Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-08-25

Specification 9. In affording, at vari


Gus times, during the period mentioned
in the last preceding specification, pro
lection and aid Of an extraordinary and
illegal kind to the Canton and other
vessels, in the business of which the
said Charles Stewart and Elipha.
let Smith were interested, to the ne
glect Of other vessels engaged in a law.
full commerce, to which he was in duty
bound to afford protection, but in the
profits of which they had no participa'
ton.
Specification 10. In purchasing from
the. said ship the Canton, at Valparai-
so, in the month of April 1922, among
other articles, 90 bolts of canvass, 25a
casks Divine, 335 lbs. copper nails, oils,
&c. ostensibly for the use Of the Frank
lin, when such articles were not neces.
sary for said vessel, and in fact were not
employed or consumed in her, & when
the said ship Franklin had been amply
provided with such of the said articles
as were necessary for her use.
Speci fcat ion IL. In employing, or
causing to be employed on various oc-
casions, at Valparaiso and elsewhere,
in the ports of the Pacific, during the
year 1922, carpenters and other persons
attached to the Franklin, and receiving
pay from the United States, in working
on board the Canton, Wasp, and other
private vessels, without any proper or
adequate reason, and without any COM
pensation to the individuals thus en-
ployed.
Specification IL. In receiving on board
the Franklin one Captain Eliphalet
Smith, and permitting him to remain
there for nearly year, engaged in pri-
vate traffic, and employing the Naval
force of the United States in subser-
vience to the views of said Smith.
Specification Is. In employing the
said Eliphalet Smith to carry despatch
es, board vessels, and perform other du-
ties which ought to have been executed
by the officers in the service of the 60
vernment, for the purpose Of affording
him the said Smith facilities in the pro-
secntiop Of his private concerns.
Specification IA. In permitting the
cargo or part Of the cargo of the Can
ton, sometime in August, 1922, to be
shipped on board the Peruviano, then
in tow of the Franklin, and os,ensibly
public vessel; and in receiving, or
permitting to be received and carried
on board the Franklin, the supercargo
of the Canton, and samples Of the goods
thus put on board of the Peruviano, for
the purpose of furthering the sale of the
said cargo.
Specification, Is. In receiving, and
permitting to remain on board the
Franklin for long period Of time, in
the year 1922, one Captain John O'Sul-
Ivan, the commander, and one
Ward, supercargo of the Canton, for
the purpose of aiding them in their pri-
vate traffic; thus making the national!
vessels and flag subservient to individ-
ual interests.
Specification Is. In taking on board
and carrying in the Franklin, from Vail
paraiso to Quilca, on or about the
month of March, 1928, horses with their
equipment for the use of General Can
tarac, or some other Royalist General,
thus furnishing aid and assistance to
one party in military contest, in vio-
lation of the duties Of a neutral officer.
Specification II. In employing the
crew Of the public vessels Of the United
States, and articles paid for by the go
vernment, for the use of the said pub
lie vessels, in building and equipping
three small schooners, which were not
required for the public service, and
which did not, and do not belong to the
government.
Specification ls. In permitting or
causing to be made, by the crew OF the
Franklin ana other public vessels, out
of materials which had been purchased
for the service Of the government, sails,
SC. for the use of the private ship, the
Canton, in the months of August and
September, 1922.
Specification 10. In permitting or
causing the Dolphin, vessel OF the u
nited States, 10 carry from Callao to
Guayaquil, in or about the month OF
September, 1922, money, sails, &c. for
the purpose of placing them on board
the Canton.
Specification 90. permitting Will
liam A. Weaver, then Lieutenant in
the Navy of the United States, and
borne on the books Of the said ship
Franklin, to absent himself from said
/ vessel, and from his duties on board du'
ring the entire cruise Of said ship, from
the month Of September, 1921, until the
arrival of the Franklin within the Unit
ed States, inthe month Of August, 1924
without any necessity or excuse OF :
| public nature.
/ Specification 81. In approving tint
muster rolls of the Franklin, wherein
| it was made to appear that the sale