The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-10
From the NJ Y. Coiumbia..
CASE OFJOSHUA PENNY

| commodore Hardy and Mai. Case, comman-
ding U. 5. officer Of Sag Earbor, ard pre-
| sent them 70 cur readers. The ground ef
TIE prisoners seizure IRE made quite plausi-
BILE by the commodore's statement though
the reason for his detention and refusal of
exchange, supposing him IN be a legal prs
oner IT war, IS evidently bad. and we should
be pleased to hear Of two British officers be-
ing put in close confinement in retaliation -
he commodore appears 20 Re informed of
the most private and confidential ira nsacA
tons IN our ports and vessels--what de-
pcndence he has q right to place on his
informants, and By whas means he pracures
his intelligence, the public will Judge.
COPY
oT Thomas Ra;'dy, commander Of II. n.
SIR,
The inhabitants Of the town of East
Hamptcn have requested of me a Aar.
which now authorize, for the purpose &c
demanding Joshua Penny, natural born ci-
'iZen OF toe township of Sourhold on this is.
land, and resident of the town OF Eas.
Hampton.
He IS demanded as non ronbatant, be-
ing attached TO no vessel as g mariner or
military corps whatever but was taken BIZ
force by your men from his bed in his own
house urarme6.
The bearer Of this Gag IS lieut.. Hedge ), an
officer under my Command, in government
service. You will have the goodness to de-
liver Mr. Kenny to Lieut.. Hedges as he
cannot consistently be retained as a prison
CT oil var by any article in the cartel agreed
ah ~ ,,r - og e"e aEfh's O.
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A1'' - 'E",',e A39JF@'g SHt5l I'G7RiftF"' n;
f@'"''c'' hRY' H"g1tSL @3d, 1913,
SRI have the honor 70 Acknowledged
the receipt ofyour letter Of this days date,
anc as 10 not wish 60 detain lieut.. Hedges.
.he nearer o. you" Tag, vii! do myself Jhe
n"hor OIL replying 10 your letter to morrow
by nag OF truce
nave The honor to be, cir, your very
humble servant,
LHCS. W. HARDY, capt,
To Mai. Case, COMMANDING
the troopc, in the Tinted Statas
service at Sag Harbor.
rrOpv
His Britannia ETo;.si,,,, oh;A IN,
GardncJ's Ra,, a,,g,1ot ee5 81, - 'LIn,,eSF
SIR '''
AS Il wa 1ots ves,e~5,,. or.
when had the bnror of ,.a.a!! "I,eTHoon
ter of the 92d ir.t your lel
I Joshua Penny did ,1ot 800, ''.e ,e'eass "
0e.ain Tt Hedges for ~ F4'ier To
~?
INV DtS 'eaVe GO INFORM you, had re-
Ge'veI cel,a'n information that this man con-
p Y{.. oetach'nent III boats, sent from the
ro .,r'1u of '11enS sqnaurpn' under the com
W .','u ~ SU'".nouore Deoatur' now lying IN
Islard C Wv w. 5 1,9' tln. part TO Gardeners
n1,n,u' vi .,e I9eh July last Tor the express
pG, u, 5ni piSns ara capturing the cap
be,o .nd D' ,o.,.,'C HAaJt stl irigate Or
indertal,ner h. %'U il"NiMS ia''Sd IN mat
1eirers and i',hNins prisoners OK some
he Gent ,v;, 'h1 ,ho UeionSlg 10 the OrRheus,
Mile Harbor III nm.'a oo@'s 70 h,ee
him. was his benn ~ ,., 10 a.IGune han Oh
trived for the PURPOSE. under the c@qr,ro oo.
Of Thomas yelling prepared with . tnrne :
| do, to destroy this ship and tbat he vas j.,
her al Napeng Beach, when this shin and
,%eek.-tie has also had certificate given
him on the 18Th of this month, by some cf
tue respectable inhabitants Of East Hamp-
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