The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-03

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4. T" In that the crew Of the said frigate
chesapeake were not called toquarters as Of
ten as the saie Charles Gordon was in duty
bound -tocall them"
$. :" In that from the first Gay Of May to the
sixth day of June, 1907, the crew of the said
frigate were not quartered."
o. - In that the crew of the frigatc Ches-
apeake were quartered, bit a few days be-
lore she preceededto sea-
| 2. " In that the crew of the said frigate
were net quartered as early as the said
Charles Gordcn was in duty bound to quar-
ter theTn''
8. e In that he did not see that the guns
ct the said frigate were securely fitted on
| their carriages
g. !" In that he did not take proper care to
have the splinges and wads of the said fri
/ safe of the proper sizes'
TO-. !" In that he did not take care to have
lthe powder horns OF the said frigate 6ned,n
/ lis In that he did not take care TO have
the matches of the said frigate pinned
II. 6 Ia that he. did not take care to have
lthefmatches OF the said frigate in their pro-
Eper pl;,ces.'
! 49, 6 In that he did not take care to have
the marines on board the said frigate supplied
I with enough cartridges"
| ~ = In that he did not taxa care that the
Cartridges which the marines on board the
1 saId trigate had were of the proper size
Is. ln that he did not call upon the gunner
OF the said frigate for regularreport ofth
state and condition of the guns and all other
matters in his department"
i 10. q" In that he did not call upon the COM
handing officer of the marines on board the
said frigate for regular report of the state
and condition Of the marines ant, their arms &
supplies of ammunition"
II. g In that Notwithstanding some Of the
guns OF the said figate were not securely fit
TED In their carriases--or that notwithstand-
ing some of the spunges and wads OF the said
ffrgate were toolarge-of that notwithstand-
ing but few OF the powder horns of the said
iriyate were Hied-or that Notwithstanding
the matches Of the said frigate were not
pi1med-'-or that notwithstanding some of the
: matches of the said frgate were not in their
: proper Places--or that notwithstanding the
marines OF the said frigate were not supplied
with enough catrdges-or that notwith-
slana.iiss tho cartridges which the marines OH
BOARD the said frigatc had were not of the
proper size--He the said Charles Gordon
, did report to the said James Barron that the
sald trigatc Chesapeake was ready for sea. -
H. g In that the said Charles Gordon did
{ report to the said James Barron, that the
saio triSate chesapeake was ready &c: sea
when she was not ready for sea-
, l.
: James BaiTon's going on board the said fri
: gate report to him the exact and part,cu-
= lar state and condition of the said fricate,
s. but suffered the said Jam es Barron to re-
: man under the erroneous impression excit-
cd by the report he had made to him that the
: SAID trigate was ready for sea-
20 !" In that notwithstanding certain in
dications of a hostile intention exhibited to-
: wards the said frigate by the said shin Leo
ha coT6 bn,.lo
S iport to the said lanes Barron the exac-
! state and condition of the said frieate Ches,
| apeake."
s. II. " In that the said Charles Corridor
never did make to the said James Barron 2
: true and faithful report of the state and con
dition of the said frigate Chesapeake
In deciding upon this charge the court viii
5 make the following statements}
l. It's admitted by the said Charles Cor
c don, that he had the command of the sale
frigate Chesapeake, from the first dav o
c May, 1907, to the sixth day of June, 1907
= and that during all that time he had not tn,
lgunsof the said frigate ever exercised. Blu
1t appears to the court by the evidence tina
twelve only OF this ships guns were on boarc
during this period That the pilot did no
: think 1t safe to take all the guns on board O
q a ship SO large as the Chesapeake, Will,
!, descending the river from the NAVY Yard
u because OF the want OF sufficient depth of wa
q ter III thelPotomac-thati it is aeither custom
q airy or necessary to exercise so few of a ship
o guns as this number while in that river
y And were 1t otherwise, that the situation O
the Chesapeake during this interval was un
avoida6iy such, as not to permit these gun.
TO have been properly exercised While
Therefore the court is ofopinion that this frs
specification is fully proved, they Cannot i'm
fase any neglect Vi duty 90 the said Charlie,
Gordon OH this account.
q 1t is admitted by the said Charles C or
don, i,e had moi Tue guns of the. said fri
] gate ever exercised before she proceeded t,
sea. But it appears to- the court bv the evi.
dence, that during the whole period between
the sixth & twenty-second of June (the da,
when the said frigate proceeded to seal heI
G crew were kept closely employed in per-
y forming other very necessary duties of the
: ship. That if the guns hadbeen exercised
Y the performance Of these duties must hav,
c been postponed, and the ship DELAYED II
J. proceeding to sea. And that under the or.
y ders given to the said Charles Gordon b,
t the said James Barron his Commanding off
c Ger, the said Charles Gordon would not have
: been JuStit1abe to have so DELAYED the shin
: even for this purpose. The court is tn ere.
I tore OF opinion, that underxhese orders IL wa,
1 not the duty Of the said Charles Gordon. tr
y have exercised the guns Of the said frieate
and that this second specification is No,