Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-19
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TIE COURT MARTIAL.
WEDNESDAY, July -.


The Court met at the usual hour, all the MEM
bers attending. After the JUDGE Advocate had
laid before the Court all the evidence oral and doc
umentary, intended to be brought forward, Oh the
part OF the prosecution, in support OF the first
charge embracing the Foxardo affair, and before
proceeding TO offer any evidence under The second
charge founded on the correspondence of the Com
modore with the Navy Department, and his pubIi-
cation of the proceedings of the Couri of INQUIRY
The Counsel OF the Commodore Mr.. Jones' suggest
cd several objections 10 the terms in which this
charge and its specifications conceived-pre-
senting, as he apprehended, an nsuperable bar to
| any judicial proceedings upon them
The objections understood 10 60 the length
of maintaining that the terms of the charge and
specifications describe offence within the naval
articles of war, or in any co.nizable by a
Court Martial; and that, if any such offence
were to be inferred, there is utter defect OF any
such precise and definite specification OF the facts
upon which the charge is founded, and which are
soi' CO the accused rom any obligation 10 answer
the same.
The Counsel offered, if any doubt of the v,,;di,,.
OF these objections were entertained bv the .JuIae
Advocate, or any member of the Court to go On
Immediately with discussion of the ground. of the
case; but the Court, after some deliberate, ,ra
eHed TO hear the grounds and reasons of The oh
lections stated al large in writing rather Than have
', oral discussion; Tor which purpose the Court
w.
THURSDAY, july ii.
The Court met usual; but. oyvinp IN clio :;
disposition of Com. Porter's Counsel tho onr,
-. WI tomorrow Nat. lat.
1t Is understood that, when The trial OF Commo-
dore Porter now pending before the Naval l,onr,
Martial, IS closed, the Court will continue s Sit
iings, TO embrace the ials OF Captain Stevart.
Go'li''i'ni'','' Safter' and Lieutenant Hunter-on
charges to be then and there preferred
w ASGIEGTON. ,Jutv az Al, ,Ln
Naval Court Martial, yesterday, Mr. Jones, coun-
SCI OF Commodore Porter, read his arglImen, nh
Jecung 10 the legality OF the second charge prefer
req against that officer, (for wiring and publishino
certain letters and papers, and TO the suciencv Of
he SPec'catons under 1t, if proved, to establish
'he charge AT the close of his argum ent, he OBJ
served mat possibly, the Judge Advocate might
nS We; sJne reasons TO assign against the rejection
oi 'hls charge and, II so, the consultation be- |
tween Inc court and the Judge Advocate was H. |
suaiiy conducted with closed doors, he requested
mat the accused might be furnished witba copv off
nose objections, if made, 10 allow him an opnor-
'uniy TO reply to them. After receiving this arou-
'heh'' strangers were excluded and i'm n few min
ow at IL o'clock. nn.. U-'iior-
.Hefdnch0iy OccWrence-On Sundav ias, -
Or 10 colored people, men, women anI oLiII,ao
ne servants OF different planters bevondtbe r.,
IN bfdhch' were crossing that river ON their wav
'o"c rom 'hls CITY, where they had attended
' VI ior uie performance OF the religious duties
'hd 10 get some OF their children bantized Pr,
ONE accident TIE boat was upset, and all the M
aPpy beings persisted, except one man and one of
he women. ''' ~ u
'uuse FIoVost, who had been ordered home as n
Material witness in the case of Com. Stevyor, is
.e understand; since dead. OF the particulars I'll
- ue''h we nave no information; but we believe
nc report 10 De correct. 1t will be recoI1ected |
''' 'i'e Judge has acted the private agent of
'r government IN Chill and Peru sipoe q yer,, !
II the Pacific in vi 'ne DofdeFs i
"a NUMBER OF gentlemen in Baltimore propose re- .
airing 10 The scene of action in Greece No G
"oe IN 'he Union can boast of more gallant spi-
US man our neighboring city Of Batimore:-tbe y
" net citizens IS proyerbial every where. =
1,au.-.t B.
Teneral Lafayette left US this morning about +
re was escorted TO the wharf at The foo, }
80 s,Ieel 10y the infantry of the Artillery u
is"ue' un1eI me command of Col. Muir. and
'comPanied by the Mayor and the ,,,e,oha,. ''i'
le Corporation. '"' i''"''e's OF
In passing The line Of the escort in B,,cl,.
NC General stopped TO shake fareyy ell with
=" % 'ne oihcers' As he stepped on board Tho 70
'oneer' salute was fired from The wharf 81 liz
e P"t on without cheer---for none yvcro fo',a p'
cheer me departure, perhaps for ever. of one n
nose arrival among as was announced in cboa. 81
ron The ocean to the Wilderness Tho -. er
a. was very tasteiully decorated with asea Of
wing Deen prep"red, and kept in waiting nv lie
raj, and his suite '"e "e-
On the Jersey shore at HoboLo, cot D.
AN in full uniform, received tho C!cnorI % di,
le on behalf OF the Governor of the s,a,e aas' ye
her with deputa'ions from Hail, o,,s.I. -, ne