Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-05

ton. winch ~ iefCunfO annexed, issued lay IN
President of the United States the 10Th day Of
June, 1912. announcing the declaration Of war, and
enoming all military and civil officers To be vigil
liant IN the execution of their duties. That spe
cal order sent by the Navy Department 10 Cap
tain Barron directing his return, were any other
orders gi,ea TO the said Capt. Barron previous or
subsequent to the expiration of his tern, OF suspen
sion from service, and before his arrival in the U.
States nor was any permission leave of absence
from the country given TO Captain Barron at any
time
Ii further appears the Court that the suspension
of Captain Barron expired on the 9th day oi Febr
ry, 1913, whilst he s remained nj Copenhasen !;
and that the ODD of Ju'v, 1873 Capt Barron wrote
TO the Secretary OF the Navy letters of them
marked pirate, which duly received the Ma
Wy Department., and copies of which annexed to
these proceedings.
That answer given by the Secretary OF the
Navy 10 said letters, any other conimunca-
,ioms received by the Navy Department from Captain
Barron until his TO the United States i'm 1915
IL does not appear to the Court, that Captain Bar
ron made any actual attempt TO to the United
States until the summer of the year 1884, when, in
pursuance of the advice Of the Hon Henry Clay,
one oil the ministers of the United States, then in Eu
rope, 10 whom Captain Barron had expressed his
earnest desire TO return To the United States and
serve IN the war with England, he proceeded from
Copenhagen 10 Gotenburg, and on the lih of June,
IN that yeaI, applied Captain Samuel Angus, of
the United States corvette John Adams, for pas
sage on board that vessel TO this country.
That Captain Angus expressed himself willing to
comply with this request, but referred Captain Bar
ron TO the honorable John Quincy Adams and the
honorable Jonathan Russell, two of the ministers Of
the U. States (then about TO embark OH board said
corvette for the TexeI for their opinion whether
this could he done consistently with the char OF
the SAID ship cartel
That Captain Barron stated to the said ministers
That hes motive for wishing to return TO the United
States at that time his desire offer his
professional services 10 his country in the war in
which she was then engaged and TO claim employ
ment in the station TO which he was entitled in the
navy but that the said ministers felt thems elves
compelled, (though with reluctance) 10 give it as
their opinion to Captain Angus, that he could not
consistently with the terms of the cartel give pas
sage TO Captain Barron. In consequence of which,
Captain Angus declined complying with Capt Bar
rons request and he returned TO Copenhagen.
mat Captain Barron subsequently applied by let
ter To Mr. Russell, M Client, during the summer of
the year 1914, renewing his request for passage
me United States, in the corvette John Adams, then
ving nj the IeXel, and received from MIR.
Russell, stating his and Mr. Adams desire 10 give
effect to Capt Barrons request but that the British
government would not consent To permit any other
persons than those attached 10 the legation at Ghent
TO embark on board that ship
Ii does not appear by any evidence produced 10 the
Court, that Capt Barron made any subsequent al
Tempt 10 return TO the United STATES, but he remained
AT Copenhagen until the close of the war with En-
gland, and did return this country until the lat
ter par, of the year 1878. That Captain Barron has
been paid half pay from the 9th day of February,
1918, Ia the 28th of February, 1919, inclusive, and
full pay and raons from Inc last mentioned day, To
the Slst of Jan. 1921 That he drew on the accom-
rmi Of the Navy, at Copenhagen ON the 29th of Nov
1917, directing the said accountant To pay 10 the order
ol Mrs Elizabeth Barron, TO that of MIR Wilton
Hope, OF Hampton, Vrgnia, any balance OF his half
pay that might hc due nj that time
That IL does not appear TO the Court al what rate
oil exchange bill ON the government of the United
SIates coul Il have hcen negotiated AT Copenhagen
during the late but that il appears from the evil
dence extremely difficult, ii not impossible, TO have
negotiated bills on this country
IL further appears IT, the Court that Captain Barron
was III embarrassed circumstances, and in want OF
pecuniary means while at Copenhagen; but the
precise extent nf his embarrassmenlS aud of ms
mei"S al different periods, does not distinctly APP
pear.
Aud IT does rot appear that he made application TO
any o the ministers, agents consus Of the United
STATES III Europe, or To any other persons, to obtain
in advance oil the funds necessary 10 enable him TO
eturn home. Nor when he reported himself for SER
vice III 1918, did he apply TO the Navy Department
Tor inn or atany subsequent period of his absence,
or made known his wants to the Department. Nor
could any application 10 such ministers, agents or
consuls, IN their official capacity have been success
TAI, as they had no special authority 10 make such
advance
IL further appears TO the Court that Captain Bar
ron had, during the war; the choice of three different
routes lay which lie might have returned to the Uni
ted States.
The first was by the way of England: by which
route IL does not appear from the testimony that any
particular difficulties were Except one perot) in
lerposed TO the passage of citizens Of the United
States, not IN The service Of their country.-But
veral Witnesses state their impression that naval
officer, returning from Europe TO the United States
II travelling under that avowed character would
certainty be liable to detention and imprisonment ;
and travelling as merchant, in any other paci-
6c character, might under some circumstances, be
exposed to more serious perils
The second, from some port in the north of
Europe, IN American neutral vessels 1t does nor
appear that any OF our merchant vessels escaped
the vigilance OF the enemys cruizers, after the de-
clhrai'on OF war was generally and publicly known
IN the north of Europe, TO effect their escape
from the Baltic or the north sea. The oniy oppor
iuniiy, under the American flag, Of reaching this
country by that route, which has been brought TO the
notice OF the court, is the potboa Chanpiin which
was sent by certain merchants in New York, TO give
information to vessels in the Baltic Of the declara-
ton oil war, and IN which of the Witnesses, Rich
ard Law, esquire, returned TO the United States i'm
the autumn OF 1872 which opportunity was confiden-
tally made known 10 said Law, by the person TO
whom the boat was consigned but was not uLlc-
W known ri Copenhagen, nor considered safe op-
portunity nj that season. And that the object for
which Captain Barron proposed TO embark might
nave been an objection to receiving him on board of
"a neutral vessel.
selected To return TO the United States from Copen-
hagen, during the continuance Of The war, was 10
proceed over land 10 some port in France, or else
where IN the south Of Europe and there a,ya an
opportunity oil embarkng in letter of maruue o,
priva;eer, or other yessel-Ihe expenses of such n
journey by land, according the testimony which has
neen PROCURED TO tie Court, would have varied from
iUO tofOO dollars, according TO the period and the
circumstances in which it might be undertaken and
the manner in which It should be conducted
appears thatin the year 1879, and the first part
OF the year 1873, Captain Barron with regular pass
ports, and sufficient pecuniary means might have
proceeded from Copenhagen to France, excep: for
the British blockade of the passage between the
island OF Zealand, in which Copenhagen stands
and the continent which, however, does rot appear
TO have formed any considerable obslace.-But from
April 1878, 10 April 1914, the communications were
extremely embarrassed by the state Of the war AVID
the movements Of the different armies After Anri
l8ll there was very serious obstacle TO his pro-
ceedlng from Copenhagen to any part Of France :
but the difficulty of embarking in The ports of that