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FOREIGN.^
FROM ; GIfSR\LTAK.
The Brain<iywine f frigat«. Lt. Gre
gory, arrived at Gibraltar, Nov 11th,
from Cowes, and, with the Nortfc-
Carolina, Constellation, and Erie,
mailed for l’ort Mahon on the ltith.
On the 19th ult. the Colombian
armed bug Gen. Sovblette, sailed from
Gibraltar Bay for the purpose of in
tercepting some Spanish vessels then
in sight. When off the Point, she
was attacked by Jour Spanish brigs,
two-schooners and a gunboat. A
running fight then commenced," hich
v v as kept up with much spirit for two
hours, which was distinctly seen from
the Rock. Much anxiety was felt
for the fate of the Colombians dur
ing the night, which was, however,
relieved early in the morning by her
return, apparently uninjured. The
particulars of this gallant affair w ere
.(•hot known, except that Captain
( unningham lost an arm in the ac
t mn.
The British Ministry congratulate
themselves on the success ot their
mediation between Portugal and Bra
zil, as a proof of the influence exer
cised by England and the skill and
talents of Mr. Canning. Notwith
standingthe numerous subjects to be
discussed before a good understand
ing could be restored between the
two courts, the treaty was comple
ted in the short space of four months
after the mi -ion of Sir Charles
Stuart from London.
The Courier enlarges on the dis
interested part maintained in the ne
gocintion by Great Britain; hut im
mediately afterwards declares that
“ the eminently advantageous posi
tion in which she stands with respect
to the empire of Brazil, is one winch
must secure for her large and benfi
< ial results.” These advantages
it is hardly to be presumed Mr. Can
ning could have heen blind enough
not to foresee, with all the keenness
cf vision in political and commercial
affairs for which the editor so highly
praises him
The principal objection we have
in this country to the treaty in ques
tion, is that it strengthens in seme
degree, or at least appearstostrongth
en the |mwer of the Brazilian gov
ernment, an enemy to the indepeud
i nt states of South Am ricn, and the
oppressor of its own subjects.
[.V. Y. Adv.
The extracts which will he found
below from Greece and Turkey are
important. The Raschid Pacha ba
boon defeated, and obliged to raise
the siege of Missolonghi, notwith
standing the orders of the Grand
Seignor of “ Missolonghi or thy
head ” Great alarm exists at Con
stantinople, and the Porte has reject
ed all intervention of foreign powers,
and has determined to try a sixth
i ampaign.
Extract of a private letter ofSep
-1 ember 30, from Zante : “ Raschei!
Pacha, not being discouraged bv the
fruitless assaults which he had made
upon Missolonghi, and stimulated bv
the orders of the Grand Seignor, who
-aid “Missolonghi or thy head,” com
menced a terrible attack upon that
place about eight days ago. A breach
was opened in the fortress, troops
rushed in, and made themselves mas
ters of two bastions, when the Greeks
threw aside their muskets, and fall
ldg, sword in hand, upon the assail
ants; routed and put them to flight.
The Pacha, after this defeat, caused
a fortification to be raised inearth,
and upon it lie established five pie
ces of cannon of heavy calibre, wit h
which lie battered the interior of the
fortress. The Christians being una
ble to silence their fire, conceived
the project of burying the Turks in
their batteries. They contrived to
mine, and the works were skill
fully conducted that not one of the
barbarians escaped the explo
sion. This disaster determined
Raschid Pacha to retreat to ilvpo
chori, upon the Evenus. Ibrahim
Pacha, after having left a garrison at
Tripolilza, marched upon Mistra,
where lie burnt two liousi sand some
churches. Proceeding afterwards
upon Bardonnica he was -topped by
the Greeks, who were entrenched in
some towers with a draw-bridge.
He was making preparations for a
siege, when the Hellenist army, un
der Colloctroni and other Captains,
eame up and attacked him. The
action was brisk, and the Pacha be
ing unable to make either his caval
ry or his troops of the line manoeu
vre in the crags of the woody moun
tains was compelled to retreat, after
having lost 1200 men. He retired
info a country adjacent to Monom
basia, called Pente Alouia, where he
is closely pressed by the Greeks.
M. Regnault de St. dean d’Angely,
(son of the Minister of State under
the Empire,)continues at Napoli the
organization of a corps of cavalry;
k. Colonel Fabvier is training the troops
n l*Europeenne ; artillery officers
reach the Greek cannon to manoeu
vre ; and every thing is in prepara
tion for a sixth campaign.”
