Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-26

paper which edit, without being the least salts
| factory conclusive.
His excellency will please to reflect that did
not publish that assertion, until com. Decatur
"as again ut liberty and ne appears TO have made
the earliest use Of that liberty to attack me IN ali
| Official letter It WIS the erroneous observations
| contained in that letter, which induced me to re-
fer to it, in the Gazette Of the 9Th INST and mos
assuredly sir there IS nothing too harsh in that
publication.
L bog sir, YOU will assure his excelency that
not the slightest disrespect was intended, eithe.
towards ms excs.ency or captain Hope, and state
that it was cielcacy and respect winch prevent
cd my reversing TO the previous statement, the
instant that was informed BIZ lieut.. Morgan,
1t was correct and that the contradiction was En-
roneous.
] have not she least objection sir, 10 publish an
explanation of the whole transaction I think it
ougat to be done; the person most 10 blame will
then be most swkardly situated, and II will b.
for capt. Hope and It. Nargan to prove the cor
RICHNESS or admit the improperly OF their respec-
tive IS ,crtons
Shall DO myself the honor to wait on His Ex-
cellenc,. the Governor and Commander IN Oh ief
fagreeable, with Il sketch of such explanation
previous TO publishing ~ that il may be perfectly
satisfactory to- his Excelle>cy and regret it will
notbe in my power 20 be at the seat of Govern
ment previous to issuing the Gazette of to-nor-
row.
have the honor to be, sir,
Your obdt humble Servant,
EDMUND WARD.
c. Cooper. Esq.
Secretary to the Gov. and Condr in Gin ef,
bermuda.
Government House, Bsrznmlas. 28tE .7b,iL 1915.
SRI have to acknowledge the receipt Of
vnur letter ofthe 25th inst. VIII oh haze sub
m'ttel to his Excellency the Governor and Com
mander in Chief; and am d rected 20 inform
YOU that his EEcellerct has nothing to add to the
communications when have bee. already made to
Tnn on the subject, az no'hng but complete
retraction ofyo re-aSse ton ofthc truth of your
Original statement Gamble deemcl satisfactory,
and his Excellence sorry to- perceive from the
THIRD Dar,grAD ofyour lie ter now under consid-
Grafton that this IN set of justice which you
'hinS fit 20 refuse % perform
II would be total. use.e therefore for you to
men OF 4 diiFrrer nature, nor could he at all
events consent to the course proceeding which
YOU Propose in waiting upon his Excellency to
adopt, conce wing It wholly inconsistent with his
pfTokc station 20 become in any way party %
any newspaper paragraph or publication in these
Islands, though he feels II his duty To take care
that scurrilous or unfounded accusation shall
stand uncon,rAdicted III journal protesting to
be publ shed under the auspices and patronage
of his Naiesty's government.
You have already been put in possession of 6
EXcellency's sentiments and views the pre-
sent occasion e have chosen to decline conform
ng to them-And his Exce!leRcy has seen with
concern that throughout the whole Of the affair
YOUR proceedings have been highly indicate, in
temperate, and improper, and he feels himself
bound 10 declare that the statement given by
Com Decatur in his second letter, on which YOU
would rest the iustificat on of your assertion of
vnrr former position, appears 10 him to be, as far
as regards youraelf strictly correct.
1t re nans for me only to signify to you his
Excelency's regret at vour determ nation to per-
severe a line ofconduc' which obi ,ges h7a h.
Withdraw from YOU the situation of HIS VI ,jes-
ty'- Printer IN these Islands, and to apprize you
that the Colonial Secretary Will be commanded
to officially notify to you your removal nom tina
s.tuation accordingly.
have the honor to be, SIR,
Your obdt. humble servant,
c. COOPER,
Secretary.
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