The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-06

promptly repaired TO the Missouri with portion OF
his officers and men, 10 person aided Captain Newton
and his officers and crew in struggling against the
fire and taking off the men, land Hospitality received
large part Of them board the Malabar, until
Captain Newton could make arrangements for their
permanent accommodation elsewhere. Since which,
Sir George Sarorius has ais, freely offered captain
Newton TO furnish 10 him, Stops, supplies or any rh"s
else Of him from the British
In all these acts Of hospitality and sympathy ON the
part of the officers of the British Government here,
| | ought 10 add that the profier made 10 ne oil
providing for me passage TO Alexandria at once In
public ship, which offer Of course respectfully de-
clined.
| In view of so much hearty and important
assistance afforded or rendered to Captain Newton
AMI myself by the officers of II. b. NJ here, It APP
peared TO me to be proper, and an act OF pubic
duty on my part, to make TO Sir Robert Wilson and
to Sir George Sartorious, official acknowledge
ment for acts performed by them of succor, not TO
individuals merely as such, but, also, as officers and
servants of the Government of the United States
| subjon copies Of the correspondence which en-
sued between myself and these gentlemen resPec-
| lively.
While thus making known 1, you the friendly spirit
displayed this occasion by the officers OF III. b.
M. here ought not to omit 10 speak Of the Jealous
and incessanl exertions Of Mr. Sprague the eminent
ly respectable and excellent Consul of the United
States at Gibralter, who not only exered himself to
the utmost officially and individually, on the night OF
the 26th instant but who has dedicated his whole
time the task of alternating the personal misfor
tunes Of his counrymeD and energelically co opera
ting with Captain Newton in the care Of the public
property remaining the wreck Of the Missouri
and in the preparation of means for the relief OF the
officers and crew. and their restoration u the United
States. / cannot commend too highly the deport-
ment Of Mr.. Sprague on this occasion and his gene
raj character and social standing such as to ena
BILE him to subserve in the most efectual manner the
interests Of his Government.
have to add that have taken passage for Alexan-
dria in the steampacket "Oriental," which conveys
mail from England 10 Egypt, and by which means
shall reach my destination at the same time should
have done if the Missouri had continued her voyage
up the Mediterranean. The Oriental will sail from
Gibraltar the It'll Of September
Although have sustained heavy loss in the de-
struction of large quantity Of personal effects on
board the Missouri, yet esteem myself fortunate in
asmuch as have saved the papers and other objects
esscHtiaiiy dPPeitaibihS W NY utssioh. was WIN
Captain Newton at the house of the American Con-
sui at the tir,e the fire broke out, but Immediately
followed him on board the ship, in private boat,
and having secured the trunk containing my official
papers, and delivered to Sir Robert Wilson
sage from the ship TO the succors needed, ] re-
turned, to aid, if possible, in the only thing within
my competence, that is to say, TO take into my boat
Gas did, some of the crew, in what plainly
the approaching event. namely, the necessary aban-
donment of tie Missouri. 1t is most happy circum-
that succeeded in saving the papers of the
Legation, as, otherwise, il would have been ndspen-
sable for me to wait here two or three months,
perhaps return TO the United States, for set Of
papers, thus delaying the prosecution Of the objects
of the Mission to degree which would have in
volyed long train Of Inconvenience, and the
quences of which would have been deeply detrimen-
tai to the public interests.
Captain Newton having been of the opinion in
which opinion fully concurred, that it his duty
to lose time in announcing to the Government the
destruction Of the Missouri, has concluded TO des
patch Lieutenant Wnsow, Of his officers, to the
United States by the way Of England. My letters
will be entrusted also to his hands, and would re-
spectfully refer you to Lieut.. Winslow for personal
information in regard to the destruction of the Mis-
souri,.
have the honor to be, with great respect your
obedlent servant,
(SlgnedD c. CUSHING.
Hon. A. P. UrsHuR, Secretary Of Stale.
Here follow extracts from the Gbraier
Chronicle, Of August 2sth, which may be found
in the foreign news brought by the Acada-the
testimony Of John Sutton, coaheaver, William
J. Williams, and Alfred Clum publi,h in the
official letter of Captain Newton, in the Nad-
sonan of Thursday