The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-07

In the service II " 10 il
But the senator from Georgia has said that Mr. Browne
had seA-service Lake Erie and had at time
been credited with the Navy Register from whence
Il has been improperly omitted This sir is not the first
time this charge has been made The following letter
from Secretary Preston, written in 1850, 10 Mr.. Brownell
in reply TO H. viii show its absurdy
SAyr DErAETxrsr. April ls, 1850.
Sra have received your letter Of the sh instant, com
planning that your services y TIE navy are not correctly
Of 1859 for cvdsnce Of your being entitled to credit
for sea-service. .m..
10 reply hsre that the Navy Register for ls4o
states your original eny the service have been
the 2oh June s2 bat BY not at the bottom Of the
Il appears you neither commissioned
officer Of the that time but that you petty
oGceran acting masters mate You are there credited
with years and nine months seaserEioe acting
ters mate aud acting master" u shown that any
other officer borne upon that Reger brsides yourself s
entered from the o. his services petty
officer nor any besides yourself credited with
service whilst serving as petty officer
The records of the Navy Department do not show that
prior s9th Of October ls4o you received sPpon
neni warrant or commission from the department this
fact wsds known 10 April, ls BY the late Secretary
man oT the Commttee Naval Affairs Of the Senate, copy
or which herewith enclosed That you served a: petty
Britain there abundan, testimony there
you served officer Of the under sppoin,ment
latter service only embraced ocisl record Of the
Department, and stated IN the Register for 1850.
Since your appointments By the department master DC
tober 90 lsao does not that have served At
The Register for 1880 was prepared from the records o
I
sppptent 70 you, and yOu therefore entitled TO
no credit for service.
The eases q the officer, 10 which you refer in vour letter
differ from Jour own narmuch bsy entered the navy as
officers and their original entry into the service u
taken o the dates Of their Respective appointments or
rants Acting masters By Law deemed cpetiy OH
GERS" holding nethsr commissions warrants, nor are
they entitled 70 either.
Navy Register forwarded TO you come days since,
and oapT 0f the General Register ~ which you refer,
vas sent % your address, New York. during the last
Lam, respectfully, yopr osedient .srv.Pt,
Lieut. TsozAs BsowSEtL United states ssvy, Port
This will show the senator from Georgia how he has
been msnormed this subject and that the service o
Mr. BrowBe improperly erased from the Register
be alleged and that 40 injustice was done bin ey my
Mr. fooaBs. The allegations which I made Of Ii,
senator's injustice 10 this officer he has himself proven
He stated this oor that this officer bad never seen
days sea service.
Mr. MALLORY In the navy, I said.
Mr. T0OMBS Well sir in the navy, 10 take the sena-
words He shows that the officer did serve
in Perry victories and served years and nine months
during the The injustice Of which complain y thai
the did that fact on the former occasion
The impression made my mind By what be then said
and the impression which must have been made the
Senate and the public that this officer had rendered
service This impression confirmed BY pre-
vious conversation which bad with the senator and in
which be stated the thing The fact Is that Lieut.
Browne Rad credit on the Register for service up
and Including ts49 II then altered From the
former II did not appear that be bad ever
od the deck Of ship in his life said that was unjust
NJ MALLORY. The senator from Georgia nis.ppre
hends The point entirely may spend years Of BIZ
life At and jet not be entitled 70 credit on the Register
Sea service 80 used il The navy technical term and
the rule Of The department R and has been that
have t on the Register unless be has seeu 70
vesse-of-war and commissioned warranted officer
Thus officers who commanding ocean mail steam
\ err get no credit for sca service