Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-12

value at the land, If Sold and by the foreigner
who has been favored, if bestowed! In no M
stance whatever, the Governor, Judges, or
otner odlcers, are Ia pay any expense. All the
writings containing the transactions are To he
sent To the government.
! Article o. The government being Gun, inc,d
ct the utility which must result To the Rppub.
lie from the establishment of foreigners, will
grant them privileges cOnfur.nahit to the
constitution and laws Of Colombia. according
To the profession or business with which they
intend 10 occupy themselves
Article 6. The Governors and Inirndants
viii endeavor Ia settle the strangers who may
come To Colombia, in the lands most useful
near To harbors, or naylgabic rivers, building
the towns in places elevated and healthy (;
they VIII also form plans under which will
he established the towns that they may de.
signate.
Article Z. They are most particularly en-
trusted with the charge of protecting the new
colonists, administering 10 them immediate
justice IN any occurrence which may take place,
and give them all the aid possible, whilst they
are preparing their settlement.
Article o. The Secretary of State and of
DEPARTMENT of Interior Affairs, is entrusted
win the execution of this decree.
Given in the Palace Of the Government of
boSota, ON the 18th of June, I82S-lSth of
the ndependence-Fran de- Paula San
tander.-By his EXcrIlency the Vice Prcsi-
dent of the Repubiic-The Secretary of State
and of the Department ofluerior fairs, Juse
hanuei Restrepo.-lt Is copy, Rrstrrpo-I Ii
Is copy, by the indspositun of the Sc
cretary Jose Benito Fernando, second uiii-
GER
COURT MARTlAL.-The National In
telliSencer contains the proceedings of a zen
era Naval Court Martial, held on board of
the U. 5. ship Washington, at the NAVY Yard
New York, on the 10th June, 1898, for the
trial OF capt. SAMUEL Evans of the Il. =
Navy.
We do not conceive it necessary TO copv
the minute details of the trial, which IS pnb
mshed, we observe, at the request nf Captain
Evans. The case may be stated in "A few
words. captain Evans is charged with ms
cond"ct m administering the affairs of The navy
y"rd al Brooklyn, and seventeen specifications
are made out Ia shew that he had converted
some of the materials ofthe ward and the la
bouF of the hands under government paw, to
| his ownuse.
upon this charge and specifications the
court, after due deliberations pronounced In,
following opinion =
The court considers that the matters thry
nave found proven, constrains them to pro
nounce the accused guilty of misconduct and
'hty DO convict him Of the charge yet they
mink !, que 10 hlm 10 say, that itappears To
them that he had been subjected % This charr.
ny want OF due care, circumspectinn, and at
teniion, and not by ia, ing acted from cupidi-
" ar culpable motives. The court having dnly
considered the premises, is uf opinion. that
as misconduct, the charge whereof thew have
convicted the accused, is not :. crime sprcj
fed IN any article in the Act for the better
government @fihe Navy of ,hc United States.
they can only sentence the accnsed under ih,,
ihirty second article of the said art The
Couri does, therefore, pronounce the following
sentence
| That the accused be rcprirnanded bv IN.
honorable the Secretary of the Navy. and br
admonlshrd by him, that he the accused. he
more cautious not 10 blend his public and pgi.
vate concerns as he has done
| SINCLAIR, President.
L.. WARRINGTON
MEL + WOOLSEY
JNO ORDE CREIGHTON,
JNO. DOWNES,
y HENLEY
CADwALLApER d. GOLDEN,
| Judge Advocate
By The Secretary Of tie .NaUy
Ahh"uSh the Court has pronounced Can't.
Evans guilty of the charge of misconduct. vet,
by the special finding applicable 10 the several
specifications, it appears that in every ma
ter,al instance where pablo materials or pub
nc 'aoour has been applied to his private ben
eft, IS has heen doue without his knrwlrdge
ana the proceedings shew that even in these.
cases, an equivalent, "r a supposed equivalent
! was returned So that it could not even H.,
the persons Who directed tue same, have been
a misappllcation of public matrrials ar puhlic
labor I" his private benefit with any rraudu
lent intent Ii is not, therefore, to be-. inferred
from the Judgment of the Court, tina, the
! misconduct of which Captain Evans is found
! guilty, implies cTimnality- that such
must have been the understanding If the
| Court, AS evident, because they say expressly
that he has been subjected Ia this charge by
| Want ot due care, circumspecton, and attrn-
u"n' ana not by having acted from cupidity
or culpable motives. Aud this cnnstructinn
~ me meaning and attention of the Court
IS fortified by the consideration that even adj
hitting fraubin The agent. of Captain Eyans
this could not subject him TO any criminal
charge. Hew0ud be so irresponsible for iheir
acts as to be hound TO restore an equivalent
Tor the materials or Labor applied In his benefit :;
bni " ne was ignorant of the facts or disan
| proved OF IT, and fOrbnd repctitinn N hen
known, las II appears he did in the only case
lbat came To lhs knowledge no crime could be
imputed 10 MIN The only misconduct then,
| imputed To Capt. Evans, by the Judgment of
the C"ur' ana which in my opinion. is all the
testimony would warrant is the want oc dup
| care, cfcumspectiOn, and attention 10 prevent
the appliraii0npf public materials and labour
to hrs private benefit have thought pr,n.t
| To- give lhs explanation Of my understanding.
OF The Judgment of the Court, i'm my ap
provai ofihe proceedings, and which brc1inrs
necessary for the purpose Of determining the
nature ana extent of the reprinmnd, which. bv