Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-05-25

indictment preferred against HIM for
stealing about thousand dollars, last
August from John Woodman, Of Little
Compton. The trial commenced on
FRIDAY noon, and closed about half pnst
10 on Saturday evening. The jury then
retired to their room where they remain
ed until 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
at which time they returned a verdict Of
not guilty.
LETTERS Er THE 1IAvuE. In US
tice TO the correct and gentIcmanly OIL
Ger, whose conduct has been lmplica-
ted, we publish the remalks nj the
Editor of the \. Y. American, Of May
Goth, apologizing for his has'y aud I'M
warrantable ccnsurc of Mr. ElIcry, with
the subjoined letter from our worthy
Collector At the same time, we con-
slider it our duty to remark, that It would
have been an act OF justice, and nothing
but justice, on the part OF Mr.. kng, to
have rctractcd a similar and most un
deserved ccnsurc On the Post Master Of
this place, for his agency in mailing
and forwarding those letters. Neither
Of these officers exceeded their duties;
and the veXaion and disappointment Of
our friends in New York have n higher
source than either Of these gentlemen.
1t was the misfortune Of Capt Keen to
be detained i'll this Port by mjdr0rable
1rcoticr TIL the lar rcguircd an entry ot
his rcssei, and a dcirc,y Of his ictcrs.-
When this had occurred, the conse-
quences, were inevitable; and, how
ever unfortunately it might operate in
New York, the duties OF our officers
were clear and imperative. As to the
Post Master in particular, the trouble Of
these letters was certainly not sought
for; but after toiling in his duty for no
sort of compensation, it is but fair, that
his conduct should be candldly stated
and errors corrected, where such have
been circulated.
From The \. Y. American, May 20.
DETENTION AT NEWPORT OF TIE
LETTERS BY THE IlAvRE. The annex
ed letter addressed to gentleman in
this city, by the Collector of Newport,
is published in Justice to that oiliccr.-
We have seen and convcrscd with
Capt Keen. lie speaks in the highest
terms of the civilty and readiness to
oblige, which he met with from Mr..
Ellery, who seemed to regret as much
as lie himself did, that, according to his
view of official duty, he was not at
liberty to permit the letter bag Of the
Havre to be sent to New \ ork.
We differ from the Collector in this
view, so far at least as to believe, that
it was case in which he might, and
without risk, have exercised his own
discretion in eprmitting the letter bag of
a ship that was not, he knew, destined
to make an entry in his port, to 90 for
ward at once; but after the very en-
phatic testimony borne by Capt Keen
to Mr.. Ellcry's manifest disposition to
do all that he thought, of right, he could
we beg that gentleman to lie assured
of the readiness with which we withdraw
ccnsure, suggested at the time by our
own disappointment, and that Of those
around us, at not receiving letters, and
which was, Us it now appears, alike
hasty and unjust.
PoRT OF NEWPORT, May If, 1881.
Dear Sir,-Will you oJlige me by
calling on the Editor of the New ork
American. and inviting his attention to
the editorial article under date of the
1lth instant. in which he announces the
arrival at this port of the Ship llarre,
Capt. Keen, from Ilavrc; and takes
occasion to say, that the letters by the
ship were detained here, by the collcc-
tor, ~ mere uon'onncss. Assure him
that he was m,lnlormcd; and refer him
to Cart Keen for correct information.
He will, ! am confident, promptly and
willingly declare, that no act was omit
ted, on the part of the collector, which
could in the least degree facilitate his
operations, while delayed here by adj
verse winds. When the truth shall have
been thus disclosed to the Editor it is
presumed that he will give it TO the
public, and thereby withdraw an as
sertion, calculated not only TO inme the