Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-18


6ccr Of the Segunda Gallirgo, could not Of
course be shewn to the officer who was on board
her from the Weasel. Thirdly, that she had
10000 dollars i'll specie on board. Although
it might have been a very tempting circumstance
to Lieut.. Com,n'dt. kennon, was nothing re-
inarkabic; as have been well informed, and BY
officer of the squadron, that she has at differ
ent times brought some millions of dollars from
La Vera Cruz and Tampico, to Havana The
story OF engaging tue schOomcrs in preference to
boarding the merchant brig, had she been pi-
rate, and the suspicious excited from the circum-
stance OF her appearing to be in chase of vessc.
IN thoroughEire, where numbers every ,lav
may be seen beating To windward on the same
tack, where dozens might be in company with
out attracting any particular attention, is too
ridiculous to notice: That she might have mis-
taken the Fox and Weasel for pirates, is not
improbable, as such mistakes were frequently
male viii regarl to the small vessels BY our
own csuntr, whereby much alarm and many j.
die reports have been occasioncd.
Fourthly, that she had ''reI dag ON board,
somewhat wora," aal twenty or thirty sweep,
in the hold. The Weasel end the Fox and G.
very vessel Of the squadron, nay, may say C.
very vessel and ship of war, of every nation,
carry red flag; it is one of the principal aud
most conspicuous signals; and the Scgunda Gal
lego had as good right to carry on one as any
vessel of the American squadron: 1t being
somewhat worn,n proves nothing more than it
had been somewhat used Lieut.. Comd't Ken
non does not say whether she had other signals,
but the writer of this knows he had. If
having a red flag on board is proof of
piracy, every officer on the West India sta
ton ought long since to have been strung up
Her having her twenty or thirty sweeps in the
hold, Only proves that she had room for them
there, having very little else besides specie on
necessity of carrying their sweeps on deck, be-
ing full of prov isions, winch should consider
the most proper place for them, as they are
sooner got really for use. | should not approve
of the management of Captain Ma.irin; he ought
TO have kept his vessel better prepared; the
sweeps ought TO have been on deck.
Filthy, and lastly. After denying in the most
positive manner, that the ScgunIa Galliego
,o1s sent orcr to H1cdnn ,cith the UIcusel, but to
the contrary was detained at Thon,pson's Island
,cih The explorations Of The Captain General
couldbe had, l must, for rcfutation of the par
agraph, refer the reader to the correspondence
with which, as before said, Lieut.. Comm'dt.
kcnnOn was well acquainted, the letter for the
Captain General being delivered To hin open.
1T will be perceived, that it ,cis nric the iuLy
of Lieut.. Comm'lt. kcnnon to explain to the
Captain General, the circumstances of the de-
tcntion of the Segunda Galiego, (Which caused
great excitement among the merchants OF lla-
vana.) He was ordered also to deliver an open
letter from Captain Alaurin to his owners APP
prisng them OF his detention, AMI requesting
them 70 pro luce proofs his character. Lieut..
Com:ndt IL ,nnon neither inQie Cd; ,iun rLio,s to
lie Captain Ganc,,ai, MOI, dbl he dc.ioer lie let
ter TO The oraers ofAie ,cSu,a.it g Ricgo, as or
ae,ed, bit Lrought IL be L wuh lin. to 7Nomp-
sons Island.
This is the thirl time licutenant-conmandant
hcnnon has attempted to do injustice to tho mo-
tivcs OF his commanding officer; the first time
,ciUmiy attended by violation of discipline, for
which he has made no adequate atonement; the
second time, the writer OF this is willing to be-
Gcvc through ignorance and natural suspicion,
and jealousy Of disposition, ever which he unfo:-
tuna;ely has no control, AMI for which an aDoio-
gy was rc'uriTniiy wrui;g from him, after he
had boca we'll convinced o. his injustice. Lieu
tenant -co:nnan liant t.c3aoH escaped twice but
since &c comes forward the third time to Willy
publicly, the character OF others, ii is proper TO
call on hun toJusiiy his own conduct ami cha
ractcr. Lieutenant kennou'inly
screen himself u3lcr the particular prascoy,
and say, he is not answerable for the closing
paragraph of his communication. Every one
will consider HIN so, for it has the sanction of
bis name, and ii if contained, as il docs, ruet
(stsehoods, 1T was his duty, rs an honest man, to
contradict them Immediately.
To be continued.