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GENERAL BOLIVAR visited the frigate United States, at Chorillos, February 22, Washington's birth day, and was saluted from that ship and the Peacock sloop of war; also from the Cambridge, British 74, and the Chilian squadron.

of Pittsburg, who was casually at Washington. Among
the regular toasts were the following-

Henry Clay, our guest-the patriot-the orator-
the statesman. In every situation he has been found
just in his principles, honorable in his purposes, and
independent in his actions-our confidence in his
MR. CLAY. We promised, in our last, some no-political integrity is unshaken. We admire him for
tice of the attentions paid to Mr. Clay, on his journey
home. He arrived at Washington, Pa. on the 18th
May, and was presented with an invitation to a pub-
lic dinner. The following is an extract from the let-
ter of the committee on the part of the citizens:

his talents, we esteem him for his private worth, and
we thank him for his public services.

[After a short speech, in reply to this compliment,
which is said to have been a "happy specimen of that
commanding eloquence which is equally the pride
and delight of every American who has witnessed his
efforts," Mr. Clay gave-

"The governor of Pennsylvania."]

Henry Baldwin-The able advocate of the tariff,
Volunteer by Mr. Baldwin-Washington and Pitts-
the persevering friend of domestic manufactures.
feeling.
burg-united in interest may they be united in good

per

breast.

After expressing esteem for his public character, confidence in his political integrity, and gratitude for his services, they say "Their motive, however, for wishing to give a marked expression of their approbation at this time, is not limited by the sentiments of respect, esteem and gratitude which they cherish: they are influenced by views of a more general nature, at a time when it is obvious that a spirit of detraction and calumny is abroad; which, regardless of Internal improvements and domestic manufactures the candor and courtesies that renders society amiable, seems determined to sacrifice truth, honor and The real interests of the county-may they prosIntolerant party spirit-the poison of social happijustice at the shrine of disappointed party zeal; they consider it as their duty to oppose and resist, or, at least, to express, in the most unequivocal manner,ness; may it be extirpated from every honorable their abhorrence of such a course. They regret that you, sir, have been exposed to the shafts of malevofence and falsehood; and, although they have no doubt that the darts aimed at you will recoil upon your assailants themselveve, yet, your friends here are anxious to be permitted to declare to this nation and to the world, that they will never consent to abandon to unmerited aspersion and unjust calumny, a man who has done so much for the country, and who, in their opinion, has always been actuated by pure principles and a disinterested public spirit. They believe you, sir, incapable of any act unworthy of a gentleman, and they know that no proof has been offered to sustain any charge which would lessen their confidence and esteem. With these views and sentiments, an invitation is now tendered you, on behalf of our citizens, to partake of a dinner at Mr. Morris's tavern, on to-morrow, at 2 o'clock P. M.

With much respect and esteem, we are, respectfully, your obedient servants,

Alexander Reed, William Sample, Thomas McGif fen, T. M. T. McKennan, Richard Bard, committee of arrangements."

Washington, Lafayette and the president of the United States, with Bolivar and other worthies, were joyfully remembered" The following were among the volunteers:

By judge Tappan-New York, Pennsylvania and By J. S. Garrett, esq.--The Ohio and Potomac caOhio-one in intent, may they be one in policy. nal-calculated to strengthen the bond of union between the old thirteen and the new states. who have benefitted by it always respect and honor By H. Wise. William H. Crawford. him through whose exertions it was erected.

By H. Workman. The national turnpike-let those

By judge Baird. Gen. Jackson-he has fought bravely and deserves the reward of valor.

By T. M. T. McKennan, esq.-The Steubenville factory-may its proprietors be amply remunerated for their efforts and sacrifices in the cause of domestic manufactures.

Mr. Clay, being compelled to decline invitations to public dinners at Union Town and other places in Pennsylvania, escorted by a large cavalcade of citi

Mr. Clay's reply, was, in the following terms, ad-zens, arrived at Wheeling, in Virginia, where a dressed to the committee:

splendid entertainment was provided for him-Noah Zane, presided, and A. Woods, vice-president. The following are some of the toasts that were drank:

The president of the United States: Though not our first choice, we have confidence in his wisdom, bis integrity, and his devotion to the best interests of his country.

