The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02

out any restriction. Our collector agreeable
to the proclamation cannot insure the demand,
but has wrote to Washington this mail respect
| ing it Of course Mr.. Rose is determined not To
land until he hears from the Department of
State" }, =, n, ..
The paragraph and the extract differ In
this important point. In the first Mr.. Rose is
said 10 have been Forbidden to land. In the
second, he refuses to land, until the Statira
I is permitted to take in her supplies, &c. 1t
would seem, however, that we had not arri-
we'd at the whole truth of the case; as It
seems obvious to us, that the Presidents
Proclamation of 9th June has made an expli-
cit provision for this very case. The follow
Ing is the last paragraph of that Proclama-
ton:
" Provided nevertheless, that if any such
vessel shall be forced into the harbors or wa
tersof the U. S. by distress, BY the dangers of
the sea, or by the pursuit of ain enemy, or
shall enter them charged with dispatches or
business from their government, or shall be
public packet for the conveyance of letters
and dispatches, the commanding officer i'm
mediately reporting his vessel to the collec-
tor of the district, stating the object or eau
ses OF entering the said harbors or waters, &
conforming himself to the regulations in that
case prescribed under the authority of the
laws, shall be allowed the benefit of such re-
",
intercourse and departure as shall be per-
mitted under the same authority Al.
From this paragraph, tits certainly inten-
ded by the President, that all vessels, plac-
ed in the Statira's situation !" charged with
dispatches or business from their govern
ment," should be entitled to " repairs s. sut-
fAes." There are probably sorae circum-
stances in this transaction, which zoe do not
yet understand. 1t is extremely probable,
that as soon as Col. Smith can communicate
his Instructions to his deputy in Norfolk, that
MIR. Rose will be able to EFFECT a landing -
| T.. : COMMUNICATION. :;
The exertions of Mr.. S. OsGooD Of this
city to extinguish destructive and alarm
| ing Fire in the town of Manchester on the
18th June 1907, induced its inhabitants to Of
Ter Mr.. y. some memorial of their sense of
his services. They have accordingly pre-
sented him with a small but elegant Urn
on which was an inscription illustrative of the
purposes for which it was designed. 1t was
accompanied by the following address
SIR,
The inhabitants of Manchester, duly
approaching the laudable and philanthropic
exertions which distinguished you during the
hre which SO lately threatened the destrncti-
on OF their little Town, deputed us to pro-
cure piece. of Plate, with an inscription
expressive thereof to be presented to you in
their behalf
With some of the causes which have re-
tarded the execution of this duty you are &C
quainted, and we beg you to believe, that,
none OF them have had the remotest alliance
to a Discrimination to discharge it.
In soliciting, as we now do, your accep-
lance OF SO poor a token of your merit and
OF their sense Of it, we have to add to it; our
individual and warm wishes for the preser-
walton OF that life and those faculties which
appear to be so much devoted to the public
good. -,-.-
MILES BOTT, :~.
| ARCH'D. FREELAND.
Manchester, 2oth Dec. 1907. ...
Mr.. SEwALL OsGooD,1 ..,
| Richmond.
10 which Mr.. OScooD returned the fol2o4v-
ing Reilly:
ITO Messrs. BoTr and FREELAND COM
| mlttee of the Inhabitants of Manchester.
1 GENTLEMEN,
feel deeply sensible of the honor done
me by the inhabitants of Manchester, in pre-
| senting me, through your hands, handsome
piece OF Plate, "in testimony of their graft
"tude for my exertions during confiagra.
"tion on the goth of June last.''
Convinced that only discharged dut,
| WHICH Tie oDllgatlonS or society and humani.
ty imposed upon every good citizen felt IN,
reward in the reflection that had the goocc
fortune to be useful in arresting the progress
of thatdestructive element against which al
our exertions were properly directed. mus
therefore esteem this generous testimonial
from the inhabitants of Manchester, rather
as a proof OF their liberality, than of my de
servings: it may, however, and trust, i
will operate as stimulus to others, to en-
deavour to merit such honourable marks O
their fellow-citizens' appreciation. For m,
own part, shall never need any other in
ducement, to fly to the relief of my fellow
citizens, than the knowledge that they arc il
danger. Should like unhappy Circumstance,
again occur (Which God forbid) my assistanc,
shall not be withheld, so far as is consisten
with the preservation of my own life and tn,
duty owe to my family. =
} Accept, Gentlemen, my acknowledgements
tor the polite manner in which you have beer
Epleased to present me with this very hand
some compliment from the inhabitants O
Manchester.
| ] am, with due esteem and
| respect, your Obedient
and very Humble Ser'vt.
| SEWALL OSGOOD
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