Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-11-14

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The Greck Siipsaf New lork.--A painful controversy
has waed days past, in the city of New
York. concerning the manner in which funds, belonging
the Greeks, have beeu expended, by New York
Houses, IN building SHIPS Tor We
10 not mean totravel into the merits controversy
further than as the General Governments has had any
Germ IN the of the ships except express
ion that of the changes elo,ved in the by
New York arbators, appear us To be cnortnos and
wholly unjustiGabe.
Though of money supposed be fully sufficient 10
build two frigates drawn i,om London ESQ OO0 dol
lars the hsates remained diminished the failure of
he 'eek agents to provide further funds and neither
the vessels could be made availa in any
"annsF for the interest of the Greeks. This sta
"f-thnss created by the difference between the Greek A.
failure of funds ' ~ Wv
1t was under these circumstances that, in Nav last a,
terms;
'bc 't enacted &C. That the President of the United
states is hereby authorized building o
the shS authorized by the gradual increase
the Navy of the United States, suspended aud the
timber tor the same to be laid Up and Aud he
hereby further authorized if in his opinion the same ca
ne cone on advantageous terms the Quilted States,
cause To be purchased for the United States ship,
less than the smallest class authorized be built by the
sad act; and for carrying such purchase into effect
amount for which the purchase be made may be paid
out OF the appropriation heretofore made for the gradu
increase oi the Navy of the United States"
In This it will remarked, not word was said
boat The Greeks the ships unfinished New York;
ana as lutte almost said main object of the
act IN what debate took place upon il. 1t whispered
AFFORDED tn the Greeks by purchasing OF those ships
so as TO put them in funds send the sea- and
there IS no question that this feeling sympathy for the
rccks W was an honest feelns) procured the passa ge
mat h'l being supposed that the purchase would not be
disavanagcouS Tor the United States. The vessel
we believe was very much wanted for te service but
IT was the opinion Of the Navy Departments nch
DC ut some In of time (thc word "authorze'
as used IN the bill being generally considered the natr
Iol command TO tile Executive ocers) the shin was mr.
chase we suppose, for moderate price, and with the
proceeds oi the sale of that vessel, aided by efforts nj
friends IN New York, the remaining vessel cnmple ted
and sent to instead Of the gaes, both of which
as some maintains seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
might have built and This is brief history nj
inc transaction, as far as we know any thing of il.
lie purchased ship belongs the United Sta tcs
ana mas IN all probability, been cheapy obtained consi-
oer'ns what the building of her We know what
snouid hc Gene with her, il our advice might prevail The
ve:nA'ent OF The United States cannot consistently with
us true policy, far iuermcdlc between the
creeks and Turks. make the former present of This
snip 1t they could, the disposition would not
oe waning III Congress- and free say. would
he wc!! done But the United States bourht this shin
so ie can Set her. And would sell her. in the bou
iat the Greek agents in New York would be the hahes,
bidders, and iha they would be made TO purchase the
bargain rery dcur.
ms is n" h'ie proposition. It b. true as We think We
nave heard, that She is built the most dura Bile
rails since we are not likely want to use her shortly
"hd better disposition could he OF this vessel than ;c
dispose ct her at public action, her be purchased m
any purpose for which she is fitted?