Gentlemen: I accept, with much pleasure, the invitation contained in your note of this day. The value of the distinguished compliment intended me, is greatly enhanced by a consideration of the time, the place, and the kind expressions with which it is connected. You have done me no more than justice in Our distinguished guest, Henry Clay-Fearless as the estimate which you have made of the motives of my public action, although your partiality has led you he is honest, and patriotic as he is enlightenedgreatly to exaggerate its importance to the community."what is a public man worth, if he will not expose With respect to the recent attack upon my conduct and himself, upon fit occasions, for the good of his councharacter, I never doubted that the nation would put try?"* down the conspiracy and the conspirators. The manifestation, which my fellow citizens here have been pleased to make of their continued confidence in me, is but one of a multitude of testimonies to the justice and magnanimity of my country, spontaneously called forth by the late occasion. I exercised only the rights of an independent freeman. I wish never to exercise the right of any other.

I pray you, gentlemen, to accept my thanks for the very obliging manner in which you have communicated the invitation with which I am honored.

On the 19th, the dinner was given accordingly-the room was crowded to overflowing. Thomas H. Baird presided, and Hugh Workman acted as vice president. One of the invited guests was Henry Baldwin,

The secretary of war-Virginia has thought him worthy of her confidence-she cannot deem him unworthy that of the nation.

*This toast was received with loud reiterated cheering. As soon as silence was restored, Mr. Clay rose, and, in an eloquent and feeling manner, expressed to the company his grateful acknowledgements for the generous sentiments they had expressed in his behalf. He adverted to the motives which had governed his conduct in the presidential election, and acknowledged the satisfaction he felt at finding his conduct approved by the citizens of Wheeling. He concluded by wishing to them continued health, pros perity and happiness.

The press-While it attempts to direct let it not of- Mr. Clay, and, of course, as an expression of appro fend public sentiment.

These were some of the volunteers

By Mr. Clay. James Pleasants: more honoring by his bland character, than honored by the high dignity of the chief magistracy of Virginia.

By A. Stewart. The American system, domestic manufactures and internal improvement; the true source of national wealth and national independence.

By A. Caldwell. Henry Clay-The sun has risen in splendor; as it progresses the shadow shortens; in due time it will attain the meridian.

bation of his conduct, in regard to the presidential election. The vote was carried unanimously and by acclamation. A similar compliment is to be paid to Mr. Clay in Woodford, another county of his late district. It cannot but be highly gratifying to Mr. Clay, to find those constituents, whom violent partizans at a distance have presumed to accuse him of having betrayed, so generally and so fully satisfied with his course.

Gov. CLINTON left Philadelphia for New York, on Mr. Clay was received at Maysville, Ken. with dis- the 10th inst. During his stay, in the first named charges of cannon, and the liveliest demonstrations of city, every possible attention was paid to render his respect from the people. He was met on the shore visit agreeable. On the 8th, a splendid public dinner by the citizens, and was invited to a public dinner on was given to him at the Masonic Hall-the mayor the ensuing day. The following is his reply to that presided, assisted by James C. Fisher and D. W. part of the invitation which speaks in terms of ap-Cox, as vice-presidents. The company was numerous probation of his conduct, and professes the greatest and very respectable, the cheer good, and the toasts confidence in his patriotism and spotless integrity. excellent. The sixth regular toast wasMr. Clay says The Erie and Champlain canals-Magnificent in

"The cause of this generous manifestation of attach-design-prompt in execution. ment gives to it, in my estimation, much additional The following address was then delivered by the interest. I ought to be thankful to those who have re-mayor: cently sought to impair my public character. Their "Gentlemen-It is with peculiar pleasure that the wanton and groundless attack has been the occasion citizens of Philadelphia avail themselves of the opof demonstrations of regard and kindness towards portunity now afforded, of welcoming amongst them, me, on the part of my countrymen and my friends, the distinguished individual who has honored them which more than compensate for all the pain which with his company on the present occasion. it inflicted." "As the chief magistrate of our sister state, we feel The dinner was numerously and respectably attend-great satisfaction in welcoming his arrival, and greeted. Among the toasts given from the chair were the following:

The president of the United States.

ing his presence at this festive board.

