Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-10


modification Off, s;,ch AS can su.n, consideration?
lfnehcr can be DONE and my dsnsa! from office has been
same which operated produce his operate
can only say, the welcome
which has been committed TO my charge.
have set"o'sy endeavoed, in setting before you plain
ma"erO fact story, i'll the behalf OF elder beloved
brother, avoid thing which he offensive your
feelings that was not absolutely III have
not succeeded III DONG will cause regret aud beg
consider SIR, situation and that have effect i'll
preventing calm deliberate, and unbiased examination OF
oil that have saii and the when readily present
themselves III favor OF proposition had intended say
olohcs successor for time past aided by the counsel
aud fellow feeling of other person least effect his
removals all OF which have long known. But this letter has
already great length, this
nr another time, or 10 be unveiled time aud circumstances
Responsibility your ohetIelt servant.
The Postmaster GixlRAI.
1'."ns tie .Nntianul InieNig0icer Of oct. g.
The good work goes bravely on. Yesterday
Nh Bestor, another Of the most valuable Clerks in
tho General Post Office, received from his Chief the
following letter:
Posr OA-rcn DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, Oct. 5, 1899.
S'r our services arc no longer required in this
Department. Respectfully
Your obt servant,
81. T. BARRY.
For the true !aconic, this rivals the stvle Of Napo
leon or OF Lord Nelson. Mr.. Bcstor, who is thus
uhcercmonlously shook off, officer of the Ar
POSSESS
testimonial from, las commanding officer, which coi-
Guides with the following remarkable words
II declare, without the least intention to dispora re
ANY one what ever that Mr. Bestor was he most cx-
cltp'ary o'iCcr have seen III the course Of eleven
years SERVICE
Ne cory thc toilowing from the Journal OF om-
nlerce, OF Tuesday, second edition. , o'clock T. NJ
! ATTACK ON TERCEIRA, AND ENTIRE De
| FEAT OF DON MIGUEL'S SQUADRON.
TO Capt. Bridges, of the brig Sicily ant, his pas
scngers, rived below this morning from ST. Michl-
els, We arc indebted for the following particulars rel
Iiye TO te operations o Tue UiocNding squadron OF
Don Nigues squadron, consisting o. one ~, three
rIgates, two cprvc;ts i briggs, and several trans
ports i'll al sail, got under way from ST. Micha-
els on the @6th of July, and on the OH of AnGIst
made an attack on the East end OF Tcrcejra: amer
honoardin@ for about eight hours, they effected a
.'iianG Oh i"Oo men, III two divisions of 900 each
IN twenty SIX large boats The first and second ivi
SONS were allowed 10 land quietly; but On their Mt
tejnpnng 1t the third time, the inhabitants of tho L.
Ind suddenly rushed upon them out or the fort. and
Cgt inc sho'c TO pieces, except one man, who escap-
Gu ny swimming Those in the boats seeing the ai G
Oh inelr comrades on Ghorc, refused to land and
FORCED the officers to return to the ps-ulcI thew
gladly acquiesccd in. The batteries; ON thc sbnrr
conmmencod fire on the boats, and killed UPWARDS
nl two hundred men OF their crews and nenrly ~,
equal number OH board the fleet shared the same
Pie seventy -four alone lost upwards of 100 men and
was much damaged from the shot haviuu recnivcd
10 and "a h. shot in her hull; the igate
Diana received upwards of thirty shot ,T'hn uhoe
squadron then cut their cables and abandoned the OBJ
iect OF Their attack Some of them bore away 70,
Lisbon, others FOR St Nichac!s and the remainder fol
ldya TO repair damages.
The day on which the squadron sailed from St.
Al!chaeis' Captain Russell, in company with Captain
- - Ihayer of the schooner Cleaner, and Captain
Champion Of the British brig Britain, were going on
board The Gnlatca, of New Bedford, three InE2ets
we're fired al them by tho Portuguese soldiers on
board of his ship the second officer Joseph saving
ton' was wounded by musket ball through his foot
ahotner ball passed through both thighs of captain
Champion-captain Thayer had three ball HOES
through his coat, and two through his pantaioons-
captain Russell had been OIL shore to see the Amcri-
can Consul, for the purpose of procuring his papers
IN order to proceed Lisbon in his ship After beinr
hred on they made for the shore; and on the next
night all the crew remaining board l2 in NUMBER
we're sent on shore and put in prison whore they re-
manned when the Sicily left The American CG,s,,l
having IN vain demanded their release, it was pre-
snmed they would be sent to Lisbon in the prizes