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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], The fighting in North Carolina. (search)
This," continued the Admiral, "is the most painful act of my life; I wish to God, as I told the Captain this morning, that he never had come near me; but since he has seen fit to place me in this delicate position, my first duty is to the Government in whose service I am, and I felt that I ought not to permit him to escape from my custody until I had brought the case to the notice of the Government, in order that the facts might be investigated. I therefore surrender him into your hands, Mr. Marshal, and you must do with him as you think proper." Marshal Murray informed the Captain that, under the state of facts as detailed by Admiral Gregory, he would be compelled to detain him as a prisoner until he could communicate with the Government at Washington. The Admiral, by transferring him to his custody, had pleased him (the Marshal) in the same predicament that the Admiral himself was in, and he could do no less than hold him until he received instructions for his disposal.