Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-18
APPENDIX.
EXHIBIT No. /.
GEORGIA, J
Chathans County. {

| LXHIB1T NO. j.
GEORGIA,
Chathans Co,mty.}
! Personally appeared before me, William
Robertson, Notary Public for the county
iorcsaid, residing therein, duly appointed, com
nssioncd and sworn, George Robertson, Jun.
and IN reply to certain nterrogatives put to him,
the SAID George Robertson, Jun. by order of a
General Court Martial, convened at tho Navy
Yard at Gc$port, Virginia, for tue trial of Lieu
tenant Beverly kcnnon, of the United States
Navy, whereof IS President Captain William
cambridge, the said George Robertson Jun
deposeth and saith, in the words following:
In reply to the first interrogatory of the said
Court, in behalfof Lieutenant Beverly Ken
non, in the words following, to wit:
"interrogatory lst Are you, or were you,
on or before the 9th day of October last, the
editor of newspaper, published in Savannah,
under the tile of tho " Georgian ~
! The said depoaent, George Robertson, Jun.
saith, he is now editor of paper published in
Savannah, under the title of '.thc Georgian
and that OIL AMI before the ninth day of October
last, he was editor of the said newspaper called
'sthc Georgian.'
And dcponcnt further saith, in reply to the
second irtcrroratory of the said Court i'm the
words following, to witt
| Int. 2d. Did ysu publish an ANONYMOUS at
tack upon the character of Lic,ttcnant Beverly
| kennon, o! the United States Navy, on or about
the 9th of October, 1923, or any structures OH
his conduct? If you did, annex To your an
s,"cr the publication SD made together with the
manuscript, or, if the manuscript be lost OF dcs-
ltrOycd, say So"
That the dcponcnt did publish an anonymous
communication, containing an attack or STRIFE
lures upon the conduct OF Lieutenant Beverly
kennon of the United States Navy, on the 9th
OF October last copy OF which is herewith fur
nisled, as it appeared in "thc Georgian" fsce
accompanying paper, marked IL and the origi-
nal manuscript, from which the copy was taken
see accompanying paper, marked NJ
And deponent further saa, in reply TO The
third interrogatory of the said Court in the fol-
| lowing words, to wit:
''lnt. Sd. At whose instance did Won publish
this attack, or those structures, and who was
| the author, ana how, when, where or from
whom, did you receive the piece for pubca-
ton 30
That he, the said dcponeTt, published the said
| attack. Or structures, at the instance of Capt
David Porter, whom he, the deponent, believed
to be the author; that he received them from
Capt. David Porter, with other matters for pub
lIcation, on board the Steam Ga!iiot Sea Gull,
then IN the harbor of Savannah, THAT is to say,
on the 9th day of October last.
And deponent further saith, in reply to the
:otrh interrogatory of the said Court, in the
words following, 10 wit:
Luz. itL. iIi1 Lieutenant henflOn ever call
on You, by letter, or otherwise, for the name of
the author Did you apprize the author of that
fact, and what was his reply? Attach the origi-
| nal letters to your reply, attested copies, il
you have not the originals"
That, soon after the appearance of the COM
munication in question, he, the said deponent.
received duplicate letter, from Lieutenant
CommandantBe Beverly Kennon, dated at n orfolls
2lst October 1923, requiring fhim the name of
Mt SolI
panying paper, letter a.. and likewise through
the Navy Agent at this port; and the said de.
| poncnt answered the demand, in letter to
Lieutenant hennon, bearing date October lst
1898, tsce accompanying paper, letter b. and
the dcponcnt at the same time, viz. 31st Octo-
Der, 1893, wrote a letter, directed to Commo-
dore David Porter, as the individual on whose
| authority the said communication was published
III the Georgian, lsee accompanying paper let
ter c. and that Inc received from tie said Cap
tain David Porter, letter, the original Of
which IS annexed, (see the accompanying paper
letter E.) IN which he requests dcponent TO re-
fer Lieutenant Beverly Kennon to him,
And deponent further saith, in reply to the
filth intcrrogatory of the said court in the words
| following, TO wit
interrogatory 5th. Did the author of the
aforesaid publication, or the person WHO gave il.
enJoin secrecy"
That when he received it. in the manner be.
fore related, in reply to interrogatory 81, to the
| best of his knowledge and belief, no Injunction
of secrecy was given; and that he never con
| ceiyed any TO exist, save that which is ALWAYS
implied between the conductor Of public nri1t.
| and bis correspondents.
1 And Exponent further saith, in roply to the
sixth intcrrogatOry of said court, and its speci
ications,) on the part of Captain Porter, the
prosecutor) in the words following, to wit
Inter. 9th. LIST. We're there any typoerap!i-
cal errors in the publication of the Georgian
alluded to by Lieut. hcnnons If yea, state
| them"
That there were many, owing to the Iateness
o! the hour at which it was corrected, and the
usual hurry of newspaper publication, as will
be evident TO the court, by comparison of the
manuscript with the copy. DepoueDt believes
those enumerated arc the principal. (Sce paper
marked Ny
{" u. Have you within year last past, had
any written correspondence with Captain David
Porter, of the United States Navy? If yea,
produce the original or an attestcd copy.n
Depoucnf further states, that he addressed a |
letter TO Captain d. Porter, on the 3Ist Octo-
Der 1923, (sce paper marked c. and received |
letter frcm Captain David Porter, dated al
Washington, 18th November, 1923, Csee letter
marked E.) and that this is all the written col.
Repentance dcpouent has ever held directly or
indirectly, with Captain ID. Porter.
8 3D. Have you within year last past, had
any written correspondence with Lieut. Beverl,
hennon, Of the United States Navy? If yea.
produce the originals, OF an attested copy"
De7oncDt further states that be received q
letter from Lieut.. Beverly Kennon, dated Nor
iplk, Virginia, 2ist October, 1923, the original