Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-15

csey him ia all things wh,eh he shall d..
rec. them tor the service OF the Uaised
States.o
I, canno, be depisel that these rsgu'a-
3tions consider captain Gordon as "ssspon.
sibc for the whole conducs aud good 60.
veromen. Of the skip. AID for the due e1.
ecution OF al! regulations which coacero
the several duties Of the oEieers aud CON
pany Of the ship His was the day "to
repair on board. 20 visit her throughout,
and to give his constant attendance 90
board" Ga him was the obligation of
g statiouiog and mastering The crew" and
regulating 1.-The internal operations Of the
ship. .sso as TO have her constantly prepar.
edfor immediate action" Yer it is impu,
ed,o me as crime, that have not psr-
formed ,h=ss duties shus expressly inpos.
ed upon another officer; with The sane
justice might be a.ra,goed for the oms.
slous Of the loves, officer In the ship, 10
what related To his department. Thecom.
manding officer of squadron, On this
principle, would be inevitably borne dowo,
and overwhelmed, by he united pressure
Of ais own peculiar and appropriate du,ics,
aud ,hose Of all The officers 10 his sqaa.
dron.
Possibly it nigh be said tbai these re.
gu!a,'ons do DOT applyto a csp aia or com
mander, 90 board whose ship commo
dore hoisis bis dag To this reply, iha:
the a2po'ntm.nt OF comm re dees 10.
reduce .he captains or commasdei' rack
He dses not thereby become a liruieasn!:
ADD there is ne in CT mc dia'e grade between
commander and lieutenant lie sill: re.
maios a captain or commander. IL this
station certain powers aud da 2s sre III.
separately annexsd- They cons.i,u,- is
essence and soul. His appointment inves,s
him wi h ihese powers and white ,ha,
exists. shey es's'; whether he holds
separate commend, CT IL aubiect TO sn
perior oficrr Ii ca1nos BE- daub cd sha.
these regssa'ioDs sPply 10 every other csp.
tain in sqnadroo: YET he commodore
OF squadron has prrc'se y he same so-
thofiEy over every other ship scd every
ohrr cap,a;n ID biz aGasdron, as over hi,
inmedis,e csPain ard shs ship 10 winch
his e & is hGis,ed. .he occasions Of ex
erci-ing this powss would probably less
frsq1en y o@ca - he raagem Ct
Other ships than IS 10 tiia! in winch he
ss'iea; because .aev @ou'd M, b. 50 i'm
usedl4sely nader his ob-e,vatt"n-Y YET his
right and power would sai! b: he sane.
hn, if !: &c sill ;us,srrd has these re
gu!a;ions 80 ryt apply o csp s,o or b a
ere corns odoss's shiP, ak gtlat r. gala.
lions DO eppiy - hl;n :aete arc nrns
o'hEs :;Fescr bed 50 cspis!os - ! command
era. bar those contained 10 80 q NAPIER,
20 wh:ch h-,e trfcfrea X is bc SAD
ia be q ca&Hg 9u,;9sHs2 Il sou'd ba q ,315r
conPiieseu, 70 the sntsiigrncr ii m oaey
drpertr;e7, to believe that b case, Of
daily occurrence, has not oeyn pf0e ,ded
ior oY .b-ir regulations .,u' his sapposi.
,ion is dis2roYed, Dot oa!y oy thr o eccd
log chap er, drhnloe she eiuies Of com
mJdote, but hy several articles Of ,he
re guia''ops for Cap'alus, in which inr co,n
uaoder Of she sqisdroais expressly nam
cd ADD referred ~. The case Of sp,ain,
uodcf che o.oers Of commodore. was
therefore wi.hin The contemplation of he
govsrnmen' vheo prestr,b'ng he Gs,ies If
captains. Il II had been desgaed to DIS,
eliminate. as 20 du.y and power, beiueen
the captain of he como7odorc's ship, ard
the capralrs Of ether ships 10 his squadron,
i, would have Deco doa- by express pro
visions, No such provisions exist.
The concusiaa is iuevilabls-aN captains
were intended 10 be bouad by he same
regulations.
Allow me TO pursue his :opic .oenewhass
farther, and expose the coos queaces oil
the principle assueed BIZ this hrs, charge.
]! capt. Gordon was abs,lped from these
re eola,ioaa biz MP annoipton -