Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-22

lished in our last, giving the reason why
tho Shipping List of the Margaret did
not appear in our paper Of Thursday,
has afforded the publishers Of tho Re-
publican very convenient opportunity
to boas. of their smartness in the way
of collecting (if not Of smugging) ship
news, as wen as to make somo false
statements in reference to ourselves.
Were it not that justice to ourselves
among those who are not acquainted with
the facts, demanded Of us a reply to
the contemplate remnrks-false as they
are contcmptible--contained in that pa
psr of,yesterday in regard to US, we
should not trouble our readers with any
explanation whatever-prelerring to
award to the authors of such scurrility,
such treatment as they are only descrv-
Ii inc of-that of silent contempt. Tho
statement made in our last paper giving
tho simple reason why the list Of tho
Margaret did not appear IN our columns
was strictly hwe, and which, It will be
seen, they do not deny. Its truth, ms
we suspected it would, has caused them
to sndcavor to gloss over their mean
ness by false statements, and in which
they attempt to exculpate themselves.
They undertake to show in justification
of their conduct, (and in this, it will be
noticed the principal reason is found
for Withholding from us and the public,
through our columns, the List OF tho
Margaret,) what sort of a spirit OF
accommodation ~ actually exists between
us and themselves, and 60 on to "er-
plain" to their readers why they re-
fused US, as follows:
"On. the arrival Of The Andley Clarke,
| short time since, we boarded her and
obtained her list in the same way, and
II was then sent for by the publisher of
de Herald. As soon as he had made
off. a copy of it, the 'junior publisher
carried the list We had obtained to the
Herald Office, where he received nOught
but supercilious treatment aud no thanks
for his pains. He then told severol Of
the Herald's whig friends that It was
the last list with which he would furnish
that concern.
1t was the pitiful conduct manifested
by the publishers of the Republican, in
regard to this very list (of the Audley
Clarke) that caused us to crpect, as we
intimated in our last, similar treatment
in endeavoring to obtain from them the
list of the Margaret, in respect to
which, however, we should have surpos-
ed McY would have been contont to let
it pass unnotced. The facts arc briefly
tlese.--On the arrival Of the Audloy
Clarke, We Immediately despatched
from our office hand on board tho
ship to obtain her list for publication.
This, it will be recollcctcd, was al hour
or two before sunset. One of The "ac-
knowledged maritime correspondents at
this port" it appears had gained access
to the ship before our messenger reach
ed it, and some ho,c got possession OF
the list which was expressly intended
Tor publication in this paper the next
morning, which Captain Shear man as
sured us he was very dcsirous VIC should
have, ours being the first paper, ns in
the case of the Margaret, that came
out after the arrival Of the ship. But
IIhow soon did we obtain it from this
maritime correspondent" who had
thus with characteristic cffrontery)
made off with it' He says himself, as
soon as he had copied off the list, ho
brought it to us, though be acknowledges
that wo had to send for it.. The fact is.
instead Of his furnishing us the list as
soon as he had copied it off Cor in any
reasonable time as he would infer, it
was in no, less than four hours after re-
ceiving it that ho brought It to US, while
in the course Of that time, and IN tho
midst Of other pressing business, we had
kept boy running from place TO place,
for upw ards Of three hours, in endcavor-
/ ing to find him and the list in his pos
session, and finally was compelled to
give it up without success, our paper
all the while waiting for this matter
alone. Whether he purposely kept out
Of our way to prevent our having what
belonged to us, or whether it was his
zeal for the public interest, or whether
he was from three 10 four hours in CO.
| pyiog of the lis, (Which by the by took
us not exceeding ten minutes to copy,)
we again leave for others to Judge Of.
He, however, did bring us tho list, we
a Omit, but not until he had kept our