--A Bermuda letter, published in the
Halifax papers, of the 11 inst., complains of the visit of
Admiral Wilkes to that port with three
United States war vessels, as follows:
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"The
Admiral arrived on the 25th of September, direct from New York in four days, and remained in port about five days in defiance of the
Queen's proclamation allowing only twenty-four hours stay."
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In conclusion, the letter says:
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"It would seem that
Wilkes had a double object in coming to
Bermuda.
1st.
To insult the authorities, for he must have known what a defenceless state we were in; and 21.
To capture or destroy the vessels in port--six steamers that are engaged, either directly or indirectly, in the trade with the
Rebel ports — and to destroy all the powder, of which there is said to be a large quantity stored on one of the small Islands in Castle Harbor.
The
Admiral and one of his steamers has gone out of sight from the land, but the other one having coaled and repaired, is cruising outside of
St. George.
Complaints are also made that British vessels are occasionally brought to by Union guns while entering the harbour of
St. George. "
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