Daily National Intelligencer

TO THE EDITORS.

Among the deeds of Vandalism committed during the late invasion of the city, by the enemy, I know of none more base and wanton than the mutilation of the monument at the Navy Yard.

This elegant monument of the liberality and gallantry of our Naval Heroes has been shamefully defaced by the hand of some Barbarian. On the base the Genius of America is represented by a female figure pointing to an inscription and raised view of the battle before Tripoli, instructing her children who are standing beside her— the pointing finger and thumb have been cut off. History, a female figure, who is represented as recording the event, has been robbed of her pen—and a figure of Fame, who is represented as descending in a cloud covering the deeds of her sons with the palm and crown of Glory, has been robbed of the palm at the expense of the hand that held it. From every enquiry it is possible to make, there is no reason to doubt but that it was the deliberate act of some of the British officers, as several of them were seen to be on the base of the monument, by the neighbors around the yard.

The deed itself appears to have some allusion to the time when it was perpetrated; but poor indeed must have been the inspiration of the poet not to have foreseen, in the victories of M'Donough; Warrington and Blakely, how soon History might resume her employment; and Fame cover our Naval Heroes with I trust an imperishable palm of Victory.

AN OBSERVER.