National Republican., 1883-02-23
eoRnINGE rs. GRUMPY,
And In His Wrath lie Has Dismissed the
Navy Department and Given His New
business n Good Advertisements.

And In His Wrath lie Has Dismissed the
Navy Department and Given His New
Business n Good Advertisement.
A representative of the Associated Press
called upon Lieut. Comd'r Gorringe yesterday
evening and asked him whether II was true
that he had rendered his resignation as an
officer of the United States navy. He ro-
piled that he had done so, but that the Presi-
dent had not yet accepted his resignation.
at is reported that you have had some
sharp correspondence with Secretary Chand-
Ter. Are you willing to furnish the press with
"a copy Of the correspondence
"As long as / am in the service IL would be
very improper for me to do so, although / am
perfectly willing that the public should know
the contents of the letters. As soon as | am
freed from official restraint l will give you
the correspondence"
" Is it true that you represent English cap
italists in your new enterprise of shipbuild-
ing at Philadelphia? ?"
at is absolutely and unqualifedly false.
Not dollar of English capital has been So
licited or subscribed and the money TO op-
crate the Reading yard which has been leased
to me individually, has been wholly sub
scribed by my personal friends in New York
city"
"Havc you ever represented English cap
ital or foreign interests in any of your con-
sultng business since you have been on
fur ough?"
Never, with one exception. was asked
to make q critical examination of the progress
Of the Buffalo and West Shore railway by an
English banker, personal friend, from whom
| declined to receive compensation of any
kind"
at is rumored that you have been advo-
eating free ships in the interest of English
shipbuilders. Is there any foundation for
such q rumor2"
al pronounce the remor unqualifedly false.
It bears ON its face the evidences of falschood
from the fact that l myself am about to en-
gage, with the assistance of American capital,
in the building of American ships"
What explanation can you give of the
secretary's action, as reported in a special
dispatch from Washington"
"1he secretary of the navy has placed him
self In this matter in an attitude toward me
| which cannot fail to rouse against him the i'm
dination Of every honorable man in this
country. His attack ON me was without ex-
cusc, ~ will appear when the correspondence
= published, unless he was himself acting in
bis Official capacity In private interests"
Nhon did yuu make up your mind to ten
def yaur rcsiEnationf y
Whru 2 r'coiyod the serrciary's letter Of
n sash o. Fraaaly Insulting 10 me as
~ So nsn. determined 10 have
|h eH fr hia luftrr ELECTED no
f-e .Hr n.nraH uI several days,
q rerrn Hnr A. Washington
aud aaal narr d. Wash
/ luEfan. a1Ht wont
/ fuuui thhi 49,. have
rUslroas as iane =. HHr n ani
subject D. his reuffH.. t.I n E1H fninesl
20 have redrrss Z n.a.raaI u thtt
might seek b from che .atrf autrHsuty.'
"Nhat l. Che afntiuuut ol naval unlccrs
| with regard 10 your resignation u
"All yesterday Afternoon and to-day have
been receiving personal yisits letters, and
telegrams from my brother officers begging
me, IL l have not resigned, TO reconsider my
determination, and expressing for me the
warmest regard and their regret that in
tend 10 sever my connection with the service
have given them all the same answer-that
the course l am pursuing is in the interest OF
every officer of tho navy, and that as have
never hitherto regarded my personal interests
us more important than those of the service,
shall not do so now."