Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-21

' Nm The .mofises ofshas order? VII,
The serieusness Of the demand al
es,se Of thar order if it had not bsea
view Of placing The ship 10 sispa
= repel the demand If persisted in:
vhas purpose could he have under
Z j me 70 intend that the men should
> s ousrssss. but TO be ready for action
.sI oa TO bubble about terms.
&c 49, e. however, that "a or.
gss 4istantially given 10 prepare
GlioD Ileave il 10 liberal ADD
.dd mel 5 decide from captain Cor
j own statement, whether itcould have
|,aOudsrstood 10 amp other way. TWAS
bis time TOO, tina. | gave the order 70
The men to quarters, secretly without
kof drum. Captain Gordon has repre-.
led this latter part of the order to have
4 subsequently, given after went on
1, and while was sisndie g 10 the gang.
/, II IS not to be wondered al if the
der and date of events, SO nearly con-
c,sd 10 pcint of time. should be forgot.
OF COMPOUNDED. But il is obvious, that
otsin Gordon, 10 this part OF his repres
,t..ioo, hss been mis,sken. For he says
6sst gun of the Leopard. was Risd
biz he stood 10 the gaogway, and before
khad gone below 20 execuieshr order l
10 gave hin, 10 gss his men 10 qaariefs.
II The witnesses, however, concur 10
hog, thar Ihe arnn was beaten Oh the
\ deck, before the qua was fred, and
81 captain Gordon Stopped the drum,
no going from the cablo 10 the quarter
Es. They oil too CONCUR IN saying, taass
\ dom was beaten after ne had gwen he
Lbtss 20 go TO quarters. Il is most cbvl.
hmAsretore that the order TO go quar-.
|As 10 pursuance oi which The drum was
|sasa, was prior TO the order given by me
bhe gang ways absnl the tine the guo
bu6red.
Having given these ORDERS co captaso
hrdoo, REPAIRED TO the qasrier deck 10
shs movements Of the Leopard :
|ud,hen for The frs, time discovered that
be lompions were out, and her guaa,rain.
us upon us. On this discovery il was.
hxI gave the second order 70 capt. Cor
10 TO !. hurry his men to eusrssfs; a
iode Of expression eertainly better calcu
we'd 10 convey The idea, that a previous
rder had been given 10 that effect; than
1T il vas an original order, thee for the
Isl time givea.
III is imputed 20 me by The second speci.
sasion, that | "did no, use prompt aud
hcer-like measnres in getting he men to
aarsers. As TO the prompsisude of my
sasures. 1 have nothiug 10 add 10 what |
i've already observed. That they were
is repeated in the next sps
6ra,ion. No particular improprissy,
viewer, either in the evidence or charges,
suggested, bur that contained in the 4sh
in which i, 10 alledged that
Iordered the drum 10 deslss from beat.
:, and that the meu should be got 20
arters without beat OF drum.
The First part of this charge is upspp
ned by proof. The order 20 desis', 10
owed 10 have been given BY captain Cor
N; and he therefore is responsssie tor
esouseqoeneesri stopping i at er ishad
mmeuced. The latter part Of ne charge
'dmis. ibid give the otder 70 get the
co to quarters secretly. wlihaus beat OF
um. Nor will candid ADD liberal mtn,
4 in it any thug derogasory % CHG ciia-
eter of an American ohcer. he oider
Is no, only justified, but made neess ,,
BY the occasion: and mach OF the dts
'ser of tia, day is 10 be imputed 80 the
each OF ,his order. The court sesy pro.
nv PUT stop to the testimony Oh TINS
int; brcau4s ii is obviously a question
discretion. 40 which they require DOT
i opiujons nc the Witnesses 10 ga'ds
EN-. Te4 asa the Witnesses. however,
'ha have sEsnssa on this point, white they