Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-09

~rlOcGED OFFICER.

~HlOcGED OFFICER.
80 c.eu7 WRONG GREATLY REDREs-
ne following story, IT not
deesves to be so:
~ - CORVALLIS perhaps bet
s.svn N the navy by the nick
fB3ly Blue, which he acquir-
49, hosting ~blue-peter'' (sig-
~ alng) the moment after he
- n any port-had once
~,ssely wounded in the head,
s.ssrslv lint at times he lost his
,s: "a, though a taut hand, a
<es olicer, as good a seaman as
ssed . plank, and a humane man
INV accident he was indu-
w q svsIlaw one additional glass
- beyond his prescribed modi-
- ecnsrol Of his mind vanished,
~ %; lesins, pro tenn, were in the
riere Astolpho sought those
"T63,nAo rsrioso. In this unfortu-
:" -. - sae evening, he came out
q ~: - while his ship was at
:. $500 eye alighting upon one
~ 1Gcers for whom it was sup
- 3 entertained q dislike, he in
!s.ady ordered the hands to be turn
I1 tor punishment. A grating
~ ricEed, the ships company mus
IA Il, and each looked at his mess
- y learn who was to suffer.
Nm all was prepared. the admiral,
vbpostrayed scarce any outward
- Of his inward arrangement,
,snied out the individual whom he
I'D to have punished.-Every
- hesitated at first to obey an Or
Ikr Selling a commissioned Off
= But the maxim on board ship
1Lsbey orders, though you break
sguers," TALES with the eastern one
Ito hear is to obey:" so without
"A ceremony, the astonished off.
a. found himself naked from the
mist upwards, firmly dashed hy wrist
I'd ancle to the grating, and a boat
svsin's mate, cat in hand, ready to
loehim. The officers were entirely
,aien aback at these unlocked fol
peoesedings, and had not time to re
menstsate, even If such was their in
tention, before admiral Cornwall.
himself gave the signal to the boat
swiains mate, and two dozen were
somdly laid on-Billy Blue looking
On al the while as II he was doing tn
nost natural thing in the world. A
he end Of two dozen, the seixing
we're cast loose, the bleeding shou
kas Of the punished gentleman wer
aamitted to the surgeon. the watc
~ called, and back to his cabin HE
The admiral as sedately as a judge.
Now, so much Of this again as
have related, was abominably dis
graceful. Putting aside the mtoxi
cation Of the admiral, for which evel
his wounded head was not excuse
70 atrocious an infraction of all law
military or civil, IN furnishing mai
charged with no crime, and inflictin!
a punishment totally illegal as appli
ed 10 q commissioned officer, coul'
find excuse or palliation from none
No hungry sentimentalist. that eve
whined forth sensiblerie for pence
could 60 beyong me in condemnin!
the conduct Of CORVALLIS, and tn
loss Of his naval rank, however gal
landy won, coupled with severe dam
ages in civil court, which must hav,
been the issue had the case been car
ried there, would not have sufficient
ly atOned for his fault. Let US OF
serve the sequel, however. If tn
ship company were astonishcd, tn
aggregate oftheir establishment coul
scarcely equal the wonder of adm
raj CORVALLIS, when, the next MOI
n,ng. be was informed OF his owe
nights freak. He refused to believ
II, till the fact was brought SO Gil
substantially before him, that it wa
impossible longer to doubt. The
all hands were again turned up fo
punishment; and the officer who he
been logged, was brought from b.
low, still in arrest, from which he r.
fused to be released. When til
crew were wondering what next VIZ
70 happen,-some Of them, perhap
thinking he Was to be flogged agai
the admiral appeared on the qua
'erdeck with cane in his hand, an
walking up to the punished office
addressed him nearly as follows
am told, that yesterday evening ! o
deIEd YOU. sir. to be flocped. an