Extract of a private letter of the
1-t inst. from Vienna :—“ We have
letters from Constantinople to Octo
ber 10. The following is the su!<-
srance of their contents
Towards the end of September
the Divan held several assemblies.
which Were remarkaldv stormy. Some
of the members, who did not coin
cide in opinion with the majority,
were nnbraided by tbesr colleagues
as partisans of the Greeks. In line,
it was decided that the Porte, form
erly rejecting all intervention of for
eign powers, would use the utmost
efforts to enter upon a sixth cam
paign, in order to bring the Greek
rebels into subject ion. Tartars were,
in consequence, despatched to all
the Turkish commanders in the Pel
oponnesus, as well us to Ibrahim Pa
cha, to make known to them the re
solutions of the Divan, and enjoin
them to push their operations with
the greatest energy, notwithstanding
the season was so fir advanced. It
was even in contemplation to try a
winter campaign, a thingunexamph and
inthe annals ofthc Ottoman Empire;
but tbe execution of such a project
of such a project seems impossible,
as none of the firmans of the Grand
Seignior would be able to keep the
soldiers under their colours, when
once the winter had commenced. As
to the Captain Pacha, after having
spent some time at Alexandria, he
lias returned with his squadron to
Boudrnn, where he is waiting for the
sailing oft he new Egypt ian ex ped it ion.
This officer is not without .apprehen
sion, us the Greeks are hovering
about him ; and it is believed that
he will take the first opportunity of
making the best of his way to the
Dardanelles, to pass the winter
quietly.
Tlk* Austrian Observer of the 22<l
ult. contains the following article,
dated Constantinople, Sept. 26 :
On the 10th, Selim Aga, Ibrahim
Pacha’s armour hearer, arrived at
Constantinople, & was received with
great honours. lie brought, as was
said,tbe details oilbrahim'soperarions
from the commencement of the cam
paign, and the trophies of his victo
ries. The Porte lias published a
short bulletin, which came down on
ly to the latter end of June The
arrest of some Greeks of distinction,
among whom was the mother of A.
Mavrocordato, a few days ago, ex
cited great alarm among the Greek
inhabitants of the capital ; they
were, however, soon made easy, by
the release of the prisoners who had
been arres'ed on a fiil.se accusation
of corresponding with the insurgents,
which was brought against them by
a Greek renegado of the name of
froniro, who had lately again aband
oned the Mahometan faith, and hop
ed to save himself by calumniating
his countrymen.
“ The news Oi the intended expedi
tion of Lord Cochrane lias exieted
serious alarms, not so much in the
Porte; which, confiding in the jus
tice and power ofthc British Govern
ment and the legal means in its pow
er, does not give any credit to it ; as
among tlie English here, and the
merchants in general. It has caus
ed s*ill greater alarm at Smyrna and
the other Christian inhabitants are
terrified at the consequences of an
enterprise, which, (according to the
declaration of its own promoters,)
aims at nothing less than the plunder
ing and laying w aste of all the ports
and costs of the Turkish Empire, and
would excite, in the highest degree,
the despair and vengeance of the
Musselmans.—lt is impossible to
imagine any thing more crue I,
than that last remains of the
prosperity of these countries, which
have so reverely suffered within
these five years, should become the
prey of the rapacity of European
swindlers and freebooters. But G.
P.ritain, if no other consideration in
fluenced it, will show howto avert
such destruction from the establish
ments under its protection, and from
all the Christians in the Levant.”
Legislative.
AN ACT
To regulate the Licensing of Physicians to
Practice in this State. *
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by die Senate
and House of Representatives of the
state of Georgia in General Assemblu
met. and it is hereby enacted by the av- J
thority of the same, That from and
after the passing of this act, no per
son or persons shall be allowed to
practice Physic and Surgery, or any
of the branches thereof, or in any
case to prescribe for the cure of dis
eases for fee or reward, unless he or
they shall have been first licensed
to do so in the manner hereinafter
prescribed.
Sic. 2. And be it further enacted.
That if any person or persons shall
hereafter presume, without such li
cense, to practice physic or surgery,
or in any manner prescribe for the
cure of diseases for fee or reward,
he or they shall be liable to he in
dicted, and on conviction, shall he
fined not exceeding the sum of five
hundred dollars for the first offence,
and for the second be imprisoned not
exceeding two months, one half the
fine to enure to the use of him who
shall inform, and the other half to the
use of the state.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That on the trial of all indictments
for any of the offences enumerated
in this act, it shall be incumbent on
the defendant to shew that he has
been licensed to practice physic and
surgery, and to prescribe for the cure
of diseases, in the manner hereinafter
I enumerated in this act
Sec. 4. . hid be it junker mutter!.
