Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-16
MIR. RODNEY.


MR.. RODNEY.
1t appears by Information received from
Rio Janeiro, that Mr.. Rodney, American min
ister to the government of Buenos Ayres, had
been ronSh'pped at that port He had char
tered Salem vessel, on board of which he
was about to embark his e6tcis for the River
Plate; while the United States frigate Con
gress was to return at once to this country
We cannot tOrh-ar the remark that measures
ought Ia be taken to prevent the American
gentlemen sent OH foreign missioAs from load
Ing the national ships with their effects, and
giving the decks the appearance of an auction
warehouse, or pawnbrnker's depository This
was done in the Case Of the !iiga,e Congress !;
so Tar as to excite the mirlh, or the compass
SION, ot some of our acquaintance who visited
her Immediately before her departure from the
Delaware. I.Na!. Ga=.
Remarks 10y the Na,innsi Intellisencer
This paragraph appears 10 us To be neither
polite nor puliiic. The slrcasms INDUCED in mt
the expense of that highly respectable citizen,
Mr.. lipdney, are, 10 say the least of them,
uncourteous The Minister has BEEN tran
shipped" In what vocabulary did the editor
ini This word :? at Rio Jaueiro SAYS the Ga
Zetts. as though he were speaking of cargo
OF tobacco, ora consignment of cotton. He
had "a chartered vessel" too, on which he
was tO embark his ELECTS" and his :" eff
fects." as we'll ~ bimseIf undcrgn In. ,,rn,s
of the G.y.tt, Tnd.,i 49,, a.. c ~,
eiircts," as seen on the deck of the frigaie
MAS, 1t seems remarkable, AS moving al the
sauc time the iisiblr afPd compassionate ia
cuit'es OF some of his acquaintance" Per
haps the reader ma, have a curiosity to know
what these " Fleets" were. We cannot vuuch
for the whole, but part of lhem, we know.
Consisted OF very numeruu3 family of chill
country. for - far Jist,nt std h' Al ~,
choose iu I.,vp at hon.. J,,,ri,..,J IS ,I,,' .,',
of their natural nr.t. ,,, 1Ih.t h,. t,',L LII,
him. also. so,nr cI,tbng .nd ,,,or ",',
ries, forthis distant yoys',. f.r-nw,y soionr,,
Is quite nrobohl-. and j. j. tris na,.,'ss..:,
Commandment nf m, vo,,,os nrnt.fI,. 1T
is respectfully Hkrn.d tn 8. :, nav. hcol,nr,.
depository" The editor or th. Na,ioaaI "a
zcte, we appreheud is not nrrr,r,oin, 'ha nf
ice of ga friend 10 CAPTAIN Riddi. in This c,sr
Iii report I'd here. that tb. c;,,se of our All,
lister leaving the national shin a.sien.d far his
conveyance. was an i,rpcuncile.hI diCr.,anc.
between him and her cnnn,am,l,r. Il the NJ,
tional Gazette dr4irous of nrohuc;nr an i'm.
preston that the quarrel was c,usnd hv the
quantity or "appear.locp" If his d" .ff,c,s ~
If so, il is dpiirat. ground n. ,r.,ds i,r,,
and 90, we are persuaded. upon which facts
will rot bear bin out.
As for the general question. .ve do not. for
our part, see how nur ,ess.Is uC ,y;r gan no
more bonornbly or usefully empIoyed. in y
period Of profuuad peace than tr,nsrortiur
to their appropriate stations the rfDyesenlg-
ttr's Of he pqfiOnW gorcreiguiy. Nor do we.
with tn National Gazette. srr The necessity of
'nipster's leaving his family. or those rf
fects" necessary 10 their comfort. ON hoard
aud abroad. behind him. Their presence may.
inderJ sn.pp,vh,f inc,tonnd,. tI,., co,,,,,,.,.I
er, and other officers. bv contracting the SPACE
nj Their cabins; hut this is 1T most hut an IN
e"nV"ni"ncr. a"d We are sure. j., in general.
checrfully Submitted TO.
Remarks hvr D,lnwore vY,,chmar.
a word "a Mr.. Walsh nf the National Ga
ZetIp. Mr.. RbAuey The minister Of IN. United
States ~ BIrnns Avrrs. has been alluded to
IN ms paper Of tie cd inst. IN one Of the most
u1reuerpuS aud ungpnilrmlolv Dar1grppha
that 81" ever recpllpc' to have seen in "A news
paper. 10 noiic;rg ihp circumstance If Mr..
Rojnev'S leaving II Congress at Rio Jaociro
aud eugaging another vessel to carry him ia
ms Destination, he goes out of his way to cen
sur" that gentleman for chat he terms lum-
bering the frgatc aud reads lecture to the
government for permitting the unfortunate nf
hrrrs t" he incpm'n"ded hy This uncnmfDrta-
n'e nfnpcnsity on 'he part of our foreign min
ISL ~ ~ - very evident, that Mr.. Walsh
"'9ned 10 say something against Me-. Roduey
""u y iur'h"r evident, that hr has been
moved 10 90 30 by somebody behind The cur
l'" anu Tor lack oi something tO ihe pur-
!,oSr' nas "rcn obliged to Fry INTO his dolnrs-
'rmo"'Y 10 take an account OF his beds
e'"'l@' ""1 household furniture, and upon
W - pe''"o'u'eS' U trump M grave charge
"S'nS' gentleman VINO has been selected as
a nTfsfu N