Bat it may not be alniss IN
mt to make some general observation,
ON the subject. shall therefore say, that
the test ship7Vv!ghts, d!4ckS~'thr, c3nI<-
rrs, j7InrrS, mast. makers, riGSrrS, daE
ether 1Vorkms1 ~ th'S place 7cc1t cntloi,
ed an the repairs TIA! :5rvr er2rk 1.u.
weU executed, enL the mater:,.%, Iu-
rIstrd for the pnTPose, we're q TIE best
lind. That wherever The copper NJ her
Bottom appeared to have received any
INJURY, It was repaired WIKI Hcw. ~
thee respects tAcre cunuot be dust q
~ her beIxg p!acrG!1 q 6rttrr t1n.1in9uM n
she tttls IN at the period !'Ha:e14uts.y GH-
terror to the action tish tAr Boston. Her
masts, bowsPtis, sPafs, tops AMI ,Aps
were all new, aud made in the best and
most substantial manner. HsE shrouds,
stays and c"rdAge were all new, and OF
the best quality, being made Ct the finest
yarns excepting about tour tons OF the
latter. She was furnished with a new
cable Of eighteen inches, one hundred
and twenty iAthoms in length, aud amply
supplied with sp4re cordAge. In addn1-
on to upwards OF tair;y sails, which were
saved from wreck, which were put in a
good ordrr, she was furnished with 4
Complete new e,et sails, made Of the
best duck Hc% >c9"I.n0H, az to her
,r0sts, Spars, shy'"ds, stays and sails,
rs.Is d9uttic, maie much better by the
,r7u,s, than at tie period referred TO
u5-vc-
UersupIlv OF blocks and block work
was ample. Hhe"wA furnished with a
new barge, and her other boats were we'll
repaired, and she was abundanuy sup.
piled with water casks.
+" Her Cabin was sufficiently furnished
with tables, d"Aks, ,hn,., crockerv ware
aud other furniture. ITth:A reject rtTc
.ann2t 81 >!oujts she atur .l:so rfccr! RI u
letter Condition, than SID 1uas IN, at the