"Yet we do not hesitate to declare, that, while we are disposed to pay every respect to the dignified Our distinguished guest, Henry Clay: In his recent office which he now occupies, we feel a still stronger vote for president, as a representative of the people, inclination to render homage to those peculiar qualiconscience was his monitor-he obeyed, and the great ties and attributes for which we consider him remajority of the people of Kentucky approve, its dic-markable; and which constitute the highest claims to national distinction.

tates.

Gen. Andrew Jackson: His services in the late war were great and eminent, and they are remembered he has uniformly displayed in his native state, have "The genius, enterprise and perseverance, which with gratitude by the American people. Mr. Clay's volunteer toast was-The state of Ken-portance, but have likewise had a powerful effect not only greatly contributed to her elevation and imtucky--In all our local divisions may we ever recol-upon other parts of the union. lect, that they are among friends, brothers and coun

trymen.

"A judicious system of internal improvement, a The Lexington Reporter says-Mr. Clay reached ces, and an able practical application of them, conthorough developement of our great national resourHome on Thursday last, and was welcomed by his [late] stitute the principles upon which the wealth and prosconstituents with more than usual cordiality. Early perity of our happy country must ultimately depend. in the forenoon of that day, a number of the citizens of the town rode several miles, to Bryan's Station, press the sentiment, that, to the happy and spirited "It is not in the spirit of adulation, we now exto meet him, and, in the suburbs, he was met by cap-exertions of De Witt Clinton, inthe maintainance and tain Pike's company of artillery cadets; the whole advancement of those principles, and an adherence to escort proceeded with him, through town,to his resi- what we consider the cardinal points of our national dence. On Wednesday a public dinner will be given glory and prosperity, we are all greatly indebted. And to him, and the like honor will successively be ten-while the state of New York has derived the first dered to him in Woodford and Clark, the two coun- fruits of those exertions, we feel that their beneficial ties which, with Fayette, composed his congres-influence has already extended considerably beyond sional district. The meeting at Bryan's Station, her limits; and by the practical illustration of the where near a hundred of his old friends anxiously great system of canal navigation, to which his genius waited to greet him, and to tender their assurances has contributed, must ultimately pervade the reof undiminished confidence and esteem, was pecu- motest parts of our beloved country. liarly interesting and enthusiastic. The wickedness of Mr. Clay's enemies, as he feelingly remarked, only serves to shew the attachment and ardour of his friends, and that nothing can deprive him of their support while he adheres to the principles which he has heretofore maintained, and continues to discharge his public duties with independence and firm

ness.

And the Frankfort Commentator observes-There was, we are informed, a very large public meeting, a few days ago, at Winchester, in Clark county, at which the several gentlemen, who are candidates to succeed Mr. Clay in congress, discussed the politics of the day: 'After which col. Taul rose, and moved that a county dinner should be prepared in honor of

lowing toast:-
"With these remarks, I beg leave to offer the fol-

tions in the great cause of internal improvement, en-
"Our distinguished guest; whose successful exer
title him to the gratitude of his country,"

pany with considerable enthusiasm; and Mr. ClinThis toast and address were received by the comreply, the following appropriate and eloquent adton, with great pathos and effect, delivered, in dress, amidst the repeated plaudits and cheers of every individual

consideration which I have received from the citi"Gentlemen: the flattering marks of esteem and zens of Philadelphia, individually and collectively, have impressed me with sentiments of profound and

indelible gratitude: And I gladly avail myself of this! public occasion, to offer my most respectful thanks, and to reciprocate those kind sentiments which have been indicated to me on the present and every other

occasion.

