The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-09

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last moment, from principles of delicacy a.
well as hnman;ty.-Every exertion wa.
mace to iand the prisoners at St. Salvador
as soon as possible, that they might be
provided with every little luxury from
competent and attentive nurses" that our
men of course could not receive on board.
It's equally false that we had As men
Wounded. Slight hurts" & all others in :
ciuoeo, there were fzventy fve onty-HVhy
request his assistant to attend for the pur
pose OF counting them. when DR.. Jones him
sen, or any other officer on board, could
nave enumerated them If he chose, an hum
dred times day?
The doctor says, .fonr of our amputatirns
persisted under his own inspec,ion.-We
mad hut 1--WE amputations altogether four
fni them are now receiving pensions from
their country, and may be seen almost any
day about the Navy Yard in .Charlestown :
and the fifth died ef malignant fever,
north OF the Equator, one mo.,h after the
|aef'on. 1t is fact, susceptible of the clear
est and most positive proof, that NOE one OF
o"r men died during the time the Doctor
was On board the Constitution, nor. until
some time after we left St. Salvador.
This Yankee son of huns nitv proposed
assisting him into eternity, &c" No man
who knows Lieut.. Hoffman, will hesitate
to pronounce DIR. ]. an infamous celumn;a-
tor. He (Lt. n. is as remark able for good
ness OF heart, for humane and tender feel
ings, tor gentlen,anly and correct conduct.
as Dr. J. now is for his capacity to assert
base and unqualified falsehoods. Lieut..
Chen Midshipman) Geuuan,* who was
present when this man was removed from
the Java, and whose word no one will ques-
tion asserts, that no such oheervation was
made; on the contrary, that he (Mr, c. y
by the orders of Lieut.. II. repeatedly soli-
cited d.. ] to visit the man then spoken of.
and enoeavrr IT possible to relieve him /; but
tnat he neglected ever To see him until they
we're ready to leave the ship. when he was
removed into the bot at the Doctors re
quest. 1t the Doctors charge had been
founded in truth, would he not have report
ed Mr.. II. Immediately on his arrival at the
Constitution The ward-room officers of
the Constitution will recollect to have heard
Dr. Jones frequently spoken of during the
cruise, as an inhuman monster for his con-
duct to this same unfortunate sailor.
leave the punishm ent due his presumn-
tom tor calling in estion the I" Official dis
patches, latter having fabricated himself
SUCH TISSUE OF assertions, withoat even
cnloring OF trnth,) to the FIRST officer of the
constitution, who may have the good
fartune OF an opportunity to take him by the
When the officers of the Java left the
Constitution at st. Salvador, they express
ed the warmest gratitude FOR the humane
and generous treatment they had expert
enced; nor, was this contemplate hypocrite
sparing OF his acknowledgement ON that oc-
CASTOR. After having suffered every thing
from the officers of the Constitution that
ohhression couM irfict." why come for.
ward and offer their thanks for kind and
handsome treatmentf (Sre letters of Gen.
Hislop and others
10 complete the climax Of false asser.
tons relative TO that action one of tho Lieu
tenants of the Java. in letter to the Ed
itor of the Naval Chronicle for June as
serts, that am "an Irishman by birth.
md toas iatefy an assistant surgeon in Me
British navy :" The truth is. I was born
IN the Stale OF Maryland, and have never
oeen on the ocean except in the service of
my country. pledge myself tn snbs,anti
ate by the most respectable testin nv, should
1t be necessary, every thing that have here
stated.
challenge the British to produce a SOIL
fary instance where they have given n
faithful and candid relat; II of the iesuIt of
their actions with US, since the declaration
OF the present war. They have of late, es-
tablIshed for themselves. kind of national
character. that, trust, none will envy them
t"e Posssssiopo' tney nave proved that
athough they may not aiwoys be able to
conquer IN battle, they can provaricate, de-
fame or mistate with as much ease "a zny
nation on earth.
AMOS 4. EVANS,
Late Surgeon offhe u. S. .f1iga!e Con
sthufton.
Son ofthe Hon. Mr.. GERMAN, Of the
U. S. Senate.