Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-11-24

lhdhkeu the electors tor the honour which
they had conferred upon him, and added
rllslng his voice, !" now give you all no
tlce, that while l continue in office M
swine in this town shall be permitted t.
evade the statute by merely walking OF
his hind legs" Some of the Assembl,
were angry and some laughed, and finally
all separated in pretty good humour botl
with themselves and their new function
airy.
| This facetious gentleman has lately YER
SHED the jest in avery good {" Husband
mans Song" written for farmers festi
valin New-Hampshire. II
Some swine too, have long, Ito our shame be il
spoken)
Evaded the statute for ringing and yoking,
Cheated hog-reeves by Walking terrible bore
Erect on their hind legs instead of all four.
In the New York American of the It'll
IS a communication from a brother o.
Commodore Creighton, of which the fol.
lowing is an extract.
The specifck charges Tagainst the
Commodore] were, that I" he had KEEP,
one Lieutenant (Hamersley) six months
under hatches," and had g graced the
wristbands of two other officers with iron
hand rufies." With respect to the form.
er OF these, have this day received let.
ter from friend, (now in this country, J
from which the following is an extract
:" BY the invitation of Commodore Creigh.
ton, embarked on board the Hudson, on
the lst OF June, at Monte Video, and ar.
rived on the 18th of the same month al
Rio Janeiro, and continued to reside on
board the ship with him, until the 10Th
July, when sailed for the United States
During the period above mentioned, |
frequently saw Lit. Hamersley, and Lit
" and two midshipmen (their names
l DO not remember who was informed
were under arrest, walking on the gun
deck; and on several occasions | have
observed Lieuts FL. and -- sitting for.
ward on the gun deck at the place assign.
ed for smoking, with other lieutenahts
and ward room officers, and from the
friendly intercourse l enjoyed with the
officers of the Hudson, had there been
exercised towards the said officers under
arrest, any severity unauthorized by the
usages of the service, think | should
have heard of it; which, can say,
never did"
The other charge shall disprove in
the language of the Commodore himself
as expressed in letter to me dated on
board the Hudson, Sept. 9th. II have
been thirty years In the Navy, and for the
greater part of that time, as you very vel
know, have been either an executive off
Ger, or commander of ship of war, or o.
squadron, and during this long term o.
service, | have never yet up to this day
found it necessary to put an officer in
irons-and God forbid ever should
submit these extracts to the public
without single word of comment, except
SO far as what follows may be corrobo.
ration of them.
On the 18th Of Sept. last, the officer:
fthe Gun Room, gave sumptuous din.
ner to their commander, to which all the
Americans in Rio, were invited. The
regular toasts were only three : LIST, The
President of the United States. 3D. The
Secretary of the Navy. Sd, Commodore
Creighton--our respected and esteemed
guest.
Nor are expressions of good will con-
fined to the officers of the ship. The creu
have voluntarily entered into subscrip.
ton, to present him with some testimonial
tof their respect and affection.
The least, I think, that can be inferred
from these facts is, that his officers and
crew do not regard Commodore c. as a
Tyramt.
am respectfully, &c.
w. CREIGHTON.