That all bonds, notes, promises, and
assumptions, made to any person or
persoSS not licensed ill uiaiitief here
inafter tnt ntioned, the consideration
of which shall be for services render
ed as a physician or -urgeon, in pre
scribing for the cure of diseases shall
be, and they are hereby declared ut
terly void and of no cff- ct.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That in order to tbe proper regula
tion of the practice oi physic and sur
gery, there shall he established a
Board of Physicians, to assemble an
nually at the scat of government,
who shall, at their annual meeting,
examine all applicants; and if, on
srtch exrmnnath n, they are fount!
competent, shall grant to such ap
plicant a license to .practice physic
and surgery : Provided, That seven
members of said board shall consti
tute a quorum to make such exami
nation, and grant such license : And
provided also. That if any applicant
shall have studied and received a
diploma from any Medical Coll ge,
the said board, or a quorum thereof,
shall license the said applicant to
practice without examination.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted.
That the following gentlemen shall
constitute a Board of Physicians of
the State of Georgia, to wit ; Tom
linson Fort, Milton Anthony, Janies
P. Scriven, Charles West, Anderson
Watkins, Southwork Harlow, Am
brose Baber, B. A. White, Wm. P.
Graham, John Gardin, A. B. Ridley,
O. C. Fort, Thomas Hamilton, Wm,
C. Daniel, John Dent, Thomas B.
Gorman, Alexander Jones, Wm. IS.
Richardson, N.. B. Powell, and Wal
ter 11. Weems.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted,
That the annual meeting of (lie
Rcurd of Physicians of Georgia, shall
be held at (iieseat of government on
the first Monday in December in
each and every year; and that th
said board shall be entitled to re
ceive and demand of every applicant
when licensed, the sum of five dol
lars for each and every examination,
and the sum ot five dollars for every
license.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted ,
That no part or clause of this act
shall have any operation oj effect
upon any person now practising me
dicine or surgery within (his stub ,
and who has heretofore been a prac
tising physician within the same.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted,
That no apothecary within this state,
unless he be a licensed physician,
shall he hereafter permitted to vend
or expose for sale, any drugs or me
dicines v'uhout previously obtaining
a license to do so. front the board ot
physicians created by the act. And
every apothecary so vending or sell
ing drugs or medicines, contrary to
the provisions of this act, shall be lia
bl to all the penalties imposed by
this act, on physicians and surgeon
practising without a license : Provi
ded, That nothing herein contaim
be construed to prevent merchant
or shopkeepers from vending or ex
posing tor sale medicines already
prepared ; Provided also. That noth
ing herein contained shall he con
strued to operate against, or on any
person or persons who now are,
and heretofore have been, engaged
in the sale of drugs and medicines a«
apothecaries, or who may fie, and
heretofore have been engaged in the
vending of drugs and medicines as
an exclusive branch of medicine.
Sec. It). And be it further enacted,
That the board of physicians created
by this act, shall have the power to
examine any apothecary who may
apply to it for a license t ouching their
knowledge of drugs and pharmacy,
and on finding such person qualified,
shall grant such license, and shall
receive therefor the same fees as
provided in the act for a license to
practice physic and surgery.
Sec. 1 J. And be it further enacted,
That to prevent delay and inconve
nience, a single member of the board
of pi lysicians, may grant temporary
license to applicants therefor, and
make report thereof to the board, at
their next meeting, for confirmation,
or further evidence of qualification
Ito he given by the applicant : Pro
vided, That a temporary license shall
not continue in force longer than the
next meeting of the board; and that
a temporary license shall in no case
be granted by one of the board, after
the applicant has been refused a li
cense by the board ot physicians.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted,
That the board of physicians be and
they are hereby authorised and em
powered, to elect all such officers,
and frame all such by-laws, as may
be necessary to carry this act into
effect; and in case of the death, re
moval, or refusal to act, of any mem
ber of the said hoard, the said board
or a quorum of them, be and they
are hereby empowered to fiii up such
vacancy.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted.
