Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-03
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oef readers cannot have tugplien the esilan, I;,,
ialfo 1t L. q. Hunter, in capturing Alyar.d., a.
o'hef large t~n. with a small steamer tho < ""-
one gun, and garrispnng the frmer place with "
man and hive men. Neither the yhaye f,r,,,,o
carrier tn The war, this same town repuIsel -.
cas'pps' large naval fdfee which atiemp,ed i.
ton They will also remember. that ,ti. u, ''u"e-
OF vera cruz, Gen. Quiiman's ryade. t,, ;, pure
s'f'hg' ana large number Of small Y, ssh, r.
ny eoh' ferry IN person, We're despatched NM. 'a
Peoinon against Alsarado The whole affair -. 'A-
UP IN hr g'andes' style, and promised the h,nn;.a,
NEST ofiiiam results, aud the finest eAam,l. ,r u
cooperation between the land and naval serv;... 10y.
neonfge was sent ahead, with dir. ctions 10 b.,, as
reeon''oi'f' The P'r-bu arriving al the bar ava
'an' eon'nander was sednced into cspturno Tho 6''
ana The disn'ny and Indignation Of Comm, dor. p''
may DC wen Imagined at finding on his ar,v,, V,
h'ef'eah nag already flying over the for, IT, NV
COURSE arrested the wicked Licu,enant-and co..,
oesPa'eh 10 the Secretary of the Navy, probably
oe',fe hand and al leisure, inasmuch as 1t, u
''"e Is MOI mentioned and the capture Ct III. n,..
era 'ni'"usly alleged 10 have been made by IN o,,
leu ny nm the Commander in Oh ef in rerSu 1,
o"cu"'eh' Is II charitable for lis sublime contemn,
'N.ee"'ng IN inns respect the most romantic of R,,,
:. ,A'''' a s'ofy is told Of a noble family j.
n.eano' Tor The son and heir Of which the pr;oos :.
"a'es was TO stand sponsor in laptsm br;l,,.,
company was assembled when 10. just the cer.n,oou
"'s a'o' 10 CT mInehce The infant died Unwilling ;,
~. 20 ~. 'c'a' u haVirg nyal godfather III. d.,.
VI '"o e''d was concealed by the parents and the ~.
administered upon the corpse, and mex, d,v ,ha
were filled with the details of the cer,no,y r.
PERRY had planned brilliant affair, and WAS ,.,.,
. 10 be derived If tba h., ''~a
the naval history Of his country by the fac, Of Ave-.
being already taken and accordingly sent off hi, ..
evidently prepared for different issue ofhe sf,, w.
next step, naturally enough. to punish It. Hvo,
who had killed the baniling, hy taking the town vh,,'
he was ordered to look merely through his spv ol.s,
lie was arrested, tried aud ordered to be reprn,nsdh.
the Commodore This agreeable duty was perf,ro.d
BY the gallant Commodore in the following manner.
United STATES FLAG SHIP MISSISSIPPI
+ Anton l.zardo, April 9, ls47 {
Sr:-i enclose herewith he findings and sentence II
the Court Niari convened the 7lh inst for xour
'ria, winch imposes upon me the task Of exp ssiu9 in
me FORM ol rePrHa d, my opinion Of your conduct "a
proven before the C0un Martial
| however eheit The sentence in your case nav se.m
be, have approved IT, conceive Vi no punsbn,n,
more severe than dismissal in time of war from su,d
ron, with men whose patient endurance of the most lry
ing duties and whose character for c,uraae ,heJ,uc,
and subordlnaton have WON my highest appreciation
How different has been your course. Scarcely a DIV
ON the sat n and you dsobey ORDERS ate t., youf
me aniies belonging 10 commander chief talk If
opening upon the and ordering the re ps 10 advances
when you had but gun and not solitary s,ls, and
al ior The purpose as you say Of securing an unmo
r Tested entrance # the squadron into The river
II would be ticut II not impossible to point to ano,t-
er instance OF similar folly; and the most charitable CON-
sirucon that can be given to s. that in the eev,ton
Of rsl conInand, you had truly imagined y,us,f se
'ually In command Of the naval and military ,e,achnenls
then approaching and within short dis ace Of The .c.ns
5 OF your exploits
5 With due respect.
ls'gredl NJ. C. PERRY.
4 Commander n-Chiei Of
Home Squadron.
We believe nothing Of the kind ever excited more
universal feeling Of disgust than this production Of Gem
modore Perry. Mr. HUNTER had dsobeyed orders, and
was justly liable TO punishment The severity Il
naval discipline required alonenent and do MT
say that his sentence was mpruper-but the curt, tho
naval service, and the public had right expect that
The repHmand, however severe, should be administered
IN gentleman like and denifed There breahes
throughout the foregoing letter. spirit OF wounded self
love- personal raneor. and desire to heap insults upon
uefenceess man, which must shock every honorabs
bosom. he gun designed to blow to pieces tho r.pu.
talon OF 1t HUNTER was too heavily charged. The
engineer has been hoist with his own peard" |, is
The Commodore and his intended victim no has SUI
tered
y 1T HUNTER has arrived at Norfolk in the Ohio ship
of the line 1t is said the President does not approve tho
sentence ofhe Court least the harsh manner in which
Commodore Perry has carried into execution and that
It. HUNTER vi" be ordered to duty again in the squad
ron However this may be, there can be doubt Of ,he
reception which he will, everywhere, meet with at the
hands Of the people. He will be feed and loaded with
honorary distinctions wherever he gees.
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