Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-24
, A NAVAL TILT.

10 Resign.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The following is
the correspondence between the secretary
of the navy and Lieut.. Commander Cor
ringe. which led to his letter of resigna-
ton:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. G :,
Feb. 3-Sir: The attention of the depart
ment has been called to your statement,
published in the New York Erening Post
| in advocacy of free ships; you will please
inform the department. whether or not
you have engaged in business beside your
naval position, and, if so, what and wheth-
er you are under any employment BY,
or obligation to any other interest, or in
relation thereto, or have received or expect
to receive any compensation for any such
employment, obligation or interest. Re-
spectfully, VIM. 4. CHANDLER,
Secretary of the Navy.
To Lieut.. Comdr. H II. Gorringe, United
States Navy, New York city, 30 Waverly
Place.
NEW York, Feb. 17.-Hon. w. E. Chand-
Ter, Secretary of the Navy: Sir-In reply
to your letter of Feb. ;, have the honor
to respectfully inform the department that
[ have been and now am employed as
consulting engineer. [ have received and
expect to receive compensation by reason
of such employment. My letter OF June
10Th, in answer to the departments letter
OF June "a, contains the following state
ment Il do not know what business will
occupy me during the extension of fur
Tough that 1 ask, if it is granted, but gen
orally that of consulting engineer. In the
event of my forming business con-
nections that would interfere in a re-
mote degree with my duties in
this department, 1 would prompt
" tender my resignation. In reply
to this, 1 received, June %, an extension of
my furlough until Aug. l, 1888. 1 have
not as yet formed business connections
that would interfere in a remote degree
with duties as an officer, and when [ do [
shall promptly tender my resignation. In
further answer to your letter of Feb. 5, 1
respectfully informed the department, that,
with the exception hereinafter mentioned,
am not in any employment by, or obliga-
ton to any interest, or relation to, nor
have l received, nor do l expect to receive
ANY compensation by reason of
any such employment, obligation, or
interest. The exception is my employment
as consulting engineer by Mr.. Fl. Mex.
Twombly, for which 1 expect to receive
ADEQUATE compensation on completing my
report. l expect to complete this report
| in ten DAYS unless some unforeseen circum-
! stance intervenes.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
J your obedient servant,
! HENRY II. GoRRINGE.
Lieutenant Commander United States
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
Sir: Your letter of the 9TH, in reply to
the departments letter of the 9TH, is re-
ceived. The inquiry of the department
arose from the suggestion that you was
employed by or were under obligations
or in relation to interests not American,
and assuming that your statement is the
negative to any such employment, obi
CATION or relation, and was SO
Intended your reply is satisfactory. There
is no objection to public expression by
any naval officer of his unpurchased opin-
ions on any subject of general interest.
Very respectfully
VIM E. CHANDLER,
Secretary of the Navy
To Lieutenant Commander, H. II. Cor
ring, United States Navy, New York, 81
Naverly Place.
New YORK, Feb. 14.-Hon. W. E. Chand-
Ter, Secretary of the Navy.-Sir: I have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of Feb 10, commenting on the
reply by me on the 9TH of February to the
departments letter of Feb. 5. My letter
of Feb. 7 was not intended to negative "a
suggestion" that l am or have been
| boT obi
cations or in relation to interests not
American. No suspicion that any such
suggestion" had been made until l re-
ceiYed your letter February 10th. 1t has
been the custom, as it is the obvious
right, of officers of the United States navy
to rely implicitly upon the department
for protection against suggestions
impugning their reputation. [ see no
reason, and am confident the department
will see no reason, why as a naval officer
1 should depart from this suggestion and
surrender the rights of naval officer,
even so far as to say any suggestion
which conveys or was intended
to convey, even by innuendo
or intimatioN, that I ever expressed
purchased opinions" in the interest
of my employment or obligation, Ameri-
can or not American, is a cowardly and
malicious SANDER upon me, as we'll as to
the service to which 1 have the honor to
belong. My reply of Feb. 7 to your let
tiers of Feb. was only intended to frankly
and promptly answer the inquiries con-
tanned therein. What said in my reply
of Feb. Z, have the honor now to sub
stantially repeat, which is, that I had,
while on furlough, and in conformity
with my letter to the department
of June 26, 1882, engaged in
the business of consulting engineer
and in no other business. The details and
particulars of all employments and obliga-
tons accepted by me while so engaged,
and of all emolumsnts either received or
expected by me, are at the service of the
department.. 1t is to be assumed that my
opinion as consulting engineer, in respect
to the manner involving expenditures of
many million of dollars, would not have
been sought had it been suspected or sug-
gested that my opinions could
be purchased or influenced
by pecunlary consideration. The 'sugges-
ton" that my opinion could be thus cor
ruptly influenced could only have been
made and entertained in the manner your
letter of Feb. 10 sets forth, by corrupt,
INSCRIPTIONS and malicious coward, who
measures others by low and contempt
| BILE standard. Have l not the right to