That said hoard shall enter in a book
to be kept by them for that purpose,
the names of such and every person
they shall license to practice physic
and surgery, and the time of grant
ing the same, together with the
names of the members oT the board
present, and shall publish the same
in some newspaper printed at the
seat of government, within thirty
days after granting the same.
Sec. 14. And be it further enacted,
That said board of physicians shall
he considered a body corporate, so
far as to hold property, noth real
and personal; keep a common seal,
sue and be sued, and that the book
so k''pi Irt tlio jboafd as nforesaiu,
shall be considered a book of record;
and a transcript from the same, cer
tified by the proper officer, under
the common seal, shall be taken and
received as evidence in any court ot
law- in this State.
Congress.
Thursday, December 29, 1825.
IN SEN ATE
Mr. Ilavne, stated, tuat the Secre
tary of the navy, in compliance with
a resolution of the Senate, had trans
mitted, a few days ago, a printed
document containing the proceedings
in the case ot Commodore Porter;
and as the letter which Com. Porter
had addressed to the Senate had
been referred to the consideration of
the Naval committee, he should move
that this report be also referred to
the same committee.
Mr.Lloyd, of (Mass.) stated, that
as his name had been referred to, in
the letter of Com. Porter, in relation
to the proceedings of the Court of
Inquiry, and Court Martial, which
had been holdcu in reference to him,
he considered it proper he should
state his agency in making the call
lur them He said, that shortly after
his reaching Washington, Commo
dore Porter called on, and delivered
him a letter, requesting he would ot
ter a resolution tor a call on the Sec
retary of the Navy for a communica
tion ot the proceedings in the case
ot the Court of Inquiry that had
been held in reference to his coduct,
and that ot his officers who were em
ployed in the United States, squad
ron in the West Indies, in 1883 and
’24; That, from the good disposition
he entertained for the gallant officers
ol the navy, and certainly the hero
ic achievement of the hero of Val
pariso entititled him to be consider
ed as among those who had been
most distinguished, he was always
disposed to comply with any request
they should make to him, to which
ue could accede with propriety: —
That after reading the leter, lie saw
no objection to the call, and deter
mined to make it, at the request of
the Commodore; but ns he had,
personally, no ulterior views with re
gard to it other than to spread the
facts in the case before the Senate,
in order that gentlemen might judge
for themselves of the further meas
ures, if any, it would be desirable to
adopt, he considered it proper to as
certain if the call could be readily
complied with. In making this in
quiry, he learnt that the proceedings
of the two Courts had heen printed,
and were bound together in one vol
ume, and were ready in the Depart
ment, as he understood, to be distri
buted, if called for. This fact he
communicated to Commodore Por
ter, who assented to the resolution
in the form in which it was offered.
Some days after, the Commodore
applied to him to know what lie
meant to do further in the case; to
w hich lie replied, he did not intend
to take any further measures on the
■adject; the answer to the call had
not then been made, nor had any
communication been received, at
that time, from the Department, with
regard to it. He had seen only the
pamphlet published by Commodore
Porter, and some detached accounts
of the proceedings in the news-pa
pers; which he did not think suffi
cient to justify his taking any further
measures in the case, more especially
as a call for the proceeding had been
made, and as he had seen a remark
in the other House, by an honorable
member, that there was some other
information, relevant to this subject,
which had not heen published, and
which, he believed, had been there
ordered; and before he had the means
of forming a judgment lespecting it,
or, at any rate, before an answer
to the call from the Senate had been
received, respect due to himself and
the Senate, would certainly have
prevented his taking any further
steps on the subject. This explana
tion he thought it due from him to
make.
The motion was carried.
The Senate thou proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business,
and in about an hour adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Tiittle from the Committee on
Revolutionary claims, reported a bill
to revive and continue in force an
act, entitled “ An act further to pro
vide for the refugees from the British
privinces of Canada and Nova Sco
tia,” which was read twice and com
mitted, and made the order of th;
day for to-morrow, and ordered to he
printed.
Mr. Whipple, of New Hampshire,
from the Committee on Public. Lands,
made an unfavorable report on the
petition of Samuel M Morrow. which
was laid on the table.
The Speaker laid deforethe House
sundry documents from Michigan,
on the subject of the election of Del
egate, which was referred to the
Committee on elections.
On motion of Mr. Holcombe of N.
Jersey, it was
Resolved, That the Committee
on Naval affairs be instructed to in
quire into flic expediency of so re-or
iranizing ami increasing the Marine
Corps, that the objects ol its estab
lishment may be mote effectually se
cured.