Commodore Porter's Case.

ter's defence, inserted in our last paper, and his own From the "advertisement" prefixed to com. Porsilence on the subject, it would seem that we ought "I have been amply rewarded by the approbation of the court martial, and prevented him from makto state what it was that drove him from the presence of my fellow citizens, for any benefits which a benigning those explanations on which he founded his jusProvidence may have enabled me to confer on the tification, &c. We attempted this, by making an abcommunity. This is the highest and only reward stract of the proceedings had before the court, but which I seek or prize in this world: and I assure you, rejected it, in a belief that a full understanding of the with the most perfect sincerity, that I esteem the ex-matter could not be given except by a publication of pressions of this day, proceeding from so respectable all the papers in extenso, from certain peculiarities in and so respected a quarter, under the circumstances the nature and composition of several of them. It in which they have been communicated, as a gratification of the most exalted character, and as a reward in accordance with my highest aspirations.

may, nevertheless, be proper to observe, that the commodore made several exceptions to the precept of the secretary of the navy for convening the court, and to During my short residence in this place, I have vi- the court itself, because that two of its members, sited many of your institutions for the promotion of were his juniors-captains Crane and Reed; howthe arts and sciences, for the instruction of the rising ever, he seems to have waived this objection in the generation, for the relief of poverty and distress, for first instance, and admitted, that it "was formed acthe vindication of social order, and for the general cording to the letter of the law." After the court accommodation and I have every where witnessed had received and read various papers, and heard the the impress and the insignia of the great qualities testimony of lieut. Platt, (which is given below, as exand endowments of those illustrious men who plant-planatory of the "affair of Foxardo"), the commoed and reared this flourishing community, and whose dore declined to take any part in the investigation, salutary counsels and examples will be felt and re-in refusing to put any questions to the lieutenant, cognised by the most remote posterity. It now re- when invited by the court, and by entering a formal mains for their descendants and successors to com- protest against the legality of the formation of the plete what has been so auspiciously commenced. court. The court designated certain parts of his com"They have, unquestionably, great talents and munications as "objectionable," and gave him leave great wealth-the means and the sources of social to withdraw one of his papers, which he declined to as well as individual prosperity; and I feel confident do: In this state of the case, the court proceeded to that you will apply them in a manner that will re-examine into the facts, believing that it was not only dound to your own honor, and to the prosperity of constituted according to law, but that, as being a simour common country. Under these impressions Iple court of inquiry, without power to pass on the beg leave to propose the following toast: innocency or guilt of the commodore, there could not "The colossal power, that has one foot on the be any irregularity in its proceedings, though he that Delaware and the other on the Ohio-May its wisdom was the subject of the investigation should refuse his be commensurate with its strength, and be manifest-aid to elucidate any affairs belonging to the matters ed in the flourishing state of internal improvement and productive industry."

submitted. If it be true, as is reported, that a court martial has been ordered for the trial of commodore Porter, it is to be presumed that the court of inquiry has gathered some evidence on which charges against the commodore are to be preferred and sustained.

BUNKER'S HILL. The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle on this famous hill, which It may be here necessary to add, that the "defence" took place yesterday, was, no doubt, the most grand was not made before the court, but must be considerand imposing ceremony that ever occurred on this ed only as a general appeal or argument on the merits side of the Atlantic, unless some untoward state of of the subjects which it was the duty of the court to the "wind or weather" prevented the gatherings of inquire into. As such, we think, that it has been prethe people to take a part in it. The Boston folks are maturely published, notwithstanding it may convince exceedingly expert in the management of such mat-some of the propriety of the commodore's conduct; ters, and a pride that we cannot disapprove of, has but others hold a different opinion--and most will been raised up to give to the ceremony of laying the believe that, for the present, the argument, if necessary corner stone of the monument, all the pomp and mag-to publish any argument at all, should have been connificence that it is possible to shew in honor of the fined to the point of the legality of the court, seeing occasion. Very liberal contributions of time and that this apparently is the present matter of which money have been given for the purpose, and the den- the writer complains. As yet it is not known that sity of the population in the neighborhood of the hill the court has found any facts injurious to the reputaand the adjacent parts of New England, will probably tion of the gallant commodore; and surely, he cannot furnish a greater collection of individuals for the pro-deny to his government the right of inquiry into his cessions, &c. than ever has before been collected on any occasion in America, unless, perhaps, in Mexico or Peru previous to their conquest and depopulation by the Spaniards.

conduct, while holding a very important command. But much irritation exists as to his recal from the West India station, and great allowances should be made on account of the feelings which an honorable officer must necessarily have on such an occasion.

