Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-10


duct, and hoping 1t may be entirely erased
from your mind,
81 remain your friend,
The public can best Judge whether there is
the most remote resemblance between This
letter or the transaction which produced it,
aud the cautious aad jesutical overture OF
captain Perry, for violent assault on nv nm
armed aud deienceless person, in which over.
ture too it was expressly reserved that the
terms of the apology (should agree 10 receive
One) were TO be dictated by myself How
captain Perry ever knew the partic ulars of am
affair which transpired in the privacy of the
ward room and was solely the effect of acct
dent, am at q loss TO imagine and WHY he
referred to il by dark insinnation seven
months after, can only ascribe 10 his male
Violence.
i cannot close this explanation without adj
verting to another statement or rather insnu-
alton of captain Perry, in his defence before
the court to wit, the regret he afie cts to feel
at the absence OF Mr.. Anderson, the Consul at
IuRis, who was present at the commencement
of the affair in the Javas cabin. This was evil
IDENTIFY intended TO produce the impression
that MIR. Anderson could depose TO facts OK.
tremely favorable to captain Perry Does
any man believe, if he had really so considered
Mr.. AndersOn's testimony. he would not have
taken steps either to procure it, (which he
could easily have donc) or compel his atten-
dance in persona No MIR. Anderson's evil
dence would have confirmed that of lieuten.
ant Howe, and have it from undoubted an-
thority, " that captain Perry did apniv IN
MIR. Anderson frequently, for ii declaration
in his favor, but thar Mr.. Anderson repli
ed, If he gave any it would operate against
him."
a few more remarks and have DONE tits
fact worthy of observation, that on CAPTAIN
Perry's trial, letter written BY himself on the
Sth OF Oct. 1916, from Tunis BAY TO Commo-
dore Chauncey, was submitted and consider.
ed by the court as part of his iustificaton
The extravaganza and MISREPRESENTATION
which IT contains, are almost too obyions to re.
qHire comment. The vague IS indefinite asser.
rtionS which he makes ofmy generalindoIence
and inattentiOn as AN officer, are sufficiently
Tefuted III the testimony before the public
and therefore deserve no notice hut 10 what
but the most blOated arrogance can he as
cribed the most absurd aud incoIs is tent tlecIa-
ration, that although, Z" lie did not absolutely
defend the mode OF address which he ddoDted
yet he insisted the consequences were pro.
dnced by SUFFICIENT pToVOcalioB." What caps
the climax OF absurdity and bardihoOd in This
letter is, that captain Perry seems 10 he in
great anxiety that an investigation should be
made into his conduct, that the navy & conn
try might be satisfied of the integrity of his
motives, aud he requests that lis honorable
HieHd Commodore Chauncey would rive inn,
mediate attention to his request though he
waited quietly near one month before he soil
cited the enquiry. lt requires bnt little saga
city, to perceive how ingeniously cautaip Per.
ry has attempted 10 vnruisl over his own cri-
mlnal deSpOtisin, whilst lie was endeavOring
TO present my conduct in the worst possible
light. Tins for example, abiding 60 the ex-
pressions which escaped me in the cabin. he
says that !" dariugly outraged the vital inte-
rests OF the service in mis- person.
What this daring outrage consisted ia. am
at loss to conceive, unless il was my telling
him in reply to his vulgar aud vrulent abuse
that bore a commissions as wellas himselfand
was determined 10 obtain redress for such
language.
sincerely wish that a full and correct pic-
ture by some ADLER pen, Of the despotsin aud
prohigacy practised in the Mediterranean
squadron could be presented 10 the public. 1t
would thCn he seen that rank is not always ac-
compauied by meFit, nora splendid reputation
inseparably allied 70 virtue. The peOple
with whom the navy is now a fdyOrte esta.
blishmeHt would learn with CONSERVATION aud
regret that the sOftness and oi5minacS of Ita-
liam luxury possessed more attractions than a
good example and that The spirit OF self iBdul-
gence prevailed even to such degree OF one
occasion, that the funeral sOlomnitips OF a gal
liant and Iamented officer Captain (Sordon)
were pTemathrely invaded by the boisterous
ciamOurs OF midnight debauchery aud iutem.
perauCe.
repeat TIC confidence that expressed i'm
| auy former publication in the Justice and re-
nerosiiy OF captain J. Shaw. Although he was
| the president of the court am convinced he
possesses ia too great degree the feelings Of
a gentleman and man of honor 20 have sancti.
0ped the persecution by which l have been
assalled, or to have shielded rams and power
| from meTited punishment. Il must be graft.
| lyiDg TO the friends of that officer to find that
| he has dsdGIued to put his signature 20 the
' lsttcr Cf tic captains and commander Of Tie