Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-16

ny the challenger, Captain Crookshank as acting IN
his official duty, which conduc, the pant of As
sisani Surgeon OMeaia, is contrary the articles
OF war; and prejudieial To good order and military
d'sc'pi,"c "a true conyl
(Signed) F." DONALD MACkAY,
Deputy Judge Advocate"
Now, pun !, fairly TO any liberal man, whether
there Is amy thing dishoporahe IN "a dismissal under
such charge. By the laws of the service, il any
man, although insuled sends challenge To any Off
Ger, he and his second be cashiered, f brought
| to 'ral by the social laws of his corps, IL he puts
up wmh insult, he - despsed and dssraced. Rank,
siatioh, AUD the advantages OF bo, were
side, honor on the other My friend chose honor,
| aud stood 10y him--such WAS my offence. There
| are eases where The offence dgpi6es the punish
| meni. have not the least Objection appeal ioi
my Justification To the whole army; it is perfectly
| rue lost 10y Il the uniform which priced and
nope, never dishonoreJ ?whenever may be found,
no one will trare upon il the mark of hors"w hip
u may he permitted for me also TO slate, That after
| my having been cashiered, dined frequently at the
mess OF the Officers Of the 62l regiment NJ Messi.
ma. 10 The drn,y 1t is unnecessary add another
Inc Reviewer next adverts, in terms of rxulia-
uom, 10 my removal from The Navy So do l. glory
| '" INA, remov"l-a removal produced by AN Eastern
exercise al prerogavr-uo inquiry insiiiuiet--no
"'r' "'o"rd-no witness caed-my accusers flying
| be'ere me-noi daring 10 my charges, and ac-
| 'ua'', branding on their front the ruth of my
ACCUSATIONS, Ivy sirenuoisv Withholding from, me The
| opnoruni,y of proving Them.
Inc reviewer next charges with having foi
Two or 'hree years concealed my char ges against Sir
'iuuSon Love- and then producing them of per-
>oha' pl"e, aud he makes this charge on the autlo-
| r.y oil Mr. Jnhn Wilson Crokei-a very had auiho-
r,'y ON any subject and on this, as shall presently
snew, "i all authori'i"s, the veiy worst. Mr.. Gro
yer is know, veteran hand al collecting evidence
"'' mere IS no Garrst oppesie me, and something
more w'li I've required than his personal assertion
10 me letter (ie contisues) the of his
disni'ssai rom the naval service, Mr.. O Aleara has
never made tai we could learn) any .iiusion" In
deed II Is great pit, then that he did not consult
| The aforesaid MIR j. w. Croker, as he might have
f,np. - a
sen TO The AdmiraI,y and 10 the concluding mar, or
winch particularly in,reat the attention of The cad
er -
%, Chss1er-place, Remington, Nov. 9, 1919
| SUI nave the honor ~ acknowledge the re-
c"'pf oi The letter which yon have addressed me I'M
w, 'nf s'"cuon OF The Lords Comm ssioners OF the
Ah'"""y. MY surprise, ! must confess, has heem
great ~ TIE measure which the Lords Commission.
e's have thought proper tn adopt in removing NV
name from the Last OF Officers in his Naesty's ser.
wee without aifording opportunity to suppor,
my ''eSat'on, or offer such explaiia ions Of those
points ~ my own conduct which the Lords Commits.
s'oners d'sarprove bu, The injury OF this measure
c,;, se'Dhihry 10 The impression made my
'eeiihss by the language which the Lords Commits
S"he's III inc exercise Of their functions have ,l
'ec'e'' so" 10 use, and from which my situation INV
-: 'e' w me service Tor ten years, and The APP
pro bestowed upon me by the First Lord of
Tue admiralty on the 9Th of January, 1918, and ON
oner occasions, should have protected me until The
crimes imputed 10 INV charge had been established.
now request, Sir, that you will state TO the
az me allegations by g6idarits and otIie,1oise 10
Sne'o haf did communicate them tctilst the occurre
ces 'cere recent and TO explain ia the most satisfactory
m'""@T i"hy did sot then make them The ground Off
L%'"Gf Charge and why in my letter of the 18th Of
oo,"n"r' thought II my duty introduce them for
'her Lordshns' consideration.
have the honor, &c.
