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The writer Of the following communica-
tion was formerly ain officer in the Navy of
the United States, and has directed that his
name may be given to any person properly
authorized by any Of the persons mentioned
therein to require It.


70 (aftam Jehm Rodgers, ofthe o. S. shin


North Carolina


Sir During your absence, on cruise
to the Mediterranean. the case of Captain
isaac Phillips has been submitted to the
constituted authorities the country, claim
ing his rank III the Navy of the U. States,
and TO be rc-instated in command; the ma
ture of the application necessarily caused an
investigation into the management OF the at
fairs Of the Navy Department for many
years back, and one Of the grounds upon
which Captain Phillips justified the propri.
cty Of his application was. that he was lille
gally dismissed by Mr. Secretary Stoddart,
and without the order of the President of
the United States; and by references to the
books Q. the Navy Department, brings into
view the case of Yourself, who had been le-
gally dismissed by the President, as is stat
cd in letter Of Mr.. Robert Smith of the
22d October, 1901, directed to YOU, and re-
corded on the books of the Navy Depart
i,
you were again taken into the service, with
in or about twelve months after. Now Sir,
as the case of your dismission, must become
:; subject Of consideration, and affect the
rank of the Captains in the Naval service,
and as many reflections and observations
have been made through the public prints
of the nation, not only as respects the lille
gality of the commission you hold, but in re-
spect to your individual department, and
unjustifahlc treatment subordinatcs under
your command, it appears to have become
very necessary, to quiet the minds of the
naval officers and others, who have taker
exceptions to your conduct, that you une.
quivocalv declare 7chether yon did, or did


not, receive that letter of dismission, record
ed on the Navy books, and dated the 22t


October, Holland fso, did you receive


new commission, or were you again reap


pointed to the service. 1t is by many alledg


ed that you did receive that letter, and tina


you were thereby. decidedly removed from
the service, under the law of the Sd o
March, 1901. reducing the Navy the peac
, ablishment--newspaper paragraphs hav
asserted there is no doubt Of it, ard that cir
! cumstanccs can be traced, and living wit
nesses produced, to establish the fact an
further, that your letter of dismission wa
! in consequence OF your having cruelty beat
with your fist, and MANNED a young gentle
man, midshipman, on board the U. State
d ship Maryland, under your command, an
i that he and his friends made an applicatio
: to Mr.. Robert Smith, the then Secretary
{ the Navy, to have you brought to trial. an
. that you escaped the Court Martial, by
u dismission from the service; it is therefor


incumbent upon you, as it is due to the N;
! val Officers and to the public, that you al
\ swer candidly those interrogatories.


y "DncH amor Pdtrioe" HONESTUS.