Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-04

tne last question which has. been producedby III,
sccoseo, together with his answer thereto; an,
us prayer being granted, and the question an,
answer referred 20, read to him, he stated 90 IN,
eourt' That, at the time of the publication of tina
passage, all was done by the Weozel,, tl,,
was required by those orders she was then &C.
ting under other orders.
Ahe accused here requested the Judge ASyo.
ca.c 10 read to the witness the orders alluded to
lsee appendix and the same being read, he pro:
Posed inc following question:
Nuestion. AS the orders, themselves, which
nave now been read, at my request, required me
| to give to my successor a COPY of those or,iorF
ior ms government, had L. on the 18th Dcccm,
per, any knowledge, that you are ACQUAINTED
with, that those orders had been reyokedp
Answer. Icannot sa; what YOU knew. nj,
HAT know, is, that the Weazci has been bero
that her commander has been here; and that SIN,
sailed from here incompa.ly With the Spark. some
i.nc alter the sailing of the frigate United
States.
Question. Were these orders cf tho 1a,,,
august ever officially eountcrinandedl or revok-
ed before the 18Th OF December, rr at any
time? - ~,
Answer. Only by the officer succeeding ron
receiving other orders.
Question. Who was that oiIicer1 When 6,
where oid ne receive thoSe other orders:
answer LII Lantzipger was that officer. He
received those other orders at Thom,son,s Isl
and Il cannot say as to the precise time.l
Question. Who gave those orders to I.ie;,t
Han'zinger! THAT will enable you TO fix the
iine.) Were you at Thompson's Island when
Lit. Zantzinger received his ordersl
Answer. do not know from whom he re-
ceived these orders. / left the West Indies in
consequence of the yellow fever. The command.
IN the West Indies was divided By Commodore
I,f,, IL.
had one, Lieut.. Ocllers another, and Lieut.. Ra.
mage third. My impression is, that Lieut.
halnage was in command at Thompson,s Island
at the time those orders were given, and that he
gave them.
Question. Do you not know, that, between
the time of my arrival III this countrS-, IN the
Weasel, and her departure after the u States,
as mentioned by you above, the Weasel had per-
formed her crtlze TO the West Indies and back,
under my successor in her command.
Answer. Yes, between those times she had
gone to the West Indies and returned.
Question. In my publication of the 18th De-
ccmber, 1923, mention ss testimonaln con-
TERED on me by you, and published parts ofyour
letter of the 1Ath August 1923, as that "testi-
monial." When and where, and TO whom. have
|, at any time, stated that you mad given me a
Ntefte,'' to that effect, meaning, as you saw, one
containing other matter but the said words
called by me testimonial?
Answer. have never heard that .;ent Ken.
non had said to any one that had given him a
letter 10 that effect. Ii is published in the prints
however, as letter.
Question. Do you mean that it is called let
ter in the prints.
Answer. Il mean, only, that it is printed as a
letter, not quoted as an extract.
Question If had, in the prints, called il
= extracts OF letter." you own, then, should
Answer. Certainly. g,
Question. Do you personally know that am
false, base, and malicious except from the facts
stated by you to the court3
Answer. All the charges have against Mr..
Kennon have laid before the court
Question. Is my general character that of a
m an false, base, and malicious,
The witness, in his answer being about to state
particular facts, In answer to this question, he
was informed by the judge advocate that, in his
answer, he must con6hc himself to the terms Of
the question; that it should go to the general
character of the accused, and not to any speci-
fic facts within his knowledge; and the court be-
ing cleared, II was decided that the answer of
the witness should conform to the instructions of
the Judge advocate.
The court was opened, and the decision read
70 the witness, who answ cred as follows:
Answer. Ny intercourse with Lieut. Ken
non has been very limited, and have not been
able to form any opinion as to his general cha
| ractcr.
Question. Did you arrive in Savannah,
Georgia, from Thotnpson's Island, about the 9th
October last, on board the GaiIiot Sea Gull
| Answer. Yes,
Question. In newspaper called the Geor-
gian, published in Savannah, on or about the
9th October last, was ali anUnJ1nQus, publca-
| ton commencing in the following words ssTo
| the editor of the Georgian Some statements
have gone the rounds" &c. &c. (Here the pub
LEGATION alluded to was shcwn the witness, for
the original of which see appendix, in which il
| IS found attached to the interrogatories and
| cross interrogatories forwarded to the court
from Sayannab.) Were you the author of that
publication, or.was It published at your request,
or by your directions?
Answer. know the author; fully concur
with him in opinion, and am prepared to sub.
stanfiate all the facts contained in that publ
cation decline any further answer.
Question. Is there any ''nysterious policy
in keeping back the name of the author, - which
induces you to keep back the name of the au-
thor, or why do you decline naming the author?
| Answer. decline answering that question
on the grouod that avail myself of the warming
have received from the judge advocate.
| Question. In your charges you appropriate
TO yourself expressions used by me in MY rubii-
cation in the Herald, of the 10th November,
/ 1928, and other publications. in which INV terms
were not applied to you by name, but TO the
anonymous author of the publication in til
Georgian. Have you any tesson forsayiog ma
my expressions were applied to you, and wha
arc those reasons
! Answer. / have reasons for believing thai
Lieutenant Kennon thought me the author o.
that piece, because, told Captain Sinclair on
my arrival here in the Sea Gull, that ! fulls
concurred in opinion with the author, and thai
/ jfI.ieut. Kennon wished to know who the au.