The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-22

the orders OF your Admiralty, furnished b5
Col. Barclay, bear on this case, aud that he
himself admits it.
However we NAV contend against the doc
tripe laid down by that authority, as to re-
leases at sea. the right of the application of
the rule, on terms OK reciprocity, will not be
denied us indeed il is invited.
The case of the officers and crew of the
lava. you viii permit me to remark, is ,iia-
terlaily- difereor from that of the officers and
crew Of the Essex the former were cap
+ srred on. the high seas. brought into n neutral
port, aud by permission, and to a certain de-
gree, al tho Instance of the authority of the
country, delivered to the British Consul, and
receipted ferby him. Tpey were not parol-
ed AZ sea, and sent home in a cartel ship, as
you lem to suppose, hut release. to, and LEFT
with, the civil authority OF Gre " Britain. |
send you a copy the re ctitt OF Mr.. Ljnde-
man, the British Consul nj ST., Salvador, to
shew the fact the latter were captured in
the bay of Valparaiso, used in the act of cap
ture, (however. unjustifably) as tire high
seas, and were released aud paroled in the
same bay, not bv any intervention of the CT
vii authority Of the United States, OF under
standing with the authorities of the country.
but by the act of your naval officer Capt ain
ttiiiyar alone, which to all intents and> pur-
poses was the same as the acts of other Bril-
fish naval officers referred to by the commis-
sioners of your admiralty in the papers now
furnished AS to that part of the case which
relates to sending home the officers and crew
~ the Essex in p cartel constituted by Capt.
hillyar, y may be readily siewn init your
government, IN similar cases, has released
the officers and crew from parole, and given
up the ships TO the original owners"
Fl. B. Ms. Ship Tonnant, CT
STR.
have the honor to acquaint you in re-
ference to my letter of the 9TH Of Sept. last.
that the Lords Commissioners of the A,mi-
rally nave been pleased TO signify to me that
the American government had perfect right
to release Capt. Porter and the crew of the
late u. States frigate Essex from their par
ole. whieh according to the determination Of
his Majesty's government, was altogether
null and void.
have the honor to be, Sir; your most o.
bedient humble servant,
ALEX. CochaANE.,
Vice-Admiral and comman,.er in
chief of ii. Is. Ms Ships and
vessels on the North Ameri-
can and jam lica stations
Gen. MASON, Agent-gene-
ralfor prisoners of war,
&c. &c. &c. Washing
Morn This letter was without date in
the original 1T was post-marked at Sayan-
nah, March 1lth, 1915
EXTRACT TO TIE. EDIToRs--DATFD
g Washington .fnrR H.
Commodore Rodgers, and Captains Por-
ter and hull. have arrived in this CITY. and
are about organizing the navy board of which
! they constitute the commissioners II is nm
derstood that they have. appointed as their
| Secretary, LYTTLEToN w. TAzEwE1i.
Esq. of Norfolk, a lawyer of considerable
eminence., The station is ore OF Importance.
| The board bears some resemblance to she
! British Admiralty board, and It's Sc cretary.-
/; Mr.; Croker, is member of parliament. Our
navy in its civil as we'll as military character
! IS drawing aroand it an increase of attractions
| and splendor.
| '' 1t is hoped and expected here, that all
| the departments of government will shortly
| assume the same smooth and regular mo-
tons in which they were conducted before the
war threw the whole machine upon the sea
OF experiment; an experiment not only re-
| cessary IN its causes, but which has greatly
| contributed to consolidate our republican in
situations. The nation may rest assured, that
the ability OF their present administration, IS
pecially Of MADISON. MONROE, and DAL-
Las, il competent, amidst the most pressing
difficulties, TO guide the vessel of state in s1fe
| ty and tranquility amidst all the storms and
tenpests it has had o.buffet."
Bait Ansr.
| VIRGINIA ELECTION REruRes,
| Shenandoah County,e
| II. St. G. Tucker GIL Griffin TAYLOR q
| Mr.. fuckers whole majority in the district
| is GIG. This is one of. the districts the Fede-
| raj party hoped TO reyolutionize.
| BeTkeiy County,
| Magnus Tate 400 Francis White g
| Both feleralists. There are three other
| Counties III this district.
| Pendieto,t County,
| Majority for Gen. f. Pcrterfeld, the fede-
| raj candidate, over MAJOR Mccoy, the re-
| publican candidate, votes. There are three
other counties in this district
| Rai,far County;
At the close of the poll the FIRST day,1
| A. T. Mastn III Joseph Lewis 121
| Mr.. Lewis's majority in the whole district
p. will certainly be the smallest majority for &C.