For the Union.

For the Union


ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES.
.LracL from a letter from Lient. Emmons dated
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"BALrIMoRE, Aug, 10.
ain answer to your inquiry about the position
attained by the F. Fish, in the north channel Of the
Columbia, on the second day Of the Peacock's
wreck will remark, that being upon the summit
Of Cape Disappointment at the time, ] discovered
the schooner standing up the north channel inside the
north breakers, until Uithin about one mile from he
Cape, when, TO my surprise, (not knowing the sig
nal from the Peacock, she put about, and stood to
the south ward, bound out 1t was at this moment,
believe, that first commenced waving the signal to
which you allude,# hoping attract your attention.
and to encourage you to approach nearer the Cape,
and, finally into safe anchorage in Bakers bay,
instead Of your running greater apparent risk by
attempting to return TO your offing again.


GEORGE F. EMMONS.


"Lieut. U. s. Navy.
"Lr. WM REYNOLDS,


Lancaster, Pennsylvania"
In my letter Of application to Lieut.. Emmons.
Mr.. Emmons was the second lieutenant of the
Peacock. He corroboratcs the statements ofLieu-
tenants Knox and Walker; Of myself, and Of the
og-book; all of which sufficiently refute the assump-
ton Of Commander Wilkes, as to the position at
taincd by the schooner.


is, perhaps, proper to.show, that Lieut.. Knox
ana myself were not the only persons with whom
Commander Wilkes conversed respecting Captain
Becher


:. Having written to Lieutenant Sinclair, | annex
his reply, dated


"NoRFoLK, Aug. l6.
VI do not remember the precise words heard
commander Wilkes use in reference to Captain