Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-26

war with the AmeticaI officers, and ve are
resolved 10 20 through With !, a4l'l finish IL.
Accordiustr, Sir, L am CHARGED 10 present Nau
The compliments Of Mayor Dickson OF t!,e 9th,
aud 10 beg you will do him the favor ~ Give
him Injecting on the neutral erourd ,hi, at
itinoon, at O'Clock, at two PAGES and otter
t.e same Terms TO your Lie utsnahi. Downing.
fou are very successful at Your omn distance;
YOU may not be 50 at oars" by this time,
Mrs. lho mlison was III fits. and her little
daughter screaming with flight. Captain
4 thompson complained that they had done him ,
great Injustice IN imputing 10 him feelings or 4
wishes in any degree hostile or nnirendIy TO
the British officers; disclaimed ever having
expressed or entertained tho wish ascrih- /
eel 10 MN and sent tor his first aud
second lieuteRaGtS, Gordon and Dulany, 10
come into the Cabin, Thar they might be wit
nesses to the conversation. He repeated his
a!s%vowaI OF all hostile feelings or wishes, aud
his hentenants did the same. The fight and
on tbeli own terms, was now urged upon Capt
Thompson with great warmth, aud insisted
upon BY Johnsou and the surgeon as unavoid
able. Capt 4. SAID, If You will force me into
inns controversy against my wishes, aud u,-
der this disavoWal OF mine, will euter into
a., aud upon your own plan. You have sing led
me ont as lie principal object of resentment
ANA attack merely because commandihe shin
10 winch Lieut.. Downing is attached, and you
are resolved 10 array all The officers of the
octii, and hiring mliie toihe field against IN en-
ciai'H The night, as the party assaulted, 10
select my antas 0nisi take the commander
OF your regiment, Colonel McCombe nuw
bring him 10 ihe field as soon DIS YOU please
! am ready 10 meet him on your own terms -
This was objected TO because McCombe was
all old inSu, and a iuan OF family. The reply
Was, he IL not AZ old man and YOU kaye paid
no regard 10 me, gentlemen, as a man OF fa>
;niiy. Lieut.. Gordon. in point of rank now
Sia'insn Llckson too has opponent aud Lieut..
Dnlany rendered has services TO johnson
both al TWO PAGES, or two niche and as soo,i
| as they liked. The English officers were no,
prepared Tor This overture they could not
accede 10 IL they would Communicate il 10
the officers OF The Gath, and return inme,li-
a,e!y with The result before noon they left
The ship, aud did not retUrn during that day.
Capt. Brown was igrorant of this transaction
| on board The GueItieIe. but as ali evidence
! OF Ills ewu pacific disposition, lie ordered
! that ship aud The brig Spark to sea. remaln-
| ing i'll the Peacock alone. The Guerrero got
under weigh IN The morning, bnI was becaim-
Ell under the Al5eziTas shore till u O'Clock
| where she was visited 10y an American gen
| tenian, and many ct these facts were aScer-
| tanned. Capt. Thompson aud his officers
| were surprised that johnson had neither re.
turned nor communicated with Them upou
| their proposals. Ihi- gentleman brought
| letter from Capt. Il. to Col. McCombe adyis-
| ing hiin OF al that had TRANSFERRED; discIaim-
| M aSaiu The feelings and wishes imputed to
MIN giving HIM notice of the selection he
bad male of AN antagonist; aud max ipr him
| The guar dian ot his good name during am alb.
sence he could not avoid. He also brought
ie,ter from Downing 10 johnson, ackuowl. b.
| edging his polite remembrance Of linn the day
before, ana promising more lust retHrn
to Lis good manners when he should get back
| TO Gibraltar
The triumphant civilizations and hearty con.
