Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-19
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| respectfully request ,ha, the thanks o'
the Navy Department mny be presented
all tho officers Of ilir Somers Tor Their cNrr
tioms In the critical situation IN when III"
has brcn placed. II 10 true that they ''""
but performed their duty but they have per-
formed il with fidelity nnd zeal. u u sha''
be proved that, when solcmnly called upon D!
me, they gave M erroneous opinion mat 'h
yolvcd no official responsibility, the opIn'"n
also the act which followed IT, and the re-
sponsibllny, were mine and Freely ince'
that responsibility. trusting to the consc'"Gs-
ness Of recttudc within my own bosom whieh
has never for one moment forsokcn me OF
wnvcred.
l respectfully submit that Mr.. w. Wales,
by his coolness, his presence of m'hn' a"'
his fidelity, has rendered To the American
NAVY a memorable service. had trif'np
difficulty with him, not dscredltable to h's
character, on the previous cruise to PoTt'
Rico on that account he was sought out ana
tampcrcd with. BIT he was honest Pa'rlo'r'
humane /; he resisted temptation, was faiil-
iul TO his flag, and was instrumental ~ saw
ing il from di.honor. A pursershlp IN tn"
navy, ar handsome pccnnlary reward, would
after al, be an iuc"nsiderablr rccomPense.
compared with the magnitude Of his ser
wees. ....
or the conduct of Sergeant Michael II.
Gariy | will only say that il was worthy o'
The Noble corps 10 which he has the honor !"
belong. Confined to his hammock by nal
adv which threatened To be dangerous nt III,
moment when the conspiracy was discovered
he rose at once upon his feet well man.
Througlonl the whole period, from the day
of Mr.. Spcncer's arrest to The day nficr ON
arrival. and until the removal Of the muil-
nccrs. his conduct was calm, steady, and sol
dierlko. But when his duty was done, and
health was no longer indispensable to NJ
performance. his ,nalady returned upon him,
and he is still in his hammock. Ia view oi
this fine conduct, | respectfully recommend
that Sergeant Gany be promoted to q second
lieu,enancy in the Marine Corps. Should ]
pass wuIiout dIShonor through the ordeal
which probably awaits me, aud at'nln. IN d"
time, 10 the command %! vessel entitled I"
marine officer. | ask no better fortune than
To have the services of Sergeant Carly ~
that capacity.
| further respectfully recommend TINT boat
swaii,'s mates Oliver Browning aud william
Collins. aud captain Of the torccnsilc Charles
Stewart, may be appointed boaiswains ~ thu
navy that gunner's mates Henry King nnt
andrew a Anderson,an qnartcrnastcr 'harlcs
Rodgers, be appointed gunners. and Thmnns
Dickinson a carpenter IN the navy. ] be-.
lieve that nearly all Of them would make ex
cellcnt forward officers. ! know that all "i
them. without exception. would find on the
Navy Register associates inferior to them.
selves. u promoted, and found unworthy.
they will quietly fall back into the station
from which they were advanced. !, wonld
be remembered in the navy That. IN the onl,
mniiny which has been regularly organIze'
in it, the stern law OF necessity had. ~ il'
opinion of the commanding officer compellc.
him To hang the rlngleaders at the yard arm
that the petty officers who had been tnun'
faithful To their culors had been promoted
II " i'll not be recorded whether they snbse
luehlly failed by sobrIciy and good conduri
to sustain themselves IN the honorable cl, q.
va,ion to winch their fidelity had raise'
them.
II shall be deemed by the Navy Depart
men, TO have had any merit ~ preserving
the S"mcrs from those reasonable tolls b,
which she has been surrounded sine" h.
departure from the United States, respect
fully request that j, mny accrue without re-
servaiion for my nephew, o. II. Perry. nov
clerk on board the Somcrs, and that his nam
may he placed on the register IN tho nam
left vacant by the treason of Mr.. Spcn-
Ger. think, under the peculiar circnn,s,an.
ces Of The case, mn net of Congress, il nee
essnry, nigh, be obtained to nnlhorlsc ih
appointment. Throughout the whole pcr"
of his service on board ih" SomerS he ha'
performed zealously aud with ability the dul,
nf mihshIpman, and since the discovery at
the mu,ny with an energy and courage M
unworthy of his name. pledge myself l.
lIls entire worihiucSS il he were not worthy
the navy Is The ins' profession in whose list,
| would wi. Ia see his name enrolled.
For myself, only nsk that, in whaievr,
proceedings 1t may be necessary to institute
against me. as ! have considered before all
things ili" honor OF my country ard the NJ
ii,y of IT'S flag. my own honor inny gl,o mer.
with consideration. | ask only that mn,
not be deprived Of my command until proved
to be unworthy of u.
| haze the honor To be.
very respectfully,
yo,Ir most nbcdicnt.
ALEX. SLlDELL MACKENZIE.
Comnandcr u. S n.