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

From the Phil. u. < G1zete.l
We have read pamphlet, published in New
York, entitled narrative of the Mate i4l Facts in
laton 20 The building Of the iva Greek Frigaies,
written by Alexander Contostavlos. The senti-
eats which he pamphlet inspires. are not such
we deem prudent 10 utter al this time; we must
rp forget, whatever may be our feelings, that the
s'atement, however supported by documents, and
f~pfrendy correct calculations, il now entirely err
ANTE, that il tends TO irI each The eeracity and
ain the honour o! men who have borne unsu!iied
.erItations.
II would seen, fron the pamphlet jeEore as,
IA, the English agents for the Greeks determine
argiving to American citizens the building of the
friga'es authorized by the Creek Government.
nd accordingly wrote To Mr. VIM B4yard OF
e@ York, Chairman of the Greek Committee.
nr an estimate of the of fifty gun siiip- the
House OF lie Roy, beyard & Co. OF which Mr.
y was the head, gave estimate which made
ne cost $S247, SOC. 1t further stated tina, If
r'ie fund, known to be IN The hand. of English
B'nkers, should remain thee, advantage OF eight
- ten per cent. would be derived the Greeks b,
tis Uranium OF Exchange.
-kn agent, Gen. Lalemand, was therefore des-
77tcbed from England, with salary Of EI2O per
'onh, and letters Of credit, add, essed to Mfessrs
j. e Roy, Bayard 3 Co. aud Messrs. @. G.. s. 5
Iowiand of $4,000, with orders to hose hou,
for the purchase or bGildug OF two fr1gates OF
t.e size, referred ia ~ their furnished estimates
We quote The following paragraph verbatim from
il.e 9Th and tn pages Of the pamphlet:
g In these letters lie Roy, Blyard
Z Co. and q g. s. :. Rowland, on the l5th Of
Apr, acknowledge the receipt of letters of credit
to he amount Of ESQ 0O0-accept with pleasure
TIE order committed TO their care - assure the de-
iIties that nothing will be neglected to promote
The interests of Greece express their gratitude for
lie fattefing choice and confidence reposed in them
IT the execution Of this order egret that this or
Ter has been so long delayed, and state that the
great number Of men Of war building TOR Colom-
lia, Peru, Mexico and Brazil, beSides fifteen fri
saies for the government OCthe United States,
ccason such an activity 10 the ship yards Of n.
ork, that the construction of these two frigates
could not be finished IN less than SIX months, adding
however that IN the same space Of time Tie IS hole
eight fngsies decreed by the government o { Greece
might be constructed
About a month after this, the New York con
tractors informed the Greek deputies that il would
he better 10 have the ships bull by d0ys' t0oyk
rather tban by general contract--.theif crpyesseJ
zeal induceJ the agents 10 yield.to tlsh sngge--
Hons. requiring OF them however, new estimate
Of tie cost tins estimate they could never OBJ
t'in- upon this suffice, we again quote the Pam
phlet:
" Had the two houses, in. April or My 1925.
gwen that information OF the probable cost Of the
"Igales, which - was 90 easy for them TO have
80 '"ee' ana "hirh, ~ we believe their own as
Asfuons, "hen hey received to build by days
Work, they ~ iact Possessed, The 150 900 dol
iTs which N The event have barely suficed TO at
out single fisaie, would have been applied, in
1ofe able or faithful hands, 10 o,brr objects \
heei OF sOOps Of war might have been bgdt M,
f1rchased, equipped, naDntd, and cent 10 the
succour Of Greece before The opening 81 tie last
campaign -Nissoiongh t0oud not hare Gak-
GnP'
Twenty Eve thousand pounds sterling was
gain drawn Ter BY the New York Contractors N
May, and notice given for an additional "a, ri,
OF flnds, which upon the assurance Of General La
lemand, that TIE if.ga'es were ia great progress