Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-08
UNIrEp STATES NAVY YARD,

Gospor:, IA. Wcdy, FEB. II, a. ID. 1894.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment,
members present as on yesterday. Lieutenant
kennon and the witness, Captain Porter, APP
peared, and the examination uf the witness was
recommended.
Question bs accused. Did you come to Nor
folk from Washington, on board the Steam
Boat Potomac, Oh the Thursday before my ar
rest?
Answer. Yes.
Question. Did You leave, or cause to be
placed, ON board that steam boat, copy of i.
Wilson'S ccr,;fcatce
Answer. No.
Question. Was not that certificate intcn.
ded for publication in the Herald? and why was
it not published?
Answer. 1t was Intended for publication in
the Herald; the reason why it wa, not PUBLISH
ed, don't lsno.s.
Question. Was not that certificate intend
Ell to lnJurc my character, by creating an i'm
preston that had forged or fabricated letter,
as addressed by You 10 the, and that had been
Induced to make to you dishonorable acknow-
Judgments
Answer. 1t was intended to make known
the truths in defence of my character.
Question. What was the date OF the letter
IN which you say made an appeal to your good
feelings? has 1t already been submitted to the
inspec ton of the Court, and is it now a part of
the record? If not, be pleased to produce
it.
Answer. Its date is the 3lst December,
1898. 1t has already been submitted to the
Court, and is now part Of the record.
Question. You have stated, in previous
part of your testimony, that your letter Of the
lith August, 1923, was continued TO me as the
PRICE of an apology which you required that
should make to you; what motive: induced YOU
to give 1t to rne in the first Instance, Did any
conditions accompany it then, or was it given
freely and voluntarily
Answer. 1t was given freely, and without
any conditions, because had given similar
ones to others, and because | wished to pre-
vent any cause of complaint ON the part of
Lieut.. Kennon.
Question. Did not tell you, when went
TO see You IN consequence ofyour reply to my
letter of the 10th August, 1893, that referred
to letter yon had given to Lieut.. Rosc2
AnsSer You referred 10 the order of Lieut..
Rose, to return home.
Question. Did You not then offer to rive mo
such letter as you had given to Lieut.. Rose, if
desired t as proof of your friendly DISPOSE
'tion towards me, and that 1 was mistaken III
surprising you otherwise,
AnesTTcr. told you, that if YOU had asked
me, az L. Rose hal done, for a letter to the Sc
cretary OF the Navy, that would have given YOU
one.
Question. Dill 1 not reply to you, (afer
thanking you for your ottcr) that Ia obtain let
ter o! appreciation from YOU not my object ;
that l, simply, wished TO know whether | was TO
consider the OMISSION to do SO on your part as
an expression, Tor Implied exprcsson.) ef your
disaPprobation, and that your assurance to the
contrary satisfied me Of my mistake, through
which had done you an act of injustice, wAici.
regretted.
Answer. There was good deal O: CONVEX
daft., t.tr
not recoilect, that any expressions were used
on the part of Lieut.. kcnnon, which would
bear that construction. After this converse
ton we shook hands, and parted.
Question. Did You not tell me that the cir
cumstances Lieut.. Roses letter differing from
my orders, was well calculated to rnslead me,
and if or stations had been reversed, YOU
would have rcluiredan explanation
Answer. have no recollection Of any sucs,
remark.
Question Am to understand, that you con-
siderei the offence have committed i'll my let
ter OF the eth Au ist last, such Il one, as that
you, as nly commander, meant to exact de-
grazing apology Of me for having committed it ?
Answer. consider itno 4 ;gradaton for any
man TO make an atoncincnt ior an Injustice he
has done.
Question. Was any one present, when had
the conversation with you, at which made
you the apology you have spoken of
Answer. Mr.. Wilson was writing in the ad-
joining state room; whether lie heard it or not,
cannot say.
Question. win You state to this Court,
aoten, Wiere, in ,chal manner, and on ,ctat DC
casion, have ever recalled, an apology which
had made to you'
Answer. Only in that part of your publica-
ton IN the Herald of the 10th November COM
nenceing with the words. 81 am about to close
this COMMUNICATING" and ending with the words
81 new recall it,"
Question. When we parted 1t Key West
about the 18th August last, did you not consi-
der that every previous misunderstanding be-
tween lis had been settled to orr mutual and
entire satisfaction
Answer. 1t was settled 20 my satisfac
ton.
Question. Yon have stated in your testimo.
ny, that you would have deserved to lose your
epaulettes, If you had, las the Herald represent.
e1. under the date September StlI,) submitted
the Scgunda Galliego, to the decision of TO
reign power. Did you not, prior to the cap
ture ofthe Scgunda GalIicgo, send certain pri.
soHers, Captured Oy Lieut.. Watson, iu a pira-
teal schooner to Cuba, to Gen. Wives, TO be
tried for piracy?
Answer. di,I they were taken within the
jurisdiction Of Spain, aud therefore, sent then
to Governor YiYes | did so, also in conformity
TO the orders had received from Government
The cross examination the witness, Captain
Porter, being concluded, the Court adjourned
to meet again tomorrow morning, at half past Q
O'clock.
From tie ,NfioaH IlteHigcacef.