APPENDIX. 



541 



IV. 



[Copy.] 



U. S. Ship Vincennes, 



October 31st, 1840. 



Charles Wilkes, Esq., 



Respected Sir — We, the undersigned, petty officers, seamen, ordi- 

 nary seamen, &c., belonging to this ship, beg leave to request the 

 particular favour, that after Peter Sweeny is punished, that he may 

 be discharged from this ship and the Expedition. His conduct 

 during the time he has been shipped, vi^arrants us in saying, he is no 

 sailor, and a very dangerous man in any ship. If he is in debt to the 

 ship, we are willing to pay the same. 



Yours, very respectfully, 



John Black, 

 William Richmond, 

 John Hannon, 

 H. Turner, 

 E. P. Southworth, 

 Henry Batchelor, 

 Archer Brown, 

 John Heno, 

 Joseph G. Clark, 

 Francis Montserat, 

 John Kelburn, 

 Joseph Lemont, 

 Edward Hubbard, 

 Charles Knowles, 

 William Gillen, 

 Francis Joseph, 

 James Graham, 



Thomas Wilson, 

 William Roberts, 

 Henry Taber, 

 John Thompson, 

 John Brown, 

 Lewis Harron, 

 William Flide, 

 Thomas Sinclair, 

 John Vankleeck, 

 John Cooper, 

 John Wilson, 

 John Mattox, 

 William S. Longley, 

 John Brooks, 

 Thomas Ford, 

 George Sharrock, 

 James H. Gibson, 



John Roach, 

 John ShafFord, 

 Sheldon Benedict, 

 William Eastwood, 

 James Green, 

 Elijah King, 

 George Elliott, 

 William Kubb, 

 Stephen Fosdick, 

 Daniel Whitehorn, 

 William M'Donald, 

 Garret Cole, 

 John Dunnock, 

 George Trebble, 

 William Clark, 

 Samuel Williams, 

 William Roberson. 



' Navy Department, 



December 1st, 1843. 



I hereby certify, that the annexed is a true copy from the original, 

 on file in this Department. 



(Signed) A. Thomas Smith, 



Chief Clerk. 

 VOL. IV. 136 



