Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-22

duct Of Captain Maurin in I'M, ,i;saareaoIl,
meeting.
renew, Commodore, the assurances of IN,
greater and distinguished considerations.
God preserve You many wears.
| FRANCISCO DIONYSIO WIVES.
10 COMMODORE DAVID PORTER.
| 10 Hfs Erceltency Don francisco Dion,s;,,
ptses' captain General 9fAte Island of Cub
and its Dependencies. ''
Your EXcELLENcr: Immod;o,oIv ~, tho ro
celpt OF your communication ofthe i'm ;nston
] L liberated the Second Galiicra. and o.aye he
passport to proceed to Havana, the Mace q
her destination.
regret that it was not in my power to Civ,
| her convoy.
nave the honor TO be, with great respect.
-FOUR EXcellcncy's very obedient servant
:. ID. PORTER.
Commanding U. S. Naval Forces in the IVES
Indies and Gulf of Mexico.
u. .. Steam Gdiiiot Sea Gull, .4Acaton,
1nompson's Island, .4us;sS7 18th, 1923.
Published IN the Norfolk and Portsmouth H.
raid, Of Tie 29M Dec. 1925.
EXHIBIT, No.e.
TO THE PUBLIC.
''The deadly arrow sticks in his sidc.n
brother officer handed me.a certificate lin
manuscript yesterday, signed p Wilson, which
he informed me, Commodore d. Porter had
gwen him, to show to the officers Of The John A.
dams, and indeed, to the officers generally, on ,bi.
station. The certificate, the Commodore further
stated TO my informant, had been sent by the
writer, to the Herald Office, for publication.
Inc euitor informs me, however, that it has
not yet made ITS appearance there. Such per
son as the aforesaid Mr.. p. Wilson, [ believe
did act as clerk TO Commodore d. Porter. in
the west Indies. He states that g no such let
ter as the one ut says published in the Herald
OF the Ilth INST, was given ne by Commodore
rorter." by the way, is not this out-HerodDp
Herod, and proving more than is usually ex
pected of copyist who only s,rears to the yeri-
ty OF his copy? BY reference TO nv publication
On the 9TH inst. flor / published nothing on the
HIN it will be seen that 1 used the word testi-
monal and not Sc letter.
A testimonial is, as Walker explains if, ga
certitcatc IN favor ofF-but to cut this matter
short, 4 soouid giadiy haze done so iooa. s;oce
had dared now publish the entire paper from
which the Commodore's Testimonial in mn f,ro,
,oaS tahc1,, and which, whilst the Weasel was on
her cruise hesitatcd to do; but as she has fin
lshed her cruise TO which that paper referred.
no injury can result to the service, by maxine
known the orders under which she NAV have
sailed. And to take the last pretext from ma.
levolence, have deposited the paper in the
reading room of Shields g. Ashburn, where il
may be seen that the publication is truly ex-
tracted from the original
1t is by this certificate, signed T. Wilson, dc
signed to thrust the said p. Wilson between .
noted third person and myself, the attempt will
fail; for | will hold on upon my real enemy, and
none other. There are other matters in this for
midable certificate, which 1 purposeIy omit to
notice at tins time. have apprized the editor
of the Herald, that have no sort of objection TO
his giving it publicity through the medium OF lis
paper; and when he does so, / shall then make
such conHnents on it, as will DC entirely salts
factory to my friends and the public.
BEVERLY KENYON.
Rorf,J% Decor,bc,. 90 100,