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

| many OF whom called themselves passengers.
Besides her armament, there were many other
circumstances that rendered her character very
questionable. On demanding of the captain
why he fired at the Weazcl, he attempted to
excuse himself by saying he took her and the
Fox for pirates, although his interpreter, lit
tie while after, acknowledged that they had
seen them at HAVANA, aud knew who they
were. When first discovered by the Wea-
Eel, she appeared to be lii chase of an Anne
rican brig then in sight, which however,
said the captain denied being the case, aud
he had been in company with her the day be-
fore. Not being satisfied, however, Lit. X.
resolved to speak the brig; and on doing SO,
was assured that there was no truth in the state
mcnt OF Captain Maurin, whose vessel he had
never seen before. 4 red tlag was found ON board
the Scgunda Galliego, somewhat worn, and
twenty or thirty sweeps i'll her hold. Dee,ning
her character sufficiently cQuvucal to Justify
him in detanng her for further examination
Lieut. Lennon put prize crew on board, I'M
der the command of Lieut.. Randolph, and or
dcred her to Thompson's Island.
In addition TO the above, we learn that, on the
arrival of the Weasel at Thonpson's Island
Commodore Porter despatched her with her
prize to Ilavanna, with friendly com,nunica-
ton To tb; governor of Cuba, informing him of
the circumstances of the capture, and referring
the examination as to the legality of the pro-
ccedngs OF the Scgunda Gall"go, tn him. Go
vcnor Wives accordingly undertook the invcsti-
Satien oil the matter; and after some days spent
| IN the inquiry, decided that there was nothing
Illegal III the case, and that the Segunda Galie-
go had done nothing to forfeit the character of 4
fair trader. She was thcrcupon discharged.
| Published in the .N0rjoik and Portsmouth He
raM " the 20M October, 1923.
ExurBIT-No. o.
We regret to perceive i'm the Savannah pa
pers, Immediately following the Joyous annunci-
alton of the safe arrival of Commodore Porter,
in the Sea Gull, at that port, a most infurate &
malignant attack from an anonymous SOURCE on
an officer attached to the squadron under the
command of that distinguished indviduaI-on
an officer, too, whose nice sense of honor, we
know, could never have permitted him to be-
come obnoxious to the heavy reproaches which!
his anonymous assailant has levcIled against him.
This officer is Lieutenant Beverly Kennon, late
| ly i'll the command of the schooner Weasel, one
OF the vessels of Commodore Porter's squadron
IN which he arrived at this port, on the 7th Of
September. Having previously heard that Lit.
Is. had been fred into by Spanish schooner,
which caused him to capture her, we requested
and obtained from him the particulars of that
occurrence, which was publised in the Herald
| OF the 9Th September. 1t is in consequence Of
their publications it appears that Lit. X. has BEEN
In the rudest and most undignifcd manner, cal
led to account by the doughty hero Of the quill
who figures III the Savannah papers-who as
sumcs that the publication was made by Lieut.
IL. with the intention to cast injurious reflections
on the conduct of Gen. Wives and Conmo-
dore Porter, iii relation to the discharge
of the seguntla Galliego, the vessel captur-
cd by the Weasel, and thence proceeds. upon
! an enormously conceived view of the case, to an
| imadvcrt in the severest and most unIvarranta-
bic terms upon the conduct of 1t. kennon who,
. take ourselves N Sosr
scious ofgving offence, either to General Wives
or Commodore Porter, the child unborn
| Ii tins writer Is free from deliberate malicious
| intention to inJurc Lieut.. Kcnnon the least that
can be said of him is, that he labors under 4 mos.
egreglous misapprchcnsIon respecting him.
| The following is the paragraph in which the
charge is cOntained:-
| Some statements have gone the rounds of the
| papers relative to the detention, and subsequent.
discharge of the Spanish armed schooner Segun-
da GallieGo, 10 one of which Lieutenant Com
mandant kennon, of the United States' navy
has given the sanction ofLis name, and to which
Is appended paragraph, devoid of truth, and in
situations calculated to produce, on the minds
OF others, impressions highly prciudicial to the
conduct and character of Gen. Wives, and TO
the independent alignment and decision of the
| U rmander of the American naval forces in the
West Indies and Gulf of Mexico. 1t is, there
! fore, due to truth and Justice to both parties
that the official correspondence on the subject
should be laid before the public and it is hopei
| that those editors who have givcr currency tn
Lieutenant Commandant ken.~on's statement,
will give place TO the correspondence, with
these remarks.
In another part lie says:-T.icutenant Com
maniant hcnnon may screen himself under the
particular phrascology, and say he is not answer
able for the closing paragraph of his cornnuica-
ton. Every one will consider him so: for it has
the sanction of his name and if it contained as
il does, rank (aisehoods, it bis duty as an no.
nest man, to contradict them immediately
| We take leave again TO say, that Lieut. x.
will not seek TO screen himself from any respon
sibty whicl. he is properly liable to. He has
committed no offence, then why fly to subter-
fuge?
We will rc-publish verbatim, the statement
which appeared in our paper of the 9th Septem-
Der, of the affair of the Segunda Galliego.
g From Lieut.. Comm'dt. kcnnon we learn
the following particulars of the capture and de-
tentlon by him of a Spanishar armed schooner, some
account of which we lately published, as re-
ceIyed by an arrival at northern port.
Having been joined by the Fox at Havana,
the Weasel proceeded OH the 28th ofJuy, down
the coast of Cuba. On the morning of the Sd OF
August, off the Colerados, fell in with a large
two topsal schooner, which, on approaching
within a short distance, boIsted Spanish colors
~ fired shot over the Weasel, whose flag was
tying at the moment, and had been for some time
before. The shot was promptly returned by the
w easel, but with orders not TO strike her; Lit K
thinking that there might be some mistake be-
tween them, as Inc had only the morning before
spoken two Spanish national schooners in search
OF Patriot privateer, and therefore thought il
probable that this vessel belonged to one or 9TH
err of the parties. The shot howevcr moe -,