Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-21
From the Men York National .adpocass.
c0aIMODORE STEWART

COMMODORE STEWART.
Several reports unfayorabls to the
character and principles Of Commodore
Ste wart have been for some time past
in circulation, Que of which was tn the
had concealed roysiist Genersi on
boa I'd the Franklin, and permitted him
60 land to the evident injury OF the re.
uublicau cause 10 South AWevica--oth.
ers that he had been trading 10 mer.
Sc. Sc. We have given no
to these rumors, because we
hold il to be due to justice and gene.
rosity never to condemn a public offi.
Ger without . hearing, and fully aware
that we are TOO prone to censore those
who are not immediately prepared to
defend themselyes. This however we
may be permitted to say, we csnnos be-
iisys that any Aaaericaa. much isss q
gallant Ulcer who has Gone the state
some service, would by any act aid the
cause of royalty 10 country atsugsling
10 be free. Without further remarks we
publish the following letter from q
friend. q public officer, who has the OPP
porsuaitiss of knowing the facts OF the
case:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5th, 1924.
NV Dear Sir--The absent are always
In the wrong. and he who attacks an
ah..rt friend. or who does not defend
him when spoken i'll OF by another, hs
black character; do you Romans said
Horaee) beware of him. l AN glad to
aud by your letter Of the Sosh uit. that
Won are DESTROYS Of seeing the repusa.
ton of our estimsbls friends, Commo-
dora and Mrs. Stewart, defended q.
gainss those infamous calumniss. which
our specuIatiog fsllow.citizens in fo-
reign countries 50 readily Get on float
against all the officers of our govern
,nent, who will not lend their aid to
forward those assricioas schemes for
which we are 60 notorious abroad
What You have stated is'sn old story
we had months ago, or at least that the
government had, but now they are new
vanished. and cent forth by envy, ha-
tired and malice. Tbs very worst con.
ssrucsion that can be put it 10 this:
A Royalist Officer, pursued by his
enemy, was il 10 said, secreted on board
the Frank lin to save his life, without
she knowledge of Com. Stewart. who
was enraged when he discovered him,
and arrested his First Lieutenant. who
also it 10 said knew nothing of it. 1t 10
then said that Mrs. Stewart had secre.
ted him in one part of the ship. and sent
him things TO sobsist on from the cabin.
If she did this, it was from humane mo-
fiyss and no othsr--there could exist
no other in her bosom. Some say she
took the blame of it to screen q young
officer from Punishment, which | can
readily believe, knowing the purity and
gsn,rosity Of her heart. Others more
aricksd, say she did it to get her bus.
band out Of the scrape, who hid the of
4icsr himself. 1t is q trifiing incident,
of no momsnt-a humane act TO save
the life of an Northumberland our
Consul did DO often, and so much to his
disadvantags 10 1915 in Bordeaux. when
ahe royalisls were in pursuit Of distin-
guished imperialists- he could not stand
BY and see such eminent men butcher
ed when be had the power to save them,
and the very men who then ceDsured
him, now approve his conduct. But
the enemies Of Com. Stewart and his
superior wifs, who has been of infinite
use to her country in tho Pacific, from
her perfect knowledge Of the language
and her charming manOers, which caus-
ed her to be beloved in all South Ame.
RIGA, made story out Of this noble act,
which l am sstOnished any respectable
or sensible person should listen to-
You know what our csuntrymen are ..
sroad-other nations cling together and
support eae another in foreign coun.
tries like Scotch clan, but our people
seem to take delight in calumniatiDg
cath other. There are q number Of
worthy respectable Americans in South
America, but generally speaking, our
country never before sent 90 many
wretched adventures as have thronged
there. They cannot conscious of their
owe iuiquity) respect themselves, and
measuring other peoples wheat by
their own bushel, they respect no one,
and use unblashipgly, the vilest means
10 reduce Innocence, virtue aud vslor to
sheir own leysl-''homo hom ini tupss.'
The Franklin 10 daily expected, when
the whole affair wiz die away, ell | am
sfraid of 10 that Stewart will get hold
Of soms one who has Aesn busy in cir.
Sula.ing these wicked reports, and some
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