Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-01

state any facts in your publication, but those
stated M that copy ofmy official letter.
Answer. You did not.
question In the communication yo,, had
WIN me- winch iedto your publication of the 9Th
September, did by words, or tone. or in ,,,,,
otier manner, Indicate a hostile temper 10 Capt
Porter, or disposition to injure either hi, nr,,.
iessiona or private reputation?
Answer Not in the slightest manner whate-
yer, did you manifest such :, disposition.
Question. AT what time did YOU r, ccivc from,
Lit. hennon the publication in Your p,pcr, bear
| ing date the 28th December, and wien vas it
published
Answer. received il on tic evening. Of the
28th December, and it published on the
goth.
| Question. You have spoken Of a contradic-
| ton, or correction, made by YOU on the Doth
! October, of your publication of the 9th of Sepr
IN consequence of the statement in the s.Gcor
sian." Is this the publication YOU refer ,n nj,
der the date of Goth Octobcrs
| Here the Herald of Monday Goth October.
was handed to the Witness
No answer.
Question. inyonr examination, frequent re-
ference was made, both i'll the question aud an
swers, to publication in the 6 Georgian Is
this the publication you allude to.
Tf Here the above mentioned publications in
the Georgian, was handed TO the witncssl
Answer. Yes.
Sucstion. Wy puoIcatlon, bearing date 28th
December, 1928, came out in YOUR Mout,v,s
paper. Was it not placed IN your hands, for
publication, on the Saturday cvcuins preceding
the day of publication
Answer. Ii was, think, given 10 me on Fri
day evening.
Question. At what time in the morning was
your paper containing my publication of tie
23th December, issued from the press?
Answer. L cannot say at the precise time.
Our usual time of publication is about sunrise.
Proposition on the part of 1t. Kcnnon. VIII
| the Court permit the prisoner to PROFOUND, now,
some questions 10 DIR. Rabbit, which had not
been remembered when hc was first examincd /,
To this proposition the Court assentcd, and
the witness, MIR. Broughton, being directed to
Withdraw, DIR. Rabbit, was again introduced n-
TO Court and examined, as follows, by the ac-
cuscd
| Question. Did yon see and read the certif-
cate mentioned by you, signed 6 P. Wilson,"
and when and where did you see III
Answer. saw il, and, L think not until at
| ter the arrival of the John Adams in this port.
| from Washington.
Question. Is the John Adams the flag. SLIP
of Capt. Porter.
Answer. She is.
Question. Do you know, from your own
knowledge, or from tire admission OF CAPTAIN
| Porter, by whom, and at whose instance, that
certificate was prepared
| Answer. do not.
Question. Do you know if tire certificate Of
P. Wilson was shown to, or circulated aunonc
the officers of the john Adams, or any ot,,c,
pcrsons2
| Answer | do not.
| Question. Who is p. Wilson; what is Lis
station, il any, On board the,John adams; where
did you last see him and where is he now ac-
cording TO the best OF your belief?
Answer. Mr. II ison acted as Commodore
Porters Secretary. saw him last at Strothcr's
Hotel, in Washington, sometime in December
last. He there told me that he was n.o,, 10 tho
south, by Commodore Portcl's permission. IN
settle some business. do not know where he
now is.
The accused having concluded bis cxarrina-
ton ofDr. Rabbit, he was perrnitted-1o withdraw
and Capt. Arthur Sinclair, of the United Statcs'
navy, being introduced, and lawfully sworn was
examined, as follows, by the Judge Advocate:
Question. Did you not visit the Sea Gull at
the time Of her arrival from Thompson's Island,
in October last
Answer. did.
Question. Did you not then say TO CAPTAIN
Porter, that Lieut.. Kcnnon was much dis
tresscd at an article which had appeared in the
I" Georgian -
Answer. | do not rccollcct the precise words
that used. mentioned that Lieut.. KeDnon
had seen piece in the Georgian, which had
given him much uneasincss.
Question Did you, or did you not, then say.
that Lieut.. kennon had written, orwould write.
to the Editor of the Georgian, to know who was
the author d?
Answer. don't think 1 did, do not rccol-
lcct it.
Question. Did not Capt. Porter say that il
was unnecessary for linn U.;eut. Kcnnonl To
write TO the Editor, that ne Capt. Portcr)
would, whenever Lieut.. kcnuon wished, IN
form him who the author was
Answer. No, sir.
Question. Did not Capt. Porter desire Won
to say to 1t. kennon, that he (Capt. Porter)
fully Concurrcd in opinion with tie author: thai
they had stated no facts but such as could be
proved that LII kcnnoD had no ono to blame
but himself FOR Che appearance Of the article il,
the Georgian and did you not repeat this con
ycrsation, or some parts oft, to 1T. Kennon
Answer. did not understand him as desire
ing me TO deliver any message to III. kcnnon---
he said tina; 1t. kcnnop had no one to blame
but himself.
Question. Did ycu rot inform Capt. Porter
that the printer Of The article in the Herald, of
the 9th September, took all thcblane on himself
for the ni5tateucn!, it contained and did not.
Capt. Porter cXpTcs, himself well satisfied tIl.r
the Editor had done so
Answer. Yes, sly, I believe Inc dil.
Question. Did he notdcsire you to- aay M.
hennon, that he Capt. Porter siouid u raft
fed if he could, satisfactorily, cxplJ' VII 49,,
laischnods in that article had ihc SAP A. =, nri.;
name? Did you not deliver Ga, p,nte.,.
message to him. or certain par'. nd what rar;.s
Answer. lie sent no II" .9rs If All. bnf
made certain observation. M '''
Judge Advocate &c. pleased f., sf-.c ,,.,-,
observations to the Ecc-t.
Witness. III Gr,t observation ,.as s.t-o..
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