Mr. Cook, of Illinois, offered the
following resolution;
Resolved That for the purpose
of electing the President and Vice
President of the United States, the
Constitution ought to be so amend
ed that a uniform system of voting
by Districts shall be established in
all the states; and that the qualified
voters of each District shall vote, di
rectly, for the aforesaid officers: and
that the Constitution ought to be
further amended in such manner as
will prevent the election of the afore
said officers from devolving upon
the respective Houses of Congress;
and that the eventual choice shall be
from the two highest on the list that
may heve been previously voted for,
and shall be made by state.
On motion of Mr. Conway, of Ar
kansas, it was
Resolved, That the Committee
on Military affairs be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of ma
king an appropriation to defray the
expense oi’ opening a military road
from Cantonment Gibson, on the Ar
kansas river, to Cantonment Tow
son, on Red river, and from Canton
ment Towson, to Cantonment Jesup,
in Louisiana.
Mr. Wing, of Michigan, offered
the following resolution, which lies
one day on the table:
Resolved, That the Secretary ot
War be requested to report to this
House, the proceedings which have
been had under “An act to author
ise the surveying and making of a
road front a point in the north-west
ern boundary of the state of Ohio,
near the foot of the Rapids of the
Miami of Lake Erie, to Detroit, in
the territory of Michigan,” approved
May 26th, 1825 Arid to communi
cate such other information as he
may have on that subject.
On motion of Mr. Miner, of Penn
sylvania, it was
Resolved. That the Committee
on Agriculture be ir tructed to in
quire whether the cultivation of the
Mulberry tree, p.nd tiie breeding oi
silk-worms, for the purpose of produ
cing silk, be a subject worthy of le
gislative attention. And should they
think it to be so, that they obtain
such information as may be in their
power, respecting the kind of mul
berry tree most preferred ; (he best
soil, climate, and mode of cultivation;
the probable value ofthe culture, ta
king into view the capital employed ;
the labor and the product ; togeth
er with such facts and opinions as
they may think useful and proper.
Resolved, That the Committee
inquire whether any legislative pro
visions are necessary or proper to
promote the Production of silk.
.Fin'» iv, D.-c. 30
The Senate yesterday confirmed
the nomination of John Williams.
of Tennessee, as Charge d' Affaires
of the United States, to the Repub
lic of Central America.
Also, the nomination of George
Croc, han, (late of the army) to he
Inspector General of (he Army, in
(he place of Colonel .S'. B. Archer,
deceased.
Mr. Floyd, (ofYa.) elected inthe
room of Mr. John Randolph, appear
ed, was qualified, and took his seat.
Thursday, Jan. 5.
In the Senate, the hill making ap
propriation for the payment of the
Revolutionary and other Pensioners,
was read the third time and passed.
The hill to provide for the seizure
and sale of property imported in vio
lation ofthe revenue laws, was order
ed to he engrossed for its last read
ing. Four resolutions were offered :
one by Mr. Holmes, for a survey of
certain roads in Maine, and for the
connection, by means of a canal, of
the waters of the Kennebec, or An
droscoggin river, with Casco Bay—
one by Mr. King, for the erection of
bridges over the water courses in the
vicinity of the Creek Agency—one
hy Mr. Hendricks, for the establish
ment of certain mail routes in Indi
ana. and one by Mr. Robbins, for the
establishment of a naval depot on the
waters of Narragansett Bay, in
Rltode-Island. Notice was given by
Mr. Holmes, of his intention to bring
the bill to secure the accountability
of public officers again before the
Senate; and a similar notice was
given by Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana,
of his intention to introduce a bill for
the erection of a house for the use of
the hoarding officer at the Balize.
In the House of Representatives,
the resolution offered on the preced
ing day by Mr. Lincoln, of Maine;
and that offered hy Mr. Trczvant, of
Virginia ; the former in relation to
the payment of militia claims, and
the latter calling for a return of the
members of Congress who may have
been appointed to offices in the go
vernment, were adopted with some
amendments. The latter resolution
created some discussion as to the
source whence the information should
be obtained, which terminated in its
being sent to the President, as the
resolution was framed in the first in
stance. An interesting communica
tion was. received from the Navy
Department, in reply to a resolution
made some time since by Mr. Bay
lies, of Massachusetts, relative to a
vessel to be employed in the-explo
ration of our North-VVest Coast.—
Mr Everett, of Massachusetts re-
Thursday, Jan. 5.
ported from the Committee on
Library, with reference to the |;>tl
fire. The report, which is long, a; ■
comes to no definite conclusion,
ordered to be printed. The remain
der of the day was occupied on ff,
Bill to amend the Judicial systeu
which was taken up in committee „
the whole, and on which Mr. Wei
ster spoke for upwards of an hot;;
w ith remarkable ability.
