Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-07

ueIed negotiation impossible; and finally. IN onr
extreme earnesiness to avoid the catastrophe which
seemed inevitable, viz that the remaining lriya,e
"nieh we deemed the sole hope of Greece, should
OF al our wharves, we assumed the fesrful respon
s'oi'y OF violating the instructions of Mr. Contos-
'aVios, and closed the compromise without this
eonuiuon, stating, however that we acted herein
contrary 10 the directions of our client If the col
iector mad finally persev cred in his demand of an
oS'h' 'he consequences might have been such as |
ue not choose to contemplate
ne worst yet remains. This irigate is forced
.. " traverse the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean
sea IN situation to which no vessel was ever b..
tore exposed. She has no register nor anv docu-
,nent TO manifest her national character: and
know, that on this account, Mr.. ContoslayIos will
not venture, unless in case of absolute necessity
10 speak any ship OF war, or to enter any port be
tween this and Greece
Such Is MIR. SIS additional view of this case.
On the other hund the Ne,, York ENQUIRER of
the 3o'h, gives the following account OF the pam
phlet OF tie arbrators
GREEK SHIPS.
a pamphlet has been published, entitled Gre
port OF the Evidence and Reasons of the award in
the case OF the Greek ships, by Jonas Pla,t Hen
~ =. DE tham and Abraham Ogden. Thi, is the
third pamphlet published on this subject. and we
are still 10 hear from Gen. Lallemand, the Messrs
Bsyards and Howlands, by which time we shall
all be enabled to form correct Judgment relative
to this misunderstanding. We have read the nam
pniet OF the aroitrators, and are more convinced
of the soundnsss of tina, humble saving. Which
enJons us 10 50 near both sides" The wholeaf
air Is full OF difficulties and MISUNDERSTANDING
the unsettled condition of the Greek government
the loose management of the funds in England the
different constructions given to the orders for buil
Ing those SHIPS the want of perfect harmony be
tween the agents, the errors in estimates the fail
uTe OF English houses, the damages in protested
bills, all united 10 produce confusion, chickering's
ordinations and denominations, which for the
benefit OF the Greeks, and the credit and character
OF the individuals implicated were left by consent
OF parties, 10 he arbitration of the three above
named citizens, men Of undoubted honor and ca
pacity, and If we are not mistaken, two of them
Messrs. Patt and De Rham were chosen nv the
Greek agent, Constostavios, and The other, MIR.
Ogden, was selected by the Messrs Bavards and
Howlands.
g Testimony OF an ample and ext ensve character
on every disputed point was patiently heard by the
Arhitra ors all of which is published They labor
ed hard TO go through he They appeared to have
taken cautious step--to have looked at the sub
Jeci ciosely-to have given legal construction to
every point and the reason they give Tor their
award appear to b. perfectly sound, and vel The
counsel for the Greek agent refuse to abd. the de-
cIsion, snd they bring he case before the people
and thus implicate the credit of old and respecta-
bic houses, and persoos who enjoy deserved es
TEEN among their fellow citizens We may find
room hereafter to publish The award s. the reasons
Z" II Is very evident that Gen. Laemand and the
houses were mistaken in their calculations as O
the cost OF those ships This may have been a
very natural error in contracting for the heavy ex
penl lures of building and fitting large frisate.
equal to Turkish II. The question OF commits
sions appears 10y evidence TO have been settled uu-
on before the agency commenced, the house of
Bayard * Co. demanding throughout commission
equivalent 10 that allowed by the Colombian gov
eminent for similar services.
" We have doubt that all the publication.
will be read with attention Had this business
Transaction referred TO any other government Than
the Greek, we should have heard nothing of il :
the dispute would have been confined 10 the count
ing house, and definitively settled by honorable
arbitrators. We see no reason why the sympathies
OF generous people in behalf of the Greeks should
be made the instrument OF injuring the reputation
OF men whose integrity here ofore has been unques
tioned.'