Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-12
NAVAL COURTS MARTIAL.


on hoard the u 3. Frgs,e Java, al Norfolk, Va
on Monday, lih hagus', 1891.
Commo lore I.swis Wstrngton, Ptesidepi
Cspla'ns S. Cas,n,E. r. Kennedy.J Wilkinson
w D. 9hubriek Masters conmundants, Gala
her, Charles w. Sk,0uer; Lieuenanls, A. FIR.
hugh aud c. X slrbling. Members.
Merrt Jordan, Judge Advocate.
Master Coinmandani Thoms NJ. Newell, late
comman Ter OF the u. s. ship ST. LOUIS. was
ragned upon ehatges Of unoiIiceT and uugene-
man.liko con uei, neglect Of duty, ineapaeity, and
'canJalous conduct, preferred against hun by d..
J. ,. Wiley, late surgeon OF said ship; an upon
charges OF seandslouq conduct, conduct pnbecomlns
Office, mi gen ,man; oppressive conduct,
neglect Of duty, unohcer.lite conduct, and n want
of respect To the AZ OF the u States, preferred by
Md,hlPman ) Garrison. Captain Newell was
found guilty OF part OF thtsa charges, and no, gn'l-
" Of tho others, nn1 wns sentenced by tho Conrl
TO &c placed the FOO, o. the li:tof Masters Com
m an .un, Of his own date The sentence has
been RENTED, Unusual aud improper.
Captain Newell was then trei upon charges OF
orpfesston disobedlence of o,dcrs, and neglect OF
duty. md alsehood, preferred by Ass's'ni Sur
gcon Euclid Borland, AMI sentenced " 10 be sns'
pen led from oil command IN the Navy Of tho Unl-
ted States for the period aud term OF five yoars,
from ond after the approval Of the sentence" Tbi,
suspension reduced 10 two year. from the i5sh Dc
lober 1884.
Lieutenant w s. Harris, lato frs. Of the ST.
Lous, was tired upon charges OF scanda'ous
condl.t unbccomlng an officer. oppression and
nc elect Of duty and waa :" fully and honorably
acquitted" Judgment Of thu Court approved 29d
September.
Sugcon In 9. Wiley WAS tried upon charges
of lnsubordlnaon and unolhcer like CONDUIT, neg
lee, of duty. and disnbedence Of ORDERS dlsrespect
and contempt, TO his supcriors found gul under
zach and every charge, and sentenced TO be cash
ierel Approved l5th October.
Assistant Surgeon Euclid BolanJ, late OF the
ST. Louis was trled upon u charge OF dsrespccIlui
and contempt uous conduct owurds his commander
upon three additional charges OF dsrespect and con
tempt mutnous conduct, disobcdienco Of orders, q
scandalous conduct and upon two further addition.
al charges Of neglect Of duty, and disobcdicncc OF
orders, and dsrespec,ful & cuntempluoua conduct
found gny, and sentenced TO be oashlercd. APP
proved 18th Ociober.
Midshpmnn Samuel Garrison, late OF the ST.
Louis. was tired upon charges OF neslec, Of duty,
and disob dicnce OF orders, eontempuous and dis
respectful conduct, breaking arrest quarrelllng, and
ungenllemanly and unoiicer ike crnduci, and upon
an additional charge of dlsobf1encc Of orders, mud
contempt for the authority of Ina commanding ctfi
Ger found guilty and sentenced 10 be cashlercd.
Approved 18th Oc,obcf.
Mldshipm N Montgomery Hunt, Jr late Of the
81, Louis, was ,red upon charges Of sleeping on
watch, AMI ncel gently performing duty assigned
him, and scandaloua conduct, senrcnccl 10 be out
back one year in tho to Of his warrant. Sen.
tcnoe RENTED.
Mdsh,pman Edward c. Ward late OF tho ST.
Louis, was tried upon charge, Of neglect of duty &
to be rerrimandcd in general orders Approves
18Th October.
Passed M,d.hipman William Chandler, lately
attached to tho Norfolk station, was tried upon
charges Of disrcspcct TO his superior officer, and
scandalous conduct. and using provoking and re.
proaching words found gully, and sentenced 10
Ia" "ashereJ, Approved Io.h October.
The Rev. Joel Parker and lhe Citiecns Of
New OrIeanA Our readers aro aware that much
excitement has been cvInccd at New Orleans on the
return OF MIR Parker after sermon preached to the
Eastward last summer, AMI Of which n ga,bled re-
port was published IN New Orleans.
Il appears by the New Orleans Courier Of 18Th
ult, nov before us, that public mcellng, " the
most numerous ever oongregated for one purpose,
was held III New O,lcans on the evening Of the
III h December, 10 Consider the case of Mr. Parker
J. H. CaliDeH presided, " Bagcrt and r. Dur.
tcSSD tho Secretaries. Notice was given 10
Mr.. Parker, that # he desired 10 make my cxpn.
nation or defence be should he protectea in doing
80. MIR. Parker accordingly attended md made
long speech 'iier which. II was resolved that he
" had MT succeeded in cxoulpatins himself :" and
then the following preamble and resolution, were
adopted
Whereas the Rev. Joel Parker, pastor Of the
first Presbyterian church in this CITY, an address
delivered before audience IN Hartford Conn in |
tho month Of August last. did most grossly calum.
mae the clizens of New Orleans by stating |
That of the Catholics tho man nimos, without
AN exception Atheists, they regard religion only as
intended for women and Servants, and do no,
give themselves any trouble on the subject the Pro.
tcsisnts can hardly be SAID 10 be in G,uch better
state snd whereas the saiJ Joel Parker, notwith.
standing the excitement thereby occasoned has re-
turned 10 the CITY wrh the in;en,:on OF rcsumlng |
his ministry IN thu aforesaid chrrch, wi,hcu, ha-
wing oxculpdt Inns II aud whereas t.e people |
Of New Odeans have too long suffered both IN Yep.
utation aud in their interests by the canmnies o,
clerical villains and hnclngs, and Interested wri>
Iers who visit our GUY and whereas cum nltlcc
Of Mr.. Parkcr's church, after tho above charges
were made IN the Bullctn oil the An of Scattinbrr
iatt, pledged themselves that # Mr.. Parker had |
thus slandered this community, the pastor al re.
latIons between him and his chu CHI and consrc. |
ga ION should be at once dissolved, and where
as tho said committee published an attempted lie.
fence Of the Rev. Mr. Parker in the Louisiana Ad.
vcrtiscr-
Therefore, as the sense Of this meeting it is re.
solved mat Tie Rev. Joel Parker has incurred the
Just dispeasure and indignation of this communl-
~ for The ISLANDERS uttered against this population
Ia his address before an audience in Connecticut in
the n,oath of Angus, last.