Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-09
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a le,ter from Admiral TTuxtsn. CON-
Tnandsnt o. The Norfolk uav!-yard, n
which he says
Your letter transmitting % me
the resolution passed BY the House
a. Representatives asking Il cer-
tsin allegations weis true II refer
ence 20 administrat' a. the navy
ward ~ which ! an commandAut has
been received. In answer . the fr,t
statement ! respectfully say there never
were Any honorable inscriptions upon
an cannon captured ~ the United
States and placed IN this y.rt ob.Ite.
rated bv nv order. In fact. no such
ohhteTs,ior hasStaoy time taken vlace.
Exposure from weather and time had
somewhat obh'erate5 the Inscriptions
placed thereon. bat they were renewed
By ny order LAST June, AID are now
plainly visible.
Then follows As, OF tie guns and
the Inscriptions on them.
second. The 6rv-do,k Vas never de-
suoyed 7; WSs partially damage by
the United States forces when they
evacuated the yard IN l-.i, 80
a.So bv the Confe3erates when they
evacuated the yara II ! >, b1; n
0sithSr cAse ID. The dsmscs exceed the
dt>tTu elton o. 70, caisSo1 and a., AGENT
usserrv. The ors.usl structure re-
NAMED ,"t&,; &, B: appear, to-iay. and
therefore ;h, dry-do-k never W. re
b1i,;. The only inscription tLat vas
ever authorized O. be p'a-sl Oh tie
dry-t7-k, o. ever vas on ise 1-y--3-k,
As stii' there. it rs as fo.rr-
"toume-ce3 ISL December, 10.
John pl.n-eg adams. P-e,l5e1: ,f ;ta
United STATES >au9e. L. >3.,tlrl.
Secretary o. the Navy s-,h,ri..i BY
tAe Nineteenth Congress. Opened u
Jane, 1855, Andrea Jackson. PfesI-
5e1t o. tie United States Lev Wood
tlry. Secretary e The NAVY. Lean-.
Baldwin. E-Eies,r.
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