Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-03
STEWART.


COMMODORE STEWART.
LIMA, May I'd, 1894.
To Com. Chas. Stewart, Commander Chief
ofthe u. S. Naval Forces i'll the Pacific.
SIR: Impressed with a high sense Of
the zeal and ability you haze manifest
| ed in the cause Of your country, during
a period of upwards oftwenty-six years
ofpublic service, the undersigned citi-
zens of the u. States, at present resi-
ding, or transacting business in Lima,
beg leave respectfully to express to
you their sense of your conduct IN the
| command on this coast you are now IA
bout to leave. The duties you have
had to perform have been no less ar
| duous than various, from the peculiar
situation of the countries to which
your command cxtende'. You arrived
| a, a time when The revolutionary go
vernments Of Peru and Chill, intoxica-
ted with success, and regardless OF ev-
cry principle Of national law, preyed
upon the unoffending neutral, at will;
by your frmness their ~rapaciIy was re-
| strained, and by your skill he friend
" relations, which our government is
| so anxious to maintain, has remained
u%nimpaired.
We are grateful TO acknowledge the
readiness with which you have at all
times listened to the complaints or
wishes OF your countrymcn, and the
promptness with which you have al
forded them all the protection your ST.
tuation would permit.
With these feelings, which are as
| sincere on our part as they are well
founded, we look with peculiar regret
to your departure, and especially at this
momcnt,when circumstances so strong
" demand rather the increase than di-
minution Of force on this station.
Within a few days an unauthorized
blockade has been declared, under The
flag of a country which, in reality, has
no longer any existence, and which,
therefore, leaves us without the small
est hope of future reparation, for any
wrongs it may inhic, on us. The eX-
perience you have acquired during
your long command in this ocean, and
the imposing force Of the Franklin,
would obviously be of the greatest util-
ity to the distinguished officer who has
come to succeed you, and your remain
ing here a very short period, would
greatly facilitate his future operations.
With these views, and under the ur-
gencv of circumstances which have so
recently arisen, we most earnestly hope
that you may be induced to delay your
departure for a short period, since, by
so doing, the newdangcr that threatens
the extinction of IL commerce, may,
in all probability, be removed. The "a
mount ofinterest at stake, the distant
position of our country, and the threat.
ening evils to which we allude, all
seem to us to require it; and we have,
therefore, no doubt they will justify to
our government your remaining a few
weeks longer. Perhaps a lew days on
ly may dissipate the dangers that are
gathering: You may, in this case, pro-
badly have the satisfaction Of having
contributed to save a large amount of
property to your fellow-citizens, Of
which, if they are despoiled, neither
they nor their government have any
power to look to for future compensa-
ton.
Whatever may be your determine
ton, we offer to you our most cordial
wishes for your safe return to your
country, where, we feel satisfied, you
will receive the appreciation from your
government, and fellow citizens, which
your long and efficient services so just
ly merit.
We have the honor to be, sir, your
friends and fellow citizens,
HenryL. De Koren, Niron & MCaA,
Hiram Putnam, Daniel ". Colt,
ia. Stevenson, HIM. Il. Conkling,
Joseph NcComb, John c. Green,
BOSNIAN Laurence, Samuel Er,oin,
Jos. Mmes, Russell BaidWin,
James Bradley, Moses Gibbs,
j.. NJ. Se6or, .Anabrose II. Bwrows,
Mo. Donnel, Perry Rowers,
Charles Manchester, William johnson, jr.
j. Jones, -
U. S. SHIP FRANKLIN,
CaAao Bay, 4h May, 1855
GENTLEMEN: / have received the let
ter you did me the honor to address me
OH the I'd inst. and for which | beg leave