The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-10

To the Horora5ie the Senate of The United
STATES Of america in Congress assembled.
JAMES LAWRENCE Of New York, Master
and Commandant of the Sloop of War Hor-
net, respectfully presents this Memorial TO
the Honorable Senate of the United States.
-ppon the nomination of Lieut. Charles Nor
us, late frst Officer OF the frigate Constitu-
tion, TO the grade Of Post Captain in the ma
~ OF the United States.
3snr Memorialist respectfully represents,
That he entered the service, as Midshipman,
sept. 9Th 1898.
That ne continued in that capacity at
aached tn sundry vessels upwards of two
years, when he was promoted to an acting
Lieutenant on board the frsate HIams,
commanded by Capt. ROBINSON in which
capacity he continued until the reduction of
the navy, in consequence of which this ap-
pointment was not confirmed. and Of course
he remained in the grade of mi6shfpman.
That when the. war with Tripoli was de-
elarcd, he was promoted to a Lie".enancy,
and attached to the Enferflrize as first Off :
Ger (; from which he was removed to the fri
gate John .4dans, and acted in the same
capacity: $50.
That this service continued three years
and an half, when he returned to the Uni
ted States with Commodore PREBLE, and
was again dispatched to the Mediterranean
rs commander of Gun Boat No. Z, in which
service he was engaged sixteen months:
That while attached to the 7Infery,,Txe, he
sailed as first Leutcnant with about seventy
volunteers, in the Ketch- {Htrthid, of four
guns, under the present Commodore Deca-
tur, then commander of the Enterhrizc. to
destroy the frigate l'hiadelfhia of forty four
guns, lying in the harbor of 'rripoli
That Lieut.. Morris volunteered az n
rn'dshipman in this expedition, which was
so completely. successful, that the Phlo!el-
Hbta was destroyed without the loss of a sin
gle man Oil the part OF the Americans
That for this exploit, Commodore Iseca-
turwas made Post Captain !; and the rest of
the officers and Crew of the Iafrefid, voted
oy Congress two months extra pay, which
was declined by your Memoralist
q That since the Mediterranean service vai
completed, your Memorialist has been con-
stantly engaged in the Service, having been
attached tothe Constitution, as first Lieut..
end to the Vixen, Wasp, Argus and Hornet,
commander during which commands he
mas been twice to Europe with dispatches :
mat he was in the Hornet when war was
declared, and was attached to Commodore
Modgers' squadron and cruized with him nm
al the Corpmodore's return to Boston, and
Is now attached to Com. Bainbridge's sciratl-
ron.
ChucT lhesS circumstances your Memo
rialist respectfully presents this Memorial
30 the Honorable Senate. against the rail-
9'cation of the nomination Of Lieut.. Charlie,
41orris, to the grade of'Post Captain but
st the same time would bear testimony to
she uniformly distinguished merit CT that nc.
somPished gentleman and gallant officer .
foar Memorialist would respectfully sug-
vest, tEa' m achievement within his know
9eage' however gallant, has been rewarded
with a promotion Of more than one grade :
and that seeh IS tie invariable usage Of ma.
riume n$ti"n'. particnlariy the British whose
saw has arrived 20 lis creates, perfection.
mat III" noerSml,!cd promotion of a sim
gle oHicer on bror.i of my trjgntc after sue
eessiul cnGNgcGic''t, 'yiIsn az did their duty.
with slSpsl bnt cg.rd bihlancy, must NO.
cesSariiy De 0etn .3cn.ai. il not Destructive
20 the service. ~ ss much as i, IS atacit re-
Hrcion ~p1" iAe eonAuct Of those oIIic. r,
Who arc uycric9ted:
ta2t Ne tu@:,cGs and commanders an
FMntsa y TIE snjaies vessels Of the navy.
are gehsi -..y a..sC;leJ 20 frigatcs and con.
iss9veiniJ.p'sced BY Their superior Grade.
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