ordinations and shaking OF hands that ensued
upoh the sailing OF the Guerrero never vs. IA
paralielct III the strees ofGibl altar :Frafalrar
ano w ater!oo induced no such excitement or
citation. COionels, malOrs, captains suaa!-
terms, non-cOmmissiourd officers musicians
| pFiVates aud civilians, great aud small were
grouped AT corners OF streets, upon side walks,
IN shops, IN basement entries, any where every
| where, all inQuiring. do YOU know the Cuer-
| rities of, aud do you know the reasonS Her
oiHcerS have all been CHALLENGED tu GrLt ar
Two PAGES, and she's cit
Ii was now discovered that tile I" war" was
not confined 10 ihe 9th hut vas undertaken
and carried on hy all tie unmarried officers
OF Tie garrison, amounting 10 two hnndged.-
These gentlemen entered into a combination
| TO call out all tie officers of the Guerriere
! isiiu all OF The squadron, should IL prove ne.
| cesSar!. They resolved 10 begin With Thomp-
! .nn and Do>>ninS, TO figiU al TWO p=ooa, .,
begin as sOon as possible and to cast Iots FOR
who should begin. The majors threw for
Thompson, amt DIXON of the Gfih yyo, IL /: the
captains Tor Downing and johnson OF the Gath
Was lucky enough 10 get il.
| remark upon General Don's couduct NAV
mol be deemed imperiinent. At his Instance
! Downing was restrained IN his liberty and AS
F., soon as this is well understood, one Of the
generals oincers seeks him within his limits
and provOkcs him TO leave them AnotLer
lieutenant OF his meets aud fights him. and
gets severely wounded. Twenty British off,
GERS and soldiers are present, aud openly as.
SYST him III rspassing their sentIies 10 regain
hS boat. Under Il non-ute rconrse OF great
rIgOr betwiXt the squad IN aud tho shore a
captain aud surgeon 81 the generals are
allowed 10 pass aud repass their sentries from
the garrison to Tive Guerrero, ami upon err
rands al Kindness ADD amiIy like that 10 Sart
Thompson. All this, however, might be en-
dnted but that Governor Don at his ting
OF lite. and IN the post lie holds, should 40
faf enter INTO these controversies, as TO com.
plain 10 his government in terms of bitter re
prOach against the conduct OF the American
officers his guests in degree, and AT the
same time overlook entirely the outrageous
Du'iying, ana fIsobedIent, conduct OF his OWL
IS sEduse-but, am sorry 10 saw az rs true -
a notorious CON binatOn of 200 officers IN a
garrison not 1000 strong, has been entered
INTO for the purpose of irwin 10 Kill captain
and four hentendnls, in the svaI service of
iilendly stale. This end InIght have been
achieved, and was almost began and failed
from no unwiIlngness oil tire part of the cap
tal1 ana iis IIeuteDantS 10 NV tie issue This
combination IS boosted OF a. n Eobie and gaI
lant ana successful undertaking. by all the
othceIs of the garTisOH and all tie residents
lBTiiISll) within his command aud vet General
Don strS not peg 10 restrain o. check il or
TO punish those conceIDedin it. Two hHpdfed
Unmarried officers make war upon five Amer
cor hicers under his nose, and select fDl Heir
first victim married maHEwIth fairii1 ard
these 300 chailengcrs are so chiyaltsuS as 10
cidIh rom Tue I'VE challenged uOthIHg more
tIan Choice OF 1rG1pOHS, OF TIME. (aUd tIat The
shortest possible.) Of piGee, and that within
their own semtIies,) of distance. (aud that enc
which ihOy pTotessedIy look 10 for advantage
What else could they have claimed, bat PEI.
mission TO FIRE without being shot at?
L apprehehd, gentlemen, the paragraph in
the Courier should, therefore. read thus -
=" The American squadron have left their an,
chOraee before Gibraltar, owing to the friend
~ regard aud polite attentions Of Gen. Don,
who had forbidden all intercourse TO The
squddrpn with the town. where their princi- |
pal supplies were deposited (; denied TO them |
W." comho courtesies OF hospitality shown IL !
the ships Of all other states and tJeated The |
commander with indignifies iliai the rafrnnr, |