To John Wilson Cocker. E,o
Secretary 10 The Admiralty
roy ms 'r'ter was in Dir. Croker's Office, and no
I,,,,, ,,eo
i"e t''v'ewer as appears by the documents TO which
lie had access. What brazen, what prac,iscd inn
puuence tArn mus 1t not have required 10 have AZ.
serted, tba silently acquiesced in the Cause of my
dismissal: That never even made (" any allusionn
o"-when IN this document actually reiterated
me charges, demanded an opportunity or proving
'"rh, ohereu tn suhstaniiafe them by afidavts and
oih-rwise, aud reminded Mr.. Croker that I had di.
vuged The occurrences month after month, when
'hey were yet recent Aye divnged most Of them
i" ms very man himself; this very Mr. John VIII
son Croker, who read them, who copieC Them Who
circulated them amongst the cabinet minister's who
sem message upon message TO me upon Them who
received from ME, even the fore doomed npoleons
own Indignant remarks upon Lord Rarlusi's n,isre-
presentation, IN confederation OF the statements
which myself Ind made. Forruna,eIy indeed I
may say prov"enIiaIiy for Myself have preserved
documents saved even from the ruhberies at ST. He
lera, which will most amply verify NV assertion
even the renowned MIR. John Wilson Croker viii
moi nave The hardwood 10 disavow the documents
winch shall produce, written by his own ananuen.
sis, pepned frequently from his own diciation Those
letters, lament the necessity Introducing hut their
production Is forced upon me--ite conduct of NV
slandeTefs has made il indspe psable They were
written Wy an amiable and AN honorable man, then
III an oicial SITUATION under Ar. Croker high in his
confluence Gas indeed they will sheu) and now
holding an important situation under the Chancellor
VI H'r bNcheguer. Every official person, from the
late Chancellor Of The Exchcuuer ,lownwar,ls will
nj once recognise the name OF MIR. FinlHison This
gehiSman was my appointed organ of communca
non with the Admiralty, aud hr ough him reguIa,
" transmitted detailed account of the aagitious
treatment which Napoleon was receiving Al The
hundS OF Tie Governor Mt ST. Helena II will be |
seen also rn perusal Of them, that The Admiralty
were so perfectly aware Of Sir Hudson loves ha-
ued To me, VI consequence ofthese communications
mai au expectation frequently arose that was actin
ally Oh my return home. With Mr. Croker,s ow, |
1mowIedge of tese facts what will .le public think
OF bs putting his hand TO my official dismission in,-
mating that foI Two years had concealed Sir Hud-
son Loves conduct irOm The Admiralty I shall |
AVOID 40 part OF this queStiun--I shall explain fbe
Whole clearly and fully, L,r &c ever degraded syseIf
must hay . been lay corresponding with some or
we degraded inmates og Plantations House The |
reader viii bear in miGd that the date of every nj.
eeeu ister OF mine was prior 10 the carrying into |
eSecunn the mean and horrible restriction of the |
yth of October, 1916.
Gu each Of the letters thus dictated by lord Mel |
Niile, or his secretary, Mr.. Croker aud or cou Sc
s'nclI"ned by the admiralty, will remark in their
regular order. The reader led scarcely I,e apprs-
ed il'nf when Mr. JOHN Wisos Croker acts he is d-
! rrtrd 10y higher powers. The name of nv Ioydl
.NeIrHie figures respectfully in the very frs, letter
"licE was written n answer TO one from, me- dies.
cribng Napoo0ns reception on bnard the BeiIero
pom. ne o ,cIn's n'ay he seen ~ MIR. Holiness az
ice. l,yoa Ian. Tho fret is dated Admiralty or
ice, Jlly 20.
EXTRACT.
Ny DEAR BAERY-Thanks FOR your kind letter.
winch was 50 extremely interesting that Showed il
80 Lord Melville who N .Ie some forrertons IN !,
aus tho expressly permitted aud was well pleased tla
should iuseri ~ The SIR of fO-morrow This will
90 VOC 40 harm. los irW on no account mention a
% . coUf r. II