Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-22

mts upoa t6e record, the pager thea ted
Toe tnesc cons Gsrssisn, teysier ,rts DE n,oyiox
70 :rAsos reler'ed, or Ia tue eveas Of their re-
t0s'aS do so, that they woesd receive upon the
record that paper by itself, "a has onaa-st In
their decissoa. The cours have withheld their
assent to hts FIRST prupositiou and granted it To-
the last. The defence to be prepsred nv tt.
counca Is open to the administers of aav raa.-
ter toaca,ng The record, aGf c9c.sire im isseiC
and while diat ctisnae. is free to the accused.
shey decline any further review of fi,cir de-
cisiOu
A propositions Iy Ge accused was hereopo,
handed to the Judge Advocate, 20 Deliberate
| upon which the court was cleared, and the
| same was read as follows:
III, in my proposal made on YESTERDAY.
there was any thing indefinite, L deeply rrrree
the trouble It has occasioned the court. My
apology must be, the necessity am Under Of
submitting all my ideas aud wishes 10 fhr
court in writing, and the inaccuracy Toe ritab.y
arising in compositions prepared on the srGr
OF the occasion, in tile presence of the court.
and without opportunity 10 weigh The force.
and precision OF every term. My intention,
on yesterday, was to request that my protest.
'o'M me suggestions an irrtting and tie hro
'criffen motions Merein referred 10. should. in
some shape or other, appear in the pro-
ceediugs, SD as TO afford ne the benefit thereof
before the reviewing and appellate power. Ii
IN? intention was not then expressed with suf-
hcient accuracy, and the court rnisied az ra
my wishes, ny the inaccvracy uf my express.
sion, granted ITS assent to receiving my protes..
only because they believed asked no more.
fnoto apply to have this molion, and the othe,.
papers therein alluded 10 receive 10 some shane
or o.""r, most agreeable to the court, among its
proceedings, 80 as to be in condition TO avail
myteif, before the Secretary of the NAVY and
the President of the u. States, ms well IA this
court, oil all legal benefits may derive from
them. And To prevent all future npisappre
hrnsIon, as 10 the intent oftbs my application.
1 hand IN with this motion the papers I AL
Jude to, and which wish to appear among thu
Courts proceedings, all of them signed by nv
hand, and numbered !, 2. 8, with the addition
III the paper now in possession the Judge Ad-
vocate, in which disclaimed all design to use
objectionable terms, and prayed leave to re-
Wher-upon the Court was cleared. and IL
was decided
The Court have already admitted the
paper disclaiming all design to use ohjec
uonable terms, and the suggestion in 1rjtins'
upon their record; they have rejected the
motion preceding the first of these two
papers ; they now decide, that the accused
must not assume the right Of insiructing
The Cour') disposition which they regret
TO perceive IS becoming apparent on his
par',) that he must not eIabarrass their pro-
ceedlnss by pressing on them what they deem
matter, and that the counsel for
the accused must confne himself TO the Iimi.
tations presented To him by the rules of ih.
court and the court will now proceed TO the
of The witness
The Court being opened, and the prisoner.
witness, and audience admitted, the above
decision was read, and the accused presented
70 the, Judge Advocate, the following written
(" pray that may be put in possession Of
he papers, which the Court have refused IN
.eceive among its proceedings" And he was
Informed that the only paper presented bv
aim, during the trial, which had been rejected.
was Then IN his Possession, having been re-
lurned TO him by the same order in which his
REJECTION was contained.
And the examination Of Capt. Porter was
resumed,
Question by accused. .You have Stated
that, on The 18th August, 1898. the date Of
your letter TO me, You sincerely desired to
maks me your friend" presume, sir, you
then thought me worthy of your friendshin. az
you sincerely wished to make me your
friend ?
Answer. | had the same desire to make va,
my friend that had to make any other man
my friend.
Question. You do not answer directly In
my question: sir. beg leave to repeat IT.
do not ask you if you had the same des;re r.,
make me your friend which you had IN make
any other man your friend, but did vou ,h;ni-
me worthy of your friendship, as Won wished
o make me your friend
Answer. | certainly did wish IN mart q,
riendIy terms with every officer uod,r INV
emmand. Lieut.. KennoD, when he n,rtaJ
nth me certainly carried with him nv best
fishes. 's
Question. Has any other part of the LETTER
The 18th August been in any manner altered
nee you signed and sent il
Answer. / can observe no alteration in apv
ther part.
Question. Does any other part ofihe letter
uaty, explain, or revoke, the sentiments ex
ressed ia the clause above cited, or have aim
ion thereto If it does, be pleased To cite
he passage or words which you think do so
Iualify, explain, or alIude to, the passage
ted.
Answer. NoneIt appears to me that the
etter stands, in al ifs parts, exactly as when
sent II, with the exception of the envelope.
Question. as inose other passages in the
stter relate to oihc'ai duties only. and not to
ronr opinion Of my personal aud official cha,
acter, would it have been consistent ,sitb
our IDEAS OF service, that should. upnecpq-
arily, have Published those passages IN tba
ord on the 5th Dee. while The yeazef
las yet sailing under those orders ?
Answer. think il would be as proper 70
1hlish them at one time as another
Question. Isit proper, ri any time. far an
nicer TO publish his orders relative TO ser.
Ice
Answer I don't flint I sbo,td H. :,