Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-18

| Question Did you see and read the cert
6ca,e mentioned by unsigned F" p. Wilson :"
and when and where did You see II
Answer. saw It, land, think, not until
after the arrival of the John Adams in this port.
from Washington.
! Question. Is the John Adams the flag shin
OF Captain Porter?
! Answer Sheis.
Question. Do you knows. from your own
knowledge, or from the Mon OF Captain
Porter, by whom, and a nose instance, that
certificate was prepared
Answer. do not.
Question. Do you know if the certificate
OF +. Wilson was shown tn, or circulated
among the officers ofthe John Adams or any
other persons
Answer. do not
Question. Who is P. Wilson what is his
station, II any, on board the John Adams
where did you last see him and where is h.
now, according to the best of your belief?
Answer. MIR. Wilson acted az Commo
dor- Porter's Secretary. saw him last at
S'rother's Hotes in Washington, some time in
December last. He there told me that he
was going to the south, by Commodore
rorter's permission, to settle some business.
do not know where he now is
The accused having concluded his examine
'ion oil d.. Rabbit, he was permitted to with
draw, and Capt. Arthur Sinclair, of the United
States Navy, being introduced, and lawfully
| sworn, was examined, as follows, by the Judge
Advocate.
Question. Did you not visit tn. Sea Gull
at the time other arrival from Thompson's
Island, in October last?
Answer. did.
Question. Did you not then say TO Cant.
Porter, that Lieut.. KennOn was much dis
tressed at an article which had appeared ia the
Georgian p"
Answer. dU not recollect the precise
words that used. mentioned that Lieut..
| hennon had seen piece in the Georgian
which had given him much uneasiness
Question. Did you, ar did you not, then
say, that Lieut.. Kennon had written, or would
write, to the Editor Of the Georgian. 90 know
who was the author
Answer. don't think did do not re-
| collect it.
| Question. Did not Capt. Porter say that il
| was unnecessary for him Lieut. K-nnonl tn
write to the Editor, that he (Capt. Porter
would, whenever Lieut.. kennon wished, in
form him who the author was ??
Answer. No. sir
| Question. Did not Capt. Porter desire you
tos cay to Lit Kennon, that he (Capt. Porter
FULLY concurred in opinion with the author
that he had stated no facts but such as could
l
| blame but himself for the appearance of the
article in the Georgian and did You not
repeat this conversation, or some parts of il.
To 1t. Kennon?
| Answer. i did not understand him as
desiring me to deliver any message TO Lit.
kennon-he said that Lit. Keunon had no one
TO blame but himself.
Question. Did you not inform Capt. Porter
that the printer of the article in thu Herald. of
,I... n.
| himself Tor the mistaiemeDts il CONTAINED and
did not Capt. Porter express himself well sa
| tisied that The Editor had done so
Answer. Yes sir, believe he did.
Question. Did he not desire you to say 10
1t kennon, that he (Capt. Pnrter) should be
gratlfied IT he could, satisfactorily, explain
| why the falsehoods in that article had the
sanction of his name9 Did you not deliver
Capt Porter's message 10 him, or Certain parts.
and what parts
Answer. lie sent no message at all but
made certain 'Obser, atoms to me.
Judge Advocate Be pleased 10 state those
observations to the Court
Witness. His first observation was: &" You
know me well enough to be assured that. if n
man treads upon my toes. will reiaate upon
him nineiy-nine fold" then observed, that
LIZ. kennon had no disposition to tread upon
his toes, or to disturb him in any manner
whatever. and that he would find from the
piece of Mr.. Broughton's, Of Monday, Octo
Der Goth, that 1t. Kennon had no dispositions
to do go. He expressed satisfaction at this in
formation he looked among a parcel Of pa
pers for the piece to which had referred, and
not being able TO find ii) observed, that, if the
paper alluded to was such as had repre-
sented. and if he was no more chafed, the |
thing should rest. or words to that effect.
Question. Did 1t. Kennon ever mention /
any difficulties he had had with Capt. Porter
in the West INdes9
Answer. Never, until after the publication
in the Georgian
Question. Has he ever shrwn YOU any
letters which passed between him and Can't.
Porter
Answer. Not iii some time after The rub.
icatioD in the Georgian I then asked him the
alnsion of that piece, and drew from him, by
that means, the production Of these letters.
Question. Do you know that il was ar
ranged ny Lieut.. Kennon, that his article, of
the 10th November, should make its appear
anoe The very morning OF Com. Porter's
leaving Norfolk for Washington !?
Answer. No, sir.
Captain Porter, Of his intention to leave Nor.
folk on that day?
Answer. Yes.
Question. Did you not inform 1t. Kenson
Of Capt Porter's intention?
Answer. Not to my knowledge.
The examination ofthe witness being closed
on me part of the prosecution, he was per
mhtted 10 withdraw, and the Judge Advocate
reau 10 The Court, letter from Cant. Porter
10 h'm, lencIosing certain letters and copies Of
lot Tor