Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-25
TO THE PUBLIC.

II he undersigned fcesi duty thai he owe. not less n
hmselfant The public, than the commanding mill
iaIv officer At Oh Point. give fair candid and lmpari.
.acmsnt o. ne oireumstanees attending the OF
Circumstance, Card grossly nissa'inE the acts 400
narkodly much aocrby Of feeling, has been pnbishc,
the Compiler" Iscts out by oTmins tho arc a o,
rage ,hallbe able clearly o. ahow that the Transaction
Haeious department Of Howell will hs doared obsfinsc
Ienlored y neees1ty ~ order 10 vindieae heir nsue
inaieFy that 7i should be Obtained In tho first place
arfeuedCapt Howelin IIimpon Roads " thin NY b,il
wick-a this tune application had made 10 Capt
Mckenzie orho steamboat then proceeding on he
re in compliance with request 10 Cspi Henderson
nor ~ enable nc TO serve tho process;
measures which ever suspicion Or resistance woul
ant on summonlng Mr H. H. who had negfoes on board
Co NJ Hal Yon Ssi on soSp3 s r,.s.L Eros 'ts ss
ao S,a H' init ~ oi,srsd 70 psy me dema9t o,
aud put 70 sea, sud thus osospc, he positively refused
aoeert' dcehhnr' thatn taken at all, Il should be
eo'Pss Ihe b,ig was provided Whh arms-I oou no
avail myself OF The assistance o. Rovenue Gutter thcr
bong none ~ le rosd.iesd, and Capt Howell a'he
~ nse cutting loose the iasis, no other alternative
Ten than N suhmitfo tlis "ouirage proceed prompt
ancc made him such on aud purposCs) who he
GENT sp cation 70 Cspt M'KenSio 10 whom detailed M
above citeumstsneos anil wss furnished by bin with
INSTRUCTIONS and not interfere unless my order
These fHsfrucfons sere literally sbeysd. The uoambo,
whirh with the detachment odsd 10 the big mad
fast onfsde ordering tho board, % I'm NAL
TIE Wrcrt. must hore 4nte fhat the OF tho
Who b. " remembered. the and sailor
(whoae vefacy under the NJ their superior occr
case Ike this, may we'll crcho dpubD have asserted
wif and deliberate ftlsshoof when they fay that the
al his sword and hrandlshcd over Tho head ~
Of Tho Witnesses, unsIk that . narse, the mate. itis
shamc'srs fsbricsouf Not q sword drawn nrt
M used cxccrt BY uysclL whcn finding Capt Howe
yet dsposed o. reslf ny lawful authority, commanded t
men him and place him on board Tho arsmhoa
Throur tho whole arfir nohins was done or even
Tempted without my ORDERS No consure ID will be no
ceivef, can rect uron Cipt NcKenze-I sianr bsng =
snpnsibic forw al am well convinced vas IN sorn du
under the circumsancca IN csrf6borstlon Of the GA
ling facf, that fsfsianec was ATTEMPTED even aner be
rfrcnffhened by the presence on Ike d.ts, b,c,t ~
only point 70 Captain iinwo's Card Tor Ia h eyient
his work, which vauningy rrocfins that fact fle 3,
that Dc was overpowered in "ruds ami reous ra
Moron Tho ronrnry, aascft M moro foree 49, ua
tan ha opfn rcfiff4nco made ncressargi ard he may
pc brought 20 mo bar NJ juice On answer tns hoh
n oleni rceteance ~ legal authority To show the
nate pacod dpon tho conduit Of This ffnenont Carisi
nsuendsaro iorccdto pvt IN tho palliative Piles n Drp
f'"n'"' EDWARD r. GAYLE,
Deputy rhouf Of Norfolk County
, Ny attention having been called II Card Published
hnond Wlf and Compiler, In rela0n The arTt
o ,apl Howell or the brig Long island fake pleasure
stsng iat The pursue hy M GAYLE Deputy ~
rn or Tho county Of Norfolk In he ,rrsst oCs D. How
ol ne aalt Bfis meets With NY appreciation hfougbo
and foe under crest obligations N Captain Mckenzie
rendering 70 MrusJle, my Deputy, Tho assistance he
20 bring 10 Justice man who had pu, q defiance 81 Ct
Jaw n. a, BAYLOR,
mh8 cW Sheriff Norfolk County