AMERICAN LITERATURE. We feel gratified to learn that the work of our fellow citizen, Mr. Raymond, on Since the preceding was prepared for the political economy, has been adopted in the Univer-press, we have received the National Journal, containsity of Virginia, as the standard work on that subjecting the following correspondence, and think it best to in that institution. When we consider the high po- insert it at once, that the subject may be disposed of, litical as well as literary reputation of the gentlemen though it excludes several articles intended for this who are at the head of that institution, among whom sheet. are the two ex-presidents, Jefferson and Madison, we cannot but think this a most flattering compliment to the work, and one which cannot fail to establish its reputation with the American people.-[Fed. Gaz.

Meridian Hill, June 15th, 1825.

SIR: In consequence of an anonymous publication which appeared in your paper of the 14th, and dated the 13th, respecting my pamphlet containing the pro

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Navy department, May 28th, 1825. SIR: The court of inquiry, lately assembled at the navy yard, Washington, has closed its examination into the matters submitted to it, and made report to the department.

I am instructed by the executive, to inform you, that it has been found necessary that further proceedings should be had, in relation to the transactions at Foxardo, and that, in the course of a few days, charges will be preferred, you will be arrested, and a court martial summoned for your trial.

I am, very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD.

Capt. David Porter, U. S. navy.

Washington, May 30th, 1825. SIR: Late on Saturday night, (the 28th), I received from your messenger, your communication of that date, informing me that the court of inquiry bad closed its examination into the matters submitted to it, and made report to the department; also, apprizing me of the intentions of the executive with regard to

me.

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I beg leave to state to you that the publication alluded to was put to press, and nearly ready for distri bution,before I received any intimation from you of an opinion, on the part of the executive, that further proceedings in the case were deemed necessary; an intimation which occasioned to me great surprise; and it was only with the hope of removing from the mind of the executive an idea of this necessity, which induced me to circulate it after being so notified, as you will perceive by the note accompanying the pamphlet sent you a few days after your notification, which, pardon me, sir, I did believe was intended for the sole purpose of stopping my publication, as I could find no other motive for it, nor have I yet been able to find any other, as I am to this day not arrested, as I was informed by you I should be.

If, by an intimation of the deficiencies and inaccuracies which my pamphlet contains, it is intended to convey the idea of a wilful misrepresentation on my part, I beg you to point out in what it consists. The record of the proceedings, as published, are copied from the record of the judge advocate; and the documents, whether rejected or otherwise, for or against Ignorant, as I am, of the report of the court, I can me, so far as I could possess myself of them, accompaform no idea of the nature of the charges intended to nying the publication; and I certainly have not omitbe preferred against me, the motives of the executed any against me that were admitted by the court as tive, or the object of the notification-I have the honor, therefore, to ask of you the necessary information to enable me to prepare for my defence. With great respect, your very obedient servant, D. PORTER.

Hon. Samuel L. Southard, secretary of the navy.

Washington, June 2, 1825. SIR: The accompanying pamphlet, which was put to press shortly after the termination of the proceedings of the court of inquiry on the Foxardo affair, contains all the explanations I shall ever be able to make in justification of my conduct.

I never had, at any time, any doubts of the propriety of the course I pursued-nor have I now; and it will be a source of great regret to me, if, after a perusal of the pamphlet, further proceedings in the case should be thought necessary.

If it be thought that I have erred in judgment, the purity of my intentions, I presume, cannot be doubted. I have the honor to be, with great respect, your obedient servant, D. PORTER.

Hon. Samuel L. Southard.

