Jefferson-St Charles-St Bernard County Louisiana Archives History .....Communicated To The House Of Representives January 30, 1816
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14th Congress ] ~~~~~~~~~~ [ Number 288 ] ~~~~~~~~~~ [ 1st Session

Losses Occasioned By The Blowing Up Of A Vessel Of War.

Mt. Pleasants, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the 
memorial of John D. Henley, on behalf of himself and the officers and crew of 
the schooner Carolina, reported:

The memorialist represents that, during the invasion of Louisiana by the 
British forces in December, 1814, he commanded the said schooner belonging to 
the United States, then lying at New Orleans; that, on the landing of the 
enemy on the 23rd of December, he was requested by the American general to 
fall down the river to the required position on the enemy's flank; that, in 
compliance with said request, the schooner fell down to the required position, 
where they opened a destructive fire on the enemy, which was continued until 
the Americians were so closely engaged with the British that a continuance of 
it would have been destructive of them as well as the enemy; that a fire of 
hot shot was at length opened on the schooner, by which she was set on fire, 
and finally blown up; that the memorialist, with his officers and crew, 
escaped with difficulty with their lives, and were unable to save their 
property, consisting of their clothing, and the nautical books and instruments 
of the officers, which was entirely lost, and for which they pray a 
renumeration from Congress.

This committee think this one of the cases of loss to which military man, both 
in the land and naval service, are frequently exposed, that numerous cases of 
the kind occurred during the late war, and must occur during all wars; that 
they believe there is no precedent of renumeration by Government for such 
losses.

They therefore recommend the following resolution:

Resolved, That the prayer of the memorialist ought not to be granted.

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