Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-28

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that told captain Heath lhd ifhe did not pa,
more attention to the Marines, | would vet
somebody else that would. Iiad not captain
| Heath previously said to me, tnatif the marines
we,e dirty he could not helpit2
AgSSCer. reCoilcct that captain Heath used
| thai reply 10 captain Perry.
| Question. Was .he marihe, althouc h ia worn
| out cloths, clean in compliance With ihe orders
| that hdd been issued: 1insuer. No.
HuneSS Ylesfjcacd by the prisoner.
| Qaes'oa. Have You moi frequently told me
| that YOU did not believe intended any disreS-
| pect 10 captan Perry that day
dhS~sr lrecoiiect on going into the ward
| room 10 have made some remark which led 10
tue SUBJECT. lou protested socmaly that ii
was not your intention TO offer any dlsrespect
TO captain Perry. 1 then said believed YOU
aid not, and addc! that l though, You Showed
| TOO mach dignity OF the occasion. have had
frequent conversations with captain Heath,
snd he has always made the same protestations,
WHICH was bound to believe.
Question Did you never tell me that YOU
Thought al times there was something umplea-
SAINT IN my manners, and have not us often
repeated that If ST. | Was unconscious of it and
| regretted il extremelyf
Insurer Yes have made that observation
| TO captain Heath and he has often remarked
that he regretted that his manner at times was
| unpleasant
Question. Have not frequently expressed
to you that nothing was fmt Their from my in.
tention than treating captain Perry with dis
respecis
Aasmer. have heard captain Heath say so.
Question. Have YOU not frequently heard me
say that used every exertion TO please cam
tain Perry in the discharge ofmy duty:
AnSirer. have heard captain Heath say that
there was no man i'll the navy he would sooner
plea e than captain Perry; that lie regretted
say so since his arrest. Captain Heath has
always spoken in favor of captain Perry as
have all the officers of the ship
The witness withdrew
1 ON E.f,o
lows. He knows nothing in relation TO the
hrst charge states in relation TO the second
II was reported to me that two marines had
jumped overheard. l seat down to caStain
Heath TO come on deck he sent me word he
was unwcii, and requested me to call on lien
tenant Hcwle. heard lieutenant Howie en-
gagged in turning out the marines to muster
Them. After relieving lieutenant farmer who
went IN Il boat IN pursuit OF the deSertpTS |
sent down to iaform captain Perry of the Cir
cumslancc. When he Came on deck be asked
for the commanding marine officer | then
sent down tor Captain Heath in ca plain Perrv's
name. Captain Heath then came on deck I
heard him hnrryiiig the sergeant, who might
have been rather slow in executing his duty
Captain Perry then called captain Heath 10
Nun. Their conversation was so low that 1
overheard nothing.
Fitness questioned BY the court.
Question Did captain Heath neglect his
duty, and was his conduct unoficcriikei
AaS,rer. | cannot say with certainty whether
Question At what time in The evening did
this occurrence take place?
.ins'rcr About eight or haf-past eight.
Question. Did captain Heath do his utmost
effect ii
44asrer. believe he made none.
QHeSfion. Do you know whether captain
Heath was on the sick list at the time tie men
deserted?
AnsUer. do not know: he came from shore
said he was unweil, and tarned in.
Qaes'ion Had captain Heath heen absent
from the ship that day, and did you know of
his being indispUscd
AgSlrer. He had been absent from the ship.
did not know that he was unwell until he
mentioned it.
Question: How often had captain Heath been
on deck
.4n@cer. Only twice to my knowledge. I
supposed WAS from ten to fifteen minutes be-
fore hG appeared on deck.
Question. DO you know the nature of his in.
dis, position?
AaSDer. No.
QUESTION. Did it appear to you that captain
Heath, from ndispositon, was unable TO attend
TO his duty earlier 2
-4astcer. l think he might have got up sooner.
Question. Has captain Heath generally paid
proper attention TO the marines under his
command
Ansrey. | believe he has
eSeStio" ID d captain Heath receive an or
der 10 pursue the men, and was there boat at
his disposition for the purpose?
AgSrer. There were boats for the purpose
nut DO mol know that captain lIeathrcceived
such an order.
The prosecutor declined asking the witness
any question.
Fitness questioned by the prisoner
Iou have stated to the court that Won believe
made no eXertous TO recover the marines
who had jumped overheard. After had as.
cerjalned who were absent, what eXerti0ns do
y0u suppose could have been made on n,vpart
IN
mduding officer
<lHStrer. presume yon cOuld have nladeno
without orders from captain Perry.
Question. by the court &c.
Was captain Heath active or dilatory in
mastering the marines?
AHsrsr. heard captain Heath hurryiu@,,l.e
sergeant. i heard him three or TOUR times tell
him To bear hand.
Question. Was captain Heath prompt and ac-
tive on tue occasion?
AHScer. Not Serv.
Qaestin. ~ the prosecutor
DID captain Heath attend to the marines un.
Ill directed 50 to do by me?
Insurer. 1 believe not The witness knows
| nothing in relation TO the third charge and spe.
cifcstiOn.
The witness withdrew.
Lieutanapt HowIe, of marines, examined
Knows nothing in relation to the ist specifica.
lion OF the LIST charge. States in relation TO
| the 2d specification, that when lie was called
| utO the cabin, he was shown by captain Perry
| the letter referred TO that he is not compe-
| tent to decide on its merits pTeSumes il will
| be laid before the court, who will be better A.
! BILE TO Judge. The witness was not present al
the lime referred to i'll the Sd specification Of
| the lst charge
Question. by the court
| DO YOU know whether the conduct Of cap
| tain Heath was bishy dsrcspsctful and pfo.
yOking towards captain Perry
AHsrer. do not.
| The witness states, in relation to the second
! charge, as follows