American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-01-30
FOR THE WATcHMAN.
CIYIS.

FOR THE WATcHMAN.
II he National Gazette Of Saturday 10Th inst Mr. Walsh,
Alter having HIMSELF began and provoked the discussion
which ha, for past been carrying on, respecting
the c9ntus behaviour attributed TO Capt Bddle, III his
.rco,rse v in the venerable and excellent Mr. Rodney,
while under his special protection, has attacked the Legs
tare If Deav are, because they, representatives ofhe
N Of that State, who form component part OF the
~ i have passed resolution ulaumDlsLy wherein they
s thrv consider the conduct of Capt. Blddle towards
N Mi Rodney, who invested by his country with the
hp character of representative of the nation, an in
suit offered TO the national dignity and they therefore re-
solve, that their Senators and Representative De instruct
ed to their best efforts to have the conduct OF Captain
II Biddle Investigated by regular Court OF Enquiry.
Mr. Walsh complains in a strain of bitter inyective, that
in this iance, the Legislature have prejudged the case OF
III Can't Gilde On bare testimony, for none other could
~ they have rad, crea Mr. Walsh himself furnished an
IA au,encc document sufficient tor the Legislature 70 act
on by Cap 81 die HIMSELF and attesed by ms clerk,
III containing list The prl7d'e baggage OF Mr. hodney,
sent b6r tn Congress while she lay in the Delaware,
II be published u the Waterman at Wilmington, in order
H. shev ia, Nr. Rodney had 0verload ship OF war OF
4ftera manfred with quantity ct baggage SO large
h#s would have been in the way in an engagement and
ch materially interfered with the working OF the snip,
nl that therefore Capt. Bddle justified in placing it
yhere he pleased in other words, exposing u to All
every weather, by which was damaged to the uil
u Of outfit allowed TO Mr. Rodney by Congress,
nl which alone is sufficient 10 justify the conduct OF the
|S# legislature Of Delaware.
@ These circumstances had all been stated and urged be-
by Mr. Walsh himself with all tine Ingenuity aud force
reasoning which, it is presumed he thought irresistible.
8 his document the Wilmington Editor very properly refus-
III to publish direct insult to Mr. Rodney and an NJ
ference in his brtue affairs which nothing could JUSTIFY
he invited MIR Walsh TO publish it, who, whilst he de-
Filmed doing So took special care, to blazen forth TO the
od that fully and completely exculpaed Capt. Bldde'
E3nd plainly Showed the ship had been WmOeFed by MT
nlneys baggage in the manner he had stated from the
k8cgpnng ,
I'M What let be asked was this done for most assurcdy,
mo PREJUDICE, and prejudice the public mind against Mr..
tho
as the agent of Capt Bddle, and instead ct de
gmg that Mr.. Sodneys furniture spoiled by Captain
ddle, he has all opg justified it. on the ground that 1t
ha5eed and inectered with the working OF the ship
esc tcis, all have been known to the Legislature
Delaware, for Mr. Walsh himself had given them all the
; arety that he coud Land theLegslature were there
*ore perfectly competent to forms even from them, the
$%pDion they have done FIR impartial man. 1t is beev-
M think otherwise than that this conduct was adding
Jury upon injury, and insult upon INSULT and the erect
3GM the minds Of men coming from all parts OF tie
tate Of Delaware, is apparent from the face OF the reso
FSnllon they nr,dnmousy passed.
MI This resolution therefore is perfectly lstiable, for Mr.
$odney had the send ms baggage and furniture OF
board the Congress- and this will he still more apparent
IA is recolleced where Mr.. Rodney was going lie was
bund to place where articles OF furniture could be
%lad but what were imported The Spanish government
ad Buenos Ayres every where else prescribed ever
he hadicraft arts 4 Mr. Rodneyh had not taker
furniture with him, he have gone without or encou
#ged the British merchants and bought what mas Deei
Rrought from London. Well then, when was not denet
y Mr.. Walsh, thar furniture situated hadbeen destroy
Nd by Capt Biddes exposing il to all weaters, was no
ElS sufficient the Indignation OF the Delaware e
legislature, and convince them, their estlmabe teo" cl
len whom they held in so much respect and esteem h'
been onageousy i'll treated by such disrespceu conduct
E But let it be recolected that the Congress- was at an
RchOr in the Delaware three weeks before she sailed, AM
Sthat the quantity Of furniture Mr.. Rodney going Il
flake with him, might or must have been known TO Capt
Fiddle what then, was his duty such an occasion
he had found Mr.. Rodney numbering his ship, winch
E'nw alleged as his justification, ought he not to hay
Epoken Mr. Rodney the subject and if this had bee
Bnaended TO, it not his duty to have represented III
vi anc To his superiors at Washington Most assredy I'm
ms the but instead OF adopting tbs reasonable I'm
conduct, when he got sea, he forgot the anlehit
ne 10 his guest, and feeling little BRIT authority Xerc
Eed in way, that is seen, The whole community er
rely dsapprove of which the resolutions Of the legislator
Eot Delaware most convincing proof When the wv
Fast british Ambassadors, Mr. Bagot and MIR. Canning cam
ere, they brought their baggage and furniture in the r
E#patts which conveyed them The commanders OF thes
acs did find their ships numbered thereby, ard sure
nv Ambassador from government has right TO III
&tne privileges board national vessels which tn
Riish find inconvenience from according to their NJ
Tona representatives suppose otherwise, would
%hsulting to national sovereignty.
In letters received from Rio Janero, is stated tn;
While at Gibraltar the ladies' of Mr.. Rodneys family ha
20 other of visiting the shore than in the 7cderln
Poa the other boats of the snip being refused them; an
further stated, the line of conduct observe
owards them at Rio, where, when Capt. Bddle went
hore, he left directions that of the Boats should
fent from the ship, by which means they had to go O
hnre, the rsque of their lives These circumstance
ere II is supposed known to the members OF the Legl
aure, and no doubt influenced their conduct, the
gould the mind OF any liberal and candid man in ever
art Of the world,