From the National ItkelUgmcer of Dec. 2
It is understood that the Pres,
dent has nominated to the Senate
as Commissioners or the part c
this Government to the Assembly c
American nations at Panama. Rice
ard C. Anderson, of Kentucky, (3
present Minister to the Republic «
Colombia) and John Sergeant <
Philadelphia. William B. Roche-,
ter, of Ncw-York, is nominated a
Secretary to the Commission.
The nomination by the President
to the Senate, ofthe Commissioner!
to Panama, puts an end to all runtw
on the subject f those appointments
The nomination has not been act«
upon by the Senate There is souk
difference of opinion, we believe, a:
to th expediency of the Mission.-
If the opinion ofthe Senate be favor
able to the object, the probability i<
the nomination will not be seriously
opposed
The publicity, given to this nom
ination to the Senate, will have one
satisfactory effect. It will serve to
remove tha dubitation, and satistV
the scruples, of our friends the editor
of the Enquirer. They Will hardly
continue to dispute the construction,
which we put on the passage ofthc
President’s Message, announcing the
proposed mission to Panama, when
they find taht construction so decis
ively affirmed by the President’s own
act. It cannot now he questioned,
we think, that he meant to follow lb
Constitutional injunction inrespcit
to to the appointment of these Min
isters (that it should be “ by and with)
the advice and consent of the Sen-1
ate,' ) though he did not think it ne
cessary. in the composition of l.i-
Message, to recite the constitutional
provision.
COM. PORTER’S LETTER.
The following is the copy of a Letter from
Com. Porter to the Senate, noticed in
the proceedings of that body of the 27t!i
inst.
To the Vice President of the U. States ,
and President of the Senate.
Sin:—During the last session of
Congress, several communications
front Thomas Randall and John
Mountain, highly injurious to the
character of myself, and other offi
cers ot the West India squadron,
were transmitted by the Secretary
of Slate, to the Senate, and gave
rise to a debate, wherein many se
vere reflections wore made .on the
conduct of navy officers in general
but more particularly on that of the
officers employed for the suppression
of piracy. In consequence of these
communications, and the remarks
they gave rise to, immediately on mv
arrival in the United States, I appli
ed for an investigation of the con
duct of myself and (others, implies
tedby t hem. The consequence was
a ninvestigation of the whole ofthc
procodings of the West India squad
ron, from the time of my taking com
mand, up to the time of mv recall. —
All ol which has heen printed, by or
der ot the President, and was, I am
informed, a short time since, in the
office ofthe Secretary of the Navy,
ready to he distributed whenever
Congress shall have made a call lor
the same.
In consequence of which, I some
time since requested the Hon. Mr.
Lloyd to offer a resolution, calling;
on the Navy Department for the
proceedings in the case to he laid be
fore the Senate, which he did me
(he favor to comply with, and a coil
was accordingly made; but as he has
since informed me that he does not
contemplate taking any further step*
inthe affair. I take the liberty of
briefly stating to you my object in
wishing the call for the proceedings,
which I beg you to communicate to
the Seriate for its consideration.
The documents communicated by
the State Department, together with
the remarks w hich they gave rise to,
have been spread before the public,
and on many minds have left an im
pression highly injurious to the char
acter of the Navy in general; and
this impression has been strengthen
ed by the repetition of the charges
in the public prints by Mr. Randall,
since the proceedings in the case
were had, with the additional asser
tion that I had shrunk from the in
quiry, and deprived the court of the
opportunity, of bringing out all the
facts in the case, by which his charg
es would have been sustained, and
my guilt would have been manifest.
It is, therefore, due to myself, it is
due to every officer under my com
mand, it is due to the whole Navy,
and, indeed, the whole nation, that
the result of this inquiry , should he
laid before the Senate, that errone
ous impressions, injurious to our char
acters. may thereby be removed from
the minds of those r ho, by the state
ments of Randall and Mountain,
have been led to entertain them, and
those who entertained different opin
ions, and were induced to inter po;-
themselves between us and the iniu
rv which is believed was intended