Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-03
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The [, < ship Naudu!'a, Caps. L'ry >asmird Inc
,.wn on Monday, and Yesterday I'll" honor Wa a"-
kuov.l..dp,d by Tie LigM .hiif'ry H'"E, Gnd"r the
command Of Capt. Taylor.
This ship arrived here On SUNDAY """r'ns. ith ms,
in ~ DAYS from Pensacola, laTin" sailed thence on me
morning Of the 18th ultin"
On lh. third dav alrr leaving that port, tine ship 'ad
Arrvc, OF llnvann, having d""n with i"drra'r
IN. steady breeze from til" Westward The wind nav
,,r ,hc, hauled 10 The Eastward. ii became necessary
10 rlsn,on the intention ofoucrg al MU,anzaS. aud
we bore away Tor the cann" between III" Florida Rect,
and The Do,c-lradcd Shot Keys, Known as The 'iIo
r;Ga tuIr '-h,. usual track %! vessels bound North
ward rori Havana and The Gull Of Mckee"
The wind continued adverse, 'ncr"asin" 81 times to
,i the Eancaa was SIX days bcaii"g through tins mar
roy ruff - difficult aud sometimes 50 dangrr"u" t. ma
yi.t.r WI;r thus bui.tin9 head winds and head
sen. il;, noble o,a - y although she rides out storm
as .racr.;;.i. ci.r carried away her main-top
nj ard and hr- rctp p.mast back and head stays
go ,l!i: wa, !awcvcr, very soon rugged and S"n
m ana, that all.c>scntla sail again bent the back and
head s.avs very soon had ''Soppcrs tlcm-so that
The .hip did not long remain crippled III her sailing
grrr.
when il is considered that the Vantaiia is
dstR0,d hip-ha"ing hc"n pronounced by experienced
officers and mechanics after rigd survey a PcnSa
cola rDii.p ana Mu$fG~nrthy- mast in sheer Justice
h. conceded that Capt. Levy. his officers and crew.
are entitled to much credit for the nautical SKILL, the
Indictment and patient endurance % toll and fatigue,
dsnavcd in safely working The sap through tits chan
n.I ynd, .gcG adcl.. circumstances \ rood portion
Of her crew having been made mp r,a II" SICK haF>
and r rrtis, Of the .; the West ln2t squad.
ron ana from liz" Hospital =, Pensacola, the pr'ncpa!
burden of working IL" ship r!! upon few a''ch"drd
and effective petty officers and Sca'ncn These n'rio-E
ell their duty with an aacriiy and efficiency deserving
% rcat praise; demonstrating r superiority OF S"aEir
means over brac Gypii"ac'S, with s&;I"rS-tl!"
"cat ana the "colt having been hui seldom used
board SINCE Capt. Levy ,ook command 81, Tie ship
From tn, moment nt getting clear 81 The Ba.l"l
banks the wind hauled SAL NOR" {" Iii" n"f'!"arH
and hy a succession of contrary winds, cHlm'> IN"
squalls the ship knocked of 81 all tlc,sS and kept
irai;nr up the coast for another week. On tuesday
last however tie wind shifted 20 III" southwest, ana
enable" 20 stand on Our course, at it rate 9" Ave !"
nnc knot; an hour il did not long hold there, how
ever hr, again shifted misunderstanding without
snelc days good met simcr We lost sight Of Cuba.
The officers and crrw, with the exception of thoS"
who came board nvnds III the enjoyment "i
their usual health although much iagucd by laborlou>
duty: and the condition Of many of tn" ntir:' has been
greatly improved during the passage.
officers ofthc FGmdGiH:
I ralr 7. Levy, Esq, Commander.
Alder: +. Dowrcs, Simon b. Bissrll, Lcuis.
Edmund Lancr, Horace y, Harrison, Acting Leu
tenants.
John Vaughan Smith, Sn-grnn.
Pho White, purscr.
Samuel Smith, Edward c. Anderson, Chas Wager.
Daniel Amm"n, Jas. J Barry, Mdsh'rn"n.
Richard kcmnon, Captain ; Clerk
Robert Whitaker, Boa,swa!n.
Thomas Dewey, Gunner.
Henry Falc"lrr, IursrrH Clerk.
Pas>"nGrr-Danic +. DuIany, late acting Master OF
the Lcvan
Ills now nearly fir mars since the vanlalia left
this port To Join the West lndia Squadron She has,
during the whole of that period, been in active service
on those seas length Of time unprecedented, it is
believed for one of our vessels of war to remain on
foreign station wdhom npoir* During this long
cruiZc time has worked sad mutations among II" Oil
GERS and men ar save i:dvidual, had, after
another s:ryrn up the ship james Brooks, Esq, her
late Prsr alone ciGngto her mp to IN" moment OF her
departure from prnsacolawhcu i" vas transferred as
Prrs,r of tia, Yard and Station h. and PurScr White
having been permitted BY III" Department 10 exchange
situations
". were in SIGHT of Cape Henry Light House all
day Yesterday; but the wind being dead ahead, with
strong ch-tldr, the ship Obliged 10 come To anchor
in the open sea- about miles J.. :. f. from Cape
Henry Light, where she rode ont hoistcrous night
In hcavine up the anchor al break of day this morning.
the wind continuing 10 blow very fresh, with heavy
ground swell the cable paicd and the anchor was Test
Sail was Immediately made on In" ship, and She "bcal
INTO thc Bay against Northwestern.
The yanda!ia was built Il, Philadelphia and ar
uurs much for TIE Soli,v 81 her Workmanship, that
81, should have been adj" 10 perform FRI yars r"i-e
and return home after boiSI"ros passage, without
o0,n1 IN pirr"E.
Tur N,>n,LI,-Wr publish with pleasure the com
mrnicai,on III another column respecting this vessel
II affords Ms ni Grurac Of satisfaction learn that
the relies orlrspotS and harbarSn the cdi and the roh
have been dispensed with 10 great extent on board
that ship and that with the lapPIcSt consequences
We have HIGH hopes that rrorLE, the source OF
all political power of this country, will speedily take THIS
matter in hand and that the oos practice Of logging
will be abolished once, both in the Army and Navy
What: Tie up an AMERICAS CITIZEN, free Whit"
man. and whip him as if he negro or dog, dis
grazing him in the eyes OF the whole ships crew. and
degrading him in his estimation 70 the level oi
brute We were informed few weeks ago, b. gen
tlrrlan, that he TwEsri-rNr nuNnEED iasics
inflicted on board the ship --- morning before
breakfast, Ii is wonder there c:" lure
rican sailors al present in Navy-thcy will keep
aloof from such treatment, if they have particle Of
manly Independence.
We are astnnSlrrd At the silence of the press upon
his subject: l. is which calls for the earnest r.
prohibition yi"v,: cd !or in the United States of what
h. party he my be member. 1t is despotic
,,o..er, arbitrary tyranny that ought never to be
entrusted to any man, of men, upon the face of
the car;-that Of Furnishing criminal without trial,
Just whm, passion, or caprice may dictate We go
for an entire prohibition ofthc barbarous practice.
fP0rsim0VM OH D0miniOa.
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