The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-19

-, rated. and reformed iu his ship,
,h.re h. foand the crew mustered AS
,,yr stated. and took thr muster roll from
"a. pfIt,sh Lleutenani's hands. At this
,,,ne his crew remained ettlre -he might !
ave detained the Bfltish bleuirnant-he /
,,,yhi have sunk his boats he might have
"a 'pn.lI.d thr b itish Commodore 10 re-
sort IL free lthe argument ni btutes1 |"
execute hi. coNardly commission, but the
nrn we're taken away peac"ahls
The following i, Capt. PHILLIPS Jnsh-
fration. He says, hit he wrnl To STA
4. ,hout his commission, whlch had not
Dr,.n sunt 10 him, aud that all ms Officers
reie sin,lith situated that moreover, he
md instructions tn treat WIN extreme
courtesy all naiional vessels, excerpt ct
France and not even tn hinder the cap
tnrp of an American by them, but leave 1t
Ia negotiation between the governments.
Capt. =. says, thai he Submitted ms. stale
Of thlnssto Alr TREzLvAST, late judge
TREzEsANr. passenger IN Tie convoy
Then 81 l. ard his shlp, aud he ad'islnz hc-
.tuirscence in thu authority OF the Ettii1h
Commander, Capt. p assentrd In 1t, aud
'cont.ni.h hlmsrf with striking his hae,
Without derngatog from IA" character "t
the lar ndge EREZEvASr, We must he
permitted Ia regret thai ther" was any
law, II ~ board the Baltimore at this crit
zeal emergency. There MAS lawyr on
board al rRiPpF's vessel when the incl
drnt occurred " hch broke the heart, aud
sought 10 destroy the fame of that gori-
Gus champion of hls country.
What can lawyer do at sea he can
a IN tho ncpln--nt
read no prec.d-nts in the sky-and If left
IL his Own resources, II Is more than ne
can cnnfu.tahl, do, to take care of him
self Mnc iRe iachrym9." The fig Of
The vessel briag struck The BRUSH sq1ad
roD Iefl her, hr, flag was rebal.t"d, asd
the crnze continued. Capt. Phillips on
III return. submitted narrative Ia the
Secretary, Mr.. SToDDERT, to be used in
Il complaint, whlcb he expected II be- pre-
terrrd By his goNernm"nt, against Great
Britain but 1t stems TO have BEEN usrd IA
tlIy against himself. for il produced an or
der for his dismissal, from the Secretary
wiHl1 u das or two after the Secretary
lsays Capt. i had approved his conduct
THIS diSnlsson, without a trial, produced
much excitement at the time, and We dis
tlnctly rrcollect thu impression, that il WAS
received by Capt. Z. with great ludIgniiy,
and the trial M req testcd MAS refused hin.
Things have remained IN STU quo from
lhat period nntIl within year OF two since
The lffdir had. indeed, escaped almost
from our annal-, and, probably, to many
rradsrs of thu Courier, it may be now IN
litrly new. But from STUNT commnnlca-
flons through friend with the late PRIEST
dent ADAMS, Capt. PHILLIPs having rea-
,on tn believe that Mr.. ADAMS never
knew of nor authorised his dlsmssion, and
consequently, that he IS slIll capt"in IN
n" service. ID dressed 4 memorial Ia the
President, VIII" submitted 10 Mr.. SoUrH-
ARD. Mr.. S. report IA adverse IT, the pc
iltiuu, npOu THESE giouuds list. That the
petitioner, was Dismissed III 1890. 2dls.-
That II he had not been Dismissed, ne was
included IN those discharged in IG01-
,har the President has nn authority 10 IN.
lrrlrre no", Ia the d,7paragemrnt of all
thr Post Captains IN the navy, by Placing
the petitioner At Their head.-'I h.. President
acqulcsces IN thIs opinion and lhr frinain-
DIR OF capt PHILLtPs' book Is "a .nt"mtu-
tary upon the rrasonngs which produced
that decl-ion, which we understand Is to
be submitted to Congress.
There are some difficulties in testing The
merits of the case-tlr SrupnERr the
'srcret,ry ofthr Navy, IL deah-lhe van
dnls who burnt Washington. DESTROYED
some of the documents in the case-and
lime, whose "iug has grown a quarter at n
century since ITS occurrence, has darken-
I'd the retrospect almost To obscurty. -
should Capt. PHILLIPS consult \ lawyer
nov, he "o'ld probably, be told of the sta =
tute OF limitations, but the houoi Of IA IA
tion knows no such impediments. II he
has ben wrongrd let hun be lighted, Let
the issue, hoe"ver.of his application be
"hal IT may, b" will always ENJOY the re-
p"talion ola brave aud p1priouc Office
IN" nnIntrntional victim of novel, unex-
pected aud perpiexlng dilemma.
Charleston Courier.