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Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Officers of the US Mediterranean Squadron, including five or six lieutenants and a surgeon, were dismissed by Commodore Hull for unwillingness to visit his family ladies. They are en route to Washington to seek reparation, described as accomplished officers.
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By letters received in this city, we learn "that five or six lieutenants and the surgeon of the squadron, having been dismissed from it by Com. Hull, are now on their way to Washington to represent their case, and obtain that reparation which its unusual and aggravated nature demands. These gentlemen are most accomplished & exemplary officers, and the principal charge against them is their unwillingness to visit the ladies of the Commodore's family."
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Mediterranean
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The 8th
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five or six lieutenants and the surgeon dismissed; seeking reparation in washington
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Five or six lieutenants and the surgeon of the squadron were dismissed by Com. Hull for unwillingness to visit the ladies of the Commodore's family. These accomplished and exemplary officers are traveling to Washington to represent their case and obtain reparation due to the unusual and aggravated nature of the dismissal.