Navy department, 13th June. SIR: Your letter, transmitting a pamphlet respecting the proceedings of the court of inquiry, and the transactions at Foxardo, &c. was received, and the copy, endorsed for the president, immediately deliver

ed to him.

testimony; to the contrary, I have inserted one of that character, which was rejected by the court as unauthentic, to wit, the Porto Rico government publication.

There are one or two trifling typographical errors, the most important of which is the word clothes instead of colors, in the testimony of Mr. Platt, page 15, and I think an omission to italicise the words "fearful odds," in page 37, which, surely, cannot be the inaccuracies and deficiencies alluded to, as the first error is calculated to operate against myself, and the other, if it really exists, is of no importance. There is also an unimportant letter from you to the court, transmitting the rejected documents, which, by a note in page 31, and the report of the court, which, by a remark in page 32, I acknowledge not to be in my possession. The first was refused to me by the judge advocate; the latter, I am still ignorant of; but the publication of both I now respectfully invite.

The anonymous publication in yesterday's Journal, of the same date of your letter, and taken in connec tion with the language of it, leaves no doubt of the source whence it originated. I, consequently, con

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†The following is the publication alluded to by the

the recent publication of com. Porter, on the subject "It appears necessary to apprise the public, that It is the cause of surprise, that you should have to the affair of Foxardo, presents so inaccurate and of the proceedings of the court of inquiry, in relation considered it proper, while your case and the report imperfect a view of that matter, that it will, in due of the court of inquiry were still under the conside-time, receive proper attention. The record of the ration of the executive, to make a publication relat-court, and statement of the facts, transmitted to the ing thereto, and especially a publication in so many executive, not having yet been made public, and it respects deficient and inaccurate.

I am, very respectfully, &c.

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Meridian Hill, June 14, 1825. SIR: I have received your letter of yesterday's

date, acknowledging the receipt of a pamphlet pub

being understood that the business has not yet been
terminated, furnish sufficient reasons for postponing,
to a more suitable period, the rectification of the
errors, and the supplying the deficiencies, which
exist in the pamphlet referred to."
June 13, 1825.

The editor of the National Journal makes these relished by me, respecting the proceedings of the court marks, on publishing the correspondence and in reof inquiry, and transactions at Foxardo, &c. and ex- I spect to the note just above given:

sidering my relationship to the department, feel reLIEUT. PLATT'S STATEMENT. strained from making suitable comments thereon. On the 24th October last, as I believe, about 7 It is, therefore, only left for me to express the hope o'clock in the morning, I received a communication that the promised period for rectifying the errors, and from Messrs. Cabot, Baily, and Co., commercial supplying the deficiencies, which are said to exist in agents at St. Thomas, informing me that their store the pamphlet, may soon arrive; and, until it does, I was forcibly entered the preceding night, and robhereby voluntarily pledge my "sacred honor," that bed of goods to the amount of not less than five thounone will appear in it, except those I have indi-sand dollars. I commanded the Beagle then at St. cated, so far as I could, by every effort on my part, Thomas. With this communication I received also obtain a knowledge of the proceedings of the court, and I have no doubt I have obtained them correctly. If it is intended to intimate that the reasonings contained in my defence are fallacious, and present an improper view of the subject, I can only say, they are the expressions of my honest, unaided opinions and convictions, and that I should have delivered no time in getting my vessel ready for sea, took with them before the court, had I been allowed the oppor-me a pilot furnished from the shore, and a clerk of tunity of doing so. They are before the public; the public will judge of their value; and I now, more than ever, feel the necessity of appealing to its decision. I am not impatient of it, and wait the convenience of the department, in whatever measures it may think proper to adopt toward me.

I take the liberty to remind you that I am still ignorant of the opinion of the court of inquiry, on the charges of Messrs. Randall and Mountain, and request it may be laid before the public, that it may be able to judge whether I am innocent or guilty of

them.

If the court has pronounced me innocent, I am entitled to all the benefits of their opinion; 'if I am guilty, I am unworthy of holding my commission and should wish no longer to disgrace it.

I have the honor to be, your very obedient servant,

Hon. Saml. L. Southard.

