Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-26

that he perceived there were annexed to these in
terrogatories in order to be identified and proved
by Mr.. Monroe, the letters which passed between
him and Comm. Porter the 10Th and 18TH
March last: which, dispensing him from the deli
cacy felt. when called upon to produce the cor
respondence, mentioned yesterday, he had now
no hesitation 10 admit the authenticity of the let
tiers annexed.
The Court then adourned.
NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
FRIDAY, july %.
Mr.. Boyle, Clerk from the.Navy Department,
was examined by the Judge Advocate, to authenti-
cate considerable mass of the correspondence las il
was understood) between Comm. Porter and the
Navy Department. The letters were shown 10
Mr.. Boyle, who authenticated the i, hole as ex
amined copies, sc. The Counsel of Comm Porter
requested to have a list of the papers so proved:
but was answered there was no list made out: he
then requested to have the letters called over So
that 1t might he known To the accused what were
the identical papers MIR. Bowie had authen-
ticated, and what Were 10 be offered in evidence
This was objected to by the Judge Advocate; who
remarked that 1t would be time enough for the &C
cused to know what he letters we're when they
came 20 be successfully offered in evidence, as
they became applicable TO the various points of the
charge, In the progressive steps of the trial. The
Counsel appeared TO be on the point of insisting
with some earnes'ness, upon the propriety and ne
cessity OF knowing instantly, what the
identical papers, which had been authenticated by
the witness, when, at Commodore Porer's partcu-
lar request, the point was waived.
Comm. Porter having been called upon by the
Judge Advocate Tor his questions (called cross in
terrogatores) to Mr. Monroe, in order that the
commission Tor his examination might be despatched
produced the same requested, with a protest an
neXed TO the same, reserving all just exceptions
the commission, of the authority for the issuing of
which, or for dispensing with the personal a,ten-
dance OF the witness, he had no knowledge: that
having so repeatedly insisted on the necessity of
more pecise specifications of the circumstance
wherein his supposed offence consisted; and of the
points to which the correspondence OF Mr.. Monroe
was thought 10 be material, Sc. he must be con-
tent with the mysterious and studied silence of the
prosecution on these points, &c. and under this
protest lie gave in the required inerrogatories to
complete the examination of Mr. Monroe
TWAS objected by the Judge Advocate that this
protest ought not to be suffered to accompany the
interrogatories to Mr.. Monroe; but should be
separated from them, and attached to the record:
| upon this objection the Court was cleared: and.
l--isaine~ ...----s, II s-f----i protest
was to be disposed of as the Judge Advocate had
suggested. 1t is understood the commission and
| 'h'errogatories were despatched by special mes
senger from the Navy Department TO Mr. Monroe.
The Judge Advocate then read the several let
tiers charged as sc insubordinae and dsrespectfu,.
and then read Comm. Porer's printed pamnbIet
under the charge for publishing the proceedings of
the late Court OF Inquiry before the Executive had
decided what course 10 pursue on the report of tba,
court. -''
And the Court adjourned at P. NJ. Nat. Int