Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-29
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THURSDAY MORNING., JUIY go. Is3o.


have forgotten Capt. Daldwins letter to the Editor
Randolphs eccentric conduct on board his ship the
Alexander, on his second VISIT TO England. Even
ifthcy remember it. it viii bear second reading.
Sir have seen since my last arrival, your notice
OF Mr. Rando ph's letter relation To my treatment
oil hum during my last passage from this port 10 Lv-
epool. which letter was magnsnimousy published
TO the injury of an absent man have To express my
acknowledgment to you for interposiDg 4 kind word
IN my behalf, until could speak for myself This
now find in the opinion of my friends, ought to have
been done before; but assure you it has been omit
ted entirely because thought the character of Mr. r
was so well known throughout the country that a
reply was not necessary AS 1t has been supuested
to me that there many very respectable persons
who seeing only one side of the question may take
his account of to my disadvantage without hearing
the other side of the question plainly told, am there.
fore obliged, very much against my feelings and in
clnation TO place myself before the public, by show
ing IN self defence the conduct of Mr. r. on board inv
ship
No sooner had we gained the deck of the ship Mt
Newcastle, than Mr. Rs irritable disposition began
10 show itself, IN consequence of his overhcaTinp one
passenger ask another whether Mr.. r. had paid his
steam boat fare, hls refusal do winch had become
matter of public conversation on boad the steamboat
Tor this he sworc he would not DO by reason as acd-
ed, OF having been taken ~ this city against his will
and that therefore they were bound 10 return him
free OF expense and TO prevent difficulty or detcn
ton ono OF the passengers actually paid Mr. RS pas
sage to Newcastle. 1t is proper for me 10 state
mere, that the stories about the dog and the duel
circulated IN this city after departure were not
exactly correct; although It is true that in the affair
OF the dog, between myself and Il storage pa.sen
ger Mr. X. very particularly and politely requested
OF mo permission to take the animal, and | consent
ed, and as II regards the duel Mr. r. did disolav his
pistols on deck, but for what purpose cannot saw.
unless Tor the purpose of intimidation. On getting
to sea, Mr. RS querulous disposition manifested IL.
sell IN such variety of ways to defy description
II mainly consisted IN contradiction seyerv or re-
marx profanity, vulgarity, and obscenItv; in
indeed, as regards the latter such was his languape
that the two gentlemen passengers who had their
families with them, actually desired me to have a
separate table for the ladies' in their own cabin and
was obliged to assure them that If he did not mend
his manners he should have another apartment and
table Tor his own private use. Out ofsuch conduct,
winch was either alienation of mind or influence of
dr' grew the affair on deck which he has so gene
fously requested should be taken and Judged by it
self without any irreieernt matter This irreleraat
matter is nothing less than general abuse of
every thing and every body.
IL was his custom to 60 upon deck, late at night
and there interfere with the discipline of the ship
by diverting the attention of officers hemsman and
watchi q practice which neither master nor passen-
gers, as far my experience goes wil approve; nor
while am governed by my present views o. duty to
my owner, my passengers and myself will / hermit
On this occasion politely requested him not to do
So and treated in the vulgar manner he has pub
iicly acknowledged. The officer of the deck alter
wards told me he reu aimed in the precise position
left him for half an hour with large hunting knife
IN his hand and was also told that he said in the
ladies' cabin, that but the presence of the officer
and helmsman he would have ripped uLe Cdptuin I'D
The general conduct of Mr. Randolph had become
such, that was compelled, for the safety of all on
board 60 make such arrangements as would prevent
hun from committing any greater act of violence
Should he attempt it; but | believe he rot wind Of
what was in preparation, for he behaved much better
afterwards | am happy to reflect that / am very
well known ID his own State, and will trust nv
character there aud elsewhere with perfect conf
dence have carried passengers 10 years across
the Atlantic, ard can truly say, that Mr. John Ran
ooph OF Roanoke is the first passenger ever had
quarrel with on board my ship | will merely add.
that all the passengers this occasion texcspt Mr.
X expressed their desire, on our arrival ut Liver
pool to sign paper declaring their entire eatisfac-
ton with my conduct throughout. did not deem il
necessary to procure such testimony but for the fact
confidently appeal to any of those gentlemen
Yours respectfully.
RATnWIU