D. PORTER.

a request from Messrs. Cabot and Baily, to assist in recovering the goods. I went on shore and called on them, and there learned from merchants who had been previously robbed at the same place, that they taken to Foxardo, or in that neighborhood. I lost had good reason for supposing that they had been

Messrs. Cabot and Baily, with a description of the goods that had been stolen. On the evening of the 26th, about 6 o'clock, I anchored with my colors flying in the harbor of Foxardo. It was then so late that the pilot did not think it prudent to go on shore, or was not capable of shewing me the way. Early the next morning, (the 27th), a boat came alongside with a message from the captain of the port who said he would be happy to see me on shore. I enquired whether he was acquainted with the character of the vessel, to which he replied yes; least he might be mistaken, I directed him to inform the captain of the port it was the United States' schooner Beagle and that I should be on shore as soon as possible. At about half past 6 I landed: I was there met by a parcel of ruftians, I could hardly tell what they were. One of them informed me I could not proceed up to the village. I inquired of him who he was, whether an officer or not; he gave me no satisfaction whatever, but merely repeated that I could not proceed up to the town, I then proceeded on without any interruption whatever; In compliance with the request of com. Porter, we having been advised so to do by some citizens who give publicity to the correspondence he communicat-were there, who informed me these men had no aued to us yesterday morning. In doing so, however, thority to stop me. we cannot avoid expressing our regret, that it should Having entered the village, I first went to the caphave been found necessary to bring the subject, to tain of the port, having been informed by a gentlewhich it refers, before the public, in the columns of a informed the captain of the port of the object of my man, a citizen of the place, that this was proper. I newspaper, before there had been a decision upon it by the government. Believing a premature discussion visit, and my reasons for appearing in citizen's dress, to be an improper interference with matters, that and, after producing the letter addressed to Mr. Camcould not be fairly understood before all the facts the pos, he appeared perfectly satisfied with my characinquiry had elicited were made known, we have hi-ter, and directed me to call upon the alcalde, and intherto forborne to make any comment, or express form him. I called on the alcalde, and explained to any opinion upon any part of the transaction: and him my object, and again produced the letter to Mr. we should publish the present correspondence with- Campos. He was perfectly satisfied with my characout remark, did not one part of com. Porter's letter, ter, and appeared very much pleased that I had taken of June 14th, require notice. The language he there the precaution to come on shore in citizen's dress.uses is not to be misunderstood. He distinctly attri-He then stated that he had no doubt that he should be butes a communication, which appeared in this paper able to obtain the goods before night, or ascertain This conversation was entirely on Tuesday last, to the secretary of the navy. We where they were. assure him, and we assure the public, that he is mistak-between ourselves, the interpreter only being preen; the communication he refers to was made from sent-every one else being out of hearing. He said a different source entirely, and was accompanied by the recovery of the goods would probably be attended the following note, which puts it fully in our power with some expense. I replied, that if it was necesto show that the inference of com. Porter is altoge- sary to offer a reward for the recovery of the goods,

ther incorrect:

"Mr. Force will do an act of justice to several individuals implicated in commodore Porter's publication, by the insertion of the foregoing in the Journal. Should it be necessary to communicate to any authorized to require it, the source from which it proceeds, Mr. Force is at perfect liberty, in his discretion, to give my name."

The typographical error mentioned by com. Porter, of "clothes" for "colors," in page 15 of the pamphlet, had been previously pointed out to us by lieut. PLATT, (in whose testimony it occurs), but the notice of it which we had promised to make was accidently omitted.

I was authorized to offer one not to exceed one thousand dollars. I then proposed going round to the dif ferent stores, where it was possible these goods might have been deposited, with the police, and examine the goods and see if they corresponded with the samples and descriptions we had. It was supposed that the goods which had been stolen were the only goods of that description in the country. He told me to let that matter rest-to let him manage the affair. He observed, that as I had, very properly, taken the precaution to come on shore in citizen's clothes, he thought it advisable to let it rest entirely with him; that if I accompanied him, it raight excite some suspicion. I accordingly went to a public house, and took my breakfast. I received a message from the

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