Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-30

IN that case, the English government itself
would become responsible, the claim was per-
tectfy good /; and nothing would be necessary
but to present it to the Commissioners under
the convention of 1902. All this was perfectly
well known to Church, and he took his meai
sures accordingly. But he Communicated
neither MS means nor his success to his princi-
pals. They pressed him, they solicited him
to interest himself for them. He induced
them (seys the Memore) to believe that he
had taken no steps in the affair he suffered
them TO reproach him with negligence, and
received without emotion, their letters con-
jurlng him, that since he would do nothing
himself, he would, at least, send power OF
Attorney to his agent, in London, Mfr Thomas
Wilson, to act for him. These unhappy own
ers We're much mistaken. If Church was
blameable in his conduct towards them, it was
not Tor his negligence. He had acted both
with zeal and success; bat alas it was not
for them.
These gentlemen (the memoire proceeds)
pressed by their necessities and their private
misfortunes, discouraged by the silence, and
the apparent Indifference of Church, debarred
by the renewal of the wagbetween France and
England, almost entirely from any correspon-
dencc with England retiredyprincip;Ily,i into
the departments of the interior of France, where
it became still more difficult to attend to such
business as this: they determined at length
to sell out all their right and title for what
they could get, to some one who was better
able to prosecute the affair to advantage than
they. Accordingly, they sold it for triAing
sum to MIR. David Gargill, an American
bcr. who Immediately took it in hand.
He presently discovered that the commits
sioners under the convention, had liquidated
tho demands in the case of the Hannah, and
made award On the 9th of June 1908, for prn-
.to'u'teen-tho~sand, eisht-hun!rea, and torty-
three Pounds, fur shH(ngs and sepea Pence
sterling which sum was made payable on the
account, and for the sole use ofEdw ID Church,
his heirs ard assigns. in three annual install
rneEts two of which had actually been paid to
Church, or his representative the third was
payable at the expiration the July 1905, then
ensuing.
Thus far, VIC have seen nothing, that, ilnpi-
Gates, our new French minister ai.e the rea-
der may begin 20 wonder WY we have consul
med all this time abo'u NJ. Church. He must
not be impatient. 1t was'nScessary, we thought,
to give all these particulars, preparatory to
introducing Mr.. Barlow, upon the stage: for
when he is introduced, it will be for no less j
purpose than to shew that he was an associate
In this scene OF fraud and cruelty, anil divided
the uroiits with Church.-To proceed:
The owners of the ship and cargo, being re-
duced nearly to state Of despair, as has been
Just stated, sent Mr.. Peters to Paris, to see
if Cnurch, who was then supposed to be there,
would give them a sum in gross for their claim
to the ship, and take it to himself. Church
was not to be found but knowing that Mr..
Barlow was very intimate with him, Peters
found out friend Joel, to whom he comInuni-
Gated every thing relating to the affair, from
its commencement to that period, SO far as
had come to the knowledge of his employers
concluding with an offer to sell Church the
claim to the ship, for certai sum, vastly be-
low her value, provided, however, the consent
of the owners could be obtained. ------This
Barlow communicated to Church, who closed
with the offer, but it afterwards fell through;
owing to the refusal of one of the parties con-
cerned to yield his right for SO small sum.
The next thing we learn of what took place
between Barlow anu Church, will best appear
by the following note, from the former to the
latter, after they had talked over the business
together.
DEAR SIR,
l received your note this morning and
Came Immediately over to see you. But not
finding you at Mr.. Saint Georges, l ask his
permission to write you word. If could
see you half an hour tomorrow, l think I
could shape a PROPOSITION 7Hh7 WOULD BE
USEFUL 20 Us BOTH respecting the affair Of
4hich zue STOKE, as have similar affair now !
pending, for which go to London. Can you !
come and see me tomorrow and take cup
of tea with me believe could make the
affair march faster and to better advantage
than almost any man. AIN to set off the day
after tomorrow. Come, if you can, to tea, and
let us sec what can be done. Yours, truly,
]. BARLOW"
In short bargain was struck between
Church and Barlow under knowledge OF all e
the circumstances of the case by the latter;
who bought of the former, all right and title
to the claim for both ship and cargo, ior the
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