Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-22
NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
Naval Department, Sept. IA, 1926.

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
Naval Department, Sept. IA, 1925.
SIN; have sincere qualification in the sen.
tence of the Court Martial which scquits you
mos, bororsbiy" OF the charges which have
been preferred against you.
You are relieved from your arrest, and res
oied TO the service with ample testinon al
that your former good character was merited,
and safe pledge. for the future, that it will
be sustained without reprOsch
lam, very respectfully. sir, your most ODE.
dent servant,
SAMUEL l. soUTEARD.
Lieut.. JANIS hAaAsE,
u States Navy. Washington.
At a General Court Martial held in the CT
ty of Washington by virtue ola precept from
the honorable tue Secretary OF the Navy,
bearing date the seventeenth day of August,
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty .hye, until this eighth day
Of September instant,
Present Captain James Barron, President,
Captains Stephen Csssin, James Rensha y,
Thomas Brown, Charles C. ID. Thompson,
Alexander s. wads worth, and George w
Rodgars, Members--And Richard S. Coke,
The Court having examined and daly deli
berated upon the charges and specifications the
evidence and defence, in the case Of Lieaien-
ant JAMES RxxAsE, proceeded this day to pro.
nounce its judgment upon the same.
The Court Is of opinion that no one of the
specifications OF either of the chsrges is pro.
we'd, and the Court does. therefore, pro.
nounce and sdjudge that the said Lieutenant
James RamAge is not guilty of any one of the
said charges.
The Court is Of opinion that these charges
is utterly false, groundless, and malicious.
and it does most honorably acquit the accused
of having afforded even the slightes foundation
for the csiumnies with which his reputation
has been so injuriously and wantonly assailed
by the prosecutor.
JAMES BARRON, President,
8 CAS9iN:
JAMES RENSHAW,
THOS BROWN.
CHAS. C. b. THOMPSON,
ALEX S. WADSWORTH.
GEO. w. RODGERS.
R1cgrRD 8. Coxr,
Judge Advocate.
n auy Department. 18Th September. 1885
Approved SAM. L. Southland. D.
The frigate Brandywine passed the Capes of
Virginia to sea, on Friday, q. two O'Clock, with
fine breeze from the north. She must have
gone down the river and bay with prodgious
rapidly, as she reached the Capes some hours
before the quick steamboat Mount Vernon per-
formed little more than half the distance on
her return back to the city. and some delay took
place. no doubt. after the steamboat left her,
before the ship got under way.-yHat. Int.
The following is list of officers attached to
the Brandywine:
CaAnIxs MoRRIs, Esq Commander.
Eaeutenants - Francis II Gregory. B'aden
Dulsney, Ralph Voorhees,, Thomas w. freedom,
Irvine Shubrick, David G. Farragut. john
Marston, Jr.
P,rser- Edward N Cox.
Surgeon - William Blackmore:
Chaphtn-Jsmes 6 Ogilvie.
.Sailingmasfer--Elias Peck.
Lieufenants Marines -Thomas S. English,
William A. Randolph.
-ISmgeon's yNases-john r. Brooke. William
Plumstead.
,.,t,dsdipmen--Samuel Barron. William F.
Lynch, Paul ii. Hayne, James /. Lardner. Ca.
rey II. Hansford. William S. Ogden, HeRry
Hof, William D Porter, Kinsey Johns.
Acting do.-Harry ingersoll, Ezra I. Dough-
~. Henry Miffin. S. d. Betton, George NJ.
bache, John b Cutting jr. William F. Irving.
Thomas Brent. James U. Marshall, Richard
Page. A. NJ. Irvine. Lewis Ogden. jr. J. VIII
lis. William Radford, Matthew !. Maury.
Bsats,oain John Woods
Gunner Walter Corcoran.
Carpenter William K. Sheffield.
Cabtain's CEerk-George M Jones.
The United States Frlgate Constellation.
Captain WootsEr, and bearing tho flag of Com.
modore WARHryaroS. arrived IN Hampton
Roads on Monday morning twelve days from
the coast of Cuba
We learn from Lieut. HALL, of the Marines,
who came up with dispatches from the Commo.
dore, that the fever has prevailed to consdera.
BILE extent on board the Constellation About
hundred cases have occurred, most of which.
however, were of mild character. Mdship.
man BEcKHAa died of this disease on the pas.
sage home.
We are glad to hear, by Lieut. HALF, that
there has been no recent instance OF Piracy
heard OF, and that it appears, for the present,
to De entirely suppressed ibid.
A considerable excitement prevails at De.
trois owing TO various allegations of bribery
and corruption which have been set up against
the recent return of a Delegate from the Ter
Fltory to Congress. An investigation TO the
circumstances is now going on, and the votes
are being casvsssed with the utmost severity.
On the 5th inst. young man Of Columbus,
Chcnango county, II Y. having loaded his
gun, earelessly, placed the breech upon the
ground, and with one hand upon the nuzzle.
& his chin resting on his hand, he was awaiting
for another person to.adust the mark when
the gun went off, and the charge passed
through his head.
In Stratford. Vermont. tornado has been
experienced which demolished several houses,
barns, &c. and killed one woman and two
children and wounded several persons. 1t ex.