The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17


>S.airal Gregory GettsnR M. Disk.xsen
"O1 ssusdan4S'Sfhs Race Being Run
In the Newspapers and net et the
Deck, &c.
70 4Hs EDIroR OF rHs HERALD.
NBw York, August TO- 1885.
The accompanying letters exhibit the present state Of
the Algonquin controversy regret exceedingly that
the venerable Rear Admiral Gregory, for whom per-
sonay certainly have the kindest feelings should find
himself In disagreeabIe position as his relations
to the department seem to have placed him; but my
respect for him cannot interfere with my oppo-
ston to his official acts done under orders and for
which he is not personally responsible, when they are
urjustiaable, as in the present Yours
EDWARD N. DICKERSON.
ApMRAL GREGORY TO Mr. pcxERsoN.
New YORK, August ~. 1896
nRIn letter addressed to you under da % Of August
g. 1865, you distinctly Informed that should not
enter into any correspondence with you IN relation the
pending matters between Mr. Paul S Forbes and the
TO your prcsumptious and extraordinary communica-
ton o. yesterday ] haze no other reply to make than
that you interfere with my duties on board the Algon
of soundings' Immediately Respectfully, your obe-
dent servant, FIJI. GREGORY, Rear Admiral
EDw N. D1cxERsoN, New York
mr. McKERsON soFP souNDNGs"
New York, August 10, 1895.
sRYour lester Of the 18th inst reached only this
morning, hence the delay in answering il.
You say that you will mot enter into any correspond
- % the the SsnSS
Why not' Has not Mr. Forbes the right appoint his
own agent to conduct his own business? author
ized by him to manage this affair, and shall continue to
do it,
You characterize my letter. in which notify you that
CINE Of the Algonquin a. 'presnmptnous and extraor
binary" The Navy Department undertakes by force,
no snadow o. g to cut into an engine
FORBES rights, order force to be met by force
therefore ! am charged with presumption re.ors
Navy Department, which violates private pI rights bv
s NV! hgSs' ne. on my part, when defend prl.
sse e rgss against uIlaeful violence: trust that
four snort years OF necessary violence have not 30 far
degraded ogr country that American citizen who re-
ssts tyrsnnica violence be consistently branded as
30 low that the orders of the chief OF bureau in Wash
ington are superior to law justice and private right
But you threaten me- in your official character that if
am faithful to the trust reposed in by Mr. Forbes
and TO the cause Of Justice twill find myself off
soundings Immediately" What may be the terrors
am 80 ignorant OF the slang the Navy Department al
not TO fully understand; but am sure they must be
very horrible the department would never submit 10
the public contempt which overwhelms il rather
than permit Of their doble enders to sand ,fsJf
on y somnd ,h in company With the Algonquin.
Lafayette or "sia imples pothing less than Fort
in-. 90 marnes' III case, as you say, l
er,ore with YOUR duties on board the algonquin"
Is il one OF your duties TO execute any order o. "
"Bureau of Steam Engineering" even though 20
Quires to violate private rgntsf uas ~ ~
rights which can be asserted against r9roes 1o
Must he submit 70 have his engs estroyed If the bu
orders, because your duties; ieoSjre WOW to
obey such ordersY trast not ''s''' '"' W
shall Continue to defend Mr. Forbes, rights N the
best Of my ability, al hope that shall have the forth
tude 10 endure De punishment threatened becomes
cIen conscious Of recttude, who feels proud know
mat ms anc tors for generations, have been hon.
orapy in and in peace with the glores Of
our and who has never felt any other emotion
man latitude that he was able to say, az too
Am,afican." Yours, truly, EDw. N. DIcKERsON.