The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-18

FLASHING 7o1s March IL.
Extract of a letter from Com Stephen Deca
tur to the Secretary of the NAVY. dated
n. York, March 9th, 1915.
IN my official letter Of tic 1871 Jatsuary,
i omitted 10 state, that q considerable number
Of my kiAei dnd zpounded erae G-c,. RI, f-e
Of the Pomone, and that the Endynion had
on board, in addition 20 her o7vn cre4y, one
Lieutenant, one masters mate, and so men
orfon%n7S 10 The Saturn, and 4vlea. The action
ceased. 7uGs left Diottoniess and un,nn,aeea-
ble unfN she bent nequ sails, rope nezp Tie,.
sing and fShed her STARS, nor did she rejoin
me squadron TOR sic hours after the ac-
IRON, and three hours after The su,ren-
Ger o'Me President My szuord 7yas deliv-
ered 10 Gait. Hays offhe Alajeshc, me Sc
nor officer Of the squadron, on his quarter
deck, (Which he, NTH great fioLi,eness, inDae-
:!i.stefy returned. Z haze tie hoaor 70 en-
close yon my harOle, ty 4ehich you 4vRY her
cefUe he British admit thar the President 4yas
captured by the squadron. should hupe DEE
med ii unnecessary to hare dra1vn vozly aftc,,-
lion 70 This document, had nor the fact been sta-
ted differently by tie Bermuda Gazette ouorr
nrriUat there, 7utich statement, hosceyer. TIE
It0itor Gcas comfeiled to retraof THROUGH tie
interference Of tie Governor, and some Of
me British c6fcers Of the squadron.
The great asSiduily Of DR.. Trevett, and
Surgeons Mates DIR and ITckes. 70 me
-oundc5, merit RE highest aIi1lro6afion. The
only officer 6adly Tcoatnded, is bfdshihman
Richard Dale, apho lost a leg, a circumstance
to be fidrticulariv regretted, as lie is q younp
nan ilosse$scd q every quaAfDfo make a dis
fingnished officer"
TIE Sufireme Court ofMe u. S. adjourned
on Saturday last, after haOfng cleared tie
docket ef abcet SIXTY cases, some offhe1, of
eyeat imf1r,anee.
Ihe PreSident, in carrying i1to erecutio,
me la7f FIR rebuilding or rettairing the Pub
Tic Duildiags IF the City Of Washington, has
Cnf2tnted thrce Commissioners ~ sutierfnfend
me run and hroSress gf'the rehab- or rebuilt |
dfng.-John P. Van Ness, Richard Bland Lee, |
and Iench Ringgold, are, 7Ue learn, attttointcd |
The Commissioners, Nth a comtensatiou an |
fortioned 10 their serric@. The 6oard, ne |
undl7StanG, yesterday entered ON The duties |
Gifts trust, at hhe alice in one Qffhe atart- |
ntcnfs O. tAe building oecuhied by Congress-
during me Iafe sessionn. Their office nil be
ofe7, daiiy, 6cfzgeen tic HoiTs of10A. M. and |
3 p. Mfor the fransacfion Of all business re-
Lating to Tie object Of Meir at1tioinfment.
ne arr hdffy 10 tram that TIE hatTi9tf,
SfGfe Of Ohio has, 7gith a f5srakty deserIine
nigh coMniendafiOn, assumed its favn1cnt Of |
he quofa ofthe Direct Tar for Me current |
year. Nat. Int.
WASHINGTON, March is.
Cofy Of a letter from LieVkendnt Hut
son, LIST Qftde late United States .Wooh |
.4rg"s, 10 the secretary IF The Navy, da-
ted
NORFOLK, March I'd, 1915.
SIR,
Circumstances during my residence in
England having heretofore prevented my at
tention to the painful duty which devolVed
on me by the death of my gallant couiman-
der, Capt. VIM. II. Allen, Of the late y. 5.
brig Argus. have now the honor to state
far your information that having landed the |
Minister Pleripotentiary (Mr. Crawford and
suite at Torrent, We proceeded on the cruise !
which had been directed by the Department.,
and after capturing twenty vessels Ga
list of the names and other particulars Of
which have the honor tn enclose, y being in
lat. 50 IS, north long. 50 west, on the 14th
August, 1913. wc discovered Mt q O'Clock, A.
M. a large brig Of var standing down under a |
press at sail upon our weather quarter, the
wind being ~ south, and the Argus close haul-
ri on the star-board tack, we Immediately
prepared 70 receive her and at 80. be-
ag unable to get the weather gage, we short
'eed sail oad gave her an opportunity of ,