Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-11

iedgr, received even a reprimard and
IN know, that Your pay even during Your
absence, has been eon,inuetNro YOU
a to ny having Spoken of YOU injpr-
Ious!y 10 junior oihre;S,"f have To re-
mark, that such is The state Of our SERVICE
that We have hut few seniors III speal.
with officers at all. the probability rs. il
VAL he with a junior.
On Your return 10 this country, your
efforts 10 re-establisl, Yourself in The SER
wee were knOwE ana became subject
oi conversation with Ufti. ers ne well 40
others. In The maHv aud free Conversa-
items have had respecting you ana your
"ondnet, have said, for the causes above
enumerated, that, IN my apinion, YOU
neghi no' 10 be received again into the
naval service that there VAS not cm-
plnyment for sill the otiiccrs who had faiii:-
fully discharged their duty 10 their conn-
try lii ibe hour ei trial (; and that i, would
be doing an ACT 1T injustice 10 employ
YOU, In The PNcln> ION az any one of iheIa.
In speaking Illus, and tndeayoring 10
prevent your Yc-adnIsSion, | conceive
thai | MAS performing driv | owe TO
tbs service, thai MAS contributing "a tie
preservation OF lis responsibility. tad
you have made no effort 10 be re- employ
ed after The WIZ. II Is more tap probable
nIighI not have spoken at ynil II YOU
from lie same feelings 90 pubic tni7 l,y
which have hi rrIu been aciuaieo, be
constrained 10 cNniinue the expression
Of my opinions ans | can assure Nru
mat, III lie Inicrcha"g OF opinions with
o'iier oblCers respecting you, ! haze
nevcr met with more ihan one who G.d
not entirely concur with me-
The objects of your communicated
OF The 23d, As expressed by you, nov
claim my notice. You profess to cctisi-
der me as having given you can i,,j,a-
hon You say that "a havl been Void.
that have iaumli; gly and b as,inely
observed. that 1 would chsrriully mS.t
YOU in The I'LL. aud hoped y would
yel act hike mar
One would naturally Law supposed
tina alter having been so recently led lmlo
error By tumofs" which could MOI be
traced, V9u WOud lave received, with
some caution, subsequent ruhors a. ALI
events thai you WOuld have endcav red
Ia lave traced them, t'eiore aga..i ventur-
lnS 10 ACT upon them as II The, wtr true.
Han you have pursued this course. Won
would have DISCOVERIES, illat Me Ialtrr
r"mors were cqGa!iy unl.unied as ,ha
former.
! never inviiyd YOU 10 The field nor
have exprrsstI hope thai you would
cdH me out. ! was Informed GI gcrtic-
man with wan ynu has gu:.rred upon
| he SubJec', that on leii N4riuIh Tor his
place, sometime before Our Ju,.c ,.arrsx--
pondence, with thrInlentiO't at cailj,.g f,,s.
eui. then stated TO That gentleman. as
have TO all Others with wh"m have con.
Nefsfd upon ihr subject, thar, u a ade
me call would meet you bul taa,. on
all score should be mnch beijrr pleased
to have nothing - 10 with yop ( d9
lItt,k tl,1f
circumstances, can raise he uniation
otanS man, and have long sing, dIscove.-
et, That * nor even an unrrring criic.
rios %! personal couagt should regret
the ne eSsI'y o. il9hIag 9th ANY man;
| Dni IN my opinion The man Who makes
arms has profession is not az liberty 30 dc
cline an invitation ircr auv person. whe
is not so far degraded a. 10 be- bcueatlY
his notice Having iucautyusl, SAID I
would meet you, ] "li MT d ,w considrr
| ihls ta be your case, although maHy
'hnk so and II hdl MOI pieagcd NY
| sell, might recpiriner the ,i,sr
| As 10 " Neapnns. pla.r anl i.siahce.' ~
1t we atc 10 meet, those poiutS viii, as is
usual, be committed 10 The Z; end NAV
! select on The Occa ion. A. ar, however.
as - may be left to NE, NOT bayjus any
pa'ticul prejudice 10 favor 81 s4, u4T-
| trnlar arm, distance, or mode, (bni, ou
Ihp contrary dil,kjng ulem iii, h1uia
/ not he found las l6lOus on the. points.
| bat should be rather iIspcspn .icld rof
| any hale ad,au'ase Of dis klud. Asis
! 'nS skih - ih u.e oi the uiStu,, a Xistr
! NOR IN Sour 'GIaguia on hau in reality.
Tor TIE last t"rnJy years have had lnf
! Mite practice /; aad tbc disparity io -ouf
ages 10 which you have btru pleased a,
refer, Is, believe, not more han Eve ..
! ak years. II would have been ntt OF iI,c.
common course Of nature. II ihe vis,sn
OF either of us bal been improved HI,
Y ais.
From your manner Of praceed,uc. -
appears to ne, that v. II 1--we coUie 10 H.,
determination "a fgii some Que, 4nd iha.
you have selcCteC mc Tor that utir.nsr f.
and | must take leave 10 observe. ibdt
your object would have been y tier al-
tanned, had you made this decision dur
ing our late var wien tnur fyhiiuz
might have beuehliea your rourirt a.
well a. SOursell The s,Sle ofyouf ron-
municatiou, and ilir matter, ri n de-.
serve so dlspassiouate aud b. .o,cal 4
notice as ! have given u aad had +
believed II would rec.V 40 ofhcr r..npc.
ton Than yours ! should have spared
myself the trouble. Tie course { adopt.
cd with oar former correspondence. shall
pursue with this, II shail deem 10 expe-
dent.
atn, sir, your obCGirut servant,
STEPHEN DECAIUR.
To Commodorf JANIS BARRON.
HG1uDf1u biy0ibig