The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-13

hoiiee OF Congress, aud it was thus brought be-.
lore the people, have had two or three letters Of
inquiry, OF which yours by no means the first,
10 answer daily. The Administration member of
congress to whose letter YOU alluded, was Inista.
ken IN saying that was acquitted upon the par.
ucular charge which the negroes were introduced
70 prove, hut that upon more "specific +" charges
was ionnd guilty upon the testimony Of white
men alone. II IS true, that | always viewed the
charge Of " sedltion and mutiny," of which was
not found guilty the principal charge which
the negroes were introduced 10 prove, from the
fact that they were the only witnesses intro.
duced by the prosecution to establish it, but the
negroes also testified to several other charges and
IL Is impossible for me to say what weight the
court gave 10 their testimony on the charges Of
which they found me guilty. The Cour, did not
mud me guilty Of uttering mutinous and sedl.
huus" wOrds-no thanks TO their want Of faith
IN the negroes, however, but simply because in
uodnced the Master at Arms 4" o: the ship, one
OF the most respectable petty officers, who swore
positively, that he was close by me, and in pos.
i'on TO have heard and that did no, use the Ian.
guage attributed to me in the charge and to the
truth Of which the negroes had sworn. My case
was peculiar hard one from its origin to its close
Before Commander Levy came to Pensacola to
take command Of tire banddlil Sloop oe War,
had been for some time tile first Lieutenant or
Executive Officer, VI that ship, and for two or
three months, Acting Commander. During the
greater part Of the time named was the only
commissioned officer on board OF her, all the Lieu.
tenants under mt having been passed Mdship.
men, ACting-and | was compelled, whilst at.
Tended, both from inclination and duty, IN every
WY u my power to the health, comfort and hap.
Viness o. the crew, 10 keep strict rein over them
AMI oil course, made enemies among the bad
sal, .,fa 49, 4 ] 4
Pc,s'ae me IN tie command ] waited on him. as
was Of course my duty, and psid him every at
icniion IN my power, aud 10 conversation which
he held win me the day after bis arrival, hen
be visited the ship IN an informal way, beflit
assuming ine command, he told me that he had
utch told ai the Navy Department that tho
Navy generally was retroErading and that this
squadron tthe West lndia, then under the com.
maHd OF Commodore Dailas4 was articulary IN
q state Of want Of ELI siency and discipline or
this, informed Commodore Dallas, who, after
Commander Levy took the command Of the ship
sent for us both 10 his Office. where Commander
Levy, on ifs. being questioned, denied stoGllyey
having used the iangua % attributed 10 hlm-but
after h,ng pressed very hard BY me, no said -
&c Commodore Dallas. ii ever used the language
5t'rIhutcd 10 me, | assure YOU had no meaning
IN a." ! told Commodore Dallas, that il was for
bin, and not Tor me to a!iix nraAlag to Com.
n.anter Logs language that had given him
The @Ords, and all thai wished him TO say, was,
that he had full confidence in the report had
made him, lie then said 70 Commander Levy
" Ny Intention was, slf 10 have reported YOU 10
tie Secretary Of the Navy, and preferred charges
aEalnst you. As }ou, however, deny all H.sda. /
fHE IN your language, | Sci not take any further
notice OF lt--but VII! only say, that ! have full
confidence "a tho report n.ude me by Mr.. tiooe "
Al tbs, OF course incensea Commander Levy
against me--aHd when ! afterwards joined the
commissioned LieuieEanis Of ths ship IN a cor.
rcspOudcncc with Commander Lew, The Com.
rnJHdcrIn CHci and the Secretary q the Navy
"a copy Of which send YOU and winch must
ask you 10 return, as II IS the only one ! have
he became my bitter enemy and by throwing
open ms cabin to the bad slbJects OF his crew, to
receive tho'r reports Pf1r1fety against me, was
enabled 70 eohcoe' Inc long list OF charges which
nc preferred against me but, worse than all,
"Hes he FURNISHED me with copy OF The charges
"n'ch " sei' ihs secretary o. me Navy was
~ " ~ - 80 s'oN' :" "aNe ePPehu.
60 lhe original charges 10 the record as part Of
licensed or fstp{sbtnr f-a~o not mentioned tbe