Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-19

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'''s ''''''''' r0uvoyouE ELLIOTT.
The src,te or land b., TO-, the House communication
,r, the Secretary ,c IKE Navy IN CoIupliarCr with
resolution Of tie Iiousp Of Representatives Of the 1t
;,s,ar, TRANSMITTING cnpi, OF tain charges pIGiITIed
or,ins, Comuodure Jesse Elliott Ly passed mrdship
man Charles G. Barton and ali communications IN re-
Ia,i,n Ia said CHARGES
MIR Naylur said Il his wish that this cnmmuHlca.
lion should 10 referred 10 srirct committee. and he
ma De that motion lie had no desire to consume The
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honor Of the navy and The country repaired that this
communication should have that reference. There are
conpiaiuls from oil the officers h" we're III tIie Aled
rerrancan willis, ne had command cf that squadron, 1t
Lis minis, aud uuoIcrr Ike cun.uc! He said That
,hp, ns no, vice degrading to humanity that Elliott
h,d M, n.pr,.,d and hreu ruil;y uf viii Isl he
i, command ON that sea No wee 10 which Z
c,n b., addict,d nut what has been charged against
him IN the flies Of the Department. SIR Il lnrr c:ird
n, article published in lie United States Gazette, III
which Comlnodure Elliott putting himself. lie &c
manded why lie did forward like an honorable
and hiu!-nindcd man. and demand an investigation III
the charues Iha; have been alleged against hun lie
feared The result. The Constitution (sa!d Mr. y IVES
almost cleared Of its gallant to give place 10 jack
asses hogs aud cows, hlch were slowed away ~ every
part Of The vessel that was not already occupied Win
hay to iced these animals upon MI ~ aso Gnu &c
h!in ~ith puchdsr: ID '"ffiIn countries, al" SOWING
wines and hranGies III Tie pubic vessels an" vas s"'l
OF huxt"tins tie sane 10 pTohi IN 'I's country
Charges "i tins grave nature he c"h'rnu'u' s"""'u
fully investigated; and lie Department nave Eo'c''
to rely upon Congress To make proper u'sH"s'uo" -
them. He then referred to the Case OF hiuShipna"
Burton, and the cruel conduct OF the Commodore
reference 10 TINT Transaction Nhat 'ha' oiiI'f
was woundrd Ia duel, lie was carried vi o"a'u I''
Constitution to have ms wound G!esseu; afu "'" Tue
Surgeon IN the act oi taking The fractured ZONES
from the bleeding wound, the Comnod"'e came on
board. and reTrmptoHv dshiahceo lhe WtuhuSu ii'ah
sI"Gd Lr Removed lf"' the Sessei, ana Notwithstanding
the interference "i ic Surgeon ana olsrs 10 pes"aue
h!in from II, II was hH asaH ifGt "'c'f' winning WE"
pain aln"S ~ me asonts {" dea' "uS aS"'s
"nh lr'll '!S h"hlS "' "'rs'r'S' ~ ""o2 GENIUS
ana K'fu Itfh@s ne YVES ''"et care "' ""s ""a,'' '
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u'ft mas "'S-'Cco t'e navy, t'u ''' 's
IN Ii" way OF WA NO" iet VS. STE "hr'"e' c"u'
OF inquiry S'"'t oS ''s''A'eU ne 'eI :" WV
transaction "G'"'rn "''h anu Leu'ena"' nu"'s'' u'"
oshou'CSu Ms '''""I' !" 'e'1'''" ,''',''o. .' '
yea cues N"''fs l,"sru '''', WV, wa" ~ ' ~.
officers fight durs yet took good care mat he was MOI
Secretary 1" inc Navy nave Indicate i WIS" !o' an III
v's:igil"n. hud i!' country orI!ands IT,
Ir NHNiu'e adHftssre '''e HOUSE, al "uci e"g"i !"
ui'ta'iI :" Ailhy oi me cha'seS ug1''st r'ihi'u''e
Eo'l lie sIid ne s'c"hd'n Ir holI'h "l us c'ita9e
Will! ch'et!o'"ess, and hoped would PTe""L an I'M
partial repo! on these numerous aIrg ''ion would be Sa
usac"y not only 10 hr mcmbers Il that House but 10
community genrTai'y throughout the lni"d States -
He cudaIiy arcrnGed The motion for invesuga,nn and
lie hoped II would be Through one and Ii'at such
report should he made ought 10 come from commit.
he ii that House, e:oodyng lui, clear, distinct, anu
thorough Cevcoremcns OF the facts IN relation to tie
chnrgrs 1r"uah! against tins officer This WAS due 10
The character VI the navy wei as 10 the man. ana the
NOR" So to The latter Otcause all The au'hehic lniorLa-
ton ihey had waS or pIc made out upon calls Tor i"i"f
nation iomthe Nav Department. 50 ihSehous'y afoled
that only one SIDE was asked Tor, and n" word OF e
othsr MI acC did no" appear There as lhe particular
rirhd OF ComInoduFc Elliott, Tor he cared not II lie Ga
not kn"" HIM but lie did know 'Ui, and, 80 lar as he
did, he knew han To b" hIg minded aud honorable
man Moreover he had certainly done some service TO
the public and Mr.. McC referred 10 ms gdiianlry dur
ing The laie war, cIrg the record Of his deeds Mr..
MEG thought he might be considered 10 be too great a
discI naran, especially IN these lax and loose times,
when every petty officer considered himself on an equa
Ely VITA his superior Alter going INTO iuil and ex'
phC examination ui many o! The allegations against
Commodore Elliott, MIR Nice concluded by expressing
an earnest hope that The House would order The hVes-
CATION without delay.
MI ircnss OF hiSs'ssi PF' ioi,0"eu anu co'nt'eneu
wilh great severity upon me c"huuc' oi ION: E'V't
MIR Crazy moved The reference ol the communication
10 tl' COMMITTEE On NaV"' AHt's -,
Ar fIcNt'i5 spoke 10" some Time, win great severity,
on HE c"nJucl o' Com El!i"u
Mr. Nay!or then modiiird his motion as follows:
EeSolee", hat The report be printed, and that select
c"nn'l'ee Of Or appointed TO inquire 'n'o me o'c'al
coH""ct Oh Nap', 1.sSe ~ r-'io'l' "i ire navy,