Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-12
A CARD.
MR.. LORING:
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MY attention called by friend this morning, to
Nl Card which appears in paper, signed by Messs
london heda BAKER hs anu orht @ I 81 Of INV di to-
the travelling public and indifference to the property OF
Offences in one of my calling and if am guilty them
calculated not only to destroy the public IN ne
living but also to compromise the interest of my employers
am constrained therefore, however unwilling to mtrude
upon ese charles could not well be
and general They almost species OF
delinquency of which ofa Steamboat line could
have given these gentlemen for their dennciaon
me- through the public prints the fact that they hap
pened have been left at Elizabethown last Saturday, af
ter the Henrietta passed that place. her way down to
Wilmington, under my command. How far am response
learn that Notwithstanding the inference which well be
from the suggestions of the CARP, # these
gentlemen did present themselves upon the Landing antdese
transportation upon the boat, did learn that they had
any such intention, until my arrival in Wilmington.
the Agents here Iessrs Carroll Fenne expressed my
regret, for would not willingly dsobge them any one
and although it would have been highly announcement in the
swollen of the Saturday morning, to have OBJ
tanned landing Elizabeth, and had board any
fact that Messrs Reid, Baker, London and NJ B. Smith,
the town. and might desire transportation to Will
mngton, would have been sufficient to have induced me to
stop the boat for their accommodation but far from the
truth being that they either of hem other gentle
the landing and hailed the boat and desired
passage might be inferred from the ambiguous language
of their Card, did not a0tc they IN the totcn,
IN The Uicintty.
cannot well understand what these gentlemen mean, by
there being general and almost universal sentiment of
dissatisfaction presumel against if an earnest desire
discharge my duty far my poor ability goes to my
employers and the public deserves and re-
proach, then indeed am guty but am indebted to them
the Of their unfortunate detention Tor
this information have been for two years and better, IN
the employment of the Henrietta Steamboat Company and
certain that neither my employers friends or my
SELF have known before And cannot but complain that
without giving opportunity for OF apology
these highly respectable gentlemen suffered Their
DC used for the purpose of urng unfortunate
young whose sole is that he has
and nnocenty provoked their dispeaure And being 1t Is
true but poor and humble Citizen had they not deemed IL
necessary demanded from explanations there
those here. who would think have satisfied them that
not ordinarily unmindfu Ofmy interests or those
of the Company have voluntarily given them or any
others just of offence, and that the contrary they
might have been reminded that quite recent occasion
upon being notified by Mr. Reid that two of their number
Iessrs. NJ B. Smith and London in town, and pro-
badly disposed to take the boat waited some
timc perhaps twenty minutes after discharging all my
| freight for their appearance at the landing.
| Respectfully WILLIAM I. EVANS,
Capt, lien. 5. b Co
| April 18th, 1850 Silt