Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-07

bic to the several specifications, it appear.
that in every material instance, where pub.
lie materials or public labor has been an
piled to his private benefit, il has bs.n
Gone without bis knowledge. And ,La
proceedings shew that even in these case,
an equivalent, ora supposed equivaIen,
was returned: 20 that ii could moi. event.
the persons who directed the sane, bays
been a misapplication of public ma,eri,I,
or public labor 10 his benefit, with anr
fraudulent intent. 1t is not, therefore 70
be inferred. from the judgment Of tto
Court, that the misconduct OF which can,
Evans is found guilty, implies criminaliiv.
and that such must have been the undc,'
standing of the Court is evident, becan..
they say expressly that he has been sinh.
jected to this charge by want OF due care
circumspeCtion, and attention, and NOT br
having acted from cupidiy or culpab.
motives. And this construction Of The mean.
ing and intention Of the Court, is fortified
by The consideration, that, even admi,iinc
fraud in the agents OF captain Evans. ih;ss
could not subject him to any criminal
charge. He would be so far Responsible
for their acts as TO be bound to restore an
equivalent Tor the materials or labor an.
piled to his benefit; bot it he was isnorap,
of the fact, or disapproved Of it, and for.
babe repetition when known, Gas tan.
pears he did in the only case that came n
biz knowledge no crime could be imputed
to him. The only misconduct, then, I'M.
puted 10 captain Evans, by the judgmen,
OF the Court, and which, 10 my opinion !.
all the testimony would warrant, is ibe
want Of due care clrcumspeciIon, and Al.
tenlioD, to prevent the application Of cub.
lie materials and labor to bis prlvae benz.
fit lhave thought pro,,er to give this eI.
PLANTATION OF my understanding The lldg.
ment OF the Court, ~ my approval OF Ii,
proceedings, and which becomes necesa,
~ for the purpose OF determining the na
ture and extent Of the reprImand, which
by the sentence of the Court, am reouir.
ed to give TO captain Evans. Believing,
! do, that no unworthy or dIsbonorabIs
motives is imputable TO him, nor thai he
has done any act that ought 10 ilnpeacb b,
honor Or integrity as an officer. the only
admoniiion called Tor by The case, is,
think, that be be more cautious about
blending his public and private concerns,
take this occasion, however, TO observe,
as a general rule, that cannot approve Of
The commandan.s Of our Navy Yards being
engaged 10 private business that lead: N
any measure 10 blending of public with
private concerns; tor, with the most seru.
pulous honesty and stern integrity, it is
difficult, if no. imprscticable, to guard Z.
gainst unworthy jealousies and suspicious,
which may prove injurious both to The cha.
raCter OF the officer and the service.
SMITH THOMPSON.
Ordered, that the foregoing be sent 10
Captain Stevens, in execution of The sen.
tence Of the Court Martial. ST.
Ertoact Of a letter fon Prrt az Prince,
dated July 8, 1898.
We are sorry 10 say that you chose
bad moment Tor your shipments, being no,
able 10 dispose of your goods for cash. anG
not at credit less than go days, on account
OF the scarcity Of money and abundance
ofprovisions. Pork has beeD sold at Dl9.
and mess beef at Of at two months Gre
dit, and yesterday al 80 days, cargo
from Kennebunk. Goldfish at SO, mac.
kereI S 30, soap Is. and lumber DO.
The holders OF rice ask s, but more than
SO cannot be obtained. A cargo of fOgr
from N. Orleans has been disposed O, al
Do, and several hundred kegs OF bog. lari
at 19 per loo lbs. There has arrived
SINGS our last the French ship la BonHe
There from Bordeaux, with a cargo OF ella.
ret, for which only D25 has been Offered,
it beng known that an American brig sail
ed in company with her, and two Others
are expected from Marseilles; we there
lore advise you not TO touch this article,
and not to make any shipments before the
beginning OF October. as al present busi
ness and sales ale very dull here Coffee
keeps up al 25s, most OF the crops alrea'
dy exported, y we therefore are inclined
TO think that the price will rather improve
than decline There are here the John
London, of N. York, Macdonougb, do,
from New Orleans, Velona, OF Baltimore,
Volant from Boston and 3 brlgs from Ken
nebunk, all dlscbsrging, and two English
and four French vessels waiting tor car
goes. -
FROM FRANCE.
New YoaK, Aug. 4-The editors oitts
Gazette have received by The ship Brandt
Bordeaux papers to The l7tb OF June H.
elusive. The only article Of intelligence
IS a Telegrapbic Dispatch of the lib
from Madrid, addressed 10 the Duches.G
AnguuIeme, which states that Gen Bour'
mont was at TruxiIlo on the lib, and
would be at Merida on the 18th, Brigade
Meriro attacked The enemy's corps oil En-
peclno 1880 strongi at Mo.aleja on To-
10Th, and completely routed them, Will
the loss Of $50 men.
We have received by the ship HamIei
a file OF Naniz Commercial papers to the
Gath Of June inclusive They cUnaIa
Paris dates to the 10Th. which do not how
ever give any thing OF political nature
The French Funds had been steady d.